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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a funding opportunity for up to $24 million for new grants under the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DOE EPSCoR).

Channels: DOE Science News, Energy,

Keywords: funding announcement, funding opportunity, Epscor

Astronauts are extending the life of the DOE's Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the International Space Station.

Channels: DOE Science News, Energy, Particle Physics, Physics, Space and Astronomy,

Keywords: International Space Station, ISS National Laboratory, Cosmic Ray, Dark Matter, Antimatter, EVAs, space walks

A team led by Dr. Brigitte Gomperts at UCLA has developed a “scar in a dish” model that uses multiple types of cells derived from human stem cells to closely mimic the progressive scarring that occurs in human organs. The researchers used this model to identify a drug candidate that stopped the progression of and even reversed fibrosis in animal models.

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Cell Biology, Stem Cells,

Keywords: Stem Cell, Organs, Fibrosis, scar cells

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Borrowing from an approach used to train bystanders to intervene to prevent sexual assault, a Saint Louis University-led team developed a strategy to give bystanders the skills to confidently defuse a challenging moment between a caregiver and a child.

Channels: Family and Parenting, Public Health,

Keywords: Child Maltreatment

Se nombró al Dr. John Halamka presidente de la plataforma de Mayo Clinic, la cual elevará a la institución a una posición de liderazgo mundial en el cuidado de la salud por medios digitales. El médico se incorporará a Mayo Clinic el 1 de enero de 2020.

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Keywords: Mayo Clinic

As wildfires become deadlier, larger and more expensive, there is strong interest in better risk governance. Managing future wildfire risk requires an interface between human decision processes and knowledge about climate trends related to fire, as well as humans’ abilities to anticipate wildfire potential and mitigation approaches are critical. Several presentations at the 2019 Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting will explore analyses of past fire seasons, projections for the future and approaches for decision making aimed at mitigating risk.

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Keywords: Risk Analysis, Wildfire, wildfire management, wildfire modeling