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Released: 30-May-2024 12:05 AM EDT
CHOP Researchers Develop Easy-to-Use Screening Tool to Help Improve Family Access to Federal Nutrition Programs
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Researchers developed, implemented and successfully tested a nutrition screener to improve access to healthy resources for families eligible for federally funded food benefits.

29-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Structural Inequities Amplify Homelessness Challenges for Pregnant People in Washington DC
Georgetown University Medical Center

New research conducted with Washington, DC, residents who experienced homelessness during pregnancy sheds light on the intersection of homelessness, pregnancy, and racial inequities. The findings underscore the urgent need for policy and practice changes to support vulnerable populations.

Released: 29-May-2024 7:05 PM EDT
American Association of Neurological Surgeons Names E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS, as the Organization’s Vice President
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Dr. Chiocca assumes the role of vice president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) for 2024-25.

Released: 29-May-2024 7:05 PM EDT
American Association of Neurological Surgeons Names E. Sander Connolly MD, FAANS, as the Organization’s President-Elect
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Dr. Connolly assumes the role of president-elect of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) for 2024-25. His term will culminate with the prestigious 2025 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting scheduled to convene in Boston on April 25-28, 2025.

Released: 29-May-2024 7:05 PM EDT
American Association of Neurological Surgeons Names Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANS, as the Organization’s Secretary
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Dr. Abosch assumes the role of secretary of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) for 2024-25.

Newswise: Q&A: How AI affects kids’ creativity
Released: 29-May-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Q&A: How AI affects kids’ creativity
University of Washington

University of Washington researchers worked with a group of 12 Seattle-area kids ages seven to 13 to explore how the kids’ creative processes interacted with AI tools.

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Released: 29-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
The new age of AI is dawning in science and medicine at UT Southwestern
UT Southwestern Medical Center

In 2021, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center used artificial intelligence and deep machine learning to analyze 1.7 million raw images of patient-derived tumor samples, pinpointing a key distinction between skin cancer cells with high and low potential to metastasize – a discovery that could ultimately mean the difference between life or death for patients.

Released: 29-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Michigan Medicine to host live q&a discussion with obesity treatment experts
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Michigan Medicine to host live q&a discussion with obesity treatment experts

Released: 29-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
الجهاز الشرياني المحيطي معرض لخطر الإصابة بالأمراض بسبب السيرة المرضية ونمط الحياة
Mayo Clinic

معظم الأشخاص على دراية بالنوبات القلبية التي تحدث بسبب انسداد الشريان التاجي. ولكن الجسم لديه نوعان من الأجهزة الشريانية: الجهاز الشرياني التاجي، المرتبط بالقلب، والجهاز الشرياني المحيطي، والذي يتضمن الشرايين التي تحمل الدم المؤكسج إلى الذراعين، والساقين، والدماغ، وسائر الجسم.

23-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
First Hints of Memory Problems Associated with Changes in the Brain
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who report early memory problems and whose partners also suspect they have memory problems have higher levels of tau tangles in the brain, a biomarker associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the May 29, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

23-May-2024 4:00 PM EDT
Do Epilepsy Medications Taken During Pregnancy Affect a Child’s Creativity?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

While older drugs for epilepsy, taken while pregnant, have been shown in previous research to affect the creative thinking of children, a new study finds no effects on creativity for children born to those taking newer epilepsy drugs. This study is published in the May 29, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Newswise: More out-of-state patients seek abortions in Wash.
Released: 29-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
More out-of-state patients seek abortions in Wash.
University of Washington School of Medicine

More out-of-state women, largely from Texas and Alaska, are traveling to Washington state to obtain an abortion than was the case before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion, according to research published today in JAMA Network Open.

Newswise: Researchers Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Care
Released: 29-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Researchers Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Care
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Kim Kaphingst, ScD; June Round, PhD; and Neli Ulrich, PhD, MS, have been recognized by the University of Utah for their exemplary work in cancer research.

Released: 29-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Cleveland Clinic and IBM researchers apply quantum computing methods to protein structure prediction
Cleveland Clinic

Researchers from Cleveland Clinic and IBM recently published findings in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation that could lay the groundwork for applying quantum computing methods to protein structure prediction. This publication is the first peer-reviewed quantum computing paper from the Cleveland Clinic-IBM Discovery Accelerator partnership.

Released: 29-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
The Ludmila and Edward Smolyansky Foundation Pledges $1 Million in Support of Lurie Children’s
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

The Ludmila and Edward Smolyansky Foundation, the philanthropic arm Pure Culture Organics of Chicago, IL, announced today it has made a $1 million commitment to Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, specifically allocated to the Cardiology Program Fund and the Access for Every Child Fund.

Newswise: Could a medicated foam make gene therapies more accessible?
Released: 29-May-2024 12:30 PM EDT
Could a medicated foam make gene therapies more accessible?
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Published May 28 in Nature Communications, bioengineer Matthias Stephan, MD, PhD, and his Fred Hutch team report that a foaming liquid worked better than a standard liquid formulation at transferring gene therapy components to cells in laboratory studies.



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