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Released: 19-Apr-2017 1:05 PM EDT
A Better Way to Manage Phosphorus?
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

A new project proposes a restructured index to build on phosphorus management efforts in farm fields in New York state and beyond. The new index structure improves upon previous approaches. It focuses on the existing risk of phosphorus runoff from a field based on the location and how it is currently managed.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Periodic Check-Ups Key to Baby Boomer Health and Longevity
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

For some baby boomers, getting ready for a routine visit with their doctor is like training for a marathon. Some patients want to be in the best shape possible before stepping on that scale and getting those lab results. Others are so anxious about their vital stats being below par that they consider postponing or even canceling their examinations, doctors report.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 12:20 PM EDT
Q&A with CFN User Davood Shahrjerdi
Brookhaven National Laboratory

NYU’s Shahrjerdi has been using facilities at Brookhaven Lab’s Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) to fabricate and characterize nano-bioelectronic devices that combine the unique properties of emerging nanomaterials with advanced silicon-based electronics.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 12:10 PM EDT
Wichita State University Students Look to Provide for Homeless, Continue Innovation
Wichita State University

When Michael Lee and Kristian Buan enrolled in Engineering 101, they never imagined they would win Wichita State University’s first Koch Innovation Challenge. Lee and Buan were on the team that created the Snail Shell Camper, a mobile shelter for the homeless that can be pulled behind a bike.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
The Difficult Choices: Managing Chronic Pain While Avoiding Opioid Abuse
Texas A&M University

Rather than being considered a miracle pill that magically takes away pain, prescription opioids are increasingly being seen as a precursor to heroin addiction and the cause of potentially deadly overdoses themselves.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Nine New Disease Sites Added to the NCCN Radiation Therapy Compendium™
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

The NCCN Radiation Therapy Compendium™, launched in March 2017, provides a single access point for radiation therapy recommendations within 33 NCCN Guidelines®.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
More Than Recess: How Playing on the Swings Helps Kids Learn to Cooperate
University of Washington

A study by the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) shows the potential of synchronized movement in helping young children develop collaborative skills. The measured, synchronous movement of children on the swings can encourage preschoolers to cooperate on subsequent activities, UW researchers have found.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 11:45 AM EDT
Council on Undergraduate Research to Host Undergraduate Research and Award Event
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Sixty undergraduate/mentor teams from colleges and universities across the nation will present research at the 2017 Posters on the Hill event; researcher Sarah Caudill (UW-Milwaukee) also will be honored.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
UVA Darden Announces Three New Genovese Fellowship Recipients
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Three First-Year Darden MBA students at the University of Virginia receive the 2017 Genovese Fellowships

Released: 19-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
UVA Darden Inducts New Members to Principal Donors Society, Recognizing Extraordinary Philanthropy
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Announcement of the six new members to the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business Principal Donors Society

Released: 19-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Presents Fifth Edition of Best-Selling Consumer Reference Book: Complete Food and Nutrition Guide
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food and Nutrition Guide has been widely recognized as the ultimate resource for practical, accurate healthy eating information for individuals and families. The new fifth edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, contains hundreds of pages of new information, updated to reflect the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Academy positions and other authoritative guidelines, food and marketplace trends and more.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
How Can We Know Other People’s ‘True Selves?’
Texas A&M University

How can you ever really know someone? Researchers at Texas A&M University found our perceived knowledge of others’ “true selves” is inherently tied to perceptions of their morality.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Darden Expands Online Educational Experience with MOOCs
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Features the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business success and variety of massive online open courses.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Certain Breast Cancer Patients Predicts Low Risk for Local Metastases
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Select breast cancer patients who achieved pathologic complete response (pCR) after chemotherapy may be able to avoid follow-up breast and lymph node, or axillary, surgery, according to new findings from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study, published today in JAMA Surgery, identifies the exceptional responders who are at lowest risk for local metastases and thereby are candidates for less invasive treatment options.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
In New Paper, Scientists Explain Climate Change Using Before/After Photographic Evidence
University of Kansas

A group of scientists offers photographic proof of climate change using images of glaciers in a new paper appearing in GSA Today. Along with Gregory Baker of the University of Kansas, co-authors include an Emmy Award-winning documentarian and a prominent environmental author.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Combat Vet, Singer-Songwriter Ready for Next Challenge: Business
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Features Barker Squire, the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business MBA student

Released: 19-Apr-2017 11:00 AM EDT
New Evidence: Defective HIV Proviruses Hinder Immune System Response and Cure
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Researchers at Johns Hopkins and George Washington universities report new evidence that proteins created by defective forms of HIV long previously believed to be harmless actually interact with our immune systems and are actively monitored by a specific type of immune cell, called cytotoxic T cells.

Released: 19-Apr-2017 10:05 AM EDT
SLU Researcher Hones in on Plaque-Causing Protein in ALS and Dementia
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Saint Louis University scientist Yuna Ayala, Ph.D., and her research team have made advances in understanding how damaging plaques build up in neurodegenerative illnesses like ALS and dementia.



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