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Newswise:Video Embedded young-african-students-call-out-racial-stereotypes-in-tiktok-first
VIDEO
Released: 20-Mar-2024 4:30 PM EDT
Young African students call out racial stereotypes in TikTok first
University of South Australia

Assumptions, misconceptions, and stereotypes – no one wants to be judged by how they look or where they’re from. But for many Black African students, that’s their reality and it’s taking a serious toll on their wellbeing and sense of belonging.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Drug-pricing program improved prostate cancer treatment adherence
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Prostate cancer patients receiving care at hospitals that are part of a special drug-pricing program were more likely to stick to their prescription drug therapy than patients at other hospitals, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan’s Rogel Cancer Center and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

Newswise: Understanding Corrosion to Enable Next-Generation Metals
Released: 20-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Understanding Corrosion to Enable Next-Generation Metals
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers at PNNL have developed a new technique to get a high-resolution look at how—and why—corrosion happens.

18-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Is the Burden of Neurologic Disease Higher After Influenza or COVID-19?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who have an influenza infection are more likely to need medical care for neurologic disorders within the next year than people who have a COVID-19 infection, according to a study published in the March 20, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Newswise:Video Embedded a-window-into-placental-development-during-pregnancy
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Released: 20-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
A window into placental development during pregnancy
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

A multidisciplinary group of NIH-funded scientists have successfully captured real-time, high-resolution images of the developing mouse placenta during the course of pregnancy.

   
Newswise: Rutgers Health at 10: Addressing Health Inequities Today – and Tomorrow
Released: 20-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Health at 10: Addressing Health Inequities Today – and Tomorrow
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

As Rutgers' biomedical education, research and clinical care arm enters its second decade, new strategies are delivering healthier futures for New Jersey and beyond

Newswise: Glaucoma Research Foundation Awards 2024 Shaffer Prize to Myoungsup Sim, PhD
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Glaucoma Research Foundation Awards 2024 Shaffer Prize to Myoungsup Sim, PhD
Glaucoma Research Foundation

The Shaffer Prize recognizes a researcher whose project best exemplifies the pursuit of innovative ideas in the quest to better understand and cure glaucoma.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
AANA and AANA Insurance Services Announce 2024 Rm8 iNoV8 Pitch Competition
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) and AANA Insurance Services will host the inaugural Rm8 iNoV8 Pitch Competition on August 5, at the AANA 2024 Annual Congress in San Diego, California.

Newswise: High-Quality Microwave Signals Generated From Tiny Photonic Chip
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
High-Quality Microwave Signals Generated From Tiny Photonic Chip
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Researchers create a compact, all-optical device with the lowest microwave noise ever achieved for an integrated chip.

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Rutgers Health Professor Chosen as President-Elect of American Psychiatric Association
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Health Professor Chosen as President-Elect of American Psychiatric Association
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Theresa Miskimen, clinical professor of psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has been named president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association.

Newswise: Spring has sprung and so have the turtles crossing roads
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Spring has sprung and so have the turtles crossing roads
Tufts University

Question and answer from an expert at the Tufts Wildlife Clinic on helping turtles cross roads during the spring.

Newswise: Yeast Uses Plastic Waste Oils to Make High-Value Chemicals
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Yeast Uses Plastic Waste Oils to Make High-Value Chemicals
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Polyolefins are resistant to breaking down, making them hard to recycle. Scientists have now discovered a yeast, Yarrowia lipolytica, that uses hydrocarbons derived from polyolefin plastic wastes to produce substances that can be used to make biodegradable polyesters and polyurethanes.

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Newswise: Study Suggests an ‘Odor Sensor’ May Explain Male and Female Differences in Blood Pressure
19-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Study Suggests an ‘Odor Sensor’ May Explain Male and Female Differences in Blood Pressure
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Using data from both mice and humans, a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team has found that a cell surface protein that senses odors and chemicals may be responsible for — and help explain — sex differences in mammalian blood pressure.

Newswise: Recyclable Reagent and Sunlight Convert Carbon Monoxide into Methanol
Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Recyclable Reagent and Sunlight Convert Carbon Monoxide into Methanol
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC) have demonstrated the selective conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol using a cascade reaction strategy.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Susan G. Komen® Urges U.S. House, Senate to Pass Critical Breast Health Legislation After House Committee Vote
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen is urging the U.S. House and Senate to bring the SCREENS for Cancer Act to a floor vote as soon as possible so breast health services are available to those who need them now.

Newswise: Preventing another ‘Jan. 6’ starts by changing how elections are certified, experts say
Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Preventing another ‘Jan. 6’ starts by changing how elections are certified, experts say
Washington University in St. Louis

In a new paper published in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Daniel M. Butler, a political scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, argues that elections should be certified by nonpartisan commissions, rather than elected officials, to insulate the process from partisan influence.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases
UC Davis Health

Infectious diseases specialists call the medical field to be ready to deal with the impact of climate change on spreading diseases, such as malaria, Valley fever, E-coli and Lyme disease.

Newswise: ‘Modern-Day Redlining’: Research Investigates Wall Street-Backed Rental Market
Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
‘Modern-Day Redlining’: Research Investigates Wall Street-Backed Rental Market
Washington University in St. Louis

Corporate investors “buy low and rent high” to populations who can least afford it. A two-year national study, led by Carol Camp Yeakey at Washington University in St. Louis, will examine the impact that corporate investors have on renters, especially marginalized communities of color, in St. Louis, Cincinnati and Atlanta.

Newswise: Starting Stem Earlier
Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Starting Stem Earlier
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

The UNM Comprehensive Center is expanding a program aimed at encouraging young people to explore research as a career field. In addition to a first-ever middle school component, the program is adding more opportunities for high school and undergraduates to get real world lab and research experience.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
What to expect when total solar eclipse passes through Ohio
Ohio State University

On April 8, millions of observers in Ohio will witness a total solar eclipse, a rare celestial event that promises to be an otherworldly experience.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Uic Urban Forum to Consider Chicago’s Next 50 Years
University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago event examines Chicago’s next 50 years and how to face the most pressing problems in planning, economics, climate and neighborhoods.

Newswise: First Skeleton-Wide Study of Blood Cell Formation Yields Surprising Findings
Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
First Skeleton-Wide Study of Blood Cell Formation Yields Surprising Findings
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Imagine being able to count the different types of blood cells being formed inside the tiny bones of a mouse and pinpointing the strings and clusters of cells within the bone marrow that are responsible for producing specific types of blood cells.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for March 20, 2024
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention.

   
Released: 20-Mar-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Life in the Age of Plastics: Prevalence and Risks of Nano and Microplastics in Food & Beverage Containers
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

‘Nano- and Microplastics from Food Contact Containers: Unveiling the Known and the Unknown’ is the title of a free webinar coming up April 3.

20-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
In Sickness and in Health, Older Couples Mostly Make Medicare Moves Together
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Older Americans who enroll in Medicare, or change their coverage, do so as individuals, even if they’re married or live with a partner. But a new study suggests the need for more efforts to help both members of a couple weigh and choose their options together.

19-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Researchers Report on the Effectiveness of Skin Biopsy to Detect Parkinson’s and Related Neurodegenerative Diseases
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

In a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), neurologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) showed that a simple skin biopsy test detects an abnormal form of alpha-synuclein, the pathological hallmark of Parkinson’s disease and the subgroup of neurodegenerative disorders known as synucleinopathies, at high positivity rates.

Newswise: Nerve Decompression Shows Promise for Diabetic Neuropathy Patients
Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Nerve Decompression Shows Promise for Diabetic Neuropathy Patients
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Surgical nerve decompression, used to treat conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and sciatica, could play a role in relieving the pain of diabetic neuropathy patients, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Strengthening the Grid’s ​‘Backbone’ with Hydropower
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne’s recent research points to hydropower’s great potential to complement the variability of wind and solar power — and ultimately serve as the backbone for a clean grid.

Newswise: Treating anxiety, depression significantly impacts heart disease outcomes
Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Treating anxiety, depression significantly impacts heart disease outcomes
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Treating anxiety and depression significantly reduced emergency room visits and rehospitalizations among people with heart disease, according to a study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Newswise: New Graduate School at Salisbury University Announced
Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
New Graduate School at Salisbury University Announced
Salisbury University

In 1962, Salisbury University launched its first graduate program, the M.Ed. Since then, SU’s graduate offerings have grown to include 14 master’s and two doctoral programs. More than half a century since that first program was approved, they have a new home at the new Graduate School at SU.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Nudging the public’s thirst for draught alcohol-free beers could significantly reduce alcohol-associated harms, new study finds
University of Bristol

Making alcohol-free beer more widely available on draught in pubs and bars may help people switch from alcoholic to alcohol-free beer, a new study published in Addiction today [21 March], has found. Pubs and bars taking part in the University of Bristol, UK, led trial saw an increase in sales of healthier non-alcoholic draught beer.

Newswise: Michigan Ross Professor Investigates the Impact of Local Climate Change Beliefs and Policy
Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Michigan Ross Professor Investigates the Impact of Local Climate Change Beliefs and Policy
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

In two newly published papers, Tom Lyon, professor of business economics and public policy, explores the effect of sentiment and policy on greenhouse gas emissions.

Newswise: PCOM and The Wistar Institute Announce Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
PCOM and The Wistar Institute Announce Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

The collaboration between Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and The Wistar Institute has resulted in the creation of a PhD program in Cancer Biology, preparing individuals for careers in cancer research and drug development.

   
Newswise: Enhancing Rechargeable Batteries with Carbon Solutions
Released: 20-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Enhancing Rechargeable Batteries with Carbon Solutions
Chinese Academy of Sciences

This review explores the use of eco-friendly, biomass-derived carbon materials for high-performance rechargeable battery electrodes. It highlights recent advances in synthesizing these carbon materials, examining how their unique structures influence battery performance.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
The Megan Schulman Memorial Foundation Pledges Major Support to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital to Establish a Pediatric Vascular Anomalies Clinic
Hackensack Meridian Health

The Megan Schulman Memorial Foundation Pledges Major Support to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital to Establish a Pediatric Vascular Anomalies Clinic

Newswise: KIMM takes the first step in domestically producing a high-power electron-beam welding system for innovations in the production of small modular reactors (SMRs)
Released: 20-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
KIMM takes the first step in domestically producing a high-power electron-beam welding system for innovations in the production of small modular reactors (SMRs)
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korean research team has succeeded in securing the technology for the domestic production of a 120kV (60kW) high-power electron-beam welding system, as well as a highly reliable process technology for manufacturing this system.

Newswise: Manager of Cancer Care Equity Program for NCCN Named to ‘40 Under 40’ List from National Minority Quality Forum
Released: 20-Mar-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Manager of Cancer Care Equity Program for NCCN Named to ‘40 Under 40’ List from National Minority Quality Forum
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

Taneal D. Carter, MS, MPA, Manager of Cancer Care Equity Program for NCCN, has been named one of 2024’s ‘40 Under 40’ by the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF). Visit NCCN.org/equity for more information.

Newswise: Introducing Floorlocator: a game-changer in indoor navigation technology
Released: 20-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Introducing Floorlocator: a game-changer in indoor navigation technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have developed FloorLocator, a breakthrough in indoor navigation technology, which combines the high efficiency of Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) with the advanced learning capabilities of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs).

Newswise: Promoting diabetic wounds healing using microneedles
Released: 20-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Promoting diabetic wounds healing using microneedles
Chinese Academy of Sciences

This paper summarizes the materials of microneedles, techniques, structure, design, release mechanism, classification of delivered substances and their effects on different stages of wound healing.

Newswise: Domain knowledge drives data-driven artificial intelligence in well logging
Released: 20-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Domain knowledge drives data-driven artificial intelligence in well logging
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In well logging interpretation, researchers incorporate logging response functions that incorporate domain knowledge into the loss function of data-driven machine learning models, which are used to constrain model outputs.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Remission Medical Partners with Sentara Health to Expand Access to Rheumatology Care
Remission Medical

Remission Medical announced a partnership with Sentara Health to increase access to Rheumatology care for adult patients.



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