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Newswise: Dramatically lower the cost of producing green hydrogen
Released: 4-Oct-2023 12:00 AM EDT
Dramatically lower the cost of producing green hydrogen
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A research team led by Dr. Yoo Sung Jong of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have succeeded in significantly reducing the cost of green hydrogen production by implementing an anion exchange membrane water electrolysis device with excellent performance and durability by introducing a carbon support.

Newswise: Wastewater detects signs of antimicrobial resistance in aged care
Release date: 3-Oct-2023 8:05 PM EDT
Wastewater detects signs of antimicrobial resistance in aged care
University of South Australia

A new study published today, analysing wastewater samples from several aged care facilities and retirement homes, has uncovered worrying signs of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a concerning trend in aged care facilities.

Newswise: Sniffing out illegal wildlife trade
Release date: 3-Oct-2023 8:05 PM EDT
Sniffing out illegal wildlife trade
University of Adelaide

A new device, currently being designed by a University of Adelaide PhD candidate, could help to close a loophole currently being exploited by illegal wildlife traffickers.

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2-Oct-2023 5:05 AM EDT
New robot could help diagnose breast cancer early
University of Bristol

A device has been created that could carry out Clinical Breast Examinations (CBE).

   
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Released: 3-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
MSU finds genetic rescue is underused for endangered species recovery
Michigan State University

During a recent review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recovery plans for more than 200 endangered and threatened vertebrate species in the United States, Michigan State University researchers made an interesting discovery.

Newswise: UAH Nursing researcher to study cardiometabolic disease among Black women in the Deep South
Released: 3-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
UAH Nursing researcher to study cardiometabolic disease among Black women in the Deep South
University of Alabama Huntsville

A researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been awarded a $179,000 subcontract to explore community-based strategies for reducing high-burden chronic disease like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer as part of an overall award totaling $4.2 million.

Released: 3-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Tip Sheet: First Lady Jill Biden visits Fred Hutch, new center for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander health studies — and health risks from loneliness
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center research findings and other news. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Newswise: Calculation Shows Why Heavy Quarks Get Caught Up in the Flow
Released: 3-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Calculation Shows Why Heavy Quarks Get Caught Up in the Flow
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Theorists have successfully calculated the “heavy quark diffusion coefficient,” which describes how quickly a melted soup of quarks and gluons transfers its momentum to heavy quarks. The results show this transfer is very fast—at the limit of what quantum mechanics will allow.

Newswise: Illinois-led project to sequence 400 soybean genomes, improve future crops
Released: 3-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Illinois-led project to sequence 400 soybean genomes, improve future crops
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

As a source of protein and biodiesel for cleaner renewable energy, soybean is an important crop worldwide. But is it performing to its full potential?

Newswise: New study by FSU biologist challenges old ideas about choosing mates
Released: 3-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
New study by FSU biologist challenges old ideas about choosing mates
Florida State University

A Florida State University biologist has proposed a new idea about how animals choose their mates, and mathematical tests suggest that it could challenge the previous understanding into picking partners. 

Newswise: PPPL awarded $5 million to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center focused on clean hydrogen
Released: 3-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
PPPL awarded $5 million to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center focused on clean hydrogen
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

PPPL was selected to lead a DOE Energy Earthshot Research Center (EERC) as part of the Hydrogen Shot™, which aims to reduce the cost of hydrogen by 80%.

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28-Sep-2023 12:55 PM EDT
Artificial intelligence helps to simplify lung cancer risk prediction
University College London

Machine learning models to identify the simplest way to screen for lung cancer have been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Cambridge, bringing personalised screening one step closer.

Newswise: Computer model predicts who needs lung cancer screening
26-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Computer model predicts who needs lung cancer screening
PLOS

A machine learning model equipped with only data on people’s age, smoking duration and the number of cigarettes smoked per day can predict lung cancer risk and identify who needs lung cancer screening, according to a new study publishing October 3rd in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Thomas Callender of University College London, UK, and colleagues.

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Released: 3-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Why Flu Shots Are Important for Kids
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

If it’s autumn, then it must be influenza season, which means it’s time to consider flu shots for your family.

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Newswise: Understanding How to Treat and Possibly Prevent PTSD
Released: 3-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Understanding How to Treat and Possibly Prevent PTSD
California State University, Fullerton

There is a common misconception that only people who have served in the military develop post traumatic stress disorder. While PTSD is a prevalent issue for military veterans, anyone who endures trauma can experience PTSD.

Released: 3-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Dr. Tanya Stoyanova receives Department of Defense award to find new lung cancer treatments
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Dr. Tanya Stoyanova, associate professor of molecular and medical pharmacology and urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was awarded a $350,000 Idea Development Award from the Department of Defense.

Released: 3-Oct-2023 12:30 PM EDT
New strategy for eye condition could replace injections with eyedrops
University of Illinois Chicago

A new compound developed at the University of Illinois Chicago potentially could offer an alternative to injections for the millions of people who suffer from an eye condition that causes blindness

Newswise:Video Embedded professor-and-paralympic-champion-paves-the-way-for-inclusiveness-to-be-center-court-in-tennis
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Professor and Paralympic Champion Paves the Way for Inclusiveness to be Center Court in Tennis
University of Northern Colorado

For the past three years, Scott Douglas, Ph.D., Kinesiology, Nutrition and Dietetics professor and a 2000 Paralympic Games bronze medalist, has been coaching two high school wheelchair athletes from Boulder.

Released: 3-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UMD Smith Ramping up MSIS Student-Company Engagement to Spur Technology-Based Business Solutions
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

The Robert H. Smith School of Business has launched a push to engage companies with its information systems graduate students to spur technology-based business solutions

   
Newswise: FSU atmospheric scientist available to comment on what El Niño conditions mean for winter, spring
Released: 3-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
FSU atmospheric scientist available to comment on what El Niño conditions mean for winter, spring
Florida State University

By: Patty Cox | Published: October 2, 2023 | 12:30 pm | SHARE: El Niño, the climate phenomenon characterized by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures across the equatorial central and eastern Pacific Ocean, has far-reaching impacts on weather patterns across the globe.  El Niño events can last for several months up to a year or more and typically peak in the winter months of the Northern Hemisphere, so we’re likely to see El Niño conditions continue to strengthen over the coming months, said Alyssa Atwood, an assistant professor in Florida State University’s Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, part of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Released: 3-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Honored by American Medical Association for Ongoing Commitment to Physician Well-being
Mount Sinai Health System

For the third time, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has earned the American Medical Association (AMA) Joy in Medicine™ distinction.

Newswise: Winn is New AACI President; Sets Course for “Inclusive Excellence” Initiative
Released: 3-Oct-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Winn is New AACI President; Sets Course for “Inclusive Excellence” Initiative
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)

Robert A. Winn, MD, became president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) today at the conclusion of the 2023 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. He succeeds Caryn Lerman, PhD.

Newswise: Researchers Report Protein Mutation Creates ‘Super’ T Cells with Potential to Fight Off Cancer and Infections
Released: 3-Oct-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Researchers Report Protein Mutation Creates ‘Super’ T Cells with Potential to Fight Off Cancer and Infections
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Using laboratory-grown cells from humans and genetically engineered mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have evidence that modifying a specific protein in immune white blood cells known as CD8+ T cells can make the cells more robust, potentially opening the door for better use of people’s own immune system T cells to fight cancer.

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28-Sep-2023 11:05 PM EDT
Using recent diagnostic scans can substantially cut time to treatment for patients needing urgent palliation
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

Using previously taken diagnostic computed tomography (CT) scans in place of CT simulation scans to plan simple palliative radiation treatments can substantially reduce the time some people spend waiting for urgent treatment, improving the patient experience, a new study suggests.

Released: 3-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Organizing can give tenants power to effect change
Cornell University

In new research, Jamila Michener, associate professor of government, demonstrates how people within racially and economically marginalized communities can, through organizing, build political power in response to poor living conditions.

Newswise: IU cancer researcher receives $2.2 million grant for metastatic breast cancer research
Released: 3-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
IU cancer researcher receives $2.2 million grant for metastatic breast cancer research
Indiana University

A breast cancer researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to examine how certain immune cells support metastatic breast cancer development and how to stop it.

Newswise: New Nobel Prize in Medicine winner Katalin Karikó, launched career at USU
Released: 3-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
New Nobel Prize in Medicine winner Katalin Karikó, launched career at USU
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

A biochemist who got her start at the Uniformed Services University (USU), Dr. Katalin Karikó, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Oct. 2 for her key discoveries that led to the development of the mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Newswise: A promising treatment on the horizon for cancer-related fatigue
Released: 3-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
A promising treatment on the horizon for cancer-related fatigue
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a debilitating yet all-too-common condition, which can severely affect quality of life for patients undergoing treatment. For those struggling with CRF, there have been no effective pharmaceutical treatments for the constellation of symptoms that together define the syndrome.

Released: 3-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Real-world study confirms reliability of tool assessing 10-year risk prediction of heart disease
Mayo Clinic

A recent study based on real-world community patient data confirms the effectiveness of the Pooled Cohort Equation (PCE), developed by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology in 2013.

Released: 3-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
IU School of Medicine receives $468,000 grant to support incarcerated women and their children
Indiana University

A new program led by Indiana University School of Medicine faculty will provide more support for mothers and babies in the Indiana Women's Prison, thanks to a new $468,000 grant from the Early Years Initiative from Early Learning Indiana.

29-Sep-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Surgical Scorecards May Cut Cost of Surgical Procedures Without Impacting Outcomes
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

A tool for evaluating the overall cost of a surgical procedure, called a scorecard, helps reduce costs of surgical procedures between 5% and 20% without adversely affecting clinical outcomes.

Newswise: Maritel Dasco Named the Chief Financial Officer of ADLM
Released: 3-Oct-2023 10:45 AM EDT
Maritel Dasco Named the Chief Financial Officer of ADLM
Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM)

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) is pleased to announce that Maritel Dasco assumed the position of chief financial officer (CFO) for the association on September 25.

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