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Released: 15-May-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Keep the Learning Going: Educator Offers Parents Tips for Helping Kids Retain Information Over Summer Break
Kansas State University

A Kansas State University education expert offers methods parents can use to help their children retain what they've learned through the summer and all year long.

Released: 15-May-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Path to End HIV Could Be Within Reach for United States in Next Decade
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The United States could be on track within the next decade to see significant steps towards ending the HIV epidemic in this country, suggests new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Released: 15-May-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Stem-Cell Transplants Show Limited Benefit for Double-Hit Lymphoma Patients in Remission
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Patients with double hit lymphoma (DHL) who undergo autologous stem-cell transplantation (autoSCT) after achieving remission are not more likely to remain in remission or live longer than patients who do not undergo autoSCT, according to a new analysis from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

Released: 15-May-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Endocrine Society Applauds New Push to Regulate Chemicals in Personal Care Products
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society praised the reintroduction of a Senate bill to ensure consumers are protected from hazards associated with exposure to chemicals in personal care products such as cosmetics and lotions.

Released: 15-May-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Society for Simulation in Healthcare Wins 2017 Gold Circle Award for Excellence in Association Communications from ASAE
Society for Simulation in Healthcare

The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) announced today it has been recognized by ASAE with a 2017 Gold Circle Award in the Convention/Meetings Marketing category.

Released: 15-May-2017 8:05 AM EDT
UF Study Shows “Pretty” Termites Do the Most Damage
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Termites may be “pretty” in the eyes of a scientist, but don’t let good looks fool you: The prettier termites are more destructive than their uglier counterparts, a University of Florida researcher says.

Released: 15-May-2017 8:00 AM EDT
$2.7M NIH Award Allows ASU Professor to Extend Potential Benefits of Rapid TB Test to Children
Arizona State University (ASU)

Hu, a researcher at the Virginia Piper Center for Personal Diagnostics at ASU’s Biodesign Institute and faculty at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, was Tony Hu was recently awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to adapt his breakthrough technology and develop a new rapid tuberculosis diagnostic test for children.

Released: 15-May-2017 7:05 AM EDT
New Research Explores Demand on Younger Rugby Union Players
Leeds Beckett University

The running and collision demands change for rugby union players as they progress into an older age category, according to research by Leeds Beckett University.

11-May-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Wasted Food Means Wasted Nutrients
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for a Livable Future calculated the nutritional value of food wasted in the U.S. at the retail and consumer levels, shining a light on just how much protein, fiber and other important nutrients end up in the landfill in a single year.

11-May-2017 11:05 AM EDT
More Than 1/3 of Parents Would Allow Child to Be in Residential or Hotel Pool Unsupervised
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

As kids get ready to splash around in pools this summer, some parents may underestimate drowning risks, suggests a new national poll.

5-May-2017 4:45 AM EDT
Study: Long-Term Use of Aspirin Doesn’t Lower Risk of Stroke in Some Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Intermountain Medical Center

A new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City found that using long-term aspirin therapy to prevent strokes among patients who are considered to be at low risk for stroke may not be effective as previously thought.

Released: 13-May-2017 6:00 AM EDT
Reaching for the Stars and Possibly Mars
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

​The California State University gave alumnus Victor Glover the grounding to become a NASA astronaut and possibly one of the first Americans to lead a mission to Mars.

Released: 13-May-2017 12:05 AM EDT
Tomato Extract Fights Stomach Cancer, Ripe for Further Study
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

A new study suggests that the use of tomato — a key food of the Mediterranean diet — should be explored to develop supportive strategies against gastric cancer

12-May-2017 8:00 PM EDT
Penn Medicine Electrophysiologist to Receive Distinguished Teacher Award From Heart Rhythm Society
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Francis Marchlinski, MD, FHRS, director of Electrophysiology for the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), has been selected to receive the Distinguished Teacher Award from the Heart Rhythm Society, the leading international professional organization for cardiac arrhythmia professionals.

Released: 12-May-2017 5:05 PM EDT
Jane Addams Hull-House to host ‘States of Incarceration’ exhibit
University of Illinois Chicago

National "Incarceration" exhibit coming to the University of Illinois at Chicago

Released: 12-May-2017 4:50 PM EDT
Tomatoes on Mars? Student’s genetic research could one day help space travelers
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Genetic research by a University of Arkansas at Little Rock student that could one day aid Mars colonists was one of only 10 student projects highlighted during a national NASA Space Grant conference.



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