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Newswise: Making Long-Term Memories Requires Nerve-Cell Damage
26-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Making Long-Term Memories Requires Nerve-Cell Damage
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Just as you can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that you can’t make long-term memories without DNA damage and brain inflammation. Their surprising findings were published online today in the journal Nature.

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Released: 27-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Babies Attend to Clues of Meaning as They Take in Complex Visual World
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

Findings from a National Eye Institute-supported study show for the first time that when babies look at photos of unfamiliar everyday scenes, such as an office or a lab, they tend to fixate on the same regions where adults find meaning. This inclination to home in on what’s interesting or meaningful grows more pronounced as babies age. The findings, published in Infancy, provide a more nuanced understanding of visual development, which may lead to earlier detection of brain-based causes of vision problems, such as cerebral/cortical visual impairment.

Newswise: Higher Genetic Risk of Obesity Means Working Out Harder for Same Results
26-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Higher Genetic Risk of Obesity Means Working Out Harder for Same Results
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Persons with a higher genetic risk of obesity need to work out harder than those of moderate or low genetic risk to avoid becoming obese, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) paper published in JAMA Network Open.

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Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
UCI Health celebrates transformational acquisition of four community hospitals
University of California, Irvine

UCI Health, the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, has completed the acquisition of four hospitals and associated outpatient locations from Tenet Healthcare Corporation.

Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Advocate Health and Vysnova Partners Awarded $3.4 Million Contract by CDC to Lead Large-Scale Sexually Transmitted Infection Research Project
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Advocate Health and Vysnova Partners have been awarded a $3.4 million, four-year contract to study HIV, Mpox and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

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Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Exploring the Impact of Pancreatic Enzyme Therapy in Pediatric Pancreatitis: A Leap Toward Personalized Medicine
Ochsner Health

A research study recently published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology explains the role of pancreatic enzyme therapy (PERT) in reducing the frequency of acute pancreatitis (AP) in children suffering from acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP) or chronic pancreatitis (CP).

Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
JAMA study examines facilities’ low use of monthly injections for treating opioid addiction
University of Chicago Medical Center

Researchers from the University of Chicago had a paper published in JAMA that dug into data on why so few mental health and substance use facilities opted not to use long-acting injectable buprenorphine to help people with opioid use disorder.

Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers Explore Health-Promoting Behaviors of African American and Black Immigrant Men
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

African American and Black immigrant men prioritize their health and possess the necessary skills for proactive gastrointestinal (GI) health management, according to a Rutgers Health study.

Newswise: NEI Study Points to ‘Ground Zero’ for AMD Development
Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
NEI Study Points to ‘Ground Zero’ for AMD Development
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

National Eye Institute researchers studying human retinas discovered 87 target genes where a mix of environmental factors likely influence one’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in people ages 65 and older.

Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Study of Different Autism Types Finds Shared Mechanism That May Respond to Drugs
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health researchers detect similar disruptions in the neural development of genetic and unexplained autism.

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Newswise: Palliative care leader receives prestigious ASCO Special Award
Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Palliative care leader receives prestigious ASCO Special Award
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recognized Janet L. Abrahm, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as a recipient of an ASCO Special Award, the Society’s highest honor.

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26-Mar-2024 12:15 PM EDT
Imaging’s Share of Aggregate Healthcare Spending has Declined Since 2010
Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute

Medical imaging has previously been identified as a potential driver of U.S. healthcare spending growth. A study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute evaluated the degree to which imaging has contributed to aggregate medical cost growth.

Newswise: Neuropeptide in Blood to Help Diagnose Chronic Itch
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Neuropeptide in Blood to Help Diagnose Chronic Itch
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) plays a key role in chronic itch severity and can help to identify certain types of itch with a simple blood test, according to a new study led by Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., director of the Miami Itch Center, and Santosh Mishra, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and associate professor at the North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine.

   
Newswise: Experts Highlight Strategies for Cancer Control and Prevention
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Experts Highlight Strategies for Cancer Control and Prevention
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Many cancers can be prevented, and others can be detected early in their development, treated and cured.

Newswise: Empowering Minority Cancer Patients: Tips for Advocacy and Support
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Empowering Minority Cancer Patients: Tips for Advocacy and Support
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Mariam F. Eskander, MD, MPH, surgical oncologist in the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program at Rutgers Institute of New Jersey, offers insight and tips for minority individuals navigating a cancer diagnosis and how we can all work together to mitigate cancer disparities.

Newswise: Testicular Cancer: Expert Advice for Early Detection
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Testicular Cancer: Expert Advice for Early Detection
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Vignesh T. Packiam, MD, director of Clinical and Translational Research in Urologic Oncology and a urologic oncologist in the Urologic Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health, the state’s leading cancer program and only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares about testicular cancer and what men should know.

Newswise: Pandemic Education Disruptions Likely Had Little Impact on Anxiety Levels of Autistic Teenagers
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Pandemic Education Disruptions Likely Had Little Impact on Anxiety Levels of Autistic Teenagers
Southern Methodist University

Study finds autistic teens' anxiety levels remained consistent amid COVID-19 disruptions to education, whether in-person, remote or homeschooled.

   
Newswise: 10 Facts about Head & Neck Cancers
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
10 Facts about Head & Neck Cancers
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Head and neck cancer is the term used to describe a number of different malignant tumors that develop in or around the throat, larynx, nose, sinuses and mouth.

Newswise: Answers from an Expert: Esophageal Cancer
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Answers from an Expert: Esophageal Cancer
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Benjamin Medina, MD, thoracic surgeon in the Lung/Thoracic Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health, answers common questions about esophageal cancer during esophageal cancer awareness month.

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Newswise: Electroacupuncture with different parameters regulate the endogenous opioid peptide system
Released: 26-Mar-2024 9:50 PM EDT
Electroacupuncture with different parameters regulate the endogenous opioid peptide system
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The present study explores the dose-effect relationship between electroacupuncture with different parameters and the regulation of Endogenous opioid peptides system.

Released: 26-Mar-2024 7:05 PM EDT
MSU researchers create a new health equity evaluation tool for Genesee County and the city of Flint
Michigan State University

Community-based organizations, nonprofits, policymakers and local residents will benefit from the first Health Equity Report Card, or HERC, for Genesee County and the city of Flint.

Newswise: New Genetic Analysis Tool Tracks Risks Tied to CRISPR Edits
Released: 26-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EDT
New Genetic Analysis Tool Tracks Risks Tied to CRISPR Edits
University of California San Diego

While CRISPR has shown immense promise as a next-generation therapeutic tool, the gene editing technology’s edits are still imperfect. Researchers have developed a new system to test and analyze CRISPR-based DNA repair and related risks from unintended but harmful “bystander” edits.

18-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
More than meets the eye: Researchers uncover the microbial secrets of dry eye
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

Researchers have used advanced sequencing technology to determine how the mix of microbes present in patients with healthy eyes differs from the mix found in patients with dry eye.

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Released: 26-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in Social Media posts
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people's accounts

Newswise: Frank Ghinassi Named Chair of the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare Board of Trustees
Released: 26-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Frank Ghinassi Named Chair of the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare Board of Trustees
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Frank A. Ghinassi, president and chief executive of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care and senior vice president of Behavioral Health Services at RWJBarnabas Health, has been named the 2024 chair of the board of trustees for the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH).

Newswise: Researcher’s microscale tech is chipping away at cancer, organ failure and neurological disease
Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Researcher’s microscale tech is chipping away at cancer, organ failure and neurological disease
Arizona State University (ASU)

For outstanding contributions to engineering of biomimetic tissue-on-chip technologies and organoids for disease modeling and regenerative medicine, ASU's Mehdi Nikkhah has been inducted as a Fellow into the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering.

Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Biotechnology CEO and Inventor of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Martine Rothblatt to Deliver Graduation Address to the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s 215th Graduating Class
University of Maryland School of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that Martine Rothblatt PhD, JD, MBA, Chairperson and CEO of United Therapeutics, and inventor of SiriusXM Satellite Radio, will deliver the keynote address for this year’s graduating medical student class. The UMSOM MD graduation ceremony will take place at the Hippodrome Theatre on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

   
Newswise: Pandemic course improved COVID-19 knowledge, study finds
Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Pandemic course improved COVID-19 knowledge, study finds
Washington University in St. Louis

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,300 students enrolled in a three-week summer immersion course, “The Pandemic: Science and Society,” at Washington University in St. Louis.

   
Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Flu-Vaccine Education in the Emergency Department Helps People get their Shot
Thomas Jefferson University

Patient education about flu shot during a non-life threatening emergency department visit increases vaccination rates, especially in patients without regular primary care.

Newswise: Case Western Reserve University awarded
federal contract to develop and commercialize ‘live’ replacement joints
Released: 26-Mar-2024 2:30 PM EDT
Case Western Reserve University awarded federal contract to develop and commercialize ‘live’ replacement joints
Case Western Reserve University

A research team led by Case Western Reserve University will begin work on engineering, growing and commercializing “live” replacement joints to treat degenerative joint disease knowns as osteoarthritis (OA).

   
Newswise: Media Registration for TCT 2024 Now Open
Released: 26-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Media Registration for TCT 2024 Now Open
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

Media registration is now open for TCT 2024 (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF).

Newswise: Could AI Predict Pregnancy Risk?
Released: 26-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Could AI Predict Pregnancy Risk?
University of Utah Health

AI tools may outperform human doctors in predicting some medical outcomes, accounting for patients’ unique circumstances while reducing costs for those who don’t need specialized care. What are the risks of using AI to help make medical decisions—and are they worse than the risks we already face?

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Released: 26-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Mckenna Grace: From Spine Surgery to the Red Carpet
Cedars-Sinai

Actress, singer and songwriter, Mckenna Grace, 17, is having a moment in the spotlight with the upcoming opening of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Her path to the big screen, however, is not the typical Hollywood story.

Released: 26-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute To Offer Neurologic Music Therapy
Hackensack Meridian Health

"We are excited to bring this innovative therapy to our patients," said Sara Cuccurullo, MD, chair, vice president and medical director at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute.

Released: 26-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Genetically engineered dendritic cells enhance the power of immunotherapy against lung cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The results of a UCLA study suggest that using CXCL9 and CXCL10-producing dendritic cells alongside immunotherapy can be a promising strategy to overcome treatment resistance and improve clinical outcomes for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

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Newswise: Beethoven's Genes Reveal Low Predisposition for Beat Synchronization
Released: 26-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Beethoven's Genes Reveal Low Predisposition for Beat Synchronization
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most celebrated musicians in human history, has a rather low genetic predisposition for beat synchronization, according to a Current Biology study co-authored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Max Planck Institutes for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.



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