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Mental Health Emergencies in Kids Were More Severe During the Pandemic
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A new study found that during the pandemic pediatric emergency departments (EDs) saw more children and adolescents who needed a psychiatric admission, as well as an increase in severe conditions, such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

Newswise: ISPOR Launches HEOR by Topic Microsite
Released: 2-Apr-2024 4:05 AM EDT
ISPOR Launches HEOR by Topic Microsite
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) announced today that it has launched a new microsite that provides HEOR information and resources organized by topical areas of interest—HEOR by Topic.

Newswise: UCLA Health Neurologist Receives Award for Innovative Multiple Sclerosis Research
Released: 2-Apr-2024 3:00 AM EDT
UCLA Health Neurologist Receives Award for Innovative Multiple Sclerosis Research
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl, a professor of neurology at UCLA Health, has been awarded the 2024 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research in recognition of her outstanding contributions to multiple sclerosis research and treatment.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Deadly Heartbeat Disorder Detected by AI
Newswise Review

A study conducted in University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust explored the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in predicting the risk of lethal heart rhythm disturbances, known as ventricular arrhythmias (VA).

Released: 1-Apr-2024 8:05 PM EDT
You're Not Alone, Science Shows Song Lyrics Getting Dumber
Newswise Review

A recent study published in Scientific Reports suggests that English-language song lyrics have undergone significant changes in complexity and repetition over the past 40 years.

 
Released: 1-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Drinking Too Much Worse for Women's Hearts
Newswise Review

A recent study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session has unveiled startling findings regarding the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of coronary heart disease, particularly among young to middle-aged women.

Newswise: DNA Reveals What 6th Century Emperor Wu Looked Like
Released: 1-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
DNA Reveals What 6th Century Emperor Wu Looked Like
Newswise Review

A team of researchers used DNA to reconstruct the appearance of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, who lived 1,500 years ago.

Newswise: UC San Diego Receives $6.7M to Develop Whole-Body Inflammation Imaging
Released: 1-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
UC San Diego Receives $6.7M to Develop Whole-Body Inflammation Imaging
University of California San Diego

Researchers at UC San Diego have received new grants that will help develop full-body imaging techniques to detect inflammation, which is currently very difficult to visualize in the clinic.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: April fools vs. April facts
Released: 1-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: April fools vs. April facts
Penn State Health

‘Tis the season of April trickery. Five Penn State health experts help you separate what’s real and what’s myth.

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Released: 1-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
A Clinic for Ovarian Cancer ‘Previvors’
Cedars-Sinai

When Elisa Schoenfeld, a child development specialist, learned she had tested positive for a BRCA gene mutation, she knew it raised her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. She and her daughter, Amira, who received similar genetic test results, visited the BRCA Ovarian Previvor Clinic at Cedars-Sinai.

Newswise: Pete Savage appointed chair of Committee on Immunology at the University of Chicago
Released: 1-Apr-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Pete Savage appointed chair of Committee on Immunology at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago Medical Center

Savage succeeds Bana Jabri, who has chaired the committee since July 2020.

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Newswise: North to Alaska: Project Tests Electrification Concepts
Released: 1-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
North to Alaska: Project Tests Electrification Concepts
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers from PNNL have been assessing installation and use of electric heat pumps in an Alaskan community that relies on fuel oil for heat. The resulting information could advance electrification in cold rural areas across the nation.

Newswise: Understanding Charged-Particle Bound States in Periodic Boxes
Released: 1-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Understanding Charged-Particle Bound States in Periodic Boxes
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Physicists use methods called finite-volume simulations with periodic boundary conditions to model the nuclei protons and neutrons can form. This new work solves a long-standing and fundamental problem for electrically charged systems in these “periodic boxes.” It derives the mathematical equation that describes how the properties of these electrically charged systems depend on the size of the simulation volume.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
From Economics to Electrocardiograms, Data Science Projects Get a Boost From New Seed Grants
University of Utah Health

The seven funded projects range from an investigation of the potential benefits of virtual reality-based “nature” experiences for hospital patients, to tools that allow scientists to make full use of huge databases of biomedical information.

   
27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Rapid rise seen in mental health diagnosis and care during and after pregnancy
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Mental health issues during pregnancy or the first year of parenthood have a much greater chance of getting detected and treated now than just over a decade ago, a trio of new studies suggests. But the rise in diagnosis and care hasn’t happened equally across different groups and states.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
How to protect your eyes during the 2024 solar eclipse
UC Davis Health

Staring at the sun can damage your eyes in less than a minute. An ophthalmologist explains how to protect your vision during the 2024 eclipse.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Texas Tech Researcher Part of Breakthrough Findings
Texas Tech University

Tom Maccarone in Physics and Astronomy is among authors whose groundbreaking work will soon be published in Nature magazine.

Newswise: Computational tools fuel reconstruction of new and improved bird family tree
28-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Computational tools fuel reconstruction of new and improved bird family tree
University of California San Diego

Using cutting-edge computational methods and supercomputing infrastructure at UC San Diego, researchers have built the largest and most detailed bird family tree to date—an intricate chart delineating 93 million years of evolutionary relationships between 363 bird species, representing 92% of all bird families.

Newswise: We’ve Had Bird Evolution All Wrong
27-Mar-2024 2:00 PM EDT
We’ve Had Bird Evolution All Wrong
University of Florida

A pair of research papers reveals that genomic anomalies misled scientists about the true evolutionary history of birds.

Newswise: Mayo Clinic, Terasaki Institute launch collaboration for transplant innovation
Released: 1-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic, Terasaki Institute launch collaboration for transplant innovation
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic and Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation announced today a research collaboration centered on improving organ transplant outcomes.

   
Newswise: Hunting an Underground Epidemic
Released: 1-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Hunting an Underground Epidemic
University of Utah Health

Valley fever is a fungal respiratory infection that’s stealthily spreading through the soil and dust throughout the American West. An interdisciplinary research team is trying to map where the disease-causing fungus can survive and where it’ll spread as the climate changes.

   
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Released: 1-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Yale Cancer Center Experts, Scientists to Share Vision and Research at Leading Conference
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

The five-day session (April 5-10), themed as “Inspiring Science. Fueling Progress. Revolutionizing Care,” will include new findings from Yale Cancer Center researchers.

Newswise: Stellar Explosions and Cosmic Chemistry
Released: 1-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Stellar Explosions and Cosmic Chemistry
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Astronomers have discovered the secrets of a starburst galaxy producing new stars at a rate much faster than our Milk Way. This research revealed many different molecules, more than ever seen before in a galaxy like this.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic scientists pioneer immunotherapy technique for autoimmune diseases
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic scientists have developed an immunotherapy strategy that potentially lays the groundwork for treating a spectrum of autoimmune diseases. 

Released: 1-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Georgia Tech Researchers Develop More Broadly Protective Coronavirus Vaccine
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a new vaccine that offers broad protection against not only SARS-CoV-2 variants, but also other bat sarbecoviruses.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Ochsner Health Nurses Honored by the Louisiana State Nursing Association
Ochsner Health

LSNA selected 40 outstanding nurse leaders 40 years of age and under who exemplify dedication to the nursing profession and demonstrate the qualities of a good leader.

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Released: 1-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Age: an overlooked factor in higher education DEI initiatives
Washington University in St. Louis

As universities around the world strive to cultivate diverse and equitable communities, a recent study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis highlights the necessity of recognizing age as a fundamental dimension of diversity.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
UIC Engineers 'Symphonize' Cleaner Ammonia Production
University of Illinois Chicago

Low temperature, regenerative process saves energy and efficiently produces common chemical

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Released: 1-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
The Vandal Theory Podcast - Season 6, Episode 2: Damon Woods — Energy Regulations
University of Idaho

Meet Damon Woods, director of the Integrated Design Lab and a research professor at University of Idaho. Woods has helped state officials drill down which energy regulations — among hundreds on the books — protect Idahoans from wasting energy and money in their homes, businesses and elsewhere. He’ll break down the tedious work he and other researchers did to discover how these rules help.

Newswise: Après une chirurgie de l'épilepsie : gérer les attentes et les soins
Released: 1-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Après une chirurgie de l'épilepsie : gérer les attentes et les soins
International League Against Epilepsy

Avant la chirurgie, les personnes atteintes d'épilepsie subissent une longue évaluation et des tests approfondis. Mais après une opération chirurgicale, certains professionnels et défenseurs affirment que les gens sont injustement laissés seuls pour gérer le traitement et les soins, sans beaucoup d’aide ou de conseils.

1-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Chatbot outperformed physicians in clinical reasoning in head-to-head study
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

ChatGPT-4, an artificial intelligence program designed to understand and generate human-like text, outperformed internal medicine residents and attending physicians at two academic medical centers at processing medical data and demonstrating clinical reasoning. In a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, physician-scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) compared a large language model’s (LLM) reasoning abilities directly against human performance using standards developed to assess physicians.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
UChicago Medicine: NCI renews Cancer Center's premier 'Comprehensive' designation amid 50th anniversary celebration
University of Chicago Medical Center

A 'Comprehensive Cancer Center' is the top U.S. designation for cancer research and treatment facilities recognized by high-quality research that leads to major shifts in cancer care.

Newswise: Photonic Feature Extractor for Broadband Radio-Frequency Signals
Released: 1-Apr-2024 9:50 AM EDT
Photonic Feature Extractor for Broadband Radio-Frequency Signals
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Cognitive radio-frequency (RF) sensing is essential in modern sensing applications, but efficiently processing the broadband RF signals is challenging. To tackle this problem, scientists in China invented a photonic chip, which transforms the broadband RF signals into sparse features and lessens the challenge of digital processing.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 9:45 AM EDT
Facing a Potentially Warmer, Drier Washington State, Argonne Develops Plans to be Sure Nuclear Power Plants Stay Cool
Argonne National Laboratory

Nuclear science and environmental science experts at Argonne look beyond climate changes to model the design of tomorrow’s nuclear systems in the state of Washington.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Study Suggests Taking an Aggressive Stance in Crisis Communications Costs Companies Money
North Carolina State University

A new study tracked 10 years of data to capture shifts in how corporate interests and the public discussed a complex legal situation – and how those dynamics related to stock price. The bottom line? When the company took an aggressive stance, its stock price dropped.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
دراسة توثق السلامة والتحسينات الناتجة عن العلاج بالخلايا الجذعية بعد إصابة الحبل النخاعي
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا. — تظهر دراسة في مايو كلينك أن الخلايا الجذعية المشتقة من دهون المرضى آمنة وقد تحسن الحِسّ والحركة بعد إصابات الحبل النخاعي الرَضْحِيّة. تظهر النتائج من المرحلة الأولى من التجارب السريرية في مجلة ناتشور كوميونيكاشن. تقدم نتائج هذا البحث المبكر بعض الرؤى حول إمكانات العلاج بالخلايا للأشخاص الذين يتعايشون مع إصابات الحبل النخاعي والشَلَل والذين خياراتهم في تحسين وظائفهم محدودة للغاية.

Newswise: Prioritizing Tiger Conservation: Tiger Conservation Coalition Holds Virtual Press Briefing on Purpose and Goals 
Of The Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference in Bhutan
Released: 1-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Prioritizing Tiger Conservation: Tiger Conservation Coalition Holds Virtual Press Briefing on Purpose and Goals Of The Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference in Bhutan
Wildlife Conservation Society

Panelists will announce a new funding target for tigers; focus on the goals of the Bhutan summit; and discuss why the conservation of tigers is key to addressing a wide range of conservation and environmental issues.



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