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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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Released: 20-Mar-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Clinical Trial Results Published in Nature Medicine Show Immunotherapy’s Potential in Resectable Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers and the Benefits of Monitoring Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) to Measure Disease Response
Baylor Scott and White Health

The results of a study published today in Nature Medicine show exciting immune responses in patients with operable esophageal or gastroesophageal cancers given neoadjuvant immunotherapy. The study results also show the potential for monitoring circulating tumor DNA as a predictor for future intervention.

Newswise: America could, even must, relearn vital lessons from a pivotal Irish institution
Released: 20-Mar-2024 6:00 AM EDT
America could, even must, relearn vital lessons from a pivotal Irish institution
Mackey Strategies

Ireland, facing the decline of the 1990’s famed Celtic Tiger, used Science Foundation Ireland to boost itself from innovation laggard to recurring status as one of the world’s most innovative countries.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 5:00 AM EDT
New on the Job? Study Finds Men, Not Women, Are Rewarded for Getting to Know Their Co-Workers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Building relationships with colleagues is critical when starting a new job, but a Rutgers-led study in the Journal of Management Scientific Reports suggests that only men are rewarded for their efforts.

Newswise:Video Embedded hitting-this-stretchy-electronic-material-makes-it-tougher
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11-Mar-2024 11:45 PM EDT
Hitting this stretchy, electronic material makes it tougher
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Dropping wearable electronics, or hitting them really hard, usually breaks the devices. Now, researchers report on a flexible and electrically conductive material with “adaptive durability,” getting stronger when it is hit. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2024.

Newswise:Video Embedded new-model-clarifies-why-water-freezes-at-a-range-of-temperatures
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11-Mar-2024 11:45 PM EDT
New model clarifies why water freezes at a range of temperatures
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Though it’s known that tiny sites like soot and bacteria help water freeze, the fundamentals of how ice forms are vague. Scientists have now developed a theoretical model showing how structural details on surfaces influence water’s freezing point. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2024.

Newswise:Video Embedded cleaning-up-environmental-contaminants-with-quantum-dot-technology
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11-Mar-2024 11:45 PM EDT
Cleaning up environmental contaminants with quantum dot technology
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Quantum dot research just won a Nobel Prize, and now, the applications for nontoxic quantum dots are being expanded. One team of researchers has designed carbon- and sulfur-based dots to help clean up the environment. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2024.

Newswise:Video Embedded crawfish-could-transfer-ionic-lithium-from-their-environment-into-food-chain
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11-Mar-2024 11:45 PM EDT
Crawfish could transfer ionic lithium from their environment into food chain
American Chemical Society (ACS)

The increasing use of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries likely means more environmental contamination. Researchers have explored how lithium accumulates in crawfish, with implications for the environment and public health. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2024.

   
Newswise: Why women are no further ahead in the workforce than 30 years ago
Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Why women are no further ahead in the workforce than 30 years ago
University of South Australia

A report exploring the working conditions of pregnant employees and parents has been released today, calling for major changes in Australian workplaces to counter the “vast discrimination and disadvantage” experienced by these groups.

Newswise: Sylvester receives 2 US Department of Defense grants to study endometrial cancer in Black women
Released: 19-Mar-2024 11:05 PM EDT
Sylvester receives 2 US Department of Defense grants to study endometrial cancer in Black women
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have received two new three-year, $1 million grants from the U.S. Department of Defense to study endometrial cancer in Black women who were born in the U.S., the Caribbean and West Africa.

Newswise: Rural prisons: the focus for new mental health research
Released: 19-Mar-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Rural prisons: the focus for new mental health research
University of South Australia

Prison nurses are receiving specialist psychosocial training as part of a new University of South Australia research project to support the mental health needs of people in custody in rural South Australia.

Released: 19-Mar-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Policies for happiness: Finnish experts available to comment on what keeps the population happy
Aalto University

Experts from Finland available to comment on policies that create happiness

Newswise: How Animal Reproductive Medicine Helps with Breeding, Conservation of Species
Released: 19-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EDT
How Animal Reproductive Medicine Helps with Breeding, Conservation of Species
Tufts University

Animal reproductive medicine, theriogenology, helps with breeding and conservation of species, says Tufts University faculty member.

Released: 19-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Who Wrote This? Columbia Engineers Discover Novel Method to Identify AI-generated Text
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Columbia Engineering researchers develop a novel approach that can detect AI-generated content without needing access to the AI's architecture, algorithms, or training data–a first in the field.

Newswise: What heat can tell us about battery chemistry: using the Peltier effect to study lithium-ion cells
Released: 19-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
What heat can tell us about battery chemistry: using the Peltier effect to study lithium-ion cells
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

New research from The Grainger College of Engineering suggests that observing how heat flows in conjunction with electricity can give important insights into battery chemistry.

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Released: 19-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Genetics, Sex and Smoking Linked to More Health Issues for IBD Patients
Cedars-Sinai

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have identified risk factors that make inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients susceptible to developing serious conditions in other parts of their bodies.

Released: 19-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
UAlbany Cybersecurity Incident Response Studio Wins $1.25M in Federal Funding
University at Albany, State University of New York

The initiative will bring cyber and crisis management researchers from across campus together to support training and simulation exercises for public, private and non-profit sector partners.

Released: 19-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
خلايا راقصة تُظهر كيف يفيق الدماغ من التخدير
Mayo Clinic

وفقًا لدراسة أجرتها مايو كلينك ونُشرت في مجلة Nature Neuroscience، فإن الخلايا التي تعمل كخط الدفاع الأول للجهاز العصبي المركزي ضد الأخطار تلعب دورًا أيضًا في مساعدة الدماغ على الاستفاقة من التخدير. ويمكن أن يساعد هذا الاكتشاف في تمهيد الطريق للتوصل لأساليب مبتكرة تعالج مضاعفات ما بعد التخدير.

Released: 19-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Targeting multiple COVID variants through the twist in the spike protein
University of Michigan

Teardrop-shaped particles designed to inactivate multiple strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could one day complement existing treatments for COVID-19, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan and Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China.

Released: 19-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Células dançarinas mostram como o cérebro desperta da anestesia
Mayo Clinic

De acordo com um estudo da Mayo Clinic publicado pela Nature Neuroscience, as células que atuam na primeira linha de defesa do sistema nervoso central contra lesões também desempenham um papel em ajudar o cérebro a despertar da anestesia. Esta descoberta pode ajudar a pavimentar o caminho para métodos inovadores que abordam as complicações pós-anestésicas.

Newswise: Monitoring and measuring biodiversity require more than just numbers; scientists advocate for change
Released: 19-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Monitoring and measuring biodiversity require more than just numbers; scientists advocate for change
University of Florida

A study led by University of Florida scientists published today in the journal of Trends and Ecology and Evolution advocates for change to promote standardized practices in the field – a practice that has been missing from the science.

Newswise: Decade of Healing: Foster School of Medicine’s Student Clinic Serves as a Lifeline in El Paso’s Colonia of Sparks
Released: 19-Mar-2024 2:15 PM EDT
Decade of Healing: Foster School of Medicine’s Student Clinic Serves as a Lifeline in El Paso’s Colonia of Sparks
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

The medical student run clinic’s decade-long operation in Sparks underscores the pressing need for medical services in communities that traditional health care systems often overlook. In Texas alone, 28.9% of Hispanics lack health insurance, compared to 19.4 percent of the nation.

Newswise:Video Embedded powering-up-to-solve-challenges-in-energy-storage
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Released: 19-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Powering Up to Solve Challenges in Energy Storage
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

In 2006, battery research was practically non-existent at PNNL. Today, the lab is lauded for its battery research. How did PNNL go from a new player to a leader in state-of-the-art storage for EVs and the grid?

Released: 19-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Células danzantes muestran cómo el cerebro se despierta de la anestesia
Mayo Clinic

Según un estudio de Mayo Clinic publicado por la Nature Neuroscience, las células que actúan en la primera línea de defensa del sistema nervioso central contra las lesiones también juegan un papel en ayudar al cerebro a despertar de la anestesia. Este descubrimiento puede ayudar a allanar el camino para métodos innovadores que abordan las complicaciones post-anestesia.



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