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Released: 12-Jun-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Study Shows Politicians Deny Misdeeds Because We Want to Believe Them
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

According to a newly published study led by a University of Nebraska–Lincoln political scientist, the answer may be that their supporters prefer a less-than-credible denial to losing political power and in-group status because of a discredited standard-bearer.

   
Released: 12-Jun-2024 4:05 PM EDT
MSU researchers discover honeybees can detect lung cancer
Michigan State University

Michigan State University researchers have discovered that honeybees can detect biomarkers or chemical concentrations associated with lung cancer in human breath. The researchers have also shown that the honeybees can distinguish between different lung cancer cell types using only the ‘smell’ of the cell cultures.

Newswise: AI approach elevates plasma performance and stability across fusion devices
Released: 12-Jun-2024 4:00 PM EDT
AI approach elevates plasma performance and stability across fusion devices
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

A team of fusion researchers led by engineers at Princeton University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have successfully deployed machine learning methods to suppress harmful edge instabilities — without sacrificing plasma performance. The research team demonstrated the highest fusion performance without the presence of edge bursts at two different fusion facilities — each with its own set of operating parameters.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 4:00 PM EDT
Avoidable Deaths During Covid-19 Associated with Chronic Hospital Nurse Understaffing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

A new study published in International Journal of Nursing Studies showed that individuals with Covid-19 were more likely to die in hospitals that were chronically understaffed before the pandemic. This study is one of the first to document the continuing public health dangers of permitting so many U.S. hospitals to ration nursing care by understaffing nursing services.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 4:00 PM EDT
AANA Issues Policy Considerations for the Management of Waste Anesthetic Gases
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) recently issued its policy considerations addressing the safe and effective disposal of waste anesthetic gases (WAG).

7-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Depressive Symptoms in Young Adults Linked to Thinking, Memory Problems in Midlife
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who experience prolonged depressive symptoms starting in young adulthood may have worse thinking and memory skills in middle age, according to a study published in the June 12, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

7-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Does Having a Child with Low Birth Weight Increase a Person’s Risk of Dementia?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who give birth to infants less than 5.5 pounds may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems later in life than people who give birth to infants who do not have a low birth weight, according to a study published in the June 12, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Newswise: The Medical Minute: What to know about skin cancer
Released: 12-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: What to know about skin cancer
Penn State Health

Skin cancer is common, but the good news is – it’s preventable, treatable and in many cases, curable. A Penn State Health expert discusses how to protect yourself and when you should see a doctor.

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Joro spiders are nothing to worry about, explains expert
Virginia Tech

The large, brightly colored Joro spider has been sighted recently on social media in many more places than it has ever been seen in the United States, as exaggerated, misleading stories about the arachnid have gone viral. Yet they pose no threat, except perhaps to insects and to other spiders, says Virginia Tech entomologist Theresa Dellinger.

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The problems ticks pose, according to an expert
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech entomologist Eric Day discusses the hazards ticks pose and how to reduce one's chance of tick bites.

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Newswise: ‘Synthetic’ Cell Shown to Follow Chemical Directions and Change Shape, A Vital Biological Function
10-Jun-2024 10:00 AM EDT
‘Synthetic’ Cell Shown to Follow Chemical Directions and Change Shape, A Vital Biological Function
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a feat aimed at understanding how cells move and creating new ways to shuttle drugs through the body, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have built a minimal synthetic cell that follows an external chemical cue and demonstrates a governing principle of biology called “symmetry breaking.”

Newswise: Swimming microrobots deliver cancer-fighting drugs to metastatic lung tumors in mice
9-Jun-2024 7:30 PM EDT
Swimming microrobots deliver cancer-fighting drugs to metastatic lung tumors in mice
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego engineers have developed microscopic robots, known as microrobots, capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver cancer-fighting medication directly to metastatic tumors.

   
Newswise: Metal Alloys that Can Take the Heat
Released: 12-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Metal Alloys that Can Take the Heat
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Complex metal alloys enter a new era of predictive design for aerospace and other high-temperature applications.

Newswise: Building energy around changing climate
Released: 12-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Building energy around changing climate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed free data sets to estimate how much energy any building in the contiguous U.S. will use in 2100. These data sets provide planners a way to anticipate future energy needs as the climate changes.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Researchers at Houston Methodist find survival improves with open radical hysterectomy in early stage cancer
Houston Methodist

Early-stage cervical cancer patients see better survival and decreased recurrence rates after open radical hysterectomy than minimally invasive laparoscopic approaches, according to a 5-year study led by Houston Methodist researchers and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Newswise: Newest LOVEwork Unveiled in Newport News
Released: 12-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Newest LOVEwork Unveiled in Newport News
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

The Jefferson Lab LOVEwork is a testament to the lab’s commitment to partnering with other national labs, reducing its environmental impact by reusing scientific apparatus, and educating future scientists in the science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) disciplines. This is the lab’s first public art and STEAM education installation, and it was first unveiled on June 6 in preparation for Jefferson Lab’s 2024 Open House event.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Health System to Lead Discussions on the Impact of Climate Change on Health and the Potential of Brain-Computer Interfaces at the 2024 Aspen Ideas: Health and Aspen Ideas Festival
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System experts will lead key discussions on how climate change is impacting health and on the potential of next-generation brain-computer interfaces to provide breakthrough treatments for patients with brain disorders.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
American Society of Nephrology Commends The House Energy And Commerce Committee for Advancing The Honor our Living Donors (Hold) Act (H.R. 6020)
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) applauds the House Energy and Commerce Committee for unanimously passing the Honor Our Living Donors Act (H.R. 6020), to ensure that only the income of a living donor can be considered when determining eligibility for federal financial assistance provided to living donors. The bipartisan legislation now awaits action on the House floor and in the Senate.

Newswise: What the geologic record reveals about how the oceans were oxygenated
Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
What the geologic record reveals about how the oceans were oxygenated
University of Utah

New research led by University of Utah geochemist Chadlin Ostrander uses thallium isotopes to track the rise and fall of free oxygen on Earth 2.5 billion years ago, the process that enabled life as we know it

Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Innovación en los exámenes de detección y el tratamiento del cáncer de pulmón
Mayo Clinic

El cáncer de pulmón es el cáncer que más mata a hombres y mujeres adultos en el mundo. Uno de los motivos es que cuando se desarrollan los síntomas, el cáncer está demasiado avanzado como para ser tratado.

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Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
With, not on: Reimagining autism in research
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Genetics, brain imaging and personal experience inform a new way to describe how autism looks and feels in individuals. The Beckman researchers behind this method — Stephanie Ceman, Laura Hetrick and Tracey Wszalek — nicknamed their interdisciplinary team The Mutual Admiration Society. The research takes place at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

     
Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Inovação no exame preventivo e tratamento de câncer de pulmão
Mayo Clinic

O câncer de pulmão é o câncer mais letal entre homens e mulheres adultos ao redor do mundo. Um dos motivos é que, com o desenvolvimento dos sintomas ao longo do tempo, o câncer atinge um nível muito avançado para que a cura seja possível.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
الابتكار في مجال فحص سرطان الرئة وعلاجه
Mayo Clinic

سرطان الرئة هو أكبر سرطان قاتل للبالغين من الرجال والنساء على مستوى العالم. ومن أسباب ذلك هو أنه في الوقت الذي تظهر فيه الأعراض، يكون السرطان بالفعل في مرحلة متقدمة للغاية بحيث لا يمكن علاجه.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
NIH collaborates with diagnostics manufacturers on obtaining authorization of multiplex tests
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

To date, nine medical device developers participating in the RADx® Tech Independent Test Assessment Program have received emergency use authorization for at-home and point-of care test products that simultaneously detect COVID-19 and flu A/B.

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Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Media Tip Sheet: More Men Considering Weight Loss Drugs
George Washington University

Now that weight loss drugs like Wegovy have been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease and treat sleep apnea, more men are likely to start taking them, according to an analysis by Reuters.​​​​​​​ ...

Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Media Tip Sheet: Congressional Republicans Introduce Bill to Ban DEI Programs in Federal Government
George Washington University

Congressional Republicans have introduced the Dismantle DEI Act, aiming to eliminate all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and funding.

Newswise: FAU/Mainstreet Poll Shows Trump’s Lead Over Biden Shrinks 
in Florida’s Election Battle
Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
FAU/Mainstreet Poll Shows Trump’s Lead Over Biden Shrinks in Florida’s Election Battle
Florida Atlantic University

Former U.S. President Donald Trump continues to hold an advantage over incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden among Florida voters who seem divided on culture war issues but united on economic concerns.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Media Tip Sheet: All eyes on the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
George Washington University

The 2024 Summer Olympics are right around the corner! The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. ...

       
Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Media Tip Sheet: FDA Reverses Ban on Juul Vaping Products
George Washington University

The Food and Drug Administration is reversing its ban on Juul e-cigarettes. This would allow the company to receive full federal clearance. ...

Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Media Tip Sheet: Climate Implications of Far-Right Movement in the EU
George Washington University

There’s growing concern about what this far-right shift might mean for EU climate policies and initiatives over this five-year term. ...

Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Media Tip Sheet: Republican Unity in Focus as Trump Meets GOP Lawmakers to Discuss Impending Agenda
George Washington University

As the election approaches, congressional Republicans are looking to coordinate their priorities with former president Donald Trump.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Media Tip Sheet: U.S. Takes on India Today in International Cricket Tournament, ICC T20 World Cup
George Washington University

The U.S. national cricket team is garnering quite a bit of attention after its stunning upset of the global powerhouse Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup. ...

Newswise: To Heal Skin, Scientists Invent Living Bioelectronics
Released: 12-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
To Heal Skin, Scientists Invent Living Bioelectronics
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Simiao Niu, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering at Rutgers-New Brunswick, has played a crucial role in the development of the kind of device that he dreamed of: a unique prototype of what he and his research collaborators are calling a “living bioelectronic” designed to treat psoriasis.

Newswise: NASA’s Roman Mission gets cosmic ​‘sneak peek’ from Argonne supercomputer
Released: 12-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
NASA’s Roman Mission gets cosmic ​‘sneak peek’ from Argonne supercomputer
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers from DOE and NASA joined forces to use Argonne’s Theta supercomputer to produce 4 million simulated images that are being used to prepare for future observations from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Newswise: Sharon Hendricks Named Chief Administrative Officer of
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital
Released: 12-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Sharon Hendricks Named Chief Administrative Officer of Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital
LifeBridge Health

LifeBridge Health has named Sharon Hendricks as chief administrative officer of Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, a 330-licensed bed facility that offers several types of care services, including a long-term residential facility, a sub-acute rehabilitation unit and a specialty hospital with a high-intensity care unit.

Newswise: Gathering STEAM
Released: 12-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Gathering STEAM
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center is partnering with Northern Arizona University, New Mexico State University and the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, which is located on NMSU’s campus in Las Cruces, to connect emerging cancer disparities researchers with mentors to continue developing these scholars.

   
Released: 12-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Ochsner Health Physician Receives National Appointment and Prestigious Honor
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health is proud to recognize two recent professional accomplishments of Dr. Gerald “Gerry” Cvitanovich, chief strategy officer of Ochsner Urgent Care and Occupational Health.

Newswise: St. Louis Leaders Build on Successful Strategies to Bridge Agtech Innovation Between Latin America and St. Louis
Released: 12-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
St. Louis Leaders Build on Successful Strategies to Bridge Agtech Innovation Between Latin America and St. Louis
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Building on efforts to bridge innovation between the St. Louis region and Latin America, a delegation of 10 St. Louis leaders is headed to São Paulo, Brazil for the World Agri-Tech South America Summit to showcase the region’s strength in agtech and geospatial technologies.

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Released: 12-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Appoints Department of Anesthesiology Co-Chairs
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai has appointed Andrew Geller, MD, and Michael Nurok, MB, ChB, PhD, as co-chairs of the Department of Anesthesiology.

Newswise: 9/11 Responders Exposed to More Toxins Show Higher Incidence of Dementia
Released: 12-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
9/11 Responders Exposed to More Toxins Show Higher Incidence of Dementia
Stony Brook University

Evidence that Word Trade Center (WTC) responders during 9/11 and its aftermath have since suffered poorer brain health than others not exposed to WTC toxins has mounted in recent years. A new study led by Stony Brook University researchers that evaluates more than 5,000 WTC responders indicates that those who had more exposures to WTC-related toxins have dementia at a higher rate than other responders with fewer WTC-related toxic exposures.

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Researchers study herbicide spray applications using drones
Virginia Tech

Two grants totaling approximately $1 million from the National Institutes of Food and Agriculture will assist in funding the standardization of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for herbicide spray applications.

11-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Climate Change-related Disturbances Linked to Worse Cardiovascular Health, Researchers Show
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for approximately one in every three deaths, with more than 20 million deaths reported in 2021 according to a 2024 World Heart Federation report.

   
Newswise: Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy
10-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The study reported in the journal Nature provides a mechanistic explanation for the “obesity paradox” — that obesity can contribute to cancer progression but also improve response to immunotherapy.



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