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Newswise: Brian Schaffner Named a 2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Release date: 8-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Brian Schaffner Named a 2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Tufts University

Brian Schaffner, a political science professor and Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, has been named to the 2024 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows by Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Newswise: Disadvantaged entrepreneurs often fear success, but new research can help
Release date: 8-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Disadvantaged entrepreneurs often fear success, but new research can help
University of Notre Dame

When low-income entrepreneurs start their own businesses, they frequently fear failure — a well-documented phenomenon. But over time, they may also fear success, given the costs and unknowns it can bring, and this barrier to growth is under-studied and underappreciated. A new study from a Keough School of Global Affairs expert breaks new ground by explaining this fear and offers five recommendations to help entrepreneurs overcome it and move out of poverty.

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Newswise: FAU Researchers Receive $1M in FDOH Grants to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Released: 8-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT
FAU Researchers Receive $1M in FDOH Grants to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Florida Atlantic University

With this funding, FAU researchers will shed light on the biological functions of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by taking advantage of synthetic chemistry strategies; provide an innovative online screening tool for older drivers with cognitive decline; and gain a deeper understanding of the role of brain cholesterol in AD.

Newswise: Xylyx Bio announces exclusive license agreement with Vanderbilt University for donor organ rehabilitation asset
Released: 8-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Xylyx Bio announces exclusive license agreement with Vanderbilt University for donor organ rehabilitation asset
Xylyx Bio, Inc.

Xylyx Bio, a regenerative medicine company developing innovative solutions for tissue and organ repair, today announced entry into an exclusive license agreement with Vanderbilt University for the rights to a xenogeneic cross-circulation platform that restores damaged donor organs to transplant condition.

   
Newswise: 4C Medical's AltaValve System Secures Dual FDA Breakthrough Device Designations, Expediting Patient Access to Advanced Mitral Valve Therapies
Released: 8-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
4C Medical's AltaValve System Secures Dual FDA Breakthrough Device Designations, Expediting Patient Access to Advanced Mitral Valve Therapies
4C Medical Technologies, Inc.

4C Medical Technologies, Inc. ("4C Medical"), a medical device company dedicated to advancing minimally invasive therapies for structural heart disease, has been granted Breakthrough Device designation by the U.S.

Newswise: Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo to receive Doctor of Music degree from Binghamton University
Released: 8-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo to receive Doctor of Music degree from Binghamton University
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Sonic Youth co-founder and guitarist Lee Ranaldo is receiving an honorary Doctor of Music from Binghamton University, State University of New York at this year's Commencement.

Newswise: Biomarker found to help identify cells that can repair damaged blood vessels
Released: 8-May-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Biomarker found to help identify cells that can repair damaged blood vessels
Indiana University

Researchers have discovered a protein marker to help identify cells able to repopulate in patients with damaged blood vessels. Their findings, recently published in Circulation, could lead to new therapies for people with endothelial dysfunction, a type of disorder that contributes to coronary artery disease that may occlude with plaque and lack ability to carry sufficient blood into the heart tissue causing a heart attack.

7-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Honoring Oncology Nurses at the State’s Only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Three nurses have been named recipients of Rutgers Cancer Institute’s ‘Oncology Nursing Excellence Awards’ during Nurses Week this year. This year’s award recipients were named during the annual Elizabeth Gibby Osborne Lecture.

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3-May-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Swarms of miniature robots clean up microplastics and microbes, simultaneously (video)
American Chemical Society (ACS)

In a study in ACS Nano, researchers describe swarms of microscale robots (microrobots) that captured bits of plastic and bacteria from water. Afterward, the bots were decontaminated and reused.

   
Released: 8-May-2024 7:05 AM EDT
NeuroTherapia Receives Grant from Alzheimer's Association for Development of First-in-Class Drug for Alzheimer's Disease
NeuroTherapia, Inc.

NeuroTherapia, an early-stage clinical pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has received a grant from the Alzheimer's Association Part the Cloud program for the development of its first-in-class drug, NTRX-07, for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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Newswise: ‘Mathematical microscope’ reveals novel, energy-efficient mechanism of working memory that works even during sleep
6-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
‘Mathematical microscope’ reveals novel, energy-efficient mechanism of working memory that works even during sleep
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health researchers have discovered a mechanism that creates memories while reducing metabolic cost, even during sleep. This efficient memory occurs in a part of the brain that is crucial for learning and memory, and where Alzheimer’s disease begins.

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Released: 7-May-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai to Join Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai experts are participating in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week, May 13-15 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, highlighting their dedication to enhancing innovation and medical advances that will have a positive impact on communities worldwide.

7-May-2024 5:05 AM EDT
Unlocking insights into insomnia
University of Bristol

GP data can provide unique insights into common health conditions, new research looking at insomnia symptom prevalence in England has shown. The University of Bristol-led study, published in BMJ Open today [8 May], also highlights the value of improving access to this data for future health research.

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Released: 7-May-2024 6:05 PM EDT
What We Can Learn From a Supercentenarian
Cedars-Sinai

It was Pearl Berg’s birthday, and a TV reporter asked her what some might consider a rhetorical question. “Mrs. Berg,” he said, “how did you get to be 107 years old?” She looked up from her seat and with a twinkle in her eye, she answered. “Well … first, you have to be 106.”

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Released: 7-May-2024 6:05 PM EDT
UChicago Medicine earns top score as LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader
University of Chicago Medical Center

For the eighth consecutive time, the University of Chicago Medicine has earned the “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation from the Washington D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the education arm of America’s largest civil rights organization.

Newswise: Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers
Released: 7-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers
University of Colorado Boulder

In lab experiments, engineers at CU Boulder asked groups of younger and older adults to complete a deceptively simple task: to reach for a target on a computer screen. The group's findings could one day help doctors diagnose a range of illnesses, from Parkinson's disease to mental health conditions like depression.

Newswise: In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate change
Released: 7-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate change
University of Colorado Boulder

Researchers led by CU Boulder primatologist Michelle Sauther walked the paths of the Lajuma Research Centre in South Africa at night, keeping an eye out for the glowing eyes of galago primates, or bushbabies. The team's findings reveal troubling hints about how small animals may adapt to extreme temperatures.

Newswise: Seven ORNL inventions licensed to Texas-based lithium recovery firm
Released: 7-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Seven ORNL inventions licensed to Texas-based lithium recovery firm
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A collection of seven technologies for lithium recovery developed by scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been licensed to Element3, a Texas-based company focused on extracting lithium from wastewater produced by oil and gas production.

Newswise: Mobile teams bring COVID-19 vaccines to rural villages in Sierra Leone
Released: 7-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Mobile teams bring COVID-19 vaccines to rural villages in Sierra Leone
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A new international research project showed that intervention with mobile vaccination teams in Sierra Leone is an effective way of reaching rural populations to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates.

Released: 7-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
X-ray study offers first look at a quantum version of the liquid-crystal phase
Argonne National Laboratory

A team of scientists, with help from Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source, have demonstrated the existence of an elusive state of matter known as quantum spin nematic.

Released: 7-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
The Expansion of Offshore Drilling by Oil Companies
Newswise

In a bold move, oil companies are significantly ramping up their offshore drilling operations, reflecting a global surge in demand for energy.

Released: 7-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Yale Cancer Center Earns International Reaccreditation for Expertise in CAR T-cell Therapy and Stem Cell Transplantation
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital (SCH) have again received an internationally recognized accreditation for cellular therapy and stem cell transplantation from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), giving patients life-saving cancer treatment options in Connecticut.

Newswise: New Museum of the Eye Exhibit Explores Weird Blindness Cures From the 1800s
Released: 7-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
New Museum of the Eye Exhibit Explores Weird Blindness Cures From the 1800s
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

The Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye® today announced the opening of Hoodwinked: 19th Century Quack Medicine.

Released: 7-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
New study aims to combat sight damage from diabetes
Wayne State University Division of Research

Fu-Shin Yu, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology, visual and anatomical sciences in the Wayne State University School of Medicine, received an award from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health for his study aiming to reverse the adverse effects of diabetes on eyesight.

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Newswise: ORNL, SLAC team up for breakthrough biology projects
Released: 7-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
ORNL, SLAC team up for breakthrough biology projects
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Under DOE’s Integrated Research Infrastructure initiative, a team from ORNL and SLAC is establishing a data portal that will enable Frontier to process the results from experiments conducted by LCLS-II.

Newswise: Psychedelic therapy and ecological medicine symposium to be held at UCLA
Released: 7-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Psychedelic therapy and ecological medicine symposium to be held at UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health is set to host a unique symposium this week to explore the evolving research in psychedelic therapies and how combining it with reconnection to natural world could help to amplify their mental health benefits.

Newswise: UC San Diego Health Recognized as High Performer for LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality
Released: 7-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
UC San Diego Health Recognized as High Performer for LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Medical Center earns “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index.

Newswise: Health-related quality of life after pediatric epilepsy surgery: Dr. Mary Lou Smith
Released: 7-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Health-related quality of life after pediatric epilepsy surgery: Dr. Mary Lou Smith
International League Against Epilepsy

What factors determine quality of life after pediatric epilepsy surgery? How can clinicians set families up for success? Dr. Kette Valente talks with Dr. Mary Lou Smith, whose work has implications for treatment decisions and setting expectations about the impact of surgery.

Newswise: Study reveals flaw in long-accepted approximation used in water simulations
Released: 7-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Study reveals flaw in long-accepted approximation used in water simulations
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Computational scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have published a study in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation that questions a long-accepted factor in simulating the molecular dynamics of water: the 2 femtosecond (one quadrillionth of a second) time step.

Newswise: Le diagnostic à l'ère numérique : en faveur des vidéos personnelles
Released: 7-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Le diagnostic à l'ère numérique : en faveur des vidéos personnelles
International League Against Epilepsy

Les vidéos personnelles de personnes présentant des activités s’apparentant à des crises peuvent aider les neurologues à diagnostiquer et à traiter l’épilepsie.

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Newswise: Cancer Prevention and Screening is Crucial to Women’s Health
Released: 7-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Cancer Prevention and Screening is Crucial to Women’s Health
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Ruth D. Stephenson, DO, FACOG, gynecologic oncologist in the Gynecologic Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health shares tips for women to live their healthiest lives.

Newswise: Two Brookhaven Lab Scientists Named AAAS Fellows
Released: 7-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Two Brookhaven Lab Scientists Named AAAS Fellows
Brookhaven National Laboratory

UPTON, N.Y. — The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recognized two staff scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory with the distinction of Fellow: Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for High Energy Physics Dmitri Denisov and Senior Chemist Anatoly Frenkel.

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Released: 7-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Construction Begins on Groundbreaking Precision Ag Research Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Construction of the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture at Nebraska Innovation Campus launched with a ceremonial turning of dirt on May 6.

Newswise: LJI scientist Alison Tarke honored by Italian government
Released: 7-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
LJI scientist Alison Tarke honored by Italian government
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

“Alison’s research has been very, very impactful, and her efforts have catalyzed a cultural exchange between the United State and Italy."

Released: 7-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Ochsner Health named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces 2024 for Mental Wellbeing
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health is committed to fostering an environment that prioritizes the mental well-being of each employee through innovative health initiatives, comprehensive support services and a culture of inclusivity.

Released: 7-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Ross Procedure Outcomes in Children Tied to Anatomy
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recently conducted a 30-year study of more than 300 pediatric patients who underwent the Ross procedure at CHLA to determine how a patient’s age and heart anatomy impact the surgery’s success.

Newswise: Researchers Find Key Signal Regulating Earliest Stages of Mammalian Development
Released: 7-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Researchers Find Key Signal Regulating Earliest Stages of Mammalian Development
University of Utah Health

The discovery opens doors to better stem cell therapies.

Released: 7-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Business-Focused Anti-Poverty Initiatives Can Have Unintended Consequences
North Carolina State University

A new study of entrepreneurial small businesses created to address poverty in rural Africa found that the introduction of the entrepreneurial model led to unexpected social shifts that made the small business operators a source of friction and social discontent in their communities.

Released: 7-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New genetic mutation identified for congenital thyroid condition
University of Chicago Medical Center

Research led by UChicago uncovers a genetic mutation that can lead to a rare form of thyroid abnormality.

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Release date: 7-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Professional Counselors Love Their Work, But Not Their Earnings
American Counseling Association

Most professional counselors enjoy their work, but nearly half say they feel poorly compensated for the important job they do, results of a survey commissioned by the American Counseling Association (ACA) show.

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