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Expert says fireflies aren’t going extinct, but their numbers are dwindling
Virginia Tech

For many people, fireflies lighting up backyards is a sign of summertime. The thrill of catching them in a jar and releasing them back into the wild is a childhood pastime. But if you have noticed a decline in fireflies over the years, you’re not alone. Virginia Tech entomologist Eric Day explains why climate and urban development are playing a big role in the decreasing numbers.

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Released: 6-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
How to Help Your Child Make Friends With a Child Who Has Autism
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

As a parent, you want your child to be inclusive and accepting of the people they encounter—including those with autism spectrum disorder. Approximately 95% of children with disabilities enroll in regular schools. That means your child is likely to meet someone with autism in class or extracurricular activities, whether they realize it or not.

Newswise: Cal State Fullerton Named One of Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity
Released: 6-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Cal State Fullerton Named One of Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity
California State University, Fullerton

Forbes ranks Cal State Fullerton as one of the Top 500 Best Employers for Diversity in the country in 2024 for its efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.

   
Release date: 6-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Study Uncovers At Least One Cause of Roadblocks to Cancer Immunotherapy
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

A study led by Yale scientists, published April 25 in the journal Science Immunology, investigated the potential causes associated with T cell exclusion using a genome-wide screen of more than 1,000 human proteins.

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Newswise: Beyond Therapy: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Fighting Depression
Released: 6-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Beyond Therapy: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Fighting Depression
JMIR Publications

Study reveals VR's potential in revolutionizing depression treatment, offering hope to millions worldwide.

   
Newswise: Groundbreaking Microcapacitors Could Power Chips of the Future
Released: 6-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Groundbreaking Microcapacitors Could Power Chips of the Future
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab scientists have achieved record-high energy and power densities in microcapacitors made with engineered thin films, using materials and fabrication techniques already widespread in chip manufacturing.

Released: 6-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Penn Medicine at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy 27th Annual Meeting
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Researchers from the Gene Therapy Program (GTP) at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will present ten research abstracts, two invited talks, and a workshop presentation highlighting their translational science and discovery research on gene therapy, gene editing, and adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector technology at the American Society of Cell and Gene Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting on May 7 - 11, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Released: 6-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
VR Poses Privacy Risks for Kids. A New Study Finds Parents Aren’t as Worried as They Should Be.
North Carolina State University

New research finds that, while an increasing number of minors are using virtual reality (VR) apps, not many parents recognize the extent of the security and privacy risks that are specific to VR technologies.

Released: 6-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Quietly making noise: Measuring differential privacy could balance meaningful analytics and healthcare data security
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORNL researchers Vandy Tombs and Robert Bridges have developed a new method that improves on the standard method of differential privacy to allow healthcare data sharing while maintaining patient privacy.

   

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5-May-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Research to Prevent Blindness Opens Applications for Vision Research Grants
Research to Prevent Blindness

Research to Prevent Blindness is pleased to announce that it has opened a new round of grant funding for high-impact vision research, including research related to glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, inherited retinal diseases, myopia, amblyopia, low vision and many more.

Newswise: Stagflationary Environment Likely and SoCal in a Slowdown
Released: 6-May-2024 5:05 AM EDT
Stagflationary Environment Likely and SoCal in a Slowdown
California State University, Fullerton

The threat of a recession has been replaced by a slow and steady stagflationary environment of rising prices and sluggish economic growth, say Cal State Fullerton College of Business and Economics economists Anil Puri and Mira Farka.

Newswise: Simulated Chemistry: New AI Platform Designs Tomorrow’s Cancer Drugs
1-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Simulated Chemistry: New AI Platform Designs Tomorrow’s Cancer Drugs
University of California San Diego

Researchers from University of California San Diego have developed a new AI tool to that generate new drug candidates for cancer, which could help streamline the typically laborious drug discovery process.

Released: 6-May-2024 4:05 AM EDT
In a first, researchers generate a direct measurement of the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells from a patient’s biopsy
Bar-Ilan University

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have unveiled a technology that promises to improve cancer treatment decisions based on a patient's biopsy.

   
30-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Survey of U.S. Parents Highlights Need for More Awareness About Newborn Screening, Cystic Fibrosis and What to Do if Results are Abnormal
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A national survey led by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found that parents have insufficient knowledge of newborn screening in general and of cystic fibrosis (CF) in particular.

5-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
The American Association of Immunologists Partners with Oxford University Press to Publish Preeminent Immunology Journals  
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) today announced its publishing partnership with Oxford University Press (OUP). OUP will publish the AAI journals, The Journal of Immunology (The JI) and ImmunoHorizons (IH), beginning in 2025. 

   
3-May-2024 7:00 PM EDT
American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Introduces New Brand Identity
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

Today the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), one of the world’s largest organizations of immunologists and scientists in related disciplines, is proud to announce the launch of its new brand identity.

   
Newswise: U.S. News & World Report Ranks CSUF Nursing and Business Programs Among Top Graduate Schools
Released: 3-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
U.S. News & World Report Ranks CSUF Nursing and Business Programs Among Top Graduate Schools
California State University, Fullerton

Cal State Fullerton’s nursing-anesthesia program ranks No. 1 in California and No. 7 in the nation, and its nursing-midwifery program is ranked No. 2 in California and No. 35 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings

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Released: 3-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
An Accurate and Inclusive Test of Mindreading: The Multiracial Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test
Wellesley College

Wellesley, Mass. – New research by Wellesley College professor Jeremy Wilmer and colleagues has produced an accurate and inclusive test of mindreading, or theory of mind.

Released: 3-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
New MSU research: Are carbon-capture models effective?
Michigan State University

Reforestation models have been over exaggerated — and not by a small factor — but by as many as three times of a factor. The goal set by the Paris Agreement in 2015 for countries to limit their global warming to 1.5 degrees is now close to being surpassed.

Released: 3-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Naqi Logix ‘Neural Earbud’ Awarded Gold Edison Awardtm in Social & Cultural Impact for Breakthrough Human-Machine Interface
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

The company’s revolutionary technology – NAQI Neural Earbuds, featuring NAQI’s Invisible User Interface – enables individuals to easily interact with digital devices through simple gestures, such as eye blinks or head tilts.

Newswise: Winners Announced for the 2024 Harrisburg
University Student Research Symposium
Released: 3-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Winners Announced for the 2024 Harrisburg University Student Research Symposium
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) held its sixth annual Student Research Symposium on April 17, 2024. The event featured engaging and timely discussions and insightful presentations from over 80 graduate and undergraduate students.

Newswise: The KDK Collaboration Identifies Rare Nuclear Decay in Long-Lived Potassium Isotope
Released: 3-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
The KDK Collaboration Identifies Rare Nuclear Decay in Long-Lived Potassium Isotope
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Potassium-40 usually decays to calcium-40, but about 10 percent of the time it decays to argon-40 through electron capture. One variant of this decay path ends in argon-40 in its ground state.

Newswise: What If Metals Could Conduct Light?
Released: 3-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
What If Metals Could Conduct Light?
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Conventional metals cannot conduct light in their interiors, but scientists have discovered that in the quantum metal ZrSiSe, electrons can give rise to plasmons.

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Newswise: Tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova honored at A Conversation With a Living Legend®
Released: 3-May-2024 3:00 PM EDT
Tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova honored at A Conversation With a Living Legend®
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Cancer survivors and tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova participated in a fireside-style chat with Robin Roberts on Wednesday, May 1, at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s signature event, A Conversation with a Living Legend ®, hosted at the Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston.

Newswise: New Theoretical Contribution Helps Examine the Internal Rotation of the Proton
Released: 3-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
New Theoretical Contribution Helps Examine the Internal Rotation of the Proton
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The quark Sivers function describes much of the physics of how quarks are distributed in a proton whose rotation is perpendicular to its direction of motion. This function shows whether more quarks in the proton move to the right than to the left of the plane created by the proton’s velocity and the direction of the proton’s rotation (spin) axis.

Released: 3-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
UMD Smith Launches Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

A research and teaching initiative from the University of Maryland’s business school will bolster AI-enabled design and governance frameworks for businesses and policymakers.

   

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Newswise: Tweaking isotopes sheds light on promising approach to engineer semiconductors
Released: 3-May-2024 1:50 PM EDT
Tweaking isotopes sheds light on promising approach to engineer semiconductors
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Research led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated that small changes in the isotopic content of thin semiconductor materials can influence their optical and electronic properties, possibly opening the way to new and advanced designs with the semiconductors.

Released: 3-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Mental Health First-Aid Training May Enhance Mental Health Support in Prison Settings
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health researchers examine connections between mental health wellness education among correctional officers and support for at-risk incarcerated individuals

Newswise: Experts for 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
Released: 3-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Experts for 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
Virginia Tech

The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews surrounding a variety of topics and research ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. To schedule an interview, please contact [email protected]. Can Paris be the model for a more viable, sustainable Olympic host city? The 2024 Paris Summer Games are the first real test for the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Agenda 2020, a set of 40 recommendations intended to restore the Olympic values.

Newswise: Metastatic Prostate Cancer Research: PSMAfore follow-on study favors radioligand therapy over change to androgen receptor pathway inhibition
Released: 3-May-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Metastatic Prostate Cancer Research: PSMAfore follow-on study favors radioligand therapy over change to androgen receptor pathway inhibition
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Follow-on analysis of results from the phase 3 PSMAfore study, along with the overall study results, support the consideration of 177Lu-PSMA-617 as a new standard treatment approach for this prevalent population of patients with mCRPC. Research led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and others.

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Demystifying the complex nature of Arctic clouds
University of Miami

A team of University of Miami scientists and others recently spent weeks in the Arctic region studying marine cold-air outbreaks and how the clouds they produce can lead to extreme weather events and may be interacting with the rapidly warming Arctic.

Newswise: Scientists Directly Measure a Key Reaction in Neutron Star Binaries
Released: 3-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Scientists Directly Measure a Key Reaction in Neutron Star Binaries
Department of Energy, Office of Science

X-ray bursts occur on the surface of a neutron star as it absorbs material from a companion star. This absorption initiates a cascade of thermonuclear reactions that create atoms of heavy chemical elements on the surface of a neutron star. Researchers have directly measured one of these reactions, finding it to be four times higher than the previous direct measurement.

Newswise: Researchers Build an Atomic-Level Model of Oxidization on the Surface of Tantalum Film
Released: 3-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers Build an Atomic-Level Model of Oxidization on the Surface of Tantalum Film
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Tantalum superconducting material shows great promise for making qubits. When an oxide layer forms on the surface of tantalum, it can lead to quantum decoherence. In this study, researchers used scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and computer modeling to investigate the structure of superconducting tantalum film. This helped them build an atomic-level understanding of the crystalline lattice of tantalum metal and the oxide that forms on its surface.

Newswise: Wistar Scientists Discover New Immunosuppressive Mechanism in Brain Cancer
3-May-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Wistar Scientists Discover New Immunosuppressive Mechanism in Brain Cancer
Wistar Institute

The Wistar Institute assistant professor Dr. Filippo Veglia has discovered a key mechanism of how glioblastoma — a serious and often fatal brain cancer — suppresses the immune system so that the tumor can grow unimpeded by the body’s defenses.

Newswise: ASA Press Conferences Livestreamed from Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14 #ASA186
Released: 3-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
ASA Press Conferences Livestreamed from Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14 #ASA186
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

The Acoustical Society of America and the Canadian Acoustical Association will host three press conferences Tuesday, May 14, as part of the 186th ASA Meeting/Acoustics Week, which runs May 13-17. The in-person presentations will also be livestreamed and recorded.

Released: 3-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
ChatGPT can be helpful for Black women’s self-education about HIV, PrEP
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot called ChatGPT is a powerful way for Black women to educate themselves about HIV prevention, as it provides reliable and culturally sensitive information, according to a study in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC), the official journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

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Released: 3-May-2024 6:05 AM EDT
A Revolution In Gene Therapy Is Unfolding, Bringing Hope for Vision Loss
American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)

A new approach to gene therapy resets cell homeostasis. Clinical trials to treat the retinal disorders Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt's, and Geographic Atrophy (late dry macular degeneration) are underway and showing promise.

Released: 3-May-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Mexican researchers have found that people who avoid going to psychologists choose the most violent suicide methods
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, together with physicians of the Fray Bernardino Álvarez Psychiatric Hospital in Mexico city, have conducted a study, which demonstrated that male subjects with suicidal behavior who had not sought psychological or psychiatric assistance were likely to select more violent suicide methods compared to female subjects.

Released: 3-May-2024 2:05 AM EDT
Genetics, not lack of oxygen, causes cerebral palsy in quarter of cases
University of Adelaide

The world’s largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously thought.

     
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Released: 2-May-2024 11:05 PM EDT
Leveraging Holocaust History to Influence Modern Healthcare Practice, Ethics
Cedars-Sinai

What can a Jewish hospital learn from World War II-era medical experiments carried out by Nazis? A lot, as it turns out.

Released: 2-May-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Gene Expression and Bioinformatics Tools to Optimize Cancer Therapy
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

In the field of biomedical research and genomics, the advancement of bioinformatics technologies and tools is opening new frontiers in the understanding of diseases and their diagnosis and treatment.

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Newswise: OrthoInfo.org Offers Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Resources for Patients
Released: 2-May-2024 7:05 PM EDT
OrthoInfo.org Offers Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Resources for Patients
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

This May, OrthoInfo.org, the authoritative and trusted source on bone and joint health, is joining organizations across the country to raise awareness about prevention strategies that can help reduce one’s risk of developing osteoporosis.



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