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Newswise: Polar experiments reveal seasonal cycle in Antarctic sea ice algae
13-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Polar experiments reveal seasonal cycle in Antarctic sea ice algae
University of Washington

New research provides the first measurements of how sea-ice algae and other single-celled life adjust to the dramatic seasonal rhythms in the ocean surrounding Antarctica, offering clues to what might happen as this environment shifts under climate change.

Newswise: Wake Forest Athletics Announces Enhanced Partnership with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Released: 14-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Wake Forest Athletics Announces Enhanced Partnership with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

The top priority for everyone in Wake Forest Athletics is safety and through an innovative and enhanced partnership with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, health care for all 400-plus Demon Deacons student-athletes will be enhanced through a multitude of ways, including on-campus care from trained physicians.

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Newswise: Scientists uncovered mystery of important material for semiconductors at the surface
Released: 14-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Scientists uncovered mystery of important material for semiconductors at the surface
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team of scientists with Oak Ridge National Laboratory has investigated the behavior of hafnium oxide, or hafnia, because of its potential for use in novel semiconductor applications.

Newswise: Stony Brook Professor Alexander Zamolodchikov, Co-Winner for 2024 Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental Physics
Released: 14-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Stony Brook Professor Alexander Zamolodchikov, Co-Winner for 2024 Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental Physics
Stony Brook University

This morning, the Breakthrough Foundation announced the winners of the 2024 Breakthrough Prizes and Stony Brook University Distinguished Professor and C.N. Yang/Wei Deng Endowed Chair Alexander Zamolodchikov was named co-recipient of the Prize in Fundamental Physics.

Newswise: Reduced Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Industrial Vehicles Ahead
Released: 14-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Reduced Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Industrial Vehicles Ahead
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new discovery by PNNL researchers has illuminated a previously unknown key mechanism that could inform the development of new, more effective catalysts for abating NOx emissions from combustion-engines burning diesel or low carbon fuel.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
$8.7M to vector-borne disease center funds training, evaluation
Cornell University

To help respond to emerging and established vector-borne threats, the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD), led by Cornell, has received a five-year, $8.7 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to train and educate current and future vector-borne disease professionals and to evaluate the effectiveness of community and regional prevention strategies.

Newswise: Study Finds Spiritual Coping Behaviors May Be Key To Enhanced Trauma Recovery of Black Men Who Survive Firearm Injury
Released: 14-Sep-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Study Finds Spiritual Coping Behaviors May Be Key To Enhanced Trauma Recovery of Black Men Who Survive Firearm Injury
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

High rates of firearm injury among urban Black men in the U.S. can lead to long physical and psychological recovery times, worsened by limited access to mental health services.

Newswise: Modeling climate extremes
Released: 14-Sep-2023 3:15 PM EDT
Modeling climate extremes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Northeastern University modeled how extreme conditions in a changing climate affect the land’s ability to absorb atmospheric carbon — a key process for mitigating human-caused emissions.

Newswise: Today’s Los Alamos employees play Manhattan Project ‘Labbies’ in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’
Released: 14-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Today’s Los Alamos employees play Manhattan Project ‘Labbies’ in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’
Los Alamos National Laboratory

On various sets around New Mexico in 2022, Los Alamos National Laboratory employees talked science and bumped fists with celebrities.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
‘Canary’ documentary featuring Ohio State scientist delivers climate message
Ohio State University

Lonnie Thompson has perhaps spent more time at the top of the world than anyone else on the planet.  

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Released: 14-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Shaking Up Earthquake Studies by Increasing Access to Data, Tools and Research Results
University of California San Diego

Earthquake rupture forecast studies provide information about the probabilities of when earthquakes will occur, where they’ll take place and how strong they'll be, but the computational tools and data aren't available to a wide scientific community. That's about to change.

Newswise: UCI researchers announce publication of an open-label clinical trial suggesting that N-acetylglucosamine restores neurological function in Multiple Sclerosis patients.
Released: 14-Sep-2023 2:30 PM EDT
UCI researchers announce publication of an open-label clinical trial suggesting that N-acetylglucosamine restores neurological function in Multiple Sclerosis patients.
University of California, Irvine

UCI researchers have found that a simple sugar, N-acetylglucosamine, reduces multiple inflammation and neurodegeneration markers in people who suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS). In addition, they also found this dietary supplement improved neurological function in 30% of patients.

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Newswise: In the “I” of the Beholder: People Believe Self-Relevant Artwork is More Beautiful
Released: 14-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
In the “I” of the Beholder: People Believe Self-Relevant Artwork is More Beautiful
Association for Psychological Science

New research shows how we prefer art that speaks to our sense of self. The findings could lead to more effective forms of art therapy, but can also lead media companies to generate addictive content online.

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Newswise: Ohio State researchers publish national guidelines for ALS genetic testing, counseling
Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Ohio State researchers publish national guidelines for ALS genetic testing, counseling
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and led the creation of evidence-based consensus guidelines for genetic testing and counseling for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that affects the cells in the brain and spine.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
High rate of mental health problems & political extremism found in those who bought firearms during COVID pandemic
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

People who bought firearms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have much higher rates of recent suicidal thoughts, self-harm behaviors, and intimate partner violence, a new study suggests, compared with other firearm owners and people who do not own firearms.

Newswise: How do suicide risk or depression screenings compare to identify patients at risk?
Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
How do suicide risk or depression screenings compare to identify patients at risk?
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Wesleyan University found that depression screening tools outperformed suicide risk screenings under most conditions.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Study: Many primary care providers & adult patients wary of discussing firearms
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Screening primary care patients for firearm access has been recommended by professional groups, especially for people with mental health issues. A new study shows wariness by providers and patients.

Newswise: How I treat secondary CNS involvement by aggressive lymphomas
Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
How I treat secondary CNS involvement by aggressive lymphomas
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

In a newly published paper in Blood, researchers from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and collaborating organizations clarify current treatment approaches in the management of patients with secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) caused by aggressive lymphoma.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 12:30 PM EDT
A call for better energy system models to enable a decarbonized future
Argonne National Laboratory

Top modeling experts detail how to improve energy system models so that they properly account for the technical characteristics of energy storage and how storage interacts with the grid.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine launches climate action innovation hub with $1 million state grant
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Sept. 14, 2023 — The State of California, through the University of California Office of Research and Innovation, has granted $1 million to the University of California, Irvine for the establishment of a broad, collaborative initiative to accelerate the growth of companies focused on climate goals.

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Released: 14-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Increasing national security with satellites that team together
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories has been working on an autonomy project led by the Air Force Research Laboratory that could improve the nation’s ability to conduct national security missions, including intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, climate monitoring and emergency response.

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Tree expert on the best times to view fall colors
Virginia Tech

With autumn set to start Sept. 23, leaf peepers won’t have long to wait for forest leaves to turn and produce spectacular color displays. The vistas to be found in Southwest Virginia are just about guaranteed to be jaw-dropping regardless of the upcoming weather.

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Released: 14-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Public health expert offers advice re: new COVID-19 variants and fall vaccines
Virginia Tech

A late summer increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations and the emergence of new coronavirus variants raises concerns about how best to counter infection and who should receive the newly-approved vaccines.

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Mix it, test it, create it: NSF funds automated polymer research instrument at the Beckman Institute
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois researchers received NSF funding to acquire a fully automated polymer analysis instrument to be housed at the Beckman Institute.

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Extreme environments expert discusses causes of recent wildfires
Virginia Tech

Wildfires in Hawaii have devastated the island of Maui and leveled the historic town of Lahaina. As federal and local authorities investigate the causes of the disaster, questions have arisen about the effectiveness of government responses to the crisis.

Newswise: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Names Alan S. Wayne, MD, as Pediatrician-in-Chief and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
14-Sep-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Names Alan S. Wayne, MD, as Pediatrician-in-Chief and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

A nationally renowned medical leader, clinician and researcher in cancer and blood diseases, Alan S. Wayne, MD, has been appointed as the Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).

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UWF Center for Cybersecurity awarded ​$8.3 million grant to launch cybersecurity training program for Florida state and local government personnel
University of West Florida

UWF Center for Cybersecurity received an $8.3 million grant to launch the #UWF Florida Cybersecurity Training Program to provide free cybersecurity training for state and local government personnel.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Penn Medicine’s Carl June, MD, to Receive 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

CAR T cell therapy pioneer Carl June, MD, the Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies (CCI) at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, has been named a winner of the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.

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Released: 14-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
A Short Walk and a Long Journey
Cedars-Sinai

A few weeks from now, Lizbeth Sanchez will say goodbye to her job in a Smidt Heart Institute laboratory and walk about 200 steps to a Cedars-Sinai classroom, where she will begin working on her doctorate in biomedical and translational research.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Members of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses support efforts to promote racial equity
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

More than 90% of the active members of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) believe the organization should pursue racial equity work, and many have specific suggestions for a strategic plan.

Newswise: Combination immunotherapy treatment effective before lung cancer surgery
13-Sep-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Combination immunotherapy treatment effective before lung cancer surgery
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Combination immunotherapy with the anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody durvalumab and other novel agents outperforms durvalumab alone in the neoadjuvant (pre-surgical) setting for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

11-Sep-2023 11:55 AM EDT
UMSOM Researchers Identify Important New Signaling Molecule Involved in Vascular Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine

In the 25 years since the Nobel Prize was awarded for discovering the role that nitric oxide (NO) plays in the cardiovascular system, researchers have been racing to learn more about how this mysterious signaling molecule works to repair blood vessels damaged by a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event.

Newswise:  Carbon atoms coming together in space
11-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Carbon atoms coming together in space
Hokkaido University

Lab-based studies reveal how carbon atoms diffuse on the surface of interstellar ice grains to form complex organic compounds, crucial to reveal the chemical complexity in the universe.

Newswise: Researchers at Case Western Reserve, University Hospitals to assess effectiveness of novel MRI method for breast cancer patients
Released: 14-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers at Case Western Reserve, University Hospitals to assess effectiveness of novel MRI method for breast cancer patients
Case Western Reserve University

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and University Hospitals (UH) will study whether a new magnetic resonance imaging exam can predict how chemotherapy’s effectiveness for a woman with breast cancer based on a single round of treatment.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Webinar to Focus on Psychological Impact of Gun Violence
Association for Psychological Science

Scientists will share their expertise and perspectives on the relationship between gun violence and anxiety in a webinar to be Sept. 20, 3 to 4 p.m. ET. Accredited media professionals can attend the webinar free of charge.

Newswise: NASA's Webb Snaps Supersonic Outflow of Young Star
Released: 14-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
NASA's Webb Snaps Supersonic Outflow of Young Star
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a high-resolution look at Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211), a bipolar jet traveling through interstellar space at supersonic speeds.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Language barriers in cancer care
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Some patients aren't even being matched with a doctor if they don’t speak English, study shows



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