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Newswise: New study shows renewable energy could work as power source at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Released: 8-Apr-2024 4:30 PM EDT
New study shows renewable energy could work as power source at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Argonne National Laboratory

A recent analysis shows that renewable energy could be a viable option to diesel fuel for science at the South Pole. The analysis deeply explores the feasibility of replacing part of the energy production at the South Pole with renewable sources.

Newswise: Mountainside Medical Center Recognized for Excellence with ACC Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI
Released: 8-Apr-2024 4:20 PM EDT
Mountainside Medical Center Recognized for Excellence with ACC Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI
Hackensack Meridian Health (Mountainside Medical Center)

The American College of Cardiology has recognized Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care, including diagnostic catheterizations and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures

Newswise: Computing How Quantum States Overlap
Released: 8-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Computing How Quantum States Overlap
Department of Energy, Office of Science

To study quantum many-body systems, researchers use computational tools called quantum Monte Carlo simulations. In this work, researchers used a specific approach called the “floating block method” to compute atomic nuclei corresponding to two different Hamiltonians.

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Released: 8-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Problems with 3 Body Problem? Experts discuss physics, mathematics behind hit Netflix show
Virginia Tech

Adapted from the novels by Cixin Liu, the science fiction television series 3 Body Problem, the latest from the creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones, has become the most watched show on Netflix since its debut last month.

Newswise: Illinois study identifies atmospheric and economic drivers of global air pollution
Released: 8-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Illinois study identifies atmospheric and economic drivers of global air pollution
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Carbon monoxide emissions from industrial production have serious consequences for human health and are a strong indicator of overall air pollution levels. Many countries aim to reduce their emissions, but they cannot control air flows originating in other regions.

Newswise: Finding New Chemistry to Capture Double the Carbon
Released: 8-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Finding New Chemistry to Capture Double the Carbon
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new look at a carbon capture solvent shows clusters and new types of carbon dioxide chemistry that could double carbon conversion.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Statement on Passage of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation in Kentucky
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen commends passage of HB 115 in Kentucky, which removes out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental imaging. This is a critical form of breast cancer screening for some high-risk individuals and an important step in determining the need for a biopsy to rule out or confirm breast cancer.

   
Newswise: How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions
Released: 8-Apr-2024 3:00 PM EDT
How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions
University of California San Diego

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy have developed a new method to predict the financial impacts climate change will have on agriculture, which can help support food security and financial stability for countries increasingly prone to climate catastrophes.

Newswise: Targeting vulnerability in B-cell development leads to novel drug combination for leukemia
Released: 8-Apr-2024 2:45 PM EDT
Targeting vulnerability in B-cell development leads to novel drug combination for leukemia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Recent work by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists discovered which tumor cells resist treatment and why. By characterizing B-cells’ developmental stages, they designed and tested a drug combination to effectively treat resistant B-cell leukemia.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
RUSH Hinsdale Outpatient Center Now Open
RUSH

RUSH has opened a new outpatient center in Hinsdale to expand care in Chicago’s western suburbs. RUSH Hinsdale brings primary and specialty care to Hinsdale and surrounding communities — including reproductive endocrinology and infertility care. The center also offers lab services and dedicated parking.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
توصلت دراسة جديدة أن أورام سرطان الثدي ثلاثي السلبية التي بها زيادة في الخلايا المناعية تكون أقل عرضة للتكرار بعد الجراحة – حتى عند عدم علاجها بالمعالجة الكيميائية
Mayo Clinic

تشير دراسة دولية جديدة في مراكز متعددة إلى أن الأشخاص الذين لديهم مرحلة مبكرة من سرطان الثدي ثلاثي السلبية (TNBC) ولها مستويات عالية من الخلايا المناعية داخل أورامها قد يكون لها خطر أقل للتكرار ومعدلات بقاء أفضل حتى عند عدم علاجها بالمعالجة الكيميائية. نشرت الدراسة اليوم في مجلة الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (JAMA).

Released: 8-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Americans are bad at recognizing conspiracy theories when they believe they’re true
University of Illinois Chicago

New research shows this was true both for people who self-identified as liberal and conservative

Newswise: Roswell Park Research Debunks Perceived Benefits of Overweight/Obesity in Lung Cancer Patients
Released: 8-Apr-2024 1:20 PM EDT
Roswell Park Research Debunks Perceived Benefits of Overweight/Obesity in Lung Cancer Patients
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Obesity is associated with a higher risk of developing at least 13 types of cancer — and worse outcomes after diagnosis. But lung cancer seems to be an exception: Studies have shown that patients with a high body mass index (BMI) experience a lower risk of disease recurrence and longer survival after surgical treatment — an irregularity called “the obesity paradox.”

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Released: 8-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Community Conversations: Shining a Light on Black Maternal Mental Health
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai and BlackDoctor.org will host an important virtual conversation about the state of Black maternal mental health and address the importance of early diagnosis and access to effective treatment.

Newswise: Sharing Life, Love & a Kidney - An Inspirational Story for National Donate Life Month
Released: 8-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Sharing Life, Love & a Kidney - An Inspirational Story for National Donate Life Month
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack University Medical Center's Kidney Transplant Program is among the fastest-growing and largest in the nation.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Bernadette Boden-Albala to deliver keynote speech at AAN Healthcare Equity Symposium
University of California, Irvine

Bernadette Boden-Albala, M.P.H., Dr.P.H., director of the University of California, Irvine Program in Public Health and founding dean of the planned School of Population and Public Health, has been chosen to serve as the Cheryl A. Jay Keynote Lecturer at the American Academy of Neurology’s Health Care Equity Symposium as part of its annual meeting.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Leaders to Share Innovative Approaches to Collaboration at International Forum for Quality and Safety in Healthcare in London
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System leaders will attend and present at the International Forum for Quality and Safety in Healthcare 2024, a preeminent healthcare quality event organized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and British Medical Journal (BMJ) on April 11th at ExCel London, United Kingdom.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
MSU researchers find more action needed to prevent arthritis
Michigan State University

The prevalence of early knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms faced by patients after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is staggering — but not much is being done to address it according to new research published by scholars from Michigan State University’s Department of Kinesiology.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
New Study Explores Video Game Addiction Rates
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Using data from a top video game streaming service, Puneet Manchanda, Isadore and Leon Winkelman Professor of Marketing, and PhD student Bruno Castelo Branco challenge preconceived notions of high addiction rates in the video game-playing community.

Newswise: AACR: Combination treatment is well-tolerated, shows antitumor effects in KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer
4-Apr-2024 3:30 PM EDT
AACR: Combination treatment is well-tolerated, shows antitumor effects in KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Combining the KRAS G12C inhibitor adagrasib with the anti-EGFR antibody cetuximab demonstrated promising anti-tumor effects in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), according to pooled results from the Phase I/II KRYSTAL-1 trial reported by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

   
Newswise: AACR: PARP1-selective inhibitor demonstrates early efficacy in breast cancers with DNA repair defects
4-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
AACR: PARP1-selective inhibitor demonstrates early efficacy in breast cancers with DNA repair defects
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The first-in-class PARP1-selective inhibitor saruparib demonstrated encouraging early efficacy and a favorable safety profile in patients with homologous recombination repair (HRR)-deficient breast cancers, according to results from the Phase I/II PETRA trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Newswise: Jeffrey Drebin, MD, PhD, Named President-Elect of the American Surgical Association
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Jeffrey Drebin, MD, PhD, Named President-Elect of the American Surgical Association
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that Jeffrey A. Drebin, MD, PhD, has been named President-Elect of the American Surgical Association (ASA) for 2024.

Newswise: Charting the Night Sky with Exascale Computers
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Charting the Night Sky with Exascale Computers
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Creating multiple universes to see how they run might be tempting to scientists, but it’s obviously not possible. That is, as long as you need physical universes. If you can make do with virtual ones, there are far more options.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
DOE Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Management and Operating Contract Competition
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has an ongoing competition for the management and operating contract for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF).

Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Skin pigmentation bias in pulse oximeters to get closer look
Washington University in St. Louis

Pulse oximeters may provide inaccurate readings in individuals with darker skin so researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, are seeking ways to mitigate this potential bias.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Novo estudo descobre que tumores de câncer de mama triplo-negativos com um aumento nas células imunes tiveram menor risco de recorrência após cirurgia, mesmo quando não houve tratamento com quimioterapia
Mayo Clinic

Um novo estudo multicentro e internacional sugere que as pessoas portadoras de câncer de mama triplo-negativo em estágio precoce, com níveis elevados de células imunes dentro desses tumores, podem ter um baixo nível de recorrência e melhores taxas de sobrevivência, mesmo quando não houve tratamento com quimioterapia.

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Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
The Vandal Theory Podcast - Season 7, Episode 2: Human Remains, Politics and Curiosity
University of Idaho

Meet Kate Kolpan, an assistant professor in the Department of Culture, Society and Justice at University of Idaho. Kolpan is a bioarchaeologist and forensic anthropologist whose research focuses on migration, violence, warfare and the politics related to the exhumation, identification and commemoration of human remains in both the past and present.

   
Newswise: Unveiling the world's skin: a map of global land cover from 2000-2020
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Unveiling the world's skin: a map of global land cover from 2000-2020
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A new study introduces the Hybrid Global Annual 1-km International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) Land Cover Maps for the period 2000-2020.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Everyday social interactions predict language development in infants
University of Washington

In a study published April 8 in Current Biology, University of Washington researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby’s brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention — and the level of this type of activity predicted enhanced language development at later ages.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Un nuevo estudio determina que los tumores de cáncer de mama triple negativo con un aumento de células inmunitarias presentan un menor riesgo de recurrencia después de la cirugía, incluso cuando no se tratan con quimioterapia
Mayo Clinic

Un nuevo estudio multicéntrico e internacional indica que las personas que tienen cáncer de mama triple negativo (TNBC) en etapa inicial y niveles elevados de células inmunitarias en sus tumores pueden tener un menor riesgo de recurrencia y mejores tasas de supervivencia, incluso cuando no se tratan con quimioterapia.

Newswise: Can savanna emerge in the cold high latitudes and altitudes due to ongoing rapid warming?
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Can savanna emerge in the cold high latitudes and altitudes due to ongoing rapid warming?
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In the context of global warming, natural vegetations have been altered worldwide in spite of they are far away in the niches. Warming plus precipitation increase can extend the distributions of forest, grassland and savanna northwards while cooling plus drought may drive the tundra towards the equator.

Newswise: Barbie may help physicians, patients have more productive telehealth visits
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Barbie may help physicians, patients have more productive telehealth visits
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

As telehealth visits become more prevalent, physicians can sometimes struggle to help patients effectively demonstrate a musculoskeletal exam through a screen.At the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, one physician found a way to help pediatric patients demonstrate different joint movements using a Barbie doll.

Newswise: Chemically bonded Mn0.5Cd0.5S/BiOBr S-scheme photocatalyst with rich oxygen vacancies for improved photocatalytic decontamination performance
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Chemically bonded Mn0.5Cd0.5S/BiOBr S-scheme photocatalyst with rich oxygen vacancies for improved photocatalytic decontamination performance
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Devising novel heterojunction photocatalysts applied in annihilating pharmaceuticals and chromium contamination is significant for addressing the problem of global water pollution and it's quite challenging to devise a facile approach to modulate the interfacial chemical bonds of the heterojunction.

Newswise: How Scientists Are Accelerating Chemistry Discoveries With Automation
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
How Scientists Are Accelerating Chemistry Discoveries With Automation
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers have developed an automated workflow that could accelerate the discovery of new pharmaceutical drugs and other useful products. The new approach could enable real-time reaction analysis and identify new chemical-reaction products much faster than current laboratory methods.

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Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Jonas Nursing & AACN Announce a Call for Applications for the New Cohort of Doctoral Nursing Scholars
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

 Jonas Nursing, a leading supporter of doctoral nursing education in the U.S., and AACN announce the launch of the eighth cohort of the Jonas Scholars program.

Newswise: Announcing 2024 FASEB Excellence in Science Awards
5-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Announcing 2024 FASEB Excellence in Science Awards
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) bestows its highest honor, FASEB Excellence in Science Awards, to three women scientists.

   
4-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Youths with Mood Disorders 30 Percent Less Likely to Acquire Driver’s License Than Peers
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Researchers found that teens and young adults with mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder, were 30% less likely to obtain their driver’s license than peers without such disorders. Additionally, those youths with mood disorders experienced a slightly elevated risk of crashing.

Newswise: Microprinting millions in the blink of an eye
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:45 AM EDT
Microprinting millions in the blink of an eye
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Multi-photon 3D laser printing has been sped up tenfold by using a 7x7 focus array and faster scan speeds. This new approach allows high-resolution printing of complex structures like chiral metamaterials and microparticles, opening doors for advanced materials and pharmaceutical applications.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Senior Staff Give More Constructive Feedback When They Think They’ll Work With You Again
North Carolina State University

A new study finds senior staff are more likely to provide constructive feedback and coaching to junior staff when the juniors are in the same office and/or when the senior staff know the juniors will be working with them again in the future.

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Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Sait Tunc receives NSF CAREER award to optimize health care systems for equitable outcomes
Virginia Tech

In an effort to revolutionize the health care system through operations research and systems engineering, Sait Tunc, an assistant professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award.

   
Newswise: Inducing labor with drug vaginally shows benefits in study
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Inducing labor with drug vaginally shows benefits in study
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Labor induction with vaginal misoprostol during childbirth achieves vaginal delivery rates similar to the oral alternative while significantly reducing the need for oxytocin, the most commonly used labor-inducing drug, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
UWF celebrates sixth annual Founders Week beginning April 15
University of West Florida

Join UWF as we honor traditions, engage in the community and celebrate the future of the University during its sixth annual Founders Week, which will be held April 15-18.

Newswise: Hackensack University Medical Center Ranked as NJ’s Highest-Volume MitraClip Center
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Hackensack University Medical Center Ranked as NJ’s Highest-Volume MitraClip Center
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack University Medical Center Structural Heart team is among the highest-volume MitraClip groups in the nation, with success rates and outcomes that exceed national averages.

Newswise: NIBIB-led program has helped innovators pursue commercialization for a decade
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
NIBIB-led program has helped innovators pursue commercialization for a decade
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

To mark the 10-year anniversary of the NIBIB-led Concept to Clinic: Commercializing Innovation (C3i) program, we feature three innovators who participated in the program at the early stages of their biomedical technologies.

Newswise: First-of-its-kind integrated dataset enables genes-to-ecosystems research
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
First-of-its-kind integrated dataset enables genes-to-ecosystems research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A first-ever dataset bridging molecular information about the poplar tree microbiome to ecosystem-level processes has been released by a team of Department of Energy scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Newswise: Tip Sheet: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at AACR Annual Meeting
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Tip Sheet: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at AACR Annual Meeting
Johns Hopkins Medicine

WHAT: Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center will present results from several research studies and accept honors and awards at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.

Newswise: Cracking the code of flash floods: new insights from China's mountainous regions
Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:45 AM EDT
Cracking the code of flash floods: new insights from China's mountainous regions
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recently, researchers have made breakthroughs in flash flood forecasting by studying how different rainfall patterns affect flash floods in China's mountainous regions.

Newswise: Innovative composite accelerometer for extreme environments
Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:35 AM EDT
Innovative composite accelerometer for extreme environments
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In a study researchers from the Delft University of Technology announced the development of a novel surface micromachined accelerometer. This innovative device leverages a silicon carbide-carbon nanotube (SiC-CNT) composite, offering unprecedented durability and performance in harsh environments.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:30 AM EDT
AERA Announces 2024 Award Winners in Education Research
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the winners of its 2024 awards for excellence in education research.



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