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Released: 19-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
MSU Researchers Seek to Expand Access to Successful Postpartum Depression Prevention Program
Michigan State University

A Michigan State University-led research team now offers a program that can help prevent postpartum depression. And they want to make sure all pregnant people can benefit.

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Released: 19-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Retiring — and Shredding — the Alpine Storage System
Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility

Over the summer, crews began the Alpine storage system, shredding over 40,000 hard drives with the help of ShredPro Secure, a local East Tennessee business. This partnership not only reduced costs and sped up the process but also established a more efficient and secure method for decommissioning large-scale computing systems in the future.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Exercise Gain Without Pain. Well, Maybe Some Soreness
Released: 18-Sep-2024 8:05 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Exercise Gain Without Pain. Well, Maybe Some Soreness
Penn State Health

Ow, ow, ow. A little soreness after a workout is normal. But how much is – ow – too much? A Penn State Health expert weighs in.

Released: 18-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Addressing Researcher Harassment: A Fireside Chat and Panel Discussion to Launch New Researcher Support Tools
George Washington University

Researchers across disciplines are facing unprecedented levels of intimidation and harassment from external actors who aim to discredit, delay, or end their work altogether.

12-Sep-2024 4:00 PM EDT
American Society of Nephrology Releases Kidney Health Guidance on the Management of Obesity in Persons with Kidney Diseases
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

To promote high-quality, person-directed care across the spectrum of kidney health and diseases the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is releasing its inaugural Kidney Health Guidance (KHG) on the Management of Obesity in Persons Living with Kidney Diseases in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) on September 18, 2024.

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Released: 18-Sep-2024 10:10 AM EDT
NASA's Webb Provides Another Look Into Galactic Collisions
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Arp 107, a pair of interacting galaxies, shines brightly in high-resolution infrared light. A collision, which occurred hundreds of millions ago, created a tenuous bridge of gas and dust that connects the two galaxies, and started a new wave of star formation that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures clearly.

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Released: 18-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Helps Older Adults Overcome Fear of Falling
Cedars-Sinai

The most common trauma injuries at Cedars-Sinai are the result of age-related falls. That’s why Gregory Jones, RN, injury prevention and outreach coordinator for the hospital’s Trauma Program, is on a mission to help older adults avoid risk factors and prevent falls.

Released: 17-Sep-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Studies Deepen Understanding of LGBTQ Health Disparities
Harvard Medical School

Three new studies pinpoint challenges and opportunities for closing health disparities for LGBTQ+ people, showing how the convergence of political and social environments, structural inequities, and implicit and explicit bias within the medical system erode LGBTQ+ well-being.

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Released: 17-Sep-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Dengue Fever Lands in LA: How Global Warming Is Affecting Health
Cedars-Sinai

Amid southern california’s recent record-breaking heat wave and fast-moving wildfires, public health officials reported the third locally acquired case of dengue fever in the los angeles area. Although the events seem unrelated, they actually are connected—and for troubling reasons.

Newswise: Materials Scientist Egami Describes New World Order for Glasses, Liquids
Released: 17-Sep-2024 4:20 PM EDT
Materials Scientist Egami Describes New World Order for Glasses, Liquids
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Distinguished materials scientist Takeshi Egami has spent his career revealing the complex atomic structure of metallic glass and other liquids. He studies these materials at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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Released: 17-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
It's Not Your Life Span You Need to Worry About. It's Your Health Span.
Hevolution Foundation

We’re living much longer than our ancestors, but is that always a good thing? With many people living well into our late 70s or beyond, more of us are also spending a greater portion of our lives—sometimes a decade or more—saddled with physical and mental health conditions that can make it challenging to accomplish the tasks of daily life.

   
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Released: 17-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
UM School of Medicine Aims to Accelerate Basic Science Research and Advance Drug Therapies with Newly-Created Department
University of Maryland School of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, has announced the formation of a new Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Drug Development, which merges the Department of Physiology and Department of Pharmacology. This new Department aligns the basic science research efforts of both entities with a strong emphasis on the development of new drug therapies.

Newswise: Researchers Working to Keep Electric Vehicles Charging, Even When the Lights Go Out
Released: 17-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Researchers Working to Keep Electric Vehicles Charging, Even When the Lights Go Out
Iowa State University

A research team led by Iowa State's Zhaoyu Wang will study electric vehicle charging stations with a goal of developing strategies and technologies to keep the chargers operating, even when storms hit and the power goes out.

Newswise: Vishveshwara Seamlessly Weaves Science and Art Together
Released: 17-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Vishveshwara Seamlessly Weaves Science and Art Together
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

Her father was a renowned physicist who studied black holes, and her mother is a prominent molecular biophysicist. You could say that physics is in her DNA. But physics isn’t the only thing in Illinois Grainger Engineering professor Smitha Vishveshwara’s blood; so are the arts.

Released: 17-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Insight Into Massachusetts Ballot Question 5: Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers
Tufts University

A report released today by the Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) at Tufts University's Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life assesses the likely impact of Massachusetts Ballot Question 5, which would phase out the “tipped minimum wage.” If Question 5 passes, businesses will need to directly pay the full $15 minimum wage for their tipped workers.

Newswise: New Results From the CMS Experiment Put W Boson Mass Mystery to Rest
Released: 17-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New Results From the CMS Experiment Put W Boson Mass Mystery to Rest
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Physicists on the CMS experiment announce the most elaborate mass measurement of a particle that is notoriously difficult to study and has captivated the physics community for decades.

Newswise: Survey Shows 25% of Adults Consider Weight Loss Drug Use Without Prescription
16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Survey Shows 25% of Adults Consider Weight Loss Drug Use Without Prescription
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

A new national survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center reveals 1 in 4 (25%) of 1,006 adults surveyed would consider using an injectable weight loss medication without consulting their doctor.

Released: 16-Sep-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Forbes Ranks CSUF Among America’s Top Colleges for 2024-25
California State University, Fullerton

Cal State Fullerton is featured in the Top 100 of Forbes’ 2025 America’s Top Colleges list. Forbes ranks CSUF as No. 20 in the West, No. 39 among public colleges and No. 74 among research universities on the list.

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Released: 16-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Turning Tape into Attire
University of Northern Colorado

Most people know the saying a ‘Band-Aid fix,’ a quick temporary aid to a problem not meant to be the solid solution. But what about a duck-tape triumph; a solution to a financial need that takes 161 hours to meet the goal and uses 80 roles of thick sticky tape to achieve?

Newswise: Texas A&M AgriLife Researchers Identify Novel Approach to Minimize Nitrogen Loss in Crops
Released: 16-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Texas A&M AgriLife Researchers Identify Novel Approach to Minimize Nitrogen Loss in Crops
Texas A&M AgriLife

A Texas A&M AgriLife Research team is working to find crop varieties, starting with sorghum, that will minimize that escaped nitrogen, thus reducing input costs for farmers and greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.



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