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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.

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

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).

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.”

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.



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