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Released: 14-Jun-2023 12:25 PM EDT
TCT 2023 Program Guide Now Available
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced the TCT 2023 Program Guide is now available. TCT is the annual scientific symposium of CRF and the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. TCT 2023 will take place October 23-26 in San Francisco, California, at the Moscone Center and will celebrate 35 years of leading the field.

Newswise: Targeted Chemotherapy Helps Cure Some Inoperable Tumors
Released: 14-Jun-2023 12:25 PM EDT
Targeted Chemotherapy Helps Cure Some Inoperable Tumors
Cedars-Sinai

Physicians at Cedars-Sinai Cancer are using a unique chemotherapy delivery system that offers hope to colorectal cancer patients whose disease has spread and who now have inoperable liver tumors. Cedars-Sinai is one of the few centers in the area to offer the therapy, called hepatic artery infusion (HAI) pump chemotherapy.

Newswise: Experts available to comment on trending news topics for the week of June 12
Released: 14-Jun-2023 12:20 PM EDT
Experts available to comment on trending news topics for the week of June 12
Indiana University

Experts from Indiana University are available to comment on trending topics in this week's news, including the impact of Canadian wildfires on U.S. air quality, protecting against summertime mosquitos and ticks, and the history and significance of Juneteenth.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 12:00 PM EDT
UC Irvine scientists create long-lasting, cobalt-free, lithium-ion batteries
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., June 14, 2023 – In a discovery that could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt – which is often mined using child labor – in the batteries that power electric cars and other products, scientists at the University of California, Irvine have developed a long-lasting alternative made with nickel. “Nickel doesn’t have child labor issues,” said Huolin Xin, the UCI professor of physics & astronomy whose team devised the method, which could usher in a new, less controversial generation of lithium-ion batteries.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 11:45 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health Invests in Canary Speech, Company with AI Software to Assess Anxiety, Wellness in Spoken Words
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health and its Bear’s Den program invest in company to help detect potential health problems hinted in speech patterns

Released: 14-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Service-Obligated Program Providers Help Address Health Worker Shortages in New York State
University at Albany, State University of New York

The Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health released a new report— Service-Obligated Providers in New York State —that shows how service-obligated programs are helping fill critical health care gaps in underserved regions across New York State. The report maps where health care professionals who received incentives, such as loan repayment, are fulfilling their service obligations, and includes regional breakdowns by provider type and programs utilized.

Newswise: Gemini North Detects Multiple Rock-Forming Elements in the Atmosphere of a Scorching Exoplanet
Released: 14-Jun-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Gemini North Detects Multiple Rock-Forming Elements in the Atmosphere of a Scorching Exoplanet
NSF's NOIRLab

Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have detected multiple rock-forming elements in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-sized exoplanet, WASP-76b. The planet is so perilously close to its host star that rock-forming elements — such as magnesium, calcium, and nickel — become vaporized and dispersed throughout its scorching atmosphere. This intriguing chemical profile provides new insights into the formation of planetary systems, including our own.

Newswise: Gemini Norte detecta múltiples elementos que forman rocas en la atmósfera de un exoplaneta sumido en el infierno
Released: 14-Jun-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Gemini Norte detecta múltiples elementos que forman rocas en la atmósfera de un exoplaneta sumido en el infierno
NSF's NOIRLab

Utilizando el telescopio de Gemini Norte, la mitad boreal del Observatorio Internacional Gemini, que opera NOIRLab de NSF y AURA, un equipo de astrónomos detectó diversos elementos formadores de rocas en la atmósfera de un exoplaneta del tamaño de Júpiter llamado WASP-76b. El planeta está tan peligrosamente cerca de su estrella que los elementos formadores de rocas, como el magnesio, calcio y níquel, se evaporan y se dispersan por toda su abrasadora atmósfera. Este intrigante perfil químico provee nuevos conocimientos sobre la formación de sistemas planetarios, incluido el nuestro.

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Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Metaverse could put a dent in global warming
Cornell University

For many technology enthusiasts, the metaverse has the potential to transform almost every facet of human life, from work to education to entertainment. Now, new Cornell University research shows it could have environmental benefits, too.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Historic Advanced Photon Source magnet sees the light of day for the first time in 29 years
Argonne National Laboratory

In 1994, one of the last magnets produced for the Advanced Photon Source was signed by many who worked on the facility’s construction. That magnet was recently removed to make way for the APS Upgrade, and many of those who signed it are still with the lab.

Newswise: Manipulating mitochondrial shape may limit metastatic cancer, UT Southwestern study finds
Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Manipulating mitochondrial shape may limit metastatic cancer, UT Southwestern study finds
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Mitochondria that power cellular activity fragment and change shape in breast cancer cells that migrate to the brain, an adaptation that appears necessary for the cells to survive, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in a new study. The findings, published in Nature Cancer, could lead to new ways to prevent brain metastases, or the spread of cells from primary tumors to the brain.

Newswise: Gearhart named director of ORNL’s Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Directorate
Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Gearhart named director of ORNL’s Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Directorate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

John Gearhart has been named director of the Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Directorate at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, effective June 19.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Multi-city trial will use community centers to bring treatment to Black opioid users 
University of Illinois Chicago

A new clinical trial run by Howard University, the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine will partner with community organizations and sites to bring life-saving care closer to a highly vulnerable population – Black people with opioid use disorder.

Newswise: Unveiling the secrets of green pods: The role of soybean pods and seeds in photosynthesis
Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Unveiling the secrets of green pods: The role of soybean pods and seeds in photosynthesis
Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) Project

Many people study photosynthesis in plant leaves, but since the pods and immature seeds (edamame) of soybean plants are also green, they are receiving chlorophyll and should be studied as well. Researchers with the RIPE Project discovered that chlorophyll in soybean pods plays a vital role in the plant’s photosynthetic process and significantly contributes to soybean yield.

Newswise: Former Philadelphia City Solicitor Sozi Tulante Appointed to Wistar Institute Board of Trustees
Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Former Philadelphia City Solicitor Sozi Tulante Appointed to Wistar Institute Board of Trustees
Wistar Institute

Wistar is pleased to welcome Sozi Tulante to its Board of Trustees. He is currently General Counsel of Form Energy, a Massachusetts-based energy storage technology and manufacturing company.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Genetic Oncology Conference Hosted by SHRO at Temple University Connecting Students and Researchers
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

Scientific discoveries on Hereditary Cancer Syndromes have evolved in recent years, with advances in understanding the genetic basis of various tumors and the biological underpinnings of inherited cancer syndromes.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:00 AM EDT
New diagnostic finds intact sperm in infertile men
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

Researchers develop new diagnostic tool to visualize protein biomarkers of well-developed sperm to determine if surgical sperm extraction may be successful for infertile men with nonobstructive azoospermia

Newswise: CIHR chooses Digital Science to support discoveries for Canada’s health
Released: 14-Jun-2023 9:30 AM EDT
CIHR chooses Digital Science to support discoveries for Canada’s health
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science is pleased to announce that the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has chosen Altmetric and Dimensions from Digital Science’s flagship products to support its belief that research has the power to change lives.

   
Newswise: Chula Psychologist Recommends Mindsets for Aging Gracefully
Released: 14-Jun-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Chula Psychologist Recommends Mindsets for Aging Gracefully
Chulalongkorn University

What is the Aging Gracefully concept? How can one face aging gracefully? Chula Psychology lecturer has the answers for those who are entering the aging society to have confidence in their physical and mental health.

Newswise: Cutting back on social media reduces anxiety, depression, loneliness
Released: 14-Jun-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Cutting back on social media reduces anxiety, depression, loneliness
Iowa State University

Iowa State University researchers found college students who tried to cut their social media use to 30 minutes per day scored significantly lower for anxiety, depression, loneliness and fear of missing out at the end of the two-week experiment and when compared to the control group.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Technique Restores Healthy Bacterial Balance in C-Section Babies
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Newborns delivered by cesarean section who are swabbed with the vaginal fluid of their mothers after birth have beneficial bacteria restored to their skin surface and stools, according to a new study. In the first randomized study of its kind, published in the science journal mBio, a team of researchers found the process, known as vaginal seeding, definitively engrafted new strains of maternal bacteria in the babies’ bodies.

Newswise: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Partners with Cape Cod Children’s Museum to create a new interactive, educational, water exhibit
Released: 14-Jun-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Partners with Cape Cod Children’s Museum to create a new interactive, educational, water exhibit
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cape Cod Children’s Museum (CCCM), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the WHOI Sea Grant program are combining forces to bring an ocean-themed educational exhibit to the CCCM, just in time for summer.

Newswise: ASU establishes ʻĀkoʻakoʻa, a new collaborative effort to seed renewed connection between human and coral communities in Hawaiʻi
Released: 14-Jun-2023 8:05 AM EDT
ASU establishes ʻĀkoʻakoʻa, a new collaborative effort to seed renewed connection between human and coral communities in Hawaiʻi
Arizona State University (ASU)

With a group of core partners, Arizona State University is creating a new $25 million collaboration to preserve and restore vitality to Hawaiʻi’s coral reefs and the health of its coastlines.

Newswise: NCCN Debuts Roadmap for Improving Thyroid Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries on World Stage
Released: 14-Jun-2023 8:00 AM EDT
NCCN Debuts Roadmap for Improving Thyroid Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries on World Stage
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is introducing a new global resource to improve thyroid cancer care in low- and middle-income countries at the upcoming World Congress on Thyroid Cancer, in London.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 7:30 AM EDT
Vascular Verification Program Verifies First Four Hospitals
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons (ACS), with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), has verified the first four hospitals as part of the recently launched Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP).

Newswise: Moffitt Cancer Center Taps W. Gregory Sawyer, Ph.D., as Inaugural Chair of the Department of Bioengineering
Released: 14-Jun-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Moffitt Cancer Center Taps W. Gregory Sawyer, Ph.D., as Inaugural Chair of the Department of Bioengineering
Moffitt Cancer Center

Moffitt Cancer Center has launched the Department of Bioengineering. The new academic research department will be housed within the Division of Basic Science and led by W. Gregory Sawyer, Ph.D. Bioengineering integrates the disciplines of engineering and cancer biology.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Por qué es importante mejorar la salud de los huesos antes de la cirugía de columna
Mayo Clinic

A medida que envejecemos, los huesos pierden parte de su estructura. La osteopenia y la osteoporosis son dos afecciones en las que los huesos se vuelven menos densos y, por lo tanto, se quiebran con mayor facilidad. Estos tipos de problemas en la densidad ósea son comunes en pacientes de cirugía de columna mayores de 50 años.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
السبب وراء ضرورة تحسين صحة العظام قبل الخضوع لجراحة في العمود الفقري
Mayo Clinic

تفقد العظام بعضًا من كتلتها مع تقدم الأشخاص في العمر. قِلّة العظام وهشاشة العظام هما حالتان تقل فيهما كثافة العظام، وبالتالي تصبح أكثر عرضة للكسر. تشيع مشكلات كثافة العظام هذه لدى مرضى جراحات العمود الفقري ممن يبلغون 50 عامًا فأكثر.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
A importância de melhorar a saúde óssea antes de uma cirurgia na coluna
Mayo Clinic

Conforme as pessoas envelhecem, os ossos vão perdendo parte de sua estrutura. A osteopenia e a osteoporose são doenças nas quais os ossos perdem densidade e podem quebrar com mais facilidade. Esses problemas de densidade óssea são comuns em pacientes a partir de 50 anos que passam por cirurgias de coluna.

Newswise: Shining potential of missing atoms
Released: 14-Jun-2023 3:05 AM EDT
Shining potential of missing atoms
University of Vienna

Single photons have applications in quantum computation, information networks, and sensors, and these can be emitted by defects in the atomically thin insulator hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). Missing nitrogen atoms have been suggested to be the atomic structure responsible for this activity, but it is difficult to controllably remove them.

Newswise: TV Dramas Effectively Prompt Middle Schoolers to Talk about Vaping Dangers
Released: 14-Jun-2023 12:05 AM EDT
TV Dramas Effectively Prompt Middle Schoolers to Talk about Vaping Dangers
University of Pittsburgh

When three prime-time TV medical dramas — “Grey’s Anatomy,” “New Amsterdam” and “Chicago Med” — coincidentally featured storylines about the dangers of youth vaping within a few weeks of each other, University of Pittsburgh social scientist Beth Hoffman, Ph.D., saw an opportunity to engage real-life adolescents in a discussion about electronic cigarettes.

   
Newswise: New study to help Aussie farmers curb chronic pain
Released: 13-Jun-2023 10:05 PM EDT
New study to help Aussie farmers curb chronic pain
University of South Australia

Whether it’s a lack of appropriate services, time or simply a ‘she’ll be right’ approach, farmers often face many barriers when it comes to seeking health care, say researchers at the University of South Australia.

   
Newswise: A rare glimpse of our first ancestors in mainland Southeast Asia
Released: 13-Jun-2023 8:00 PM EDT
A rare glimpse of our first ancestors in mainland Southeast Asia
Macquarie University

What connects a fossil found in a cave in northern Laos with stone tools made in north Australia? The answer is, we do. When our early Homo sapiens ancestors first arrived in Southeast Asia on their way from Africa to Australia, they left evidence of their presence in the form of human fossils that accumulated over thousands of years deep in a cave.

Released: 13-Jun-2023 7:50 PM EDT
People who preserve ‘immune resilience’ live longer, resist infections
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, working with collaborators in five countries, today revealed that the capacity to resist or recover from infections and other sources of inflammatory stress — called “immune resilience” — differs widely among individuals.

Released: 13-Jun-2023 7:40 PM EDT
Lung and heart stem cell research paves way for new COVID-19 treatments
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Researchers have used heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 to better understand how the disease impacts different organs, paving the way for more targeted treatments.

Newswise: American Counseling Association Names New Chief Financial Officer
Released: 13-Jun-2023 7:35 PM EDT
American Counseling Association Names New Chief Financial Officer
American Counseling Association

The American Counseling Association (ACA) is pleased to announce the selection of Mahzarine Chinoy, CPA, as chief financial officer (CFO), effective June 20. She most recently served as vice president for administration and finance at the National Women’s Law Center.

Released: 13-Jun-2023 7:15 PM EDT
Four state policies linked to growth of telehealth at mental health facilities
RAND Corporation

Four state policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to spur expansion of telehealth were associated with expansion of such services by mental health facilities, but growth of telehealth was lower among facilities in counties with the greatest proportion of Black residents, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Released: 13-Jun-2023 7:10 PM EDT
Integrating offshore wind into China’s power grid can further carbon neutrality goals
Harvard John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

New research published in Nature Communications develops a bottom-up model to test the capabilities of the grid to accommode renewable power variability and to design the optimal investment plans for offshore wind power.

Newswise: Skipping evolution: some kangaroos didn’t hop, scientists explain
12-Jun-2023 10:50 AM EDT
Skipping evolution: some kangaroos didn’t hop, scientists explain
University of Bristol

Extinct kangaroos used alternative methods to their famous hop according to comprehensive analysis from University of Bristol and the University of Uppsala scientists.

Newswise: Rural health workers faced unique stressors in pandemic
Released: 13-Jun-2023 5:40 PM EDT
Rural health workers faced unique stressors in pandemic
University of Washington School of Medicine

“One of the main takeaways from our study is that rural health workers have core competencies in cross-sector collaboration, systems thinking and in engaging the community,” said Kett, who is a research scientist at the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Newswise:Video Embedded rideshare-removes-hurdle-to-colonoscopy-pilot-study-shows
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Released: 13-Jun-2023 5:35 PM EDT
Rideshare removes hurdle to colonoscopy, pilot study shows
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

In prior studies, explained senior author Dr. Rachel Issaka, transportation was cited as one of the main barriers to completing a colonoscopy. Issaka directs the UW Medicine/Fred Hutch Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Program and is an assistant professor of medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Newswise: UW Medicine launches a new center to study microbiomes
Released: 13-Jun-2023 5:25 PM EDT
UW Medicine launches a new center to study microbiomes
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

Director Joseph Mougous notes that interbacterial interactions affect humans in many ways, such as whether certain pathogens succeed in invading the gastrointestinal tract. Mougous has published findings about the bacterial battles that occur even amongst the beneficial microbes in our gut, where the outcome can ultimately also influence health.

Newswise: Ashley Wayman keeps the beamlines running smoothly before, during and after the APS Upgrade
Released: 13-Jun-2023 5:00 PM EDT
Ashley Wayman keeps the beamlines running smoothly before, during and after the APS Upgrade
Argonne National Laboratory

A floor coordinator at Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source, Ashley Wayman manages four sectors around the electron storage ring, acting as a liaison between beamline staff and the rest of the facility.

Newswise: Loyola Medicine 5k to Support Pediatric Care and Research Returns to In-Person
Released: 13-Jun-2023 4:50 PM EDT
Loyola Medicine 5k to Support Pediatric Care and Research Returns to In-Person
Loyola Medicine

The Loyola Medicine 5k to Support Pediatric Care and Research will return in-person June 17 at Brookfield Zoo for the first time since 2019. The event strives to make a difference in the lives of Loyola's youngest patients by fundraising for the department of pediatrics.

Newswise: Meat processing plants: What factors are critical for survival?
Released: 13-Jun-2023 4:45 PM EDT
Meat processing plants: What factors are critical for survival?
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Meat processing plants in the U.S. have garnered considerable public attention in recent years, often focusing on production and labor issues. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the vulnerability of large, concentrated plants, as major shutdowns led to reduced output and higher meat prices for consumers. Policy makers have launched initiatives at the state and federal levels to increase meat processing capacity and industry resilience, often favoring small and medium-sized plants. But little research exists to determine what factors make plants more likely to succeed. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at meat processing plants across the United States, aiming to identify characteristics associated with plant survival and provide crucial information for legislators.

Newswise: How cannabis use among Veterans impacts their care
Released: 13-Jun-2023 4:35 PM EDT
How cannabis use among Veterans impacts their care
College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

While the percentage of Veterans reporting past-year marijuana use has increased in the last decade, few of them obtain it from medical sources, a new study shows.



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