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Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Chats with AI shift attitudes on climate change, Black Lives Matter 
University of Wisconsin–Madison

People who were more skeptical of human-caused climate change or the Black Lives Matter movement who took part in conversation with a popular AI chatbot were disappointed with the experience but left the conversation more supportive of the scientific consensus on climate change or BLM.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Palaeontology: Small dinosaurs flapped their feathers to scare prey
Scientific Reports

Small omnivorous and insectivorous dinosaurs may have flapped small, feathered primitive wings to scare prey out of hiding places, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
American College of Surgeons Efforts Help Roll Back Restrictive Sedation Policy
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons, with multiple other medical societies, has successfully advocated for the delay of a harmful Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts medical policy that would restrict the use of monitored anesthesia care during colorectal and other GI procedures.

Newswise: Telescopio Gemini Sur en Chile captura imagen de peculiar galaxia enredada en su propia red de brazos polvorientos
Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:00 PM EST
Telescopio Gemini Sur en Chile captura imagen de peculiar galaxia enredada en su propia red de brazos polvorientos
NSF's NOIRLab

La galaxia lenticular NGC 4753 es un objeto realmente extraordinario. Su prominente y compleja red de bandas de polvo que se tuercen alrededor de su núcleo galáctico, define su “peculiar” clasificación y probablemente sea el resultado de una fusión galáctica con una cercana galaxia enana hace unos 1.300 millones de años atrás.

Newswise: American Association of Colleges of Nursing Receives New Grant to Combat Racism through Nursing Education
Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:00 PM EST
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Receives New Grant to Combat Racism through Nursing Education
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing, a groundbreaking initiative of the American Nurses Association, has awarded funding to AACN to better prepare nurses to address racism in academic and clinical settings.

Newswise: Gemini South Captures Twisted Dusty Disk of NGC 4753, Showcasing the Aftermath of Past Merger
Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:00 PM EST
Gemini South Captures Twisted Dusty Disk of NGC 4753, Showcasing the Aftermath of Past Merger
NSF's NOIRLab

The lenticular galaxy NGC 4753, captured by the Gemini South telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, is a truly remarkable object.

Newswise: UAlbany Chemists Developing New Technique to Help Fight Illegal Logging and Deforestation
Released: 25-Jan-2024 2:45 PM EST
UAlbany Chemists Developing New Technique to Help Fight Illegal Logging and Deforestation
University at Albany, State University of New York

The technique yields a chemical fingerprint that is unique to each tree species, allowing authorities to quickly determine whether the harvested wood is from a protected species.

Newswise:Video Embedded the-3-heart-health-tests-you-didn-t-know-you-need
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Released: 25-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
The 3 heart health tests you didn't know you need
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for men and women in the United States. Eating a healthy diet and exercising help keep the heart healthy along with regular checkups with a doctor.

Newswise:Video Embedded new-space-for-building-ultra-powerful-magnets-launches-at-national-laboratory
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Released: 25-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
New space for building ultra-powerful magnets launches at national laboratory
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Under the direction of principal engineer Yuhu Zhai, PPPL is building its new High-Field Magnet Test Facility, which will provide powerful magnets for scientific experiments to researchers at both PPPL and Princeton University, as well as private companies along the mid-Atlantic coast.

Newswise: New Study Reveals Adolescent Substance Use Recovery Prevalence
Released: 25-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
New Study Reveals Adolescent Substance Use Recovery Prevalence
School of Social Work, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

This pivotal research not only estimates the prevalence of adolescents identifying as being in recovery but also offers crucial perspectives on the landscape of substance use recovery among this demographic.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
The underground network: Decoding the dynamics of plant-fungal symbiosis
Boyce Thompson Institute

The intricate dance of nature often unfolds in mysterious ways, hidden from the naked eye. At the heart of this enigmatic tango lies a vital partnership: the symbiosis between plants and a type of fungi known as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi.

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22-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Experts call for major shift in international decision-making to tackle ‘devastating’ impact of urban expansion and avoid ‘planetary catastrophe’
University of Bristol

Leading scientists are today calling for an urgent step change in global governance to save the future of worldwide cities and the planet at large.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
UW researchers uncover new clues about the cause of common birth defects
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Cleft lip and palate are the most common craniofacial birth defects in humans, affecting more than 175,000 newborns around the world each year.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Rutgers Health Receives $3 Million U.S. Grant to Study Impact of Environmental Factors on Pregnancy and Children’s Health
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A multidisciplinary group of Rutgers Health researchers have received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the impact of environmental influences on pregnancy and children’s health.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Rutgers Health Receives More Than $7 Million in Grants to Study Tobacco Disinformation
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Two new grants exceeding $7 million will help the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies research how Black and Hispanic young adults perceive messaging about the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.

Newswise: Diverse forests are best at standing up to storms
Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Diverse forests are best at standing up to storms
British Ecological Society

European forests with a greater diversity of tree species are more resilient to storms, according to new research published in the British Ecological Society journal, Functional Ecology.

Newswise: Avoiding cloudy messaging: Vape prevention campaigns face challenges
Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Avoiding cloudy messaging: Vape prevention campaigns face challenges
Flinders University

Flinders University researchers say that cohesive and collaborative action from preventive health communicators and organisations is needed to inform young people about the devastating harms of vaping.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Study finds significant disparities in diagnosis and treatment of dementia
UC Davis Health

A new study from UC Davis Health and Oregon Health & Science University reveals significant disparities in dementia care.

Newswise: Retinal Photoreceptors Use Dual Pathways to Tell Brain ‘I’ve Seen the Light!’
Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Retinal Photoreceptors Use Dual Pathways to Tell Brain ‘I’ve Seen the Light!’
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Working with mammalian retinal cells, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shown that, unlike most light-sensing cells (photoreceptors) in the retina, one special type uses two different pathways at the same time to transmit electrical “vision” signals to the brain.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Karma Automotive drives forward climate innovation with UC Irvine’s RADiCal initiative
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 25, 2024 — University of California, Irvine’s Resilience and Adaptation Development in California initiative, which deepens university–industry engagement to drive innovation and answer climate challenges, has entered a strategic partnership with Karma Automotive.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
How COVID changed the way Americans work, and how much money they have
Oxford University Press

According to a new paper in the Review of Economic Studies, published by Oxford University Press, the widespread adoption of work-from-home technology has had dramatic consequences for American life.

Newswise: Discovery of high order skyrmions and antiskyrmions
Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Discovery of high order skyrmions and antiskyrmions
University of Vienna

Researchers at the University of Augsburg and the University of Vienna have discovered co-existing magnetic skyrmions and antiskyrmions of arbitrary topological charge at room temperature in magnetic Co/Ni multilayer thin films.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Women helping women: Female mentors guide businesswomen to greater success
University of Notre Dame

A new study from the University of Notre Dame recommends a simple adjustment to current training systems to give women entrepreneurs in developing countries a better shot at success.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:00 PM EST
MD Anderson Research Highlights for January 25, 2024
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention.

Newswise: RUSH Names Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA, President & Chief Academic Officer of RUSH University
Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:30 AM EST
RUSH Names Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA, President & Chief Academic Officer of RUSH University
RUSH

Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA, has been selected to serve as the next President & Chief Academic Officer of RUSH University and Chief Academic Officer, Senior Vice President of RUSH.

Newswise: How HIV smuggles its genetic material into the cell nucleus
Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
How HIV smuggles its genetic material into the cell nucleus
Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

Around one million individuals worldwide become infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, each year.

   
Newswise: University of Kentucky study explores how macrophages regulate regenerative healing in spiny mice
Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
University of Kentucky study explores how macrophages regulate regenerative healing in spiny mice
University of Kentucky

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is delving deeper into the science behind how spiny mice can regenerate lost tissue and using what they learn to trigger regeneration in other types of mice — advances which one day may be translated into humans.

Newswise: Study: Women With Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Have Greater Mortality Risk Than Men With Condition
Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Study: Women With Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Have Greater Mortality Risk Than Men With Condition
Cedars-Sinai

Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and colleagues found that women with fatty liver disease related to alcohol consumption have almost twice the risk of dying within a certain time period than men with the same condition.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
#ASC2024: Ethnicity as survival predictor for gastric cancer, early liver retransplantation, risk factors for chemical restraint use among adult trauma patients and more
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Surgeons and scientists at UCLA Health will present data on the latest basic science, translational and health services research that has the potential to improve patient care at the 19th annual Academic Surgical (ASC) Congress in Washington, D.C., Feb. 6 to 8.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Bystander support is crucial for tackling anti-social behaviour – new research
University of Bath

Witnesses to anti-social behaviour must speak up to support the lone voices of people who confront it to reduce the risk of such behaviour becoming tolerated in society, according to research from the Universities of Bath, Groningen and Western Australia.

Newswise: Digital pathology cleared for use in cancer screening programs
Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Digital pathology cleared for use in cancer screening programs
University of Warwick

New research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has led to the UK government approving the use of digital pathology to help speed up analysis of cancer screening samples.

Newswise:Video Embedded vascular-verification-program-verifies-first-three-outpatient-centers
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Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Vascular Verification Program Verifies First Three Outpatient Centers
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

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

Newswise: Researcher trains next-gen AI for chemicals industry to take a quantum leap forward
Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Researcher trains next-gen AI for chemicals industry to take a quantum leap forward
West Virginia University

A West Virginia University engineer is creating powerful, unconventional artificial intelligence tools that can reimagine the sustainability of chemical manufacturing.

Newswise: Advanced Full-color image sensor technology enabling simultaneous energy harvesting and imaging
Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Advanced Full-color image sensor technology enabling simultaneous energy harvesting and imaging
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed an organic-based optoelcectronic device.

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Released: 25-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Suicide and race: Uncovering patterns underlying increasing suicide rates in the USA
Waseda University

Researchers have identified specific communities in the United States where the majority of suicides occur by firearm and hanging.

Newswise: Commercial advanced nuclear fuel arrives in Idaho for testing
Released: 25-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Commercial advanced nuclear fuel arrives in Idaho for testing
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

For the first time in two decades, Idaho National Laboratory, the nation’s nuclear energy laboratory, has received a shipment of used next-generation light water reactor fuel from a commercial nuclear power plant to support research and testing.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Permeable pavements could reduce coho-killing tire pollutants
Washington State University

The pore-like structure of permeable pavements may help protect coho salmon by preventing tire wear particles and related contaminants from entering stormwater runoff, according to a Washington State University study.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Researchers establish brain pathway linking motivation, addiction and disease
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

New findings published in the journal Nature Neuroscience have shed light on a mysterious pathway between the reward center of the brain that is key to how we form habits, known as the basal ganglia, and another anatomically distinct region where nearly three-quarters of the brain’s neurons reside and assist in motor learning, known as the cerebellum.

Newswise: International Consortium Identifies Biomarkers That Improve Prediction Accuracy of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes
Released: 25-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
International Consortium Identifies Biomarkers That Improve Prediction Accuracy of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes
Johns Hopkins Medicine

An international academic consortium has identified 13 biomarkers that significantly improve the ability to accurately predict cardiovascular disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
Press registration opens for ACS Spring 2024
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Journalists who register for the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) upcoming hybrid meeting and exposition — ACS Spring 2024 — will have access to nearly 12,000 presentations on topics including agriculture and food, energy and fuels, health and medicine, sustainability, and more.

   
Newswise: NASA's Hubble Finds Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet's Atmosphere
Released: 25-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
NASA's Hubble Finds Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet's Atmosphere
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Astronomers using Hubble observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere.

Newswise: Cervical cancer rates rising in low-income U.S. counties
24-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Cervical cancer rates rising in low-income U.S. counties
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Women in low-income areas of the U.S. face a stark rise in cervical cancer incidence and mortality, according to a new study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Newswise: NIH Study Finds Flame-Retardant Chemicals May Increase Risk of Preterm Birth, Higher Birth Weight
Released: 25-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
NIH Study Finds Flame-Retardant Chemicals May Increase Risk of Preterm Birth, Higher Birth Weight
Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes NIH

An NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort study finds that certain organophosphate esters (OPEs) were linked to increased odds of preterm birth, especially in girls.

Newswise: Experts Address the Latest on Cervical Cancer Treatment
Released: 25-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
Experts Address the Latest on Cervical Cancer Treatment
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Eugenia Girda, MD, FACOG, gynecologic oncologist in the Gynecologic Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health is lead author of a recent clinical practice statement exploring therapies for cervical cancer.

Newswise: New satellite capable of measuring Earth precipitation from space
Released: 25-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
New satellite capable of measuring Earth precipitation from space
Journal of Remote Sensing

Measuring the amount of precipitation that falls in a specific location is simple if that location has a device designed to accurately record and transmit precipitation data.

Newswise: The moon is shrinking, causing landslides and instability in lunar south pole
Released: 25-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
The moon is shrinking, causing landslides and instability in lunar south pole
University of Maryland, College Park

New paper identifies potential landing sites for Artemis mission that are particularly vulnerable to quakes and landslides.

Newswise: Cambiando las reglas del juego: la inventora de un sujetador deportivo lideró el impulso para desarrollar más investigación sobre la epilepsia en las mujeres
Released: 25-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Cambiando las reglas del juego: la inventora de un sujetador deportivo lideró el impulso para desarrollar más investigación sobre la epilepsia en las mujeres
International League Against Epilepsy

Después de inventar el primer sostén deportivo comercial en la década de 1970, Lisa Lindahl aprovechó su perspectiva única como líder empresarial con epilepsia para aumentar la financiación de la investigación y la concienciación sobre los problemas relacionados con la epilepsia en las mujeres.



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