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Released: 8-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Scandinavia’s first farmers slaughtered the hunter-gatherer population
Lund University

Following the arrival of the first farmers in Scandinavia 5,900 years ago, the hunter-gatherer population was wiped out within a few generations, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, among others.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
University of Limerick, Ireland research confirms benefits of resistance exercise training in treatment of anxiety and depression
University of Limerick

A new study by researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland and at Iowa State University has demonstrated the impact resistance exercise training can have in the treatment of anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Patterns of brain connectivity differ between pre-term and term babies
King's College London

A new King’s College London scanning study of 390 babies has shown distinct patterns between term and pre-term babies in the moment-to-moment activity and connectivity of brain networks.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 1:30 PM EST
Robotic-assisted surgery and navigation don't affect infection risk after hip arthroplasty
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

For patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), the use of robotic-assisted surgery and surgical navigation techniques is not associated with an increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), suggests a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

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Released: 8-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Smidt Heart Institute Physicians Advance Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Cedars-Sinai

Physicians in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have achieved two significant firsts: completing the institute’s 100th minimally invasive tricuspid valve replacement and performing the first-ever implantation of a new bioprosthetic tricuspid valve following its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Newswise: 2024 Kyoto Prize Symposium to Honor Laureates in Arts and Philosophy, Basic Sciences and Advanced Technology
Released: 8-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
2024 Kyoto Prize Symposium to Honor Laureates in Arts and Philosophy, Basic Sciences and Advanced Technology
University of California San Diego

The University of California San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene University will co-host the 23rd annual Kyoto Prize Symposium on March 13 and 14.

   
Newswise: How nearly identical RNA helicases drive “mRNA export” via distinct protein complex pathways
Released: 8-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
How nearly identical RNA helicases drive “mRNA export” via distinct protein complex pathways
Newswise Review

Genetic expression, often leading to protein synthesis, requires a complex coordination of molecular machinery across several stages.

Newswise: Surprise discovery of tiny insect-killing worm
Released: 8-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Surprise discovery of tiny insect-killing worm
University of California, Riverside

UC Riverside scientists have discovered a tiny worm species that infects and kills insects.

Newswise: 'He was where he was supposed to be' — A series of fortunate events saves UK patient's life
Released: 8-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
'He was where he was supposed to be' — A series of fortunate events saves UK patient's life
University of Kentucky

Weekends in the fall are chaotic in the Zuber household. Dan Zuber coaches basketball at Woodford Middle School in Versailles. His wife Wendy, a former volleyball coach, runs a volleyball clinic in Franklin County.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Heart organoids simulate pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease
Cell Press

An advanced human heart organoid system can be used to model embryonic heart development under pregestational diabetes-like conditions, researchers report February 8 in the journal Stem Cell Reports.

Newswise: Why did Earth once turn into a giant frozen snowball? Australian scientists now have an answer
Released: 8-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Why did Earth once turn into a giant frozen snowball? Australian scientists now have an answer
University of Sydney

Australian geologists have used plate tectonic modelling to determine what most likely caused an extreme ice-age climate in Earth’s history, more than 700 million years ago.

Newswise: AEDs often not used in cardiac arrest, even where they’re mandated
Released: 8-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
AEDs often not used in cardiac arrest, even where they’re mandated
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are underutilized during cardiac arrest episodes despite laws in some states requiring their availability in high-risk areas such as athletic facilities, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.

Newswise: Testing the Evolution of the Universe with Galaxy Clusters
Released: 8-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Testing the Evolution of the Universe with Galaxy Clusters
Department of Energy, Office of Science

100 billion – there are at least that many stars in our Milky Way. It seems like an unimaginable number. Yet astrophysicists study structures in our universe that are far bigger than galaxies alone.

Newswise: A New Ultrasound Technology is Revolutionizing IBD Care at UNC School of Medicine
Released: 8-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
A New Ultrasound Technology is Revolutionizing IBD Care at UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

The UNC School of Medicine is on pace to become one of the few sites in the United States to incorporate intestinal ultrasound as an imaging technique for managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Pregnant Women Living in States with Limited Access to Abortion Face Higher Levels of Intimate Partner Homicide
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Particularly by firearms, increasing rates of intimate partner homicide of women who are pregnant or recently pregnant are occurring in states that have limited access to abortion.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 10:30 AM EST
Foundation Venture Capital Group Commits $1 Million to Hackensack Meridian Health’s First Spin-out Company, EValuate Diagnostics
Hackensack Meridian Health

The company, based on science from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation, promises to capture biomarkers for early detection of disease

Newswise: Blood test predicts psychosis risk, most effective treatments
Released: 8-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Blood test predicts psychosis risk, most effective treatments
Indiana University

Team of researchers led by Indiana University School of Medicine faculty have developed a breakthrough new blood test for schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that includes hallucinations and delusions.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
CSOFT Health Sciences Releases MDR White Paper to Support EU Medical Device Compliance
CSOFT International

CSOFT Health Sciences, leaders in clinical trial translation, are pleased to announce the launch of their co-authored white paper for medical device manufacturers seeking re-certification under the updated EU Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR), in collaboration with partner organizations Gouya Insights and GCP-Service International Ltd. & Co.KG to jointly offer manufacturers an end-to-end platform for establishing conformity with policies set to take effect by January 2028.

Newswise: NASA's Hubble Traces 'String of Pearls' Star Clusters in Galaxy Collisions
Released: 8-Feb-2024 10:00 AM EST
NASA's Hubble Traces 'String of Pearls' Star Clusters in Galaxy Collisions
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

When galaxies go bump in the night, they cook-up new generations of stars that might otherwise have never been born. These close encounters between galaxies cause a gravitational tug-of-war.

Newswise: Argonne, Achates Power break new ground developing hydrogen-powered engine for decarbonizing long-haul commercial vehicles
Released: 8-Feb-2024 9:45 AM EST
Argonne, Achates Power break new ground developing hydrogen-powered engine for decarbonizing long-haul commercial vehicles
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientists demonstrate potential of opposed-piston engine powered by zero-carbon hydrogen

Released: 8-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
High-profile incidents of police brutality sway public opinion more than performance of people’s local law enforcement, new study from NYU Tandon reveals
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

In a study published in Communications Psychology, a NYU Tandon research team tracked media coverage of police brutality in 18 metropolitan areas in the United States – along with coverage of local crimes – and analyzed tweets from those cities to tease out positive attitudes from negative ones towards the police.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
45 Finalists Named for the 2024 Hertz Fellowships
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation today announced 45 finalists for the 2024 Hertz Fellowships in applied science, mathematics and engineering.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 9:15 AM EST
Children’s Academic Partner, Emory University Department of Pediatrics, Ranks in Top 5 for NIH Research Funding
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, a proud academic partner of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, received $47 million in federal research grant dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2023 for pediatrics departments, according to rankings released from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

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Released: 8-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
Which Antibiotics Best Prevent Infections for Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children with vesicoureteral reflux often need to take continuous antibiotics to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs). But which antibiotics do the best job at preventing these infections?

7-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Protecting the Protector Boosts Plant Oil Content
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Biologists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated a new way to boost the oil content of plant leaves and seeds.

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Released: 8-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
Clues to cancer drug’s deadly side effects could make it safer
University of Illinois Chicago

For some leukemia patients, their only treatment option carries a risk of heart failure

Released: 8-Feb-2024 8:50 AM EST
Atlantic Health System Enrolls First U.S. Patient in Lupus Treatment Trial
Atlantic Health System

NJ-based Atlantic Health System is the first in the U.S. to enroll a patient in a study to examine the effectiveness of using Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR- T) cells in the treatment of the autoimmune disease lupus.

Newswise: $6.5 Million Legacy Gift Enhances Emergency Medicine across University Hospitals
Released: 8-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
$6.5 Million Legacy Gift Enhances Emergency Medicine across University Hospitals
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

A significant estate gift of $6.5 million from the late Arthur D. and Kazuko Maine will support emergency medical care across the University Hospitals health system, expanding the now named Arthur D. and Kazuko Maine Trauma Unit at UH Ahuja Medical Center, establishing the first two endowed positions within emergency medicine at UH and supporting an endowed chair for orthopedic trauma.

Newswise: Case Western Reserve University researcher awarded $2 million federal grant to further explore possible new effective treatments for colorectal and other cancers
Released: 8-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Case Western Reserve University researcher awarded $2 million federal grant to further explore possible new effective treatments for colorectal and other cancers
Case Western Reserve University

With a new $2 million federal grant, a researcher with the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine will lead a team to further explore preliminary findings of an effective treatment for colorectal and possibly other cancers.

Newswise: The Rising Costs of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease and More in the February Issue of AJG
Released: 8-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
The Rising Costs of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease and More in the February Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

A modeling study projecting the economic and social burden of alcohol-associated liver disease by 2040 is featured in the February 2024 issue of AJG, just one month after the new ACG Clinical Guideline on Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Released: 8-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
Unveiling potential diagnostic, treatment target for APS-related thrombocytopenia
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

No standard treatment exists for thrombocytopenia in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome, but this could change with a new treatment target

Newswise: General deep learning framework for emissivity engineering
Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:50 AM EST
General deep learning framework for emissivity engineering
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chinese scientists developed a deep learning framework to optimize wavelength-selective thermal emitters (WS-TEs) for applications like radiative cooling and gas sensing.

Newswise: Neural network assisted high-spatial-resolution polarimetry
Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:35 AM EST
Neural network assisted high-spatial-resolution polarimetry
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Polarimetry is playing an indispensable role in modern optics with enhanced compact and resolution requirements. Towards this goal, Scientist in China proposed a neural network assisted polarimetry based on a tri-channel chiral metasurface.

Newswise: Versatile Light Control in WSe2 Achieved
Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:30 AM EST
Versatile Light Control in WSe2 Achieved
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In an intriguing study published in Light: Science & Application, researchers have unveiled the feasibility in the versatile manipulation of various exciton species within monolayer tungsten diselenide (WSe2), a transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs).

Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:30 AM EST
Should heart patients consider taking weight loss medications?
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Over the last year, prescriptions for medications that can accelerate weight loss in people with diabetes, or without it, have skyrocketed. But how can these weight loss medications affect the heart? A preventive cardiologist shares how this shifting landscape might affect cardiovascular care and how he advises his patients.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:00 AM EST
Perguntas e respostas da Mayo Clinic: Você trabalha com as mãos? Fique atento com a síndrome do túnel do carpo
Mayo Clinic

ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Trabalho com construções e comecei a sentir dormência e formigamento nas mãos. Às vezes, derrubo objetos porque não consigo segurar com firmeza. Um amigo sugeriu que posso estar com a síndrome do túnel do carpo.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:00 AM EST
Preguntas y respuestas de Mayo Clinic: ¿Trabaja con las manos? Esté atento al síndrome del túnel carpiano
Mayo Clinic

ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Soy obrero y comencé a sentir entumecimiento y hormigueo en las manos. A veces, se me caen cosas porque no puedo sostenerlas bien.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:00 AM EST
أسئلة وأجوبة مايو كلينك: هل يعتمد عملك على يديك؟ احترس من متلازمة النفق الرسغي
Mayo Clinic

الأعزاء في مايو كلينك: أعمل في بناء المنازل، وبدأت أشعر بخدر ووخز في اليدين. وفي بعض الأحيان تسقط الأشياء من يدي لأنني لا أستطيع الإمساك بها جيداً. ونبهني أحد الأصدقاء إلى أنني ربما أكون مصاباً بمتلازمة النفق الرسغي. ولكن ألا تُصيب هذه المتلازمة الأشخاص الذين يعملون على الحاسوب طوال اليوم؟ هل يمكنكم تقديم مزيد من الشرح حول هذه الحالة؟

Released: 8-Feb-2024 6:05 AM EST
Ketamine’s promise for severe depression grows, but major questions remain
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Using an old anesthesia drug to pull people out of severe depression has gone from fringe idea to widespread use in just a few years.

Newswise: Cold-resistant bacteria found in the Arctic can degrade crude oil
Released: 8-Feb-2024 5:05 AM EST
Cold-resistant bacteria found in the Arctic can degrade crude oil
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Biologists from the Research Center of Biotechnology and RUDN University found bacteria on Franz Josef Land that adapted to low temperatures and learned to degrade petroleum products.

Newswise: Stable intense supercontinuum light generation from 1kHz femtosecond laser filamentation in air
Released: 8-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
Stable intense supercontinuum light generation from 1kHz femtosecond laser filamentation in air
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Supercontinuum (SC) white light generation in gases through ultrafast laser filamentation is in principle immune to damage. However, the bottleneck problem is that the strong jitters from filament induced self-heating at kHz repetition level.

Newswise: Laser Manufacturing of Spatial Resolution Approaching Quantum Limit
Released: 8-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
Laser Manufacturing of Spatial Resolution Approaching Quantum Limit
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Since the advent of femtosecond laser in the early 1990s, ultrafast laser processing has been considered a promising nanofabrication approach, which is unique in manufacturing hard-processing materials and realizing fine three-dimensional structures.

Newswise: Revolutionizing Surface Science: A New Horizon in Superhydrophobic Materials
Released: 8-Feb-2024 3:05 AM EST
Revolutionizing Surface Science: A New Horizon in Superhydrophobic Materials
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Superhydrophobic surfaces, which repel water strongly, are useful for self-cleaning, anti-corrosion, and oil/water separation. Traditional methods to create these surfaces are complex and material-specific.

Newswise: Q&A: Helping robots identify objects in cluttered spaces
Released: 7-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Q&A: Helping robots identify objects in cluttered spaces
University of Washington

Robots in warehouses and even around our houses struggle to identify and pick up objects if they are too close together, or if a space is cluttered.



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