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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.

Newswise: Foul fumes pose pollinator problems
Released: 7-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Foul fumes pose pollinator problems
University of Washington

Nitrate radicals (NO3) from air pollution degrade the scent chemicals released by a common wildflower, drastically reducing the scent-based cues that its chief pollinators rely on to locate the flower.

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Released: 7-Feb-2024 7:05 PM EST
Joint Accreditation Expands Cedars-Sinai’s Interprofessional Continuing Education
Cedars-Sinai

The Continuing Medical Education program at Cedars-Sinai has earned Joint Accreditation with Commendation, enhancing continuing education opportunities for healthcare professionals and signifying that Cedars-Sinai upholds the highest standards in providing relevant, effective, practice-based education.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Tooth trouble linked to heart trouble
Released: 7-Feb-2024 6:05 PM EST
The Medical Minute: Tooth trouble linked to heart trouble
Penn State Health

Medical science says a lot about how cardiovascular health is influenced by what you put in your mouth. But what about the mouth itself? A Penn State Health heart surgeon offers his views on dental health and hearth health.

Newswise: Revesz decodes ancient sphinx’s mysterious message
Released: 7-Feb-2024 6:05 PM EST
Revesz decodes ancient sphinx’s mysterious message
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

For nearly two centuries, scholars have puzzled over an inscription of just 20 characters, cast upon an unusual bronze sphinx statue believed to have originated in Potaissa, a Roman Empire military base camp located in present-day Romania.

Newswise: Wayne State University awarded $1.4 million from Department of Defense to expand on research findings surrounding prostate cancer
Released: 7-Feb-2024 6:05 PM EST
Wayne State University awarded $1.4 million from Department of Defense to expand on research findings surrounding prostate cancer
Wayne State University Division of Research

A team of researchers from Wayne State University was awarded a $1.4 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for the study, “Cytochrome c acetylation drives prostate cancer aggressiveness and Warburg effect.”

Released: 7-Feb-2024 5:10 PM EST
UTHealth Houston report in NEJM: Deadly fungal infection acquired during surgery in Mexico led to death and brainstem, blood supply injuries
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A life-threatening mold infection known as health care-associated Fusarium solani meningitis can be associated with a delayed, but devastating, injury to the brainstem and its blood supply among those infected, according to physicians from UTHealth Houston.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
The 2024 STS Surgeon Compensation Report is Here!
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The first annual STS Cardiothoracic Surgeon Compensation Report is now available to help US-based cardiothoracic surgeons understand their value and make informed career decisions using reliable benchmarks specific to the specialty.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 5:00 PM EST
MD Anderson and C-Biomex sign collaborative research agreement to co-develop CBT-001 radioligand therapy
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

MD Anderso and C-Biomex today announced a strategic collaboration to co-develop CBT-001, a radioligand targeting the CA9 cancer biomarker.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 5:00 PM EST
AANA Emphasizes Access to Safe Dental Anesthesia Care in Recognition of National Children’s Dental Health Month
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) reminds parents and caregivers of the importance of not only knowing how to keep your child’s teeth healthy, but also ensuring that they have access to safe dental anesthesia care.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
The Days Blur Together: Study Shows How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Perceptions of Time… and Our Mental Well-being
Baylor University

Although time is a set duration of hours, minutes and seconds, the perception of time can vary dramatically based on the individual and especially during times of high stress and uncertainty such as disasters, recessions and most recently the COVID-19 lockdown.

2-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Be Linked to Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

The drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction may also be associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the February 7, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Newswise: Gluon Spins Align with the Proton They’re In
Released: 7-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Gluon Spins Align with the Proton They’re In
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists have new evidence that gluons have a positive spin polarization, meaning the spins of individual gluons are aligned in the same direction as the spin of the proton they are in.

Newswise: Pregnant women should avoid ultraprocessed, fast foods
Released: 7-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Pregnant women should avoid ultraprocessed, fast foods
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

Researchers found that pregnant women who ate more ultraprocessed or fast foods, had a higher level of phthalates in their body, which was then passed on to their fetus.

Newswise: Sara Federico, MD, named director of the Solid Tumor Division at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Released: 7-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Sara Federico, MD, named director of the Solid Tumor Division at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Established clinician researcher will focus on novel treatments and clinical trials for difficult-to-treat childhood cancers.

Newswise: ORNL's Jason DeGraw named ASHRAE Fellow
Released: 7-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
ORNL's Jason DeGraw named ASHRAE Fellow
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, or ASHRAE, selected Jason DeGraw, a researcher with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as one of 23 members elevated to Fellow during its 2024 winter conference.

Newswise: What is Social Mobility Anyway?
Released: 7-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
What is Social Mobility Anyway?
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Learn how higher education is a primary driver of improved socioeconomic status.

Newswise: McMaster and ALK researchers discover new cell that remembers allergies
5-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
McMaster and ALK researchers discover new cell that remembers allergies
McMaster University

Researchers with McMaster University and Denmark-based pharmaceutical company ALK-Abello A/S have made a groundbreaking discovery: a new cell that remembers allergies.

Newswise: Scientists reveal why blueberries are blue
5-Feb-2024 5:05 AM EST
Scientists reveal why blueberries are blue
University of Bristol

Tiny external structures in the wax coating of blueberries give them their blue colour, researchers at the University of Bristol can reveal.

Newswise: Mount Sinai Study Shows That Circulating Immune Cells Drawn to the Brain During Stress Can Control Emotional Behaviors
Released: 7-Feb-2024 1:30 PM EST
Mount Sinai Study Shows That Circulating Immune Cells Drawn to the Brain During Stress Can Control Emotional Behaviors
Mount Sinai Health System

Findings shed light on mechanisms underlying psychosocial stress and depression susceptibility

Released: 7-Feb-2024 12:00 PM EST
MD Anderson Research Highlights for February 7, 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: UW-developed smart earrings can monitor a person’s temperature
Released: 7-Feb-2024 12:00 PM EST
UW-developed smart earrings can monitor a person’s temperature
University of Washington

University of Washington researchers introduced the Thermal Earring, a wireless wearable that continuously monitors a user’s earlobe temperature.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 12:00 PM EST
Renowned Immunologist Dr. Gary Koretzky to Receive AAI Lifetime Achievement Award Honoring Exceptional Contributions to Immunology
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

Recognizing the impact of his research and outstanding leadership in the field of immunology, Gary Koretzky, M.D., Ph.D., DFAAI (AAI ’92), will receive the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Lifetime Achievement Award, the association’s highest honor, at the AAI annual conference IMMUNOLOGY2024TM, May 3-7 in Chicago.

   
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6-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
El Observatorio Rubin impulsará una nueva era en misiones espaciales sin salir de la tierra
NSF's NOIRLab

El Observatorio Vera C. Rubin ayudará a los científicos a identificar objetivos intrigantes para dar prioridad a futuras misiones espaciales, mediante la detección de millones de nuevos objetos en el Sistema Solar y revelar, con el mayor detalle jamás visto, el contexto más amplio en el que existen.

Newswise:Video Embedded rubin-observatory-will-inspire-a-new-era-in-space-missions-without-ever-leaving-the-ground
VIDEO
6-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Rubin Observatory will Inspire a New Era in Space Missions without Ever Leaving the Ground
NSF's NOIRLab

Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help scientists identify intriguing targets to prioritize for future space missions by detecting millions of new Solar System objects, and by revealing — in more detail than we’ve ever seen — the broader context in which these objects exist.

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Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:50 AM EST
Dawes’ deep dive into Marley lyrics spurred by lifelong love, Jamaican connections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Victorious over the many booby traps that guarded his older brother’s bedroom, a 17-year-old Kwame Dawes perched on the edge of his sibling’s neatly made bed and relaxed as the rhythms of a new Bob Marley and the Wailers album flowed from the record player.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
New study sheds new light on forests' role in climate and water cycle
Stockholm University

Forests, which cover a third of Earth's land surface, are pivotal in carbon storage and the water cycle, though the full scope of their impact remains to be fully understood. In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Stockholm University and international colleagues provide new insights into the complex role forests play in the climate system and water cycle.

Newswise: New study finds corn genome can gang up on multiple pathogens at once
Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
New study finds corn genome can gang up on multiple pathogens at once
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

In a changing climate, corn growers need to be ready for anything, including new and shifting disease dynamics. Because it’s impossible to predict which damaging disease will pop up in a given year, corn with resistance to multiple diseases would be a huge win for growers.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
DOE’s Office of Science is now Accepting 2024 Solicitation 1 Applications for Office of Science Graduate Student Research Awards
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2024 solicitation 1 cycle. Applications are due on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Artificial intelligence helps predict whether antidepressants will work in patients
Amsterdam UMC

In patients with major depression disorder it is, thanks to use of artificial intelligence, now possible to predict within a week whether an antidepressant will work

Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
After prison, perpetrators of genocide say they’ve changed
Ohio State University

After serving decades in prison, Rwandans convicted of crimes of genocide returned to their communities articulating a “narrative of redemption,” saying they were good people, despite their past crimes.

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Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
RESEARCH ALERT: Stopping Multiple Myeloma
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have discovered a protein expressed on multiple myeloma cancer cells that drives disease growth and development. The new study found that blocking part of the protein’s unique signaling pathway stops myeloma growth in culture and in laboratory mice.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Getting to know the ​‘ghost’ inside batteries
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers have shed important new light on what the early signs of battery failure look like.

Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Organic compound found in trees could prevent contact lens eye infections
University of Portsmouth

A new study suggests a naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for contact lenses, worn by millions of people worldwide.

Newswise: Whole-infrared-band camouflage with dual-band radiative heat dissipation
Released: 7-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Whole-infrared-band camouflage with dual-band radiative heat dissipation
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Advanced multispectral detection technologies have emerged as a significant threat to objects. To address the challenge, scientists in China proposed a whole-infrared-band camouflage device (covering the NIR, SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR bands), which exhibits remarkable camouflage performance against thermal emission and solar radiance.



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