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Newswise: The AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Presents the 2024 Spine Summit
Released: 12-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
The AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Presents the 2024 Spine Summit
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

The 2024 Spine Summit, presented by the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, will pack in plenty of exciting educational opportunities, interesting networking events and spine-tingling entertainment over the four-day meeting at Caesars Palace, February 21-24.

Released: 12-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
تدريجيًا: التغييرات الصغيرة قد تؤدي إلى صحة القلب، كما يقول خبير مايو كلينك
Mayo Clinic

قد يكون الانتقال من اتباع نظام غذائي غير صحي ونمط حياة خامل (نمط حياة قليل الحركة) إلى نمط غذائي صحي وممارسة التمارين الرياضية أمرًا شاقًا. في هذا التحذير الصادر من الخبير، يطلعنا جوان كارديناس روسالز، الدكتور في الطب، وهو طبيب باطني والمدير الطبي لممارسة الطب الدولي في مايو كلينك في جاكسونفيل، فلوريدا، على بعض الخطوات الصغيرة وخطوة كبيرة يمكن أن تؤدي إلى حياة صحية للقلب.

Newswise: Amy J. Clarke: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
Released: 12-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Amy J. Clarke: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
Department of Energy, Office of Science

At the Colorado School of Mines, Distinguished Professor in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Amy J. Clarke studies metals manufacturing. She observes how microscopic structures form and how processing conditions can be modified to affect solidification and defect development.

Newswise: URI Nutrition study to help inform official USDA dietary guidelines
Released: 12-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
URI Nutrition study to help inform official USDA dietary guidelines
University of Rhode Island

Evidence to support the assumption that ultra-processed foods are all bad for one’s health is limited, and the nutritional quality of processed foods has not been considered by official U.S. Department of Agriculture dietary guidelines. University of Rhode Island Nutrition Professor Kathleen Melanson aims to help inform the newest guidelines, due out in 2025, as she begins a nutritional study funded by a $300,000 grant from the USDA.

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Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
How AI and Wearable Technologies Are Transforming Medicine
Cedars-Sinai

Imagine a world in which the digital watch on your wrist tracks not only your step count, but also your blood sugar, heart rate, blood pressure and respiration.

   
Newswise: Argonne training program alumni find success in extreme-scale computing
Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Argonne training program alumni find success in extreme-scale computing
Argonne National Laboratory

Past attendees of the annual Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing are thriving in careers across the field of high performance computing.

Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Encefalite: Especialista da Mayo Clinic explica por que o tratamento precoce é importante
Mayo Clinic

A Encefalite é uma doença que envolve a inflamação ou inchaço do cérebro. Isso pode acontecer devido a infecções ou problemas no sistema imunológico, e o tratamento precoce é importante.

Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
التهاب الدماغ: يشرح خبير من مايو كلينك سبب أهمية العلاج المبكر
Mayo Clinic

التهاب الدماغ هو مرض ينطوي على التهاب أو تورم الدماغ. ويمكن أن يحدث بسبب التهابات أو مشكلات تصيب الجهاز المناعي، والعلاج المبكر لتلك الحالة مهم. يقول ساروش إيراني، بكالوريوس الطب والجراحة.، طبيب الأعصاب، وباحث في مايو كلينك في جاكسونفيل، فلوريدا أنه لهذا السبب من الضروري رفع مستوى الوعي.

Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Encefalitis: Experto de Mayo Clinic explica por qué es importante el tratamiento temprano
Mayo Clinic

La Encefalitis es una enfermedad que implica inflamación o hinchazón del cerebro. Esto puede suceder debido a infecciones o problemas con el sistema inmunológico, y el tratamiento temprano es importante.

Newswise: “ViaBus,” an innovation by Chula engineering alumni, wins the DEmark Award 2023 in Thailand and the Good Design Award (G-Mark) in Japan
Released: 12-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
“ViaBus,” an innovation by Chula engineering alumni, wins the DEmark Award 2023 in Thailand and the Good Design Award (G-Mark) in Japan
Chulalongkorn University

Congratulations to the ViaBus Application, developed by alumni of Chula Faculty of Engineering, for winning Thailand’s Design Excellence Award (DEmark) 2023 in the category of Systems, Services, Digital Platform, Online Interface Design, Apps for Smartphones and Tablets, Website.

Newswise: The Complete Library of Charles Darwin revealed for the first time
8-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
The Complete Library of Charles Darwin revealed for the first time
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Charles Darwin – arguably the most influential man of science in history, accumulated a vast personal library throughout his working life. Until now, 85 per cent of its contents were unknown or unpublished.

Released: 9-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
VP Kamala Harris Recognizes End of Community Violence Awareness Week and Acknowledges the Historic Graduation of Pioneering CVI Leadership Academy’s Inaugural Cohort at White House Ceremony
University of Chicago

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Friday at a White House ceremony recognizing the inaugural graduating class of the University of Chicago's pioneering Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy

Newswise: More Women Rise to Leadership in Science and are Tackling Greatest Global Threats such as Climate Change and Future Pandemics
Released: 9-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
More Women Rise to Leadership in Science and are Tackling Greatest Global Threats such as Climate Change and Future Pandemics
George Washington University

As women have steadily risen to positions of leadership in scientific fields including public health, they are taking on some of the greatest challenges facing the world today including climate change and the pandemic.

Released: 9-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Wildlife Conservation Society Delegation Heading to Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) CoP14
Wildlife Conservation Society

A Wildlife Conservation Society delegation is heading to the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals CoP14, Feb. 12-17, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Released: 9-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
Low Pay Is Driving Primary-Care Doctors From New Jersey, Endangering State Residents
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A report co-authored by a Rutgers Health official advocates better pay and (eventually) a different payment model.

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.

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: 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 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؟

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.

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.

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:Video Embedded el-observatorio-rubin-impulsar-una-nueva-era-en-misiones-espaciales-sin-salir-de-la-tierra
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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.

Newswise: NASA's Roman to Use Rare Events to Calculate Expansion Rate of Universe
Released: 7-Feb-2024 10:15 AM EST
NASA's Roman to Use Rare Events to Calculate Expansion Rate of Universe
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

With a panoramic view 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope’s infrared view, the sheer amount of data captured by the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will change the landscape of astronomy.

Newswise: Mejora del proceso de evaluación de la cirugía de la epilepsia: formación y comunicación
Released: 7-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Mejora del proceso de evaluación de la cirugía de la epilepsia: formación y comunicación
International League Against Epilepsy

Aunque la cirugía puede ser una opción para hasta el 40% de las personas con epilepsia resistente a los medicamentos, menos del 1% son remitidos a centros de epilepsia cada año. ¿Por qué?

Newswise: Improving the epilepsy surgery evaluation pipeline: Training and communication
Released: 7-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Improving the epilepsy surgery evaluation pipeline: Training and communication
International League Against Epilepsy

Surgery may be an option for up to 40% of people with drug-resistant epilepsy, but fewer than 1% are referred to epilepsy centers each year. Why?

Newswise: New Resource for Selecting Best Treatment Path for Young Children with Cancerous Tumors Published by NCCN
Released: 7-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
New Resource for Selecting Best Treatment Path for Young Children with Cancerous Tumors Published by NCCN
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

New NCCN Guidelines for Neuroblastoma address the importance and impact of risk stratification for treating one of the more common types of pediatric solid tumors; includes vanguard treatment recommendations involving multimodality treatment for high-risk disease.

Newswise: SNO+ Reveals the Power of Neutrinos
Released: 6-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
SNO+ Reveals the Power of Neutrinos
Department of Energy, Office of Science

It may be snowy outside, but the water in the SNO+ experiment isn’t for building snowmen. SNO+ is short for the Sudbury Neutrino Observation+, a neutrino experiment 2 kilometers underground in a mine in Ontario, Canada.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Ligações do estilo de vida à saúde do coração vão além de alimentação e exercícios físicos, explica especialista em saúde da Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic

Quais são os passos que se pode tomar além de uma alimentação saudável e exercícios físicos para melhorar a sua saúde do coração? Neste alerta, a especialista, PhD e Dra. Gosia Wamil, cardiologista pela Mayo Clinic Healthcare em Londres, responde a essa pergunta e muito mais.

Newswise: A new path to recovery: Specialized unit looks to take mental health patients out of the emergency room for better care
Released: 6-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
A new path to recovery: Specialized unit looks to take mental health patients out of the emergency room for better care
Atlantic Health System

The EmPATH unit at Overlook Medical Center will put adult behavioral emergency patients into a setting in which they will get the appropriate care more quickly, thereby lessening volumes and wait times in the emergency department, and, ultimately, reducing the need for inpatient hospitalization.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Lifestyle links to heart health go beyond food, exercise, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains
Mayo Clinic

What are steps you can take beyond a healthy diet and exercise to improve your heart health? In this expert alert, Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, answers that question and more.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
“Los vínculos del estilo de vida con la salud del corazón van más allá de la alimentación y el ejercicio”, explica la experta en salud de Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic

¿Cuáles son los pasos que se pueden tomar más allá de una alimentación saludable y realizar ejercicios físicos para mejorar su salud del corazón? En esta alerta, la experta PhD y Dra. Gosia Wamil, cardióloga de Mayo Clinic Healthcare en Londres, responde a esa pregunta y más.

Newswise: Deciphering dynamics of electric charge
Released: 6-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Deciphering dynamics of electric charge
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Research led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Marti Checa and Liam Collins has pioneered a groundbreaking approach, described in the journal Nature Communications, toward understanding the behavior of an electric charge at the microscopic level.

Newswise: Agarwal Presents Research on Countering Cognitive Threats in the Digital Age at NATO Symposium
Released: 6-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Agarwal Presents Research on Countering Cognitive Threats in the Digital Age at NATO Symposium
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Science at UA Little Rock, presented his research on cognitive threats at the NATO Science & Technology Organization Symposium on Mitigating and Responding to Cognitive Warfare.

Newswise: UW-Milwaukee bioengineer creating a virtual tumor with data from an actual one
Released: 6-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
UW-Milwaukee bioengineer creating a virtual tumor with data from an actual one
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Mahsa Dabagh is building a virtual model of a real human tumor, using data that characterizes the tissue on a molecular level.

Newswise: Cancer Prevention Programs Coming to Communities Across Florida
Released: 6-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
Cancer Prevention Programs Coming to Communities Across Florida
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Three leading Florida academic cancer centers – Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Health System, Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of Florida Health Cancer Center – have joined to fund thousands of dollars for four projects statewide to help people detect and treat cancer early.

Newswise: Spiky insight: How red blood cells deform
Released: 6-Feb-2024 2:05 AM EST
Spiky insight: How red blood cells deform
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Empa researchers have observed living red blood cells transforming into spiky "echinocytes" in real time when treated with high concentrations of ibuprofen using holotomographic microscopy and displayed them in 3D renderings.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
New AI technology is helping UC Davis physicians quickly identify stroke
UC Davis Health

UC Davis Health has adopted a new technology platform, Viz.ai, to help quickly identify patients suspected of having a stroke. The hospital is the first in the Sacramento region to use the platform.

Newswise: New method monitors grid stability with hydropower project signals
Released: 5-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
New method monitors grid stability with hydropower project signals
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid stability using signals from pumped storage hydropower projects.

Newswise: Book review: The Idea of Epilepsy by Simon Shorvon
Released: 5-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Book review: The Idea of Epilepsy by Simon Shorvon
International League Against Epilepsy

In a detailed, comprehensive, and scholarly fashion, the writer takes us on a journey, using the metaphor of “The Voyage of the Good Ship Epilepsy." As a near footnote, the author suggests in the end that the term "epilepsy" should be abolished altogether.

Newswise: Master of the Drill: Hunt School of Dental Medicine is Revolutionizing Dental Practice
Released: 5-Feb-2024 1:00 PM EST
Master of the Drill: Hunt School of Dental Medicine is Revolutionizing Dental Practice
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

As an assistant professor and assistant director of general dentistry, Dr. Andino endorses early hands-on patient care by all dental students, even those in their first year.

Newswise: Super Bowl experts: The big game, Taylor Swift's impact, a new era of ads, healthy eats, and more
Released: 5-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Super Bowl experts: The big game, Taylor Swift's impact, a new era of ads, healthy eats, and more
Virginia Tech

For most people, the Super Bowl isn’t just about the game. For many, the food, commercials, and entertainment take center stage. Ahead of the big game, Virginia Tech experts can speak on a variety of topics, including Taylor Swift's impact on the NFL and gender bias, a new era of marketing, gambling, healthy snacks, and more.

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Released: 5-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Expert provides food safety tips following charcuterie meat Salmonella outbreak
Virginia Tech

Whether it’s building out a big spread for the Super Bowl or planning a Valentine’s Day meal, lots of people will be heading to the store these next few weeks to stock up on food. One item many might be considering is charcuterie.

Newswise: Breaking Barriers: College History Class Bridges Divide to Connect with Ukrainian Students
Released: 5-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Breaking Barriers: College History Class Bridges Divide to Connect with Ukrainian Students
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Arkansas at Little Rock students got a unique opportunity to explore the lives, struggles, and culture of students living in war-torn Ukraine during the fall 2023 semester. Dr. Marta Ciesklak, director of UA Little Rock Downtown, took a unique approach to helping her students bridge the continental divide.

Newswise: Tracking radioactive source recovery: New Cesium Irradiator Replacement Project Dashboard
Released: 5-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
Tracking radioactive source recovery: New Cesium Irradiator Replacement Project Dashboard
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

People often think of radiation as the basis for carbon-free nuclear power. But radiation can also save lives.

   
Newswise: Director of Oncology Services Northern Region Named to New Jersey’s Only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Released: 5-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
Director of Oncology Services Northern Region Named to New Jersey’s Only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

George Raptis, MD, MBA, begins role at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health as director of Oncology Services for the Northern Region of New Jersey.



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