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Released: 21-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
New AI Model Is a Leap for Autonomous Materials Science
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new AI model developed at PNNL can identify patterns in electron microscope images of materials without requiring human intervention, allowing for more accurate and consistent materials science.

Newswise: Film Shows Why Creativity Is an Essential Tool of Science
Released: 21-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Film Shows Why Creativity Is an Essential Tool of Science
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers scientists have put together a short film showing how biologists, chemists, physicists, mathematicians and engineers converge and brainstorm at every stage of the scientific effort to better understand the carbon cycle in the ocean.

Release date: 21-Mar-2024 4:55 PM EDT
First Calibration Training at CAMS
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists from the Center for Aerosol Measurement Science (CAMS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory hosted the center's first calibration activities on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

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Released: 21-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Endometriosis Awareness Month: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Cedars-Sinai

It is one of the most common and painful disorders, affecting more than 6 million women in the United States. Endometriosis is often difficult to diagnose and effectively treat. But Cedars-Sinai experts find patients can now benefit from minimally invasive procedures, medications and integrative medicine.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine-led study unlocks the secrets of birth defect origins
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., March 21, 2024 – A new study led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed a potential shift in our basic knowledge of the origins of birth defects, which affect about 3 percent of babies born in the United States each year.

Newswise: New vaccine against a highly fatal tropical disease – and potential bioterror weapon – demonstrates efficacy in animal studies
Released: 21-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New vaccine against a highly fatal tropical disease – and potential bioterror weapon – demonstrates efficacy in animal studies
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A vaccine against the bacterium that causes melioidosis was highly protective against the disease, which is endemic in many tropical areas, causing approximately 165,000 cases with 89,000 fatalities around the world each year. It is so dangerous that it is categorized as a Tier 1 Select Agent of bioterrorism.

Newswise: Director of Harvard Global Nursing Leadership Program 
to be 2024 Penn Nursing Commencement Speaker
Released: 21-Mar-2024 3:00 PM EDT
Director of Harvard Global Nursing Leadership Program to be 2024 Penn Nursing Commencement Speaker
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Stephanie Ferguson, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Director of the Harvard Global Nursing Leadership Program and Professor of the Practice of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will serve as the 2024 Penn Nursing commencement speaker.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 2:15 PM EDT
Aana Appoints John Culbertson as Vice President of Insurance Services
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has named John Culbertson, MBA, CPCU, to serve as AANA’s Vice President of Insurance Services. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Bill Bruce, MBA, CAE.

Newswise: Closing Gender Gaps in Career Advancement
Released: 21-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Closing Gender Gaps in Career Advancement
University of California San Diego

Despite broad progress toward achieving equity in the workplace and educational achievement, data shows women still ascend the corporate ladder slower than their male peers and lag behind men in salary earnings.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Penn Scientists Create Novel Technique to Form Human Artificial Chromosomes
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) capable of working within human cells could power advanced gene therapies, including those addressing some cancers, along with many laboratory applications, though serious technical obstacles have hindered their development. Now a team led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has made a significant breakthrough in this field that effectively bypasses a common stumbling block.

Newswise: Utep Faculty Launch Research Lab to Support Human Performance
Released: 21-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Utep Faculty Launch Research Lab to Support Human Performance
University of Texas at El Paso

Professors at The University of Texas at El Paso have launched a new industrial engineering lab focused on supporting human performance and behavior in various application areas. Projects include supportive exoskeletons for high-strain occupations and virtual reality that simulates high-stress environments.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 2:00 PM EDT
AANA Appoints Raheel “Bobby” Saleem as Director of Legal Affairs
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has named Raheel “Bobby” Saleem to serve as AANA’s Director of Legal Affairs. He will report to Chief Human Resources Officer Ann Bresingham.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
NYU Tandon School of Engineering tapped by U.S. Department of Energy to fortify critical infrastructure
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced last month that it selected NYU Tandon project – dubbed Digital Twin for Security and Code Verification (DISCOVER) – for a three-year grant that delivers $4.8 million in total funding: $3.34 million in federal funds with the rest provided by DISCOVER’s participating institutions.

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Released: 21-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Bar-Ilan University Researchers Develop Cost-Effective Method to Detect Low Concentrations of Pharmaceutical Waste and Contaminants in Water
Bar-Ilan University

Pharmaceutical waste and contaminants present a growing global concern, particularly in the context of drinking water and food safety. Addressing this critical issue, a new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Chemistry and Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials has resulted in the development of a highly sensitive plasmonic-based detector, specifically targeting the detection of harmful piperidine residue in water.

Newswise: Scientists Find Core Regulatory Circuit Controlling Identity of Aggressive Leukemia
Released: 21-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Scientists Find Core Regulatory Circuit Controlling Identity of Aggressive Leukemia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found a small set of proteins that maintain anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) identity, representing potential future therapeutic targets.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Nyu Tandon School of Engineering Tapped by U.S. Department of Energy to Fortify Critical Infrastructure
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced last month that it selected NYU Tandon project – dubbed Digital Twin for Security and Code Verification (DISCOVER) – for a three-year grant that delivers $4.8 million in total funding: $3.34 million in federal funds with the rest provided by DISCOVER’s participating institutions.

Newswise: Elemental Variation in Pyrite: A Key to Ocean Chemistry
Released: 21-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Elemental Variation in Pyrite: A Key to Ocean Chemistry
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

Researchers from the University of Toronto and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) recently published research demonstrating that pyrite—the most abundant sulfide mineral in the Earth’s crust—is enriched in several trace elements. This is important for understanding past ocean chemistry from analyses of sedimentary pyrite. Knowledge from this research will help scientists use pyrite trace metal concentrations to analyze and quantify early ocean chemistry and, as a result, the ocean’s evolution through time.

Newswise: Distinguished Physicist Kathleen Amm Named Director of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Released: 21-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Distinguished Physicist Kathleen Amm Named Director of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Florida State University

Florida State University has named acclaimed researcher and industry leader Kathleen Amm as the new director of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (National MagLab), the largest and highest-powered magnet laboratory in the world and the only facility of its kind in the United States.

Newswise: Researchers Reveal Roadmap for Ai Innovation in Brain and Language Learning
Released: 21-Mar-2024 12:45 PM EDT
Researchers Reveal Roadmap for Ai Innovation in Brain and Language Learning
Georgia Institute of Technology

A new study co-led by Georgia Institute of Technology's Anna (Anya) Ivanova uncovers the relationship between language and thought in artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT, leveraging cognitive neuroscience research on the human brain. The results are a roadmap to developing new AIs — and to better understanding how we think and communicate.

Newswise: International Graduate and Postdoctoral Trainees in Biomedicine Are Struggling with Career Confidence, Study Says
Released: 21-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
International Graduate and Postdoctoral Trainees in Biomedicine Are Struggling with Career Confidence, Study Says
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

A new study, led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and collaborators from the NIH Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (NIH BEST) consortium, examined career confidence in graduate and postdoctoral trainees and explored how to better support international trainees across a diverse array of career paths.

Newswise: Argonne Hosts See Yourself in Steam Event for Students From Groups Underrepresented in Stem
Released: 21-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Argonne Hosts See Yourself in Steam Event for Students From Groups Underrepresented in Stem
Argonne National Laboratory

Students from groups underrepresented in STEM discover world-class science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics at Argonne through See Yourself in STEAM event.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Mesothelioma Protein Identified With Cancer Inhibiting Effect
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

Malignant mesothelioma is a very aggressive cancer with a very poor survival and limited treatment options. Thus, a deeper knowledge of the mechanisms modulating mesothelioma initiation and progression is critical for novel therapeutic strategies.

Newswise: Inflammation-Reducing Drug Shows No Benefit for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Nih Trial
Released: 21-Mar-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Inflammation-Reducing Drug Shows No Benefit for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Nih Trial
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

The drug minocycline, an antibiotic that also decreases inflammation, failed to slow vision loss or expansion of geographic atrophy in people with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a phase II clinical study at the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Newswise: Nanoparticles Developed at Utsw Effectively Fight Tumors
Released: 21-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Nanoparticles Developed at Utsw Effectively Fight Tumors
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A nanoparticle-based therapy developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists stimulated an immune pathway that eradicated tumors in mouse models of various cancer types. Their findings, published in Science Immunology, offer a new way to potentially harness the power of the body’s immune system against cancer.

Newswise: US House Foreign Affairs Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill for Global Conservation
Released: 21-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill for Global Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Society

“USFICA would create a public-private partnership to save wildlife and wild places around the world. What that means is government funds would leverage private support, making public dollars go much farther. And those monies would go directly to protected areas and parks around the world.” John Calvelli, WCS Executive VP for Public Affairs

   
Newswise: Argonne’s Ilke Arslan Named Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America
Released: 21-Mar-2024 10:15 AM EDT
Argonne’s Ilke Arslan Named Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America
Argonne National Laboratory

Ilke Arslan, the director of Argonne’s Center for Nanoscale Materials, has been inducted as a fellow of the Microscopy Society of America.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Provides Patient New Jersey’s First Gammatile® Brain Tumor Treatment
Released: 21-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Provides Patient New Jersey’s First Gammatile® Brain Tumor Treatment
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center successfully performed the first GammaTile® implant in the state. The device was implanted in a patient with recurrent meningioma, a brain tumor, to deliver radiation immediately at the time of surgery, targeting residual cancer cells to help prevent recurrence while minimizing harm to healthy tissue.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Michigan is seeing a rise in measles: MSU experts can comment on related health issues
Michigan State University

Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, issued an advisory to inform clinicians and public health officials of an increase in global and U.S. measles cases.

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Newswise: NASA's Hubble Finds that Aging Brown Dwarfs Grow Lonely
Released: 21-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
NASA's Hubble Finds that Aging Brown Dwarfs Grow Lonely
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

A Hubble telescope survey has found that brown dwarfs—objects smaller than stars but bigger than planets—live a lonely life as they age. Over time they lose the companion brown dwarf that was born alongside them and the objects drift their separate ways.

Newswise: Mentorship Award Honors Desai Sethi Urology Institute Urologist
Released: 21-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Mentorship Award Honors Desai Sethi Urology Institute Urologist
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Dr. Alan J. Wein’s long history of mentoring students and fellow faculty has been recognized by the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction.

Newswise: Dr. Nima Sharifi Pens JAMA Commentary on Prostate Cancer Variant His Team Identified
Released: 21-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Dr. Nima Sharifi Pens JAMA Commentary on Prostate Cancer Variant His Team Identified
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Desai Sethi Urology Institute (DSUI) Scientific Director Nima Sharifi, M.D., authored an invited commentary in JAMA Network Open related to a new Million Veteran Program study on the HSD3B1 genotype, an allele he helped discover more than 10 years ago.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) Submits Testimony to Congress Opposing FDA’s Proposed LDTs Rule
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

“Today, we at the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) provided testimony to Congress regarding the impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) proposed rule to impose FDA oversight on laboratory developed tests in addition to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. While we share FDA’s goal of ensuring that laboratory developed tests are safe and effective, we have serious concerns about the agency’s proposal. If finalized, this rule would create a burdensome dual regulatory structure that would limit patient access to many life-saving tests.

Newswise: Immune Cells Identified as Key Players in Brain Health
Released: 21-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Immune Cells Identified as Key Players in Brain Health
Mount Sinai Health System

Using novel genetic and genomic tools, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shed light on the role of immune cells called macrophages in lipid-rich tissues like the brain, advancing our understanding of Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
The American Association of Immunologists Announces Election of Association Officers and Committee Leadership
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) is proud to announce the outcome of its recent elections, in which voting members of the association selected the officers and committee leaders who will guide the organization in the years ahead.

   
Released: 21-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Kazia Therapeutics licenses paxalisib to Sovargen for intractable seizures in rare central nervous system diseases
Kazia Therapeutics Limited

Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA), a biotechnology company specialising in oncology, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Sovargen Co., Ltd, a biotechnology company specializing in central nervous system (CNS) diseases, to develop, manufacture and commercialise paxalisib as a potential treatment of intractable epilepsy in focal cortical dysplasia type 2 (FCD T2) and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) disease.

   
Newswise: Research offers hope for preventing post-COVID ‘brain fog’ by targeting brain’s blood vessels
Released: 21-Mar-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Research offers hope for preventing post-COVID ‘brain fog’ by targeting brain’s blood vessels
University of Illinois Chicago

In a study of mice, researchers identified a mechanism that causes post-infection neurological problems

Released: 21-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Transform Accelerator Announces Data Science and AI Startups Selected for Cohort 3
University of Chicago

Transform Accelerator Announces Data Science and AI Startups Selected for Cohort 3

Released: 21-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Exploring China's Water Usage Trends and Sustainability
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Against the backdrop of growing global concern over water scarcity, China, has been grappling with the complexities of water dynamics and their impact on economic growth and environmental protection.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
ScienceMedia Welcomes Visionary Leaders to Advisory Board, Paving the Way for a New Era of Innovation
ScienceMedia

ScienceMedia, a global SaaS provider redefining the landscape of clinical mastery in the biotech and pharma industries, announces the formation of its inaugural advisory board.

Newswise: Reduced risk of PEMFC flooding by gas diffusion media hydrophobic gradient
Released: 21-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Reduced risk of PEMFC flooding by gas diffusion media hydrophobic gradient
Chinese Academy of Sciences

New strategies for PEMFC water management have been developed. Researchers designed the hydrophobicity gradient in the PEMFC cathode gas diffusion media (GDM) considering the coupling effects among GDM physical parameters, to improve the mass transfer ability of the PEMFC and reduce the risk of flooding.


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