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Newswise: Researchers reveal how protein modifications power T cells
Release date: 29-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Researchers reveal how protein modifications power T cells
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

This method is a major leap forward for scientists investigating how proteins do their jobs in the immune system. “This method basically creates an entire new kind of world of experiments that people can do..."

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Study Finds School Entry Requirements Linked to Increased HPV Vaccination Rates
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that school entry requirements are linked to an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations.

Newswise: Hongbo Chi, PhD named 2023 AAAS Fellow
Release date: 29-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Hongbo Chi, PhD named 2023 AAAS Fellow
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Hongbo Chi, PhD, a faculty member and the Robert G. Webster Endowed Chair in Immunology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, has been recognized as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science Family of Journals.

Release date: 29-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Eight Sociologists Recognized by Premier Science Associations
American Sociological Association (ASA)

The American Sociological Association congratulates the eight sociologists who were recently recognizes by premier science associations for their outstanding achievements in the discipline.

Release date: 29-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Anthony Fauci to visit University of Delaware as part of Disaster Research Center's 60th anniversary
University of Delaware

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, visits the University of Delaware on Friday, May 3, for a chat about crisis decision making. The visit is part of the Disaster Research Center’s 60th anniversary.

Newswise: Saint Louis University Researchers Identify a Biomarker for Severe Liver Disease in Infants
Release date: 29-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Saint Louis University Researchers Identify a Biomarker for Severe Liver Disease in Infants
Saint Louis University

In a new study, Saint Louis University School of Medicine researchers and colleagues have identified biomarkers in high-risk infants with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). This is a condition that is life-threatening in some infants but very mild in others. For the first time, predicting which children need lifesaving intervention is possible.

Release date: 29-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
TCT 2024 Career Achievement Award to be Presented to Robert A. Harrington, MD
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

The TCT 2024 Career Achievement Award will be presented to Robert A. Harrington, MD, during Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). TCT will take place October 27-30 2024, in Washington, DC at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The award is given each year to an outstanding individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the field of interventional cardiology and has transformed cardiovascular care through clinical excellence, pioneering research, and mentorship of the next generation of physicians and researchers.

Newswise: Combler le fossé du traitement de l'épilepsie en Bolivie : trois décennies d'initiatives
Release date: 29-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Combler le fossé du traitement de l'épilepsie en Bolivie : trois décennies d'initiatives
International League Against Epilepsy

Le déficit de traitement de l'épilepsie en Amérique latine est d'environ 60 %, mais le déficit de traitement dans les zones rurales de la région peut atteindre 90 %. En Bolivie, les facteurs contribuant à l'écart de traitement sont similaires aux facteurs dans d'autres régions éloignées à faibles ressources.

Release date: 29-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT CENTER TO RELOCATE OFFICE TO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS BUILDING
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Association Management Center (AMC), a trusted partner to 27 leading health care, scientific, and professional associations, is pleased to announce it will be relocating its headquarters from its current location at O’Hare Plaza in Chicago to 1061 American Lane in Schaumburg, IL on November 1, 2024. AMC’s new office will be located within the building owned by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Newswise: Desde Chile descubren causas de la diversidad estelar en estrellas binarias
25-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Desde Chile descubren causas de la diversidad estelar en estrellas binarias
NSF's NOIRLab

Utilizando el telescopio de Gemini Sur, ubicado en la Región de Coquimbo en Chile, un equipo de astrónomos confirmó por primera vez que las diferencias observadas en las estrellas binarias se deben a las diferencias químicas en la nube de material estelar de la cual se formaron. Los resultados ayudan a explicar por qué las estrellas que nacieron de la misma nube molecular pueden tener una composición química distinta y sistemas planetarios tan diferentes, además de plantear nuevos retos a los modelos actuales de formación estelar y planetaria.

Newswise: Gemini South Reveals Origin of Unexpected Differences in Giant Binary Stars
25-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Gemini South Reveals Origin of Unexpected Differences in Giant Binary Stars
NSF's NOIRLab

Using the Gemini South telescope a team of astronomers have confirmed for the first time that differences in binary stars’ composition can originate from chemical variations in the cloud of stellar material from which they formed.

Release date: 29-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Major League Baseball, U.S. Military Team Up for Performance Enhancing Substances Summit
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

The Uniformed Services University’s (USU) Consortium for Health and Military Performance and its Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) program is teaming up with Major League Baseball (MLB) to host the inaugural Performance Enhancing Substances (PES) Summit on May 1 at MLB headquarters in New York City.

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Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Joins JFK University Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center in Providing Patients Advanced Lung Disease Diagnostic Technology
Release date: 29-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Joins JFK University Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center in Providing Patients Advanced Lung Disease Diagnostic Technology
Hackensack Meridian Health

Experts at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center are now providing patients with minimally invasive, robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedures with the Ion endoluminal system.

Newswise: Cancer screening rates are significantly lower in US Federally Qualified Health Centers
Release date: 29-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Cancer screening rates are significantly lower in US Federally Qualified Health Centers
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

HOUSTON and ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- A national study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center found major gaps in breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening use in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the US, relative to overall screening rates in the country.

Release date: 29-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Pickleball, Anyone? Avoid Injuries While Enjoying This Popular Sport
American Chiropractic Association

As in sports, when it comes to injuries a good offense is just as important as defense. the American Chiropractic Association offers a few tips to help keep pickleball players on the court and out of their doctor’s office.

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Release date: 29-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New Year, New Heart, New Lease on Life
Cedars-Sinai

Charles Schulz and his wife, Flor, sat in their living room on New Year’s Eve 2023, watching TV and counting down the seconds until the ball dropped in New York’s Times Square.

Newswise: Iowa State researchers identify genes linked to rice resiliency
Release date: 29-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Iowa State researchers identify genes linked to rice resiliency
Iowa State University

Researchers at Iowa State University have identified two genes that can help rice defend itself against diseases, including the devastating fungal blast pathogen that regularly causes significant losses of rice production worldwide.

Released: 29-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Berkeley Lab Scientists Invent Novel Microdevice Array for Energy Efficient Optical Computing
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a breakthrough technology that could greatly develop the field of optical computing and devices utilizing all- optical control.

Newswise: Cancer screening rates are significantly lower in U.S. Federally Qualified Health Centers
26-Apr-2024 4:00 PM EDT
Cancer screening rates are significantly lower in U.S. Federally Qualified Health Centers
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

A national study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center found major gaps in breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening use in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the U.S., relative to overall screening rates in the country.

26-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
The Aspirin Conundrum: Navigating Negative Results, Age, Aging Dynamics and Equity
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University

A new study examining the role of aspirin in breast cancer treatment reveals critical issues related to health equity and aging that have broad implications for cancer and other disease intervention trials, say researchers from Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Newswise: How can forests be reforested in a climate-friendly way?
26-Apr-2024 1:00 AM EDT
How can forests be reforested in a climate-friendly way?
University of Vienna

Europe's forests have already been severely affected by climate change. Thousands of hectares of trees have already died due to drought and bark beetles. Scientists from the University of Vienna and the Technical University of Munich have now investigated which trees can be used for reforestation.

Newswise: Electric vehicle drivers can estimate their personalized fuel savings with new Argonne tool
Released: 29-Apr-2024 10:10 AM EDT
Electric vehicle drivers can estimate their personalized fuel savings with new Argonne tool
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory's new tool lets drivers estimate personalized fuel savings for electric vehicles, based on local factors.

Newswise: Cancer cell–immune cell interactions predict immunotherapy response
Released: 29-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Cancer cell–immune cell interactions predict immunotherapy response
UT Southwestern Medical Center

By examining which genes were turned on and off in a mix of cell types from breast cancer biopsies, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers developed a tool that can accurately predict which patients with breast cancer will respond to immunotherapies.

Newswise: Canisius University Commencement
Released: 29-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Canisius University Commencement
Canisius University

Hon. Brian M. Higgins delivers commencement address and receives an honorary degree during Canisius University’s 2024 ceremonies on May 18. Also receiving honorary degrees are Mary Wilson, a Life Trustee of the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation and Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin.

Newswise: Wayne State researcher receives grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to explore new causes of MS
Released: 29-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Wayne State researcher receives grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to explore new causes of MS
Wayne State University Division of Research

Alexander Gow, Ph.D., professor and associate director of the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics and professor of pediatrics and neurology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, received an award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for a study into the causes of multiple sclerosis. The grant will explore the early roots of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in patients that Gow believes may begin years — perhaps even decades — before symptoms become apparent.

Newswise: Experimental Type 1 Diabetes Drug Shelters Pancreas Cells From Immune System Attack
Released: 29-Apr-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Experimental Type 1 Diabetes Drug Shelters Pancreas Cells From Immune System Attack
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that an experimental monoclonal antibody drug called mAb43 appears to prevent and reverse the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes in mice, and in some cases, to lengthen the animals’ lifespan.

Newswise: Pioneering plant science research paves the way for deeper understanding of how the plant immune system functions
Released: 29-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Pioneering plant science research paves the way for deeper understanding of how the plant immune system functions
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Researchers in the laboratory of Tessa Burch-Smith, PhD at the Danforth Plant Science Center and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are conducting pioneering work to discover how plants transmit information, important molecules and viruses between cells.

Newswise: UWF student team places second at National Robotics Challenge
Released: 29-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
UWF student team places second at National Robotics Challenge
University of West Florida

Congratulations to the UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering student team who recently placed second in the Sumo Robot category of the National Robotics Challenge.

   
Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health Appoints Emre Kayaalp, M.D., Ph.D, FACOG as Central Region Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Released: 29-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health Appoints Emre Kayaalp, M.D., Ph.D, FACOG as Central Region Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Hackensack Meridian Health

“Hackensack Meridian Health is a regional leader in high quality Obstetrics & Gynecology procedures,” said Todd Way, president, central region, Hackensack Meridian Health. “I’m thrilled to welcome Dr. Kayaalp. His expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to patient care will be invaluable to our organization.”

Newswise: New insights into tree canopy light absorption and its climate implications
Released: 29-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
New insights into tree canopy light absorption and its climate implications
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recent research has successfully quantified the directional characteristics of the clumping index (CI) in various vegetation canopies using the large-scale remote sensing data and image simulation framework (LESS) model. This study enhances our understanding of radiative transfer processes and could significantly improve ecological modeling and climate predictions.

Newswise: Innovative Approach: KITECH Suggests Microplastic-Free Transparent Mask
Released: 29-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Innovative Approach: KITECH Suggests Microplastic-Free Transparent Mask
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) has introduced a new solution in the form of : a transparent mask, addressing concerns surrounding microplastic pollution and harmful solvents of conventional fibrous masks.

   
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VIDEO
29-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Names Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, as Dean for Translational Research and Therapeutic Innovation
Mount Sinai Health System

Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, a world-renowned immunologist, has been appointed Dean for Translational Research and Therapeutic Innovation of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The appointment reaffirms Icahn Mount Sinai’s commitment to pioneering medical progress and catalyzing the rapid advancement of research innovation. Dr. Merad, the Mount Sinai Professor in Cancer Immunology, will also continue to serve as the founding Chair of the Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Director of the Marc and Jennifer Lipschultz Precision Immunology Institute, and Director of the Human Immune Monitoring Center. As Dean, Dr. Merad aims to elevate early clinical trials at Icahn Mount Sinai, streamline the clinical trial process, cultivate a culture of mechanistic clinical trials throughout the campus, and forge stronger partnerships with the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.

Newswise:Video Embedded details-of-hurricane-ian-s-aftermath-captured-with-new-remote-sensing-method
VIDEO
Released: 29-Apr-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Details of Hurricane Ian’s Aftermath Captured with New Remote Sensing Method
Florida Atlantic University

Using aerial imagery data and LiDAR, a study remotely identified the hardest-hit areas of Southwest Florida’s Estero Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Researchers estimated the extent of structural damage and compared pre- and post-storm beach structural changes.

Released: 29-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
The Real Facts about Regener-Eyes®: A Commitment to Safety and Compliance
Regener-Eyes

Regener-Eyes® LLC, a leading name in the ophthalmic industry, is registered, regulated, inspected and in full compliance with all FDA regulations. Regener-Eyes® is dedicated to safety, quality, and compliance.

   
Newswise: Satellite maps boost mangrove conservation in china
Released: 29-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Satellite maps boost mangrove conservation in china
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In a recent study, researchers utilized time-series imagery from Sentinel-2 satellites to map the distribution of the mangrove species Kandelia obovata across China. This study represents a significant advancement in mangrove management and conservation, aligning with sustainable development goals.

Newswise: #SexEdforAll Month (May) Shines Spotlight 
on Importance of Youth Sex Education
Released: 29-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
#SexEdforAll Month (May) Shines Spotlight on Importance of Youth Sex Education
Candor Health Education

Recent data shows that kids are interested in and participating in sexual behavior. According to the CDC’s 2023 “Youth Risk Behavior Survey,” 30% of high school students reported being sexually active.

Newswise:Video Embedded ai-algorithms-can-determine-how-well-newborns-nurse-study-shows
VIDEO
Released: 29-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
AI Algorithms Can Determine How Well Newborns Nurse, Study Shows
University of California San Diego

A modified pacifier and AI algorithms to analyze the data it produces could determine if newborns are learning the proper mechanics of nursing, a recent study shows. Specifically, the researchers from the University of California San Diego measured if babies are generating enough suckling strength to breastfeed and whether they are suckling in a regular pattern based on eight independent parameters.

Newswise:Video Embedded orion-s-erupting-star-system-reveals-its-secrets
VIDEO
24-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Orion’s Erupting Star System Reveals Its Secrets
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

An unusual group of stars in the Orion constellation have revealed their secrets. FU Orionis, a double star system, first caught astronomers’ attention in 1936 when the central star suddenly became 1,000 times brighter than usual.

Released: 29-Apr-2024 7:30 AM EDT
Stem cells improve memory, reduce inflammation in Alzheimer’s mouse brains
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

By transplanting human neural stem cells, researchers improved memory and reduced neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease, suggesting another avenue for potential treatment, a study shows. Researchers say the improvements reported after stem cell transplantation must be further studied in mice before advancing to larger animals and, eventually, humans. 

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Released: 29-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Researchers develop a new way to instruct dance in Virtual Reality
Aalto University

Virtual reality dance made easier with crowd wave technique. Open source code can be downloaded for Quest 2 and 3

   
Newswise: Webb Captures Top of Iconic Horsehead Nebula in Unprecedented Detail
Released: 29-Apr-2024 5:05 AM EDT
Webb Captures Top of Iconic Horsehead Nebula in Unprecedented Detail
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

The Horsehead Nebula is prancing across the cosmic stage in new infrared views from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Extreme close-ups of the horse’s “mane” from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) showcase a dynamic region that transitions from a mostly neutral, warm area of gas and dust within the nebula (represented in blue) to surrounding hot, ionized gas (red).

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