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Newswise: Scientists identify gene that could lead to resilient ‘pixie’ corn
Release date: 28-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Scientists identify gene that could lead to resilient ‘pixie’ corn
Iowa State University

A widely found gene in plants has been newly identified as a key transporter of a hormone that influences the size of corn. The discovery offers plant breeders a new tool to develop desirable dwarf varieties that could enhance the crop’s resilience and profitability.

Release date: 28-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Researchers Examine Black Men’s Perceptions of Labeling After a Violent Firearm Injury
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The way Black men see themselves after a firearm injury – whether as a survivor or victim – could change over time and have implications on their mental health, according to a Rutgers Health study.

Release date: 28-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Penn Medicine Brings Free 3D Mammograms and Health Screenings Back to West Philly
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Penn Medicine will once again join with community partners and Siemens Healthineers to host a free mammogram clinic and community health fair in June, giving the West Philadelphia and Upper Darby communities convenient access to health screenings right in their neighborhoods.

Newswise: U of I-Led Team Receives $15 Million to Study the Effects of Drought and Fires on Forests
Release date: 28-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
U of I-Led Team Receives $15 Million to Study the Effects of Drought and Fires on Forests
University of Idaho

A multidisciplinary team led by University of Idaho researchers has received a $15 million grant to study the long-term impact of drought and fire on forest ecosystems.

Newswise: Overlooked lipid connected to ancient cellular pathway with links to cancer
28-May-2024 1:00 PM EDT
Overlooked lipid connected to ancient cellular pathway with links to cancer
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Brooke Emerling, Ph.D., co-director of, and associate professor in, the Cancer Metabolism and Microenvironment Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys, is contributing to a revival of interest in an underappreciated set of enzymes called phosphatidylinositol-5-phosphate 4-kinases (PI5P4Ks). In a study published in Science Signaling, Emerling and co-senior author Raymond Blind, Ph.D., at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, shared new findings which open up research avenues to tackle aggressive cancers.

Newswise: Wistar Research Identifies Mechanisms for Selective Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Strategy
Release date: 28-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Wistar Research Identifies Mechanisms for Selective Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Strategy
Wistar Institute

Wistar Institute’s Paul M. Lieberman, Ph.D., and lab, have demonstrated how B cells infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can contribute to a pathogenic, inflammatory phenotype that contributes to multiple sclerosis (MS); the group has also shown how these problematic B cells can be selectively targeted in a way that reduces the damaging autoimmune response of multiple sclerosis.

Newswise: MERCY MEDICAL CENTER & ZINNIA FILM’S “MEDOSCOPY” PROGRAM WINS 2024 TELLY AWARD

Talk show receives Bronze Telly for Public Awareness, Interest Online
Release date: 28-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER & ZINNIA FILM’S “MEDOSCOPY” PROGRAM WINS 2024 TELLY AWARD Talk show receives Bronze Telly for Public Awareness, Interest Online
Mercy Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center in conjunction with Zinnia Films has received a Bronze Telly Award for excellence for its ongoing talk show series, “Medoscopy”, in the "Public Awareness & Interest - ONLINE" category.

Newswise: A Change of Direction
Release date: 28-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
A Change of Direction
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego Assistant Professor of Physics Mattia Serra and colleagues at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) have developed a new method that can manipulate the movement of embryonic cells using short-time attractors — a concept Serra had previously developed and adopted to help search and rescue operations at sea.

Release date: 28-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine study reveals circadian clock can be leveraged to enhance cancer immunotherapy
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., May 28, 2024 — A multidisciplinary research team at the University of California, Irvine has revealed that the circadian clock – the biological pacemaker that governs daily rhythms in physiological processes, including immune functions – can be leveraged to enhance the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitor cancer therapy.


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