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Newswise: Money on their minds: Health-related costs top older adults’ concerns for people their age, poll finds
Released: 2-May-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Money on their minds: Health-related costs top older adults’ concerns for people their age, poll finds
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

From medical and dental care to medications, insurance and nursing homes, health-related costs weigh heavily on the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new poll suggests.

Released: 1-May-2024 9:10 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Progentec Diagnostics Launch Lupus Advanced Biomarker Testing Services
Mayo Clinic

As a successful outcome of the collaboration announced in 2023 between Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a leading global reference laboratory, and Progentec Diagnostics, a digital health and biomarker technology-based company focused on autoimmune conditions, Progentec’s proprietary biomarker blood tests for the proactive management of systemic lupus erythematosus are available.

Newswise: Leapfrog Group awards University of Chicago Medical Center 25th straight
Released: 1-May-2024 9:10 AM EDT
Leapfrog Group awards University of Chicago Medical Center 25th straight "A" grade in hospital safety
University of Chicago Medical Center

The Leapfrog Group has granted University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) its 25th consecutive “A” Hospital Safety Grade, making it one of only 15 hospitals nationwide and the only one in Chicago with the “straight A” distinction.

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Released: 1-May-2024 9:10 AM EDT
Rock solid evidence: Angola geology reveals prehistoric split between South America and Africa
Southern Methodist University

An SMU-led research team has found that ancient rocks and fossils from long-extinct marine reptiles in Angola clearly show a key part of Earth’s past – the splitting of South America and Africa and the subsequent formation of the South Atlantic Ocean.

Newswise: Plant-LncPipe: a new tool for plant long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) identification
Released: 1-May-2024 9:10 AM EDT
Plant-LncPipe: a new tool for plant long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) identification
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are ubiquitous transcripts with crucial regulatory roles in various biological processes, including chromatin remodeling, post-transcriptional regulation, and epigenetic modifications.

Newswise: Resource-Appropriate Cancer Care, Including Coexisting Health Issues of HIV and Cancer, to be Addressed During Meeting in Nairobi
Released: 1-May-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Resource-Appropriate Cancer Care, Including Coexisting Health Issues of HIV and Cancer, to be Addressed During Meeting in Nairobi
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

International collaboration to improve cancer outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa is working to update consensus harmonized guidelines on several key subjects in oncology, including how best to treat people with both cancer and HIV.

Newswise: Study Examines U.S. Public Opinion of ‘Would-be’ Mass Shooters
Released: 1-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Study Examines U.S. Public Opinion of ‘Would-be’ Mass Shooters
Florida Atlantic University

A first-of-its-kind study sheds light on public opinion about would-be mass shooters, particularly regarding their mental health status. Willingness to “see something” and “say something,” especially when loved ones or associates are involved, hinges on whether the informant believes the criminal justice system will handle the situation effectively and fairly.

Released: 1-May-2024 8:15 AM EDT
First year of DESI results unveil new clues about dark energy
Ohio State University

Researchers at The Ohio State University played a major role in analyzing the first year of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s survey into the history of the universe.

Released: 1-May-2024 8:00 AM EDT
American Thoracic Society Receives $400,000 from A. Sonia Buist - Highest Lifetime Donor in ATS History
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

A. Sonia Buist, MD, a past president of the American Thoracic Society and an advocate for global public health policy and respiratory health, has donated $400,000 to the Society, making her the ATS’s highest lifetime donor in its history. Her gift will support the ATS/MECOR Women’s Leadership Program, a new visionary program to enhance leadership capabilities in African women.

Newswise: ACS Inaugural Report Shows Mortality for Preventable Cancers Among Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders in U.S. is 2-3 Times as High as White People
30-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
ACS Inaugural Report Shows Mortality for Preventable Cancers Among Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders in U.S. is 2-3 Times as High as White People
American Cancer Society (ACS)

The American Cancer Society today released a first-of-its-kind Cancer Facts & Figures for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Other Pacific Islander People, 2024-2026. This report shows that despite limited disaggregated data, there is wide variation in the cancer burden among ethnic groups that make up this fast-growing population.

Released: 30-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
On Teens, Nutrition, and Exercise: How to Encourage Healthy Habits
Tufts University

Experts across Tufts outline the challenges for today’s teens when it comes to healthy eating and physical activity, and how parents and caregivers can help

Newswise: A Rare and Little-Known Group of Monkeys Could Help Save Africa’s Tropical Forests
Released: 30-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
A Rare and Little-Known Group of Monkeys Could Help Save Africa’s Tropical Forests
Wildlife Conservation Society

Conservationists and scientists from almost 20 institutions in the United States, Europe, and Africa, have concluded that immediate conservation efforts to protect red colobus monkey species could have cascading net positive impacts on African tropical forest health in the face of a growing biodiversity crisis.

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Released: 30-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Rubin Observatory Achieves Another Major Milestone: Reflective Coating of the 8.4-meter Primary/Tertiary Mirror
Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Vera C. Rubin Observatory's successfully coats 8.4-meter primary/tertiary mirror in on-site coating chamber

Newswise: Biodegradable ‘living plastic’ houses bacterial spores that help it break down
29-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Biodegradable ‘living plastic’ houses bacterial spores that help it break down
University of California San Diego

A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental footprint. Researchers have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filled with bacterial spores that, when exposed to nutrients present in compost, germinate and break down the material at the end of its life cycle.

Newswise: Infectious Disease Physician: What You Should Know About Bird Flu
Released: 30-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Infectious Disease Physician: What You Should Know About Bird Flu
New York Institute of Technology, New York Tech

NYITCOM infectious disease physician Carl Abraham, M.D., explains how the virus is transmitted and whether parents should be concerned about the dairy products in their homes.

Newswise: New instrument could help scientists tailor plasma to produce more fusion heat
Released: 30-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
New instrument could help scientists tailor plasma to produce more fusion heat
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Scientists at PPPL have finished building a new plasma measurement instrument that could aid efforts to boost the heat of fusion reactions in facilities known as tokamaks.

Released: 30-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Announces 2024 Fellows Candidates
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) recently announced that it has selected 49 distinguished leaders in the profession of nurse anesthesiology as candidates to be inducted into its 2024 Class of Fellows.

Newswise: Discovery of uranium-contaminated soil purification material without secondary environmental pollution
Released: 30-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Discovery of uranium-contaminated soil purification material without secondary environmental pollution
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has conducted research on a nano-material-based adsorption process to efficiently remove uranium wastewater extracted from actual radioactive-contaminated soil. They have also proposed its applicability to prevent secondary environmental pollutions.

Released: 30-Apr-2024 7:00 AM EDT
MD Anderson and Replay announce FDA clearance of IND application for first-in-class PRAME-targeted TCR NK cell therapy for hematological malignancies
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

MD Anderson and Replay today announced that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a ‘safe to proceed’ for the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for PRAME TCR/IL-15 NK (SY-307), an engineered T cell receptor natural killer (TCR NK) cell therapy for relapsed/refractory myeloid malignancies.

Released: 30-Apr-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Air Pollution Affects the Body in Various Ways during Exercise
American Physiological Society (APS)

A new review explores the interaction between exercise and air pollution exposure to determine how a person’s physiology reacts—and in some cases, acclimates—to environmental pollutants. The review is published in Physiological Reports.

Newswise: How artificial intelligence can transform U.S. energy infrastructure
Released: 29-Apr-2024 2:15 PM EDT
How artificial intelligence can transform U.S. energy infrastructure
Argonne National Laboratory

A groundbreaking report from the DOE’s national laboratories provides an ambitious framework for using artificial intelligence to accelerate U.S. clean energy deployment in the face of climate change.

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: 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: 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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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 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:Video Embedded welcome-to-a-world-where-we-can-cure-blindness-chronic-pain-and-neurological-diseases-with-3d-printed-surgical-implants
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Released: 28-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Welcome to a world where we can cure blindness, chronic pain and neurological diseases with 3D printed surgical implants
University of South Australia

Clever bio-inks that sit inside the human body and restore damaged neurons could cure a whole swathe of diseases in the next 20 years: conditions that have baffled scientists and clinicians for centuries.

Newswise: Three Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Released: 26-Apr-2024 10:00 PM EDT
Three Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Three researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) class of 2023 fellows.

Released: 26-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
1 in 5 milk samples from grocery stores test positive for bird flu. Why the FDA says it’s still safe to drink
UC Davis Health

The FDA announced 1 in 5 grocery store milk samples tested positive for bird flu. UC Davis experts explain the limits of the test and how to protect yourself from avian influenza.

Newswise: Scientists are shaking up lithium extraction with a different kind of chemistry
Released: 26-Apr-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Scientists are shaking up lithium extraction with a different kind of chemistry
Ames National Laboratory

Scientists at the Critical Materials Innovation (CMI) Hub, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory, have developed a new process, mechanochemical extraction of lithium at low temperatures, or MELLT, to increase and diversify the supply of lithium in the United States.

Newswise: Computer Scientists Unveil Novel Attacks on Cybersecurity
Released: 26-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Computer Scientists Unveil Novel Attacks on Cybersecurity
University of California San Diego

Researchers have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use.  The multi-university and industry research team led by computer scientists at University of California San Diego will present their work at the 2024 ACM ASPLOS Conference that begins tomorrow.

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Released: 26-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Corewell Health Names New President for Corewell Health - Southeast Michigan
Corewell Health

Corewell Health will welcome Lamont Yoder, RN, as the new president of Corewell Health - Southeast Michigan, effective May 6.

Released: 26-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Corewell Health Uses Virtual and Augmented Reality in Neurosurgery
Corewell Health

Corewell Health™ in Southeast Michigan is using virtual and augmented reality technology to enable patients to “tour” their own brains and assist physicians with planning and surgery.

Newswise: Hackensack University Medical Center Kidney Transplant Leaders Participate in National and Regional Events to Increase Access to Organ Transplantation
Released: 26-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Hackensack University Medical Center Kidney Transplant Leaders Participate in National and Regional Events to Increase Access to Organ Transplantation
Hackensack Meridian Health

Transplant experts and leaders will collaborate with national colleagues to increase the number of transplants performed in the U.S. and raise awareness during local Donate Life event

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Released: 26-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Patient Experience Week: How Cedars-Sinai Strives for Excellence
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai is marking Patient Experience Week 2024 with activities to honor team members and the impact they make in the lives of patients every day.

Newswise: New circuit boards can be repeatedly recycled
Released: 26-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
New circuit boards can be repeatedly recycled
University of Washington

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington developed a new PCB that performs on par with traditional materials and can be recycled repeatedly with negligible material loss. Researchers used a solvent that transforms a type of vitrimer — a cutting-edge class of polymer — into a jelly-like substance without damage, allowing solid components to be plucked out for reuse or recycling.

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Released: 26-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Tembo Health Announces Partnership with Springwell Senior Living to Provide Telemedicine Support for Residents
LifeBridge Health

Tembo Health, a senior-focused telemedicine provider, has announced a partnership with Springwell Senior Living, a 250-resident senior living facility in northwest Baltimore offering independent living, assisted living and memory care services.

Newswise: MD Anderson and RUSH Unveil RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
26-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
MD Anderson and RUSH Unveil RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and RUSH University System for Health today announced a partnership to create RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Newswise: More Than 2 Million Gazelle Still Roam the Mongolian Steppe
Released: 26-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
More Than 2 Million Gazelle Still Roam the Mongolian Steppe
Wildlife Conservation Society

A new publication in FirstView in Oryx sheds light on the status of Mongolian gazelle populations across Mongolia, Russia, and China, revealing both successes and challenges in the conservation efforts of this iconic species

Released: 26-Apr-2024 9:50 AM EDT
Continued Medicare Reimbursement Declines Could Threaten Access to Physicians
Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that physician reimbursement per Medicare patient decreased 2.3% between 2005 and 2021 when accounting for inflation, despite a concurrent increase of 45.5% in physician services to each patient. These reimbursement trends varied widely by physician specialty (-57.6% for cardiac surgery to +189.1% for pain management).

Released: 26-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Study details a common bacterial defense against viral infection
Ohio State University

In a new study, researchers report on the molecular assembly of one of the most common anti-phage systems – from the family of proteins called Gabija – that is estimated to be used by at least 8.5%, and up to 18%, of all bacteria species on Earth.

   
Newswise: Automated machine learning robot unlocks new potential for genetics research
Released: 26-Apr-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Automated machine learning robot unlocks new potential for genetics research
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering

University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.

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Released: 26-Apr-2024 5:05 AM EDT
Scientists discover higher levels of CO2 increase survival of viruses in the air and transmission risk
University of Bristol

A new study has revealed for the first time the vital role carbon dioxide (CO2) plays in determining the lifespan of airborne viruses – namely SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It clearly showed keeping CO2 levels in check helps to reduce virus survival, and therefore the risk of infection.

Newswise: Scientists Discover a New Signaling Pathway and Design a Novel Drug for Liver Fibrosis
Released: 25-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Scientists Discover a New Signaling Pathway and Design a Novel Drug for Liver Fibrosis
University of California San Diego

Scientists from the University of California San Diego discovered a novel signaling pathway in liver cells, leading to a treatment for fibrosis.

Newswise: Unconventional technology enhances composites important to automotive, aerospace and renewable energy industries
Released: 25-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Unconventional technology enhances composites important to automotive, aerospace and renewable energy industries
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that demonstrates how fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials used in the automotive, aerospace and renewable energy industries can be made stronger and tougher to better withstand mechanical or structural stresses over time.



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