Feature Channels: All Journal News

Filters close
Newswise: Blast-related concussions linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk
Released: 13-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Blast-related concussions linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

“While our research does not prove that veterans who experienced these injuries will develop Alzheimer’s disease, it raises the possibility that they may be on a pathway leading to dementia,” said Dr. Ge Li, the paper's first author and an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at UW Medicine.

Newswise: Measuring the Thickness of the Neutron Skin with Ultra-Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions
Released: 13-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Measuring the Thickness of the Neutron Skin with Ultra-Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions
Department of Energy, Office of Science

When scientists collide heavy nuclei, the constituent quarks and gluons melt into a quark-gluon plasma.

Newswise: AI analysis of historical satellite images show USSR collapse in 1990s increased methane emissions, despite lower oil and gas production
Released: 13-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
AI analysis of historical satellite images show USSR collapse in 1990s increased methane emissions, despite lower oil and gas production
University of Washington

An AI-powered analysis of 25 years of satellite images yields the surprising finding that methane emissions in Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic and major oil-producing region, actually increased in the years following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

11-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Clinical study of a blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

A blood test intended for screening for colorectal cancer in people who are of average risk and not experiencing symptoms correctly detected colorectal cancer in 83% of people confirmed to have the disease, according to a study published March 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Newswise: First-of-its-kind super minigene to boost spinal muscular atrophy research
Released: 13-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
First-of-its-kind super minigene to boost spinal muscular atrophy research
Iowa State University

An Iowa State University research team built a shortened form of the gene that causes a deadly childhood disease, which will make searching for potential treatments quicker and more effective. It’s the first-ever super minigene, a concept that could be used to make easier-to-study versions of genes linked to other illnesses.

8-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EST
Do Astronauts Experience “Space Headaches”?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Space travel and zero gravity can take a toll on the body. A new study has found that astronauts with no prior history of headaches may experience migraine and tension-type headaches during long-haul space flight, which includes more than 10 days in space. The study was published in the March 13, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Newswise: Scientists use novel technique to create new energy-efficient microelectronic device
Released: 13-Mar-2024 3:25 PM EDT
Scientists use novel technique to create new energy-efficient microelectronic device
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have created a new material that uses “redox gating” to control the movement of electrons in and out of a semiconducting material.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 2:30 PM EDT
Intervention With Surgeons Improves the Accuracy of Predicted Operating Room Time
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Reducing the manipulation of operating room (OR) scheduling can improve scheduling accuracy and potentially maximize OR usage, avoid delays, and enhance patient satisfaction, according to a study published in the March/April issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management (JHM).

Newswise: Long COVID patients report improvements following self-regulation therapy, study finds
Released: 13-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Long COVID patients report improvements following self-regulation therapy, study finds
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new UCLA-led study suggests that some people living with long COVID may be able to alleviate certain symptoms by using short-term, self-regulating therapies.

Newswise: Asian Aerosols’ Impact on Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
Released: 13-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Asian Aerosols’ Impact on Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Published in Nature Communications, Increased Asian Aerosols Drive a Slowdown of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, identifies the role aerosols over Asia is having on the AMOC, a complex system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Como os adultos com doença cardíaca congênita podem reduzir riscos? Estudo descobre que o monitoramento cardiológico ao longo da vida é essencial
Mayo Clinic

A insuficiência cardíaca é um problema de saúde potencialmente urgente para jovens adultos com doença cardíaca congênita (ACHD). Ela é frequentemente negligenciada e pouco tratada, apesar de as hospitalizações para esse problema continuarem aumentando. A pesquisa da Mayo Clinic revela que jovens adultos nos Estados Unidos que vivem com doença cardíaca congênita têm maior risco de morte ou complicações cardiovasculares após a hospitalização por insuficiência cardíaca. Entretanto, os dados do estudo publicados na revista médica Journal of the American Heart Association também descobriram que os pacientes que receberam cuidados cardiológicos recentes e antes da hospitalização por insuficiência cardíaca tinham menos probabilidade de morrer.

Newswise: ‘Junk DNA’ No More: Johns Hopkins Investigators Develop Method of Identifying Cancers from Repeat Elements of Genetic Code
12-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
‘Junk DNA’ No More: Johns Hopkins Investigators Develop Method of Identifying Cancers from Repeat Elements of Genetic Code
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Repeats of DNA sequences, often referred to as “junk DNA” or “dark matter,” that are found in chromosomes and could contribute to cancer or other diseases have been challenging to identify and characterize. Now, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a novel approach that uses machine learning to identify these elements in cancerous tissue, as well as in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) — fragments that are shed from tumors and float in the bloodstream. This new method could provide a noninvasive means of detecting cancers or monitoring response to therapy. Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence that uses data and computer algorithms to perform complex tasks and accelerate research.

Newswise: New 326-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shark-like Species Identified
Released: 13-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
New 326-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shark-like Species Identified
Cal Poly Humboldt

Researchers have described a new species of ancient shark that was collected in Arkansas 45 years ago and fills an important role in understanding an enigmatic and bizarre group of prehistoric fishes. The study is published in the journal Geodiversitas.

Newswise: Ready for the storm: FAMU-FSU researchers analyze infrastructure, demographics to see where tornadoes are most disruptive
Released: 13-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Ready for the storm: FAMU-FSU researchers analyze infrastructure, demographics to see where tornadoes are most disruptive
Florida State University

Research led by Eren Ozguven, director of the Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response Center (RIDER) and a professor at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, examined demographics, infrastructure and more than seven decades of weather data to determine which places in Kentucky are most vulnerable to tornadoes.

Newswise: Bioengineering the body to make its own medicine
Released: 13-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Bioengineering the body to make its own medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Delivering genetic material tagged with a cellular "ZIP code" prompted cells to secrete proteins or drugs into the bloodstream that successfully treated psoriasis and cancer in mouse models, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists report in a new study.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Explaining a supernova's 'string of pearls'
University of Michigan

Physicists often turn to the Rayleigh-Taylor instability to explain why fluid structures form in plasmas, but that may not be the full story when it comes to the ring of hydrogen clumps around supernova 1987A, research from the University of Michigan suggests.

Newswise:Video Embedded with-discovery-of-roundworms-the-great-salt-lake-ecosystem-just-got-more-interesting
VIDEO
Released: 13-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
With Discovery of Roundworms, the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Just Got More Interesting
University of Utah

University of Utah biologists announce the discovery of numerous species of roundworm in the highly saline waters of Great Salt Lake, the vast terminal lake in northwestern Utah that supports millions of migratory birds.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Grounding zone discovery explains accelerated melting under Greenland’s glaciers
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., March 13, 2024 – Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have conducted the first large-scale observation and modeling study of northwest Greenland’s Petermann Glacier.

Newswise: Cows to the rescue for diabetics? Transgenic cow produces human insulin in milk
Released: 13-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Cows to the rescue for diabetics? Transgenic cow produces human insulin in milk
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

An unassuming brown bovine from the south of Brazil has made history as the first transgenic cow capable of producing human insulin in her milk.

Newswise: Revolutionary Nanoparticle Therapy Offers New Hope for Burn Victims
Released: 13-Mar-2024 10:20 AM EDT
Revolutionary Nanoparticle Therapy Offers New Hope for Burn Victims
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A research has developed a new nanoparticle treatment that significantly improves outcomes for severe burn-induced intestinal barrier disruption. The study introduces Luminol-conjugated cyclodextrin (LCD) nanoparticles, offering a promising therapeutic intervention for one of the most critical complications following severe burn injuries.

Newswise: Pioneering Precision: Transforming Micro-Edm with Feed-Pulse Collaborative Control
Released: 13-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Pioneering Precision: Transforming Micro-Edm with Feed-Pulse Collaborative Control
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have introduced a novel technique in micro-electrical discharge machining (micro-EDM) that is set to redefine the standards of efficiency and accuracy in manufacturing. Dubbed Feed-Pulse Collaborative Control (FPCC), this innovation is set to transform aerospace and medical device sectors, heralding new industry standards with its applications.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Cracking the Quantum Code: Simulations Track Entangled Quarks
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Theorists and computational scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) ran a series of quantum simulations to explore one of the quirkiest features of the quantum realm: entanglement. The study takes quantum back to its roots in seeking to explain the behavior of subatomic particles.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Novel Oral Hormone Therapy Shows Promising Results for Prostate Cancer Treatment with Radiation Therapy
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

A high impact study led by Daniel Spratt, MD, Vincent K. Smith Chair in Radiation Oncology at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center demonstrates the safety and efficacy of a novel oral hormone therapy, relugolix, in conjunction with radiation therapy for treating men with localized and advanced prostate cancer. This work is published in JAMA Oncology.

Newswise: RNA-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumors in Mice
Released: 13-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
RNA-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumors in Mice
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Targeting a non-encoding stretch of RNA may help shrink tumors caused by an aggressive type of brain cancer in children, according to new research in mice reported March 8 in Cell Reports by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and Metrohealth Celebrate Premiere of American Delivery
Case Western Reserve University

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University and The MetroHealth System are featured in a groundbreaking documentary film, American Delivery, highlighting the critical work by nurses to address the nation’s maternal mortality crisis.

Newswise: Scientists reveal the first unconventional superconductor that can be found in mineral form in nature
Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:10 AM EDT
Scientists reveal the first unconventional superconductor that can be found in mineral form in nature
Ames National Laboratory

Scientists from Ames National Laboratory have identified the first unconventional superconductor with a chemical composition also found in nature.

Newswise:Video Embedded new-gw-research-identifies-what-to-say-to-someone-after-experiencing-a-broken-marriage-engagement
VIDEO
Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New GW Research Identifies What to Say to Someone After Experiencing a Broken Marriage Engagement
George Washington University

New study describes the helpful, and not so helpful ways, to offer social support to those who recently ended a marriage engagement.

Newswise: Next-Gen Satellite Navigation: Unlocking Ultra-Precision with Cutting-Edge Tracking Tech
Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Next-Gen Satellite Navigation: Unlocking Ultra-Precision with Cutting-Edge Tracking Tech
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking Dual-assisted Multi-component Tracking (DMT) technique that significantly enhances the precision of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).

Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Chinese Society of Electrochemistry Unveils the Top Ten Scientific Questions in Electrochemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Electrochemistry stands at the confluence of basic and applied sciences, playing a crucial role in energy conversion and storage, material science, environmental protection and biomedical technology, etc.

Newswise: Shrimp Waste Revolution: Unlocking Potent Antioxidants for Health and Sustainability
Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Shrimp Waste Revolution: Unlocking Potent Antioxidants for Health and Sustainability
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Scientists have discovered unparalleled antioxidative compounds in Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), signifying a major leap forward for both the food and pharmaceutical sectors. This study not only underscores the nutritional value of shrimp but also reveals novel compounds that offer promising health advantages.

Newswise: Smoking Is an Undertreated Risk Factor After a Cancer Diagnosis
Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Smoking Is an Undertreated Risk Factor After a Cancer Diagnosis
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Baseline survey results of a national quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons describe the many challenges and missed opportunities these centers may face when trying to help patients quit smoking.

Newswise: Cheers! NASA’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
Released: 13-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Cheers! NASA’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

A new Webb study of two protostars, so young that they have not yet formed planets, has found a variety of molecules ranging from relatively simple ones like methane to complex compounds like acetic acid (familiar to cooks as an ingredient in vinegar). These molecules constitute key ingredients for worlds that might one day host life.

Newswise: SMU Chemist and Colleagues Develop Machine Learning Model for Atomic-level Interactions
Released: 13-Mar-2024 8:30 AM EDT
SMU Chemist and Colleagues Develop Machine Learning Model for Atomic-level Interactions
Southern Methodist University

Machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIP)s have become an efficient and less expensive alternative to traditional quantum chemical simulations.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 8:20 AM EDT
Upcoming Solar Eclipse—Mount Sinai Ophthalmologists Warn About Dangers of Looking Directly at the Sun
Mount Sinai Health System

Warning follows Mount Sinai’s landmark eye damage case linked to the 2017 eclipse

Newswise: High Resolution Imagery Advances the Ability to Monitor Decadal Changes in Emperor Penguin Populations
Released: 13-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
High Resolution Imagery Advances the Ability to Monitor Decadal Changes in Emperor Penguin Populations
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

High resolution satellite imagery and field-based validation surveys have provided the first multi-year time series documenting emperor penguin populations.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Exotic molecules embedded into continuum refuse to break apart, defying initial expectations
Bar-Ilan University

Researchers have unveiled the extraordinary behavior of weakly-bound three-atomic molecules, defying conventional understanding of quantum mechanics.

Newswise: You don’t need glue to hold these materials together — just electricity
8-Mar-2024 8:00 AM EST
You don’t need glue to hold these materials together — just electricity
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A study in ACS Central Science shows that applying voltage to certain objects forms chemical bonds linking the objects together. Reversing the direction of electron flow separates the materials. This could help create biohybrid robots, improve biomedical implants and enable new battery technologies.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Recreational activities such as golfing, gardening may be associated with increased ALS risk among men
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Participation in recreational activities — including golfing, gardening or yard work, woodworking and hunting — may be associated with an increase in a person’s risk for developing ALS.

Newswise: Sonic Youth: Healthy Reef Sounds Increase Coral Settlement
Released: 13-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Sonic Youth: Healthy Reef Sounds Increase Coral Settlement
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Researchers at WHOI demonstrated that replaying healthy reef sounds could potentially be used to encourage coral larvae to recolonize damaged or degraded reefs.

13-Mar-2024 6:05 AM EDT
APOLLO researchers uncover new target for ovarian cancer treatment
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Scientists have identified a new target in ovarian cancer that is particularly vulnerable to chemotherapy. The discovery will allow researchers to better predict how this cancer will behave, particularly the most common and lethal, high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women.

Newswise: Exploring the Transferability of Extracytoplasmic Function Switches Across Bacterial Species
Released: 13-Mar-2024 4:05 AM EDT
Exploring the Transferability of Extracytoplasmic Function Switches Across Bacterial Species
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Extracytoplasmic function sigma factors (ECFs) have been successfully used for constructing predictable artificial gene circuits bacteria like Escherichia coli, but their transferability between species within the same phylum remained unknown.

8-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EST
Do Veterans Who Experience Concussions Have an Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Middle-age veterans who experienced concussions due to blasts from explosive devices may have biomarkers in their spinal fluid similar to people who develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published in the March 13, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Newswise: Drought, Soil Desiccation Cracking, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: An Overlooked Feedback Loop Exacerbating Climate Change
Released: 13-Mar-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Drought, Soil Desiccation Cracking, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: An Overlooked Feedback Loop Exacerbating Climate Change
Tufts University

Soil stores 80 percent of carbon on earth, yet with increasing cycles of drought, that crucial reservoir is cracking and breaking down, releasing even more greenhouse gases creating an amplified feedback loop that could accelerate climate change.

12-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
CDC Sharply Overestimates Maternal Death Rate, New Study Finds
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions dispute claims that the maternal death rate in the United States has climbed steeply in the past two decades.

Newswise: Developing a stem cell therapy to prevent amputations from critical limb ischemia
Released: 13-Mar-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Developing a stem cell therapy to prevent amputations from critical limb ischemia
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A research team led by Dr. Sangheon Kim of the Center for Biomaterials Research at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that they have developed a three-dimensional stem cell therapy to treat critical limb ischemia through a self-assembling platform technology using a new material microgel.

Newswise: Tsetse fly fertility damaged after just one heatwave, study finds
11-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Tsetse fly fertility damaged after just one heatwave, study finds
University of Bristol

The fertility of both female and male tsetse flies is affected by a single burst of hot weather, researchers at the University of Bristol and Stellenbosch University in South Africa have found.

Newswise: Who knew that eating poo was so vital for birds’ survival?
Released: 12-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Who knew that eating poo was so vital for birds’ survival?
University of South Australia

New research led by the University of South Australia explains how eating faeces (known as coprophagy) shapes wild birds’ digestive tracts (gut biota), enabling them to absorb lost or deficient nutrients and adjust to seasonal variations in food sources.

Newswise: Numbers do not add up for maths homework
10-Mar-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Numbers do not add up for maths homework
University of South Australia

Supporting kids with maths homework is a common afterschool activity. But beyond the basics, new curricula and teaching strategies are making it harder for parents to help and it’s taking a serious toll on children’s confidence and learning.

Newswise: Journey to Health Brings Nutrition Education to All
Released: 12-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Journey to Health Brings Nutrition Education to All
University of Utah Health

Participants in the program saw improved blood pressure, BMI, and triglycerides.



close
4.6628