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Released: 12-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
VitalTag Delivers Faster Response Time for Paramedics
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

VitalTag, a suite of sensors, allows data to be shared among EMTs and paramedics at a disaster site. The VitalTag suite connects to a victim’s chest, with other sensors attached to the ear and index finger. It collects then broadcasts the victim’s vital signs to the team’s mobile devices, allowing them to prioritize their attention for those in need of the most urgent care.

Released: 12-Dec-2018 11:05 AM EST
During Droughts, Bacteria Help Sorghum Continue Growing
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers discover how certain bacteria may safeguard plant growth during a drought, making way for strategies to improve crop productivity.

Released: 12-Dec-2018 11:05 AM EST
New Degree at American U. Aims to Prepare Next Generation of Foreign Policy Experts
American University

New Degree at American U. Aims to Prepare Next Generation of Foreign Policy Experts

Released: 12-Dec-2018 9:00 AM EST
Seeing Small-Molecule Interactions Inside Cells (Video)
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Like people in a large company, proteins in cells constantly interact with each other to perform various jobs. To develop new disease therapies, researchers are trying to control these interactions with small-molecule drugs that cause specific proteins to associate more or less with their “coworkers.” Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ journal Analytical Chemistry have developed a method to visualize whether drugs are regulating protein–protein interactions inside cells.

   
7-Dec-2018 10:00 AM EST
What’s behind smelly wine
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Aging often improves the flavor of wine, but sometimes the beverage emerges from storage with an unpleasant smell. One of the prime culprits is hydrogen sulfide, which can give the affected wine an aroma of sewage or rotten eggs. In a report in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers have now identified some potential sources of this stinky compound.

Released: 11-Dec-2018 11:55 AM EST
AACN Joins with The DAISY Foundation to Issue a National Call for Nurse Faculty Recognition
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

The AACN is pleased to join with The DAISY Foundation™ to issue a National Call for Nurse Faculty Recognition to honor academic leaders responsible for preparing the nation's nursing workforce. AACN encourages all stakeholders within nursing education, research, and practice to make honoring faculty a priority and highlight the critical work they do to elevate health and health care across the U.S. and around the world.

     
Released: 11-Dec-2018 10:30 AM EST
Media registration open for ENDO 2019
Endocrine Society

Members of the media can now register to cover the latest advances in hormone health and science at ENDO 2019. The Endocrine Society’s annual meeting will be held March 23-26, 2019 in New Orleans, La.

Released: 10-Dec-2018 3:05 PM EST
The Biermann Battery Effect: Spontaneous Generation of Magnetic Fields and Their Severing
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The mechanism responsible for creating intense magnetic fields in laser-driven plasmas also helps tear the fields apart.

Released: 10-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
Cybersecurity Expert to Keynote DHS S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

American Internet pioneer and security expert Vint Cerf will be a keynote speaker for the 2019 S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase on January 10, 2019 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C.

Released: 10-Dec-2018 12:40 PM EST
Providers Show Interest in Prescribing Therapeutic Cannabinoids
George Washington University

A team from the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences found many dermatologists are interested in learning more about and recommending therapeutic cannabinoids to their patients.

Released: 10-Dec-2018 9:15 AM EST
ACI Welcomes New FDA Rulemaking for Food Handler Antiseptic Products
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) welcomed a proposal by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to create a separate regulatory category for antiseptic products used in food handler settings.

Released: 7-Dec-2018 6:00 PM EST
New Draft Legislation Could Jeopardize Access to Medical Tests Vital to Patient Care
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

On Thursday, December 6, House and Senate lawmakers released bipartisan draft legislation, known as the Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge In Vitro Clinical Test Development (VALID) Act, which outlines a framework for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate laboratory developed tests. AACC will oppose this bill if, as in previous iterations, it promotes additional, duplicative, costly federal regulations for clinical laboratories that will result in decreased patient access to essential medical tests.

Released: 7-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST
Subtlety and the Selective Art of Separating Lanthanides
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Unexpected molecular interactions involving water clusters have a subtle, yet profound, effect on extractants picking their targets.

4-Dec-2018 4:05 AM EST
In Times of Low Unemployment, Quality of Nursing Home Care Suffers
Georgetown University Medical Center

The low unemployment rate in the U.S. — which fell to a 49 year-low in September and October — is good news to many people, but perhaps not to residents of nursing homes. A Georgetown University Medical Center study found that quality of care in nursing homes improves during periods of recession and worsens when the economy is good.

Released: 6-Dec-2018 4:05 PM EST
Blasting Molecules with Extreme X-Rays
Department of Energy, Office of Science

To understand how damage from high-energy X-rays affects imaging studies, scientists supported by the Department of Energy shot the most powerful X-ray laser in the world at a series of atoms and molecules. Surprisingly, the atoms within the molecules acted far differently than the isolated ones.

4-Dec-2018 11:00 AM EST
Hysterectomy May Be Linked to Brain Function
Endocrine Society

Hysterectomy can impair some types of memory in the short term following the surgery, according to a rat study published in the Endocrine Society’s journal Endocrinology.

Released: 6-Dec-2018 12:05 PM EST
DHS S&T Awards $1.14M to Two Organizations to Improve Cyber Data Privacy
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a total of $1,149,900 across two organizations to develop new research and development (R&D) capabilities to enhance the management of privacy threats and vulnerabilities.

Released: 6-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Smithsonian Latino Center’s Molina Family Latino Gallery To Open in 2021 at the National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Latino Center’s first gallery space, the Molina Family Latino Gallery, will be dedicated to celebrating the U.S. Latino experience and open at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in 2021. The gallery, designed by Museum Environments/Branded Environments LLC, will feature 4,500 square feet of bilingual stories for all audiences.

Released: 5-Dec-2018 10:00 AM EST
A Banner Year for Pharma
American Chemical Society (ACS)

As 2018 draws to a close, the pharmaceutical industry is celebrating a prosperous year of new investments and therapeutic breakthroughs. These successes were driven by cutting-edge science and progress in finally translating long-standing technology into actual products, according to a cover story in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society.

Released: 5-Dec-2018 9:50 AM EST
Paving the way for more efficient hydrogen cars
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Hydrogen-powered vehicles emit only water vapor from their tailpipes, offering a cleaner alternative to fossil-fuel-based transportation. But for hydrogen cars to become mainstream, scientists need to develop more efficient hydrogen-storage systems. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Chemistry of Materials have used metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) to set a new record for hydrogen storage capacity under normal operating conditions.

Released: 5-Dec-2018 9:45 AM EST
Write with heat, cool and then repeat with rewritable paper
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Even in this digital age, paper is still everywhere. Often, printed materials get used once and are then discarded, creating waste and potentially pollution. Now, scientists report in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces the development of an easy-to-make “rewritable” paper that can be drawn or printed on over and over again. The messages can last more than half a year, compared to other rewritable papers whose messages fade after a few days or a few months.

30-Nov-2018 9:00 AM EST
Uranium in Mine Dust Could Dissolve in Human Lungs
American Chemical Society (ACS)

New Mexico contains hundreds of historic uranium mines. Although active uranium mining in the state has ceased, rates of cardiovascular and metabolic disease remain high in the population residing close to mines within the Navajo Nation. According to a new study in ACS’ journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, inhaled uranium in dusts from the mines could be a factor.

   
30-Nov-2018 9:00 AM EST
Wildfire Ash Could Trap Mercury
American Chemical Society (ACS)

In the summers of 2017 and 2018, heat waves and drought conditions spawned hundreds of wildfires in the western U.S. And in November, two more devastating wildfires broke out in California, scorching thousands of acres of forest, destroying homes and even claiming lives. Now, researchers studying ash from recent California wildfires report in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology that burned material in forests might help sequester mercury that otherwise would be released into the environment.

Released: 4-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST
DHS S&T Announces New Collaborative Blockchain Innovation Solution
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking innovative solutions from startups to enhance anti-forgery and counterfeiting capabilities for digital documentation through a new solicitation, “Preventing Forgery and Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses,” under S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).

Released: 4-Dec-2018 1:40 PM EST
How microbial interactions shape our lives
Carnegie Institution for Science

Baltimore, MD--The interactions that take place between the species of microbes living in the gastrointestinal system often have large and unpredicted effects on health, according to new work from a team led by Carnegie's Will Ludington. Their findings are published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

   
Released: 4-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
She Votes. She Leads. New Poll Reveals What Mattered to Women in the 2018 Midterms
American University

New Poll Reveals What Mattered to Women in the 2018 Midterms

Released: 4-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
More Tests for Arctic Oil-spill-mapping Robot
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

To help the Coast Guard map oil spills under ice, the DHS S&T has been working on an underwater robot for the past four years through a DHS Center of Excellence, ADAC at the University of Alaska Anchorage, in partnership with WHOI and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

Released: 4-Dec-2018 12:05 PM EST
Coast Guard, DHS S&T To Venture into Space with Polar Scout Launch
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Coast Guard Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), today launched two 6U CubeSats from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Released: 4-Dec-2018 9:00 AM EST
Can Guaranteed Admissions Help Reduce College Undermatching?
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Low-income, highly qualified students are more likely to choose selective universities that match their academic profiles when they know their admission is guaranteed though state automatic admissions policies, according to a new study published online today in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

Released: 3-Dec-2018 12:05 PM EST
DHS S&T to Demonstrate Tech Integration During Hazmat Scenario
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is presenting a demonstration of integrating emergency response technologies during a simulated HAZMAT scenario at the Port of Houston on December 5, 2018.

Released: 3-Dec-2018 9:00 AM EST
Promises Broken: Persons with Disabilities Still Face Barriers to Participation at the United Nations
American University

A new study finds "tremendous barriers" exist that prevent persons with disabilities from fully participating in international policymaking with the United Nations.

Released: 30-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
PhRMA Foundation Releases Highlights of its 2018 Funding Efforts
PhRMA Foundation

The PhRMA Foundation awarded more than $6 million over the last two years to more than 100 leaders in scientific research in the United States. The Foundation is proud to announce another successful year supporting innovative research efforts in areas of great importance: Alzheimer’s Disease, Melanoma, Parkinson’s Disease, Schizophrenia, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Leukemia, Ulcerative Colitis, Vascular Disease, and Colorectal Cancer. This year the Foundation also funded two Centers of Excellence in Value Assessment.

Released: 30-Nov-2018 1:05 PM EST
S&T is Working to Address GPS Vulnerabilities, Improving Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has dedicated a multi‑year program to address GPS vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, with a multi‑pronged approach.

Released: 30-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
DHS S&T to Host Industry Day for Start-Ups
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Technology start-ups will learn about a new opportunity to collaborate with DHS on combating counterfeit and forged documentation. DHS S&T SVIP will host a DHS Industry Day on December 11th in Menlo Park, California, to describe its operations and new solicitation: Preventing Forgery and Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses.

   
Released: 30-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
2018 Value Assessment Challenge Award Recipients to Outline Research Projects at Personalized Medicine Coalition Policy Meeting & Webinar on Dec. 12 in Washington, D.C.
PhRMA Foundation

The PhRMA Foundation and the Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) partnered earlier this year for the 2018 Value Assessment Challenge Awards — designed to encourage innovative approaches in defining and measuring value in health care.

Released: 30-Nov-2018 8:50 AM EST
Deadline extended for nominations: The Endocrine Society’s Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism
Endocrine Society

Journalists have a few extra days to enter the 12th annual Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism. Entries will be accepted through Friday, December 7, 2018.

25-Nov-2018 5:05 PM EST
Study Reveals Facility-Level Variations in Diabetic Kidney Disease Care within the VA Health System
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

• Concerning adherence to certain recommended measures of kidney disease care for veterans with diabetes within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, there is modest facility-level variation for some measures and larger facility-level variation for others.

26-Nov-2018 4:00 PM EST
Embargoed AJPH research: Vacant lot cleanup reduces shootings, opioid and amphetamine births, e-cigarette trust, vaccine exemption
American Public Health Association (APHA)

In this issue, find research on how vacant lot cleanup reduces shootings, opioid and amphetamine births increase, e-cigarette trust and public health sources, vaccine exemption laws and more.

Released: 29-Nov-2018 3:30 PM EST
Capturing a Snapshot of a Complex Catalyst
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A promising catalyst may enable creating fuel from sunlight, but we first need to understand how it splits water. When Daniel Nocera and his team shed light on a key step in the complex process, they got more than they expected.

Released: 29-Nov-2018 3:05 PM EST
Review Examines the Science and Needs of Nitrogen-Based Transformations
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Advances in biochemistry and catalysis could lead to faster, greener nitrogen-rich fertilizer.

Released: 29-Nov-2018 3:05 PM EST
Quickly Capture Tiny Particles Reacting
Department of Energy, Office of Science

New method takes a snapshot every millisecond of groups of light-scattering particles, showing what happens during industrially relevant reactions.

Released: 29-Nov-2018 2:00 PM EST
Weight cycling is associated with a higher risk of death
Endocrine Society

Weight cycling is associated with a higher risk of death, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Released: 28-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
New Technology Consistently Identifies Proteins from a Dozen Cells
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A new platform melding microfluidics and robotics allows more in-depth bioanalysis with fewer cells than ever before.

Released: 28-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
Department of Energy to Provide $24 Million for Computer-Based Materials Design
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide $24 million in new and renewal research awards to advance the development of sophisticated software for computer-based design of novel materials.

Released: 28-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
Authenticating the geographic origin of hazelnuts
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Hazelnuts, like olive oil, cheese and other agricultural products, differ in flavor depending on their geographic origin. Because consumers and processors are willing to pay more for better nuts — especially in fine chocolates and other delicacies — testing methods are needed to reliably authenticate the nuts’ country of origin. Researchers now report in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that NMR analysis could fill the bill.

Released: 28-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
Flexible electronic skin aids human-machine interactions (video)
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Human skin contains sensitive nerve cells that detect pressure, temperature and other sensations that allow tactile interactions with the environment. To help robots and prosthetic devices attain these abilities, scientists are trying to develop electronic skins. Now researchers report a new method in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces that creates an ultrathin, stretchable electronic skin, which could be used for a variety of human-machine interactions.

Released: 27-Nov-2018 3:05 PM EST
Optimal Foraging: How Soil Microbes Adapt to Nutrient Constraints
Department of Energy, Office of Science

How microbial communities adjust to nutrient-poor soils at the genomic and proteomic level gives scientists insights into land use.

Released: 27-Nov-2018 11:55 AM EST
Touch Can Produce Detailed, Lasting Memories
Association for Psychological Science

Exploring objects through touch can generate detailed, durable memories for those objects, even when we don't intend to memorize the object's details, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

   
Released: 26-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
DHS S&T to Demonstrate Technology Integration During a Hazmat Scenario
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T will host a demonstration of integrating emergency response technologies during a simulated HAZMAT scenario at the Port of Houston on December 5, 2018.

Released: 26-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
Project ECHO Launched in D.C. and Maryland to Combat Diabetes
George Washington University

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and La Clinica del Pueblo have partnered to launch Project ECHO in Washington, D.C. to increase workforce capacity to provide best practice specialty care and reduce health disparities.



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