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Newswise: Metastatic Prostate Cancer Research: PSMAfore follow-on study favors radioligand therapy over change to androgen receptor pathway inhibition
Released: 3-May-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Metastatic Prostate Cancer Research: PSMAfore follow-on study favors radioligand therapy over change to androgen receptor pathway inhibition
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Follow-on analysis of results from the phase 3 PSMAfore study, along with the overall study results, support the consideration of 177Lu-PSMA-617 as a new standard treatment approach for this prevalent population of patients with mCRPC. Research led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and others.

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Release date: 3-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Demystifying the complex nature of Arctic clouds
University of Miami

A team of University of Miami scientists and others recently spent weeks in the Arctic region studying marine cold-air outbreaks and how the clouds they produce can lead to extreme weather events and may be interacting with the rapidly warming Arctic.

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Newswise: Researchers Build an Atomic-Level Model of Oxidization on the Surface of Tantalum Film
Release date: 3-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers Build an Atomic-Level Model of Oxidization on the Surface of Tantalum Film
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Tantalum superconducting material shows great promise for making qubits. When an oxide layer forms on the surface of tantalum, it can lead to quantum decoherence. In this study, researchers used scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and computer modeling to investigate the structure of superconducting tantalum film. This helped them build an atomic-level understanding of the crystalline lattice of tantalum metal and the oxide that forms on its surface.

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Newswise: Scientists Directly Measure a Key Reaction in Neutron Star Binaries
Release date: 3-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Scientists Directly Measure a Key Reaction in Neutron Star Binaries
Department of Energy, Office of Science

X-ray bursts occur on the surface of a neutron star as it absorbs material from a companion star. This absorption initiates a cascade of thermonuclear reactions that create atoms of heavy chemical elements on the surface of a neutron star. Researchers have directly measured one of these reactions, finding it to be four times higher than the previous direct measurement.

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Newswise: Wistar Scientists Discover New Immunosuppressive Mechanism in Brain Cancer
3-May-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Wistar Scientists Discover New Immunosuppressive Mechanism in Brain Cancer
Wistar Institute

The Wistar Institute assistant professor Dr. Filippo Veglia has discovered a key mechanism of how glioblastoma — a serious and often fatal brain cancer — suppresses the immune system so that the tumor can grow unimpeded by the body’s defenses.

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Released: 3-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
ChatGPT can be helpful for Black women’s self-education about HIV, PrEP
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot called ChatGPT is a powerful way for Black women to educate themselves about HIV prevention, as it provides reliable and culturally sensitive information, according to a study in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC), the official journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

Release date: 3-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Tip Sheet: Funding awarded to two ovarian cancer research projects, progress towards liquid biopsies for lung cancer — and cannabis and alcohol use in patients
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch Cancer Center research findings, patient stories and other news.

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Released: 3-May-2024 6:05 AM EDT
A Revolution In Gene Therapy Is Unfolding, Bringing Hope for Vision Loss
American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)

A new approach to gene therapy resets cell homeostasis. Clinical trials to treat the retinal disorders Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt's, and Geographic Atrophy (late dry macular degeneration) are underway and showing promise.

Released: 3-May-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Mexican researchers have found that people who avoid going to psychologists choose the most violent suicide methods
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, together with physicians of the Fray Bernardino Álvarez Psychiatric Hospital in Mexico city, have conducted a study, which demonstrated that male subjects with suicidal behavior who had not sought psychological or psychiatric assistance were likely to select more violent suicide methods compared to female subjects.

Released: 3-May-2024 2:05 AM EDT
Genetics, not lack of oxygen, causes cerebral palsy in quarter of cases
University of Adelaide

The world’s largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously thought.

     
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Leveraging Holocaust History to Influence Modern Healthcare Practice, Ethics
Cedars-Sinai

What can a Jewish hospital learn from World War II-era medical experiments carried out by Nazis? A lot, as it turns out.

Released: 2-May-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Gene Expression and Bioinformatics Tools to Optimize Cancer Therapy
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

In the field of biomedical research and genomics, the advancement of bioinformatics technologies and tools is opening new frontiers in the understanding of diseases and their diagnosis and treatment.

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Newswise: OrthoInfo.org Offers Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Resources for Patients
Released: 2-May-2024 7:05 PM EDT
OrthoInfo.org Offers Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Resources for Patients
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

This May, OrthoInfo.org, the authoritative and trusted source on bone and joint health, is joining organizations across the country to raise awareness about prevention strategies that can help reduce one’s risk of developing osteoporosis.

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Released: 2-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Physician-Scientist Leads Association of American Physicians
Cedars-Sinai

Paul Noble, MD, professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai and a leading physician-scientist in pulmonary fibrosis, recently began his one-year term as president of the highly regarded Association of American Physicians (AAP) at the group’s annual meeting in Chicago.

Newswise: ‘Surprising’ hidden activity of semiconductor material spotted by researchers
Released: 2-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
‘Surprising’ hidden activity of semiconductor material spotted by researchers
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Using advanced imaging techniques, an international team led by Penn State researchers found that the material that a semiconductor chip device is built on, called the substrate, responds to changes in electricity much like the semiconductor on top of it.

Released: 2-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Coping in the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be one of the most stressful, pivotal moments in an individual’s life. With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Fred Hutch social psychologist and researcher Megan J. Shen, PhD, shares tips for coping with a cancer diagnosis and how patients and their caregivers can navigate appointments with their oncologists.

Newswise: Combined therapy makes headway for liver cancer
Released: 2-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Combined therapy makes headway for liver cancer
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A drug that targets a protein known as phosphatidylserine boosted the response rate for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients receiving immunotherapy without compromising their safety, according to results of a phase two clinical trial conducted by UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise: Gerald Miles Named to Lead Strategic Development for WCS Global
Released: 2-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Gerald Miles Named to Lead Strategic Development for WCS Global
Wildlife Conservation Society

It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Gerald Miles as Vice President of Strategic Development for WCS Global. Gerald has been at the forefront of innovative partnerships that increase the scale, impact, and sustainability of conservation and development for over 30 years.

Newswise: Network Elites Continues To Grow With Latest Acquisition of Local MSP- 1CallService
Released: 2-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Network Elites Continues To Grow With Latest Acquisition of Local MSP- 1CallService
Network Elites

Network Elites, a leading provider of Managed IT Services based in Dallas, Texas, proudly announces the acquisition of local Managed Services Provider, 1CallService. This acquisition marks a significant milestone in their ongoing journey towards expanding their capabilities and enhancing their service offerings.

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Nebraska Researcher Helps Untangle History of Fallow Deer
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

An environmental archaeologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Perdikaris maintains a research station on the Caribbean island of Barbuda where, despite the species’ status as national animal and cultural emblem, the fallow deer population could face extinction as a result of over-hunting and massive environmental destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in 2017.

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‘The Fall Guy’ brings deserved recognition to stunt work, expert shares trade insights
Virginia Tech

The new action movie “The Fall Guy” intends to bring more recognition to the often-anonymous profession of stunt performer. Virginia Tech theater professor Cara Rawlings specializes in choreographing fights and falls for stage productions, and students of hers have gone on to successful stunt work careers in film and television.

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Released: 2-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New eco-friendly lubricant additives protect turbine equipment, waterways
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding environment.

Newswise: Nanotubes, nanoparticles, and antibodies detect tiny amounts of fentanyl
Released: 2-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Nanotubes, nanoparticles, and antibodies detect tiny amounts of fentanyl
University of Pittsburgh

Using his platform composed of carbon nanotubes and gold nanoparticles, Professor Alexander Star added antibodies to detect the opioid. His sensor can also distinguish fentanyl from several other common opioids.

Released: 2-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
ADLM releases guidance to help healthcare professionals navigate respiratory virus testing in a post-COVID world
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) has issued a new guidance document that provides expert recommendations on fundamental areas of clinical testing for respiratory viral infections. As respiratory virus testing continues to evolve rapidly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this guidance aims to ensure that patients benefit fully from emerging technologies in this field.

Released: 2-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
علاج عُقيدات الغدة الدرقية بدون جراحة
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا – معظم التكتلات أو العُقيدات في الغدة الدرقية، التي هي غدة في عنقك، غير ضارة ولا تحتاج إلى علاج. ولكنها في بعض الأحيان قد تصبح أكبر وتسبب مشكلات مثل عُسر البلع. في هذه الحالات قد يحتاج الأطباء إلى إجراء جراحة لإزالتها. 

Newswise: Opioid epidemic reaches beyond health impacts  to influence politics
Released: 2-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Opioid epidemic reaches beyond health impacts to influence politics
University of Notre Dame

Vicky Barone, assistant professor of economics at the University Notre Dame, researched the origins and development of the opioid epidemic and found that the unregulated marketing of potent painkillers led to increased access to prescription opioids and subsequent overdose mortalities.

Newswise: For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as ‘expressway’ to deeper depths, study finds
Released: 2-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as ‘expressway’ to deeper depths, study finds
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

New research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.

Newswise: Scientists Track ‘Doubling’ in Origin of Cancer Cells
2-May-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Scientists Track ‘Doubling’ in Origin of Cancer Cells
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Working with human breast and lung cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer cells.

1-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Synchronisation between the central circadian clock and the circadian clocks of tissues preserves their functioning and prevents ageing
Fundació Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB BARCELONA)

• Two complementary research articles, published simultaneously in the journals Science and Cell Stem Cell by a team of scientists from the UPF and IRB Barcelona, reveal that central and peripheral circadian clocks coordinate to regulate the daily activity of skin and muscles. • The coordination between the two clocks (central and peripheral) guarantees 50% of the circadian functions of tissues, including vital processes such as the cell cycle, DNA repair, mitochondrial activity, and metabolism. • Synchronisation between the central brain clock and peripheral ones prevents premature muscle ageing and improves muscle function, suggesting new strategies to tackle age-related decline through circadian rhythm modulation.

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Released: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
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The science of sled hockey: Team USA partners with CU Boulder physiologists
University of Colorado Boulder

Members of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team are working with CU researchers on a project that could ultimately improve performance and reduce injury for hockey players with lower-limb amputations or impairments.

Newswise: Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat. Nano-drugs hitching a ride on bacteria could help.
Released: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat. Nano-drugs hitching a ride on bacteria could help.
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Many pancreatic tumors are like malignant fortresses, surrounded by a dense matrix of collagen and other tissue that shields them from immune cells and immunotherapies that have been effective in treating other cancers. Employing bacteria to infiltrate that cancerous fortification and deliver these drugs could aid treatment for pancreatic cancer, according to newly published findings from a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers.

Newswise: Agricultural management practices evaluated in new nitrous oxide accounting method
Released: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Agricultural management practices evaluated in new nitrous oxide accounting method
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Most analyses point to agriculture as the major source of nitrous oxide (N2O) globally. But there are a lot of variables within agriculture that can affect emissions. A recent University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study provides a comprehensive accounting for these factors, finding, among other things, that long-term no-till management can effectively cut N2O emissions.

Newswise: Between Soil and Society: New book traces history and development of U.S. conservation policy
Released: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Between Soil and Society: New book traces history and development of U.S. conservation policy
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A new book by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in law and policy explores the history and development of the U.S. conservation policy, offering insight into how Congress works, how policy is put together, and the challenge of balancing narrow and public interests in addressing pressing agricultural and environmental topics.

Newswise: UAH researcher's paper is cited in new FTC ruling banning noncompete agreements for entrepreneurs nationwide
Released: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
UAH researcher's paper is cited in new FTC ruling banning noncompete agreements for entrepreneurs nationwide
University of Alabama Huntsville

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a ruling banning most noncompete agreements (NCA) nationwide which cites a paper co-authored by a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Dr. Ege Can in the College of Business at UAH, a part of the University of Alabama System, studied the impact of NCAs on entrepreneurship, highlighting how banning NCAs could boost business innovation.

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As Federal Menthol Ban Languishes, Black Smokers Are Left to the Mercy of Marketers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers researchers find tobacco companies’ deceptive lobbying and sales activities are rarely perceived by the communities they target.

Newswise: University Hospitals Food for Life Markets® Earn 2024 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for Improving Community Health
Released: 2-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
University Hospitals Food for Life Markets® Earn 2024 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for Improving Community Health
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

American Hospital Association (AHA) honors hospitals and health systems that have demonstrated a deep commitment to creating healthier communities

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Cedars-Sinai Leaders, Mentors to Host Startup Companies From Singapore
Cedars-Sinai

The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator and Technology Ventures teams, together with Coronet Ventures (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Cedars-Sinai Intellectual Property Company, will host 11 startup companies from Singapore during the Singapore Innovation Week event, May 6-10 in Los Angeles.

Newswise: Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab moves to Washington Park
Released: 2-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab moves to Washington Park
University of Chicago Medical Center

The 6,000 square foot facility will feature fossil preparation space, multipurpose areas for community programs, and tons of specimens collected from Sereno’s worldwide expeditions.

1-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Women Need Better Treatments for Bacterial Vaginosis
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) affects about one-quarter of reproductive-age women and is linked to adverse health outcomes, such as increased HIV risk. Yet for decades, BV treatment in the United States has largely relied on antibiotics, and BV recurrence is common following antibiotic therapy.

Newswise: Increasing doses of varenicline or nicotine replacement helps persistent smokers quit
1-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Increasing doses of varenicline or nicotine replacement helps persistent smokers quit
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For most smokers, quitting on the first attempt is likely to be unsuccessful, but a new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found patients were more likely to quit if their cessation regimen was altered and doses were increased. Researchers also found that varenicline, a cessation medication, was more effective than combined nicotine replacement therapy (CNRT), such as patches or lozenges.

   


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