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Newswise: New research at Case Western Reserve University aims to address racial disparities in cognitive decline
20-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
New research at Case Western Reserve University aims to address racial disparities in cognitive decline
Case Western Reserve University

According to new research at Case Western Reserve University, connecting with friends is key to limiting social isolation—something researchers believe could also reduce Alzheimer’s, dementia

Newswise: American Physiological Society Announces 2024 Award Recipients
Released: 21-Mar-2024 7:00 AM EDT
American Physiological Society Announces 2024 Award Recipients
American Physiological Society (APS)

The American Physiological Society (APS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Society’s most prestigious and highly competitive awards. Awardees will be recognized for their achievements at the American Physiology Summit, APS’ flagship annual meeting, to be held April 4–7, 2024, in Long Beach, California.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Shakespeare’s sister: how using digital archives revealed hidden insights into world famous playwright’s unknown sibling
University of Bristol

By analysing digital copies of an incredibly rare and obscure 17th century Italian religious text, a University of Bristol academic has revealed that a long-lost document previously thought to have been written by William Shakespeare’s father belongs in fact to his relatively unknown sister Joan.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 6:05 AM EDT
أسئلة وإجابات مايو كلينك: المزايا الصحية في العمل التطوعي
Mayo Clinic

السادة مايو كلينك: تقاعدت جارتي مؤخرًا، وظللت أحاول إقناعها بالقيام بعمل تطوعي معي في المكتبة. لم تتحرك قيد أنملة بما قلته حول الشعور بالرضا عند مساعدة الآخرين. هل يمكنكم إرسال بعض المزايا الأخرى لكي يمكنها تكريس وقتها وطاقتها لإحدى الحالات؟

Released: 21-Mar-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic Responde: Benefícios do voluntariado para a saúde
Mayo Clinic

PREZADA, MAYO CLINIC: A minha vizinha se aposentou recentemente, e tenho tentado convencê-la a ser voluntária na biblioteca comigo. Ela não está convencida, através dos meus relatos, de que ajudar o próximo faz nos sentir bem.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 5:00 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic Responde: beneficios del voluntariado para la salud
Mayo Clinic

PRECIADA, MAYO CLINIC: Mi vecina se jubiló recientemente, y he estado tratando de convencerla de que sea voluntaria en la biblioteca conmigo. Ella no está convencida, a través de mis relatos, de que ayudar al prójimo nos hace sentir bien. ¿Puede compartir con nosotros otros beneficios que obtenemos al dedicar nuestro tiempo y energía a una causa?

Newswise: Rays were more diverse 150 million years ago than previously thought
Released: 21-Mar-2024 5:00 AM EDT
Rays were more diverse 150 million years ago than previously thought
University of Vienna

In a new study recently published in the journal Papers in Palaeontology, an international team of scientists led by palaeobiologist Julia Türtscher from the University of Vienna has explored the puzzling world of rays that lived 150 million years ago and discovered a previously hidden diversity – including a new ray species.

Newswise: Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics
Released: 21-Mar-2024 5:00 AM EDT
Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics
University of California San Diego

Finding viable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics and microplastics has never been more important. New research from scientists at UC San Diego and Algenesis shows that their plant-based polymers biodegrade — even at the microplastic level — in under seven months.

Newswise: Revolutionizing Plant Health Diagnostics: The Dawn of Microfluidic Devices for Rapid miRNA Detection
Released: 21-Mar-2024 4:05 AM EDT
Revolutionizing Plant Health Diagnostics: The Dawn of Microfluidic Devices for Rapid miRNA Detection
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In natural environments, plants encounter biotic and abiotic stresses that can significantly affect their productivity and health.

Newswise: Revolutionizing Root Senescence Recognition with SegFormer-UN: A Leap Forward in Plant Health Monitoring
Released: 21-Mar-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Revolutionizing Root Senescence Recognition with SegFormer-UN: A Leap Forward in Plant Health Monitoring
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Roots play a vital role in plant health, adapting to environmental changes and indicating crop growth.

Newswise: Harnessing Computational Intelligence for 3D Modeling of Maize Canopies
Released: 21-Mar-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Harnessing Computational Intelligence for 3D Modeling of Maize Canopies
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Understanding the structure of crop canopies is essential for optimizing crop production as it significantly influences resource utilization efficiency, yield and stress resistance.

Newswise: Notre Dame sends cancer research aboard the International Space Station
Released: 21-Mar-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Notre Dame sends cancer research aboard the International Space Station
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame researchers will gather new insights about cancerous tumors by taking their science to space aboard NASA’s 30th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission.

   
Newswise: New route to recyclable polymers from plants
Released: 20-Mar-2024 9:30 PM EDT
New route to recyclable polymers from plants
Hokkaido University

Cellulose, abundantly available from plant biomass, can be converted into molecules used to make a new class of recyclable polymers, to sustainably replace some plastics.

Newswise: Excess temperatures cause low flocking concerns
Released: 20-Mar-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Excess temperatures cause low flocking concerns
University of Adelaide

High temperatures during critical periods of the reproductive cycle of sheep result in 2.1 million fewer lambs produced in Australia each year, costing sheep farmers an estimated $97 million annually.

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Released: 20-Mar-2024 8:05 PM EDT
The Time Is Now for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Cedars-Sinai

From artificial intelligence (AI) and data integration to natural language processing and statistics, the Cedars-Sinai Department of Computational Biomedicine is utilizing the latest technological advances to find solutions to some of the most complex healthcare issues.

   
Newswise: BOXABL generates $60 million in indications of interest from 15,000 investors for their upcoming crowdfund
Released: 20-Mar-2024 6:35 PM EDT
BOXABL generates $60 million in indications of interest from 15,000 investors for their upcoming crowdfund
Boxabl

BOXABL is proud to announce significant progress in our Q1 2024 Update paired with the launch of our latest Factory Update Video #6.

   
Released: 20-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Adding ribociclib to hormone therapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new treatment approach that combines a targeted therapy drug with hormone therapy significantly increased the amount of time a person with stage 2 or 3 HR-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer lives without the cancer returning, according to a new study co-led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Vitamin supplements versus a balanced diet? No contest
Released: 20-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Vitamin supplements versus a balanced diet? No contest
Penn State Health

The use of vitamin supplements is on the rise in the U.S. But do they do any good? A Penn State Health expert talks about the benefits and pitfalls.

Newswise: UTSW, other leading medical centers create AI consortium
Released: 20-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
UTSW, other leading medical centers create AI consortium
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center has joined more than a dozen leading medical centers and Microsoft to form the Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), a national group designed to set standards and safely explore applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Social isolation linked to biological age gap, higher mortality rate
Mayo Clinic

A new study from Mayo Clinic finds that socially isolated people are more likely to show signs of being biologically older than their age and more likely to die from a variety of causes.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Drug-pricing program improved prostate cancer treatment adherence
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Prostate cancer patients receiving care at hospitals that are part of a special drug-pricing program were more likely to stick to their prescription drug therapy than patients at other hospitals, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan’s Rogel Cancer Center and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

Newswise: Understanding Corrosion to Enable Next-Generation Metals
Released: 20-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Understanding Corrosion to Enable Next-Generation Metals
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers at PNNL have developed a new technique to get a high-resolution look at how—and why—corrosion happens.

18-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Is the Burden of Neurologic Disease Higher After Influenza or COVID-19?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who have an influenza infection are more likely to need medical care for neurologic disorders within the next year than people who have a COVID-19 infection, according to a study published in the March 20, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Newswise: Rutgers Health at 10: Addressing Health Inequities Today – and Tomorrow
Released: 20-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Health at 10: Addressing Health Inequities Today – and Tomorrow
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

As Rutgers' biomedical education, research and clinical care arm enters its second decade, new strategies are delivering healthier futures for New Jersey and beyond

Newswise: Glaucoma Research Foundation Awards 2024 Shaffer Prize to Myoungsup Sim, PhD
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Glaucoma Research Foundation Awards 2024 Shaffer Prize to Myoungsup Sim, PhD
Glaucoma Research Foundation

The Shaffer Prize recognizes a researcher whose project best exemplifies the pursuit of innovative ideas in the quest to better understand and cure glaucoma.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
AANA and AANA Insurance Services Announce 2024 Rm8 iNoV8 Pitch Competition
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) and AANA Insurance Services will host the inaugural Rm8 iNoV8 Pitch Competition on August 5, at the AANA 2024 Annual Congress in San Diego, California.

Newswise: High-Quality Microwave Signals Generated From Tiny Photonic Chip
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
High-Quality Microwave Signals Generated From Tiny Photonic Chip
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Researchers create a compact, all-optical device with the lowest microwave noise ever achieved for an integrated chip.

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Rutgers Health Professor Chosen as President-Elect of American Psychiatric Association
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Health Professor Chosen as President-Elect of American Psychiatric Association
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Theresa Miskimen, clinical professor of psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has been named president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association.

Newswise: Spring has sprung and so have the turtles crossing roads
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Spring has sprung and so have the turtles crossing roads
Tufts University

Question and answer from an expert at the Tufts Wildlife Clinic on helping turtles cross roads during the spring.

Newswise: Yeast Uses Plastic Waste Oils to Make High-Value Chemicals
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Yeast Uses Plastic Waste Oils to Make High-Value Chemicals
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Polyolefins are resistant to breaking down, making them hard to recycle. Scientists have now discovered a yeast, Yarrowia lipolytica, that uses hydrocarbons derived from polyolefin plastic wastes to produce substances that can be used to make biodegradable polyesters and polyurethanes.

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Newswise: Study Suggests an ‘Odor Sensor’ May Explain Male and Female Differences in Blood Pressure
19-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Study Suggests an ‘Odor Sensor’ May Explain Male and Female Differences in Blood Pressure
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Using data from both mice and humans, a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team has found that a cell surface protein that senses odors and chemicals may be responsible for — and help explain — sex differences in mammalian blood pressure.

Newswise: Recyclable Reagent and Sunlight Convert Carbon Monoxide into Methanol
Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Recyclable Reagent and Sunlight Convert Carbon Monoxide into Methanol
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC) have demonstrated the selective conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol using a cascade reaction strategy.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Susan G. Komen® Urges U.S. House, Senate to Pass Critical Breast Health Legislation After House Committee Vote
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen is urging the U.S. House and Senate to bring the SCREENS for Cancer Act to a floor vote as soon as possible so breast health services are available to those who need them now.

Newswise: Preventing another ‘Jan. 6’ starts by changing how elections are certified, experts say
Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Preventing another ‘Jan. 6’ starts by changing how elections are certified, experts say
Washington University in St. Louis

In a new paper published in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Daniel M. Butler, a political scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, argues that elections should be certified by nonpartisan commissions, rather than elected officials, to insulate the process from partisan influence.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases
UC Davis Health

Infectious diseases specialists call the medical field to be ready to deal with the impact of climate change on spreading diseases, such as malaria, Valley fever, E-coli and Lyme disease.

Newswise: ‘Modern-Day Redlining’: Research Investigates Wall Street-Backed Rental Market
Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
‘Modern-Day Redlining’: Research Investigates Wall Street-Backed Rental Market
Washington University in St. Louis

Corporate investors “buy low and rent high” to populations who can least afford it. A two-year national study, led by Carol Camp Yeakey at Washington University in St. Louis, will examine the impact that corporate investors have on renters, especially marginalized communities of color, in St. Louis, Cincinnati and Atlanta.

Newswise: Starting Stem Earlier
Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Starting Stem Earlier
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

The UNM Comprehensive Center is expanding a program aimed at encouraging young people to explore research as a career field. In addition to a first-ever middle school component, the program is adding more opportunities for high school and undergraduates to get real world lab and research experience.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
What to expect when total solar eclipse passes through Ohio
Ohio State University

On April 8, millions of observers in Ohio will witness a total solar eclipse, a rare celestial event that promises to be an otherworldly experience.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Uic Urban Forum to Consider Chicago’s Next 50 Years
University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago event examines Chicago’s next 50 years and how to face the most pressing problems in planning, economics, climate and neighborhoods.

Newswise: First Skeleton-Wide Study of Blood Cell Formation Yields Surprising Findings
Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
First Skeleton-Wide Study of Blood Cell Formation Yields Surprising Findings
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Imagine being able to count the different types of blood cells being formed inside the tiny bones of a mouse and pinpointing the strings and clusters of cells within the bone marrow that are responsible for producing specific types of blood cells.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for March 20, 2024
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention.

   
Released: 20-Mar-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Life in the Age of Plastics: Prevalence and Risks of Nano and Microplastics in Food & Beverage Containers
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

‘Nano- and Microplastics from Food Contact Containers: Unveiling the Known and the Unknown’ is the title of a free webinar coming up April 3.

20-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
In Sickness and in Health, Older Couples Mostly Make Medicare Moves Together
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Older Americans who enroll in Medicare, or change their coverage, do so as individuals, even if they’re married or live with a partner. But a new study suggests the need for more efforts to help both members of a couple weigh and choose their options together.

19-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Researchers Report on the Effectiveness of Skin Biopsy to Detect Parkinson’s and Related Neurodegenerative Diseases
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

In a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), neurologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) showed that a simple skin biopsy test detects an abnormal form of alpha-synuclein, the pathological hallmark of Parkinson’s disease and the subgroup of neurodegenerative disorders known as synucleinopathies, at high positivity rates.

Newswise: Nerve Decompression Shows Promise for Diabetic Neuropathy Patients
Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Nerve Decompression Shows Promise for Diabetic Neuropathy Patients
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Surgical nerve decompression, used to treat conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and sciatica, could play a role in relieving the pain of diabetic neuropathy patients, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.



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