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Released: 31-Mar-2022 9:55 AM EDT
Alerta de especialista: cardiologista da Mayo Clinic Healthcare explica a ligação entre diabetes e doença cardíaca
Mayo Clinic

O número mundial de pessoas com diabetes está aumentando, e com ela há um risco maior de doença cardíaca. Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., cardiologista na Mayo Clinic Healthcare em Londres, explica a conexão entre essas duas doenças crônicas graves.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Neurologists Participate in American Academy of Neurology Conference
Released: 30-Mar-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Neurologists Participate in American Academy of Neurology Conference
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai neurology experts are available to discuss the latest advances in research and clinical care for patients with disorders of the nervous system ahead of the 74th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), happening April 2-7.

Newswise: WVU scientists can discuss rare earth extraction, a potential gamechanger for the U.S. environment and economy
Released: 30-Mar-2022 12:15 PM EDT
WVU scientists can discuss rare earth extraction, a potential gamechanger for the U.S. environment and economy
West Virginia University

Ahead of a West Virginia University scientist’s testimony to a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday (March 31), researchers can discuss the University’s advancements in developing a process to extract rare earths and critical materials from acid mine drainage and coal waste.

Newswise: Iowa State researcher leads emerging field of trauma-informed environmental design
Released: 29-Mar-2022 3:25 PM EDT
Iowa State researcher leads emerging field of trauma-informed environmental design
Iowa State University

An Iowa State University researcher is an innovator in an emerging field: trauma-informed environmental design, in which designers work to understand their clients deeply and how their life experiences affect how they experience various environments today in order to better serve them in the design process.

Newswise: ACC Scientific Session 2022 to Prominently Feature Smidt Heart Institute Experts
Released: 29-Mar-2022 2:40 PM EDT
ACC Scientific Session 2022 to Prominently Feature Smidt Heart Institute Experts
Cedars-Sinai

Experts from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, home to California’s top-ranked cardiology and heart surgery programs, will present an array of innovative research data and lead discussions on medical breakthroughs during the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session & Expo, taking place in person and virtually April 2-4.

Newswise:Video Embedded expert-tips-to-navigate-longer-more-severe-allergy-seasons-due-to-climate-change
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Released: 28-Mar-2022 11:25 AM EDT
Expert tips to navigate longer, more severe allergy seasons due to climate change
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

In recent years, the telltale symptoms of seasonal allergies – itchy, watery eyes; sneezy, runny nose; and cough and wheezing – start earlier, last longer and may be more severe. Allergy experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center attribute these changes to the warming climate and increased carbon dioxide levels in urban areas leading to longer pollen seasons and higher pollen counts.

Newswise: COVID-19’s Endlessly Shifting Landscape
Released: 25-Mar-2022 1:45 PM EDT
COVID-19’s Endlessly Shifting Landscape
Harvard Medical School

COVID-19 experts discuss public and individual risk management during the transition into endemicity

Released: 24-Mar-2022 6:05 PM EDT
What’s next: the US Supreme Court
University of California, Irvine

On Feb. 25, President Joe Biden nominated U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, she would replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer and become the first Black woman seated on America’s highest court in its 233-year history. Charles Anthony Smith, UCI professor of political science and law, practiced law for almost 20 years before earning a Ph.

Released: 24-Mar-2022 4:15 PM EDT
Health Effects of Premium Cigars Impacted by How Often They are Smoked and Depth of Inhalation
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Several experts at the Center for Tobacco Studies at Rutgers participated in Premium Cigar Study by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine funded by FDA and NIH

Released: 24-Mar-2022 2:20 PM EDT
Advertencia del experto: Cardiólogo de Mayo Clinic Healthcare explica vínculo entre diabetes y enfermedades cardíacas
Mayo Clinic

Aumenta en todo el mundo la cantidad de gente que sufre de diabetes, afección que conlleva más riesgo para enfermedades cardíacas. La Dra. Gosia Wamil, cardióloga de Mayo Clinic Healthcare en Londres, explica la conexión entre estas dos enfermedades crónicas y graves.

Released: 24-Mar-2022 11:55 AM EDT
UMiami community remembers Madeleine Albright
University of Miami

‘Gracious, engaging, and brilliant’ and ‘an ardent advocate for refugee resettlement,’ Albright was the first woman to serve as secretary of state. She received an honorary degree from the University of Miami in 2006.

Released: 24-Mar-2022 11:10 AM EDT
Lessons Learned: Reflections on What We’ve Lost, What We’ve Gained, and How to Stay Strong Through COVID-19
Beth Israel Lahey Health

Reflecting on two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on society, we asked experts across Beth Israel Lahey Health about managing another year of the unknown, how to shore up our mental resources to heal from what we’ve been through and how to prepare for whatever may lie ahead.

Released: 23-Mar-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic Healthcare cardiologist explains link between diabetes, heart disease
Mayo Clinic

The number of people worldwide with diabetes is rising and with diabetes comes a higher risk for heart disease. Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains the connection between these two serious, chronic diseases.

Newswise: Preserving the past
Released: 22-Mar-2022 1:10 PM EDT
Preserving the past
Sandia National Laboratories

Christina Chavez, Sandia National Laboratories' first full-time archaeologist, works with teams throughout Sandia to ensure the U.S. Department of Energy remains in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Newswise: Brain Injury Awareness Month:  When is it Safe to Return to Play After a Concussion?
Released: 21-Mar-2022 2:35 PM EDT
Brain Injury Awareness Month: When is it Safe to Return to Play After a Concussion?
Palo Alto University

Researchers at Palo Alto University’s (PAU) Behavioral Research and Assessment in Neuropsychology (BRAIN) Lab, are compiling data to help families and sports organizations assess when it is safe for student-athletes to return to play after a concussion. As part of Brain Injury Awareness Month, The BRAIN Lab team and Rayna Hirst, PhD, who directs the University’s neuropsychology program, offer several important tips for parents of student athletes.

   
Released: 18-Mar-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Food prices will continue to rise, likely through next year
Arizona State University (ASU)

An agribusiness professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University explains the factors causing prices to go up at the grocery store, and why the worst may not be behind us just yet.

Released: 18-Mar-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Federal mental health, trauma experts offer Ukrainian-related resources
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

In response to the humanitarian crisis in Eastern Europe, several centers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) have developed Ukrainian-translated resources for traumatic blood loss and mental health.

Newswise: Deep brain stimulation for epilepsy: Dr. Robert Fisher
Released: 17-Mar-2022 10:30 AM EDT
Deep brain stimulation for epilepsy: Dr. Robert Fisher
International League Against Epilepsy

Deep-brain stimulation (DBS) is the newest of three types of neuromodulation for epilepsy. Targeted electrical pulses inhibit a network in the brain involved in starting and spreading seizures. This interference is linked with a reduction in the number and/or severity of seizures.

Newswise: Intravenous Immunoglobin Therapy Shows Promise Treating Children with Down Syndrome Regression Disorder
Released: 16-Mar-2022 10:05 PM EDT
Intravenous Immunoglobin Therapy Shows Promise Treating Children with Down Syndrome Regression Disorder
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Intravenous Immunoglobin Therapy Shows Promise Treating Children with Down Syndrome Regression Disorder. The experimental treatment, used in combination with psychotropic medication, is helping 80 percent of the more than 120 patients in the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Program.

Released: 16-Mar-2022 12:40 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health Pediatric Neurosurgeon Performs First Endoscopic-Assisted Corpus Callosotomy Surgery to Treat Epilepsy
Hackensack Meridian Health

First corpus callosotomy surgery performed at Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center

Newswise:Video Embedded how-to-keep-new-variants-from-emerging-and-ending-the-pandemic
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Released: 16-Mar-2022 12:25 PM EDT
How to Keep New Variants From Emerging, and Ending the Pandemic
Cedars-Sinai

As mask mandates disappear across the U.S., many are eager to return to pre-pandemic life. But scientists warn against letting down our guard too soon, pointing out that new variants could arise in the months ahead.

Newswise: Achieving Excellence in Infant Mitral Valve Repairs
Released: 15-Mar-2022 7:05 AM EDT
Achieving Excellence in Infant Mitral Valve Repairs
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Preoperative planning—and a multidisciplinary approach—foster success in complex repairs of congenital mitral stenosis. For babies and children with congenital mitral stenosis, it’s well-established that repairing the mitral valve leads to better outcomes than replacing it. But repairing the valve is not always possible—and success requires a highly integrated team approach.

Newswise: WVU experts discuss all things Appalachia
Released: 14-Mar-2022 11:30 AM EDT
WVU experts discuss all things Appalachia
West Virginia University

West Virginia University hosts the national Appalachian Studies Conference from March 17-20, 2022. Before, during and after the conference, University experts are available to offer insights on Appalachian issues, culture and research.

Released: 11-Mar-2022 12:45 PM EST
在不使用阿片类药物的情况下管理膝关节、肩部术后疼痛
Mayo Clinic

根据最近对常见运动手术的两项研究,不含阿片类药物的疼痛管理方案与常见阿片类处方药具有同等的疼痛缓解效果。

Released: 11-Mar-2022 10:30 AM EST
Addressing the Need to Train Primary Care Providers to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

With overdoses at a record high, there's an urgent need to expand the capacity for primary care providers to treat people with opioid use disorder. Programs in Alabama and North Carolina have developed effective models for training primary care providers to provide life-saving treatment for OUD. Read about it in an Issue Brief from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE).

Newswise: Your kids are asking about war. A psychologist explains how to answer
Released: 11-Mar-2022 8:40 AM EST
Your kids are asking about war. A psychologist explains how to answer
Atlantic Health System

With more and more conversations about war swirling around us all, having honest, age-appropriate explanations can be the key to reassuring children, says Dr. Christopher Lynch.

Newswise: Social media shopping: Why it won't take off in the US yet
Released: 10-Mar-2022 4:20 PM EST
Social media shopping: Why it won't take off in the US yet
Arizona State University (ASU)

A recent report by a company that specializes in information technology services predicted social commerce worldwide will grow into a $1.2 trillion business by 2025. We talked to Pei-yu Sharon Chen about how realistic this prediction is. Chen is the chair and professor in the Department of Information Systems and co-director of the Actionable Analytics Lab in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

Newswise: Professor: How TikTok can affect marginalized communities
Released: 10-Mar-2022 2:40 PM EST
Professor: How TikTok can affect marginalized communities
Arizona State University (ASU)

Sarah Florini, an associate professor of film and media studies in the Department of English at Arizona State University, and Elizabeth Grumbach, director of digital humanities and research at the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics talk about how TikTok treats marginalized communities.

Released: 10-Mar-2022 1:00 PM EST
Manejo da dor após cirurgias de joelhos e ombros sem opioides
Mayo Clinic

Um regime de manejo da dor sem opioides ofereceu o mesmo alívio da dor que os opioides comumente prescritos, de acordo com dois estudos de cirurgias esportivas comuns.

Released: 10-Mar-2022 12:50 PM EST
Controlar el dolor sin opioides después de una cirugía de rodilla o de hombro
Mayo Clinic

El tratamiento farmacológico sin opioides para controlar el dolor ofrece el mismo alivio que la terapia con los opioides más comúnmente recetados, dicen dos estudios recientes sobre cirugías frecuentes en los deportes.

Newswise: What is Web 3.0?
Released: 9-Mar-2022 11:20 AM EST
What is Web 3.0?
Arizona State University (ASU)

Web 1.0 is when the internet began. Web 2.0 is characterized by interactivity. Web 3.0 is about data ownership, enabled by blockchain technology.

Newswise: Q&A: From particle beams to cancer treatment – fundamental research that affects everyday life
Released: 7-Mar-2022 12:35 PM EST
Q&A: From particle beams to cancer treatment – fundamental research that affects everyday life
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory study some of the most fundamental questions about our universe: What are the properties of elementary particles? What drives the expansion of the universe? But the tools they use can lead to technologies that benefit everyday life.

Released: 4-Mar-2022 3:35 PM EST
Is Russia committing war crimes in Ukraine?
University of Miami

University of Miami School of Law associate professor Pablo Rueda-Saiz discusses what constitutes a war crime and what it takes to gather evidence of such transgressions and to prosecute those responsible.

Newswise: How X-Rays Can Make Better Batteries
Released: 4-Mar-2022 11:00 AM EST
How X-Rays Can Make Better Batteries
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

In this Q&A, ALS senior staff scientist David Shapiro and Stanford materials science professor William Chueh share how their pioneering X-ray techniques can help researchers understand how battery materials work in real time at the atomic scale.

Newswise: 6 Expert Tips to Prevent Colorectal Cancer
Released: 3-Mar-2022 1:15 PM EST
6 Expert Tips to Prevent Colorectal Cancer
Cedars-Sinai

There are no ifs, ands or “butts” about it: March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and a timely reminder to get screened for one of the deadliest—and most preventable—cancers.

Newswise: Importance of Good Nutrition in Children and Young People with Cancer
Released: 2-Mar-2022 2:45 PM EST
Importance of Good Nutrition in Children and Young People with Cancer
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Eating well during cancer treatment is important for a child or young adult as this helps them to cope better with their cancer treatment, fight infection and repair tissues damaged by therapies such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

Newswise: Criminologist discusses intersection of criminal justice and immigration
Released: 1-Mar-2022 3:30 PM EST
Criminologist discusses intersection of criminal justice and immigration
DePaul University

Immigration has been a politically charged topic for decades in the U.S. What’s missing from the discussion is consideration of criminal justice practice and policy, says Xavier Perez, a criminology faculty member in DePaul University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

Released: 24-Feb-2022 4:35 PM EST
崭新赛场:妙佑医疗中心专家解释对运动员心脏问题处理方式的转变
Mayo Clinic

无论是竞技运动员还是业余体育爱好者,心脏疾病都可能导致运动生涯终止甚至危及生命。但医生们意识到,在很多情况下,通过对心脏问题进行管理可以帮助患者继续从事体育运动。

Released: 24-Feb-2022 1:55 PM EST
أمل جديد: خبير مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية يشرح تغيير النهج المتبع لمشاكل القلب لدى الرياضيين
Mayo Clinic

لندن- قد تمثل أمراض القلب نهاية الرحلة أو حتى تهدد حياة الرياضيين التنافسيين والترفيهيين على حدٍ سواء، إلا إن الأطباء يدركون أنه في كثير من الحالات، يمكن معالجة مشاكل القلب لمساعدة المرضى على ممارسة الرياضة. إيليا بهر، دكتور الطب، وطبيب القلب في مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية في لندن، يشرح التوجه العام لإبقاء الرياضيين المصابين بمشاكل القلب في رحلتهم الرياضية وألعابهم.

Released: 24-Feb-2022 1:50 PM EST
Novo jogo: especialista da Mayo Clinic Healthcare explica a mudança de abordagem de problemas cardíacos em atletas
Mayo Clinic

Doenças cardíacas podem significar o fim do jogo ou até um risco à vida tanto para atletas de competição como para recreacionais, mas os médicos estão descobrindo que, em muitos casos, os problemas cardíacos podem ser administrados para ajudar os pacientes a continuar praticando esportes.

Released: 24-Feb-2022 1:10 PM EST
Novedad: experto de Mayo Clinic Healthcare explica cambio de método para problemas cardíacos de los deportistas
Mayo Clinic

Las afecciones cardíacas pueden poner fin al deporte o hacer peligrar la vida de los deportistas, sean de competición o recreación, pero los médicos ahora se dan cuenta de que en muchos casos, es posible controlar los problemas cardíacos para permitir que los pacientes continúen practicando deporte.

Newswise: SLU Geriatric Psychiatrist: African Americans at Highest Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Released: 24-Feb-2022 12:45 PM EST
SLU Geriatric Psychiatrist: African Americans at Highest Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Saint Louis University

Now that the holiday season has concluded, perhaps you’ve noticed the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia in aging family members. George Grossberg, M.D., the Samuel W. Fordyce professor and director of geriatric psychiatry at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, said it is during family gatherings that caregivers often notice older adults 65 and over may be slipping cognitively.

Released: 23-Feb-2022 5:05 PM EST
Child Abuse Actually Decreased During COVID. Here’s Why
Tufts University

A review of available data suggests that there was not a significant rise in child abuse related to COVID-19. Robert Sege of Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical explains the "missing epidemic of child abuse" in a recent JAMA Pediatrics viewpoint.

Newswise: WVU School of Nursing training nurses to meet staff shortages in state and beyond
Released: 23-Feb-2022 3:05 PM EST
WVU School of Nursing training nurses to meet staff shortages in state and beyond
West Virginia University

School of Nursing students at all of West Virginia University's campuses are training to be the next wave of health professionals to fill a growing void in the industry.

Released: 23-Feb-2022 1:30 PM EST
New game: Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains changing approach to heart issues in athletes
Mayo Clinic

Heart conditions can be game-ending or even life-threatening for competitive and recreational athletes alike, but physicians are realizing that in many cases, cardiac issues can be managed to help patients carry on with sports. Elijah Behr, M.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains the trend toward keeping athletes with heart problems in the game.

Newswise: Q&A With Arun Sharma, PhD: The Heart Modeler
Released: 21-Feb-2022 4:05 PM EST
Q&A With Arun Sharma, PhD: The Heart Modeler
Cedars-Sinai

Cancer treatments save lives. They also might cause heart damage in the process. Cedars-Sinai research scientist Arun Sharma, PhD, wants to be able to predict when this might happen, and is creating models of the human heart by using stem cells derived from blood. The goal is to better personalize cancer treatments.

Released: 21-Feb-2022 1:05 PM EST
Vertebral body tethering: Another option for treating scoliosis in children
Mayo Clinic

Fusion surgery has been the long-standing treatment for people with scoliosis - a side-to-side curve of the spine. But other options have become available — including vertebral body tethering for children with scoliosis. "Vertebral tethering is a new tool in the tool kit for the treatment of scoliosis," says A. Noelle Larson, M.D., a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and expert in scoliosis surgery.

Newswise: ORNL experts help measure new world record for fusion energy
Released: 18-Feb-2022 9:25 AM EST
ORNL experts help measure new world record for fusion energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Lab experts help measure this month's fusion milestone at Joint European Torus (JET) with cutting-edge diagnostics.



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