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18-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
PEOPLE THINK ‘OLD AGE’ STARTS LATER THAN IT USED TO, STUDY FINDS
American Psychological Association (APA)

Press release from the American Psychological Association on research published in Psychology and Aging.

17-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
People think 'old age' starts later than it used to, study finds
American Psychological Association (APA)

Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

Newswise: Cello-gum Innovation Revolutionizes the Food Industry: Turning Coconut Jelly Biowaste into Billions in Raw Material Value
Released: 22-Apr-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Cello-gum Innovation Revolutionizes the Food Industry: Turning Coconut Jelly Biowaste into Billions in Raw Material Value
Chulalongkorn University

“Cello-gum”, a groundbreaking innovation by Prof. Dr. Hathaikarn Manuspiya from the Petroleum and Petrochemical College at Chulalongkorn University, transforms coconut jelly biowaste into valuable food ingredients worth billions of baht.

Newswise: Chulalongkorn University Welcomes David Cameron, UK Foreign Secretary and Former Prime Minister, to Faculty of Science Research and Innovation Exhibition
Released: 22-Apr-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Chulalongkorn University Welcomes David Cameron, UK Foreign Secretary and Former Prime Minister, to Faculty of Science Research and Innovation Exhibition
Chulalongkorn University

Lord David Cameron, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and former Prime Minister of Great Britain, paid a visit to the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University and was welcomed by Ms. Supamas Isarabhakdi, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, and Prof. Dr. Bundhit Eua-arporn, President of Chulalongkorn University.

Newswise: MSBAI Delivers Transformative AI-Driven Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Capabilities to USAF
Released: 22-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
MSBAI Delivers Transformative AI-Driven Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Capabilities to USAF
MSBAI

MSBAI, an Air Force Techstars 2020 company, today announced the successful completion of its AFWERX Phase 2 SBIR contract, titled GURU Owns the Modeling and Simulation Tech Stack.

Released: 22-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Speech Accessibility Project now sharing recordings, data
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project, which aims to make automatic speech recognition technology more accessible to people with speech differences and disabilities, is now sharing some of its voice recordings and related data with universities, nonprofits and companies.

     
Newswise: ISPOR 2024 Plenaries and Speakers Announced
Released: 22-Apr-2024 4:05 AM EDT
ISPOR 2024 Plenaries and Speakers Announced
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR announced the plenary sessions and speakers for ISPOR 2024, its annual international conference., and the leading global conference for health economics and outcomes research (HEOR). ISPOR 2024 will be held May 5-8 in Atlanta, GA, USA.

Released: 22-Apr-2024 3:05 AM EDT
New sensing checks for 3D printed products could overhaul manufacturing sector
University of Bristol

A sensing technology that can assess the quality of components in fields such as aerospace could transform UK industry.

Newswise: 3 in 5 parents play short order cook for young children who don’t like family meal
17-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
3 in 5 parents play short order cook for young children who don’t like family meal
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

While most parents of preschool and elementary aged children strive to give their children a balanced, nutritional diet, some of their strategies to promote healthy eating may backfire, a national poll suggests.

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18-Apr-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Low Levels of Alcohol May Not Be Good for Us After All, According to New Analytical Approaches
Research Society on Alcoholism

Low-to-moderate drinking may not be protective against certain health conditions, and “safe” alcohol use guidelines may be substantially off base. These are among the implications of a review of studies that use a novel research method.

     
17-Apr-2024 7:00 AM EDT
How Young Adults Perceive the Risk of a Single Drink—Versus Whether They See Risk in Binge Drinking—May Drive Heavy Alcohol Use
Research Society on Alcoholism

When drinking choices are perceived as “just one drink,” with each single drink representing relatively slight risk, it may ironically lead to heavier drinking and alcohol-related harms.

     
Newswise: Roy Choi Will Speak to Cal State Fullerton’s Class of 2024
Released: 19-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Roy Choi Will Speak to Cal State Fullerton’s Class of 2024
California Lutheran University

The Kogi BBQ food truck owner, author and CSUF alumnus will speak at the May 22 College of Business and Economics Commencement ceremony.

   
Released: 19-Apr-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Jumbo Discovery: Astronomers Offer New Model for Formation of Recently Discovered “Free-Floating” Planets
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Study in Nature Astronomy theorizes that dense stellar clusters may eject pairs of giant planets, which remain gravitationally bound to one another as they float through space.

19-Apr-2024 4:00 PM EDT
AANA Advocates for Workplace Violence Prevention
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), along with the support of nearly 60 nursing affiliates and partner associations, has signed a letter to leaders of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urging them to immediately release their proposed workplace violence prevention standard. April is Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month, and AANA continues to raise awareness and inspire action through its advocacy and policy work.

Newswise: ORNL researchers win Best Paper award for nickel-based alloy tailoring
Released: 19-Apr-2024 4:40 PM EDT
ORNL researchers win Best Paper award for nickel-based alloy tailoring
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Rishi Pillai and his research team from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will receive a Best Paper award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Gas Turbine Institute in June at the Turbo Expo 2024 in London.

Newswise: Surf Clams Off the Coast of Virginia Reappear – and Rebound
Released: 19-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Surf Clams Off the Coast of Virginia Reappear – and Rebound
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The Atlantic surfclam, an economically valuable species that is the main ingredient in clam chowder and fried clam strips, has returned to Virginia waters in a big way, reversing a die-off that started more than two decades ago.

Newswise: New Beta-Decay Measurements in Mirror Nuclei Pin Down the Weak Nuclear Force
Released: 19-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
New Beta-Decay Measurements in Mirror Nuclei Pin Down the Weak Nuclear Force
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists have gained insights into the weak nuclear force from new, more sensitive studies of the beta decays of the “mirror” nuclei lithium-8 and boron-8. The weak nuclear force drives the process of nuclear beta decay. The research found that the properties of the beta decays of lithium-8 and boron-8 are in perfect agreement with the predictions of the Standard Model.

Newswise: How 3D printers can give robots a soft touch
Released: 19-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
How 3D printers can give robots a soft touch
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

A recent study demonstrates that soft skin pads doubling as sensors made from thermoplastic urethane can be efficiently manufactured using 3D printers.

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Newswise: University of Florida scientist to fly on Blue Origin suborbital mission
Released: 19-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
University of Florida scientist to fly on Blue Origin suborbital mission
University of Florida

Rob Ferl will be the first NASA-funded academic researcher to conduct an experiment as part of a commercial space crew

Newswise: Compact quantum light processing
19-Apr-2024 1:00 AM EDT
Compact quantum light processing
University of Vienna

An international collaboration of researchers, led by Philip Walther at University of Vienna, have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum technology, with the successful demonstration of quantum interference among several single photons using a novel resource-efficient platform.

Newswise: Researchers develop a new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer
16-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Researchers develop a new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer
Virginia Tech

Researchers in the College of Engineering explore a cancer immunotherapy treatment that involves activating the immune cells in the body and reprogramming them to attack and destroy cancer cells. This therapeutic method frequently uses cytokines, small protein molecules that act as intercellular biochemical messengers and are released by the body's immune cells to coordinate their response.

   
Newswise: NASA selects University of Delaware's CubeSat spacecraft for upcoming mission
Released: 19-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
NASA selects University of Delaware's CubeSat spacecraft for upcoming mission
University of Delaware

At a least a dozen University of Delaware students are leading a NASA-supported mission as part of the CubeSat Launch Initiative, which provides an opportunity to take part in a real mission.

Newswise: Wayne State researcher aims to improve coding peer review practices
Released: 19-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Wayne State researcher aims to improve coding peer review practices
Wayne State University Division of Research

Amiangshu Bosu, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science in the College of Engineering at Wayne State University, received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to formulate better practices involving peer code review.

Released: 19-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Monell Center Presentations Span Sensory Science at National Meeting, April 17 to 20, 2024
Monell Chemical Senses Center

Over 20 scientists from the Monell Chemical Senses Center will present their latest research at the 46th Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) annual conference, which covers the latest advances in the fields of taste, smell, and related chemical senses.

Released: 19-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Annals of Internal Medicine presents breaking scientific news at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2024
American College of Physicians (ACP)

Today at ACP’s annual meeting, Internal Medicine Meeting 2024, Annals of Internal Medicine presented three breaking scientific research articles during a live scientific plenary session that featured the authors of those articles.

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Bernhard and Hackensack Meridian Health Forge a Transformative 30-Year Energy Partnership, HMH Hospitals to be Largest Renewable Energy Not-for-Profit Healthcare Provider in the United States
Released: 19-Apr-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Bernhard and Hackensack Meridian Health Forge a Transformative 30-Year Energy Partnership, HMH Hospitals to be Largest Renewable Energy Not-for-Profit Healthcare Provider in the United States
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health and Bernhard announce Energy As A Service Partnership, HMH To Be Largest Renewable Energy Not-for-Profit Healthcare Provider in the United States

Newswise: Auburn’s McCrary Institute, ORNL to partner on first regional cybersecurity center to protect the nation’s electricity grid
Released: 19-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Auburn’s McCrary Institute, ORNL to partner on first regional cybersecurity center to protect the nation’s electricity grid
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security was awarded a $10 million Department of Energy grant in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create a pilot regional cybersecurity research and operations center to protect the electric power grid against cyberattacks.

   
Released: 19-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
AATS and CRF Partner on New York Valves: The Structural Heart Summit
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced today a strategic partnership for CRF’s New York Valves 2024: The Structural Heart Summit, making AATS the exclusive cardiothoracic surgical society partner of this preeminent valve meeting.

Released: 19-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
DAVID LETTERMAN RECEIVES GLAUCOMA FOUNDATION’S SPOTLIGHT AWARD
The Glaucoma Foundation

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Glaucoma Foundation, writer, performer and producer David Letterman was front and center at TGF’s April 18th Gala in New York City, where he received the Foundation’s inaugural Chairman’s Spotlight Award.

Released: 19-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Researcher Reviews the Current State of Retinoblastoma Research in the New England Journal of Medicine
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been at the forefront of retinoblastoma research for decades. Dr. David Cobrinik was invited to review the current state of retinoblastoma research in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Released: 19-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Stuart Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Upcoming Presentations at ARVO 2024
Stuart Therapeutics

a clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of anterior segment, refractive and posterior segment eye disorders, today announced that the company will be presenting its latest research results at both the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, and at two meetings sponsored by the Ophthalmology Innovation Source (OIS) in early May.

Newswise: MSU researchers set new standards and show how a new treatment helps patients with MS, ALS, Parkinson’s disease
Released: 19-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
MSU researchers set new standards and show how a new treatment helps patients with MS, ALS, Parkinson’s disease
Michigan State University

Is it possible for nanoparticles to go through the digestive system and deliver medicine directly to the brain tissue? Researchers from Michigan State University say yes, and their latest findings are expected to benefit patients with neurodegenerative disorders like multiple sclerosis, or MS; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS; and Parkinson’s disease, or PD.

Released: 19-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Older adults in Ohio are among the most vulnerable to extreme weather
Ohio State University

Nearly 1 in 5 older adults in central Ohio report not being prepared for emergencies, such as extreme weather events, or not knowing if they are ready. That is concerning because research shows older adults are at greater risk of harm during disasters such as extreme weather events.

Newswise: Lemur’s lament: when one vulnerable species stalks another
Released: 19-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Lemur’s lament: when one vulnerable species stalks another
Washington University in St. Louis

What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Scientists studying critically endangered lemurs in Madagascar confronted this difficult reality when they witnessed attacks on lemurs by another vulnerable species, a carnivore called a fosa.

16-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Alcohol-Induced Blackouts May Be Linked to How a Person Drinks, Not Just How Much
Research Society on Alcoholism

Certain drinking behaviors beyond just the quantity of alcohol consumed may predict the likelihood a person will experience an alcohol-induced blackout, a condition where someone is conscious and engaging with their surroundings but will be unable to remember some or any of what occurred.

     
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Released: 19-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Visits Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory on April 8-9, getting an up-close look at cutting-edge facilities researchers use to advance the mission of DOE and its Office of Science.

Released: 19-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New Research Defines Specific Genomic Changes Associated with the Transmissibility of the Monkeypox Virus
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) in Madrid, Spain, have located and identified alterations in the monkeypox virus genome that potentially correlate with changes in the virus’s transmissibility observed in the 2022 outbreak.

Newswise: Signs of Multiple Sclerosis Show Up in Blood Years Before Symptoms
Released: 19-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Signs of Multiple Sclerosis Show Up in Blood Years Before Symptoms
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

In a discovery that could hasten treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), UC San Francisco scientists have discovered a harbinger in the blood of some people who later went on to develop the disease. 

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Newswise: Chula Ranks No.1 in Thailand for 32 Subjects in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
Released: 19-Apr-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Chula Ranks No.1 in Thailand for 32 Subjects in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
Chulalongkorn University

The latest results of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 have been announced on April 10, 2024. Chulalongkorn University is ranked No. 1 in Thailand for 32 subjects and Top 200 in the world with 30 outstanding subjects.

Newswise: Researchers to share expertise at international conference on mine water, reclamation
Released: 19-Apr-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Researchers to share expertise at international conference on mine water, reclamation
West Virginia University

West Virginia University will co-host the 2024 Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium and 15th International Mine Water Association Congress, bringing together mining, water and reclamation experts from around the world who will provide the latest updates on research, regulations and practices involving mine drainage, water quality and rare earth element extraction.



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