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Released: 11-Aug-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Zentropy and the art of creating new ferroelectric materials
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Systems in the Universe trend toward disorder, with only applied energy keeping the chaos at bay. The concept is called entropy, and examples can be found everywhere: ice melting, campfire burning, water boiling. Zentropy theory, however, adds another level to the mix.

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7-Aug-2023 8:50 AM EDT
Extreme cooling ended the first human occupation of Europe
University College London

Paleoclimate evidence shows that around 1.1 million years ago, the southern European climate cooled significantly and likely caused an extinction of early humans on the continent, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

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7-Aug-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Can Detect Tumor DNA
University of California San Diego

Creating new technologically advanced sensors, scientists from UC San Diego and Australia have engineered bacteria that detect the presence of tumor DNA in live organisms. Their innovation could pave the way to new biosensors capable of identifying various infections, cancers and other diseases.

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Released: 10-Aug-2023 11:30 AM EDT
Visitors from Distant Stars: Rubin Observatory Will Detect an Abundance of Interstellar Objects Careening Through Our Solar System
NSF's NOIRLab

Many as-yet-undiscovered interstellar objects exist throughout our Milky Way Galaxy: comets and asteroids that have been ejected from their home star systems. Some of these objects pass through our Solar System, bringing valuable information about how planetary systems form and evolve. Currently, only two such interstellar visitors have been discovered: 1I/ʻOumuamua and comet 2I/Borisov. Rubin’s upcoming Legacy Survey of Space and Time will show us many more.

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Released: 10-Aug-2023 11:30 AM EDT
Observatorio Rubin será capaz de detectar objetos interestelares atravesando nuestro Sistema Solar
NSF's NOIRLab

Muchos objetos interestelares aún no descubiertos existen en nuestra Vía Láctea. Se trata de cometas y asteroides que fueron expulsados de sus sistemas estelares de origen y que vagan por el espacio entre las estrellas. Algunos de estos objetos atraviesan nuestro Sistema Solar y aportan valiosa información sobre la formación y evolución de los sistemas planetarios. Actualmente, sólo se han descubierto dos visitantes interestelares de este tipo, ʻOumuamua y el cometa Borisov. La próxima Investigación del Espacio-Tiempo como Legado para la posteridad de Rubin revelará muchos otros objetos de este tipo.

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Released: 10-Aug-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Traditional healers in rural Mpumalanga help diagnose HIV
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

An initiative of Wits University’s MRC/Wits Agincourt Research Unit, the Traditional Healers Project convened two ‘open houses’ at local primary healthcare facilities – Rolle Clinic and Thulamahashe Community Health Centre in rural Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga – in March 2023.

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Released: 10-Aug-2023 8:25 AM EDT
Hulk Smash! New VR ‘Superhero Therapy’ crushes chronic pain
University of South Australia

We’ve all heard of the Incredible Hulk, the green-skinned, muscular superhero with limitless strength. So, imagine what you could do if you could assume his persona and power?

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Released: 9-Aug-2023 9:00 PM EDT
Nematodes joy ride across electric voltages
Hokkaido University

Hokkaido University researchers found that tiny nematode worm larvae surf electric fields to hitch rides on passing insects.

Newswise:Video Embedded top-fish-predators-could-suffer-wide-loss-of-suitable-habitat-by-2100-due-to-climate-change
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Released: 9-Aug-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Top Fish Predators Could Suffer Wide Loss of Suitable Habitat by 2100 Due to Climate Change
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

A study of 12 species of highly migratory fish predators—including sharks, tuna, and billfish such as marlin and swordfish—finds that most of them will encounter widespread losses of suitable habitat and redistribution from current habitats in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (NWA) and the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by 2100. These areas are among the fastest warming ocean regions and are projected to increase between 1-6°C (+1-10°F) by the end of the century, a sign of climate-driven changes in marine ecosystems.

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Released: 9-Aug-2023 11:15 AM EDT
Summer Safety: Keeping Your Cool in the Heat
Cedars-Sinai

Climate change has supersized summer heat this year, with Southern California expected to again reach more than 100 degrees mid-month. Along with the rise in outdoor temperatures, physicians are seeing an increase in heat-related illnesses following weeks of unrelenting hot weather.

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Released: 9-Aug-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Protected Sex: Study Records Grouper Mating Calls in Marine Managed Areas
Florida Atlantic University

Groupers produce distinct sounds associated with courtship, territoriality or reproduction. An autonomous mobile wave glider and passive acoustics were deployed to survey two marine protected areas on the western shelf of Puerto-Rico to locate spawning aggregations of two commercially important species – the Nassau and red hind groupers. Findings show these sites are critical habitat for both species and multiple previously unknown grouper species, which highlight the importance of expanding existing seasonal regulations.

Newswise:Video Embedded unbound-medicine-integrates-case-based-learning-with-premier-nursing-platform
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Released: 8-Aug-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Unbound Medicine Integrates Case-Based Learning with Premier Nursing Platform
Unbound Medicine

Listening to nursing leadership discuss their current challenges, Unbound recognized the urgent need for innovative digital teaching strategies that develop students' clinical judgment skills. Unbound Scenarios addresses this need by delivering high-quality patient encounters and cognitive simulation employable by both experienced and novice faculty.

Newswise:Video Embedded robotic-sea-turtle-mimics-uniquely-adaptable-gait
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Released: 7-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Robotic sea turtle mimics uniquely adaptable gait
University of Notre Dame

Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, electrical engineering doctoral student Nnamdi Chikere and undergraduate John Simon McElroy, a Naughton Fellow from University College Dublin, have designed and built a robotic sea turtle, which they are testing in varied environments on Notre Dame’s campus. Their robot mimics a real sea turtle’s propulsion: its front flippers move it forward while its smaller hind flippers allow it to change direction.

Newswise:Video Embedded video-dogs-with-less-complex-facial-markings-found-to-be-more-expressive-in-their-communication-with-humans
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Released: 7-Aug-2023 12:10 PM EDT
[VIDEO] Dogs With Less Complex Facial Markings Found to Be More Expressive in their Communication with Humans
George Washington University

New study explores the relationship between a canine’s facial appearance and how expressive they appear to be when communicating with their human companions.

Newswise:Video Embedded trilobite-secrets-to-thriving-in-change
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Released: 7-Aug-2023 10:50 AM EDT
The trilobites’ guide to surviving environmental change
University of California, Riverside

Scientists have worked out how one unusual species of trilobite — an ancient, sea-dwelling relative of spiders and lobsters — was able to defend itself against predators and survive a bumpy ride as Earth’s oxygen levels fluctuated.

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Released: 7-Aug-2023 9:45 AM EDT
A balancing act: Engineers combine wearable sensors and training to help reduce trip-induced falls
Virginia Tech

The sounds of Jon Passic’s footsteps inside the Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics Lab in Whittemore Hall were barely discernible over Elton John’s “Bennie and the Jets” blaring from a small speaker. Passic, who wore a fall protection harness connected to an overhead support system, paced back and forth on the lab’s testing walkway.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded extreme-temperature-stress-proving-disastrous-on-southeast-florida-s-coral-reefs
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Released: 4-Aug-2023 9:45 AM EDT
Extreme Temperature Stress Proving Disastrous on Southeast Florida’s Coral Reefs
Nova Southeastern University

Thanks to extremely high ocean temps, coral reefs are dying like we've never seen before. Research scientists are doing anything and everything to help - it's a race against time.

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Released: 4-Aug-2023 8:55 AM EDT
How Good Is That AI-Penned Radiology Report? 
Harvard Medical School

New study identifies concerning gaps between how human radiologists score the accuracy of AI-generated radiology reports and how automated systems score them.

   
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Released: 3-Aug-2023 9:25 AM EDT
Seven entrepreneurs join Innovation Crossroads seventh cohort
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Seven entrepreneurs will embark on a two-year fellowship as the seventh cohort of Innovation Crossroads kicks off this month at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Representing a range of transformative energy technologies, Cohort 7 is a diverse class of innovators with promising new companies.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded skin-deep-breakthrough-drug-gives-hope-to-butterfly-children
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Released: 2-Aug-2023 9:05 PM EDT
Skin deep: breakthrough drug gives hope to 'butterfly' children
University of South Australia

It’s a beautiful moniker, but for the world's butterfly children’ it belies a devastating reality filled with enormous pain and suffering caused by a rare skin condition – Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

Newswise:Video Embedded a-more-holistic-and-efficient-way-of-testing-ppe
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Released: 2-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
A more holistic and efficient way of testing PPE
Sandia National Laboratories

A team at Sandia National Laboratories has developed a faster and more comprehensive way of testing personal protective equipment, or PPE. The basic principle: modeling a device to fit the human form and human behavior.

Newswise:Video Embedded novel-molecules-burst-virus-bubbles-to-fight-infection
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Released: 2-Aug-2023 12:45 PM EDT
Novel molecules fight viruses by bursting their bubble-like membranes
New York University

Antiviral therapies are notoriously difficult to develop, as viruses can quickly mutate to become resistant to drugs. But what if a new generation of antivirals ignores the fast-mutating proteins on the surface of viruses and instead disrupts their protective layers?

   
Newswise:Video Embedded webb-spotlights-gravitational-arcs-in-el-gordo-galaxy-cluster
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Released: 2-Aug-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Webb Spotlights Gravitational Arcs in ‘El Gordo’ Galaxy Cluster
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

The Fishhook. The Thin One. These are just two of the striking targets revealed in new detail by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. In July 2022 Webb observed El Gordo, a galaxy cluster that existed 6.2 billion years after the big bang. It was selected as the most massive galaxy cluster known at that time in cosmic history.

Newswise:Video Embedded lead-exposure-in-early-life-linked-to-higher-risk-of-criminal-behavior-in-adulthood
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Released: 1-Aug-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Lead Exposure in Early Life Linked to Higher Risk of Criminal Behavior in Adulthood
George Washington University

New analysis from researchers at the George Washington University links lead exposure either in utero or during childhood with an increased risk of engaging in criminal behavior in adulthood. While prior research has found an association between lead exposure and criminal behavior at the ​​aggregated population level, this is the first review to bring together the existing data at the individual-level of exposure and effects.

   
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Released: 1-Aug-2023 12:45 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins APL Restores Cold Sensation in Amputees’ Phantom Limbs
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) researchers have developed one of the world’s smallest, most intense and fastest refrigeration devices, the wearable thin-film thermoelectric cooler (TFTEC), and teamed with neuroscientists to help amputees perceive a sense of temperature with their phantom limbs. This advancement, one of the first of its kind, enables a useful new capability for a variety of applications, including improved prostheses, haptics for new modalities in augmented reality (AR) and thermally modulated therapeutics for applications such as pain management.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded dna-decodes-the-dining-preferences-of-the-shell-shucking-whitespotted-eagle-ray
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Released: 1-Aug-2023 8:30 AM EDT
DNA Decodes the Dining Preferences of the Shell-Shucking Whitespotted Eagle Ray
Florida Atlantic University

With mighty jaws and plate-like teeth, the globally endangered whitespotted eagle ray can pretty much crunch on anything. Yet, little information is available on critical components of their life history in the U.S., such as their diet.

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Released: 1-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT
UT Southwestern joins elite Honor Roll of nation’s top 20 hospitals
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center joined an elite Honor Roll of the nation’s top 20 hospitals recognized for delivering the highest standard of care in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals listings for 2023-24.

Newswise:Video Embedded baylor-scott-white-health-again-the-most-awarded-not-for-profit-health-system-in-texas-for-clinical-care-and-patient-experience
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Released: 1-Aug-2023 12:05 AM EDT
Baylor Scott & White Health Again the Most-Awarded Not-for-Profit Health System in Texas for Clinical Care and Patient Experience
Baylor Scott and White Health

Baylor Scott & White Health once again leads the state of Texas in the number of accolades earned in U.S. News & World Report's 2023-24 Best Hospitals, released today. A total of 26 Baylor Scott & White hospitals were recognized, including four facilities with a nationally ranked specialty – more than any other not-for-profit health system in Texas.

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Released: 31-Jul-2023 8:05 PM EDT
Urology Insights: Vision, Research and Education
Cedars-Sinai

Hyung L. Kim, MD, a leading urologic oncologist, skilled surgeon and accomplished researcher frequently funded by the National Institutes of Health, was recently selected to be the inaugural chair of the Department of Urology at Cedars-Sinai.

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Released: 31-Jul-2023 9:50 AM EDT
New algorithm ensnares its first ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid
University of Washington

An asteroid discovery algorithm — designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky — has identified its first “potentially hazardous” asteroid, a term for space rocks in Earth’s vicinity that scientists like to keep an eye on.

Newswise:Video Embedded paw-some-pets-provide-a-voice-for-people-with-aphasia
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Released: 28-Jul-2023 8:10 AM EDT
Paw-some pets provide a voice for people with aphasia
University of South Australia

Feathers, fins or fur, all pets can make us feel happier. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows that pet ownership and pet care can also support communication and wellbeing, especially for people with acquired language difficulties such as aphasia.

Newswise:Video Embedded mitochondrial-changes-linked-to-high-blood-pressure-in-pregnancy
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Released: 28-Jul-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Mitochondrial Changes Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
American Physiological Society (APS)

A new study provides evidence for the possibility that mitochondrial dysregulation could be a contributing factor in the development of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The study is published in Physiological Genomics. It was chosen as an APSselect article for July.

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Released: 27-Jul-2023 4:45 PM EDT
PNNL Scientist Elevates the Internship Experience
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Chemist Grant Johnson offers tips for mentoring a successful internship and creating opportunities for undergraduate students to publish research.

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Released: 27-Jul-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Stem Cell Transplant Helps Treat Scleroderma
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

After the successful treatment, a patient shares his story to inspire others.

Newswise:Video Embedded 3d-metallic-rib-implants-from-spain-give-teenage-cancer-patient-a-second-chance
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Released: 27-Jul-2023 1:05 PM EDT
3D Metallic Rib Implants From Spain Give Teenage Cancer Patient a Second Chance
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Her ribs needed to be removed. Her care team searched far and wide and found the best possible treatment.

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Released: 25-Jul-2023 9:55 AM EDT
How to care for an injured nail
American Academy of Dermatology

It’s easy to injure a nail by slamming a finger in a car door, wearing the wrong shoes, or getting a sports injury. While these common accidents can happen throughout our life, a board-certified dermatologist from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) is providing tips to help you treat an injured nail at home, so you’re prepared if it happens.

Newswise:Video Embedded cedars-sinai-patient-receives-rare-triple-organ-transplant
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Released: 24-Jul-2023 2:45 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Patient Receives Rare Triple Organ Transplant
Cedars-Sinai

Valance Sams Sr.’s world was turned upside down 10 years ago when he was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, a rare inflammatory disease that caused a buildup of scar tissue on his heart and left him unable to work, exercise or even walk.

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Released: 24-Jul-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Mercy Continues to Expand with New Personal Physicians site in Hunt Valley
Mercy Medical Center

As part of Mercy Health Services’ ongoing efforts to expand the reach of the 149-year Sisters of Mercy tradition of quality health care, Mercy has officially opened Mercy Personal Physicians at Hunt Valley.

Newswise:Video Embedded dancing-magnons-hzdr-team-advances-to-next-step-toward-neuromorphic-computing
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Released: 24-Jul-2023 10:20 AM EDT
Dancing Magnons: HZDR team advances to next step toward neuromorphic computing
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

Neuromorphic computers do not calculate using zeros and ones. They instead use physical phenomena to detect patterns in large data streams at blazing fast speed and in an extremely energy-efficient manner.

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Released: 24-Jul-2023 8:45 AM EDT
Educability of rats depends on their gender and life conditions
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Neurobiologists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University found out differences of educability level and processes of formation of spatial memory of adult male and female rats, that live together in large cages and played with toys.

   
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Released: 20-Jul-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Greenland Melted Recently, Shows High Risk of Sea Level Rise
University of Vermont

A large portion of Greenland was an ice-free tundra landscape—perhaps covered by trees and roaming woolly mammoths—in the recent geologic past (about 416,000 years ago).

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Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Burning Calories for Energy in the Calorimetry Lab
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Research in the Energy Sciences Center explores how heat changes in chemical reactions, paving the way for more efficient fuels and processes.

Newswise:Video Embedded disrupting-your-circadian-clock-speeds-up-stroke-onset-and-shortens-lifespan
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Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Disrupting Your Circadian Clock Speeds Up Stroke Onset and Shortens Lifespan
American Physiological Society (APS)

Long-term circadian disruption in a rat model of high blood pressure accelerated stroke onset and shortened lifespan, according to researchers from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.



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