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Released: 22-Nov-2024 4:15 PM EST
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Launches Center for Equity in Child and Youth Health and Wellbeing
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has established a Center for Equity in Child and Youth Health and Wellbeing.

Released: 22-Nov-2024 3:55 PM EST
Diamonds and Anvils: MSU, UM Use High-Pressure Chemistry in Search for Quantum Materials
Michigan State University

Michigan State University chemist Weiwei Xie knows a thing or two about working under pressure. Leveraging extreme forces similar to those found deep within our planet, her lab is pioneering the discovery of novel quantum materials with exciting electronic and magnetic properties.

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Released: 22-Nov-2024 3:35 PM EST
Curious by Nature: Dr. Nitin Agarwal - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Online Behavior
Newswise

In this insightful interview, Dr. Nitin Agarwal, director of the Collaboratorium at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, discusses the evolving landscape of misinformation on social media. With years of research under his belt, Dr. Agarwal highlights how digital platforms, once seen as forces for positive change, have become breeding grounds for disinformation and cognitive threats.

Newswise: 24s: A Businesslike Name for a ‘High-Performing Machine’
Released: 22-Nov-2024 3:00 PM EST
24s: A Businesslike Name for a ‘High-Performing Machine’
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

The latest addition to the computational arsenal of Jefferson Lab is an extraordinary machine with the admittedly ordinary name of “24s.” The 24s cluster at Jefferson Lab will work to unlock the mysteries of the nucleus of the atom. It was funded by the Nuclear and Particle Physics LQCD Computing Initiative of DOE’s Office of Nuclear Physics.

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22-Nov-2024 1:15 PM EST
I am looking to speak - Marijke Vroomen Durning, Med Health Writer

I am looking to speak with a pharmacist who regularly works with clients who take

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Released: 22-Nov-2024 12:00 PM EST
Mending the Mind After a Spinal Cord Injury
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

A quadriplegic for the past 11 years, Julissa Santiago is the master of her own comfort. With the precision of a polite drill sergeant, she delivers instructions at bedtime for a series of minute body...

Newswise: Epilepsy Comorbidities Are Present Before Diagnosis: Research Recap with Remy Pugh and Dr. Chris Tailby
Released: 22-Nov-2024 11:55 AM EST
Epilepsy Comorbidities Are Present Before Diagnosis: Research Recap with Remy Pugh and Dr. Chris Tailby
International League Against Epilepsy

Some people with epilepsy also experience memory and learning issues, as well as depression or anxiety. A study in Australia screened people for these conditions at a seizure clinic, before anti-seizure medications had been prescribed. Compared with the control group, the people at the first seizure clinic had higher rates of cognitive and neuropsychological issues.

Released: 22-Nov-2024 11:50 AM EST
More Patients Opting for Close Monitoring of Early Stage Prostate Cancer
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men (behind skin cancer), with varying levels of aggressiveness. It’s also the second leading cause of cancer death, behind only lung cancer. A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School Medicine found a substantial increase in the adoption of active surveillance (AS) and watchful waiting (WW) treatment strategies over the past decade — an encouraging trend for men seeking less invasive treatment options.

Newswise: Consensus Recommendations on Navigating Epilepsy with Eyelid Myoclonia (Jeavons Syndrome)
Released: 22-Nov-2024 11:45 AM EST
Consensus Recommendations on Navigating Epilepsy with Eyelid Myoclonia (Jeavons Syndrome)
International League Against Epilepsy

Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia is a generalized epilepsy syndrome characterized by eye-closure-induced seizures or changes on the EEG, eyelid myoclonia--jerks of the eyelids and eye-rolling--with or without absence seizures, and photosensitivity. It appears predominantly in females and usually starts between the ages of 3 and 12.

Newswise: Bringing Outdoors In: How Smart Lighting Can Promote Circadian Health
Released: 22-Nov-2024 11:30 AM EST
Bringing Outdoors In: How Smart Lighting Can Promote Circadian Health
CEDIA

Professional lighting companies are experimenting with products that mimic natural light indoors, helping homeowners reap the health benefits of circadian lighting no matter the weather.

19-Nov-2024 11:40 AM EST
New Technology Points to Unexpected Uses for snoRNA
University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division

Researchers from the University of Chicago recently developed a new approach for identifying new cellular RNA targets of snoRNAs. They uncovered thousands of previously unknown targets for snoRNAs in human cells and mouse brain tissues, including many that serve functions other than guiding rRNA modifications.

Newswise: NJIT Biologist Among $10M XPRIZE Competition Winners for Rainforest Biodiversity Sampling Tech
Released: 22-Nov-2024 10:35 AM EST
NJIT Biologist Among $10M XPRIZE Competition Winners for Rainforest Biodiversity Sampling Tech
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

NJIT's Eric Fortune and team “Limelight Rainforest” are grand prize winners of the global XPRIZE Rainforest Competition with their drone-delivered Limelight device, capable of identifying thousands of rainforest species in mere hours.

Newswise: Tufts University Joins Pioneering Collaboration to Advance Campus Decarbonization
Released: 22-Nov-2024 10:25 AM EST
Tufts University Joins Pioneering Collaboration to Advance Campus Decarbonization
Tufts University

Tufts University marked a milestone on its path to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 when it announced today its participation in a project that reduces its Boston health sciences campus energy-related emissions by 40%.

Released: 22-Nov-2024 10:00 AM EST
NJIT Computing Researchers Fix Critical Mistakes in Medical Mobile Apps
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

Potentially deadly mathematical errors are prevalent among mobile applications used in clinical and emergency room settings, but a team of researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology's Ying Wu C...



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