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Released: 7-Oct-2024 6:15 PM EDT
Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (Formerly AACC) Files an Amicus Brief Backing the American Clinical Laboratory Association’s Lawsuit Against the FDA
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

Today, the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC), together with the American Association of Bioanalysts, American Society for Clinical Pathology, American Society for Microbiology, and the Infectious Disease Society of America, has filed an amicus brief in the case of American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA), et al. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), et al.

Newswise: Despite Progress, China Remains Tethered to Coal as Climate Change Pressures Mount
Released: 7-Oct-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Despite Progress, China Remains Tethered to Coal as Climate Change Pressures Mount
University of California San Diego

A new paper from the University of California San Diego details how China faces numerous political, economic and technological obstacles as it tries to transition away from coal—the country’s primary energy source—while balancing the need to combat climate change with the need for energy security.

Released: 7-Oct-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Extra Virgin Olive Oil May Preserve Cognitive Function in Down Syndrome
Alzheimer's Center at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Researchers working with the Alzheimer’s Center at Temple (ACT) recently investigated the effect of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) on brain health and memory to determine if consumption of extra virgin olive oil, the main component of the Mediterranean diet, can delay cognitive decline in people with Down Syndrome (DS).

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Released: 7-Oct-2024 3:30 PM EDT
Penn Nursing Study Finds Link Between Nurse Work Environment Quality and COVID-19 Mortality Disparities
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

A new Penn Nursing Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) study – published in INQUIRY – has found a strong association between the quality of the nurse work environment and COVID-19 mortality rates among socially vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries. The study examined data from 238 acute care hospitals across New York and Illinois.

Released: 7-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
A Decade of Healthcare Teamwork: St. Charles Parish Hospital Commemorates 10th Anniversary of Ochsner Health Partnership
Ochsner Health

The partnership, originally established in September 2014, continues to represent a commitment to bringing locally accessible healthcare services to the community.

Newswise: Study Explores Novel Therapeutic Treatment for Glioblastoma
Released: 7-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Study Explores Novel Therapeutic Treatment for Glioblastoma
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Researchers with The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James and Richard J. Solove Research Institute are trying to improve outcomes for patients with a deadly form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma.

Newswise: URI Awarded $1.5M EPSCoR Grant to Team with Warren on Coastal Resilience
Released: 7-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
URI Awarded $1.5M EPSCoR Grant to Team with Warren on Coastal Resilience
University of Rhode Island

Sitting on Narragansett Bay in northeastern Rhode Island, the town of Warren is highly vulnerable to the effects of sea-level rise and flooding due to its low elevation. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projections, the sea level is projected to rise 1.6 feet by 2050 – 2.

Released: 7-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Study Finds Telehealth Effective for HIV Patients
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Essex County data show that HIV patients maintained their health with remote care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 7-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Experts Offer Advice for Supporting Children’s Mental Health
Virginia Tech

Prioritizing mental health is not only important for adults, but for children as well. “Stress and anxiety are normal parts of life that we all experience in order to keep us safe,” said Samantha Kempker-Margherio, assistant professor of psychology in Virginia Tech’s College of Science.

   
Released: 7-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Tool Listens in on Early Osteoarthritis Biochemical Communication in Joints
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

New research in FASEB BioAdvances reveals that a fluorescent dye could help scientists listen to biochemical conversations between cartilage and bone during the earliest stages of osteoarthritis—even before the disease causes pain.

Newswise: Study Shows Cancer Vaccine Blocks Tumor Progression at Early Lesion Stage
Released: 7-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Study Shows Cancer Vaccine Blocks Tumor Progression at Early Lesion Stage
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

A cancer vaccine that had little success in clinical trials for patients with advanced tumors could potentially have efficacy if administered earlier in the treatment cycle, according to a study from Vanderbilt researchers.

Newswise: Macaques Give Birth More Easily Than Women: No Maternal Mortality at Birth
7-Oct-2024 1:00 AM EDT
Macaques Give Birth More Easily Than Women: No Maternal Mortality at Birth
University of Vienna

An international research team led by the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna has used long-term demographic data from Japanese macaques – a monkey species within the family of Old World monkeys – to show that, unlike humans, there is no maternal mortality in these primates linked to childbirth.

   


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