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Newswise: Not Running Dry: UNLV Project Tackles Water Scarcity in Rural Communities
Released: 17-Oct-2024 6:45 PM EDT
Not Running Dry: UNLV Project Tackles Water Scarcity in Rural Communities
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

A UNLV research team is developing sustainable water management solutions for rural arid areas in the U.S. and China, focusing on wastewater reuse through solar-powered treatment processes. The project aims to provide low-cost technologies for non-potable — and possibly potable — reuse in rural communities in both countries, addressing water scarcity and quality issues.

Released: 17-Oct-2024 6:00 PM EDT
Research Shows How Corporate Social Responsibility Messaging Can Backfire
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

It’s lately been considered good business for companies to show they are responsible corporate citizens. Google touts its solar-powered data centers. Apple talks about its use of recycled materials. Walmart describes its support for local communities.

Newswise: Raising Happy Eaters: Unlocking the Secrets of Childhood Appetite
Released: 17-Oct-2024 4:15 PM EDT
Raising Happy Eaters: Unlocking the Secrets of Childhood Appetite
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Young children learn to regulate their appetite through a combination of biological, psychological, and sociological factors. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign propose a model that explores these factors and provide guidelines for better understanding childhood appetite self-regulation.

Released: 17-Oct-2024 4:15 PM EDT
Sight-saving Eye Injections May Make Cataract Surgery More Risky
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

New study finds people treated with anti-VEGF eye injections for retinal conditions are at higher risk of complications following cataract surgery.

Newswise: Study Seeks Rapid, Paper-Based Test to Detect Cancer Cells in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Released: 17-Oct-2024 4:10 PM EDT
Study Seeks Rapid, Paper-Based Test to Detect Cancer Cells in Cerebrospinal Fluid
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

With time being of the essence for patients facing one of cancer's most dire complications, UCLA researchers are working to create a new test to detect cancer’s spread to the central nervous system on the same day as the doctor’s visit.

Newswise: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches Two New Thoracic Surgery Risk Calculators
Released: 17-Oct-2024 4:00 PM EDT
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches Two New Thoracic Surgery Risk Calculators
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches New Thoracic Surgery Risk Calculators

Newswise: Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS, Named Inaugural William N. Hait Director at Rutgers Cancer Institute
Released: 17-Oct-2024 3:20 PM EDT
Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS, Named Inaugural William N. Hait Director at Rutgers Cancer Institute
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Today, the Rutgers Board of Governors appointed Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS, as the inaugural William N. Hait Director of Rutgers Cancer Institute, a position named in honor of the institute’s founding director.

11-Oct-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Unpaid Caregiving Is Undervalued by Society
American Psychological Association (APA)

Americans believe volunteering to help strangers contributes more to society than providing care for family or friends, even though they contribute billions of dollars’ worth of labor in unpaid caregiving every year, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
Released: 17-Oct-2024 2:50 PM EDT
Case Closed: Study Shows Vitamin D Supplementation Doesn’t Cut Cardiac Risk
Beth Israel Lahey Health

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the primary cause of death among adults over age 65 years. Seniors are also likely to have low blood levels of Vitamin D, which has been linked to cardiovascular disease. Despite this, many observational trials have not demonstrated that Vitamin D supplementation reduces cardiovascular disease risk.

Released: 17-Oct-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Tenth DOE Cyberforce Competition® Challenges College Students to Use Cybersecurity Skills to Harness and Defend Their Wind Energy System
Argonne National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy’s CyberForce® Program is hosting the 10th edition of its annual competition, aimed at fostering cybersecurity talent.

Released: 17-Oct-2024 1:55 PM EDT
MSU Research: Warming Lakes and Rivers May Spread Fish Pathogens
Michigan State University

Michigan’s rivers and lakes were once cold enough that fish were protected from some infection-causing parasites. As the Great Lakes ecosystem warms, a Michigan State University researcher is investigating new pathogens that may become relevant to the fish that live here.

Newswise: FSU Research Improves Hurricane Intensity Forecasting
Released: 17-Oct-2024 1:55 PM EDT
FSU Research Improves Hurricane Intensity Forecasting
Florida State University

A new collaboration between researchers in South Korea and Florida State University is improving hurricane forecasting by incorporating the effects of sea spray into the models that predict hurricane behavior.

Newswise: Sleep Experts Advocate for Permanent Standard Time Ahead of Fall Time Change
Released: 17-Oct-2024 1:20 PM EDT
Sleep Experts Advocate for Permanent Standard Time Ahead of Fall Time Change
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

Soon, most of the U.S. will gain an hour as we “fall back” to standard time. But in a survey by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 6 in 10 (64%) Americans support eliminating seasonal time changes.

Newswise: Engineered Yellow-Seeded Camelina Packs More Oil
Released: 17-Oct-2024 1:15 PM EDT
Engineered Yellow-Seeded Camelina Packs More Oil
Department of Energy, Office of Science

In oilseed crops like canola, yellow-seeded varieties generally produce more oil than brown-seeded varieties. Camelina, a bioenergy crop closely related to canola, usually has brown seeds. Scientists have now disrupted genes called TT8 that are responsible for making seeds brown, producing an engineered camelina with light yellow seeds that accumulates more than 20% more oil than ordinary varieties.

Newswise: Harnessing Vibrations: RPI-Engineered Material Generates Electricity from Unexpected Source
Released: 17-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Harnessing Vibrations: RPI-Engineered Material Generates Electricity from Unexpected Source
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Imagine tires that charge a vehicle as it drives, streetlights powered by the rumble of traffic, or skyscrapers that generate electricity as the buildings naturally sway and shudder. These energy innovations could be possible thanks to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Newswise: Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine Receive $4.5 Million Grant from Department of Defense to Study Neck Injuries
Released: 17-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine Receive $4.5 Million Grant from Department of Defense to Study Neck Injuries
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have received a three-year, $4.5 million grant from the Department of Defense to study cervical spine injuries in military personnel.

Newswise: Study Suggests a Healthy Diet May Help Keep Low Grade Prostate Cancer from Progressing to More Dangerous States During Active Surveillance
Released: 17-Oct-2024 1:00 PM EDT
Study Suggests a Healthy Diet May Help Keep Low Grade Prostate Cancer from Progressing to More Dangerous States During Active Surveillance
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a peer-reviewed study believed to be the first of its kind published, a research team led by Johns Hopkins Medicine provides scientific evidence that a healthy diet may reduce the chance of low risk prostate cancer progressing to a more aggressive state in men undergoing active surveillance — a clinical option in which men with lower risk cancer are carefully monitored for progression in lieu of treatments that could have undesired side effects or complications.

Newswise: The Silent Regulators: Unveiling the Role of lncRNAs in Plant Biology
Released: 17-Oct-2024 12:15 PM EDT
The Silent Regulators: Unveiling the Role of lncRNAs in Plant Biology
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent review has identified the critical role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in regulating plant growth and stress responses. The research reveals complex interactions among various classes of non-coding RNAs, with lncRNAs emerging as key regulators. This discovery offers new insights into how plants adapt to environmental challenges, potentially paving the way for developing more resilient crop varieties.



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