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Released: 10-Dec-2019 4:05 PM EST
Sorghum study illuminates relationship between humans, crops and the environment in domestication
Iowa State University

A new study illustrates the concept of a domestication triangle, in which human genetics interact with sorghum genetics and the environment to influence the traits farmers select in their crops. The concept gives a more complete systemic picture of domestication.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 4:05 PM EST
تقرير حالة: الخلايا الجذعية خطوة نحو تحسين الحركة والوظائف الحسية بعد إصابة الحبل النخاعي
Mayo Clinic

تقدم الخلايا الجذعية المأخوذة من دهون المريض خطوة نحو تحسين - وليس مجرد استقرار - في الحركة والوظائف الحسية لمن يعانون من إصابات في الحبل النخاعي، وذلك وفقًا لبحث أولي أجرته Mayo Clinic.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 4:05 PM EST
A fragile crust protects from dust
University of Utah

From June 2016 to August 2018, Perry traversed the playa by bike, researching how it contributes to dust in the Salt Lake Valley’s air. In a report prepared for the Utah Department of Natural Resources and Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management, Perry details the current dust source regions on the playa and explains how declining lake levels, as well as damage to the playa, could make the problem worse.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 4:05 PM EST
Pregnancy disorder subject of Tulane study
Tulane University

Researchers hope to develop new imaging methods to improve the treatment of preeclampsia.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:55 PM EST
A New Era of Care: The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to Open in January 2020
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today celebrated the opening of a $1.5 billion state-of-the-art cancer treatment facility with government officials, members of the Boards of Overseers and Managers, and staff. Opening for patient care next month, the 750,000-square-foot building is the institution’s — and the city’s — largest freestanding cancer care facility. The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is a healing community dedicated to patient-centered care, made possible by a landmark donation and a pioneering vision that signifies a new era of cancer care.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:50 PM EST
WashU Expert: U.S. faces looming ‘future drought’ in helium
Washington University in St. Louis

In a Dec. 10 briefing on Capitol Hill, a Washington University in St. Louis expert testified that steep price increases and “supply shocks” in helium threaten basic research in academic settings and also broader health and industry applications.“Helium is ubiquitous in our lives,” said Sophia E. Hayes, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, in written remarks to a subcommittee of the U.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:45 PM EST
Um School of Medicine Celebrates Longtime Board of Visitors Chair Michael E. Cryor
University of Maryland School of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean, E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, kicked off a celebration and recognition of longstanding Chair of the UMSOM’s Board of Visitors (BOV), Michael E. Cryor, President of The Cryor Group and recognized strategic counselor and public leader, for his distinguished service to the UMSOM for the past 10 years. At the celebration, Dean Reece announced that current UMSOM Board Member Cynthia L. Egan has been selected as the new Chair of the UMSOM Board.

   
Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:40 PM EST
Umsom Researchers to Test Vaccine Designed to Protect Against Serious Illness From Contaminated Food and Water
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Each year, millions of people contract serious diarrheal illnesses typically from contaminated food and water. Among the biggest causes of diarrheal diseases are the bacteria Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), and researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are testing a vaccine designed to offer protection against these serious pathogens.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:35 PM EST
'Moderate' Impact of Workplace Health Promotion Program
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Long-term evaluation of a comprehensive workplace health promotion (WHP) program at a large Finnish company shows a "moderate" impact on worker health—even with relatively low annual participation rates, reports a study in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:35 PM EST
Lily and Yuh-Nung Jan Named 20th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize Recipients
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the 20th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to Lily Jan, PhD, and Yuh-Nung Jan, PhD, both at UC San Francisco, for the “discovery and functional characterization of potassium channels.”

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:30 PM EST
Alumni couple Carol and Eugene Choi to receive UCI’s Extraordinarius award
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019 — The University of California, Irvine Alumni Association will bestow its highest honor, the Lauds & Laurels Extraordinarius award, to alumni couple Carol Choi ’85 and Eugene Choi ’86, MBA ’01, for their exemplary service and contributions to the university and community. “We are proud to celebrate the Chois’ remarkable impact through this distinguished and well-deserved award,” said Brian T.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:25 PM EST
Project adapts basic tech to give voice to patients in Africa
Cornell University

A new system developed by Cornell Tech researchers will allow thousands of patients of community health care workers in rural Africa to use a basic tool on their mobile phones – one that doesn’t even require an internet connection – to provide feedback on their care anonymously, easily and inexpensively.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:20 PM EST
Veho Institute launches, establishes center at Cornell Tech
Cornell University

Cornell Engineering has launched the Veho Institute for vehicle intelligence, formally partnering Cornell with Italian universities and luxury automakers as well as establishing a new academic center at Cornell Tech.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:15 PM EST
Who Pays for Tariffs?
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

Who wins and who loses in the back and forth on tariffs? CFR’s Shannon K. O’Neil breaks down the ongoing tariff battle between the United States and China.

   
Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:10 PM EST
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

As NATO readies for what some believe is a new Cold War with Russia, the seventy-year-old alliance struggles to manage widening internal divisions.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:05 PM EST
Einstein Receives $178 Million in NIH Funding in Fiscal Year 2019, Largest Annual Total in Institution’s History
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine secured $178 million from the National Institutes of Health in federal fiscal year 2019, marking the largest annual total in the institution’s history (excluding supplemental stimulus funding distributed as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). Major grants included those to lead international consortiums to study Ebola and HIV, as well as those focusing on neuroscience, genetics, and improving health among minority groups.

Released: 10-Dec-2019 3:05 PM EST
Tweaking the approach to save the desert tortoise
University of Georgia

“Increase the size, increase the survival” is the premise behind head-starting tortoises, but new research reveals larger size alone is not enough to save the desert tortoise from predator attacks.



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