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Released: 20-Nov-2024 7:00 AM EST
Recycled Pacemakers Function as Well as New Devices, International Study Suggests
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Recycled pacemakers can function as well as new devices, a University of Michigan-led study suggests. These used and reconditioned devices have the potential to increase access to pacemaker therapy in low- and middle-income countries, where many patients cannot afford the treatment.

Newswise: Listening for Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease #ASA187
11-Nov-2024 9:20 AM EST
Listening for Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease #ASA187
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

People with Alzheimer’s exhibit a loss of motor control along with cognitive decline, and one of the earliest signs of this decay can be spotted in involuntary eye movements known as saccades. These quick twitches of the eyes in Alzheimer’s patients are often slower, less accurate, or delayed compared to those in healthy individuals.

   
Released: 19-Nov-2024 3:35 PM EST
Roswell Park Experts to Showcase Groundbreaking Hematology Research at 66th ASH Annual Meeting
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Roswell Park experts representing various specialties will highlight innovative research and advancements in hematology and hematologic cancers at the 66th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), to be held December 7-10 in San Diego, California.

Newswise: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Recognizes Five CHOP Physicians Selected to Join the American Pediatric Society in 2025
Released: 19-Nov-2024 3:00 PM EST
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Recognizes Five CHOP Physicians Selected to Join the American Pediatric Society in 2025
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The APS will recognize its new members at its Presidential Plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2025 Meeting in April. Current members nominate new members by recognizing individuals who have distinguished themselves as child health leaders, clinicians, policymakers, researchers, scholars and teachers.

Newswise: Frontier Supercomputer Hits New Highs in Third Year of Exascale
Released: 18-Nov-2024 6:00 PM EST
Frontier Supercomputer Hits New Highs in Third Year of Exascale
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The HPE Cray EX supercomputing system reported new highs for problem-solving speeds this week. The score earned Frontier the No. 2 spot on the November 2024 TOP500 list.

Newswise: International Cancer Organizations Present Collaborative Work During Oncology Event in China
Released: 15-Nov-2024 9:05 AM EST
International Cancer Organizations Present Collaborative Work During Oncology Event in China
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is honored to participate in 2024 CCHIO. NCCN has taken numerous strides in recent years to increase the global accessibility and relevance of NCCN Guidelines as a tool for helping people with cancer to live better lives, including multiple collaborations with leading oncology groups in China.

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Newswise: Argonne Researchers Highlight Breakthroughs in Supercomputing and AI at SC24
Released: 13-Nov-2024 4:00 PM EST
Argonne Researchers Highlight Breakthroughs in Supercomputing and AI at SC24
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory researchers to showcase leading-edge work in high performance computing, AI and more at SC24 international conference.

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Released: 12-Nov-2024 3:40 PM EST
Smidt Heart Institute Experts Will Give Key Presentations at AHA Scientific Sessions 2024
Cedars-Sinai

Physicians and investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will give more than 30 presentations at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions Nov. 16-18 in Chicago.

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Newswise: Distinguished Lecture by Nobel Laureate, Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn
Released: 7-Nov-2024 11:10 PM EST
Distinguished Lecture by Nobel Laureate, Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn
Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

Join Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn, for an inspiring talk on Supramolecular and Adaptive Chemistry! This is a unique chance to hear directly from one of the world’s most distinguished chemists as he explores how Constitutional Dynamic Chemistry (CDC) leads to adaptive, evolving systems of increasing complexity.

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Released: 7-Nov-2024 5:30 PM EST
Cedars-Sinai Experts Available to Discuss Healthy Aging During GSA 2024
Cedars-Sinai

Experts on healthy aging from Cedars-Sinai’s growing Center for Translational Geroscience and Geriatrics Program will present their latest research and clinical advances at The Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle, Nov. 13-16.

Released: 5-Nov-2024 4:55 PM EST
Stephen Wolfram presents at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for the Hertz Foundation’s Empowering Excellence Event
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

The Hertz Foundation and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) have jointly released a keynote talk, Where the Computational Paradigm Leads (in Physics, Tech, AI, Biology, Math, ...), by visionary mathematician Stephen Wolfram, delivered to members of the Hertz Foundation board of directors and invited guests at the Empowering Excellence: The Hertz Way event held October 18 at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Released: 4-Nov-2024 11:00 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute: Leading the Way in PM&R Innovation at AAPMR 2024
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, a nationally recognized leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation, is proud to announce its participation in the upcoming American Academy of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Annual Assembly (AAPMR) 2024 Annual Assembly, taking place November 6-10 in San Diego, CA.

Released: 4-Nov-2024 6:50 AM EST
UN Biodiversity Conference Suspended, Adopting Some Wins, But With Much More To Be Done
Wildlife Conservation Society

More than 190 Countries at CBD COP16 adopted a Global Action Plan for Biodiversity and Health; took steps to align climate and biodiversity agendas; and ensured ecological integrity is included in their plans to protect nature.

Newswise: Frontier Users’ Exascale Climate Emulator Nominated for Gordon Bell Climate Prize
Released: 31-Oct-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Frontier Users’ Exascale Climate Emulator Nominated for Gordon Bell Climate Prize
Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, or KAUST, Saudi Arabia, has been nominated for the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2024 Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling.

Released: 31-Oct-2024 12:20 PM EDT
Pioneering Scientist David Deamer to receive ABRF Award for Outstanding Contributions to Biomolecular Technologies
Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF)

The Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) is pleased to announce the selection of David Deamer, Ph.D., Research Professor of Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz as the next recipient of the ABRF Award, which recognizes Outstanding Contributions to Biomolecular Technologies. Over his scientific career, Deamer has focused on biological and synthetic membranes. In 1989, Deamer proposed that it may be possible to sequence a DNA molecule by passing it through a nanoscopic pore embedded in a lipid bilayer membrane.



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