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7-Sep-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Fiber from crustaceans, insects, mushrooms promotes digestion
Washington University in St. Louis

Crustaceans, insects and mushrooms are rich sources of the dietary fiber chitin, which activates the immune system and benefits metabolism, according to a new study, in mice, led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Newswise: SMU professor wins $1.8M NIH award to study how our bodies may work to repair damaged components in cells
Released: 7-Sep-2023 9:55 AM EDT
SMU professor wins $1.8M NIH award to study how our bodies may work to repair damaged components in cells
Southern Methodist University

SMU biology professor Zhihao Wu has received a $1.8 million, 5-year Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health to determine if different quality control pathways in our bodies might be working together to repair damaged components in cells.

Newswise: $30 million NSF grant supports whole-cell modeling
Released: 7-Sep-2023 8:00 AM EDT
$30 million NSF grant supports whole-cell modeling
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Beckman researchers and collaborators received $30 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish the NSF Science and Technology Center for Quantitative Cell Biology.

Newswise: World can now breathe easier
Released: 6-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
World can now breathe easier
Washington University in St. Louis

Global, population-weighted PM2.5 exposure -- related to both pollution levels and population size -- increased from 1998 to a peak in 2011, then decreased steadily from 2011 to 2019, largely driven by exposure reduction in China and slower growth in other regions, new research shows.

   
Newswise: Illinois project looks to glycogen to explain pregnancy loss, infertility
Released: 6-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Illinois project looks to glycogen to explain pregnancy loss, infertility
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois scientists received a new $1.9 million NIH grant to investigate the role of glycogen in supporting healthy pregnancies.

Released: 6-Sep-2023 10:25 AM EDT
Third NIH Grant Moves Novel Anti-Diarrheal Vaccine Forward
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Weiping Zhang, professor in the Department of Pathobiology, was recently awarded a five-year, $5.6 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to optimize a promising vaccine against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC).

Released: 6-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Virginia Tech is fertile ground for a new rural environmental health training program
Virginia Tech

A federal award will help grow more rural-focused environmental health research and graduate training.

Newswise: Phase I Clinical Trial Shows Treatment Designed to Clear Senescent Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease Is Safe
Released: 5-Sep-2023 3:00 PM EDT
Phase I Clinical Trial Shows Treatment Designed to Clear Senescent Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease Is Safe
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are reporting results from a Phase I trial in an area of promising research for Alzheimer's disease—cellular senescence.

Newswise: FSU researcher wins NIH grant to study a hidden part of our sense of smell
Released: 5-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
FSU researcher wins NIH grant to study a hidden part of our sense of smell
Florida State University

A Florida State University researcher has received a five-year, $1.86 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how a little-understood part of the brain affects our sense of smell. 

Newswise: Landmark NIH grant awarded to School of Nursing and Health Studies
Released: 5-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Landmark NIH grant awarded to School of Nursing and Health Studies
University of Miami

The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS) has been awarded an unprecedented $23.57 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to join the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.

Newswise:Video Embedded 3d-printed-living-material-could-clean-up-contaminated-water
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Released: 5-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
3D-printed ‘living material’ could clean up contaminated water
University of California San Diego

A "living material," made of a natural polymer combined with genetically engineered bacteria, could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to clean pollutants from water. UC San Diego researchers developed their living material using a seaweed-based polymer and bacteria that have been programmed to produce an enzyme that transforms various organic pollutants into harmless compounds. In tests, their material decontaminated water solutions tainted with a pollutant from textile manufacturing: indigo carmine, a blue dye that is used to color denim.

Newswise: Machine learning tool simplifies one of the most widely used reactions in the pharmaceutical industry
Released: 1-Sep-2023 4:25 PM EDT
Machine learning tool simplifies one of the most widely used reactions in the pharmaceutical industry
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois researchers and a Swiss pharmaceutical company have developed a machine learning model that eliminates the need for extensive experimentation to determine the best conditions for an important carbon-nitrogen bond forming reaction known as the Buchwald-Hartwig reaction.

Newswise: LJI scientists harness 'helper' T cells to treat tumors
31-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
LJI scientists harness 'helper' T cells to treat tumors
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) scientists have published a pair of studies that show how we might harness CD4+ T cells while boosting the cancer-fighting power of CD8+ "killer" T cells.

Released: 31-Aug-2023 4:15 PM EDT
New Grant to Optimize Gut Microbes, Boost Health Benefits of Broccoli
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A research team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests gut microbe communities may be responsible for variation in extracting benefits of broccoli and other brassica vegetables. With a new grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the team plans to identify which microbes maximize the benefits of these vegetables.

Released: 31-Aug-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Coastal Fisheries Show Surprising Resilience to Marine Heat Waves
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers-led research found that marine heat waves – prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures – haven’t had a lasting effect on the fish communities that feed most of the world. The finding is in stark contrast to the devastating effects seen on other marine ecosystems cataloged by scientists after similar periods of warming, including widespread coral bleaching and harmful algal blooms.

29-Aug-2023 4:30 PM EDT
Using Evidence From Last Ice Age, Scientists Predict Effects of Rising Seas on Coastal Habitats
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The rapid sea level rise and resulting retreat of coastal habitat seen at the end of the last Ice Age could repeat itself if global average temperatures rise beyond certain levels, according to an analysis by an international team of scientists from more than a dozen institutions, including Rutgers.

Newswise: Surpassing the human eye
Released: 29-Aug-2023 7:30 PM EDT
Surpassing the human eye
Hokkaido University

Machine learning model provides quick method for determining the composition of solid chemical mixtures using only photographs of the sample.

Released: 29-Aug-2023 5:00 PM EDT
Sensitive parenting and preschool attendance may promote academic resilience in late preterm infants
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Research tracking academic trajectories of late preterm infants from infancy to kindergarten identifies developmental risks and how to promote resilience.

Released: 29-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Climate Change-Induced Drought May Transform Parts of the Amazon’s Rainforests Into Savannas
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A portion of Amazonian lowland rainforest – areas critical to absorbing carbon dioxide and buffering climate change – may morph over time into dry, grassy savannas, according to a Rutgers-led study.

Newswise: Maintaining Stable Weight Increases Longevity Among Older Women
25-Aug-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Maintaining Stable Weight Increases Longevity Among Older Women
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science researchers investigated the associations of weight changes later in life with exceptional longevity and found that women who maintained their body weight after age 60 were more likely to reach exceptional longevity.

Newswise: Topography of the genome influences where cancer mutations thrive, study shows
Released: 24-Aug-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Topography of the genome influences where cancer mutations thrive, study shows
University of California San Diego

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have uncovered a connection between the topography of the human genome and the presence of mutations in human cancer.

Newswise: Mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer
21-Aug-2023 9:45 AM EDT
Mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer
The Rockefeller University Press

Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine have discovered how common age-related changes in the blood system can make certain colon cancers grow faster.

Released: 23-Aug-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Quantum powers researchers to see the unseen
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech researchers are leveraging a quantum-based discovery to help people see better in the dark.

Released: 23-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
3 UC Irvine professors garner $8.7 million in state support for climate action projects
University of California, Irvine

Three University of California, Irvine researchers will receive more than $8 million in climate action grants to support projects that will help advance progress toward California’s climate goals.

Released: 22-Aug-2023 5:10 PM EDT
AI can predict certain forms of esophageal and stomach cancer
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

AI can predict certain forms of esophageal and stomach cancer Michigan Medicine study says.

Newswise: Short-Term Use of Immunosuppressants Not Linked to Cancer Risk
Released: 21-Aug-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Short-Term Use of Immunosuppressants Not Linked to Cancer Risk
University of Pittsburgh

Relatively short-term use of immunosuppressant medications to control an inflammatory disease was not associated with an increased risk of later developing cancer, according to new research.

Released: 21-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Research aims to uncover genetic and environmental risk factors of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Wayne State University Division of Research

A $3 million, five-year award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the NIH aims to discover and validate the gene Х heavy metal (GXM) interactions in human livers and to understand their role in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Newswise: Wamsley awarded NSF grant to study impact of wakeful rest on memory
Released: 21-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Wamsley awarded NSF grant to study impact of wakeful rest on memory
Furman University

Erin Wamsley is the Herman N. Hipp Associate Professor of Psychology in Furman University's Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience. She was awarded a $562,000 NSF RUI grant to study mechanisms of memory consolidation in offline wakefulness.

Newswise: Thinning Ice Sheets May Drive Sharp Rise in Subglacial Waters
Released: 21-Aug-2023 1:45 PM EDT
Thinning Ice Sheets May Drive Sharp Rise in Subglacial Waters
Georgia Institute of Technology

A new study led by Georgia Tech shows that water underneath glaciers may surge due to thinning ice sheets — a dangerous feedback cycle that could increase glacial melt, sea level rise, and biological disturbances.

Released: 21-Aug-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Listening for "Sounds" from the Far Corners of Space
Texas Tech University

Texas Tech’s Benjamin Owen receives a National Science Foundation grant to learn more about different types of gravitational waves.

Newswise: St. Jude shows cancer resistance protein can have its cake and eat it too
Released: 21-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
St. Jude shows cancer resistance protein can have its cake and eat it too
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Research Hospital unravel the mechanisms behind a key culprit in chemotherapy resistance.

Newswise: Chemists build synthetic catalysts to break down biomass like super enzymes
Released: 21-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Chemists build synthetic catalysts to break down biomass like super enzymes
Iowa State University

Chemists are building nanospheres that act as super enzymes to break down the plant fibers in biomass such as crop residues. The new catalysts could make biomass a practical source of sugars that can be converted into fuels and chemicals.

Newswise: REBURN: A new tool to model wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and beyond
Released: 21-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT
REBURN: A new tool to model wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and beyond
University of Washington

A new tool, REBURN, can simulate large forest landscapes and wildfire dynamics over decades or centuries under different wildfire management strategies.

Newswise: Estrogen-negative cancers respond to anti-estrogenic therapies
Released: 20-Aug-2023 9:30 PM EDT
Estrogen-negative cancers respond to anti-estrogenic therapies
Hokkaido University

Anti-estrogenic therapies can suppress the growth of cancer that does not express estrogen receptors; when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies, they halt tumor progression in mice models.

Newswise: UTEP to Boost Training of Next-Gen Engineers with $5.3M Grant
Released: 18-Aug-2023 7:05 PM EDT
UTEP to Boost Training of Next-Gen Engineers with $5.3M Grant
University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso is scaling up its role in preparing the next generation of engineers for U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturing sectors. The effort is supported by a new $5,300,000 grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Released: 18-Aug-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Remote learning during pandemic aids medical students with disabilities
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows.

Newswise: New LJI research has major implications for controlling T cell activity
Released: 18-Aug-2023 1:25 PM EDT
New LJI research has major implications for controlling T cell activity
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

According to new research in the journal Immunity, T cells have a nuclear receptor doing something very odd—but very important—to help them fight pathogens and destroy cancer cells.

Newswise: Long-Term Study Reaffirms Benefits of Covid-19 Vaccination for Organ Transplant Recipients
Released: 18-Aug-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Long-Term Study Reaffirms Benefits of Covid-19 Vaccination for Organ Transplant Recipients
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A two-year study found that spikes of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 viral infections (commonly known as COVID-19 breakthrough cases) remain common, yet hospitalization rates have dramatically dropped following the first wave of the virus’ omicron subvariant.

Newswise: Researchers building green fertilizer system to reuse wastes, cut greenhouse gas emissions
Released: 18-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers building green fertilizer system to reuse wastes, cut greenhouse gas emissions
Iowa State University

Midwest researchers are working together to develop and promote a new green fertilizer that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The $4 million project is supported by a National Science Foundation program designed to build scientific infrastructure and capabilities across the country.

Released: 18-Aug-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Tulane University, Ochsner Health and RH Impact receive $16.5 million NIH grant to address maternal death rate, inequity
Ochsner Health

The center will develop and evaluate innovative approaches to reduce pregnancy-related complications and deaths and promote maternal health equity in the Gulf South.

Newswise: Immune cells present long before infection predict flu symptoms
Released: 17-Aug-2023 12:35 PM EDT
Immune cells present long before infection predict flu symptoms
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists found that immune cells present in individuals long before influenza infection predict whether the illness is symptomatic.

14-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Discovery of Chikungunya Virus’s “Invisibility Shield” May Lead to Vaccines or Treatments
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that the virus responsible for chikungunya fever can spread directly from cell to cell—perhaps solving the longstanding mystery of how the virus, now emerging as a major health threat, can manage to escape antibodies circulating in the bloodstream.

Released: 17-Aug-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Moffitt Awarded $5.5 Million to Study Virus-Associated Tumors Among Those Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
Moffitt Cancer Center

The Center for Immunization and Infection Research in Cancer at Moffitt Cancer Center is expanding its viral infection research in Africa. The cancer center has received a $5.5 million, five-year specialized research center grant (U54CA277834) from the National Cancer Institute to investigate virus-associated tumors that disproportionately impact men and women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.

Newswise: Sylvester Surgeon-Scientist Awarded Center’s First Department of Defense Grant to Study Pancreatic Cancer
Released: 17-Aug-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Sylvester Surgeon-Scientist Awarded Center’s First Department of Defense Grant to Study Pancreatic Cancer
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have been awarded a three-year, $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to target chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer.

Newswise: MD Anderson receives nearly $4.9 million in CPRIT funding for cancer prevention programs and recruitment
Released: 17-Aug-2023 8:50 AM EDT
MD Anderson receives nearly $4.9 million in CPRIT funding for cancer prevention programs and recruitment
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was awarded four grants totaling nearly $4.9 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support the expansion of physical activity programs for survivors, the dissemination of targeted tobacco cessation programs and the recruitment of a first-time, tenure-track faculty member.

Released: 17-Aug-2023 8:45 AM EDT
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Tip Sheet - August 2023
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

New research shows blood cancers are often misdiagnosed, an NCI grant to develop a urine test for prostate cancer, a surgeon-scientist receives Sylvester’s first DoD grant to study pancreatic cancer, bolstering emergency preparedness for climate-driven disasters, and more are included in this month’s tip sheet .

Newswise: Study finds improved survival for incurable brain tumor, providing ‘a crack in the armor’
14-Aug-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Study finds improved survival for incurable brain tumor, providing ‘a crack in the armor’
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

For the first time, researchers have found a potential drug candidate that improved outcomes for patients with a type of childhood brain tumor for which there are no effective treatments. The compound, called ONC201, nearly doubled survival for patients with diffuse midline glioma (DMG) or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), compared to previous patients.

Newswise: Department of Energy grant supports inclusive high energy physics research
Released: 15-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Department of Energy grant supports inclusive high energy physics research
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory and the Missouri University of Science and Technology have been awarded funding for a program that aims to generate insights about the universe while expanding diversity in the high energy physics field.

Released: 15-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Benefits of Electric Stoves on Health and Environment in Ecuador
University of California San Diego

An international team of researchers led by UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science investigated the health and environmental impacts of a program in Ecuador that put induction stoves in 750,000 households.

   
Released: 15-Aug-2023 12:00 PM EDT
American Dental Association Science & Research Institute Receives Grant to Study IBD Symptoms through Saliva Testing
American Dental Association (ADA)

The American Dental Association Science & Research Institute, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, was recently awarded a $130,000 grant from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.



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