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Released: 22-Nov-2024 6:50 PM EST
INL Hosts Forensics Training for Ukraine to Deter Nuclear Threats
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

It’s a long way from the Donbas region of Ukraine to Idaho, but Ukrainian officials recently made the trip to learn about collecting evidence after a nuclear attack.

Newswise: Can Policy Stop the Obesity Epidemic?
Released: 22-Nov-2024 5:55 PM EST
Can Policy Stop the Obesity Epidemic?
University of California, Irvine

UC Irvine & UC Merced develops first-of-its-kind database of California’s obesity-related legislation to advance the evidence base for public health law and inform future policymaking so that impactful and inclusive solutions can be prioritized.

Newswise: Psychological Therapy Offers New Hope for Young Latino Testicular Cancer Survivors
Released: 22-Nov-2024 5:00 PM EST
Psychological Therapy Offers New Hope for Young Latino Testicular Cancer Survivors
University of California, Irvine

Pilot intervention looks at ways to bridge gaps in survivorship care, empowering young Latino men to manage distress and reclaim meaningful life goals after cancer treatment.

Newswise: Black Men — Including Transit Workers — Are Targets for Aggression on Public Transportation, Study Shows
Released: 22-Nov-2024 4:45 PM EST
Black Men — Including Transit Workers — Are Targets for Aggression on Public Transportation, Study Shows
University of Notre Dame

Black men on buses and trains — whether as passengers or transit workers — face hostile encounters that threaten their sense of safety and well-being, according to a new study by a Keough School of Global Affairs sociologist at the University of Notre Dame. By reinforcing racist tropes that they are dangerous or invisible, these encounters can also erode Black men’s sense of dignity and self-worth.

Newswise: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine award $600K to UAH to join Gulf Scholars Program
Released: 22-Nov-2024 4:45 PM EST
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine award $600K to UAH to join Gulf Scholars Program
University of Alabama Huntsville

The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has announced The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been awarded a $600,000 grant to join the Gulf Scholars Program (GPS). The initiative is part of a five-year, $12.7 million pilot program aimed at preparing undergraduate students to address environmental, health, energy and infrastructure challenges in the Gulf of Mexico.

Released: 22-Nov-2024 4:20 PM EST
Alcohol Use Identified by UTHealth Houston Researchers as Most Common Predictor of Escalated Cannabis Vaping Among Youths in Texas
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Alcohol use was the most common predictor of escalating cannabis vaping among youth and young adults, independent of demographic factors, according to research by UTHealth Houston published this month in the journal Social Science & Medicine.

Released: 22-Nov-2024 4:15 PM EST
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Launches Center for Equity in Child and Youth Health and Wellbeing
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has established a Center for Equity in Child and Youth Health and Wellbeing.

Released: 22-Nov-2024 3:55 PM EST
Diamonds and Anvils: MSU, UM Use High-Pressure Chemistry in Search for Quantum Materials
Michigan State University

Michigan State University chemist Weiwei Xie knows a thing or two about working under pressure. Leveraging extreme forces similar to those found deep within our planet, her lab is pioneering the discovery of novel quantum materials with exciting electronic and magnetic properties.

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Released: 22-Nov-2024 3:35 PM EST
Curious by Nature: Dr. Nitin Agarwal - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Online Behavior
Newswise

In this insightful interview, Dr. Nitin Agarwal, director of the Collaboratorium at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, discusses the evolving landscape of misinformation on social media. With years of research under his belt, Dr. Agarwal highlights how digital platforms, once seen as forces for positive change, have become breeding grounds for disinformation and cognitive threats.

Released: 22-Nov-2024 3:10 PM EST
$4.92 Million NIH Grant to Support Study of Legal Aid Benefits for Survivors of Violence
University of Chicago Medical Center

Recovery Legal Care, a UChicago Medicine program designed to help survivors of violent crime, received funding from the NIH to study how free civil legal aid affects patients' long-term health and safety.

Newswise: Researchers Obtain the First High-Precision Mass Measurement of Aluminum-22
Released: 22-Nov-2024 3:05 PM EST
Researchers Obtain the First High-Precision Mass Measurement of Aluminum-22
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams made a high-precision mass measurement of aluminum-22, reaching the “proton dripline” of the nuclear chart. The project found that aluminum-22 formed a proton halo, where the last proton added is only loosely bound to the nucleus. This measurement helps scientists determine how tightly bound the atomic nuclei are as they get closer to the dripline.

Newswise: 24s: A Businesslike Name for a ‘High-Performing Machine’
Released: 22-Nov-2024 3:00 PM EST
24s: A Businesslike Name for a ‘High-Performing Machine’
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

The latest addition to the computational arsenal of Jefferson Lab is an extraordinary machine with the admittedly ordinary name of “24s.” The 24s cluster at Jefferson Lab will work to unlock the mysteries of the nucleus of the atom. It was funded by the Nuclear and Particle Physics LQCD Computing Initiative of DOE’s Office of Nuclear Physics.

Released: 22-Nov-2024 2:35 PM EST
Detroit Health Professionals Urge the Community to Act and Address the Dangers of Antimicrobial Resistance
Wayne State University Division of Research

Wayne State University's Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases (CEID) is launching its participation in World AMR Awareness Week with an urgent message: the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance requires immediate community action, so it is critical to educate, advocate, and act now.

Released: 22-Nov-2024 2:05 PM EST
Engineered Additive Makes Low-Cost Renewable Energy Storage a Possibility
University of Wisconsin–Madison

As part of an effort to overcome the long-term energy-storage challenge, University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have invented a water-soluble chemical additive that improves the performance of a type of electrochemical storage called a bromide aqueous flow battery.

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Released: 22-Nov-2024 12:00 PM EST
Mending the Mind After a Spinal Cord Injury
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

A quadriplegic for the past 11 years, Julissa Santiago is the master of her own comfort. With the precision of a polite drill sergeant, she delivers instructions at bedtime for a series of minute body...

Newswise: Epilepsy Comorbidities Are Present Before Diagnosis: Research Recap with Remy Pugh and Dr. Chris Tailby
Released: 22-Nov-2024 11:55 AM EST
Epilepsy Comorbidities Are Present Before Diagnosis: Research Recap with Remy Pugh and Dr. Chris Tailby
International League Against Epilepsy

Some people with epilepsy also experience memory and learning issues, as well as depression or anxiety. A study in Australia screened people for these conditions at a seizure clinic, before anti-seizure medications had been prescribed. Compared with the control group, the people at the first seizure clinic had higher rates of cognitive and neuropsychological issues.

Released: 22-Nov-2024 11:50 AM EST
More Patients Opting for Close Monitoring of Early Stage Prostate Cancer
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men (behind skin cancer), with varying levels of aggressiveness. It’s also the second leading cause of cancer death, behind only lung cancer. A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School Medicine found a substantial increase in the adoption of active surveillance (AS) and watchful waiting (WW) treatment strategies over the past decade — an encouraging trend for men seeking less invasive treatment options.

Newswise: Consensus Recommendations on Navigating Epilepsy with Eyelid Myoclonia (Jeavons Syndrome)
Released: 22-Nov-2024 11:45 AM EST
Consensus Recommendations on Navigating Epilepsy with Eyelid Myoclonia (Jeavons Syndrome)
International League Against Epilepsy

Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia is a generalized epilepsy syndrome characterized by eye-closure-induced seizures or changes on the EEG, eyelid myoclonia--jerks of the eyelids and eye-rolling--with or without absence seizures, and photosensitivity. It appears predominantly in females and usually starts between the ages of 3 and 12.



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