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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    Jennifer Moriatis Wolf named Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine
    University of Chicago Medical Center

    Wolf is an orthopaedic hand surgeon with expertise in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of bone, nerve, tendon and ligament injuries caused by trauma or overuse.

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    Newswise: 24-Hour Student Competition for Housing Innovation Awards Three Winning Teams
    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    24-Hour Student Competition for Housing Innovation Awards Three Winning Teams
    Ivory Innovations

    Ivory Innovations concludes its annual 24-hour hackathon-style housing competition by awarding three winning teams representing geographies from across the U.S.

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    Researchers receive grant to boost colorectal cancer screening follow-up in underserved communities
    University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

    Researchers from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center were awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve follow-up care for colorectal cancer screening in underserved populations.

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    Three Chicago universities team up to map the brain
    University of Chicago Medical Center

    The University of Chicago, Chicago State University, and the University of Illinois Chicago received a $4.8 million grant from the NIH BRAIN Initiative to build a faster microscope for mapping all the connections in the brain.

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    Ochsner Health and Next Op celebrate veteran workforce milestone
    Ochsner Health

    In 2022, NextOp and Ochsner joined forces to simplify military hiring in the healthcare sector, aiming to bridge the gap between military service and civilian healthcare careers. Ochsner Health and NextOp proudly announce a milestone achievement of successfully hiring more than 300 veterans.

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    Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Rabbi Offers Insight, Inspiration for High Holidays
    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 2:05 PM EDT
    Cedars-Sinai Rabbi Offers Insight, Inspiration for High Holidays
    Cedars-Sinai

    The Jewish High Holidays, a time of reflection, repentance and new intentions, begins Oct. 2 at sundown with Rosh Hashanah--the Jewish New Year. Jason Weiner, PhD, senior rabbi at Cedars-Sinai, offers meaningful inspiration for the year ahead.

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    Newswise: Researchers use AI to help people see more clearly
    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 2:05 PM EDT
    Researchers use AI to help people see more clearly
    Arizona State University (ASU)

    A serious, irreversible eye disease known as myopic maculopathy is on the rise. Yalin Wang, a professor of computer science and engineering in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at ASU, is leading a team to find solutions

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 2:05 PM EDT
    Mayo Clinic secures ARPA-H award to build a living pharmacy within the body for inflammatory disease
    Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic is the prime site for an ARPA-H award to develop an implantable device that acts as a living pharmacy, triggering a "cell factory" in the body to treat inflammatory disease. ARPA-H, short for Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. It supports research for potentially transformative biomedical and health breakthroughs.

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 1:15 PM EDT
    Medical and Psychological Harms of Obesity Depend on Where You Live, Study Indicates
    Association for Psychological Science

    Researchers led by Jana Berkessel of the University of Mannheim in Germany collected archival data on more than 3.4 million people living in the United States and United Kingdom. They found evidence that obesity tends to spur lighter medical and psychological harms when those who struggle with the disorder feel less conspicuous.  

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    Newswise: Key mechanisms in asymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease brains may protect against cognitive decline
    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
    Key mechanisms in asymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease brains may protect against cognitive decline
    Indiana University

    Researchers are studying the brains of a subset of people with asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease who, despite having amyloid plaque and tau buildup postmortem, experienced no diagnosable dementia symptoms while they were living.

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
    Tourist Safety Institute Launches Program to Support Emotional Wellness in First Responders
    University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

    A new program designed by the UNLV Tourist Safety Institute is helping Nevada Highway State Patrol employees focus on their social and emotional wellness.

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    Newswise: Spinning Out a New Biomaterials Startup Is Harder Than You Think
    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
    Spinning Out a New Biomaterials Startup Is Harder Than You Think
    University of California San Diego

    Spider silk, long prized for its strength and elasticity, has created something of a furor in the biomanufacturing world as businesses look for ways to cheaply scale up production for silks, which can be used in everything from tactical gear to sutures and textiles. However, a comprehensive study conducted by a team of students from around the country, including University of California San Diego, shows that there are many challenges facing the spider silk industry.

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    Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Selected as Specialized Center of Care for Patients With Rare Movement Disorders
    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
    Cedars-Sinai Selected as Specialized Center of Care for Patients With Rare Movement Disorders
    Cedars-Sinai

    Cedars-Sinai is now a designated CurePSP Center of Care, making it one of just 36 medical institutions in the U.S. and Canada distinguished as a center of excellence for patients with three rare movement disorders.

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
    Inaugural summit to explore artificial intelligence
    Endocrine Society

    A new virtual conference will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help health care providers and scientists efficiently analyze vast amounts of data and make more informed decisions, the Endocrine Society announced today.

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
    Community-Based Programs in Senior Centers May Lower Health Care Use and Costs for People with Dementia
    Rutgers University-New Brunswick

    Living with dementia in communities with senior centers providing access to adult day health and social services was associated with fewer hospitalizations and lower health care use and Medicare costs, according to researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the University of Massachusetts Boston.

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
    What You Should Know About Mpox
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Since May 18, 2022, cases of mpox have been spreading in the United States, including California. Since August 2024, there has been a new outbreak declared due to a significant increase in cases from the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighboring countries in Central and East Africa. Here's everything families need to know about mpox.

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
    UC Irvine Pathway Project Revolutionizes Literacy Education Across the Country
    University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, Calif., October 2, 2024 – The Pathway Project, developed by UC Irvine School of Education Professor Emerita Carol Booth Olson as an initiative of the UCI Writing Project at University of California, Irvine, is making significant strides in improving literacy education for students across the country. Using a cognitive strategies approach, the project helps teachers guide students in reading and writing complex texts more effectively.

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    Release date: 2-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
    Q&A: UW researchers examine link between light pollution and interest in astronomy
    University of Washington

    Rodolfo Cortes Barragan, research scientist the University of Washington Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences (I-LABS), and Andrew Meltzoff, co-director of I-LABS and professor of psychology, recently co-authored a study in Nature Scientific Reports showing a link between the ability to see the stars unblocked by light pollution and an interest in astronomy.

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