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The research team led by Principal Researcher Byungchang Jung of KIMM has recently developed a “smart valve system” capable of autonomously and promptly responding to incidents within 60 seconds from the occurrence thereof, and successfully carried out the performance verification of this system on a 3,200-ton vessel currently being constructed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.

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New findings from AAO 2024 suggest that simply adhering to the FDA-regulated expiration dates could not only reduce medication and plastic waste, but also save millions of dollars annually, and potentially prevent nationwide eye drop shortages.

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After years of testing, a new version of CDA was found to be the fastest degrading bioplastic material tested in seawater—and it’s a promising replacement for other foam plastic materials, like Styrofoam, which can linger in the environment for many years.

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An Iowa State engineer is leading development of cybersecurity tools to guard power grids that carry renewable energy resources such as such as wind or solar farms. The researchers will develop "zero-trust" tools to reduce cyber exposure. The U.S. Department of Energy is supporting the project.

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A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile or C. diff. In animal models, this first mRNA-LNP C. difficile vaccine was found to protect against C. difficile first-time infections and relapsing infections by inducing a robust immune response, promote clearance of existing C. diff bacteria from the gut, and even overcome deficits in host immunity to protect animals after infection.

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El cáncer de mama es el cáncer más diagnosticado en mujeres alrededor del mundo. La mastectomía es parte del plan de tratamiento de la mujer en aproximadamente el 35% de los casos e implica la extracción de todo el tejido de uno o ambos senos, incluidos los pezones y las areolas en algunos casos. Aunque se considera un procedimiento que salva la vida de las mujeres con cáncer de mama, puede tener un impacto emocional que puede llevarlas a una distorsión de la autoimagen.

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O câncer de mama é o câncer mais diagnosticado nas mulheres ao redor do mundo. A mastectomia faz parte do plano de tratamento da mulher em cerca de 35% dos casos e envolve a remoção de todo o tecido de uma ou ambas as mamas, incluindo os mamilos e as aréolas em alguns casos. Embora seja considerado um procedimento que salva a vida das mulheres com câncer de mama, ele pode ter um impacto emocional que pode levá-las a uma distorção de auto-imagem.

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Study shows a lack of present, accessible, and legible information about the food consumers buy online, while marketing claims are still prominent. The absence of accessible food labeling can have tangible consequences for public health.

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Updated results from a phase 3 clinical trial are expected to change the way advanced stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is treated. Details appear in a study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. Drs. Kara Kelly of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Sharon Castellino of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine/Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University served as pediatric leads of this important trial in children and adults with lymphoma.