Month: August 2024

J. David Cisneros, a professor of communication and an affiliate of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researches social movements and public rhetoric about race, culture, and citizenship. In a 2008 study, you indicated that Latino communities were portrayed as “pollutants” and…

Diarreia do viajante: Especialista fornece dicas para evitar este desvio desagradável em sua viagem

A diarreia do viajante é um distúrbio comum e desconfortável do trato digestivo que pode afetar as pessoas quando elas viajam para novos lugares. Ela é causada pela ingestão de alimentos ou água contaminados. O Dr.Jesse Bracamonte, médico de família na Mayo Clinic em Phoenix, diz que a diarreia do viajante não é geralmente grave, mas pode ser altamente desagradável.

إسهال المسافرين: يقدم الخبراء نصائح لتجنب هذا المنعطف المزعج في رحلتك

فينيكس —إسهال المسافرين هو اضطراب شائع ومزعج يصيب السبيل الهضمي والذي يمكن أن يؤثر على الأشخاص عند سفرهم إلى بيئات جديدة. ويحدث بسبب تناول طعام أو ماء ملوث. يقول جيسي براكامونتي، دكتور تقويم العظام واختصاصي طب الأسرة في مايو كلينك في فينيكس، إن إسهال المسافرين لا يكون خطيرًا في العادة، ولكنه قد يكون مزعجًا للغاية. ويقدم استراتيجيات للمساعدة على البقاء بصحة جيدة وتجنب هذا الاضطراب.

Seven BSD faculty named as Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago Investigators

Scientists will work either solo or in teams on projects related to inflammation and the functions of the immune system.

Expert available to comment on fallout from plea deal with 9/11 masterminds: “There are no winners here”

Three men held at Guantanamo Bay since 2003 who planned and organized the attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania that killed nearly 3,000 people on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, have struck a deal with prosecutors…

Argonne’s AI Testbed gives researchers access to cutting-edge AI systems for science

The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility’s AI Testbed is a growing collection of some of the world’s most advanced AI accelerators available for open science.

Expert shares what prisoner exchange means for U.S., Russia, Ukraine war

The surprising news that Russia has released two well-known American detainees, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-United States Marine Paul Whelan, has proved to be part of a larger exchange involving at least 24 prisoners and seven countries, the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. Virginia Tech political scientist and foreign policy expert Paul Avey answered questions about the importance of the prisoner exchange.

Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate’s effect on the global ice

As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and their collaborators have uncovered evidence that the high-altitude tropical ice fields are likely smaller than they’ve been at any time since the last ice age ended 11,700 years ago.

FASEB BioArt Awards Open for Entries

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) invites researchers to submit their most captivating research visuals to the FASEB BioArt Awards competition.

Energy I-Corps steeps scientists in the world of business, commercialization

Energy I-Corps pairs teams of researchers, often with no business background or knowledge, with industry mentors through an immersive two-month training program where the scientists define their technology’s value propositions, conduct stakeholder discovery interviews and develop viable market pathways. Two ORNL teams participated in Cohort 18.

U.S. women who utilized a pump found to breastfeed 21 weeks longer on average

Among a large group of U.S. mothers who breast fed between 2016 and 2021, breast pump use was associated with 21 additional weeks of breastfeeding on average, according to a new study from researchers at Yale School of Medicine. In the first…

Innovation Crossroads welcomes seven entrepreneurs for Cohort 2024

Seven entrepreneurs comprise the next cohort of Innovation Crossroads, a Department of Energy Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program node based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The program provides energy-related startup founders from across the nation with access to ORNL’s unique scientific resources and capabilities.

UChicago Medicine geriatric care training program receives $5 million grant

The Supporting Healthy Aging Resources & Education (SHARE) Network has received $5 million in additional federal funds to train and support Illinois healthcare workers and community groups serving geriatric patient populations.

Diarrea del viajero: Experto brinda consejos para evitar este desvío desagradable en su viaje

La diarrea del viajero es un trastorno común e incómodo del tracto digestivo que puede afectar a las personas cuando viajan a nuevos lugares. Es causada por la ingestión de alimentos o agua contaminados. El Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, médico de familia en Mayo Clinic en Phoenix, dice que la diarrea del viajero no suele ser grave, pero puede ser muy desagradable. Ofrece estrategias para ayudarlo a mantenerse saludable y evitar todo eso.

Aging-related genomic culprit found in Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a way to study aged neurons in the lab without a brain biopsy, allowing them to accurately model the effects of aging in the development of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

When it comes to DNA replication, humans and baker’s yeast are more alike than different

Humans and baker’s yeast have more in common than meets the eye, including an important mechanism that helps ensure DNA is copied correctly, reports a pair of studies published in the journals Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

How an Evolving Understanding of MIS-C could Help to Unlock the Mysteries of Kawaski Disease

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It was a rare blessing of the early pandemic: Children seemed to be mostly spared from the effects of COVID-19. But in March and April 2020, doctors in Italy, followed by clinicians around the world, began observing cases of young children with a serious new inflammatory syndrome.

Five ORNL researchers complete pilot commercialization coaching program

Five researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently completed an eight-week pilot commercialization coaching program as part of Safari, a program funded by DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions, or OTT, Practices to Accelerate the Commercialization of Technologies, or PACT.

Investigación y financiación de la epilepsia en países de bajos recursos: cuestiones éticas y pasos hacia la equidad

Menos del 10% de la financiación de la investigación sobre la epilepsia se destina a la salud en los países de menores recursos, a pesar de que el 80% de las personas con epilepsia viven en estos países. La promoción de la investigación mundial sobre la epilepsia y la mejora de las vías de financiación tienen el potencial de aumentar la capacidad de investigación de los países de ingresos bajos y medianos y promover la equidad en la investigación de la epilepsia en todo el mundo.

Study Uncovers Connections Between Obesity and Heart Failure

A new small study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and published July 25th in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research has revealed the impact of obesity on muscle structure in patients having a form of heart failure called heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

Making Connections will be the focus at the ACTRIMS Forum 2025

The Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) is excited to announce its tenth annual Forum, taking place from February 27 to March 1, 2025, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center and the Hilton West Palm Beach in Florida.

Daily Use of E-Cigarettes Linked to Higher Cigarette Quit Rates, Roswell Park Research Shows

Adults who used e-cigarettes daily and also smoked combustible cigarettes were more likely to quit smoking than those who smoked but used e-cigarettes less frequently, new research from Roswell Park shows. The findings suggest that daily e-cigarette use may help some people to quit using combustible cigarettes.

Christmas in July at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center

The New Jersey Police Honor Legion (NJHL) returned to the Hackensack University Medical Center campus to deliver an early Christmas for the children of Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital.

FLORIDA STATE FACULTY TO SHARE INSIGHTS FOR 2024 BACK-TO-SCHOOL VIRTUAL MEDIA BRIEFING

For media seeking commentary for back-to-school stories and other education coverage, FSU faculty will participate in a virtual media briefing Aug. 6. Faculty with expertise in literacy and language development, school psychology and counseling, autism and intellectual disability, and mathematics education will be available to answer questions.

Expert insights on laboratory developed tests, the consequences of ending abortion protection, health equity, and more draw 18,000 attendees to ADLM 2024

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC), welcomed thousands of laboratory experts to ADLM 2024 (formerly the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo) from July 28-August 1. The meeting featured groundbreaking advances in diagnostic research and technology that exemplify the essential role that the field of laboratory medicine plays in patient care.

Hitachi High-Tech Acquires Majority Interest in Nabsys

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (Hitachi High-Tech) and Nabsys 2.0 LLC (Nabsys) announced today that Hitachi High-Tech has acquired a majority interest in Nabsys, a developer and manufacturer of instrumentation and consumables for the analysis of genomic structural variation.

Investigación sobre la epilepsia en áreas de bajos recursos: las complejidades de los datos y del consentimiento

Aunque el 80% de las personas con epilepsia viven en países de ingresos bajos y medianos, la mayoría de las investigaciones sobre la epilepsia se originan en regiones de ingresos altos.

New Moffitt Study Explores How Antifragility Could Revolutionize Cancer Treatment

In a new study published in npj Complexity, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers offer a new perspective on antifragility, proposing a unified framework for understanding the property across different complex systems.

Yale researcher available to discuss benefits & prevalence of pumps for breastfeeding

Deanna Nardella, MD, a National Clinical Scholar at Yale School of Medicine, is available during August (National Breastfeeding Month) to discuss the prevalence and benefits of breast pumps. In a recent study, Nardella and colleagues find women who had used…

Getting to the Root of a Plant’s Success

Plants are powerful factories – they can turn basic ingredients like carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into oxygen, sugars, and plant mass. But plants don’t do all of this work on their own. Below the soil’s surface, plant roots work with tiny microbes to gain access to the nutrients they need to survive.

New dementia prevention & care report: Two Univ. of Michigan experts available to comment

Two University of Michigan experts whose work is cited in a landmark new Lancet Commission report on dementia prevention and care are available to comment. They’re especially able to comment on the 14 risk factors that the commission says people…

Uncontrolled Hypertension: The Old ‘Silent Killer’ is Alive and Well

High blood pressure affects about 45% of U.S. adults. In the 1970s, only about 50% of patients were aware of their hypertension. Today, 54% are aware of their high blood pressure, 40% are actively treated and 21% are actively controlled. As such, researchers alert health care providers that the old “silent killer” is alive and well.

Beyond the Bundle: Focused Rounds Address CLABSI Risks

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania used nurse-driven central catheter rounds to identify specific areas for improvement, decreasing the CLABSI rate in its cardiac progressive care unit to 0.0.

Investigation of structural parameters for inclined weir-type solar stills

Abstract The solar still, in which saline or brackish water is converted into freshwater using renewable solar energy, can be an effective solution to water scarcity. Inclined solar stills are well-known due to their high production yields compared to other…

Reinforcement learning-based optimal scheduling model of battery energy storage system at the building level

Abstract Installing the battery energy storage system (BESS) and optimizing its schedule to effectively address the intermittency and volatility of photovoltaic (PV) systems has emerged as a critical research challenge. Nonetheless, some existing studies still have limitations in terms of the efficiency of the…

$240 for Illinois Avenue, please: Economic inequality increases preference for personal control appeals

Abstract Economic inequality is rising globally, yet its impact on consumer behavior remains poorly understood. In five studies, we show that economic inequality increases the preference for personal control appeals—advertising appeals encouraging consumers to reclaim their sense of agency and control. This…

Can financial subsidy increase electric vehicle (EV) penetration—evidence from a quasi-natural experiment

Abstract Electric vehicles (EVs) are considered a promising solution for reducing emissions in urban transportation and addressing energy crises. Several countries, including China, have implemented direct financial subsidies to encourage the adoption of EVs. However, there is a lack of…

Multi-period, multi-timescale stochastic optimization model for simultaneous capacity investment and energy management decisions for hybrid Micro-Grids with green hydrogen production under uncertainty

Abstract Given the steep rises in renewable energy’s proportion in the global energy mix expected over several decades, a systematic way to plan the long-term deployment is needed. The main challenges are how to handle the significant uncertainties in technologies…

Which Strains of Tuberculosis Are the Most Infectious?

Highly localized TB strains are less infectious in cosmopolitan cities and more likely to infect people from the geographic area that is the strain’s natural habitat.

Sustainable and reversible 3D printing method uses minimal ingredients and steps

A new 3D printing method developed by UC San Diego engineers is so simple that it uses a polymer ink and salt water solution to create solid structures. The work has the potential to make materials manufacturing more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

August 2024 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: “Transitional Care in Neurosurgery”