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UrduUniversity of Delaware scientists are part of an international team of researchers that has revealed a new approach to convert carbon dioxide gas into valuable chemicals and fuels.
Author: sarah Jonas
Blight-busting demolitions reduced gun injuries, deaths in Detroit neighborhoods
For the past half-decade, Detroit’s government and community groups have worked to tear down abandoned houses and other buildings in the city’s most blight-stricken neighborhoods, in the name of public safety and quality of life.
DHS S&T Announces Finalists in $250K Escape Respirator Challenge
Today, DHS S&T announced three finalists for the first stage of the $250,000 Escape Respirator Challenge.
Study finds mutual fund managers tap into their networks for info on insider trades, portfolios benefit
New research from the University of Notre Dame found that these tracked insider trades can predict future firm returns, with the stocks bought by a fund manager after a tracked insider buy outperforming other firm purchases.
Peering into the Soul of the Immune System to Better Fight Disease
A rare, short-lived population of immune cells in the bloodstream may serve as ‘periscopes’ to monitor immune status via lymph nodes deep inside the body.
Sintomas de burnout associados ao preconceito racial em médicos residentes
Os pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic descobriram uma associação entre o aumento nos sintomas de burnout e o crescente preconceito racial em médicos residentes. O estudo aparece na JAMA Network Open.
Six Argonne researchers recognized as 2019 Distinguished Fellows
Six leading researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have received international recognition in being named as Argonne Distinguished Fellows.
How Little We Know: Experts Document the Lack of Research on Youth Firearm Injury
A national team of experts has published the largest-ever examination of the state of research on all aspects of youth firearm injury – whether intentional, unintentional or self-inflicted. The bottom-line conclusion: Far more research, and better research, is needed on children, teens and the prevention and aftermath of firearm injuries and deaths.
Hormuz and Oil: The Global Problem of a Global Market
Blog Post from CFR Energy Realpolitik by Amy M. Jaffe.
Former NFL Player Devon Still to Keynote AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting
Devon Still, an advocate for childhood cancer awareness and a former professional athlete, will deliver the keynote address during the 2019 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Still will speak about his and his daughter’s experiences overcoming cancer on Sunday, October 20.
Warrior-Scholar Project helps veterans adapt to demands of the classroom
Thirteen students came to Cornell University’s campus July 20-28 for The Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP), an immersive college preparation experience for current and former enlisted service members.
أعراض الاحتراق النفسي المرتبط بالتمييز العنصري لدى الأطباء المقيمين
مدينة روتشستر، مينيسوتا. — وجد باحثو Mayo Clinic علاقة بين زيادة أعراض الاحتراق النفسي وزيادة التمييز العنصري لدى الأطباء المقيمين. تظهر الدراسة في المجلة الطبية JAMA Network Open “شبكة مجلة الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية المفتوحة”.
Smithsonian Gardens Presents “Habitat”
For the first time in its 47-year history, Smithsonian Gardens is presenting a campus-wide exhibition featuring multiple exhibits across the Smithsonian. “Habitat,” on display through December 2020, includes 14 distinct exhibits in indoor and outdoor garden spaces at various Smithsonian museums, all exploring a central theme: protecting habitats protects life.
Argonne-led center receives award for pivotal discovery in battery technology
The Center for Electrochemical Energy Science at Argonne National Laboratory has won a Ten at Ten Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The award-winning research involved the development and commercialization of two new electrode technologies for next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
Despite Treatment, Elderly Cancer Patients Have Worse Outcomes if HIV-Positive
Elderly cancer patients who are HIV-positive, particularly those with prostate and breast cancers, have worse outcomes compared to cancer patients in the same age range who do not have HIV. A Moffitt Cancer Center researcher, in collaboration with investigators at the National Cancer Institute, Duke University, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, took a closer look at the disparity, factoring in whether or not cancer treatment had an impact on outcomes among this patient population. Their findings were published today in JAMA Oncology.
Choose the Right Backpack to Prevent Back Pain, Injuries This School Year
The American Chiropractic Association offers parents tips for choosing a backpack for their children that won’t cause back pain and shoulder strain.
Biophysicists Join Effort to Eliminate Sexual Harassment in STEMM
The Biophysical Society (BPS) is proud to add its name and support to the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) to measurably advance professional and ethical conduct, climate and culture across their respective fields.
Water treatment cuts parasitic roundworm infections affecting 800 million people
A Kenyan study explored the effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions on rates of intestinal worm infections. Water treatment alone was found sufficient to reduce roundworm infections by 18 percent. Other parasitic infections examined did not have significant reductions from any of the interventions.
PPPL apprenticeship program offers young people chance to earn while they learn high-tech careers
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor, has embarked on a new apprenticeship program to teach high-tech skills to young people through four years of on-the-job training and technical courses.
What Is the Status of the Iran Nuclear Agreement?
CFR Backgrounder by Zachary Laub. The United States’ withdrawal from the arms control agreement has heightened tensions and left the remaining signatories scrambling to keep the deal alive.
Mayo Clinic y Boston Scientific emprenden en el aceleramiento de nueva tecnología médica para responder a necesidades médicas aún desatendidas
Mayo Clinic y Boston Scientific Corp. emprendieron en una reciente iniciativa para acelerar el desarrollo de tecnología médica y nuevos tratamientos de invasión mínima para muchas enfermedades que entorpecen la calidad de vida y la longevidad.
Discovery of distinct lung cancer pathways may lead to more targeted treatments
Known for its poor prognosis, lung adenocarcinoma is the most common type of lung cancer, responsible for about 4 of 10 diagnoses, according to the National Cancer Institute. Researchers on Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus can now distinguish between two pathways where this deadly cancer can develop. They say their discovery could help future patients. The findings appear in Cancer Cell.
Babson Offers Two-Day Innovation Program for Companies
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Babson Executive Education is launching a new open enrollment program as part of its capability in helping companies drive growth and innovation. The two-day overview — Building A Capability For Breakthrough Innovation — at Babson in October shows innovation leaders, innovation managers and their teams and organizational leaders how to build a capability for breakthrough innovation at a company.
Species aren’t adapting fast enough to cope with climate change, according to new study
Many species are adapting to climate change, but those adaptations aren’t occurring fast enough to guarantee their long-term survival, according to a recent study that analyzed 10,000 published scientific papers. An Iowa State University biologist contributed to the international research team.
GW Experts Available to Comment on Data Breaches
In the wake of one of the largest data breaches ever, experts from the George Washington University are available to discuss cybersecurity from a variety of perspectives. GW’s Flash Studio, a state-of-the-art broadcast studio, is available for remote, live, or…
Neurosurgical Awareness Month 2019
In August 2019, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) has turned the focus of Neurosurgical Awareness Month to the diseases and treatments of the spine. To share information, all of the association’s Patient Pages relating to conditions and treatments of the spine, which reside on www.aans.org, were updated by fellows of the association.
next-generation cameras – dynamic vision sensors, or DVS, to interpret live information
ORNL story tips: Training next-generation sensors to “see,” interpret live data; 3D printing tungsten could protect fusion reactor components; detailed study estimated how much more, or less, energy U.S. residents might consume by 2050 based on seasonal weather shifts; astrophysicists used ORNL supercomputer to create highest-ever-resolution galactic wind simulations; new solar-thermal desalination method improves energy efficiency.
UNC collaborates with NC Department of Public Safety, Durham County Sheriff’s Office on opioid addiction treatment
Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine will collaborate with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the Durham County Sheriff’s Office to implement and evaluate two new opioid addiction treatment programs for people in the criminal justice system.
Textron Aviation joins Innovation Campus at Wichita State University to develop future workforce
Wichita State University and Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. company, have announced the next step in ongoing collaboration efforts to develop the future of the aviation industry and next generation of employees when the company signed a long-term lease at the Wichita State Innovation Campus.
Pitching competition will highlight Iowa State innovation, entrepreneurship at Iowa State Fair
More than 150 Iowa State University entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas to visitors at the ISU exhibit during this month’s Iowa State Fair. The exhibit, “The Great Iowa State Pitch Off: STANDING InnOVATION!,” will be in the Varied Industries building at the Iowa State Fair, held Aug. 8-18.
Case Western Reserve ‘spinout’ company, Convelo Therapeutics, partners with Genentech to develop medicines for neurological disorders
Convelo Therapeutics Inc., a Cleveland company based on the research findings of Paul Tesar and Drew Adams at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has entered into a strategic partnership with Genentech to develop new therapeutic drugs to repair damaged myelin insulation on nerve cells for patients suffering from neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis.
Texas Tech Experts Can Discuss Parent-Teacher Interactions, Kids’ Anxiety, More
Back-to-school time is here again! As students and teachers prepare to begin a new year, parents are preparing for a new routine and new challenges. Whether parents are sending their child off to school for the first time or the…
Fight Colorectal Cancer Manuscript Investigating Colon and Rectal Cancer in Young Adults Published
Newly published manuscript explores risk factors and etiology of sporadic colon and rectal (colorectal) cancer in young adults.
Back to School Tips for Parents
Back to school tips for parents include meeting with teachers early and kids making friends sooner rather than later when they start a new school.
Finance expert can talk back-to-school budgeting tips
For all of the upcoming back-to-school shopping sales, deals and promotions, Stephanie Yates, Ph.D., finance expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham can discuss a wide range of school budgeting tips, including: How to buy school supplies without breaking…
Russian geophysicist available for comment on giant earthquake in California
MOSCOW (MIPT) — Thousands of earthquakes happen across the world each day, shaking the Earth’s surface, reshaping the landscape, and at times posing a threat to the population. While seismologists have come a long way understanding the processes behind earthquakes, the…
County Board of Supervisors Approves $170 Million Five-Year Annual Funding for Patient Care and Physician Medical Education at LAC+USC Medical Center
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a five-year, $170 million annual funding agreement for the Keck School of Medicine of USC to provide patient care services and physician medical education at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center.
DURING KIDS EAT RIGHT MONTH™, MAKING TIME TO EAT TOGETHER PROMOTES HEALTHFUL EATING HABITS
August is Kids Eat Right Month™, when the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its Foundation focus on the importance of healthful eating and active lifestyles for children and their families.
From Japanese basket weaving art to nanotechnology with ion beams
The properties of high-temperature superconductors can be tailored by the introduction of artificial defects. An international research team around physicist Wolfgang Lang at the University of Vienna has succeeded in producing the world’s densest complex nano arrays for anchoring flux quanta, the fluxons.
How Roads Can Help Cool Sizzling Cities
Special permeable concrete pavement can help reduce the “urban heat island effect” that causes cities to sizzle in the summer, according to a Rutgers-led team of engineers. Their study appears in the Journal of Cleaner Production.
Ancient predators inspire visionary research
Insects are inspiring University of South Australia researchers to create new technology based on their extraordinary vision.
Depression, suicides are occupational hazards, doctor writes
Medical schools’ efforts to reduce depression and burnout among trainees have focused on building their resilience. But putting this onus on clinicians has allowed schools to ignore the taxing training environments and policies that contribute to mental illness and suicide, a doctor’s commentary says.
Depression, suicides are occupational hazards, doctor writes
Medical schools’ efforts to reduce depression and burnout among trainees have focused on building their resilience. But putting this onus on clinicians has allowed schools to ignore the taxing training environments and policies that contribute to mental illness and suicide, a doctor’s commentary says.
New imaging method is more effective at detecting prostate cancer recurrence than standard scan
Researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center undertook a head-to-head comparison of two imaging techniques and have concluded that prostate-specific membrane antigen imaging is more effective in detecting the location of the prostate cancer recurrence.
Supervisors Driven By Bottom Line Fail To Get Employees’ Top Performance, New Baylor Study Says
Supervisors driven by profits could actually be hurting their coveted bottom lines by losing the respect of their employees, who counter by withholding performance, according to a new study led by Baylor University.
New imaging method is more effective at detecting prostate cancer recurrence than standard scan
Researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center undertook a head-to-head comparison of two imaging techniques and have concluded that prostate-specific membrane antigen imaging is more effective in detecting the location of the prostate cancer recurrence.
Buttigieg SCOTUS strategy based on WashU ideas
During the July 30 Democratic presidential debate, candidate Pete Buttigieg renewed his calls to “depoliticize the Supreme Court with structural reform.”Buttigieg has previously endorsed a Supreme Court reform proposal offered by Daniel Epps, associate professor in the School of Law at Washington University in St.
Unraveling complicated issues of inequality in workplaces, communities
African American health care workers are there for a reason.A new book by a Washington University in St. Louis social scientist shows how hospitals, clinics and other institutions participate in “racial outsourcing,” relying heavily on black doctors, nurses, technicians and physician assistants to do “equity work” — extra labor that makes organizations and their services more accessible to communities of color.
The Skin Care Myth That Harms People of Color
Skin cancer can strike anyone — and exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays is a leading risk factor.
Precision editing of gut bacteria reduces cancer in mice
UT Southwestern researchers have shown that precision editing of the bacterial populations in the gut reduces inflammation-associated colorectal cancer in mice.