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UrduA close-up look at how microbes build their crystalline shells has implications for understanding how cell structures form, preventing disease and developing nanotechnology. Scientists have made the first observations of proteins assembling themselves into crystals, one molecule at a time,…
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Looking for life: University of Washington researchers, presentations abound at 2019 astrobiology conference
What are ocean worlds like? Is life possible inside a planet? What might a faraway technological civilization look like from here? Which planets warrant closer study, and why? And above all: Are we alone? Astrobiology is the study of life…
Americans still eat too much processed meat and too little fish
A new analysis published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics indicates that US adults eat as much processed meat and as little fish as they did 18 years ago, despite public health guidelines to the contrary…
Researchers Find New Mutation in the Leptin Gene
“Hunger hormone” imbalance can trigger obesity San Antonio, Texas (June 19, 2019) – The global obesity epidemic is so far-reaching it now has an overarching name: globesity. Texas Biomed Staff Scientist Raul Bastarrachea, M.D., is part of a team that…
Q&A: How to Practice ‘Everyday Courage’ in the Workplace
INSIGHTS FROM: James R. Detert WRITTEN BY: Caroline Newman University of Virginia Professor Jim Detert studies courage. Newswise — More specifically, the Darden School of Business professor studies courage in the workplace — the kind of courage it takes to…
DHS Small Business Innovation Research Program Awards 1,000th Contract
Washington, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has awarded the 1,000th SBIR contract since the program’s initiation in 2004. The 1,000th contract is one of twenty-four awarded as part of the FY19.1…
Cancer Research Institute Hosts Inaugural “Immuno-Oncology: A Future Look” Media and Investor Event in New York City
• Discussion of the next wave of scientific advancements in immuno-oncology by panel of industry and academic leaders • Conversation moderated by CNBC’s Meg Tirrell and Dr. Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, CEO and director of scientific affairs at CRI NEW YORK, June…
Cancer Research Institute Names New Stars of Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Five U.S. scientists have been awarded $1.25 million each to carry out high-risk, high-reward cancer immunology research with potential to transform cancer treatment • STARs will explore ways to improve outcomes for cancer patients treated with immunotherapy by uncovering and…
Babson College Awarded $100,000 Cummings Foundation Grant
Special partnership with The BASE to empower urban student-athletes and leaders Babson College, in a special partnership with The BASE, is one of 100 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s “$100K for 100” program. Funding…
Ageism reduced by education, intergenerational contact
ITHACA, N.Y. – Researchers at Cornell University have shown for the first time that it is possible to reduce ageist attitudes, prejudices and stereotypes through education and intergenerational contact. Ageism is the most socially acceptable prejudice on the planet, according…
Five Things Caregivers Can Do To Keep Senior Citizens Safe During Summer
Take special precautions and establish a support system so the senior under your care can have an active, healthy, and safe summer. Five Things Caregivers Can Do To Keep Senior Citizens Safe During Summer By Virginia Hannon, Geriatric APRN, Western…
UF Researchers to Study Integrated Approaches to Protect Young Citrus Trees from Greening
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While citrus growers continue to look for best management approaches to deal with the deadly greening disease, some scientists at the University of Florida will take an integrated look at how to protect young trees, by using…
Scientists dissolve crude oil in water to study its composition
Researchers from MIPT, Skoltech, the Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Lomonosov Moscow State University have offered a new approach to oil composition analysis. They used high temperature and pressure to dissolve oil in…
Blue Pigment from Engineered Fungi Could Help Turn the Textile Industry Green
A new platform for producing blue pigment could provide a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic dyes and open the door for next-generation bioproduction Often, the findings of fundamental scientific research are many steps away from a product that can be…
The Key to Unlock Bacterial Fusion
Researchers identify how a Chlamydia-produced protein helps bacterial compartments fuse together, thus increasing pathogenicity. PHILADELPHIA – Most people know Chlamydia as the venereal disease that can cause infertility if left untreated. But for researchers studying the causative agent, Chlamydia trachomatis,…
SLAC sends off woven grids for LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector
Four large meshes made from 2 miles of metal wire will extract potential signals of dark matter particles. The ultra-sensitive LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) detector is scheduled to begin its search for elusive dark matter next year. At its core: a large…
Hernias Can Happen to Anyone, Especially After Abdominal Surgery
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Anne Rhodes is back to doing what she loves after being treated for a hernia at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. Frankly, a hernia wasn’t even on her radar. “I had a lot of misconceptions…
Planetary Rings of Uranus ‘Glow’ in Cold Light
Summary: Using the both ALMA and the VLT, astronomers have imaged the cold, rock-strewn rings encircling the planet Uranus. Rather than observing the reflected sunlight from these rings, ALMA and the VLT imaged the millimeter and mid-infrared “glow” naturally emitted…
Restrictive Approach to Blood Cell Transfusions Safe for Heart Surgery Patients
Strategy led to fewer transfusions without any risk to kidney health. Highlights A restrictive approach to blood cell transfusions in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery led to fewer transfusions than a more liberal approach, without any increased risk of acute…
Many Elderly Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Benefit from Targeted Therapies
Penn Study Investigated Real-World Treatment Outcomes Among Medicare Patients PHILADELPHIA—Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC)—who are often underrepresented in clinical trials to treat the kidney cancer—are seeing overall survival benefits from treatment with targeted therapies, according to…
AJPH Research- Marijuana use increases, nutrition labeling, barbershop HIV intervention
American Journal of Public Health August 2019 issue research highlights: High school students increased marijuana use, decreased tobacco and alcohol use 1991-2017 Newswise — From 1991 to 2017, the prevalence of marijuana-only use among U.S. high school students increased from 0.6% to…
Rutgers Film Highlights the Importance of Community Living for Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
The short film follows three individuals providing a glimpse into their everyday lives, living in their chosen communities. The Rutgers Community Living Education Project (CLEP) premiered A Day in the Life of… Burton, Neva, and John at Rutgers Cinema on…
Designer Frameworks for Refining Higher Octane Fuels
Metal-organic frameworks designed with a topology-guided approach show higher efficiency than commercial benchmarks. The Science Separating desirable chemicals from others can use a lot of energy. Certain porous materials can separate molecular mixtures using different mechanisms. In this study, scientists…
News Release: Signing Ceremony Sets Terms of NBAF Transfer From Homeland Security to USDA
Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (PDF, 16 pg., 165 KB) that formally outlines how the departments will transfer ownership and operational responsibility for the National Bio…
Advanced NMR at Ames Lab Captures New Details in Nanoparticle Structures
Advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques at the U.S. Department of Energy’sAmes Laboratory have revealed surprising details about the structure of a key group ofmaterials in nanotechology, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs), and the placement of their active chemical sites. MSNs…
Mount Sinai Queens Opens Expansive, State-of-the-art Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center
Mount Sinai Queens celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Cerebrovascular Stroke Center with a special ceremony and ribbon cutting on June 19. The new, fully thrombectomy-capable Stroke Center is the first of its kind in the United States and…
Soft drink by-products could reduce global warming
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – Professor of Chemistry Craig Teague and his students have discovered that the by-products of soft drinks could help reduce global warming. A Cornell College team of researchers worked with other experts at the Oak Ridge National…
Scientists discover new method for developing tracers used for medical imaging
CHAPEL HILL – In an advance for medical imaging, scientists from University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a method for creating radioactive tracers to better track pharmaceuticals in the body as well as image diseases, such…
High on iron? It stops anaemia but has a downside
A global study looking at the role that iron plays in 900 diseases has uncovered the impact of both low and high iron counts – and the news is mixed. People with high iron levels are not only protected against…
Reports of Eye Injuries From Fireworks Have Doubled
American Academy of Ophthalmology offers tips on how to stay safe around fireworks News Release Contact:Media Relations(415) [email protected] Reports of Eye Injuries From Fireworks Have DoubledAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology offers tips on how to stay safe around fireworks SAN FRANCISCO…
What Walmart’s move to self-driving delivery might mean
Walmart’s plans to use robot cars to shuttle goods between warehouses made news this week. Thomas Powers, Director of the Center for Science, Ethics & Public Policy at the University of Delaware, can speak to the broader impact of this…
A Better Way to Mend a Hole in the Heart
Rush is the first hospital in Chicago to use new Noble Stitch technology to close patent foramen ovale Rush University Medical Center is the first hospital in Chicago to use a new technology that enables specially trained physicians to use…
‘Robot blood’ powers machines for lengthy tasks
ITHACA, N.Y. – Researchers at Cornell University have created a system of circulating liquid — “robot blood” — within robotic structures, to store energy and power robotic applications for sophisticated, long-duration tasks. The researchers have created a synthetic vascular system…
Estudio: se necesitan tratamientos más agresivos para mejorar la tasa de supervivencia a 5 años del glioblastoma
JACKSONVILLE, Florida: Pese a las mejores tasas de supervivencia promedio y a corto plazo de los pacientes con el tumor cerebral más frecuente entre los adultos, conocido como glioblastoma, todavía es bajo el porcentaje que logra sobrevivir 5 años según…
More Than 5 Million Cancer Survivors Experience Chronic Pain, Twice the Rate of the General Population
Contact: Marlene NaanesMount Sinai Press [email protected] More Than 5 Million Cancer Survivors Experience Chronic Pain, Twice the Rate of the General Population (New York, NY – June 20, 2019) — More than 5 million cancer survivors in the United States…
Rutgers Climatologist Can Discuss Torrential Rainfall in New Jersey
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 20, 2019) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor David A. Robinson, the New Jersey State Climatologist, is available for interviews on this week’s extremely wet weather in much of New Jersey. Torrential rainfall has spawned major flooding in…
Multi-mobile (M2) Computing System Makes Android and iOS Apps Sharable on Multiple Devices
The M2 system integrates cameras, displays, microphones, speakers, sensors, and GPS to improve audio conferencing, media recording, and Wii-like gaming, and allow greater access for disabled users Multi-mobile (M2) Computing System Makes Android and iOS Apps Sharable on Multiple Devices…
Study Shows Opioid Poisoning Rates Higher and in a More Diverse Population
Study Shows Opioid Poisoning Rates Higher and in a More Diverse Population STONY BROOK, NY, June 20, 2019 – A cohort study by Stony Brook University researchers of all payer hospital data on Long Island combined with census data indicates…
Rooftop solar panels get boost from Sandia tool that previews a year on grid in minutes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Homeowners and businesses may now have an easier time getting solar panels on rooftops thanks to software developed at Sandia. The new software can run a detailed, second-by-second simulation, known as quasi-static time series analysis, that shows…
Program expands to help Latin American growers
ITHACA, N.Y. – Stroll the produce aisles of most major supermarkets in the United States and one thing stands out that wasn’t the case 20 years ago: There’s an abundant, diverse supply of fresh fruits and vegetables available to consumers…
Expert on SCOTUS: Church-State Separation
Available to comment on today’s SCOTUS ruling on the separation of church and state: B. Jessie Hill, a professor of law at Case Western Reserve University. Cell phone available by request; Daniel Robison, 216-368-6515, CWRU media relations email: [email protected] I am also happy to assist…
Landmark Study Signals Shift in Thinking About Stem Cell Differentiation
A pioneering new study led by Florida State University biologists could fundamentally change our understanding of how embryonic stem cells differentiate into specific cell types. The research, published today in the journal Stem Cell Reports, calls into question decades of…
Heat kills invasive jumping worm cocoons, could help limit spread
MADISON, Wis. — New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum shows that temperatures of about 100 degrees Fahrenheit kill the cocoons of invasive jumping worms. That’s good news for ecologists and horticulturalists who are working to slow or…
Pigs help scientists understand human brain
Imaging analysis demonstrates swine models even more effective for neurological research Athens, Ga. –For the first time, researchers in the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have used an imaging method normally reserved for humans to analyze brain activity in…
“DNA Microscopy” Offers Entirely New Way to Image Cells
Microscopy just got reinvented – again. Traditionally, scientists have used light, x-rays, and electrons to peer inside tissues and cells. Today, scientists can trace thread-like fibers of nerves throughout the brain and even watch living mouse embryos conjure the beating…
Treatment for common cause of diarrhea more promising
Intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium successfully grown in lab using new technique One of the most common causes of diarrhea worldwide – accounting for millions of cases and tens of thousands of deaths, mostly of small children – is the parasiteCryptosporidium. Doctors…
Scientists Make Single-cell Map to Reprogram Scar Tissue into Healthy Heart Cells
UNC McAllister Heart Institute scientists led by Li Qian, PhD, developed a single-cell genomics pipeline to discover the molecular roadmap underlying the conversion of human scar-making fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Every year 790,000 Americans suffer a heart…
Chemotherapy Heart
While chemotherapy is necessary to fight cancer it can also wreak havoc on the heart Cheryl Krafft was diagnosed with an aggressive form of non-hodgkin’s lymphoma and was put on a very high-powered chemotherapy regimen to rid her body of…
John Crane acquires division of Advanced Diamond Technologies, a company built on Argonne technology
Ultrananocrystalline diamond-coated pump seals. John Crane plans to leverage one of Earth’s hardest materials to improve mechanical seal reliability and performance in difficult applications involving poor lubricating fluids, liquids above their atmospheric boiling point, and abrasive slurries. John Crane, a…
Mercy Medical Center Receives ‘A’ for Patient Safety for Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Guide
(Baltimore, MD) – Mercy Medical Center has been awarded an “A” from The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Mercy was one of 10 hospitals in Maryland and one of only 4 hospitals in Baltimore to receive an…