UTEP Professor Wins Prestigious Research Award from American Psychological Association

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Health sciences researcher Emre Umucu, Ph.D., associate professor and associate dean for research at The University of Texas at El Paso, has been awarded the Roger G. Barker Distinguished Research Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association. The award honors research in the field of rehabilitation psychology, which focuses on helping individuals with disabilities and chronic conditions improve their health, independence and social participation.

Gemini South’s IGRINS Detects Surprising Signatures in Dynamic Atmosphere of Exoplanet WASP-121b

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Using the visiting IGRINS instrument on the Gemini South telescope, a team of astronomers examined the atmosphere of ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121b and found hints that it may have formed much closer to its star than previously believed possible. This discovery was uniquely enabled by IGRINS’s ability to simultaneously detect both metallic and icy chemical signatures, a feat typically accomplished using two different instruments.

IGRINS de Gemini Sur detecta firmas sorprendentes en la atmósfera dinámica del exoplaneta WASP-121b

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Un equipo de astrónomos, utilizando el instrumento visitante IGRINS del telescopio Gemini Sur, examinó la atmósfera del Júpiter ultracaliente WASP-121b y encontró indicios de que podría haberse formado mucho más cerca de su estrella de lo que se creía posible. Este descubrimiento fue posible gracias a la capacidad de IGRINS para detectar simultáneamente firmas químicas metálicas y heladas, una hazaña que se puede conseguir con dos instrumentos distintos.

Leveraging Data to Improve Health Equity and Care

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Rush is developing an innovative data platform to improve the health of Chicagoans. Funded by a $7.5 million grant from the Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust, the project will fortify Rush’s data science infrastructure and create a research network to improve quality and equity in health care.

Shorter, safer protocol effectively treats triple-negative breast cancer

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A far shorter, simpler, and less toxic treatment protocol for patients with triple-negative breast cancer produced outcomes similar to the current standard of care, a clinical trial co-led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher shows. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, could lead to new treatment regimens that are significantly safer and less detrimental to patients’ quality of life.

Aspects of marriage counseling may hold the key to depolarizing, unifying the country, study finds

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Research has shown that polarization undermines democracy by driving citizens to prioritize partisan preferences over democratic principles, encourages democratic gridlock and threatens democratic attitudes and norms, such as tolerance for opposition.

Researchers examine economic impacts of aquatic dead zones

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A West Virginia University researcher is working to understand and estimate environmental cleanup costs associated with agricultural runoff that causes polluted “dead zones” in downstream coastal systems.

Happiness expert available: Case Western Reserve University researcher gives tips for how to build resilience, motivation and well-being in a time of crisis

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CLEVELAND—The U.S. is facing a mental health crisis, marked by record levels of stress, burnout, political division and interpersonal conflict. As uncertainty and instability grow, many are searching for ways to build resilience, stay motivated and find happiness in a…

Girish N. Nadkarni, MD, MPH, CPH, Named to Leadership Roles in AI and Digital Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Girish N. Nadkarni, MD, MPH, CPH, an accomplished physician-scientist driving advances in artificial intelligence, has been appointed Chair of the Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The department is the first of its kind at a U.S. medical school, underscoring Mount Sinai’s leadership in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into health care. Dr. Nadkarni will also serve as Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health.
The appointment marks the latest milestone in a series of progressive initiatives by Mount Sinai to harness and optimize artificial intelligence for transformative health care solutions. Recent developments include the launch of its state-of-the-art AI facility, designed to accelerate innovation and collaboration in translational medicine. Other developments include an exciting, soon-to-be-announced tool exclusively available to students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mo

Moffitt Study Shows AI Boosts Efficacy of Cancer Treatment, But Doctors Remain Key

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A new study led by researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center, in collaboration with investigators from the University of Michigan, shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors make better decisions when treating cancer. However, it also highlights challenges in how doctors and AI work together. The study, published in Nature Communications, focused on AI-assisted radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer).

Researchers seek to perfect manufacture of microscopically thin films for tech, medical applications

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A new grant from the National Science Foundation will allow a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York to perfect a manufacturing technique that could have applications in everything from electronics manufacturing to healthcare.

New evidence suggests the temporomandibular joint is a neurogenic joint: Sympathetic-sensory interaction promotes pain in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis via bone sensing mechanisms

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The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) develops from neural crest cells which originate from the neuroectoderm. Based on the scientific hypothesis that the TMJ, as a “neurogenic joint,” is more susceptible to peripheral nerve regulation and innervation.

Sharks and rays benefit from global warming – but not from CO2 in the Oceans

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Sharks and rays have populated the world’s oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a third of the species living today are severely threatened by overfishing and the loss of their habitat. An international research team led by palaeobiologist Manuel A. Staggl from the University of Vienna has now investigated whether and how global warming influences the diversity of sharks based on climate fluctuations between 200 and 66 million years ago. According to the study, higher temperatures and more shallow water areas have a positive effect, while higher CO2 levels have a clearly negative effect. The study was recently published in the scientific journal “Biology”.