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Vulnerable Patients Have a Decreased Mortality Risk When Treated at Commission on Cancer-Accredited Hospitals
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Highly vulnerable patients treated at hospitals accredited by the ACS Commission on Cancer were more likely to receive guideline-based care and less likely to die.

Newswise: Play it Forward: Lasting Effects of Pretend Play in Early Childhood
Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:30 AM EDT
Play it Forward: Lasting Effects of Pretend Play in Early Childhood
Florida Atlantic University

As the school year revs up, a renowned child developmental psychologist highlights the robust benefits of pretend play on cognitive, social, and emotional development in children and cautions how “learning through play” has changed with the demands of contemporary society. Given natural selection’s shaping of childhood for the acquisition and refinement of species-adapted social-cognitive skills – much through pretend play – he says it’s unfortunate that modern culture is ignoring the evolved wisdom of how best to educate young children.

Newswise: Bamboo's Growth Blueprint: Unraveling the Microrna Regulatory Network
Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Bamboo's Growth Blueprint: Unraveling the Microrna Regulatory Network
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the role of microRNAs in bamboo’s de novo shoot organogenesis, unveiling 727 differentially expressed miRNAs and their core regulatory networks.

Newswise: Simulated Construction of Plant-Based Fish Meat with Composite Structure via 3D Printing
Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Simulated Construction of Plant-Based Fish Meat with Composite Structure via 3D Printing
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers used dual-nozzle 3D printing technology to construct plant-based yellow croaker tissue analogs by soy protein isolate–xanthan gum-starch complex (as simulated muscle ink) and nanostarch-carrageenan emulsion gel (as simulated fat ink). Successfully, indicators of testing demonstrated that 3D-printed plant-based yellow croaker flesh with a composite structure had a good simulation quality.

Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Department of Energy Announces $5.65 Million for Research on High Energy Density Plasmas
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Funding of $5.65 million for 11 research projects in high energy density laboratory plasmas to better understand extreme environments was announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) today.

Newswise: ACES Debuts Five Online Graduate Certificates: Upskill in Agribusiness, Conservation, and Nutrition
Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
ACES Debuts Five Online Graduate Certificates: Upskill in Agribusiness, Conservation, and Nutrition
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has launched five new online graduate certificate programs designed for online learners interested in topics including sustainable food production economics, alternative investments, wetland conservation, human nutrition and policy, and dairy nutrition.

Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:00 AM EDT
NYU Tandon Study Finds Political Views, Not Race, Shape Reactions to Mass Shooting Data
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

A new study from NYU Tandon School of Engineering suggests that when it comes to visualizations of mass shooting data, political ideology plays a more significant role in shaping emotional responses than racial identity. The research challenges assumptions about how people interpret data related to gun violence.

   
16-Sep-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Alcohol Use May Co-Occur with Victimization in Young Adult Relationships
Research Society on Alcoholism

Drinking alcohol may predict experiencing physical, psychological, or sexual victimization during or shortly after alcohol use, according to a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

     
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Requesting expert quote regarding the results contained in "Medicaid Coverage Helps People Improve Their Cardiovascular

Newswise: Ut Southwestern Biochemist Zhijian ‘James’ Chen, Ph.D., Earns Prestigious Lasker Award
Released: 19-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Ut Southwestern Biochemist Zhijian ‘James’ Chen, Ph.D., Earns Prestigious Lasker Award
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Zhijian “James” Chen, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology and Director of the Center for Inflammation Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme.

Newswise: New Physics Needed? Maybe
Released: 19-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New Physics Needed? Maybe
Southern Methodist University

An unexpected finding about how our universe formed is again raising the question: do we need new physics? The answer could fundamentally change what physics students are taught in classes around the world.

Newswise: University Hospitals Recognized at White House for Patient Safety Leadership
Released: 19-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
University Hospitals Recognized at White House for Patient Safety Leadership
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Leaders from University Hospitals joined a select few of the nation’s leading healthcare systems at a White House forum on patient and workforce safety as part of World Patient Safety Day on September 17.

Newswise: Unlocking the Secrets of Tea's Healthful Compounds: Phosphate and Jasmonate's Role
Released: 19-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Unlocking the Secrets of Tea's Healthful Compounds: Phosphate and Jasmonate's Role
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent study reveals the intricate dynamics behind catechin biosynthesis in tea plants, highlighting how phosphate (Pi) signaling and jasmonate (JA) pathways interact to regulate these valuable health-promoting compounds. The findings illuminate the environmental and hormonal factors that influence catechin production, which is crucial for both the economic value and the health benefits of tea.

Newswise: $25m Gift to Benefit Patients at U-M's New Weiser Family Center for Breast Cancer, Spur Additional Giving
Released: 19-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
$25m Gift to Benefit Patients at U-M's New Weiser Family Center for Breast Cancer, Spur Additional Giving
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Michigan Medicine will launch a new era in comprehensive breast cancer care, thanks to a generous donation from the Weiser Charitable Foundation

Newswise: Complex Dynamics of the 2024 M7.6 Noto Hanto Earthquake in Japan — the Long-lasting Swarm and Its Immediate Foreshocks
Released: 19-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Complex Dynamics of the 2024 M7.6 Noto Hanto Earthquake in Japan — the Long-lasting Swarm and Its Immediate Foreshocks
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A newly published study sheds light on the intricate relationship between the 2024 M 7.6 Noto Hanto earthquake and a significant earthquake swarm that began beneath Japan's Noto Peninsula in November 2020. This research, conducted by a team of international experts including Professor Zhigang Peng and his student Phuc Mach at Georgia Tech, Dr. Xinglin Lei at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan, Dr. Qing-Yu Wang at Université Grenoble Alpes, France, and other researchers in China, Japan and France, offers a detailed analysis of the seismic activity leading up to and following the devastating earthquake.

Newswise: Augmented Reality Navigation System Could Improve Lumbar Puncture Accuracy
Released: 19-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Augmented Reality Navigation System Could Improve Lumbar Puncture Accuracy
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

A lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap, can be challenging for physicians to perform manually. A new ultrasound navigation system could provide accurate, real-time, and intuitive needle insertion planning and guidance.

   
Newswise: Researchers Awarded $1.14m to Use Artificial Intelligence to Determine Best Rectal Cancer Treatment Strategy
Released: 19-Sep-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers Awarded $1.14m to Use Artificial Intelligence to Determine Best Rectal Cancer Treatment Strategy
Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center have been awarded a $1.14M grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to use artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the best personalized treatment for Veterans with rectal cancer.

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