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Released: 28-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Enhancing the Functionality of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: An Attractive Treatment Strategy for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease?
World Journal of Stem Cells

The intrinsic heterogeneity of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD) and the intricate pathogenesis have impeded the advancement and clinical implementation of therapeutic interventions, underscoring the critical dema

Released: 28-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Kamala Harris’ Media Blitz in Final Days of U.S. Presidential Election
George Washington University

Over the last week, Harris has continued to ramp up the number of media interviews she has given, speaking with Fox News, NBC News, and Telemundo, as well as appearing at a CNN town hall in... ...

Released: 28-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: GW Expert Weighs In After Washington Post Says It Won’t Endorse a Presidential Candidate
George Washington University

The Washington Post announced on Friday that it would not be endorsing a candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, or any future elections. ...

Newswise: Experienced Research Leader Tapped as CEO of Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine Led by Binghamton University
Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:50 AM EDT
Experienced Research Leader Tapped as CEO of Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine Led by Binghamton University
Binghamton University, State University of New York

An engineer with decades of experience in industry and higher education will serve as the CEO of the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine led by Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Newswise: Caffeine, Naps and Exercise: How Americans Fight Daytime Sleepiness
Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Caffeine, Naps and Exercise: How Americans Fight Daytime Sleepiness
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reveals that nearly half of Americans use caffeine (49%) or take a nap (48%) to improve alertness when they feel sleepy in the daytime.

Newswise: NJ Man Will Dance At His Wedding, Thanks To Robotic Double Knee Replacement AT HUMC
Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:45 AM EDT
NJ Man Will Dance At His Wedding, Thanks To Robotic Double Knee Replacement AT HUMC
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack University Medical Center now offering robotically assisted knee replacement surgery with the TMINI Miniature Robotic System.

Newswise: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Large Language Models for Science (but Were Afraid to Ask)
Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Large Language Models for Science (but Were Afraid to Ask)
Argonne National Laboratory

Large language models are changing the way that people create and communicate, but they can also change the way we do science. Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory hope to demystify these tools and share how they’re shaping future research.

Newswise: Johns Hopkins and Family of Henrietta Lacks Break Ground on Building Named in Honor of Henrietta Lacks
Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins and Family of Henrietta Lacks Break Ground on Building Named in Honor of Henrietta Lacks
Johns Hopkins Medicine

The Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine, together with descendants of Henrietta Lacks, broke ground today on the future site of the building named in honor of Mrs. Lacks, the Baltimore County woman whose HeLa cells have contributed to medical advancements around the world.

Newswise: 3D-Printed Femurs May Enhance Biomechanical Studies
Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:35 AM EDT
3D-Printed Femurs May Enhance Biomechanical Studies
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a breakthrough three-dimensional (3D) printing technique for generating realistic models of the human femur that could make it easier and less expensive to conduct biomechanical research.

Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:35 AM EDT
Scientists Address Risks to Supply Chain in a Connected World
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Protecting critical systems such as the electrical grid and water treatment plants from cyber-based risks to the supply chain is the focus of a new conference at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:35 AM EDT
H5N1 Virus Isolated From Infected Dairy Worker Is 100% Lethal in Ferrets, but Does Not Appear to Be Circulating in Nature Anymore
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able to spread among ferrets through the air, although inefficiently, and killed 100% of infected animals in studies University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers performed with the strain earlier this year.

Newswise: Medicaid Enrollment Associated with Higher Risk of Cancer Death
Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Medicaid Enrollment Associated with Higher Risk of Cancer Death
Washington University in St. Louis

Enrollment in Medicaid was associated with higher risk of death from a central nervous system (CNS) tumor, with an almost two-fold higher risk for young CNS tumor patients enrolled at diagnosis, finds a study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Newswise: AI Computer Models May Make Development of New Drugs Easier and More Cost-Effective
Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:25 AM EDT
AI Computer Models May Make Development of New Drugs Easier and More Cost-Effective
Wayne State University Division of Research

A grant from the National Institutes of Health will help Wayne State University researchers explore new avenues for using computer models to produce medications.

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Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:25 AM EDT
Rensselaer Researcher Seeks New Treatment For Blindness-Causing Diseases
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Christopher Cioffi, Ph.D., Thomas and Constance D'Ambra Professor in Organic Chemistry, has been collaborating with Konstantin Petrukhin, Ph.D., Professor of Ophthalmic Science at Columbia University, to develop compounds to treat dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt disease — both blindness-causing diseases. The team’s work has led to the discovery of an advanced preclinical candidate. Now, Cioffi and Petrukhin have received a $6.4 million grant over five years from the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute to conduct drug development work and investigational new drug (IND)-enabling toxicology studies.

Newswise: UC San Diego Awarded $8 Million to Uncover Genetic Foundations of Substance Use Disorders
Released: 28-Oct-2024 11:00 AM EDT
UC San Diego Awarded $8 Million to Uncover Genetic Foundations of Substance Use Disorders
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego has received a five-year, $8 Million grant to support a NIDA P30 Center to investigate the genetics, genomics, and epigenetics behind substance use disorders.

Newswise: New Research Highlights Economic and Employment Challenges for Parents of Medically Complex Babies
24-Oct-2024 11:45 AM EDT
New Research Highlights Economic and Employment Challenges for Parents of Medically Complex Babies
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Parents with babies born preterm or with low birth weight face significant economic and employment challenges, according to new research published in JAMA Pediatrics.



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