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22-Oct-2024 6:45 AM EDT
Young Adults Provide Insight on Technology to Reduce Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use
Research Society on Alcoholism

Young adults think electronic interventions might help to reduce the negative consequences of alcohol use if tailored to their personal needs and goals. In a qualitative study, young adults reported that such real-time interventions should be customizable, easy to use, and provide digestible amounts of non-judgmental information.

     
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Released: 25-Oct-2024 9:50 AM EDT
Expert Offers Insights on Hurricane Helene's Lingering Impacts on Appalachia
Virginia Tech

Emily Satterwhite, professor and the director of the Appalachian Studies program in the Department of Religion and Culture, is familiar with the phases of flood recovery efforts. She shares insights on Hurricane Helene's lasting impacts in Appalachia as well as the best ways to help during the current stage of recovery.

Released: 25-Oct-2024 9:10 AM EDT
Responsible AI Practices Help Companies Create Value
Ohio State University

Corporate efforts to use artificial intelligence in a more socially responsible way have a surprising benefit – they can often improve product quality, according to a national survey of company officials.

Newswise: Researchers Identify Potential Prenatal Biomarkers of Congenital Heart Diseases
Released: 25-Oct-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers Identify Potential Prenatal Biomarkers of Congenital Heart Diseases
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Single ventricle heart diseases (SVHDs), the most severe type of congenital heart disease require immediate treatment after birth. A growing number of fetal therapies make the benefits of early diagnosis even more important.

Released: 25-Oct-2024 8:15 AM EDT
Vesalio Announces Clinical Study Initiative for the Recently Launched pVasc Thrombectomy System and Planned Attendance at TCT, VIVA, and VEITH Meetings
Vesalio

Vesalio, a global thrombectomy company dedicated to advancing patient care across all vascular diseases, announces the initiation of a prospective, single-arm, multi-center study supporting the recently launched pVasc™ Thrombectomy System for non-surgically removing peripheral occlusions.

Newswise: Media Advisory: Johns Hopkins to Host Henrietta Lacks Building Groundbreaking Event
Released: 25-Oct-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Media Advisory: Johns Hopkins to Host Henrietta Lacks Building Groundbreaking Event
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with descendants of Henrietta Lacks, will honor the legacy of Mrs. Lacks and celebrate Hopkins’ newest multidisciplinary space in East Baltimore with a groundbreaking ceremony for the building to be named in Henrietta Lacks’ honor.

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Newswise: Tire-Wear Particles Pose Health Risks to Aquatic Organisms
Released: 25-Oct-2024 6:40 AM EDT
Tire-Wear Particles Pose Health Risks to Aquatic Organisms
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent study highlights the hepatotoxicity of tire-wear particle (TWP) leachates in aquatic environments, impacting gut-liver axis and inducing oxidative damage. The findings suggest potential health risks for aquatic organisms.

Released: 25-Oct-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Complex Sound Patterns Are Recognized by Newborn Brains
University of Vienna

A team of researchers, including psycholinguist Jutta Mueller from the University of Vienna, has discovered that newborns are capable of learning complex sound sequences that follow language-like rules. This groundbreaking study provides long-sought evidence that the ability to perceive dependencies between non-adjacent acoustic signals is innate.

Newswise: Lymph Node-Like Structures May Trigger the Demise of Cancer Tumors
24-Oct-2024 10:30 AM EDT
Lymph Node-Like Structures May Trigger the Demise of Cancer Tumors
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A newly described stage of a lymph node-like structure seen in liver tumors after presurgical immunotherapy may be vital to successfully treating patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

Newswise: UCLA Researchers Uncover Novel Role of Protein GPNMB in Heart Repair
24-Oct-2024 8:00 AM EDT
UCLA Researchers Uncover Novel Role of Protein GPNMB in Heart Repair
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA scientists have identified the protein GPNMB as a critical regulator in the heart’s healing process after a heart attack.

Newswise: Study: Invasive Silver Carp Reduce Movement in Chicago-Area Water
22-Oct-2024 9:45 AM EDT
Study: Invasive Silver Carp Reduce Movement in Chicago-Area Water
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, the fish have not advanced beyond a particular stretch of the Illinois River north of Kankakee.

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Released: 25-Oct-2024 12:20 AM EDT
Robotics revolution: UniSA sparks STEM passion for future teachers
University of South Australia

Cheers of excitement, high-fives all around, and wide, beaming smiles – they’re all the signs of a team success. But this is not a sporting field – this is the camaraderie found among the next generation of teachers learning the very latest, world-class robotics programs so they can excite and inspire students about STEM.

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Released: 24-Oct-2024 10:55 PM EDT
The Vandal Theory Podcast - Season 8, Episode 4: Trailer Park Transitions
University of Idaho

Question: You probably know some of the stereotypes about people who live in trailer parks. Do you think those stereotypes live up to the reality?

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Released: 24-Oct-2024 10:40 PM EDT
The Vandal Theory Podcast - Season 8, Episode 2: Literary Treasure Hunting
University of Idaho

Question: What do you think are some of the reasons why an author would prefer to use a pen name over their real one?



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