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Newswise: Novel Study Reveals How Aging Immune System Fuels Cancer Growth, Potentially Opening New Avenues for Prevention
4-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Novel Study Reveals How Aging Immune System Fuels Cancer Growth, Potentially Opening New Avenues for Prevention
Mount Sinai Health System

A novel study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai addresses a critical yet under-explored question in cancer research: Why is aging the biggest risk factor for cancer? The study reveals how an aging immune system spurs tumor growth, offering new insights into cancer prevention and treatment, especially for older adults.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 1:50 PM EDT
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston awarded grant to advance chronic pain management in rural communities through auricular point acupressure
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Large-scale testing of self-managed auricular point acupressure for non-pharmaceutical pain management in rural communities is the focus of a new federal grant awarded to researchers with Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.

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Released: 5-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Ovarian Cancer: What Every Woman Should Know
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Ruth D. Stephenson, DO, FACOG, gynecologic oncologist at RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Jersey’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, addresses five frequently asked questions about ovarian cancer.

Newswise: $25 million donation from Hamon Charitable Foundation will help UT Southwestern, Children’s Health develop joint pediatric campus
Released: 5-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
$25 million donation from Hamon Charitable Foundation will help UT Southwestern, Children’s Health develop joint pediatric campus
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health announced a $25 million gift from the Hamon Charitable Foundation in support of the $5 billion transformative pediatric campus to be built in Dallas’ Southwestern Medical District across from UTSW’s William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Risky Combos of Psychiatric Drugs Prescribed for Young Patients
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health researchers and others find hundreds of young patients receive potentially dangerous medication combinations, raising concerns about prescription practices.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine, USC scientists begin research effort for damaged brain region treatments
University of California, Irvine

With newly awarded funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the Keck School of Medicine of USC will seek to revolutionize the treatment of neurological diseases through intelligent biocomputing. The four-year, $2 million grant is part of NSF’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program, which funds cutting-edge science pushing the boundaries of human knowledge.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: What to Know Before and After Getting A Tattoo
George Washington University

A recent Pew Research Center survey found nearly a third of American adults have a tattoo and almost a quarter have more than one. ...

Newswise: Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Dr. Mariela Lane Appointed to Prestigious Strategic Educators Enhancement Fellowship
Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Dr. Mariela Lane Appointed to Prestigious Strategic Educators Enhancement Fellowship
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Texas Tech Health El Paso professor will participate in a prestigious fellowship to better understand artificial intelligence and its integration into medical education.

Newswise: When it’s hotter than hot, scientists know how nuclear fuel behaves, thanks to new research from Argonne
Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
When it’s hotter than hot, scientists know how nuclear fuel behaves, thanks to new research from Argonne
Argonne National Laboratory

Experiment findings will help nuclear industry model, design and construct clean nuclear energy systems, and continue an impressive safety legacy.

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Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Pancreatic Cancer: Study Finds Most Early Staging Inaccurate
Cedars-Sinai

Staging of patients with early pancreatic cancer is inaccurate as much as 80% of the time, according to a new Cedars-Sinai Cancer study published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Pioneering report exposes worsening health threats of climate change in UK
University of Bristol

A new report has revealed for the first time the wide-ranging and increasing health dangers posed by long-term weather extremes in the UK, as the effects of climate change deepen.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Tempo Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Clinical Trial of TT101 for Tissue Repair in Skin Cancer Surgery
Tempo Therapeutics, Inc

Tempo Therapeutics, Inc. ("Tempo"), a leader in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, has announced the dosing of the first patients in the MOSAIC Trial, a clinical trial for TT101, the company’s lead candidate for tissue regeneration using its proprietary MAP technology.

   
Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Analyzing violent behavior: FSU expert available to discuss the motives of mass killings
Florida State University

By: Stephen Stone | Published: September 5, 2024 | 10:27 am | SHARE: The United States has endured 30 mass killings in 2024, according to a database utilized by the Associated Press and USA Today.Florida State University professor Emma Fridel is available to speak with reporters and provide analysis on the factors surrounding mass violence.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Aquatic invasive species are more widespread in Wisconsin than previously thought 
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A report on more than 40 years of research on Wisconsin lakes is highlighting some of the lessons scientists have learned about aquatic invasive species, including that far more ecosystems are playing host to non-native species than previously thought.  However, the researchers note, those species aren’t necessarily detrimental to their new habitat and, in some cases, the negative “impacts of invasive species control may be greater than the impacts of the invasive species” themselves.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Ochsner Health named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families for the second consecutive year
Ochsner Health

A large-scale employer study based on more than 693,000 company reviews was conducted to determine the 2024 list of honorees. Ochsner received a five-star rating in the large-size company category.

Newswise: White Coat Ceremony Marks New Beginning for Rutgers Pharmacy Students
Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
White Coat Ceremony Marks New Beginning for Rutgers Pharmacy Students
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The event, an annual tradition of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, draws 190 students at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Newswise: Taking cues from nature, medical soft robots get smart
Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Taking cues from nature, medical soft robots get smart
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Physical human feats require a high level of coordination between the sensory functions of our skin and motor functions of our muscles. What kind of achievements could robots perform with the same cohesion between sensing and action? In the medical space, researchers have begun to explore the possibilities.

Newswise: ChemCam fires its laser for the millionth time on Mars
Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
ChemCam fires its laser for the millionth time on Mars
Los Alamos National Laboratory

The ChemCam instrument, developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, recently zapped its laser for the 1 millionth time on Mars. Sitting on top of NASA’s Curiosity rover, ChemCam has been helping make groundbreaking discoveries since 2012.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Do Women Candidates Have a Harder Time Being Elected?
Tufts University

Brian Schaffner, a Tufts University political science professor and Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies at Tisch College, speaks about the role of gender in American politics.



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