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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.

Newswise: Virtual learning detrimental to school attendance, especially in districts with higher poverty rates, study finds
Released: 5-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Virtual learning detrimental to school attendance, especially in districts with higher poverty rates, study finds
University of Notre Dame

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of chronic absenteeism have nearly doubled across the nation for students in kindergarten through grade 12.This increase was tied to the mode of instruction during the early years of the pandemic.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Insight on Massachusetts Ballot Question 2: Eliminating the MCAS graduation requirement
Tufts University

A report released today by the Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) at Tufts University's Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life examines the core arguments for and against Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, which lets Massachusetts students graduate from high school without passing the 10th grade MCAS or otherwise proving their readiness to the state.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
New Pilot Program Offers Free MBTA Passes to SMFA Degree Candidates
Tufts University

Students enrolled in degree programs at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts will have free, unlimited local MBTA subway and bus access thanks to University Pass (UPass), a two-year pilot program just launched by the MBTA.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Harry Trosman, psychiatrist, 1924-2024
University of Chicago Medical Center

Trosman, who studied the psychological roots of emotional suffering and dreams, worked at UChicago for 70 years.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: School lunches, the healthy way
Released: 5-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
The Medical Minute: School lunches, the healthy way
Penn State Health

OK, peanut butter sandwiches and veggies are good…but when it comes to school lunches, when can you give in to burgers and pizza? A Penn State Health pediatrician weighs in.

Newswise: New AI-Driven Tool Could Revolutionize Brain Pressure Monitoring in Intensive Care Patients
Released: 5-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
New AI-Driven Tool Could Revolutionize Brain Pressure Monitoring in Intensive Care Patients
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a noninvasive technique that could dramatically improve the way doctors monitor intracranial hypertension, a condition where increased pressure in the brain can lead to severe outcomes like strokes and hemorrhages.

Newswise: NASA's Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars' Escaping Water
Released: 5-Sep-2024 10:00 AM EDT
NASA's Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars' Escaping Water
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

A Martian mystery: What happened to the water that once covered the Red Planet? Scientists know some of it went deep underground, but what became of the rest? Hubble and MAVEN teamed up to help scientists understand the history of water on Mars.

Newswise: La WCS et le ministère congolais de l'Économie forestière lancent le projet pilote HIFOR (High Integrity Forest Investment Initiative)
Released: 5-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
La WCS et le ministère congolais de l'Économie forestière lancent le projet pilote HIFOR (High Integrity Forest Investment Initiative)
Wildlife Conservation Society

Pour aider à financer la protection des dernières forêts à haute intégrité, le ministère congolais de l'Économie Forestière et la WCS ont lancé ce 30 août le projet pilote HIFOR dans le Parc National de Nouabalé-Ndoki.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Tip Sheet: 20 years since EGFR discovery, aging and immune function, and immunotherapy leader Dr. Lawrence Fong joins Fred Hutch
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch Cancer Center research findings, patient stories and other news.



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