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Expert Available: Harris Expands Lead Over Trump Among Women in Latest Poll
George Washington University

Vice President Kamala Harris has widened her lead over former President Donald Trump among women, now ahead by 13 points, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. ...

Released: 4-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: New Commission to Address Worldwide Gun Violence Launches
George Washington University

The Lancet Commission on Global Gun Violence and Health, which was launched today, will study gun violence as a complex public health threat, according to Adnan Hyder, chairman of the commission and... ...

Released: 4-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Congress Faces September 30 Deadline to Avert Government Shutdown Amid Spending Disputes
George Washington University

Congress is under pressure to pass a continuing resolution by September 30 to prevent a government shutdown. ...

Released: 4-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Harris and Walz Rally Union Support in Key Swing States
George Washington University

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spent Labor Day campaigning in key swing states, focusing on shoring up support from organized labor. ...

Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UC Irvine researchers advocate for tissue-engineering approach for arthritis relief
University of California, Irvine

Various forms of arthritis afflict nearly 600 million people worldwide and add $16.5 billion to the United States’ healthcare bill, yet there are few engineered cartilage tissue therapies available to sufferers. In Nature Reviews Rheumatology, University of California, Irvine biomedical engineers shared insights into the effective treatment of severe osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and the clinical trial and regulatory efforts that are going to be necessary to bring products to market.

Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
University of Delaware Center for Political Communication unveils new vision, goals and leadership
University of Delaware

The University of Delaware has relaunched its Center for Political Communication, striving toward high-quality research at the intersection of media, politics and psychology. The center boasts a roster of experts who will serve as valuable resources for journalists.

Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation to Honor Peter Cancro and Eli Manning at Annual Gala and Launch Be The Difference Campaign on September 14 at Lincoln Center
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation to Honor Peter Cancro and Eli Manning at Annual Gala and Launch Be The Difference Campaign on September 14 at Lincoln Center

Newswise: Widespread disparities exist in treating advanced cancers
Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Widespread disparities exist in treating advanced cancers
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center reveals significant disparities across the country in the use of immunotherapy for patients with advanced kidney and bladder cancers.

Newswise: AERA Selects Elise Boddie to Deliver 2024 Brown Lecture in Education Research
Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
AERA Selects Elise Boddie to Deliver 2024 Brown Lecture in Education Research
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Elise Boddie, James V. Campbell Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, has been selected by AERA to present the 2024 Brown Lecture in Education Research.

Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
“U-RISE at UHart” Prepares Students for Careers in Biomedical Research
University of Hartford

A $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund advanced undergraduate scholarships and training to encourage University of Hartford students to pursue careers in biomedical research.

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Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Immune Cells Prevent Lung Healing After Viral Infection
Cedars-Sinai

Investigators involved in a multicenter study co-led by Cedars-Sinai discovered a pathway by which immune cells prevent the lungs’ protective barrier from healing after viral infections like COVID-19. The findings, published in Nature, may lead to new therapeutic treatment options.

Newswise: Tatsuya Oishi, MD, Receives AANEM's 2024 Scientific Impact Award
Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Tatsuya Oishi, MD, Receives AANEM's 2024 Scientific Impact Award
American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) proudly announces Tatsuya Oishi, MD, as the 2024 Scientific Impact Award recipient for his contributions to the neuromuscular community.

   
Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
WashU scientists uncover hidden source of snow melt: dark brown carbon
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are first to quantify the effect of dark brown carbon on snow melt.

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Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT
ALMA Detects Hallmark “Wiggle” of Gravitational Instability in Planet-Forming Disk
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Traditionally, planet formation has been described as a “bottom-up” process, as dust grains gradually collect into bigger conglomerations over tens of millions of years: from microns, to centimeters, to meters, to kilometers.

Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Moffitt Researchers Reveal Key LAG3 Mechanisms That Could Transform Cancer Immunotherapy
Moffitt Cancer Center

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of cancer treatment that helps the immune system attack cancer cells more effectively. One of the key proteins involved in this process is Lymphocyte Activation Gene-3 (LAG3), which suppresses the antitumor immune response.

1-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Novel immunotherapy improves recovery from spinal cord injury
Washington University in St. Louis

WashU Medicine researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to minimizing the damage from a spinal cord injury through the use of engineered immune cells. Mice given the treatment had improved recovery from injuries, demonstrating potential for developing the therapy for people.

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29-Aug-2024 5:05 PM EDT
A New Artificial Intelligence Tool for Cancer
Harvard Medical School

The new approach marks a major step forward in the design of AI tools to support clinical decisions in cancer diagnosis, therapy. The model uses features of a tumor’s microenvironment to forecast how a patient might respond to therapy and to help inform individualized treatments.

Newswise: ‘Nowhere Near Done’ — UAlbany Physicists Hail Latest in Dark Matter Hunt
Released: 4-Sep-2024 10:30 AM EDT
‘Nowhere Near Done’ — UAlbany Physicists Hail Latest in Dark Matter Hunt
University at Albany, State University of New York

Physicists at the University at Albany hail the latest progress in the hunt for direct evidence of dark matter — believed to be a massive-but-so-far-invisible building block to the universe.



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