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Expert Available: Hotel Union Workers Strike Nationwide
George Washington University

About 200 hotel workers in Baltimore walked off the job this morning to join a massive nationwide strike against three major hotel chains, such as Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott. ...

Released: 3-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Venezuela's Arrest Warrant for Edmundo Gonzalez
George Washington University

Venezuela’s attorney general’s office said on Monday that a court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez. ...

Released: 3-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Rise of Germany's Far Right
George Washington University

Germany’s far-right party wins its first state election since World War II.

Released: 3-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Russia Missiles in Poltava
George Washington University

Russia has launched missiles into Poltava, Ukraine killing approximately 40 people. ...

Released: 3-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Trump's Reproductive Rights Rhetoric
George Washington University

In an interview with NBC News last Thursday, Trump claimed “I was always for IVF. Right from the beginning, as soon as we heard about it,” the Republican nominee said in an interview with NBC News in... ...

Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:20 AM EDT
Department of Energy selects Argonne to lead national energy storage hub
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne will lead the Energy Storage Research Alliance (ESRA) in partnership with Berkeley Lab and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. ESRA focuses on transformative battery advancements, workforce training and reshaping the future of energy storage.

Newswise: Omar Sinanan Named Chief of Campus Operations at PCOM
Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Omar Sinanan Named Chief of Campus Operations at PCOM
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Omar Sinanan, CEFP, FMP, has been appointed Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Chief of Campus Operations, a new position that oversees day-to-day operations of the Philadelphia campus, including facilities management and leadership of operational teams such as public safety.

Newswise: People eating beef are less likely to live near the industry’s pollution, Pitt researchers found
Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
People eating beef are less likely to live near the industry’s pollution, Pitt researchers found
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh researchers are the first to trace one of those pollutants, nitrogen, along the U.S. beef supply chain at the county level. They found high spatial disconnect between where beef is eaten and where nitrogen’s impacts are felt.

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Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
How to Survive Flu Season 2024
Cedars-Sinai

Back to school, cooler weather, a whiff of pumpkin spice in the air. Yes, it’s flu shot time.

Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Understanding CAR-T cell therapy for cancer: Mayo Clinic expert explains how it works
Mayo Clinic

For many doctors and researchers, immunotherapy that uses someone’s own immune system to target and attack cancer cells is the next and best frontier of cancer treatment. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy, is one type of immunotherapy. Sometimes likened to a “smart drug” or “living drug,” CAR-T cell therapy relies on genetically modified immune cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells.

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Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Expert: Focus on stressed-out parents warranted, important
Virginia Tech

A recent surgeon general’s advisory outlining an urgent need to support increasingly stressed-out parents highlights an important and growing issue, says a Virginia Tech expert. Rosanna Breaux, a psychologist at Virginia Tech who directs the Child Study Center, said how well parents manage their emotions is crucial for their own parenting experience and for the health of both themselves and their children.

Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Comprender la terapia con células CAR-T para el cáncer: Experto de Mayo Clinic explica cómo funciona
Mayo Clinic

Para muchos médicos e investigadores, la inmunoterapia, que utiliza el propio sistema inmunitario de la persona para identificar y atacar las células cancerosas, es la mejor y la siguiente frontera del tratamiento contra el cáncer. La terapia con células T con receptor de antígeno quimérico, o terapia con células CAR-T, es un tipo de inmunoterapia. Ocasionalmente comparada con una "droga inteligente " o una" droga viva", la terapia con células CAR-T se basa en células inmunitarias genéticamente modificadas para reconocer y destruir las células cancerosas.

Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
From Cavities to Sleep Apnea: Dentists Can Assume New Role in Saving Lives
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health research reveals how dental check-ups could be the first line of defense against deadly sleep disorders.

Newswise: Ketamine clinics vary widely in pregnancy-related safeguards, study finds
Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Ketamine clinics vary widely in pregnancy-related safeguards, study finds
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Ketamine, whether given as an IV, a nasal spray or sublingual, may harm a developing fetus, but a study shows clinics vary greatly in handling patients who could become pregnant during treatment.

Newswise: UAH researcher wins NASA FINESST scholarship to study connection between solar wind turbulence and energetic particles
Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UAH researcher wins NASA FINESST scholarship to study connection between solar wind turbulence and energetic particles
University of Alabama Huntsville

Ashok Silwal, a doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has been chosen to receive a NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) scholarship to study stream interaction regions (SIRs) in the heliosphere.

Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Department of Energy Awards $125 Million for Research to Enable Next-Generation Batteries and Energy Storage
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $125 million in funding for two Energy Innovation Hub teams to provide the scientific foundation needed to seed and accelerate next generation technologies beyond today’s generation of lithium (Li)-ion batteries.

Newswise: Scientists Identify Potential New Immune System Target to Head Off the Spread of Breast Cancer Cells
Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Scientists Identify Potential New Immune System Target to Head Off the Spread of Breast Cancer Cells
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a study using human breast cancer cells, scientists say they have potentially identified immune system white blood cells that appear to be the closest neighbors of breast cancer cells that are likely to spread.

29-Aug-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Study: racial and ethnic designation inaccuracies in children’s medical records may impede equity efforts
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Study from the Michigan Child Health Equity Collaborative finds substantial errors across three health systems in racial and ethnic designations in their electronic medical records.

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Released: 3-Sep-2024 10:30 AM EDT
Protect Vision as You Age with Smart Strategies from Retina Specialists
American Society of Retina Specialists

During September’s Healthy Aging Month, the American Society of Retina Specialists and its retina specialist members encourage older Americans to learn more about retinal disease and adopt healthy habits that bolster retina health.



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