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MD Anderson Research Highlights for September 19, 2024
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration between MD Anderson’s world-leading clinicians and scientists, bringing discoveries from the lab to the clinic and back.

   
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Instacart and the Rockefeller Foundation Join the GW Global Food Institute Leadership Council
George Washington University

The George Washington University and José Andrés, renowned chef and founder of the Global Food Institute (GFI) at GW, today announced Instacart and The Rockefeller Foundation are members of the Institute’s Leadership Council.

Released: 19-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Lionsgate Studios Partners with AI Startup on Content Creation Opportunities
George Washington University

The studios agreed to give an AI startup called Runway access to its content library in exchange for a new, custom AI model that the studio can then use in the editing and production process. ...

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Newswise: New Helicobacter Pylori Guideline, Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy and Endoscopy in the September Issue of AJG
Released: 19-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New Helicobacter Pylori Guideline, Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy and Endoscopy in the September Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The September issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology includes an updated clinical guideline on Helicobacter pylori, providing new first-line recommendations for the treatment of the condition.

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Released: 19-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Retiring — and Shredding — the Alpine Storage System
Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility

Over the summer, crews began the Alpine storage system, shredding over 40,000 hard drives with the help of ShredPro Secure, a local East Tennessee business. This partnership not only reduced costs and sped up the process but also established a more efficient and secure method for decommissioning large-scale computing systems in the future.

Newswise: FSU Faculty Member Elected Fellow of American Meteorological Society
Released: 19-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
FSU Faculty Member Elected Fellow of American Meteorological Society
Florida State University

A Florida State University meteorological faculty member has been elected as a fellow of the most prestigious weather organization in the country for his research into the formation, structure, impacts and predictability of cyclones, atmospheric visualization and the history of meteorology.

Released: 19-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Liposomal Bupivacaine Doesn't Decrease Pain After Hip Fracture Surgery
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

For older adults undergoing hemiarthroplasty for hip fracture, intraoperative use of liposomal bupivacaine does not improve pain scores or other relevant outcomes, compared to conventional bupivacaine, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Newswise: A Common Culprit Drives Prostate Cancer Progression
Released: 19-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT
A Common Culprit Drives Prostate Cancer Progression
Johns Hopkins Medicine

By tracking the changes in prostate cancer cells over time, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have found that activation of the MYC gene — a well-known cancer-causing gene — sets off a cascade of events that leads to both initiation and progression of the disease.

Released: 19-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Vulnerable Patients Have a Decreased Mortality Risk When Treated at Commission on Cancer-Accredited Hospitals
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Highly vulnerable patients treated at hospitals accredited by the ACS Commission on Cancer were more likely to receive guideline-based care and less likely to die.

Newswise: Play it Forward: Lasting Effects of Pretend Play in Early Childhood
Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:30 AM EDT
Play it Forward: Lasting Effects of Pretend Play in Early Childhood
Florida Atlantic University

As the school year revs up, a renowned child developmental psychologist highlights the robust benefits of pretend play on cognitive, social, and emotional development in children and cautions how “learning through play” has changed with the demands of contemporary society. Given natural selection’s shaping of childhood for the acquisition and refinement of species-adapted social-cognitive skills – much through pretend play – he says it’s unfortunate that modern culture is ignoring the evolved wisdom of how best to educate young children.

Newswise: Bamboo's Growth Blueprint: Unraveling the Microrna Regulatory Network
Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Bamboo's Growth Blueprint: Unraveling the Microrna Regulatory Network
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the role of microRNAs in bamboo’s de novo shoot organogenesis, unveiling 727 differentially expressed miRNAs and their core regulatory networks.

Newswise: Simulated Construction of Plant-Based Fish Meat with Composite Structure via 3D Printing
Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Simulated Construction of Plant-Based Fish Meat with Composite Structure via 3D Printing
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers used dual-nozzle 3D printing technology to construct plant-based yellow croaker tissue analogs by soy protein isolate–xanthan gum-starch complex (as simulated muscle ink) and nanostarch-carrageenan emulsion gel (as simulated fat ink). Successfully, indicators of testing demonstrated that 3D-printed plant-based yellow croaker flesh with a composite structure had a good simulation quality.

Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Department of Energy Announces $5.65 Million for Research on High Energy Density Plasmas
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Funding of $5.65 million for 11 research projects in high energy density laboratory plasmas to better understand extreme environments was announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) today.

Newswise: ACES Debuts Five Online Graduate Certificates: Upskill in Agribusiness, Conservation, and Nutrition
Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
ACES Debuts Five Online Graduate Certificates: Upskill in Agribusiness, Conservation, and Nutrition
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has launched five new online graduate certificate programs designed for online learners interested in topics including sustainable food production economics, alternative investments, wetland conservation, human nutrition and policy, and dairy nutrition.

Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:00 AM EDT
NYU Tandon Study Finds Political Views, Not Race, Shape Reactions to Mass Shooting Data
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

A new study from NYU Tandon School of Engineering suggests that when it comes to visualizations of mass shooting data, political ideology plays a more significant role in shaping emotional responses than racial identity. The research challenges assumptions about how people interpret data related to gun violence.

   
16-Sep-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Alcohol Use May Co-Occur with Victimization in Young Adult Relationships
Research Society on Alcoholism

Drinking alcohol may predict experiencing physical, psychological, or sexual victimization during or shortly after alcohol use, according to a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

     


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