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Newswise: Satellite Mapping of European Forest Fuels AIDS Wildfire Prediction
Released: 15-Apr-2025 5:10 AM EDT
Satellite Mapping of European Forest Fuels AIDS Wildfire Prediction
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Satellite data and artificial intelligence, researchers have mapped two crucial forest fire risk indicators—canopy base height (CBH) and canopy bulk density (CBD)—with an impressive resolution of 100 meters. These detailed maps play a pivotal role in fire behavior modeling, enabling better strategies for wildfire mitigation in an era of escalating fire risks driven by climate change. The study holds particular significance for regions prone to extreme fire events, providing a new approach to fire prevention and managements.

Newswise: Artificial Skin From Hydrogels
Released: 15-Apr-2025 5:00 AM EDT
Artificial Skin From Hydrogels
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Growing cells in the laboratory is an art that humans have mastered decades ago. Recreating entire three-dimensional tissues is much more challenging.

Newswise: Hold-Up - Are High Support Bras Bad for the Back?
Released: 15-Apr-2025 4:25 AM EDT
Hold-Up - Are High Support Bras Bad for the Back?
University of Portsmouth

Research from the University of Portsmouth suggests that bras offering excessive bounce reduction may come with hidden consequences for spinal health.

Newswise: Unlocking Faster Orthodontic Treatments: The Role of ATF6 in Bone Remodeling
Released: 15-Apr-2025 4:00 AM EDT
Unlocking Faster Orthodontic Treatments: The Role of ATF6 in Bone Remodeling
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Orthodontic treatments often take years, but a breakthrough discovery could drastically shorten this period. Researchers have uncovered that ATF6, a protein activated in macrophages during corticotomy, accelerates tooth movement by promoting inflammation and boosting the production of TNFÎą, a key factor in bone remodeling. This finding paves the way for faster, more efficient orthodontic procedures, minimizing both treatment time and patient discomfort. The study highlights the potential for non-invasive therapies that could reshape the future of orthodontic care.

Released: 14-Apr-2025 8:00 PM EDT
Enabling Stroke Victims to 'Speak': $19M Toward Brain Implants to Be Built at U-M
University of Michigan

A new collaboration between the University of Michigan and Stanford University aims to give stroke patients the ability to "speak" by detecting and interpreting brain signals, using the world's smallest computers linked up to the world's most biocompatible sensors.

Newswise: Study Explores How Food Manufacturers Respond to State Regulations
Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:50 PM EDT
Study Explores How Food Manufacturers Respond to State Regulations
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Increasingly, individual U.S. states issue their own regulations about food manufacturing practices, allowable ingredients, or product labeling. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines the various ways manufacturers respond to state regulations and what drives their choices.

Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:40 PM EDT
MSU Expert: Why the US Is Experiencing a Boomerang Effect in Formerly Rare Childhood Illnesses
Michigan State University

MSU expert: Why the US is experiencing a boomerang effect in formerly rare childhood illnesses

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Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:40 PM EDT
Gluons’ Density Isn’t the Same in Bound vs Unbound Protons and Neutrons
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Nuclear physicists recently used photons emitted by an accelerated gold nucleus to probe the inner structure of the protons and neutrons (nucleons) in another gold nucleus to measure the resulting density of gluons. The research found that nucleons bound in a nucleus have lower gluon density than free, unbound nucleons.

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Newswise: New Guidance on Diagnosing Malnutrition in Critically Ill Adults
Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:30 PM EDT
New Guidance on Diagnosing Malnutrition in Critically Ill Adults
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) has published new guidance statements for diagnosing malnutrition in adults with critical illness in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Penn Nursing’s, Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, LDN, FASPEN, was the lead author for this new guidance that has global implications.

Newswise: Magmatic Rocks with an Extraterrestrial Twist
Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:30 PM EDT
Magmatic Rocks with an Extraterrestrial Twist
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Some of the youngest lava flow dated on Mars is less than a million years old, which scientists consider to be very recent in terms of the galaxy’s billions-of-years-long history. So, when Arya Udry’s able to get her hands on a meteorite from Mars, it’s an opportunity to learn more about the beginnings of the Red Planet, Earth, and the rest of the solar system.

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Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:15 PM EDT
Understanding Vicarious Trauma in Research Assistant Roles
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Research assistants often face unique challenges when working on emotionally intense topics, particularly if they lack established support systems outside the research team or have not yet learned effective coping strategies, according to a Rutgers Health study. The study, published in the Journal of Gender-Based Violence, surveyed 27 research assistants involved in a multistate firearm violence research project. While working on the project, research assistants read and coded graphic descriptions of gun violence.

Newswise: Immune Protein STING Key for Repairing, Generating Lysosomes
Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:15 PM EDT
Immune Protein STING Key for Repairing, Generating Lysosomes
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The STING protein, known for helping cells fight viral infections by generating inflammation, also appears to function as a quality control sensor for organelles that serve as cellular waste disposal systems, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found.

Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:10 PM EDT
Shelley Berger, PhD, Honored by AACR for Cancer Research
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Shelley L. Berger, PhD, FAACR, has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to cancer research by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) with the 2025 AACR-Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Lectureship.

Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:05 PM EDT
Tropical Bounty: How Forests Can Turn Into Chemical Factories
Washington University in St. Louis

A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a surprising layer of diversity in tropical forests.

Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:05 PM EDT
Culturally Sensitive and Targeted Interventions Needed to Enhance Hepatitis A Vaccination Among LGBTQ+ Adults
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A new study from Rutgers School of Public Health researchers underscores disparities in hepatitis A vaccination among men who have sex with men, particularly among racial and ethnic minority groups. The study, published in the International Journal of STD & AIDS, is one of the first to examine vaccine uptake and medical mistrust as it relates to hepatitis A vaccination among men who have sex with men.

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Newswise: A 67-Year-Old Donor’s ‘Sliver of Liver’ Saves a Baby’s Life
Released: 14-Apr-2025 6:55 PM EDT
A 67-Year-Old Donor’s ‘Sliver of Liver’ Saves a Baby’s Life
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children's Hospital Los Angeles’ Liver Transplant Program has the best outcomes for pediatric liver transplants in the country.

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Released: 14-Apr-2025 6:50 PM EDT
Heuermann Lecture to Focus on Irrigation’s Role in Nutrition
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s next Heuermann Lecture will focus on the theme “Nourishing a Healthy Future: The Role of Irrigation in a Changing World.”



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