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Released: 4-Apr-2025 6:25 PM EDT
Emmy Award Winning Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph to Address Tulane University Graduates
Tulane University

Emmy Award winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph to address Tulane University graduates

Newswise: Chromatin Remodeling Captured in Comprehensive Structural Study
Released: 4-Apr-2025 6:15 PM EDT
Chromatin Remodeling Captured in Comprehensive Structural Study
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital used a series of cryo-EM structures to visualize dynamics pivotal to chromatin remodeling, a process implicated in cancer and developmental disorders.

Newswise: Novel Genomic Screening Tool Enables Precision Reverse-Engineering of Genetic Programming in Cells
Released: 4-Apr-2025 6:10 PM EDT
Novel Genomic Screening Tool Enables Precision Reverse-Engineering of Genetic Programming in Cells
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center defines a novel approach to understanding how certain proteins called transcription factors determine which genetic programs will drive cell growth and maturation.

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Released: 4-Apr-2025 6:00 PM EDT
Artificial Intelligence Has Potential to Aid Physician Decisions During Virtual Urgent Care
Cedars-Sinai

Do physicians or artificial intelligence (AI) offer better treatment recommendations for patients examined through a virtual urgent care setting? A new Cedars-Sinai study shows physicians and AI models have distinct strengths.

Released: 4-Apr-2025 6:00 PM EDT
Texas Tech to Develop Semiconductor Power Devices Through $6 Million Grant
Texas Tech University

The DoD-funded project will enable the Whitacre College to form equipment, systems and tools critical to enhance wide/ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors’ capabilities.

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Released: 4-Apr-2025 5:50 PM EDT
Curious by Nature: Dr. Gilbert Bernier - Can Stem Cells Cure Blindness?
Newswise

Dr. Gilbert Bernier, a neuroscientist and professor at the University of Montreal who is pushing the boundaries of regenerative medicine.

Newswise: Innovation at Work: Helping Iowa farmers uncover greater gains, success with sustainability
Release date: 4-Apr-2025 4:50 PM EDT
Innovation at Work: Helping Iowa farmers uncover greater gains, success with sustainability
Iowa State University

As a trusted partner, Iowa State University is helping Iowa farmers — including AJ and Kellie Blair, fourth-generation farmers near Dayton, Iowa — cultivate their future success through collaborative research.

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Released: 4-Apr-2025 3:55 PM EDT
5 Things Parents Need to Know About Multiple Sclerosis
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Parents of children who have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis likely have many questions about their child’s condition. Receiving a diagnosis can be overwhelming and searching for information online can turn up complicated explanations.Laura Saucier, MD, MSc, a neuroimmunologist in the Neurological Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, breaks down the key information that parents should know about multiple sclerosis (MS).

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Release date: 4-Apr-2025 2:35 PM EDT
New Progress Toward the Discovery of New Elements
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers recently created two atoms of livermorium (element 116) using a new approach that offers a path to discovering even heavier elements. This brings scientists closer to creating a new element with 120 protons, which would push the boundaries of the periodic table to a new eighth row and move closer to the “island of stability.”

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Release date: 4-Apr-2025 2:00 PM EDT
ASTRO emphasizes need for Medicare payment stability as Dr. Mehmet Oz confirmed as CMS Administrator
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from Howard M. Sandler, MD, FASTRO, Chair of the ASTRO Board of Directors in response to Dr. Mehmet Oz’s confirmation as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “ASTRO congratulates Dr. Mehmet Oz on his confirmation as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As cancer specialists devoted to improving patient outcomes, we look forward to working collaboratively with Dr. Oz and the CMS team on critical priorities including Medicare payment reform and prior authorization. Most Americans diagnosed with cancer are covered by Medicare, making CMS policies central to their access to timely, high-quality care.”

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Release date: 4-Apr-2025 2:00 PM EDT
Economic expert on auto tariffs, motives and consequences
Virginia Tech

President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on imported passenger vehicles, light trucks, and parts such and engines and transmissions. Virginia Tech global finance expert David Bieri answered questions about potential positive and negative effects of the tariffs for the auto industry, auto workers, and consumers.

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Release date: 4-Apr-2025 1:45 PM EDT
Elon Musk retains power, influence despite Wisconsin loss, expert explains
Virginia Tech

Even though Elon Musk's financial resources failed to sway the results of the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, he remains a powerful figure on the Republican side that Democrats should not take lightly. Virginia Tech political communications expert Cayce Myers explains.

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Newswise: Reporting ‘Rhode Kill:’ new study calls on citizen scientists
Release date: 4-Apr-2025 1:35 PM EDT
Reporting ‘Rhode Kill:’ new study calls on citizen scientists
University of Rhode Island

URI’s Natural Resources Science department recently launched an innovative solution to identify and address roadkill hotspots in the state using virtual data collection by Rhode Islanders.

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Release date: 4-Apr-2025 1:20 PM EDT
Ochsner Health Earns Prestigious 2025 USA Today Top Workplaces Award
Ochsner Health

The award honors organizations with 150 or more employees that have created exceptional, people-first cultures. The winners are recognized for their commitment to fostering a workplace environment that values employee listening and engagement.

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Newswise: Pancreatic Cells ‘Remember’ Epigenetic Precancerous Marks Without Genetic Sequence Mutations
Released: 4-Apr-2025 11:00 AM EDT
Pancreatic Cells ‘Remember’ Epigenetic Precancerous Marks Without Genetic Sequence Mutations
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a pattern of so-called epigenetic “marks” in a transition state between normal and pancreatic cancer cells in mice, and that the normal cells may keep at least a temporary “memory” of those cancer-linked marks.

Released: 4-Apr-2025 11:00 AM EDT
How A Small Number of Mutations Can Fuel Outbreaks of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus
Harvard Medical School

New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into a harmless bug or supercharge a relatively benign virus, influencing its ability to infect humans and cause dangerous outbreaks.

   
Released: 4-Apr-2025 11:00 AM EDT
Many Older Adults Send Their Doctors Portal Messages, but Who Pays?
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study suggests that people in their 50s and older have embraced the ability to send and receive secure medical messages with their doctors and other providers, through the digital patient portals that most health systems and medical offices now offer.

Newswise: Research Uncovers Hidden Spread of One of the Most Common Hospital-Associated Infections
Released: 4-Apr-2025 11:00 AM EDT
Research Uncovers Hidden Spread of One of the Most Common Hospital-Associated Infections
University of Utah Health

C. difficile is one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections. Research has found that C. diff spreads more than three times more than previously thought and can remain undetected on surfaces for weeks until it infects a patient.



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