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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Study finds mine-drainage treatment cost effective, but far more costs lay ahead
University of Pittsburgh

Research by the University of Pittsburgh shows that state and federal appropriations allowing Pennsylvania to treat abandoned mine drainage works to both successfully and cost effectively clean up acidic water. But their research also shows funding is insufficient for long-term treatment for mine drainage and other abandoned mine hazards

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Estudo da Mayo Clinic descobre glóbulos brancos disfuncionais ligados ao aumento do risco de melanoma
Mayo Clinic

Pessoas com uma superabundância de glóbulos brancos clonados, ou linfócitos, que prejudicam o seu sistema imunológico — uma condição chamada linfocitose monoclonal de células B (LMB) — podem apresentar um risco elevado de desenvolver várias complicações de saúde, incluindo o melanoma, uma forma de câncer de pele.

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Rutgers and Princeton Receive a $16 Million Grant to Study How the Brain Infers Hidden Causes for Decision Making
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Researchers from Rutgers and Princeton universities will use a $16 million federal grant award to collaborate on several research projects aimed at better understanding a key brain process that may be disrupted in mental health disorders.

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Newswise: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Celebrates Hispanic-Serving Institution Week, Sept. 16-20
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Celebrates Hispanic-Serving Institution Week, Sept. 16-20
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

TTUHSC El Paso provides the essential access to an education otherwise not readily available to a historically underserved region.

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Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center is the First Hospital in the World to Use the Artificial Intelligence-Powered HYDROS™ Robotic System to perform Aquablation® Therapy to Treat Prostate Enlargement
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center is the First Hospital in the World to Use the Artificial Intelligence-Powered HYDROS™ Robotic System to perform Aquablation® Therapy to Treat Prostate Enlargement
Hackensack Meridian Health

On the morning of Wednesday, September 4, 2024, Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center became the first hospital in the world to treat patients with Aquablation® therapy using the new HYDROS™ Robotic System.

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Newswise: Planning the future of America’s vast electric grid
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Planning the future of America’s vast electric grid
Argonne National Laboratory

The electric grid is becoming more dynamic, including two-way connections with electric vehicles and grid storage.

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
New tumor models provide insights into deadly sarcomas
UC Davis Health

Researchers at UC Davis and UCLA have created models for four sarcoma subtypes using stem cells. The findings may lead to new therapies.

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
This screen stores and displays encrypted images without electronics
University of Michigan

A flexible screen inspired, in part, by squid can store and display encrypted images like a computer—using magnetic fields rather than electronics. The research is reported in Advanced Materials by University of Michigan engineers.

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Newswise: Clinical Trial Evaluates Spatial Computing App on Apple Vision Pro in Operating Room
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Clinical Trial Evaluates Spatial Computing App on Apple Vision Pro in Operating Room
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health is first in the nation to evaluate the potential use of spatial computing apps on Apple Vision Pro in the operating room.

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
T cells may offer some protection in an H5N1 'spillover' scenario
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

The LJI team uncovered important similarities between H5N1 and these common viruses, which allowed them to predict that many people already have "cross-reactive" T cells that are ready to target H5N1—should it ever mutate to cause widespread disease in humans.

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Newswise: Wildland firefighters hit their STRIDE
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Wildland firefighters hit their STRIDE
University of Utah

In thousands of simulations, STRIDE produced much more accurate travel times than the standard slope-only models. STRIDE also chose to use established roads and trails to avoid patches of forest or dense vegetation. In contrast, the slope-only model sent rescuers through dense vegetation, dangerous scree fields and forested areas.

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Newswise: WashU Expert: Small business plans should include ownership transition support
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
WashU Expert: Small business plans should include ownership transition support
Washington University in St. Louis

Peter Boumgarden, director of Olin Business School’s Koch Family Center for Family Enterprise at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to expand the small business tax credit and other ways in which the government can support existing small businesses.

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Medical Marijuana Users See Short-Term Gains in Health-Related Quality of Life, PCOM Study Finds
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

A study of hundreds of people using medical marijuana reported “rapid and significant improvements” in health-related quality of life over the first three months, according to new research led by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM).

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Estudio de Mayo Clinic encuentra glóbulos blancos disfuncionales relacionados con un mayor riesgo de melanoma
Mayo Clinic

Personas con una sobreabundancia de glóbulos blancos clonados, o linfocitos, que dañan su sistema inmunológico, una afección llamada linfocitosis monoclonal de células B (LMB), pueden tener un riesgo elevado de desarrollar diversas complicaciones de salud, incluido el melanoma, una forma de cáncer de piel.

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Newswise: Mount Sinai Health System Is First in Northeast to Use Blood Tests as an Early Detection Tool for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Patients
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Health System Is First in Northeast to Use Blood Tests as an Early Detection Tool for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Patients
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System today announced that they will be among the first in the world to deploy blood-based biomarkers (blood tests) and confirmatory tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to patients across primary and specialty care settings—early detection tools that have never before been offered to patients in the clinical setting—as part of the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC) Healthcare System Preparedness Accurate Diagnosis project.

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Testing a Revolutionary Treatment Against Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health researchers will enroll primary or secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (p-MS) patients to see if an engineered immune cell therapy can halt the progression of the autoimmune disease.

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Released: 16-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Neurodiversity Awareness in the National Spotlight
George Washington University

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and his son, Gus, went viral when Gus was seen celebrating his dad’s acceptance speech at the DNC. ...

Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: TikTok Heads to Court Over U.S. Ban
George Washington University

Lawyers for the popular social media platform TikTok are headed to court today for a key hearing where they’re intending to block an upcoming ban of the app in the United States. ...

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Election Officials Voice Concern about USPS Causing Problems for Upcoming Election
George Washington University

Election officials are warning in a new letter that problems with the U.S. Postal Service could disenfranchise voters in the upcoming election. ...

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
George Washington University

September is ovarian cancer awareness month, a time to spread the word about risk and prevention, rally for scientific research and make progress toward a cure. ...

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