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Children's Hospital Los Angeles has opened its new Cardiac Imaging Suite, a 6,650 square foot facility that will improve access, service, and quality of care for cardiac patients featuring state-of-the-art technology that cannot be found at any other pediatric center in the United States. The suite houses the new, FDA-approved Siemens FreeMax 0.55 Tesla MRI system, a first-in-the-nation machine for pediatrics, that will allow for new ways to image children鈥檚 hearts, lungs, and more.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers report that all nine patients in a clinical trial being treated for stage III or IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer), generated a successful anti-cancer immune response after initiation of a personalized cancer vaccine.

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Unfertilized soybean fields with lower soil fertility should be planted earlier than high fertility fields, according to a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study that re-evaluates longtime soil testing. This result comes as a bit of a surprise, says Fred Below, senior author of the study.

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Personalized cancer vaccines (PCVs) train the body鈥檚 immune system to recognize and destroy a threat. In this trial, all nine patients who received multiple doses of the vaccine had an immune response within a three-week period and cancer fighting T cells remained elevated for the duration of the study and for years afterward.

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A nasal vaccine for COVID-19 鈥� based on technology developed at Washington University in St. Louis 鈥� is poised to enter a phase 1 clinical trial in the U.S.

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Tariffs are taking center stage as President Donald Trump proposes聽additional tariffs on goods imported from聽Canada, China, and Mexico. Two Virginia Tech professors explain tariffs, break down arguments for and against them, and discuss how they may impact consumers, markets, and other nations. 聽 Dimitris Tsarouhas is a visiting associate professor and expert on international affairs.

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Where lies the origin of the Indo-European language family? Ron Pinhasi and his team in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna contribute a new piece to this puzzle in collaboration with David Reich's ancient DNA laboratory at Harvard University. They analyzed ancient DNA from 435 individuals from archaeological sites across Eurasia between 6.400鈥�2.000 BCE. They found out that a newly recognized Caucasus-Lower Volga population can be connected to all Indo-European-speaking populations. The new study is published in Nature.

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A computer model of the cellular environment inside the knee developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers sheds light on why women tend to have worse outcomes after knee injuries than men. Their findings, published in Scientific Reports, could facilitate research into new therapies for knee inflammatory disorders and personalized treatments for patients with these conditions.

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In May 2024, Sandia National Laboratories became the first facility within the nuclear security enterprise to provide its employees with access to this powerful new tool with SandiaAI Chat, enabling them to ask sensitive unclassified questions.

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Today's topic is recent guidelines about treatment for people with epilepsy of childbearing potential. The guidelines cover teratogenesis as well as perinatal and neurodevelopmental outcomes after in utero exposure to anti-seizure medications. Sharp Waves spoke with first author Dr. Alison Pack.

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In the medical world, diseases and conditions have sometimes been given inappropriate or even offensive names. The word for epilepsy in many Asian languages translates to stigmatizing terms that neurologists across the region are trying to correct. Sharp Waves interviews Dr. Chong Tin Tan.

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Children鈥檚 National, ranked among the nation鈥檚 top pediatric hospitals, and Virginia Tech, a nationally leading academic research university, aim to deliver transformative advancements to enhance outcomes for children facing devastating cancer diagnoses.

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The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Ho Seong Lee) has successfully developed a high-quality compound semiconductor material for ultra-sensitive SWIR sensors.

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Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has achieved significant milestones at the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-24), the highest decision-making body for telecommunications standardization, by securing six leadership positions.

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Young adults are at higher risk for crashes due to inexperience, risk-taking, and impaired driving. A study examines the link between commuter college students鈥� mental health and crash risk, highlighting the added impact on their education, especially in transit-limited South Florida.

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The February issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology highlights new clinical science and reviews, including joint ACG-ASGE quality indicators for upper GI endoscopy, the first medication for the treatment of at-risk MASH, and a digital gut-directed hypnotherapy program for IBS.

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Sour beers are enjoyed for their tart, complex flavors, but some can require long and complicated brewing processes. Researchers reporting in ACS鈥� Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry brewed new sours in less time using a seemingly strange ingredient: field peas.

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Allergies and asthma are widespread diseases that could arise during embryonal development in the womb. A team led by Empa researcher Tina B眉rki is investigating the possible causes of this. The focus is on nanoplastic particles, which could lead to the development of a hypersensitive immune system in the child.