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Released: 5-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers find biological clues to mental health impacts of prenatal cannabis exposure
Washington University in St. Louis

In research published in Nature Mental Health this month, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis outline the intermediate biological steps that could play into how prenatal cannabis exposure leads to behavioral issues down the line.

27-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Can Inflammation in Early Adulthood Affect Memory, Thinking in Middle Age?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Having higher levels of inflammation in your 20s and 30s may be linked to having memory and thinking problems at middle age, according to a study published in the July 3, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study looked at levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the blood.

1-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Experimental drug supercharges medicine that reverses opioid overdose
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, with collaborators at the University of Florida and Stanford University, identified a compound that, in mice, makes naloxone much more effective at counteracting a drug overdose.

Released: 2-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Celine Dion Shares Details of Her Diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome
George Washington University

In an exclusive interview with NBC’s TODAY show, the iconic singer Celine Dion details her experience living with Stiff Person Syndrome. ...

Released: 2-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Giuliani Disbarred Amid Defamation Case and Election Lies
George Washington University

Rudolph W. Giuliani, former New York City mayor and ally of former president Donald Trump, has been disbarred by a New York State appellate court. ...

Newswise: COVID-19 pandemic tied to low birth weight for infants in India, study shows
Released: 2-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
COVID-19 pandemic tied to low birth weight for infants in India, study shows
University of Notre Dame

The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from Santosh Kumar, associate professor of development and global health economics at the Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame.

20-Jun-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Mercy Medical Center First in Mid-Atlantic Region to Offer Orthopedic Patients New Mixed Reality Technology Platform for Shoulder Surgery
Mercy Medical Center

Nationally recognized for orthopedic surgery, Mercy Medical Center is now the first in the mid-Atlantic region to offer shoulder arthroplasty using a new mixed reality technology platform known as Blueprint Mixed Reality (MR) Guidance, developed by Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies.

Newswise: What Was Behind the 2021-2022 Energy Crisis Within Europe?
28-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
What Was Behind the 2021-2022 Energy Crisis Within Europe?
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

A team of researchers had already been working with electricity price data for years before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, exploring statistics and developing forecasting methods. Now they zero in on how prices in different countries relate and how countries were affected by the energy crisis and address the interdependencies of different markets.

Newswise: NASA’s Webb Captures Celestial Fireworks Around Forming Star
Released: 2-Jul-2024 10:10 AM EDT
NASA’s Webb Captures Celestial Fireworks Around Forming Star
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is celebrating U.S. Independence Day with an observation of the protostar, hidden inside the dark molecular cloud L1527 in mid-infrared light, as it evolves. This vibrant new view highlights the behavior of this young object and traces the different concentrations of gas and dust surrounding the protostar.

Released: 2-Jul-2024 9:00 AM EDT
American Indian/Alaska Native patients less likely to undergo breast reconstruction
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women with breast cancer have consistently lower rates of breast reconstruction after mastectomy compared to non-Hispanic White women, reports a paper in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Released: 1-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Beck on Moody v. NetChoice & NetChoice v. Paxton decisions
University of Georgia

Marshall Chair of Constitutional Law Randy Beck has offered insight on the U.S. Supreme Court decisions reagrding Moody v. NetChoice & NetChoice v. Paxton

Released: 1-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
SCOTUS Ruling Upholds Emergency Abortions for Now
George Washington University

Last week the Supreme Court ruled that, at least temporarily, the Emergency Medical Treatment Act’s basic guarantee of hospital emergency care will once again go back into effect for pregnant women... ...

Newswise: Scientists probe chilling behavior of promising solid-state cooling material
Released: 1-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Scientists probe chilling behavior of promising solid-state cooling material
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A research team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has bridged a knowledge gap in atomic-scale heat motion. This new understanding holds promise for enhancing materials to advance an emerging technology called solid-state cooling.

Released: 28-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Moon ‘swirls’ could be magnetized by unseen magmas
Washington University in St. Louis

In a laboratory setting, experimental petrologists at Washington University recreated the magnetizing reactions that could be causing the mysterious, light-colored features on the Moon’s surface, known as lunar swirls.

Released: 28-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Iranians Vote in Snap Presidential Election
George Washington University

The election follows the sudden death of president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a plane crash on May 19, 2024. ...

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Released: 28-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
June Research Highlights Newsletter
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai has published a roundup of its latest medical discoveries and faculty news for June 2024.

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Newswise: Printed sensors in soil could help farmers improve crop yields and save money
Released: 27-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Printed sensors in soil could help farmers improve crop yields and save money
University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have developed low-cost sensors that allow for real-time, continuous monitoring of nitrate in soil types that are common in Wisconsin. These printed electrochemical sensors could enable farmers to make better informed nutrient management decisions and reap economic benefits.

Released: 27-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: NBC News will use AI-generated version of Al Michaels' voice for Paris Olympics programming
George Washington University

NBC News is bringing a legendary sports broadcaster to the Olympics, but not in the way we might be expecting. ...

Released: 27-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: SCOTUS Rules to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho
George Washington University

The Supreme Court has ruled to allow emergency abortions in Idaho at least for now. ...



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