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How and Why Do Earthquakes Occur? A Deep-Sea Hunt Seeks Answers
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#earthquakes #geology #oceanfloor
How and Why Do Earthquakes Occur? A Deep-Sea Hunt Seeks Answers | Newswise
A University of Delaware-led team is wrapping up a 32-day ocean expedition studying the slow-moving Chain Transform Fault in the equatorial Atlantic. Using seismometers and an underwater vehicle, her ...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Cedars-Sinai Heart Scientists Earn Top National Honors
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#AmericanHeartAssociation #heartscientists #nationalhonors #smidtheartinstitute #CellTherapy #humanheartcells #clinicalproteomics #proteins #HypertensionResearch #pregnancyhypertension #preeclampsia #stroke
Cedars-Sinai Heart Scientists Earn Top National Honors | Newswise
The American Heart Association has selected Cedars-Sinai heart scientists to receive notable honors.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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How a Wild Grapevine Gene Helps Plants Survive Freezing Stress
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#coldtolerance #vitisamurensis #grapevines #GeneRegulation #plantscience
How a Wild Grapevine Gene Helps Plants Survive Freezing Stress | Newswise
Cold stress severely limits grapevine survival and fruit production. In this study, scientists discovered that the transcription factor VaWRKY65 plays a pivotal role in helping Vitis amurensis withsta...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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AI Breakthrough in Agriculture: ChatLD Uses Language Models to Diagnose Crop Diseases Without Training Data
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#Synbio #agriculturaldisease #agriculture
AI Breakthrough in Agriculture: ChatLD Uses Language Models to Diagnose Crop Diseases Without Training Data | Newswise
A research team has developed ChatLeafDisease (ChatLD) — a training-free crop disease classification framework built on the GPT-4o large language model (LLM) with Chain-of-Thought (CoT) prompting.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Data-Driven Risk Stratification Guides Childhood Brain Tumor Treatment, Reducing Side Effects
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#medulloblastoma #treatmenttoxicities #treatmentintensity #NeuroOncology
Data-Driven Risk Stratification Guides Childhood Brain Tumor Treatment, Reducing Side Effects | Newswise
Scientists at St. Jude analyzed medulloblastoma data to better understand treatment needs, lowering treatment intensity and toxicity and sharing the approach in an online portal.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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New Study Reveals Persistent Illegal Trade in Protected Sharks, Calls to Strengthen World’s Wildlife-Trade Treaty to Prevent Extinctions
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#internationaltrade #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #extinction #sharks
November 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Chula ARi Pilots Model Community to Tackle the Looming Aging Boom
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#elderlycare #OlderAdultCare #AgingSociety#community #InterdisciplinaryResearch #research #thailand #thai #AgingPopulation #seniorcitizens #RehabilitationCare #PublicHealth
Chula ARi Pilots Model Community to Tackle the Looming Aging Boom  | Newswise
Chula ARi, an integrated interdisciplinary project for an urban aging society, uses research to return data to communities and co-develop a comprehensive elderly care model covering economics, society...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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These Dental Patients Were Left Behind. These Clinics Changed That
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#dentalschool #dentistlife #dentalcare #dentalcareaccess #dentalhealth #dentalhealthcare #PublicHealth
These Dental Patients Were Left Behind. These Clinics Changed That | Newswise
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine has renamed their clinics that treat patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities Tufts Special Care Dental Clinics. This is a unique partnershi...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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It’s Not Just Diet: Where a Child Lives Also Raises Type 2 Diabetes Risk
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#neighborhood #GreenSpaces #RiskIndicators #prevention #PublicHealth #nutrition #obesity #childhoodobesity
It’s Not Just Diet: Where a Child Lives Also Raises Type 2 Diabetes Risk | Newswise
Type 2 diabetes is surging in children, now making up 24% to 45% of youth diabetes cases – up from just 1% to 2% before the mid-1990s. While obesity remains the top risk factor, new research shows ear...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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UTEP Dinosaur Discovery Extends Known Range of Ancient Species
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#tenontosaurus #dinosaurs #fossils #westtexas
UTEP Dinosaur Discovery Extends Known Range of Ancient Species | Newswise
Fossil fragments found on University-owned land in Hudspeth County, Texas
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Cedars-Sinai Experts Present Research at 2025 Liver Meeting
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#californialiver #autoimmuneliverdiseases #immunotherapy #CholestaticLiverDisease #coffeeandliverhealth #HepatocellularCarcinoma #cirrhosis #cedarssinai #hepatology #livercancer #gastroenterology
Cedars-Sinai Experts Present Research at 2025 Liver Meeting | Newswise
Cedars-Sinai hepatology experts are available for media interviews throughout the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases’ annual Liver Meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7-11, 2025.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Can China Lead on Climate? UC San Diego Professor Michael Davidson Explains
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#decarbonization #cleanenergy #greenhousegas #emissions #EnergySecurity
Can China Lead on Climate? UC San Diego Professor Michael Davidson Explains | Newswise
China has just unveiled a new set of climate targets that will shape the pace of global decarbonization for years to come. As the United States steps back from climate leadership, the world’s attentio...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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The Itch - How Dupilumab Reduces Mucus Burden in Asthma - VESTIGE Trial
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#asthma #mucus #inflammation #LungFunction #respiratorydisease
The Itch - How Dupilumab Reduces Mucus Burden in Asthma - VESTIGE Trial | Newswise
This episode was created in collaboration with, and first posted on, The Itch podcast.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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From Degradation to Restoration: Remote Sensing Tracks Asia’s Struggle for Sustainable Drylands
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#sustainabledevelopmentgoals #ecology #geography #deforestation #drylands #ClimateStress #sustainabledevelopment
From Degradation to Restoration: Remote Sensing Tracks Asia’s Struggle for Sustainable Drylands | Newswise
Across Asia’s vast drylands, a new study reveals a critical imbalance between degradation and recovery. Researchers analyzed two decades of satellite data and developed an integrated ecohealth-neutral...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Lost or Leading the Way? Rare Birds May Signal Shifting Migration Routes
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#songbirds #migration #vagrants #ornithology #populationecology #speciesdistribution
Lost or Leading the Way? Rare Birds May Signal Shifting Migration Routes | Newswise
Most birders are excited to see and chase vagrants. They represent an unusual occurrence and offer a chance to observe a species outside of its usual range.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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AC Instead of DC: A Game-Changer for VR Headsets and Near-Eye Displays
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#LED #virtualreality #neareyedisplays #headsets #games
AC Instead of DC: A Game-Changer for VR Headsets and Near-Eye Displays | Newswise
LEDs are essential components in near-eye displays like virtual reality and augmented reality headsets and smart glasses, along with electronics like cameras and medical equipment. In Applied Physics ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Researchers Take Youth Substance Use Prevention Into Rural Communities
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#substanceabuse #teenagerslife #youthempowerment #ruralareas #RuralCommunities #drugsafety #drugprevention #treatment
Researchers Take Youth Substance Use Prevention Into Rural Communities | Newswise
West Virginia University public health researchers are working collaboratively with local partners, like county health departments, to stop drug use in youth before it starts, driving federal grant mo...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Lung Cancer Experts Available for Interviews
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#lungcancer #LungCancerAwarenessMonth #cancer
Lung Cancer Experts Available for Interviews | Newswise
If you’re working on a lung cancer story for Lung Cancer Awareness Month or other projects, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System, has several experts av...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Distracting Adults During Task Makes Them Behave Like Children
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#childdevelopment #workingmemory #childhood #ATTENTION #childrenhealth
Distracting Adults During Task Makes Them Behave Like Children | Newswise
Researchers have known that children often don’t focus on tasks and tend to “over explore” instead of paying attention to what they should be doing. However, why they do that has remained unknown. In ...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Genomic Selection a Crucial Tool for Meeting Future Challenges in Agriculture
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#genomicselection #cropbreeding #agriculture #climatechange #geneticsandgenomicsciences #foodproduction
Genomic Selection a Crucial Tool for Meeting Future Challenges in Agriculture | Newswise
Developing high-yielding, nutritious and climate-resilient crops is vital to safeguard the future of global food production. Genomic selection will play an important role.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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The Value of Physical Intelligence: How Iowa State Researchers Are Working to Safely Advance the Capabilities of Humanoid Robots
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#humanoidrobot #AI #robotics #artificialintelligence #robot
The Value of Physical Intelligence: How Iowa State Researchers Are Working to Safely Advance the Capabilities of Humanoid Robots | Newswise
Iowa State researchers are working to develop and test new methods that could help advance the physical intelligence and capabilities of humanoid robots while also prioritizing the development of safe...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Tufts Veterinarian Helps Produce First Purebred Herdwick Sheep Born in U.S.
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#theriogenology #farming #animalhealth #sheep #veterinary
Tufts Veterinarian Helps Produce First Purebred Herdwick Sheep Born in U.S. | Newswise
Tufts Veterinarian helps produce first purebred Herdwick sheep born in U.S.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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From Battlefield to Home: How War Fuels Family Aggression
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#PoliticalViolence #armedforces #SocialSciences #psychologicalscience #socialresearch #PoliticalScience
From Battlefield to Home: How War Fuels Family Aggression | Newswise
Families exposed to war and political violence are more likely to behave aggressively toward each other, impacting all areas of children's lives even after the immediate threat of armed conflict has p...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Kids Have High Trust of Scientists, Despite TV Depictions
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#children #television #superheroes #scientists #trustinscience
Kids Have High Trust of Scientists, Despite TV Depictions | Newswise
Young children have a lot of trust in scientists, and watching superhero TV shows with villainous researchers has little impact – and only in certain situations, a new study shows. Findings showed tha...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Familiar Voices May Help Keep ICU Delirium at Bay
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#icudelirium #ABCDEFBundle #criticalcare #mechanicalventilation #nursingcare #nurses #ICU #hospital #universityofmiami
Familiar Voices May Help Keep ICU Delirium at Bay | Newswise
The innovative use of recorded messages from a family member to provide reorientation information on an hourly basis during the daytime to a critically ill patient receiving mechanical ventilation hel...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM