Newswise Top Picks: Research

Father's Mental Health Can Impact Children for Years

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:25:40 EST

Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, Rutgers Health researchers find

Game-Changing AI-Powered Model Predicts Post-Concussion Injury Risk in College Athletes

University of Delaware — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:00:26 EST

Researchers have developed an AI-driven machine learning model that can predict post-concussion injury risk in athletes with 95% accuracy, analyzing more than 100 variables. The machine's algorithm has potential beyond sports, including the ability to predict fall risk in patients with Parkinson's disease.

In Remote Tanzania, Research Expedition Uncovers Critically Endangered Species and Paves the Way for Country's First-Ever Offshore MPA

Wildlife Conservation Society — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:50:36 EST

A first-of-its-kind research expedition to Latham Island has unveiled one of Tanzania's most ecologically significant marine ecosystems, with thriving seabird colonies, critically endangered sharks, and climate-resilient coral reefs.

Protein That Stops Cell Division Could Serve as a Biomarker or Therapeutic Target for Liver Disease

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:50:28 EST

A stress-response protein, CDKN1A, may serve as a biomarker or therapeutic target for MASLD, new research in The FASEB Journal shows. Its expression correlated with disease severity across patient datasets and animal models.

Scientists Identify Agent of Transformation In Protein Blobs That Morph From Liquid to Solid

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:00:00 EST

An international research collaboration led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists that examined microscopic blobs of protein found in human cells has discovered that some morph from an almost honey-like substance to a hard candy-like solid. These mysterious droplets, known as biomolecular condensates, solidify when they carry a high proportion of the protein alpha-synuclein, the scientists reported in Science Advances. Clumps of alpha-synuclein are commonly found in the brain cells of people with Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative brain disorder.

Cedars-Sinai Marks 15 Years of Regenerative Medicine

Cedars-Sinai — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:59 EST

The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute is marking its 15th anniversary by further expanding its commitment to research, development of cell-based human models and therapies, and education with three new leadership appointments and the creation of a master's degree program.

Pump-Induced Stimulated Superradiant Smith-Purcell Radiation with Ultra-Narrow Linewidth

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:35:11 EST

Free electron lasers have unique advantages of high power, wide frequency tunablility and et al, however, they face challenge in narrowing the spectral linewidth. Scientists in China proposed and realized the pump-induced stimulated superradiant Smith-Purcell radiation (PIS-SPR) and achieved an ultra-narrow spectral linewidth of 0.3 kHz at ~0.3 THz in a compact device.

AACR: MD Anderson's John Weinstein elected Fellow of the AACR Academy

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:49 EST

John N. Weinstein, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and professor of Systems Biology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has been elected to the 2025 class of Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy in recognition of decades of combined laboratory and computational work pioneering multi-omic molecular profiling, including the introduction of new laboratory techniques, clustered heat maps, and early innovations in artificial intelligence for cancer drug discovery.

AACR: MD Anderson's John Weinstein elected Fellow of the AACR Academy

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:49 EST

Dr. Cliff Megerian Represents University Hospitals at U.S. Health and Human Services Roundtable

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:30:14 EST

University Hospitals CEO Cliff A. Megerian, MD, FACS, Jane and Henry Meyer Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair, attended a high-level roundtable Thursday, April 17, hosted by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington, D.C.

Roswell Park Researchers to Discuss Recent Discoveries and Critical Issues in Oncology at AACR 2025

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:55:38 EST

Researchers from Roswell Park will report their latest findings to colleagues from around the world at the 2025 annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Chicago, Illinois, April 25-30.

Comfortable in (bio)printed skin

University of Pretoria — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:50:51 EST

Wound healing has been termed "an overlooked burden and a silent epidemic" due to the significant financial strain that it places on healthcare systems, let alone the unquantifiable human cost.

Comfortable in (bio)printed skin

University of Pretoria — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:50:51 EST

Wound healing has been termed "an overlooked burden and a silent epidemic" due to the significant financial strain that it places on healthcare systems, let alone the unquantifiable human cost.

Monell Center Study Identifies GLP-1 Therapies as a Possible Treatment for Rare Genetic Disorder Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

Monell Chemical Senses Center — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:45:00 EST

Monell Center investigators identified that GLP-1R agonists, a class of drugs currently used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity, as a promising therapeutic for managing the metabolic complications associated with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS), a rare genetic disorder characterized by early-onset obesity, compulsive eating, and cognitive impairments. They used a genetically engineered mouse model of BBS that displayed the hallmark features of the condition.

Disrupting 'Communication' with Plants Could Limit Cyst Nematode Infections

Iowa State University — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:15:34 EST

A new study co-authored by an Iowa State University professor opens new avenues for combatting soybean cyst nematodes, the most damaging pest for U.S. soybean crops.

Key Enzyme in Lipid Metabolism Linked to Immune System Aging

University of California San Diego — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:30:02 EST

New research suggests that decreased activity of ELOVL2 -- a key enzyme in lipid metabolism -- accelerates white blood cell aging and alters genes associated with the onset of blood cancers.

Groundbreaking Study Uncovers How Our Brain Learns

University of California San Diego — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:00:00 EST

How do we learn new things? Neurobiologists using cutting-edge visualization techniques have revealed how changes across our synapses and neurons unfold. The findings depict how information is processed in our brain's circuitry, offering insights for neurological disorders and brain-like AI systems.

FAU Designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research

Florida Atlantic University — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:30:12 EST

FAU has been recognized as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) by the National Security Agency (NSA) and its partners in the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C).

A Smart Wearable for Ear-Based High-Precision Health Sensing

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:15:12 EST

Wearables such as smartwatches, fitness trackers, or data glasses have become an integral part of our everyday lives. They record health data, monitor your sleep, or calculate your calorie consumption. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed the open-source platform "OpenEarable." It integrates a multitude of sensors into wireless earphones with the aim to enhance health measurements and safety applications in medicine, industry, and everyday life. The scientists are currently presenting their platform at Hannover Messe from March 31 to April 4.

Metamaterials: Highly Twisted Rods Store Large Amounts of Energy

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:40:53 EST

An international research team coordinated at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has developed mechanical metamaterials with a high elastic energy density. Highly twisted rods that deform helically provide these metamaterials with a high stiffness and enable them to absorb and release large amounts of elastic energy. The researchers conducted simple compression experiments to confirm the initial theoretical results. Their findings have been published in the science journal Nature. (DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08658-z)

New Book Explores the Co-Creation of Service Value in Data-Driven Digital Health Platforms

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:15:35 EST

The digital health sector is evolving rapidly, with data analytics playing an increasingly important role in shaping the future of healthcare delivery. A newly released work offers an in-depth look at how doctors, patients, and platforms collaborate to create value within this rapidly growing field. This timely publication provides critical insights for healthcare providers, platform managers, and policymakers, offering strategies to optimize service delivery and improve user engagement. It also forecasts the future trajectory of internet-based health platforms, presenting a comprehensive vision of how they will evolve in the coming years.

Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet for April 2025

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:55:56 EST

Tackling high-grade neuroendocrine tumors, unlocking the mysteries of kidney cancer metabolism, making comprehensive cancer services more accessible, emerging trends after an FDA committee ruling favors using a new endpoint in multiple myeloma trials, and more are in this month's tip sheet from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

It's Time to Jam

Brookhaven National Laboratory — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:10:26 EST

In February, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in cooperation with OpenAI, an American artificial intelligence research company, launched the first-of-its-kind 1,000 Scientist AI Jam Session.

A Step Toward Harnessing Clean Energy From Falling Rainwater

American Chemical Society (ACS) — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:00:00 EST

Water flowing over some surfaces can gain or lose charge. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have harnessed the phenomenon to generate electricity from rain-like droplets moving through a tube. They demonstrate a new kind of flow that makes enough power to light 12 LEDs.

Climate-Related Trauma Can Have Lasting Effects on Decision-Making, Study Finds

University of California San Diego — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:00:00 EST

A new study from UC San Diego suggests that climate trauma -- such as experiencing a devastating wildfire -- can have lasting effects on cognitive function.