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7-Apr-2025

Saturn's moon Titan could harbor life, but only a tiny amount, study finds

University of Arizona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Despite its uniquely rich inventory of organic molecules, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may be able to support only a minuscule amount of biomass, if life exists on the moon, according to a study using bioenergetic modeling

Journal: The Planetary Science Journal
Funder: International Space Science Institute

7-Apr-2025

International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 24th Annual Meeting to be held in Seattle, Washington, April 30 to May 3, 2025

Rubenstein Associates, Inc.
Meeting Announcement

The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) will hold its 2025 Annual Meeting – the organization’s 24^th – from Wednesday, April 30 through Saturday, May 3, 2025, bringing together a global, multidisciplinary group of more than 2,000 autism researchers, clinicians, advocates, self-advocates, and students from 53 countries to exchange the latest scientific learnings and discoveries that are advancing the expanding understanding of autism and its complexities. This year’s meeting will be held in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle Convention Center.

7-Apr-2025

Rain barrel basics: Conserving water but not mosquito habitats

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Illinois researchers surveyed residential rain barrels around Champaign County to determine how often mosquitoes took up residence in rain barrels and what preventative measures would most effectively keep mosquitoes out. Taking these preventative measures will reduce potential health risks and ensure that rain barrels remain a safe, effective, and environmentally sustainable tool for managing stormwater runoff.

Journal: Journal of Medical Entomology
Funder: Division of Environmental Biology, Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment

7-Apr-2025

Engaging the next generation of dairy leaders: strategies to inspire and retain undergraduates—especially women—in dairy science programs

Elsevier

A symposium presentation review published in JDS Communications explains how universities play a critical role in guiding the future leaders of the dairy industry into successful and fulfilling careers and highlights achievable strategies to improve the engagement of dairy science undergraduate students.

Journal: JDS Communications

7-Apr-2025

Test predicts which patients with prostate cancer are most likely to develop long-term side effects from radiation therapy

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The test, called PROSTOX, is the first of its kind to use microRNAs to predict toxicity from cancer therapy. It could help prevent the burden of long-term complications by identifying patients most at risk before treatment even begins.

Journal: Clinical Cancer Research
Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute

7-Apr-2025

Improving melanoma treatment by blocking an enzyme

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About 65% of melanoma patients do not respond to immunotherapy. New work by the team of Prof. Max Mazzone (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology) discovered that an enzyme called HPGDS (expressed in a specific subset of macrophages), plays a key role in immunotherapy resistance. Blocking HPGDS may be a new way to overcome immunotherapy resistance in melanoma patients and potentially in other tumors facing similar challenges. The results of this study were published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Journal: Cancer Discovery
Funder: European Research Council, Stichting Tegen Kanker, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

7-Apr-2025

Researchers discover way to predict treatment success for parasitic skin disease

University of Maryland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Findings from a new University of Maryland-led study could help doctors select more effective treatments earlier for patients suffering from leishmaniasis, a disfiguring skin infection.

Journal: Nature Communications