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13-Jan-2025

Chornobyl dogs’ genetic differences not due to mutation

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic differences between dog populations in Chornobyl City and the nearby Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

Journal: PLOS One

13-Jan-2025

$3.9 million grant seeks to expand primary care and rural tracks for medical student training in Arizona

University of Arizona Health Sciences
Grant and Award Announcement

Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the United States, but it is facing critical shortage of primary care physicians. Today, Arizona currently ranks 42^nd in primary care access and will need 1,941 primary care physicians by 2030 to meet growing demand, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Funder: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

13-Jan-2025

Deep dive into genome of dogs within Chornobyl Exclusion Zone shows genetic differences are not due to mutations

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic differences between dog populations in Chornobyl City and the nearby Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), The study has implications for understanding the effects of environmental contamination on populations over time.

Journal: PLOS One

13-Jan-2025

Global collaboration funds new projects to advance cancer detection technologies

Rice University
Grant and Award Announcement

The Center for Innovation and Translation of Point of Care Technologies for Equitable Cancer Care (CITEC) has announced its inaugural group of subawardees, marking a significant milestone in its mission to develop and disseminate innovative technologies for cancer detection and treatment, particularly in low-resource settings.

13-Jan-2025

Retirement may lead to a deterioration in mental health, and alcohol use may worsen the issue, says new study

Taylor & Francis Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Retirees show more signs of depression than those who are still working – and heavy drinking may make their symptoms worse, a new study tracking tens of thousands of over-50s in the U.S reveals.

Journal: Aging & Mental Health

13-Jan-2025

Study uses design features of the ICU to evaluate delirium

Boston University School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

ICU delirium can be associated with a multitude of factors including underlying and acute medical conditions, pharmacologic agents or treatment regimens like surgery. Currently there is no definitive consensus on drug interventions that aid in the prevention of delirium or its treatment.

While there has been some evidence that the ICU environment plays a role in delirium, more research is needed to understand this association. In a new study from Mass General Brigham and collaborators at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, researchers found windowed patient rooms were associated with an increase in the odds of developing delirium, when compared to patient rooms without windows.

Journal: Critical Care Medicine

13-Jan-2025

Fabrication and high temperature electrical conductivity of polymer-derived SiHfBCN ceramic coating: A wireless surface acoustic wave sensor material?

Tsinghua University Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Wireless surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors hold great promise for in-situ, real-time monitoring and accurately assessing the health status of hot-end components. However, the thin-film electrode as the SAW sensor core unit with excellent high-temperature conductivity, stability, and oxidation resistance is still a challenge, especially in ultra-high temperature harsh environments. Polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) method has attracted great attention because of the advantages of rapid preparation of film and adjustable thickness of film. PDC SiHfBCN ceramics have been proved promising ceramics for ultra-high-temperature applications due to excellent high-temperature stability and oxidation resistance up to 1500 °C. However, the high-temperature electrical conductivity of PDC SiHfBCN ceramic coating, especially above 1000 °C, have not been reported yet. The relationship between microstructure and electrical conductivity at high temperatures was established to explain the conductive mechanism for the first time.

Journal: Journal of Advanced Ceramics