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The Military’s “Uniquely Invisible” Injuries

A troubling report from the Pentagon earlier this year revealed that suicide is the leading cause of death for Army soldiers—a population that is nearly nine times as likely to die by suicide than in combat.  “Suicide in the military continues to be a public health crisis, despite decades of targeted interventions. The rates are persistently higher than in the general population,” says Jayna Moceri-Brooks, an assistant professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing who studies firearm injury prevention and suicide among service members and veterans.




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Recognizing traumatic brain injury as a chronic condition fosters better care over the survivor's lifetime

A commentary, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, calls for traumatic brain injury to be recognized as a chronic condition as are diabetes, asthma, depression and heart failure. To provide comprehensive care for traumatic brain injury throughout individuals' lifespans, the authors propose that coordinated care models they and others have developed, tested and applied to various populations—including older adults, individuals living with depression and post-intensive care unit survivors—be adapted to improve communication and integration between brain injury specialists—including physical medicine and rehabilitation clinicians—and primary care physicians, fostering better long-term patient care for traumatic brain injury survivors and more support for both patients and their families.




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Chronic Brain Trauma Is Extensive in Navy’s Elite Speedboat Crews

The pounding that sailors’ brains take from years of high-speed wave-slamming in the Special Boat Teams can cause symptoms that wreck their careers — and their lives.




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New Cybersecurity Specialist

NRCgov posted a photo:

Tim Marshall is a new cybersecurity specialist in our Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response. He duties include working with regulations, research projects, converting plant controls from analog to digital, and fuel cycle facilities.

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NRC School Supplies Drive

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NRC’s advisory committees representing Asian American, Pacific Islander and Hispanic employees collected 1,500 pencils, 800 pens, 225 highlighters plus headphones, scissors, pocket folders, rulers, glue sticks, crayons, protractors notebooks and more for Wheaton Woods Elementary School, near the agency’s HQ. The annual tradition stretches back some 10 years and is our way of making a small difference for local students.

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NRC Chair Hanson at Mayo Clinic

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Chair Hanson touring parts of the Mayo Clinic’s nuclear medicine and radiation oncology departments and some equipment used for treating cancer and other medical issues.

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Worldwide community of activists protest OverDrive and others forcing DRM upon libraries

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, November 28, 2023 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced its Defective by Design campaign's 17th annual International Day Against DRM (IDAD). It will protest uses of Digital Restrictions Management technology's hold over public libraries around the world, exemplified by corporations like OverDrive and Follett Destiny. IDAD will take place digitally and worldwide on December 8, 2023.




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Hayley Tsukayama will speak about grassroots activism at LibrePlanet 2024




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Alyssa Rosenzweig, who spearheaded the reverse-engineering of Apple's GPU, to keynote LibrePlanet

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- March 27, 2024 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced Alyssa Rosenzweig, who reverse-engineered Apple's current line of graphics processing units (GPU), as keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2024. LibrePlanet 2024: Cultivating Community is the sixteenth edition of the FSF's conference on ethical technology and user freedom and will be held on May 4 and 5 at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA, as well as online.




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FSF adds three highly qualified board members




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Free Software Foundation to serve on "artificial intelligence" safety consortium

BOSTON (October 8, 2024) -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced that it is taking part in the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s consortium on the safety of (so-called) artificial intelligence, particularly with reference to "generative" AI systems. The FSF will ensure the free software perspective is adequately represented in these discussions.




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FSF is working on freedom in machine learning applications

BOSTON (October 22, 2024) -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced today that it is working on a statement of criteria for free machine learning applications, which will require the software, as well as the raw training data and associated scripts, to grant users the four freedoms.




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Tau Levels Linked to Alzheimer's Memory Loss

Alzheimer's patients with high levels of tau and amyloid-beta experience faster cognitive decline.



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Applications of Fluorescence Technology

Modern bioassays tend to fall under three common modalities: colorimetric, luminometric or fluorometric. Colorimetric assays record the amount of light abs



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Dead Cells Release Wound-Healing Signals

Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury and infections.  It promotes healing through immune cell activation to target bacteria and



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Harnessing Automated Insulin Delivery: Case Reports from Marathon Runners with Type 1 Diabetes

How can machine learning help individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D)? This is what a study presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European As



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A New Type of System for Delivering Cargo Into Cells

A sea star oocyte that has been treated with a fluorescent marker of the novel system in shown in this image by D. Nathaniel Clarke



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Enabling diverse applications with the MA900 Cell Sorter

The MA900 Multi-Application Cell Sorter is a versatile and automated system that can transform laboratory workflow, enabling seamless sorting of a range of



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Revealing Why Some Organs Age Faster Than Others

There are different theories of aging, and scientists have found various ways to measure biological age. Mutations that happen in DNA as a result of exposu



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August GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali

Fifteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of August 31, 2024):




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September GNU spotlight with Amin Bandali

Fourteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of September 30, 2024):




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October GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali: Seven new GNU releases!

Seven new GNU releases in the last month (as of October 31, 2024):




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Nothing says end of the year like new GNU Press gear!

Just in time for the winter holidays, the GNU Press shop is open!




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Key Strategies of Successful Coin Listing on Exchange

Listing token on a cryptocurrency exchange is a critical milestone that can significantly impact a project’s visibility, trading volume, and success. The process of listing a token involves more than just filling out an application; it requires careful planning, regulatory compliance, and a well-thought-out strategy to stand out in a competitive landscape. The Importance of […]

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Geomagnetic Storm Brings Northern Lights to Unlikely Locations and Disrupts GPS

How do powerful geomagnetic storms from the Sun influence the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what two separate studies (Karan et al. (2024) and Evans et



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Mitigating Spaceflight Vision Risks: The Role of Portable Ultrasound in Polaris Dawn

How does spaceflight affect vision loss in astronauts for both the short and long term? This is what a combined effort between the upcoming Polaris Dawn mi



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James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Six Likely Rogue Worlds with Dusty Disks

What can rogue planets teach us about the formation and evolution of stars and planets? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal h



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From Abyssal Depths to Astrobiology: How Dark Oxygen Is Shaping Our Understanding of Life

What can deep ocean life teach us about finding life on other worlds? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to address as an int



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BurstCube Satellite Detects First Gamma-Ray Burst in Milestone Achievement

CubeSats have become an excellent way to conduct scientific research on Earth and elsewhere due to their reduced costs and sizes, as some CubeSats are the



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Wobbling Mars: Detecting Dark Matter Through Primordial Black Holes

Could slight wobbles in the orbit of Mars be caused by microscopic black holes that have existed since the Big Bang? This is what a recent study published



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Seeing Our Climactic Future in Fossils

Microscopic marine fossils can reveal more about the climate of the ancient past; what we are experiencing now; and what can happen in the future.



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BurstCube Satellite Detects First Gamma-Ray Burst in Milestone Achievement

CubeSats have become an excellent way to conduct scientific research on Earth and elsewhere due to their reduced costs and sizes, as some CubeSats are the



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Wobbling Mars: Detecting Dark Matter Through Primordial Black Holes

Could slight wobbles in the orbit of Mars be caused by microscopic black holes that have existed since the Big Bang? This is what a recent study published



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Exposure to Malaria Infection During the Day Limits Parasite Growth

Malaria is a life-threatening disease commonly transmitted by mosquitos. Symptoms include fever, chills, vomiting, headaches, abdominal pain, and rapid hea




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A Name Change & New Insights for a Common Type of Liver Disease

A colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a Kupffer cell. / Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego.




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The High Price of Holding on to Outdated LIMS Systems

In an era when laboratories are experiencing a surge in test volume and facing increasing demands for efficiency, accuracy, and compliance, reliance on man




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Lignans, a plant-based compound, may have protective effects against type 2 diabetes

Lignans are plant-based compounds that, once ingested, are converted into enterolignans by gut bacteria. These enterolignans, particularly enterolactone, a




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Specialized Brain Cells Found to Drive Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the brain and spinal cord limiting movement, vision, and others. Known as an autoimmune disorder, this chronic disease of t




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Viral Protein Shapes Linked to Immune-evading Functions

Viruses are invading pathogens that infect host cells and rapidly replicate throughout the body. They carry a small piece of genetic material such as DNA o




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Specialized Cells Protect Against Infection by Reducing Inflammation

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that occurs in the lung, caused by bacteria. It is spread through the air and is preventable and even curable. H




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A Novel Link between Cancer and Aging May Provide a Therapeutic Target

Experts largely acknowledge cancer as a disease of aging.  The intricate relationship between aging and cancer is underscored by their shared mechanis




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An Antibody That Neutralizes All Known COVID Variants is Discovered

SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has mutated endlessly since it burst on the scene in late 2019. An new antibody could help stop it




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Dead Cells Release Wound-Healing Signals

Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury and infections.  It promotes healing through immune cell activation to target bacteria and




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Correlation between intermittent fasting and neuronal insulin resistance

A study recently published in Cell Metabolism examines the effects of intermittent fasting (IF) on neuronal insulin resistance (IR) and cognitive function




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Enabling diverse applications with the MA900 Cell Sorter

The MA900 Multi-Application Cell Sorter is a versatile and automated system that can transform laboratory workflow, enabling seamless sorting of a range of




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DEFINITIVE GUIDE: FAST ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTINGAn overview of today's fast AST technologies. This guide is specially designed for lab professionals and healthcare providers. It of

An overview of today’s fast AST technologies. This guide is specially designed for lab professionals and healthcare providers. It offers insight into




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Immune Cells Surviving Fever-like Temperatures Adapt to Become More Effective

Inflammation represents a long-conserved biological process characterized by the release of chemical messengers that regulate the immune response.  Wh




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The High Price of Holding on to Outdated LIMS Systems

In an era when laboratories are experiencing a surge in test volume and facing increasing demands for efficiency, accuracy, and compliance, reliance on man



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BD PAXgene® Blood ccfDNA Tubes: Transforming Liquid Biopsies

Liquid biopsies have emerged as a powerful tool in modern medicine, enabling non-invasive detection and monitoring of diseases such as cancer. At the foref



  • Genetics & Genomics