ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, May 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command issued the following news: By Brian Feeney Skin. It is the largest organ in the human body and the first line of defense against chemical agents. With that in mind, Priscilla Lee, a U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) bioengineering researcher wanted to see if skin could be 3D printed for research purposes. She knew she needed to fin  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 15 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Forsyth County EMS have launched a program, believed to be the first in North Carolina, designed to improve outcomes for patients suffering from cardiac arrest. The innovative program, called eCPR, is designed specifically for patients in Forsyth County who experience sudden cardiac arrest caused by a life-threatening irregular heart rhythm, and wh  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 18 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's annual Heart of a Champion events will offer free sports-specific health screenings and educational programs to student-athletes at area high schools that participate in the health system's Athletic Training Outreach Program. The screenings will be held at locations in Winston-Salem, High Point and North Wilkesboro and will include a review of the st  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 18 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: The Big 12 will have two programs in the semifinal round for the third time in four years in the 2024 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship as TCU and Texas advanced to the Final Four. Both programs also competed in the 2023 semifinals. TCU moved on to the next round first with a 5-0 sweep against No. 5 Kentucky for its sixth Final Four appearance in program history. After taking the doubl  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced eight new Biden-Harris Administration appointees joining the DOE team to work alongside U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in combating climate change and helping the United States achieve President Biden's ambitious clean energy goals. With these new hires, DOE appointees continue to make up an historically diverse team with 59% women, 59% people of colo  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 15 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: During his freshman year, John Billos visited Wake Forest's Office of Personal and Career Development to refine his resume. He met with career counselors, planned his summer internships and honed his networking skills. Senior year, he enrolled in one of Wake Forest's half-semester, for-credit, career planning courses which helped him to think strategically about his career beyond his first job. During hi  more

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, May 17 -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following news: The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is proud to announce its selection of IMF Medical Student Scholars for Health Equity in Myeloma for 2024. Twelve students, several of whom are from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), have been paired with 12 myeloma experts who are dedicated to health equity - together they are conducting 12 projects in health disparities in myelom  more

IRVINE, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Novel findings among elders at risk for Alzheimer's open door to personalized interventions * * * A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during the rapid-eye-movement stage and the severity of verbal memory impairment in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Verbal memory refe  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 16 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release: A new study shows a link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during rapid eye movement (REM) and the severity of verbal memory impairment in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. The findings appear online in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy. The study involved 81 middle-aged and older adults from the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center of whom 62% were f  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 14 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: FEATURED NEWS Why some people receiving federal benefits don't consider themselves poor By Sherri Lawson Clark | The Conversation Cultural anthropology professor Sherri Lawson Clark's research takes her into the homes and neighborhoods of people living in poverty in cities and rural communities throughout the U.S. "To better understand their day-to-day lives, I also have spent time in grocery stores, c  more