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Federal Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2024-12-12 ( 7 items )  
Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: DEC. 11, 2024 The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for November 2024. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaboration with economists affiliated with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Fed more PR

NIH Research Reveals New Insights About How 'Bad' Cholesterol Works in the Body (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news: * * * Findings could pave the way for more personalized treatments for cardiovascular disease * * * National Institute of Health (NIH) scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how "bad" cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or LDL-C, builds up in the body. The researchers were able to show for the first tim more PR

NIH: Science Update - Placental Gene Therapy Corrects Fetal Growth Complication in Guinea Pig Model, According to NICHD-Supported Study (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news: Therapy produces growth factor that restores fetal weight without negative side effects An experimental gene therapy that boosts production of a growth factor in the placenta restores fetal weight in a guinea pig model of fetal growth restriction--a pregnancy complication that can lead to preterm birth and stil more PR

NIH: Science Update - Potential Screening Method for Autism Spectrum Disorder Analyzes Movements, NICHD Study Suggests (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news: Analysis of children's movements could play a role in identifying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) early, suggests a small study conducted by researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Using deep learning, artificial intelligence methods to analyze t more PR

NOAA: Revolutionizing Ocean Science - Four Scientists Share Perspectives on the 25th Anniversary of the Argo Program (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: In the summer of 2024, a robotic Argo float collected data on ocean temperature and salinity from a 10-day dive through the water column. This data profile of the ocean marked the three millionth collected by the global array of Argo floats over the past 25 years. NOAA is a leader in the international Argo Program, and through the Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Prog more PR

Protein's Unique Flexibility May Help It Respond When Viruses Attack (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- The National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research Institute issued the following news: If anything in nature is a well-oiled machine, it's the cell. And if you pop open the hood of the cell, all those interlocking gears -- constantly revolving to make the cell tick -- are proteins. Let's say all the gears have square teeth, but on one gear, the teeth suddenly become round or longer. Does the machine come to a screeching halt? Changes in the DNA seq more PR

U.S. Election Assistance Commission: State and Local Election Officials From Across the Country Highlight Successes and Challenges at the EAC's 2024 Post-Election Hearing (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued the following news release: * * * The EAC Commissioners also Unanimously Approve Appointment of Camden Kelliher as General Counsel * * * WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) hosted a 2024 Post-Election Hearing at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Ballot Processing Center. During the livestreamed event, state and local election officials joined the EAC's Commis more PR