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Medical News Active-Duty Military Find PTSD Relief Through Individual Cognitive Therapy Although both group and individual therapy can ease post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in active-duty military service members, individual therapy relieved PTSD symptoms better and quicker, according to a study led by a Duke University Sc... – Duke Health JAMA Psychiatry; W81XWH-08-02-0116, W81XWH-08-02-109, W81XWH-08-02-0114 Embargo expired on 23-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET In Highly Lethal Type of Leukemia, Cancer Gene Predicts Treatment Response Patients with the most lethal form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) – based on genetic profiles of their cancers – typically survive for only four to six months after diagnosis, even with aggressive chemotherapy. But new research indicates that su... – Washington University in St. Louis The New England Journal of Medicine, Nov. 24, 2016 Embargo expired on 23-Nov-2016 at 17:00 ET Study Finds Link Between Surgery and Guillain-Barré Syndrome A new study suggests that having surgery may be linked to developing Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) for people with cancer or autoimmune disorders. The study, published in the November 23, 2016, online issue of Neurology® Clinical Practice, a medica... – American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Embargo expired on 23-Nov-2016 at 14:00 ET Gut’s Microbial Community Shown to Influence Host Gene Expression Writing online this week (Nov. 23, 2016) in the journal Molecular Cell, a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison describes new research helping tease out the mechanics of how the gut microbiome communicates with the cells of its... – University of Wisconsin-Madison Molecular Cell Nov 23 2016 Embargo expired on 23-Nov-2016 at 12:00 ET Medicare Beneficiaries Face High Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Treatment Beneficiaries of Medicare who develop cancer and don’t have supplemental health insurance incur out-of-pocket expenditures for their treatments averaging one-quarter of their income with some paying as high as 63 percent, according to results of a ... – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health JAMA Oncology; K01AG041763 Embargo expired on 23-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET Going Beyond Genetics Yields Clues to Challenging Childhood Brain Cancer When traditional sequencing yielded no genetic drivers, pediatric cancer researchers identified changes at the epigenetic level that suggest a critical marker for predicting prognosis. – University of Michigan Health System Science Translational Medicine ; CA181475; GM110174; CA196539 Embargo expired on 23-Nov-2016 at 14:00 ET Biomarker Identified to Aid in Prognosis of Pediatric Ependymomas A multi-institutional group of researchers, led by investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Michigan, have identified a simple and inexpensive tool for assessing the prognosis of pediatric brain tumors called ependymom... – Childrens Hospital Los Angeles K08 CA181475; RO1GM110174; P01CA196539; DRG-2195-14; P30 CA008748 Embargo expired on 23-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET Rutgers Study Finds That Generation X at Greater Risk of Stroke Than Baby Boomers Older baby boomers—those born between 1945 and 1954—are the “stroke-healthiest generation,” according to a Rutgers study that found the lowest incidence of ischemic stroke in this age group within the past 20 years. In contrast, the rate of s... – Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Journal of the American Heart Association Embargo expired on 23-Nov-2016 at 16:00 ET Enzyme's 'Editing' Preferences Have Implications for Infertility and Cancer To "turn off" particular regions of genes or protect them from damage, DNA strands can wrap around small proteins, called histones, keeping out all but the most specialized molecular machinery. Now, new research shows how an enzyme called KDM4B "read... – Johns Hopkins Medicine Nature Communications; 2R37GM059785/P250VA, R01GM106024, U01GM098248, 15POST25680060 Targeting Breast Cancer Metabolism to Fight the Disease How does a cancer cell burn calories? New research from Thomas Jefferson University shows that breast cancer cells rely on a different process for turning fuel into energy than normal cells. The results were recently published in the Journal of Biolo... – Thomas Jefferson University Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2016; NCI K08-CA175193; NCI 5 P30 CA-56036; PI13/0096 Vestibular Function Declines Starting at Age 40 A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that vestibular thresholds begin to double every 10 years above the age of 40, representing a decline in our ability to receive sensory information about motion, balance and spatial or... – Massachusetts Eye and Ear Frontiers in Neurology; National Institutes of Health R01-DC01458 ; National Institutes of Health R01-DC014924 Gene Mutation Linked to Early Onset of Parkinson’s Disease in Caucasians A defect in a gene that produces dopamine in the brain appears to accelerate the onset of Parkinson’s disease, according to new research from Iowa State University. The effect is particularly dramatic for young-to-middle-age adults. – Iowa State University Neurobiology of Aging Immune System Influenced by Social Status, but Access to Resources Not to Blame Low social status alone can alter immune regulation, even in the absence of variation in access to resources, health care, and at-risk behaviours for health. This is the conclusion of a new Canadian-American study published in Science. – Universite de Montreal Science, Nov. 25, 2016; Fonds de recherche du Québec; National Institutes of Health; the National Science Foundation; Canada Research Chairs Program, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada... Successfully Treating Genetically Determined Autoimmune Enteritis Using targeted immunotherapy, doctors have succeeded in curing a type of autoimmune enteritis caused by a recently discovered genetic mutation. This report comes from researchers at the Department of Biomedicine of the University of Basel and Univers... – University of Basel Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2016) Connection Found Between Memory Mechanisms and Resistance to Epilepsy A study led jointly by research student Elham Taha from the laboratory of Prof. Kobi Rosenblum at the University of Haifa, and Christopher Heise from the laboratory of Professor Carlo Sala at the University of Milan, in cooperation with other Europea... – University of Haifa Cerebral Cortex Depression in Young People Affects the Stomach, Anxiety the Skin Mental disorders and physical diseases frequently go hand in hand. For the first time, psychologists at the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have identified temporal patterns in young people: arthritis and diseases of the digestive syst... – University of Basel Plos One (2016) Suicide Rates Drop Among Members of White Mountain Apache Tribe Deaths by suicide among the White Mountain Apache in Arizona dropped by nearly 40 percent between 2006 and 2012 compared to the previous six-year period, new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the tribe reports. – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health American Journal of Public Health, November 2016 TSRI Scientists Develop Vaccine Against Fatal Prescription Opioid Overdose Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a vaccine that blocks the pain-numbing effects of the opioid drugs oxycodone (oxy) and hydrocodone (hydro) in animal models. – Scripps Research Institute ACS Chemical Biology; 1UH2DA041146-02 Pioneers in IVC Filter Removal New, pioneered techniques in IVC filter removal are published in the November issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology by the interventional radiology team at Rush. – Rush University Medical Center Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Stuttering Related to Brain Circuits That Control Speech Production Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have conducted the first study of its kind, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to look at brain regions in both adults and children who stutter. – Children's Hospital Los Angeles Saban Research Institute JAMA ; K02 74677 Biologist Awarded Diabetes Research Prize for Studies of Fat Cells Columbia University has awarded the 2016 Naomi Berrie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research to Peter Arner, MD, PhD, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Karolinska Institute, whose studies on the turnover o... – Columbia University Medical Center Cancer Signaling Pathway Could Illuminate New Avenue to Therapy Researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Carbone Cancer Center have better defined a pro-growth signaling pathway common to many cancers that, when blocked, kills cancer cells but leaves healthy c... – University of Wisconsin-Madison Nature Cell Biology Nov 21 2016 A Neuron's Hardy Bunch Neuroscientists have long known that brain cells communicate with each other through the release of tiny bubbles packed with neurotransmitters—a fleet of vessels docked along neuronal ends ready to launch when a trigger arrives. Now, a study conduc... – Harvard Medical School Safe Hair Care Spares Hair, Johns Hopkins Dermatologists Report A common cause of hair loss and breakage known as acquired trichorrhexis nodosa, or TN --often more prevalent in African-Americans -- can actually be remedied through appropriate use of cleansing products, hair care and styling practices, say researc... – Johns Hopkins Medicine Journal of Dermatological Treatment Mechanical Heart Program Receives $200,000 Donation From Canadian Pacific Touchdowns scored during CFL post-season and Grey Cup raise money to support advanced heart failure patients – University Health Network (UHN) Penn Medicine Clinician Insights Reveal Path to High-Value Care in Newly Funded Innovation Projects Penn Medicine has announced funding for five new projects through the Innovation Accelerator Program, many of which feature new tools and platforms for integrating care and improving patient outcomes. Penn Medicine’s Innovation Accelerator Program,... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Science News What Role Does Mouth Shape Play for Echolocating Bats? While studying bats, researchers noticed a large group of muscles running straight down the middle of the top of the bat’s skull. A set of muscles like this is quite unusual in size and location for a small mammal, so they questioned their purpose.... – Acoustical Society of America (ASA) The 172nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America Embargo expired on 28-Nov-2016 at 09:00 ET Can You Hear the Corn Grow? Yes! Corn is the leading grain crop in the U.S. but a lack of understanding about the mechanics involved in wind-induced corn stalk failure has hindered further improvements in corn production. Now, by applying mechanical engineering tools and techniques,... – Acoustical Society of America (ASA) The 172nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America Embargo expired on 28-Nov-2016 at 09:00 ET Practice Testing Protects Memory Against Stress Learning by taking practice tests, a strategy known as retrieval practice, can protect memory against the negative effects of stress, report scientists from Tufts University in a new study published in Science on Nov. 25. – Tufts University Science Embargo expired on 24-Nov-2016 at 14:00 ET Researchers Discover Most Winter Boots Are Too Slippery to Walk Safely on Icy Surfaces A team of researchers from the iDAPT labs at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network are dedicated to keeping Canadians safer this winter by offering evidence-based ratings on footwear that may reduce the risk of slips and falls on... – University Health Network (UHN) Embargo expired on 24-Nov-2016 at 07:00 ET Researchers Develop Soft, Microfluidic 'Lab on the Skin' for Sweat Analysis A Northwestern University research team has developed a first-of-its-kind soft, flexible microfluidic device that easily adheres to the skin and measures the wearer’s sweat to show how his or her body is responding to exercise. A little larger than... – Northwestern University Science Translational Medicine, Nov. 23, 2016 Embargo expired on 23-Nov-2016 at 14:00 ET West Antarctic Ice Shelf Breaking Up From the Inside Out A key glacier in Antarctica is breaking apart from the inside out, suggesting that the ocean is weakening ice on the edges of the continent. – Ohio State University Geophysical Research Letters To Solve Deadly Cattle Disease, Ranchers Collaborate with UC Researchers at UC ANR Research Center After more than 60 years of working closely with University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers to identify and learn how to manage a disease that causes the death of up to 90,000 calves annually, ranchers are opti... – University of California - Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Hurricane Risk to Northeast USA Coast Increasing, Research Warns The Northeastern coast of the USA could be struck by more frequent and more powerful hurricanes in the future due to shifting weather patterns, according to new research. – Durham University Scientific Reports Ames Laboratory Scientists Create New Compound, First Intermetallic Double Salt with Platinum Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory are being credited with creating the first intermetallic double salt with platinum. – Ames Laboratory Writing an Equation for Soil Success Assessing soil physical quality can save time and money. It can help steer away from soils that wouldn’t help crops grow their best. Researchers have combined this information in a mathematical equation. – American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Soil Science Society of America Journal, September 8, 2016 Thinning and Retreat of West Antarctic Glacier Began in 1940s New research by an international team shows that the present thinning and retreat of Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is part of a climatically forced trend that was triggered in the 1940s. – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Nature, November 23 Just Add Water: New Discovery in Plant-Disease Mechanism New research led by plant scientists at Michigan State University has found that too much rain, coupled with prolonged high levels of humidity, can result in more plant disease. – Michigan State University Will the Jaguar Survive? Conservation Groups Have a Plan The (WCS) Wildlife Conservation Society reports the publication of a plan to help guide multi-institutional efforts in conserving the jaguar (Panthera onca) in the Amazon basin. – Wildlife Conservation Society Birmingham Drought Experts Launch Pilot Project to Work with African Communities on Building Resilience Experts at the University of Birmingham are launching an interdisciplinary project called CreativeDrought to prepare rural communities in Africa for possible future drought by combining local knowledge with environmental science. – University of Birmingham CPRIT Advances Cancer Research at UT Southwestern with New Awards UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers recently received $5.8 million in support from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). – UT Southwestern Medical Center Lifestyle & Social Sciences Binghamton University Leads Effort to Increase STEM Degrees for Historically Underrepresented Minority Students Binghamton University is a partner institution for a new $4 million five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant designed to increase undergraduate and graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in historically u... – Binghamton University, State University of New York Kinney Book Looks at Detroit Through Lens of Popular Culture Detroit, once a mecca for those looking for a good job and a better life, is now seen by some as what Dr. Rebecca J. Kinney calls a “beautiful wasteland.” A wasteland because of the perception of its postindustrial devastation, and beautiful beca... – Bowling Green State University UNF Listed in National Rankings for Study Abroad Participation The University of North Florida ranked No. 9 nationally on the list of “Leading Institutions by Duration and Institutional Type” for short-term study abroad programs, according to the Institute of International Education’s 2016 Open Doors Repor... – University of North Florida Cuba After Fidel: American University Experts Offer Comments American University experts are available to comment on the passing of Fidel – American University US Embassy and Queen’s University Belfast Partner for International Teacher Exchange Programme The U.S. Consul General in Northern Ireland, Daniel Lawton, has met with Queen’s University Belfast Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patrick Johnston, to launch the first ever international teacher exchange between shared education schools in Northern Ir... – Queen's University Belfast Business News Can Investors Be Optimistic Under a Republican Administration? The three magic musts for a stock market rally? It must be a major macroeconomic news day, a pre-election day, and there must be a Democrat president in the White House, according to new research by Berkeley-Haas Prof. Emeritus Terry Marsh. – University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business