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Medical News Asian Americans Are at High Risk for Diabetes but Rarely Get Screened Asian Americans have a high prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes. Less than half of Asian Americans who ought to be screened for type 2 diabetes actually get tested. They are the racial and ethnic group least likely, by far, to undergo recommended scre... – University of Chicago Medical Center Journal of General Internal Medicine, Nov. 15, 2016 Embargo expired on 15-Nov-2016 at 00:05 ET Stress-Induced Changes in Maternal Gut Could Negatively Impact Offspring for Life Prenatal exposure to a mother’s stress contributes to anxiety and cognitive problems that persist into adulthood, a phenomenon that could be explained by lasting – and potentially damaging – changes in the microbiome, according to new research ... – Ohio State University Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 11:45 ET New Study Finds Cardiac PET/CT Imaging Effective in Detecting Calcium Blockages, Assessing Heart Attack Risk Many people who experience chest pain but don’t have a heart attack breathe a big sigh of relief when a stress test comes back negative for blockages in their blood vessels. But a new study by cardiac researchers at the Intermountain Medical Cent... – Intermountain Medical Center American Heart Association's 2016 Scientific Session, Nov. 13-15, 2016 Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 11:45 ET International Team Decodes Cellular Death Signals A multidisciplinary international team of scientists solved the mystery of a recently discovered type of controlled cell death, mapping the path to potential therapies for conditions ranging from radiation injury to cancer. The study, led in part by ... – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Nature Chemical Biology Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET Obesity Linked to Improved Survival in Kidney Cancer An experimental kidney cancer drug outperformed the standard first-line therapy for patients with metastatic disease who are considered at risk for poorer than average outcomes, according to results of a randomized phase II clinical trial by research... – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 16:00 ET What Molecules You Leave on Your Phone Reveal About Your Lifestyle By sampling the molecules on cell phones, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences were able to construct lifestyle sketches for each phone’s owner, including die... – University of California San Diego Health Sciences Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 15:00 ET Teenage Binge Drinking Can Affect Brain Function of Future Offspring Repeated binge drinking during adolescence can affect brain functions in future generations, potentially putting offspring at risk for such conditions as depression, anxiety, and metabolic disorders, a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medi... – Loyola University Health System Society for Neuroscience Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 13:00 ET Long-Sought Genetic Model of Common Infant Leukemia Described After nearly two decades of unsuccessful attempts, researchers from the University of Chicago and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital have created the first mouse model for the most common form of infant leukemia. Their model replicates the human ge... – University of Chicago Medical Center Cancer Call, Nov. 14, 2016 Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 12:00 ET Retinitis Pigmentosa May Be Treated by Reprogramming Sugar Metabolism Columbia University researchers slowed vision loss in mice with a form of retinitis pigmentosa by reprogramming the metabolism of photoreceptors in the retina. – Columbia University Medical Center Journal of Clinical Investigation, November 14, 2016 Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 16:00 ET Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Device for People with Diabetes in Development People with diabetes are one step closer to more easily checking their blood glucose levels with a non-invasive device for detecting and monitoring blood glucose levels, which is currently in development. The hand-held breathalyzer device detects ace... – American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 13:30 ET Study: Compound Suggests Chronic Pain Treatment Without Opioid or Medical Marijuana Side Effects Indiana University neuroscientist Andrea Hohmann took the stage at a press conference Nov. 14 in San Diego to discuss research conducted at IU that has found evidence that the brain’s cannabis receptors may be used to treat chronic pain without the... – Indiana University Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 17:30 ET Scripps Florida Scientists Discover Clues to Altered Brain Wiring in Autism Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that mutations in PTEN affect the assembly of connections between two brain areas important for the processing of social cues: the prefrontal cortex, an area ... – Scripps Research Institute R01MH105610 ; R01MH108519; 360712 Winter Conception Increases Mothers' Diabetes Risk Research led by the University of Adelaide has found that women whose babies are conceived in winter are more likely to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy, increasing a range of risk factors for both child and mother. – University of Adelaide BMJ Diabetes Research & Care Depression Rates Growing Among Adolescents, Particularly Girls The rate of adolescents reporting a recent bout of clinical depression grew by 37 percent over the decade ending in 2014, with one in six girls reporting an episode in the past year, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research su... – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Pediatrics Retail Clinics Do Not Reduce ER Visits for Minor Ailments Study provides further evidence retail clinics may not cut health costs – RAND Corporation Annals of Emergency Medicine BIDMC Study in NEJM Reports Progress in Preventing Bleeding in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Stenting A new study led by clinician-researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) testing the safety and effectiveness of anticoagulant strategies for patients with atrial fibrillation who undergo stenting procedures has shown that therapies c... – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center New England Journal of Medicine; American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2016 Study Shows Bilingual Lupus Support and Education Program Has Positive Impact A bilingual support group addressing the psychological and educational needs of patients with lupus and their families is a valuable resource to help them cope, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery. – Hospital for Special Surgery Survey Finds Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Doctors Not Always on the Same Page A large global survey finds gaps in communication between doctors who treat rheumatoid arthritis and their patients, even though most physicians believe good communication and patient engagement are important to achieve the best outcomes. – Hospital for Special Surgery TSRI Scientists Discover How Protein Senses Touch A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) reveals that a protein first discovered at TSRI in 2010 is directly responsible for sensing touch. – Scripps Research Institute R01NS083174 Companies Pushing 'Toddler Milk' Need Oversight, Experts Warn 'A plumper baby is not necessarily a healthier baby' – Emory University Healthcare Half of Hospitalized Atrial Fibrillation Patients Don’t Receive Critical Medications When patients suffer from atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, they are at considerably higher risk for blood clots and stroke. However, when hospitalized, half of these patients do not receive medications that could help prevent such complic... – Duke Health Volunteers Needed to Evaluate Sesame Street’s Autism Initiative Parents of children with autism under the age of six are invited to participate in a new study designed to evaluate “Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children.” – Georgetown University Medical Center Enjoying the Holiday Season Heartburn Free Calorie-laden meals, decadent treats, and festive drinks inundate people from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, inviting the fiery sensation of heartburn and bitter taste of reflux as unwelcome guests to the holiday festivities. – Houston Methodist Deep Vein Thrombosis Can Turn Holiday Fun Into a Nightmare Millions of people will be traveling next week for Thanksgiving. Deep vein thrombosis can fatal for travelers if they sit for too long on a plane or in a car. – Houston Methodist Mayo Researchers Identify Biomarker to Speed Diagnosis in Brain and Spinal Cord Inflammation ROCHESTER, Minn. — Research from Mayo Clinic included in the November issue of JAMA Neurology identifies a new biomarker for brain and spinal cord inflammation, allowing for faster diagnosis and treatment of patients. – Mayo Clinic Treating Rheumatic Disease: Important to Address Range of Emotions Patients − and Doctors − Experience A presentation at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting, by social workers from Hospital for Special Surgery, focused on the impact of living with a rheumatic illness, how patients' culture and socioeconomic conditions come into play, a... – Hospital for Special Surgery UofL Researcher to Study Methods to Restore Depth Perception Thanks to Disney Award From RPB Aaron W. McGee, Ph.D., assistant professor at the UofL School of Medicine, has received the Disney Award for Amblyopia Research from Research to Prevent Blindness. McGee will use the award to investigate approaches for improving recovery from amblyop... – University of Louisville UT Physicians Sickle Cell Center Expands Resources for Patients For people living with sickle cell disease, chronic pain becomes an all too familiar part of everyday life. The UT Physicians Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center is working to help change that. – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston European Commission Proposal on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Fails to Protect Public The Endocrine Society expressed disappointment today in the European Commission's revised proposal on defining and identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), citing unnecessarily narrow criteria for identifying EDCs that will make it nearly i... – Endocrine Society NCCN Chemotherapy Order Templates to Be Integrated Into Cerner’s Electronic Health Record Providing access to NCCN Templates® through Cerner’s PowerChart Oncology™ will help practitioners make informed treatment decisions based on up-to-date, standard protocols – National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Henry Ford Radiation Oncology Receives 3-Year ACR Accreditation Henry Ford Health System’s Department of Radiation Oncology has been awarded a three-year term of full accreditation by the American College of Radiology (ACR). – Henry Ford Health System Retired Rear Adm. (Dr.) William Roberts Named Uniformed Services University Senior Vice President The former Commandant of the Department of Defense’s Medical Education and Training Campus in San Antonio, Texas, and more recently, the Military Health System’s Functional Champion, was selected as the senior vice president of the Uniformed Serv... – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Douglas Anderson, MD, Named Chair of Loyola's Department of Neurological Surgery Douglas Anderson, MD, one of the nation’s most accomplished neurosurgeons, has been appointed chair of the department of neurological surgery of Loyola Medicine and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. – Loyola University Health System NewYork-Presbyterian Launches NYP Ventures with Telehealth Investment NewYork-Presbyterian has launched NYP Ventures, a strategic investment fund that supports innovative digital healthcare companies. – New York-Presbyterian Hospital Save The Date: Major Scientific Meeting in Portland, Oregon Nov. 20-22, 2016 The 69th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society – Division of Fluid Dynamics this month will cover fluid dynamics advances across many disciplines, with applications including forensics, biomimetic devices, sports dynamics, bubble formatio... – American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics UAB Receives Grant to Better Serve Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Central Alabama Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council has established regional networks throughout Alabama to centralize resources for those with autism spectrum disorder, and for their families. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Media Alert: American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week Press Briefing What: American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week Press Briefing When: Friday, November 18 at 9:45 a.m. CST Where: McCormick Place, Room W473 Embargoed until Saturday, November 19, at 10:30 CST (11:30 EST) Why: Briefing will feature presentat... – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Science News Three New Species of Miniaturized Tropical Salamanders Are Already Endangered Researchers working in Mexico have discovered and named 3 new species of the enigmatic genus Thorius. With adults smaller than a matchstick, these salamanders are the smallest tailed tetrapods and are already endangered. – PeerJ Embargo expired on 15-Nov-2016 at 07:00 ET X-Ray Laser Gets First Real-Time Snapshots of a Chemical Flipping a Biological Switch Scientists have used the powerful X-ray laser at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to make the first snapshots of a chemical interaction between two biomolecules – one that flips an RNA “switch” that regulates pr... – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET Snapshots of a Chemical Flipping a Biological Switch, Whirlpool-Like Structure in Subatomic 'Soup,' Solar Cells Get A Boost, and More in the DOE Science News Source Click here to go directly to the DOE Science News Source – Newswise Researchers Have a Better Way to Predict Flight Delays Binghamton University researchers have devised a new computer model that can more accurately predict delays faster than anything currently in use. – Binghamton University, State University of New York Procedia Computer Science, Oct-2016 Research Shows Nerve Growth Protein Controls Blood Sugar Biologists demonstrate the workings of a biochemical pathway that helps control glucose in the bloodstream, a development that could potentially lead to treatments for diabetes. – Johns Hopkins University Developmental Cell, Nov-2016; DK108267; GM007231 Researchers Find a Better Way to Save Eyesight in Third-World Countries A new study in the American Journal of Ophthalmology reports that low-cost, widely available eye drops are just as effective as antibiotics in treating bacterial keratitis -- a significant finding for developing nations where antibiotics are too cost... – Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) A New Physical Constant Explains Human Vision • The hypothesis accepted until now was based in the fact that radiation from the Sun has its maximum intensity near the absorption peaks of human vision • This study uses information theory and the entropy of radiation to explain why human visi... – University of Salamanca Scientific Reports 6., 36038. SLU Geologists Discover How a Tectonic Plate Sank Saint Louis University researchers report new information about conditions that can cause the earth’s tectonic plates to sink into the earth. – Saint Louis University Medical Center Researchers Solve Mystery of Historic 1952 London Fog and Current Chinese Haze In 1952 a killer fog covered London for five days, causing breathing problems and killing thousands of residents. The exact cause and nature of the fog has remained mostly unknown for decades, but an international team of scientists believes that th... – Texas A&M University NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ; National Natural Science Foundation of China; Robert A. Welch Foundation; Ministry of Science and Technology of China... Olin College Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study Wireless Data Transmission Using Visible Light NSF funding provides boost to research into the viability of transmitting data through Visible Light Communication. So-called 'Li Fi' is being seen as a possible alternative to Wifi. – Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Argonne Radioisotopes Have Potential for Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Using its electron linear accelerator, Argonne enabled two companies to demonstrate new methods for the production of molybdenum-99, the parent isotope of technetium-99m – a medical isotope that could face short supply. The laboratory is also expan... – Argonne National Laboratory Veteran UF/IFAS Economist Named Interim Director of UF/IFAS Tropical REC Edward "Gilly" Evans is taking on the leadership role as the center is hiring seven new faculty members. – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Gene Deletion Allows Cancer Cells to Thrive When Migrating Within the Brain Astronauts survive in space by wearing high-tech space suits. But how do brain cancer cells thrive when they migrate to inhospitable sites within the brain? – University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Iowa State Engineers Study Glass in Batteries as a Way to Increase Performance and Safety Iowa State University's Steve Martin has researched battery materials for 30-plus years. He has a new grant that will allow him to expand his fundamental materials studies into research and development of new, all-solid-state technology for actual ba... – Iowa State University Reconnecting Eye to Brain Michael Crair, Yale University, and Carol Mason, Columbia University, have co-authored a report published online today in the Journal of Neuroscience. “Reconnecting Eye to Brain” is a comprehensive assessment of what scientists know about optic n... – NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI) Journal of Neuroscience, 19 October 2016 Radiation Security Team From Sandia Works Behind the Scenes at Events to Protect Public Richard Stump has been to five Super Bowls and hasn’t seen a single pass, run or touchdown. Stump works security — a very special kind of security — at large public events. He’s a senior scientist on Sandia National Laboratories’ Radiologic... Expert Available – Sandia National Laboratories Bestselling Author Seth M. Siegel Becomes Senior Policy Fellow at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences As the new Daniel M. Soref Senior Water Policy Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, bestselling author Seth M. Siegel will focus on freshwater resources in the United States. His book “Let There Be Water” established him as an expert ... – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Lifestyle & Social Sciences Bisexual men and women face pay gap, Indiana University study finds Bisexual men and women are paid less for doing the same jobs than similarly qualified heterosexual men and women, according to Indiana University research that breaks new ground by treating bisexual individuals as distinct from gay men and lesbians i... – Indiana University American Sociological Review Embargo expired on 15-Nov-2016 at 06:00 ET Does a ‘Bad’ Apple Spoil the Bunch? Study Shows How Problem Behaviors Spread in Siblings Siblings bear responsibility for the spread of problem behaviors. Identifying the exact nature of that influence has proven difficult, because behavior problems in siblings can also be traced to friends, shared genetics and shared experiences with pa... – Florida Atlantic University Developmental Psychology Embargo expired on 14-Nov-2016 at 12:00 ET After Decades of Research, Science Is No Better Able to Predict Suicidal Behaviors Experts’ ability to predict if someone will attempt to take his or her own life is no better than chance and has not significantly improved over the last 50 years, according to a comprehensive review of suicide research published by the American Ps... – American Psychological Association (APA) How Stress Affects Saving and Spending Habits In a study published in the Journal of Marketing Research in October, Kristina Durante of Rutgers University and Juliano Laran at University of Miami find that stress leads consumers to save money in general but spend strategically on products they ... – Rutgers University Journal of Marketing Research, Oct-2016 New Book Chronicles Arkansas Delta Oral History Project A new book provides a voice for high school students in the Arkansas Delta who participated in a collaboration with the University of Arkansas that encouraged them to celebrate their region’s history, customs and culture. – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville The Arkansas Delta Oral History Project: Culture, Place and Authenticity Buying Experiences Makes You More Grateful, Generous On Thanksgiving, many of us take a moment to reflect on what we’re grateful for -- and we get notable rewards for doing so. Feeling gratitude leads to important benefits, like increased happiness and social cohesion, better health outcomes, and eve... – Cornell University Emotion, October 2016 Economics Chair William Evans to Present Research on Refugees to USCCB A research project by William Evans and Danny Fitzgerald, University of Notre Dame, found that over the course of 20 years, refugees adapt to American life and, on average, pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits. – University of Notre Dame Therapy Dog Helps Ease Anxiety Among Wichita State Military, Veteran Students For the past six months, students in Wichita State's Military and Veteran Student Center in Lindquist Hall have been falling in love with Riley, a Rhodesian Ridgeback / lab rescue dog adopted by center director Sarah Sell. – Wichita State University Foremost Presidential Transitions Expert Talks Trump Every four years, John Burke, the John G. McCullough Professor of Political Science, is in high demand as the foremost expert on presidential transitions. His book Presidential Transitions: From Politics to Practice about the Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr... Expert Available – University of Vermont Study Could Explain Mechanism Behind Polling Errors in Clinton-Trump Election A new study by an economics professor at the University of Arkansas could explain one mechanism driving polling errors in the presidential election: Voters show an increasing disparity between who they are and are not willing to publicly support. Expert Available – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Martha E. Pollack Named Cornell’s 14th President U. of Michigan provost to start April 17, 2017 – Cornell University S&T Students Help Homeless in Globalhack Missouri S&T student teams won first and second at the GlobalHack VI in St. Louis. Teams were charged with designing systems to help the homeless. – Missouri University of Science and Technology Conference on Contemporary Issues in Complex Litigation at Northwestern Law Critical legal, ethical, financial and political issues that affect high-profile litigation will be the focus during an upcoming conference hosted by Northwestern Law, Nov. 16 and 17 at the Law School. Wednesday afternoon features an interview with... – Northwestern University Business News Cyber Monday: Big Day for Shoppers, Bigger for Data Scientists Cyber Monday has surpassed Black Friday as the day consumers find the best shopping deals. But shoppers aren’t the only ones uncovering information on this digital-holiday. Online retailers outsource data scientists to map users’ online site traf... – Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University DHS S&T Releases Compliance Assessment Bulletins for Public Comment DHS S&T today announced the release of two Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program draft Compliance Assessment Bulletins for a public comment period through December 20, 2016. – Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate