Kidney Failure Patients’ Advance Directives Often Inadequately Address End-of-Life Decisions Related to Dialysis
• In a recent analysis, approximately half of dialysis patients had advance directives, but only 3% specifically addressed dialysis management at the end of life. • Patients were far more likely to address other end-of-life interventions than di...
– American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology doi: 10.2215/CJN.12131115
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Reducing Salt Intake May Help Protect Kidney Patients’ Heart and Kidney Health
• In patients with chronic kidney disease, dietary sodium restriction reduced albuminuria (an indicator of kidney dysfunction) and blood pressure, whereas paricalcitol (a vitamin D receptor activator) in itself had no significant effect on these me...
– American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2016040407
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High-Fiber Diet Keeps Gut Microbes From Eating the Colon’s Lining, Protects Against Infection, Animal Study Shows
When microbes inside the digestive system don’t get the natural fiber that they rely on for food, they begin to munch on the natural layer of mucus that lines the gut, eroding it to the point where dangerous invading bacteria can infect the colon ...
– University of Michigan Health System
GM099513; DK034933; Cell, 10.1016/j.cell.2016.10.043
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Older First-Time Mothers Are Also More Likely to Live Longer
The average age of a woman giving birth for the first time has risen dramatically in the United States over the past 40 years, driven by factors like education or career. A new study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medi...
– University of California San Diego Health Sciences
American Journal of Public Health; HHSN268201100046C, HHSN268201100001C, HHSN268201100002C, HHSN268201100003C, HHSN268201100004C, HHSN271201100004C
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Embargoed AJPH Research: Motorcycle Helmet Laws, Drinking Water Quality, Health Disparities in U.S. Counties
In this month’s release, find new embargoed research about: effects of Michigan’s motorcycle helmet law repeal; exposure to contaminated drinking water in North Carolina neighborhoods; and health disparities among poorest and wealthiest U.S. coun...
– American Public Health Association (APHA)
Embargo expired on 17-Nov-2016 at 16:00 ET
Telemedicine Program Provides Life-Saving Kidney Care to Patients in Rural Areas
• A telemedicine program that partners a national dialysis provider with a rural hospital in Kentucky can surmount traditional barriers to deliver kidney care to rural hospitals. • The program will be described at ASN Kidney Week 2016 November 1...
– American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
ASN Kidney Week 2016
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Program May Help Increase Numbers of Live Kidney Donors
• The Live Donor Champion program increased knowledge of live donation and comfort approaching others about live donation, and it boosted live donor referrals. • The program will be described at ASN Kidney Week 2016 November 15–20 at McCormick...
– American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
ASN Kidney Week 2016
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Method to Create Kidney Organoids From Patient Cells Provides Insights on Kidney Disease
• Scientists have developed a method to coax human pluripotent stem cells to mature into cells that go on to form the functional units of the kidney. • The team has demonstrated how the method can be used to study human kidney diseases. • Th...
– American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
ASN Kidney Week 2016
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Smoking May Block Some of the Benefits of Kidney Disease Medications
• In a study of patients with chronic kidney disease, nonsmokers and smokers who successfully quit had slower worsening of their kidney function than those who were unsuccessful at quitting. • Cigarette smoking partially negated the kidney-prote...
– American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
ASN Kidney Week 2016
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Research Provides Insights on the Link Between Kidney Damage and Cognitive Impairment
• Kidney damage was linked with worse performance on tests of global cognitive function, executive function, memory, and attention. • Kidney damage may also be linked with structural abnormalities in the brain. • Research that uncovered these...
– American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
ASN Kidney Week 2016
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Menopausal Hormone Therapy Improves Bone Health
Women who undergo hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes can not only increase bone mass, but also can improve bone structure, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Me...
– Endocrine Society
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Dec-2016
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Genetically Engineered T Cells Render HIV’s Harpoon Powerless
When HIV attacks a T cell, it attaches itself to the cell’s surface and launches a “harpoon” to create an opening to enter and infect the cells. To stop the invasion, researchers from the Penn Center for AIDS Research at the University of Penn...
– Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
U19 AI117950; U19 AI082628; P30 AI045008
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Low Blood Glucose Levels in Hospitalized Patients Linked to Increased Mortality Risk
In hospitalized patients, low blood sugar—also known as hypoglycemia—is associated with increased short- and long-term mortality risk, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism....
– Endocrine Society
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Embargo expired on 17-Nov-2016 at 14:00 ET
One State’s Temporary Gun Removal Law Shows Promise in Preventing Suicides
A Connecticut law enacted in 1999 to allow police to temporarily remove guns from potentially violent or suicidal people likely prevented dozens of suicides, according to a study by researchers at Duke and Yale universities and the University of Conn...
– Duke Health
Law & Contemporary Problems
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Wayne State and Henry Ford Present Findings on Reducing Hospital Visits for Patients with ESRD and CKD
On November 17, 2016, a Wayne State University doctoral student, Matthew Jasinski, will present results from his dissertation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology in Chicago. The study demonstrates the value of proactive identi...
– Wayne State University Division of Research
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology
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Preserving Donor Lungs Longer Makes Transplant More Elective Than Emergency Surgery
A new method which doubles the usual time donor lungs can remain outside the body can benefit patients, staff and allow retrieval of donor lungs across greater geographical areas.
– University Health Network (UHN)
Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Nov-2016
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Mayo Clinic: Reversing Physician Burnout, Using Nine Strategies to Promote Well-Being
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have been documenting the rise and costs of physician burnout for more than a decade. Now, they are proposing nine strategies that health care organizations can use to reverse the trend and limit the risk to patients and th...
– Mayo Clinic
Embargo expired on 18-Nov-2016 at 07:05 ET
Johns Hopkins Scientists Advance a Novel Urine Test to Predict High-Risk Cervical Cancer
Johns Hopkins Medicine specialists report they have developed a urine test for the likely emergence of cervical cancer that is highly accurate compared to other tests based on genetic markers derived directly from cervical tissue.
– Johns Hopkins Medicine
Malaria Parasite Evades Rapid Test Detection in Children
A malaria parasite in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is able to avoid rapid test detection through a gene deletion. In the first nationwide study, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill showed how the deletion prevents a...
– University of North Carolina Health Care System
T Cell Channel Could Be Targeted to Treat Head and Neck Cancers
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have discovered that an ion channel, active within T cells (white blood cells), could be targeted to reduce the growth of head and neck cancers.
– University of Cincinnati (UC) Academic Health Center
R01CA95286
Drug Combination Therapy for Estrogen-Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer Passes Critical Step for Worldwide Approval
• Breakthrough drug palbociclib (brand name IBRANCE) targets a key family of proteins to prevent cell growth in cancer • New UCLA-led study treated women with estrogen receptor positive (ER+), HER2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer with a ...
– University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
Say Yes to Holiday Flair, Not Allergic Flares
If you suffer from allergies and asthma, you don’t want to be sneezing and wheezing through the holidays. ACAAI offers tips for bringing the “flair, and not the flare” to this year’s holidays.
– American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)
Men's Brains Are Found to Be More Greedy Than Women's
It has long been known to science that women find it easier than men to multitask and switch between tasks. But identifying exactly which areas of male and female brains respond differently and why has so far been unclear.
– National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE)
Human Physiology
Large-Scale Cancer Gene Profiling Is Feasible but Faces Barriers
Researchers leading the largest genomic tumor profiling effort of its kind say such studies are technically feasible in a broad population of adult and pediatric patients with many different types of cancer.
– Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
JCI Insight
How Does the Brain of People Who Do Not Like Music Work?
A new study explains brain mechanisms associated to the lack of sensitivity to music.
– IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Study Brings Undiagnosed Adults Struggling with Autism Out of the Shadows
For most of his life, Kevin Hughes has felt like an outsider. A loner as a child, the 65-year-old comedian struggled socially as a teenager and lacked friends as an adult, often offending people without knowing why. That changed one night when a phys...
– University of Vermont
Why Is Food Allergy Increasing? Skin Might Be Involved
Early exposure to a food allergen through broken skin might prompt the development of food allergy. This theory gained further support from a recent study that found increased prevalence of food allergy if a child had skin infection or eczema in the ...
– Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Allergy and Asthma Proceedings 2016 Nov-Dec; 37(6):e140-e146
Study: Double-Digit Rise in Head Injuries After Michigan Helmet Law Repeal
Fewer motorcycle riders who are involved in crashes across the state of Michigan are wearing a helmet, and the state’s trauma centers have seen a 14 percent increase in head injuries among motorcyclists, since the state’s partial repeal of its u...
– University of Michigan Health System
American Journal of Public Health doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303525
Top Researchers Report Negative Effects of Alcohol
Researchers from around the country who are studying alcohol’s negative effects on the body discussed their latest findings during a meeting at Loyola University Chicago’s Health Sciences campus.
– Loyola University Health System
Man Receives Vision-Restoring Retinal Implant at UIC
Robert Selby, a legally blind 54-year-old man from Hazelwood, Missouri, has retinitis pigmentosa, a rare, inherited condition that progressively robs sight. But with the help of an artificial retina he hopes to be able to get around more independentl...
– University of Illinois at Chicago
International HIV Symposium Comes to Birmingham
Scientists from around the world will gather at UAB in December to focus on HIV research and women, particularly collaborative research on women living with HIV and those at risk.
– University of Alabama at Birmingham
1R13 AI127307
David Cooper, World Renowned Xenotransplantation Researcher, Joins UAB
Cooper will join Joseph Tector as co-director of UAB’s Xenotransplantation Program with their research geared toward using genetically modified pigs to facilitate kidney transplants in humans.
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– University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sunnybrook Centre of Excellence Accelerating Progress Through Collaboration
Sunnybrook has one of the most comprehensive and successful focused ultrasound (FUS) research programs in the world, with technical, scientific, and clinical experts accelerating progress.
– Focused Ultrasound Foundation
ASN Foundation for Kidney Research Announces Campaign to Guarantee Research Funding
The ASN Foundation for Kidney Research (ASN Foundation) is proud to announce the public launch of its Securing the Future Campaign during ASN Kidney Week 2016. This campaign coincides with the 50th anniversary of the American Society of Nephrology (A...
– American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
The American Society of Nephrology Honors Leader in the Fight Against Kidney Disease
• Amit X. Garg, MD, PhD will be presented with the ASN-AHA Young Investigator Award during ASN Kidney Week 2016, the world’s premier nephrology meeting where more than 13,000 kidney health professionals from around the world will gather in Chicag...
– American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
NYU College of Dentistry’s Dr. Nicola Partridge Awarded $1.9 M to Further Osteoporosis Drug Research and Development
The federally funded grant will support bench research aimed at understanding how the protein hormone, parathyroid hormone-a related protein-and a drug analog that mimics the protein called abaloparatide, interact in the surface of a cell in bone and...
– New York University
NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases 2R01DK047420
Van Andel Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Awarded National Cancer Institute Grant for Epigenomic Data Analysis
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), in collaboration with Cedars-Sinai, has received a $2.5 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, that will fuel efforts by investigators to unco...
– Van Andel Research Institute
U24CA210969
The Mount Sinai Hospital Receives Recognition From the American College of Surgeons
The Mount Sinai Hospital has been recognized for meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care for the third consecutive year by The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
– Mount Sinai Health System
UC San Diego Health to Open Jacobs Medical Center November 20, 2016
UC San Diego Health will open Jacobs Medical Center, a 245-bed medical and surgical specialty hospital, on November 20, 2016. Named in recognition of $100 million in gifts from Joan and Irwin Jacobs, the 10-story facility combines renowned physician-...
– University of California San Diego Health Sciences
Tasting Light: New Type of Photoreceptor Is 50 Times More Efficient Than the Human Eye
An international team of scientists led by the University of Michigan has discovered a new type of photoreceptor—only the third to be found in animals—that is about 50 times more efficient at capturing light than the rhodopsin in the human eye.
– University of Michigan
Cell
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Crop Yield Gets Big Boost with Modified Genes in Photosynthesis
Berkeley and Illinois researchers have bumped up crop productivity by as much as 20 percent by increasing the expression of genes that result in more efficient use of light in photosynthesis. Their work could potentially be used to help address the w...
– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Science-Nov. 17, 2016
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Engineering a More Efficient System for Harnessing Carbon Dioxide
A team from the Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, Germany has reverse engineered a biosynthetic pathway for more effective carbon fixation that is based on a new CO2-fixing enzyme that is nearly 20 times faster than ...
– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Embargo expired on 17-Nov-2016 at 14:00 ET
Asteroid Impacts Could Create Habitats for Life
An international team of 38 scientists, including Rutgers’ Sonia Tikoo, has shown how large asteroid impacts deform rocks and possibly create habitats for early life on Earth and elsewhere.
– Rutgers University
Science
Embargo expired on 17-Nov-2016 at 14:00 ET
Finally, a type of face that men recognize better than women
A study using Barbies and Transformers finds that men are better at recognizing Transformer faces while women are better at recognizing Barbie faces, supporting the theory that experience plays an important role in facial recognition.
– Vanderbilt University
Vision Research (03Nov2016)
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Geostationary Lightning Mapper Launch Caps 36 Years From Idea to Flight
Dr. Hugh Christian is getting ready to watch 36 years of work rocket into space. Once successfully launched on Nov. 19 aboard the GOES-R satellite on an Atlas V 541 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., the NASA/NOAA Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) ...
– University of Alabama Huntsville
Embargo expired on 18-Nov-2016 at 07:00 ET
New Records Set Up with 'Screws of Light'
The research team around Anton Zeilinger has succeeded in breaking two novel records while experimenting with so-called twisted particles of light. In one experiment, the scientists could show that the twist of light itself, i.e. the screw-like struc...
– University of Vienna
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Diplomatic Global Warming: Environmental Cooperation During 1970s Helped Ease Cold War Tensions
Scientific cooperation to address concerns about the environment helped to foster détente between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s, NYU’s Rachel Rothschild concludes in a newly published paper.
– New York University
Technology and Culture
Glow-in-the-Dark Dye Could Fuel Liquid-Based Batteries
University at Buffalo scientists have identified a fluorescent dye called BODIPY as an ideal material for stockpiling energy in rechargeable, liquid-based batteries that could one day power cars and homes.
– University at Buffalo
ChemSusChem
Supercomputer Simulations Help Develop New Approach to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Supercomputer simulations at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have played a key role in discovering a new class of drug candidates that hold promise to combat antibiotic resistance. In a study led by the University of Oklaho...
– Oak Ridge National Laboratory
RO1AI052293
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Corals Survived Caribbean Climate Change
Half of all coral species in the Caribbean went extinct between 1 and 2 million years ago, probably due to drastic environmental changes. Which ones survived? Scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) think one group of...
– Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Current Biology
Arginine Study Contributes to Understanding of Cell Membrane Properties
New research at the University of Arkansas shows that arginine – one of 20 common amino acids – does not change its positive charge when inserted into the lipid environment of the cell membrane.
– University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Biochemistry, Oct.-2016
New and Improved Kale Varieties Coming to a Store Near You
A Cornell University program is reimagining kale – its color, shape and even flavor – in a bid to breed the naturally biodiverse vegetable for consumer satisfaction.
– Cornell University
Using Sound Waves to Move Liquids at the Nano Scale
A team of mechanical engineers at the University of California San Diego has successfully used acoustic waves to move fluids through small channels at the nanoscale. The breakthrough is a first step toward the manufacturing of small, portable devices...
– University of California, San Diego
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What Is Buck Fever?
Hundreds of dollars spent on gear. Endless hours devoted to prepping stands. It’s what you’ve been waiting for all year long—deer season—and hunters across the country are flocking to the woods. Unfortunately for some, the thrill of the hunt ...
– Texas A&M University
Liquid Silicon: Multi-Duty Computer Chips Could Bridge the Gap Between Computation and Storage
MADISON, Wis. — Computer chips in development at the University of Wisconsin–Madison could make future computers more efficient and powerful by combining tasks usually kept separate by design.
– University of Wisconsin-Madison
Study Reveals New Information on How Brain Cancer Spreads
Glioblastoma multiforme remains the most common and highly lethal brain cancer and is known for its ability to relapse.
– University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Supercomputers’ Pit Crews
At DOE's computing centers, researchers work with user support teams to get the best performance from supercomputers. The members of the support team are curious, driven scientists who have taken on the challenge of some of the world's most complex ...
– Department of Energy, Office of Science
Scientists Rewrite Bacteria’s Genetic Code
By recoding bacterial genomes such as E. coli, it is possible to create organisms that can potentially synthesize products not commonly found in nature.
– Department of Energy, Office of Science
Science 353(6301), 819–822 (2016). [DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf3639].
Natural Chemicals Transform Human-Made Particulates
Research into two natural chemicals shows how they compete to coat and change atmospheric particles created by fossil fuel combustion. The results could improve the accuracy of climate and air quality simulations.
– Department of Energy, Office of Science
Environmental Science and Technology 50(11), 5580–5588(2016). [DOI:10.1021/acs.est.5b06050]
The Wistar Institute and Man’s Best Friend Therapeutics Announce Partnership to Advance Canine Melanoma Cancer Vaccine
The Wistar Institute and Man’s Best Friend Therapeutics are pleased to announce a new collaboration that leverages Wistar’s groundbreaking vaccine research and development with MBFT’s expertise in developing animal health products.
– Wistar Institute
Students, Teachers Invited to “Grow with It!”
Middle school students can experience the richness of science with real-world applications. Agronomy - Grow With It!, a new book from the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), explains the science behind the food we eat.
– American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
Hill Named a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society
Bob Hill, technical director of advanced nuclear energy R&D at Argonne, was honored last week as a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society.
– Argonne National Laboratory
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UCI Professor Awarded 2016 John Maddox Prize for Standing Up for Science
– Elizabeth Loftus, Distinguished Professor of psychology & social behavior and criminology, law & society at the University of California, Irvine, was awarded the international John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science today in London. Best kn...
– University of California, Irvine
Jefferson Lab’s Newest Cluster Makes Top500 List of Fastest Supercomputers
For the third time in its history, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is home to one of the world’s 500 fastest supercomputers. The SciPhi-XVI supercomputer was just listed as a TOP500 Supercomputer Site on November 14, placing 397th on...
– Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
New Report Shows Veterans Treatment Courts Critical for Reintegration
“Veterans Treatment Courts are relatively new,” said Kim Ball, Director of JPO. “We hope that this report, the most in-depth on this topic to-date, will help courts continue to improve and meet best practice standards.”
– American University
Public Health Researchers Examine How Drug Policy Impacts HIV Vulnerability Among African Americans
Researchers at the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences have developed a tool for framing the relationship between policy, criminal justice practices and HIV-related factors that impact racial disparities.
– University of Louisville
Poverty Should Be Measured by More Than Income
Georgia Tech Economist Shatakshee Dhgonde’s research reveals there are multiple dimensions of deprivation, and those dimensions can impact a person’s sense of financial security. She specifically cites six measures as being a more accurate assess...
– Georgia Institute of Technology
Social Indicators Research, June-2016
Insurers Use High Drug Costs to Deter Some Obamacare Patients, Economist Says
An economist at The University of Texas at Austin will brief members of Congress on how insurers are using high out-of-pocket prescription drug costs to deter certain chronically ill patients from joining their plans in the individual markets.
– University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
From the Rio Grande to the Mediterranean Sea
New research from the University of California San Diego finds the great migration surge of Mexico-born workers crossing into the United States is over—and will remain this way for years to come. Instead, the new migration hot spot will be workers ...
– University of California, San Diego
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Fall 2016
Protecting the Players
A newly released on analysis performed over two years by researchers at Harvard Law School outlines key recommendations to improve structural, ethical and legal factors that affect the health of NFL players
– Harvard Medical School
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