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Medical News Dementia on the Downslide, Especially Among People with More Education, Study Finds In a hopeful sign for the health of the nation’s brains, the percentage of American seniors with dementia is dropping, a new study finds. The downward trend has emerged despite something else the study shows: a rising tide of three factors that... – University of Michigan Health System JAMA Internal Medicine, 2017:177(1):1-9. Doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6807. ; AG00974 Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET African American, White and Latino Children Have Different Food Allergen Profiles Allergy and immunology experts at Rush University Medical Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago have conducted the first study designed to assess and characterize the racial... – Rush University Medical Center Journal of Allergy and Clinical immunology Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 13:00 ET Unique Structure of Brain Blood Vessel Amyloid Latest Clue to Alzheimer’s Development? A team of neuroscience and biochemistry researchers at Stony Brook University have made a novel discovery that illustrates for the first time the difference between amyloid buildup in brain blood vessels and amyloid buildup around brain neurons. – Stony Brook University Nature Communications Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 17:00 ET New Topical Immunotherapy Effective Against Early Skin Cancer A combination of two topical drugs that have been in use for years triggers a robust immune response against precancerous skin lesions, according to a new study. The research, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard Med... – Washington University in St. Louis Journal of Clinical Investigation Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 16:00 ET Gene Study Finds Hearts 'Primed to Fail' Around 1 per cent of the population carry a gene which could mean they have hearts ‘primed to fail’. – MRC Clinical Sciences Centre/Institute of Clinical Sciences (ICS) Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London Nature Genetics Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET Prevalence of Ph-Like ALL in Adults Underscores Need for Genetic Testing, Clinical Trials International research led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital shows the high-risk subtype Ph-like ALL accounts for almost 25 percent of ALL cases in adults and may be treatable with available targeted therapies. – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 16:00 ET Emergency Video Telemedicine Positively Impacts Newborn Resuscitation ROCHESTER, Minn. — Approximately 10 percent of newborns require help breathing after birth, and 1 in 1,000 newborns require more intensive resuscitation measures. These infrequent, high-risk deliveries may present challenges to community hospitals ... – Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Proceedings Embargo expired on 22-Nov-2016 at 00:05 ET Sex, Gender, or Both in Medical Research Only a minority of medical studies take sex and gender into account when analyzing and reporting research results. Dr. Cara Tannenbaum (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) and Dr. Janine Austin Clayton, (National Institutes of Health, USA), have ... – Universite de Montreal JAMA, Oct 31, 2016. Hypertension and Prehypertension Underdiagnosed and Undertreated in U.S. Children Hypertension and prehypertension in children often go undiagnosed, according to a new study published today in Pediatrics. The study focused on children with abnormal blood pressures across the United States, and is the first to show a widespread und... – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatrics, published online Nov. 22, 2016; MC24943, MC20286, MC15585 Computer Modeling Could Lead to New Method for Detecting, Managing Prostate Cancer A new study coauthored by BYU researchers may lead to a more accurate system for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of prostate cancer. It’s a promising development given prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men worldwid... – Brigham Young University Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Study Finds Cause of Pulmonary Fibrosis in Failure of Stem Cells That Repair Lungs Cedars-Sinai investigators have pinpointed a major cause of pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious and deadly disease that scars the lungs and obstructs breathing. The disease, which has no known cure, appears to result from the failure of special lung ste... – Cedars-Sinai NIH P01 HL108793, R01 HL060539, AI052201 and R01 HL122068; CIRM RB5- 07302 New Mouse Model Reveals Extensive Postnatal Brain Damage Caused by Zika Infection A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia has developed a new mouse model that closely mimics fetal brain abnormalities caused by the Zika virus in humans. – University of Georgia Development; R00HD073269; R01NS096176; R01NS097231 A New Mouse Model to Aid Zika Virus Research, DNA-Based Zika Vaccine Showed Protection From Infection, Research Team Makes Strides in Fight Against Zika, and More in the Zika Virus News Source Get the latest on Zika in the Zika Virus News Source – Newswise Scripps Florida Scientists Create Innovative Drug Design Strategy to Improve Breast Cancer Treatment A new study by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) offers a novel structure-based drug design strategy aimed at altering the basic landscape of this type of breast cancer treatment. – Scripps Research Institute PHS 5R37DK015556; 5R33CA132022; 5R01DK077085; 1U01GM102148; 5R01CA130932; PDF12229484; 81172935; 81373255; 81573279 Opioid Use Drops After Active Treatment, but Most Older Patients with Breast Cancer Continue Treatment for Distress and Anxiety Into Survivorship As reported in JNCCN, a recent study from McGill University shows that while opioid use increases during treatment in older patients with breast cancer, most do not continue use into survivorship; however, use of anxiolytics and antidepressants remai... – National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Dr. Roy Herbst to Be Honored for Lifetime Achievement Professor Roy S. Herbst, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, will be recognized by The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer with a Distinguished Award at the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria. – Yale Cancer Center Vitamin D Supplements May Benefit Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Vitamin D supplementation improved symptoms of autism in a recent trial. – Wiley Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Lung-MAP Clinical Trial is helping Patients with Lung Cancer Lung-MAP (SWOG S1400) is a multi-drug, multi-sub-study, biomarker-driven squamous cell lung cancer clinical trial that uses state-of-the-art genomic profiling to match patients to sub-studies testing investigational treatments that may target the gen... – Yale Cancer Center UT Southwestern’s Dr. Eric Olson Recognized for Cutting-Edge Research Into Regenerative Medicine and Mentoring of Future Leaders Dr. Eric Olson, Director of the Hamon Center and Chairman of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was recognized nationally and locally for his academic mentoring prowess, along with his pioneering research into tissue regeneration an... – UT Southwestern Medical Center Nature-Oct-2016 New Sensor System Predicts Heart Failure Events A suite of sensors can predict heart failure events by detecting when a patient’s condition is worsening, according to Dr. John Boehmer, professor of medicine, Penn State College of Medicine. – Penn State College of Medicine Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Results Improved When Teens Stopped Smoking, Case Western Reserve University Researcher Finds A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has found that addiction treatment results improved when teens in a residential program stopped smoking. – Case Western Reserve University Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment; K01 AA015137 Plant Compounds May Boost Brain Function in Older Adults, Study Says The same compounds that give plants and vegetables their vibrant colors might be able to bolster brain functioning in older adults, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia. – University of Georgia Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society New Study Finds Chronic Wound Patients Who Never Receive Opioids Heal Faster Victoria Shanmugam, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, published a study in Wound Repair and Regeneration finding that opioid exposure is associated with reduced likelihoo... – George Washington University Wound Repair and Regeneration Protein That Protects During Stress Sheds Light on How Diabetes Drug Prevents Tumors Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown mechanism that helps fortify the structure and tight junctions between epithelial cells — a basic cell type that lines various body cavities a... – University of California San Diego Health Sciences eLife Expression of Specific Gene Differentiates Moles From Melanoma A new study found that decreased levels of the gene p15 represents a way to determine if a nevus, or mole, is transitioning to a melanoma. The protein p15 functions to inhibit nevus cell proliferation. – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania American Journal of Pathology; RO1 CA-163566, RO1 CA-165836 Common Probiotics Can Reduce Stress Levels, Lessen Anxiety Studying how gut bacteria affect behavior in zebrafish could lead to a better understanding of how probiotics may affect the central nervous system in humans. – University of Missouri Scientific Reports Regular Walking Regimen Can Improve Heart Health Heart disease, the leading cause of death in America, can be combatted by implementing a simple walking regimen. Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York found that moderately intensive walking improves cardiovascular risk f... – Binghamton University, State University of New York Creative Nursing, Nov-2016 Preschoolers Correct Speaking Mistakes Even When Talking to Themselves Private speech is a good thing for a child’s cognitive development; however, it may be important that children monitor and repair errors in their speech, even when talking to themselves. Louis Manfra, assistant professor in the College of Human Env... – University of Missouri Health Mount Sinai Researchers Demonstrate Ability of Machine-Learning Algorithms in Echocardiographic Interpretation and Diagnosis of HCM Computer algorithms can automatically interpret echocardiographic images and distinguish between pathological hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and physiological changes in athletes’ hearts, according to research from the Icahn School of Medicine a... – Mount Sinai Health System American College of Cardiology ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Drew Key Stakeholders and Thought Leaders to Discuss Access to Medical Innovations The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research recently concluded its 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria. More than 4,700 delegates—stakeholders from all sectors of health care, including health ministries and g... – International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress First Time in US: Patient Treated in Trial Using Virus on Brain Tumor A woman had a cold virus injected into her brain tumor in an effort to eradicate it, making her the first person in the United States to participate in a clinical trial using this method, which incorporates immunotherapy, and was performed by doctor... – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences NYIT Program Combines Physical Workouts with Social Interactions to Assist in Treating Parkinson’s Disease Exercise is key for Parkinson’s patients but it can be difficult to get them motivated and excited about treadmills, weights, and stationary bikes. At Rock Steady NYIT, health care professionals, as well as student physicians and physical therapy s... – New York Institute of Technology Newborn Screening Practices, Issue of Genetic Ownership Examined While newborn screening is one of the national public health services that has transformed preventive healthcare, there are certain ethical and legal concerns about what happens to the babies’ genetic information beyond the tests. – Indiana State University Three Risk Factors Suggest a Reduction in Healthy Renal Function in Patients with Diabetes Patients with diabetes and suffering from acute kidney injury (AKI), proteinuria and uncontrolled blood sugar experience a sharp reduction in the number of years they have healthy renal function before being forced onto dialysis, according to researc... – University of Cincinnati (UC) Academic Health Center Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Urges Caution in Choosing Age-Appropriate Holiday Toys for Young Children With the holiday shopping season upon us, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt offers critical safety tips to those buying gifts for children. – Vanderbilt University Medical Center A Small Amount of Alcohol Could Mean Trouble for Women The holiday season sometimes brings with it excessive alcohol consumption. Women need to be aware that even a lit bit of holiday cheer can cause some serious health problems. – Houston Methodist The Best Way to Cover Your Sneeze It’s normal to sneeze: It’s the body’s natural reflex to an invader—whether pollen, cat hair or a virus that leads to the common cold—in your nose linings. No matter the cause, your sneezes spread germs, and it’s best to catch them the co... – Texas A&M University Loyola Liver Transplant Patient Thanks Family of Chicago Policeman for His Second Chance at Life A Chicago policeman's fatal motorcycle accident became the gift of life for Loyola Medicine liver transplant patient George Carr. – Loyola University Health System Sleep Medicine Specialist Urges: Don’t Ignore The Dangers of Sleep Apnea The recent catastrophic NJ Transit train accident in Hoboken highlights one of the perils of undiagnosed sleep apnea – the threat to transportation safety. As in several other recent calamitous accidents, the engineer fell asleep at the wheel due ... Expert Available – Valley Health System AMP Applauds FDA’s Decision to Delay Final Regulatory Guidance for Laboratory Developed Procedures AMP Applauds FDA’s Decision to Delay Final Regulatory Guidance for Laboratory Developed Procedures – Association for Molecular Pathology Best Podium and Poster Presentations Awarded at ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research recognized the Best Podium Presentation and Best Poster Presentation Awardees at its 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria. – International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Rep. Susan Brooks Visits New Specialized Pharmacy Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN05) met with pharmacists (cite names as pictured) working in a new controlled substances pharmacy recently opened in Indianapolis by Cordant Health Solutions. – Cordant Pharma Anesthesia Journal App Updated for Enhanced User Friendliness The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists announces an update with several new features for its AANA Journal app, which debuted in August 2012. – American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Canada’s Leading Mechanical Heart Program Marks Major Milestone The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre has reached a major milestone within its Mechanical Circulatory Support Program - the largest mechanical heart program in Canada - implanting a 200th patient with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). – University Health Network (UHN) National Anesthesia Association Names New COO The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) today announced the appointment of Larry Smith, JD, CAE, as chief operating officer (COO) reporting to chief executive officer (CEO) Wanda Wilson, PhD, MSN, CRNA. Smith’s appointment took effec... – American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) NCCN Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria Published for 15 Additional Guidelines NCCN Imaging AUC™ provide a single access point for all oncology imaging recommendations within the NCCN Guidelines®; currently, NCCN Imaging AUC™ are available for 35 NCCN Guidelines. – National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Mount Sinai’s Dr. Scott Friedman Receives Honors at American Association for the Study of Liver Disease Annual Meeting Scott L. Friedman, MD, Dean for Therapeutic Discovery and Chief of the Division of Liver Diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, received multiple honors at the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Annual Meeti... – Mount Sinai Health System Penn Nursing and New York Blood Center Receive NIMH Grant to Create HIV Prevention Program for Women The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and the New York Blood Center, in partnership with local community consulting groups, have received a $769,578 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to embark on designing an awareness pro... – University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing National Institute of Mental Health Dermatology Scientist Sarah Millar Receives 2016 FOCUS Award for the Advancement of Women in Medicine Sarah E. Millar, PhD, the Albert M. Kligman Endowed Professor and vice chair for basic science research in the department of Dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has received the 2016 FOCUS Award for the A... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania New NCCN Patient Education Materials Help Patients Combat Nausea and Vomiting; New Patient App Now Available NCCN has published NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Nausea and Vomiting, available on NCCN’s new mobile app for patients. – National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) American College of Rheumatology Announces 2016 Award Recipients The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) announced the 2016 recipients of its Master of the ACR designation, Awards of Distinction, and Distinguished Fellow Award honors during the opening lecture of the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Washington D... – American College of Rheumatology (ACR) UVA Health System Names First Chief Innovation Officer University of Virginia Health System has named Jeffrey Keller, PhD, as its first Chief Innovation Officer to help turn scientific discoveries into new and better treatments to serve patients at UVA and beyond.  With his wide-ranging work and educati... – University of Virginia Health System Science News X-Rays Capture Unprecedented Images of Photosynthesis in Action An international team of scientists is providing new insight into the process by which plants use light to split water and create oxygen. In experiments led by Berkeley Lab scientists, ultrafast X-ray lasers were able to capture atomic-scale images o... – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Nature-Nov. 21, 2016 Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET Scientists Tissue Engineer Human Intestines and Functioning Nerves ... – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Nature Medicine, Nov. 21, 2016 Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET Concrete Jungle Functions as Carbon Sink, UCI and Other Researchers Find Cement manufacturing is among the most carbon-intensive industrial processes, but an international team of researchers has found that over time, the widely used building material reabsorbs much of the CO2 emitted when it was made. – University of California, Irvine Nature Geoscience, Nov-2016 Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET New, Detailed Snapshots Capture Photosynthesis at Room Temperature New X-ray methods at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have captured the highest resolution room-temperature images of protein complex photosystem II, which allows scientists to closely watch how water is split during ... – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory I. Young et al., Nature, 21 November 2016 (10.1038/nature20161) Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET FSU Researcher Targeting Mysteries of Deep Earth New Study Finds Water Deeper In Planet than Scientists Previously Believed – Florida State University Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 15:00 ET New Tabletop Technique Probes Outermost Electrons of Atoms Deep Inside Solids Researchers at the Stanford PULSE Institute have invented a new way to probe the valence electrons of atoms deep inside a crystalline solid. – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Y.S. You et al., Nature Physics, 21 November 2016 (0.1038/nphys3955) Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET Catching Molecular Dance Moves in Slow Motion by Adding White Noise If you could watch a molecule of medicine attaching to a cell receptor in extreme slow motion, they would look something like a space ship docking with a space station -- some twists, turns, sputters then locking together tight. With a new improvemen... – Georgia Institute of Technology Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; National Science Foundation CBET-CAREER-1055437 Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 15:00 ET Research Reveals Insight Into How Lung Cancer Spreads A cellular component known as the Golgi apparatus may play a role in how lung cancer metastasizes, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center whose findings were reported in the Nov. 21 online issue of the Journal o... – University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 16:00 ET Seven MD Anderson Faculty Elected as AAAS Fellows In recognition of wide-ranging contributions to the fields of cancer prevention, patient care, and basic, translational, and clinical research, seven faculty members from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have been named Fellows of th... – University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Embargo expired on 21-Nov-2016 at 11:00 ET Research Shows Preference for Non-Lethal Protection of Species Americans believe endangered species are best protected when their habitats are protected and not when animal predators are killed, according to new Indiana University research. – Indiana University Environmental Conservation, 17-November-2016 Global Brain Initiatives Generate Tsunami of Neuroscience Data New technologies are giving researchers unprecedented opportunities to explore how the brain processes, utilizes, stores and retrieves information. But without a coherent strategy to analyze, manage and understand the data generated by these new tool... – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Right Timing Is Crucial in Life Humans, as well as many other organisms, possess internal clocks. The exact timing, however, can differ between individuals – for instance, some people are early risers whereas others are "night owls". Neurobiologist Kristin Tessmar-Raible and her ... – University of Vienna Nature Habitat for Humanity, UF/IFAS Extension Program Work Together for New Homeowners As they prepare to be new homeowners with help from Habitat for Humanity, program candidates learn home maintenance, how to save energy and how to get along better with home occupants through the Homeflow program. – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences UF/IFAS Researcher: Neighborly Conversations Can Help with Water Conservation “You may not notice the ways someone conserves, but they may already be taking action to not waste water by using good irrigation practices, and they may be open to some new ideas if you strike up a conversation about how you save water in the home... – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Argonne Researchers Study How Reflectivity of Biofuel Crops Impacts Climate Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have conducted a detailed study of the albedo (reflectivity) effects of converting land to grow biofuel crops. Based on changes in albedo alone, their findings reveal that greenhouse gas emissions in land us... – Argonne National Laboratory The Royal Chemistry Society's Energy & Environmental Science Marine Microalgae, a New Sustainable Food and Fuel Source Taken from the bottom of the marine food chain, microalgae may soon become a top-tier contender to combat global warming, climate change and food insecurity. – Cornell University Oceanography (December 2016) TSRI Scientists Named AAAS Fellows for Innovative Research in Biology and Neuroscience Two scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). – Scripps Research Institute Ocean Acidification Study Offers Warnings for Marine Life, Habitats Acidification of the world’s oceans could drive a cascading loss of biodiversity in some marine habitats, according to research published today in Nature Climate Change. – University of British Columbia Nature Climate Change New Insight Into the Brain’s Control of Hunger and Satiety Could Help Researchers Target Overeating and Obesity Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) researchers have identified previously unknown neural circuitry that plays a role in promoting satiety, the feeling of having had enough to eat. The discovery revises the current models for homeostatic con... – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Nature Neuroscience Weather the Storm: Improving Great Lakes Modeling Water and atmospheric processes are inseparable. Now, there is a supercomputer model that couples climate and hydrodynamic factors for the Great Lakes region. The new model will be useful for climate predictions, habitat modeling for invasive species... – Michigan Technological University Journal of Climate, Nov-2016; EPA GL00E01291-0 Wichita State University Anthropology Team Excavates, Studies New Mammoth Tusk Discovery A Wichita State University anthropology professor and his students are learning first-hand what it takes to painstakingly uncover what could be one of the oldest mammoth tusks ever found in Kansas. – Wichita State University UF/IFAS Extension Helps Floridians ‘Take Charge’ of Diabetes Take Charge of Your Diabetes covers most aspects of diabetes self-care, and is offered by UF/IFAS Extension county faculty in collaboration with local health professionals who specialize in diabetes management. Participants attend nine weekly session... – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Georgetown Team Sets Off to Antarctica in Search of Traces of Ancient Life A quest to understand if and how life can endure in extreme cold— on Earth and, perhaps one day, on Mars — is sending a team of Georgetown University researchers to Antarctica to search for, and then sequence, ancient bacteria. – Georgetown University Medical Center Ten Rutgers Professors Named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science Ten Rutgers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor conferred on 381 other experts in the U.S. and abroad. The fellows were chosen by their AAAS peers for efforts to advance science applicat... – Rutgers University Know When to Fold Them: Protein Quality Control Reaches Critical Mass at ASCB 2016 Cells synthesize millions of proteins every minute. Three pioneering protein quality control researchers will explain at ASCB 2016 how studying protein folding and misfolding is opening unexpected pathways for treating cancer and neurodegenerative di...