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Medical News New Research Suggests Using Peripheral Line Instead of Central Catheter for Hypertonic Saline Infusions A study in the American Journal of Critical Care suggests that safe administration of continuous intravenous infusion of hypertonic saline via a peripheral catheter may help avoid unnecessary placement of central catheters, which could lead to fewer ... – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) American Journal of Critical Care, January-2017 Embargo expired on 04-Jan-2017 at 07:00 ET Medicare Bundled-Payments Model Cut Joint Replacement Costs by More Than 20 Percent, Penn Study Shows Bundled payment models can push Medicare and health system costs down considerably without sacrificing quality of care, according to new research. The study, the first to combine hospital cost and Medicare claims data to identify drivers of joint rep... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania JAMA Internal Medicine Embargo expired on 03-Jan-2017 at 11:00 ET Understanding the Causes of Neurological Abnormalities That Result From Premature Birth New research shows motor abnormalities frequently associated with low birth weight babies could originate due to peripheral nerve defects. – University of Chicago Medical Center Embargo expired on 03-Jan-2017 at 13:00 ET Experts Update Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment of Earwax (Cerumen Impaction) Important Patient Education on Healthy Ear Care An updated clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published today in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery provides evidence-based recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of earw... – American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery January 2017 Embargo expired on 03-Jan-2017 at 14:00 ET Scientists: Observing Fear in Others May Change Brain Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered that observing fear in others may change how information flows in the brain. The finding in a rodent model may have bearing on people who suffer post-traumatic stress disorde... – Virginia Tech Neuropsychopharmacology, Jan. 4, 2017 Overweight and Obese Children at Highest Risk for Some Infections From Surgery While obesity is a well-known risk factor for surgical site infections among adult patients, this is the first research showing it is equally significant in pediatric populations. And since the incidence of childhood obesity in the US continues to c... – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Surgical Infections, Dec. 23-2016 UWM Physicists’ to Use Their Unique Tool to Improve Neonatal Health In neonatal health, knowing the exact time of conception saves lives. Two data scientists at UWM have a mathematical solution to rectify rough estimates. – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee New Technique Uses Immune Cells to Deliver Anti-Cancer Drugs Penn State biomedical engineers have created a smart, targeted drug delivery system using immune cells to attack cancers. – Penn State Materials Research Institute Small Dec-2016 Researchers Uncover Mechanism for Cancer-Killing Properties of Pepper Plant – UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have uncovered the chemical process behind anti-cancer properties of a spicy Indian pepper plant called the long pepper, whose suspected medicinal properties date back thousands of years. – UT Southwestern Medical Center Journal of Biological Chemistry Childhood Poverty Can Rob Adults of Psychological Health A large and growing body of research shows that poor kids grow up to have a host of physical problems as adults. – Cornell University PNAS, Nov-2016 TSRI Scientists Take Step Toward Mapping How the Brain Stores Memories A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) sheds light on how the brain stores memories. The research, published recently in the journal eLife, is the first to demonstrate that the same brain region can both motivate a lea... – Scripps Research Institute T32AA007456; R21DA033533; R01DA037294; R01AA023183; 344 R01AA021549 ; ZIADA000467 Stuttering Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in Area of Brain Associated with Language A study led by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles demonstrates what lead investigator Bradley Peterson, MD, calls “a critical mass of evidence” of a common underlying lifelong vulnerability in both children and adults who stutter. – Children's Hospital Los Angeles Saban Research Institute K0274677 Gun Violence Research Dramatically Underfunded, Understudied Compared to Other Leading Causes of Death Funding and publication of gun violence research are disproportionately low compared to other leading causes of death in the United States, according to new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published online today in the Journ... – Mount Sinai Health System Antidepressant Side Effects Reported More by Patients with Co-Occurring Panic Disorder Patients who take medication for depression report more side effects if they also suffer from panic disorder, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. – University of Illinois at Chicago Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Jan. 3, 2017; NIH U01 MH62475, U01 MH61587, U01 MH62546, U01 MH61562, U01 MH63481, U01 MH62465, U01 MH61590, U01 MH61504 and U01 MH62491 JACR Names “Best of 2016” Articles Advancing Radiology The Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR®) announced four “Best of 2016” articles that enhance the quality of radiologists’ work. – American College of Radiology (ACR) Fire and Smoke-Related Injuries on the Rise This Winter Over the last few weeks, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has seen multiple admissions and a few tragic deaths due to fire and smoke inhalation injuries. – Vanderbilt University Medical Center Investigational New Drug for Alzheimer’s Scheduled for First Study in Humans Vanderbilt University scientists have received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that testing in humans may proceed for an investigational new drug after more than 10 years of research by scientists at Vanderbilt Universit... – Vanderbilt University Medical Center Six Temple Physician Practices Participating in Historic Public-Private Medical Home Partnership to Strengthen Primary Care Six Temple Physicians, Inc. (TPI) primary care practices have been selected to participate in a nationwide advanced primary care medical home initiative that aims to strengthen primary care through regionally-based, multi-payer payment reform and car... – Temple University National Leader in Mood Disorders Research and Clinical Care Bolsters NYU Langone’s Psychiatry Department Dan Iofifescu, MD, MSc, a clinician-scientist specializing in mood disorders, has been recruited to the Psychiatry faculty at NYU Langone Medical Center, furthering the department’s national reputation in diagnosing and managing depression and rela... Expert Available – NYU Langone Medical Center Flanigan Named to Neuromuscular, Gene Therapy Leadership Roles Kevin Flanigan, MD, is the new director of the Center for Gene Therapy and the Neuromuscular Disorders program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. – Nationwide Children's Hospital Updated ACR Appropriateness Criteria Cover 1,100+ Clinical Indications ACR Appropriateness Criteria® have been updated to cover 227 topics with more than 1,100 clinical indications. These continuously reviewed evidence-based guidelines help health care providers choose the most appropriate medical imaging exam for a sp... – American College of Radiology (ACR) Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore’s Liver Transplant Clinic Celebrates Organ Donors, Recipients Mercy's Center for Liver & Hepatobiliary Diseases recognizes sacrifice of the late Ryan Shupert – Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore The Institute for Functional Medicine Announces Collaboration with Dale Bredesen's MPI Cognition /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) is pleased to announce a new collaboration with MPI Cognition, founded by Dale Bredesen, MD, to train clinicians in the treatment of mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer'... – Institute for Functional Medicine Landmark Autism Genetic Study Seeking Participants Chicagoland families affected by autism can participate in the nation’s largest study to uncover genetic links to the condition by attending an on-site registration and data collection event in the western suburbs, Saturday, January 14. – PS Medical Marketing Science News FSU Researcher’s Discovery of New Crystal Structure Holds Promise for Optoelectronic Devices A Florida State University professor has observed a never-been-seen crystal structure that holds promise for optoelectronic devices. – Florida State University Embargo expired on 04-Jan-2017 at 05:00 ET How to 3-D Print Your Own Sonic Tractor Beam After demonstrating the first acoustically driven tractor beam platform, researchers develop a simpler, cheaper version using 3-D printable parts and open-source electronic components for the maker community – American Institute of Physics (AIP) Applied Physics Letters Embargo expired on 03-Jan-2017 at 11:00 ET MD Anderson and Affimed Announce Clinical Immuno-Oncology Development Collaboration The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Affimed N.V., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing highly targeted cancer immunotherapies, today announced an exclusive strategic clinical development a... – University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Embargo expired on 04-Jan-2017 at 04:00 ET When Protein Crystals Grow Annette Rompel and her team of the Department of Biophysical Chemistry at the University of Vienna are investigating so-called polyoxometalates. These compounds exhibit a great diversity and offer the scientists a wide range of applications. In inter... – University of Vienna Feeding the Ravenous Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy, Nanoscale 'Conversations' Create Complex Structures, Catalyst-Free Way to Produce Alkali Metal Hydrides, and More in the DOE Science News Source Click here to go directly to the DOE Science News Source – Newswise How to 3-D Print Your Own Sonic Tractor Beam, Researchers Use World's Smallest Diamonds to Make Wires Three Atoms Wide, Physics Tradition Bridges Past with Future, and MORE in the Physics News Source Sponsored by AIP Click here to go directly to the Physics News Source Sponsored by AIP. – Newswise New Study Estimates Frequency of Flight-Disrupting Volcanic Eruptions Holidaymakers concerned about fresh volcanic eruptions causing flight-disrupting ash clouds across Northern Europe might be reassured by a study setting out the first reliable estimates of their frequency – University of Leeds Earth and Planetary Science Letters Worries About Food Waste Appear to Vanish When Diners Know Scraps Go to Compost Diners waste far less food when they’re schooled on the harm their leftovers can inflict on the environment. But if they know the food is going to be composted instead of dumped in a landfill, the educational benefit disappears. – Ohio State University Agricultural Policy and Marketing. Additive Manufacturing: A New Twist for Stretchable Electronics? Electronic components that can be elongated or twisted – known as “stretchable” electronics – could soon be used to power electronic gadgets, the onboard systems of vehicles, medical devices and other products. And a 3-D printing-like approac... – Missouri University of Science and Technology Micromachines 2017, 8(1), 7 University of Washington-Led Study Shows New Global Evidence of the Role of Humans, Urbanization in Rapid Evolution It has long been suspected that humans and the urban areas we create are having an important — and surprisingly current and ongoing — effect on evolution, which may have significant implications for the sustainability of global ecosystems. A ... – University of Washington Songbirds Divorce, Flee, Fail to Reproduce Due to Suburban Sprawl New University of Washington research finds that for some songbirds, urban sprawl is kicking them out of their territory, forcing divorce and stunting their ability to find new mates and reproduce successfully, even after relocating. – University of Washington PLOS ONE, Dec-2016 Research on Dinosaur Embryos Reveals That Eggs Took 3 to 6 Months to Hatch New research on the teeth of fossilized dinosaur embryos indicates that the eggs of non-avian dinosaurs took a long time to hatch--between about three and six months. – American Museum of Natural History Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences UF/IFAS Researcher to Lead $1 Million Study to Increase Global Wheat Production Md Ali Babar, a UF/IFAS agronomy assistant professor and his team of researchers, hope to increase the harvest index from 45 to 60 percent, which translates to much more wheat. The harvest index quantifies a crop’s yield versus the amount of biomas... – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Ceramic Matrix Composites Take Flight in LEAP Jet Engine A quarter-century ago, the Department of Energy began a program, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to support U.S. development of ceramic matrix composites. In 2016 a new aircraft engine became the first widely deployed CMC-containing product. – Oak Ridge National Laboratory The Electrochemical Society with Toyota North America 2017-2018 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship for Projects in Green Energy Technology ECS, in partnership with the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), is requesting proposals from young professors and scholars pursuing innovative electr... – The Electrochemical Society 2017-2018 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship Lifestyle & Social Sciences Parents’ Presence When TV Viewing with Child Affects Learning Ability The study conducted in the Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication shows an increased physiological change in children when parents view programs with them as opposed to being in a separate room. – Texas Tech University Gambling Addiction Triggers the Same Brain Areas as Drug and Alcohol Cravings Gambling addiction activates the same brain pathways as drug and alcohol cravings, suggests new research. – Imperial College London Translational Psychiatry More Volunteering as Teens Leads to Less Criminal Activity as Adults A new study from the University of Iowa found that teenagers who participated in volunteer activities on their own had 11 percent fewer illegal behaviors between the ages of 18 and 28 than teenagers who did not volunteer. They also had 31 percent few... – University of Iowa Injury Epidemiology Postholiday Blues: Financial Planners Share Tips to Start Now for Better Budgeting Kristy Archuleta and Sonya Britt, both associate professors in the Institute of Personal Financial Planning, offer tips for starting now to ensure financially merrier holidays in 2017. – Kansas State University Faculty Win Record Number of Humanities Fellowships Four Northwestern University faculty members have been honored with National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowships - a record setting number for Northwestern in recent history and the most awards to a single institution by the NEH this year.... – Northwestern University UIC to Continue Study of Risky Behavior by Sexual-Minority Women The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing has received a $3.25 million federal grant to continue its research to identify risk and protective factors related to drinking and drinking-related problems among sexual-minority — lesbian o... – University of Illinois at Chicago Cass Sunstein to Talk About ‘Divided States of America’ Cass R. Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School and one of the country’s most influential legal scholars, will weigh in on the “Divided States of America” when he delivers the Northwestern University Pritzker Sc... – Northwestern University Business News Whistleblowers Make a Difference Firms that were targeted by an employee whistleblower engaged in significantly less financial misreporting and tax aggressiveness for at least two years past the allegation, according to a new study from the University of Iowa. – University of Iowa Accounting Review MSU’s Broad College of Business Makes Strategic Hire Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business has hired James Franz as managing director of its Demmer Center for Business Transformation. The Demmer Center assists Michigan companies and organizations increase their competitiveness, pr... – Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University Marketplace Case Western Reserve University Showcases Student and Alumni Startups with 10 Booths at CES 2017 Case Western Reserve University will host 10 booths at CES 2017 with student, faculty and alumni founders. Their new or developing technologies include: a sideline test to keep an athlete with a mild concussion off the field and out of danger from fu... – Case Western Reserve University