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Medical News Certain Fat Found Around the Heart Associated with Higher Risk of Heart Disease in Postmenopausal Women New study points to heart disease risk factor in menopausal women that could be caught early. – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Journal of the American Heart Association Embargo expired on 30-Jan-2017 at 00:05 ET Posttraumatic Stress and Alcohol Use Disorders Hit American-Indian and Alaskan-Native Men the Hardest Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop after a traumatic event or events. Although it is most often associated with military personnel exposed to the trauma of combat, it can also disproportionately affect vulnerable American Indian and Ala... – Research Society on Alcoholism Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Embargo expired on 27-Jan-2017 at 17:00 ET Combined Use of Alcohol and Cocaine May Play a Unique Role in Suicide Risk Alcohol use can be found in suicide deaths and unintentional deaths due to injuries such as those from motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). The authors of this study argue that it is important to distinguish between the roles that alcohol may play in the... – Research Society on Alcoholism Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Embargo expired on 27-Jan-2017 at 17:00 ET Twitter’s Role in the Fight Against HIV, HIV Therapy Could Be Contributing to Syphilis Outbreak, What Does it Take for an AIDS Virus to Infect a Person, and More in the AIDS and HIV News Source The latest research, features, and experts on HIV and AIDS. – Newswise UTHealth Study: 78 Percent of Hospital Workers in Houston Are Overweight or Obese Seventy-eight percent of employees at Houston hospitals are overweight or obese, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health. – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston New Penn Nursing Study Investigates Link Between Growth of Retail-Based Clinics and Nurse Practitioner Scope-of-Practice Reform Just as primary care provider shortages are becoming acute, retail-based clinics in pharmacies and grocery stores are set to fill the gap in accessible patient care. Yet in some states, access to this convenient care is constrained due to restrictive... – University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Nursing Outlook Scientists Develop New Flu Vaccines for Man's Best Friend Scientists at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry have developed, for the first time, two new vaccines for canine influenza. – University of Rochester Medical Center Journal of Virology Preventable Deaths on the Rise in Delhi Despite Investments in Health Care Preventable Deaths on the Rise in Delhi Despite Investments in Health Care – Rutgers University Bacteria in the Cervix May Be Key to Understanding Premature Birth Depending on the specific type, bacteria in a woman’s vagina and cervix may increase the risk of premature birth or protect against it, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Results of the... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine’s 37th Annual Pregnancy Meeting™ TSRI Scientists Find Brain Hormone That Triggers Fat Burning Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brain hormone that appears to trigger fat burning in the gut. Their findings in animal models could have implications for future pharmaceutical development. – Scripps Research Institute R01 DK095804; P40 OD010440 Virginia Tech Researchers Help the Body Protect Itself Against Inflammation and Colon Cancer Virginia Tech researchers found that modifying the shape of IRAK-M, a protein that controls inflammation, can significantly reduce the clinical progression of both diseases in pre-clinical animal models. – Virginia Tech Can Big Data Help Cancer Patients Avoid ER Visits? What if doctors could look into a crystal ball and predict which of their patients might be at risk of getting sick enough to go to the emergency room? For at least one group of patients, that’s exactly what researchers at Penn Medicine are trying ... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Vanderbilt Program That Pairs Dying Patients with Volunteers Is Expanding Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Vigil Volunteers (V3) program — which pairs volunteers with dying patients who either have no known family or friends, or whose family and friends are unable to be with them — is expanding in 2017. – Vanderbilt University Medical Center UAB School of Nursing Breaks Down More Barriers to Health Care with New $1.4 Million Grant Expanded partnership with Aletheia House will provide increased access to medically underserved populations in Bessemer. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Are You Guilty of Overeating During the Holidays? Check Out These Simple Ways to Beat Weight Gain “As we look forward to the fresh start that a new year brings, many of us will also be struggling with the addition of the unwanted pounds we’ve gained during the holidays” explains Meredith Urban, MS, RD, CDN, The Center for Metabolic Surgery ... – Valley Health System APA Calls on VA to Exempt All Health Care Provider Positions From Freeze The American Psychological Association has called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to exempt all health care provider positions, including those of doctoral psychology interns, from the hiring freeze implemented this week by President Trump. – American Psychological Association (APA) APA Thanks VA for Exempting Health Care Provider Positions From Freeze The American Psychological Association thanked the Department of Veterans Affairs for exempting health care provider positions, including those of doctoral psychology interns, from the hiring freeze implemented this week by President Trump. – American Psychological Association (APA) FAU and Sancilio & Company, Inc. Collaborate to Further Develop Treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa Researchers from Florida Atlantic University are collaborating with scientists from Sancilio and Company, Inc. to begin a new research project aimed at finding a treatment for patients afflicted by Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). RP is an inherited diseas... – Florida Atlantic University Former MD Anderson President Dr. Charles A. LeMaistre Passes Away at 92 Charles Aubrey “Mickey” LeMaistre, M.D., past president of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and a pioneering crusader against the harmful effects of tobacco use and catalyst of the field of cancer prevention, died today in Housto... – University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center RWJBarnabas Health And Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Announce Alliance RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today signed a Letter of Intent, proposing a strategic alliance and outlining plans to establish a pediatric health care delivery system, designed to improve access, delivery... – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital UVA School of Medicine Sees Huge Increase in NIH Research Funding Federal funding for UVA’s medical research surged from $101.2 million in 2015 to more than $126 million in 2016, according to new figures. – University of Virginia Health System Tweeting the Way to Health: Penn Medicine Launches Center for Digital Health Across the world, social media users leave a trail of clues about themselves each time they Tweet, post to Facebook, write a Yelp review, and apply a filter and hashtags to their latest Instagram photo. Under the leadership of Raina Merchant, MD, MSH... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Science News Sharks Show Novel Changes in Their Immune Cancer-Related Genes Research scientists at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) have been studying the genetics of great white and great hammerhead sharks, and their work brings us a few steps closer to understanding – from a genetic sense – why sharks exhibit some ch... – Nova Southeastern University Embargo expired on 29-Jan-2017 at 20:00 ET New International Study Paves the Way for Better Understanding of Diagnostic Categories of Eating Disorders in Children New International Study Paves the Way for Better Understanding of Diagnostic Categories of Eating Disorders in Children – Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) Study Reveals Substantial Evidence of Holographic Universe A UK, Canadian and Italian study has provided what researchers believe is the first observational evidence that our universe could be a vast and complex hologram. – University of Southampton Physical Review Letters The Contradictory Catalyst, Physicist Uncovers Clues to Mechanism Behind Magnetic Reconnection, Seeking Structure with Metagenome Sequences, and More in the DOE Science News Source Click here to go directly to the DOE Science News Source – Newswise Toxic Mercury in Aquatic Life Could Spike with Greater Land Runoff A highly toxic form of mercury could jump by 300 to 600 percent in zooplankton – tiny animals at the base of the marine food chain – if land runoff increases by 15 to 30 percent, according to a new study. And such an increase is possible due to c... – Rutgers University Science Advances Climate Change Could Dramatically Alter Fragile Mountain Habitats, Specific Cues That Trigger an Animal's Natural Defense, Little Tortoise, Big Range, and More in the Wildlife News Source The latest research and features on ecology and wildlife. – Newswise Anthropologists Uncover Art by (Really) Old Masters—38,000 Year-Old Engravings An international team of anthropologists has uncovered a 38,000-year-old engraved image in a southwestern French rockshelter—a finding that marks some of the earliest known graphic imagery found in Western Eurasia and offers insights into the natur... – New York University Quaternary International A New Kind of Responder Brings Special Expertise to Disasters A Radiological Operations Support Specialist makes recommendations, interprets models, and analyzes data for that incident commanders. – Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate PPPL Scientist Uncovers Physics Behind Plasma-Etching Process PPPL physicist Igor Kaganovich and collaborators have uncovered some of the physics that make possible the etching of silicon computer chips, which power cell phones, computers, and a huge range of electronic devices. – Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Physics of Plasmas, Dec-2016 Don't 'Bee' Worried: Researcher Says Endangered Bumblebee Populations Will Rise Again Bumblebees recently became the first species from the U.S. to be placed on the endangered species list, but a Kansas State University entomologist said bumblebee endangerment is nothing to be bugged about. – Kansas State University WVU’s Alternative Fuels Program Joins Efforts with Earth Day TX to Conduct Odyssey Kickoff Event and Alternative Fuel Vehicle Summit Earth Day Texas will host the kickoff as part of an inaugural one-day alternative fuel vehicle summit, coordinated by the NAFTC. – West Virginia University Art Rosenfeld, California’s Godfather of Energy Efficiency, Dies at 90 Art Rosenfeld, a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Distinguished Scientist Emeritus who is also known as California’s “godfather” of energy efficiency and who has been credited with being personally responsible for billions of dollars in en... – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lifestyle & Social Sciences School Bullying Linked to Lower Academic Achievement, Research Finds A study that tracked hundreds of children from kindergarten through high school found that chronic or increasing levels of bullying were related to lower academic achievement, a dislike of school and low confidence by students in their own academic a... – American Psychological Association (APA) Embargo expired on 30-Jan-2017 at 09:00 ET Kids Should Pay More Attention to Mistakes, Study Suggests Children who believe intelligence can grow pay more attention to and bounce back from their mistakes more effectively than kids who think intelligence is fixed, indicates a new study that measured the young participants’ brain waves. – Michigan State University Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Study: Tax-Return Delay Could Hurt Low-Income Families Millions of low- and moderate-income Americans who claim certain tax credits will have to wait weeks longer than usual this year for their federal income tax refunds because of a new law aimed at reducing fraud.The delay could prove costly for countl... – Washington University in St. Louis Tax Policy Center Dogs Share Food with Other Dogs Even in Complex Situations Dogs share food also in complex situations, but more likely with dogs they know. – University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna PLOS ONE Research Finds Link Between Immigration Coverage, Partisan Identity Studies are often conducted on how media messages impact individuals’ opinions, but very few have demonstrated how these messages shift political opinions and political identities of a larger group of people, until now. – Cornell College Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Wichita State University Professor Uses Technology to Improve Pilot Performance Wichita State psychology professor Jibo He is collaborating with a team from the University of Oklahoma to conduct research and development on head-mounted display and wearable devices used in simulator-based pilot training. – Wichita State University "Band Geek" Photographer Captures Behind-the-Scenes Images of Marching Bands During the past eight years, photography professor Walker Pickering has taken more than 6,600 photographs of the joy and tears involved with high school and college marching bands and drum corps. – University of Nebraska-Lincoln Listen: Linguist K. David Harrison on Preserving Endangered Languages Professor of Linguistics K. David Harrison identifies the cause of endangered languages as globalization. Expert Available – Swarthmore College Author Ta-Nehisi Coates to Join Faculty of NYU’s Carter Journalism Institute Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me, will join the faculty of New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute as a Distinguished Writer in Residence. – New York University $150M Gift founds Cornell SC Johnson College of Business ITHACA, N.Y. – H. Fisk Johnson and SC Johnson have committed $150 million for Cornell University’s College of Business. It is the largest single gift to Cornell’s Ithaca campus and the second largest gift to name a U.S. business school. – Cornell University Engineering the Future The Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering at Rowan University opened a second building that will allow it to increase enrollment and expand programming to meet the educational and industry demands in New Jersey and beyond. – Rowan University Haslam Visits ORNL to Highlight State’s Role in Discovering Tennessine UT-Battelle, managing contractor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is marking the discovery of element 117 by providing more than 1,000 public middle schools and high schools in Tennessee with new charts of the periodic table. Tennessine—the elemen... – Oak Ridge National Laboratory Business News UTEP’s Hunt Institute Releases Landmark Energy Report The University of Texas at El Paso’s Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness releases first-of-its-kind report that clarifies the region’s structure and regulation of energy resources. – University of Texas at El Paso