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Medical News Oral Devices Reduce Sleep Apnea but May Not Affect Heart Disease Risk Factors In patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), oral appliances that treat the condition by moving the lower jaw forward appear to improve sleep but not reduce key risk factors for developing heart and other cardiovascular disease, according t... – American Thoracic Society (ATS) American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Embargo expired on 27-Jan-2017 at 00:15 ET Stem Cell Secretions May Protect Against Glaucoma A new study in rats shows that stem cell secretions, called exosomes, appear to protect cells in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue in the back of the eye. The findings, published in Stem Cells Translational Medicine, point to potential therapies... – NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI) Embargo expired on 27-Jan-2017 at 00:05 ET Depression Is Under-Treated in Patients Receiving Chronic Dialysis • A new study found that patients on chronic hemodialysis with depression are frequently not interested in modifying or initiating anti-depressant treatment. Kidney specialists caring for these patients are often unwilling to modify or initiate an... – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 17:00 ET Scientists Describe Lab Technique with Potential to Change Medicine and Research Researchers who developed and tested a revolutionary laboratory technique that allows for the endless growth of normal and diseased cells in a laboratory are publicly sharing how the technique works. – Georgetown University Medical Center Nature Protocols, Jan-2017 Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 11:00 ET To Provide Better Eye Care, Ask More Questions in Advance Quick digital surveys before eye health appointments could help clinicians target care and improve record keeping, a Michigan Medicine study finds. – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan JAMA Ophthalmology; EOI160108 Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 11:00 ET This Is LSD Attached to a Brain Cell Serotonin Receptor UNC School of Medicine researchers crystalized the structure of LSD attached to a human serotonin receptor of a brain cell, and they may have discovered why an “acid trip” lasts so long. – University of North Carolina Health Care System Cell Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 12:00 ET Trying to Tango with More Than 2: Extra Centrosomes Promote Tumor Formation in Mice When a cell is dividing, two identical structures, called centrosomes, move to opposite sides of the cell to help separate its chromosomes into the new cells. – Johns Hopkins Medicine Developmental Cell; P30DK09086, GM114119, GM29513, RSG-16-156-01-CCG, 2012-RUG-5549, ROOTS-Grant Agreement 294740). Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 12:00 ET Study Tightens Connection Between Intestinal Microorganisms, Diet, and Colorectal Cancer Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute led a study that provides some of the strongest evidence to date that microorganisms living in the large intestine can serve as a link between diet and certain types of colorectal cancer. – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute JAMA Oncology Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 11:00 ET Hospital-Led Interventions Associated with Significant Reduction in Cesarean Rate A new study led by clinician-researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that hospital-led interventions over a seven-year period were associated with a significant reduction in the hospital’s Cesarean delivery rate. Durin... – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center The Joint Commission Journal of Quality and Safety; UL1 TR001102 Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 12:30 ET How the Border Guards Fail in HIV Infection Using a novel technique to analyze antibodies in fluid collected from intestines of 81 HIV-1-infected and 25 control individuals, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have found abnormal gut antibody levels in people infected with HIV-1. ... – University of Alabama at Birmingham PLOS Pathogens Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 14:00 ET Miami Cancer Institute Joins the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance Today, after a yearlong review and collaborative process, Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South Florida became a full member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Alliance. Miami Cancer Institute is the third member of the MSK Cancer ... – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 12:00 ET What Can You Do to Have More ‘Face Time’ with Your Doctor? Arrive Early for the Appointment A study examining doctor and patient behavior at three Johns Hopkins Medicine outpatient clinics has found evidence that clinicians spend more face-to-face time with patients when the clinic is on schedule and less when the clinic is running late. – Johns Hopkins Medicine BMJ Open Reporters Are Invited to Press Conference Event: The Science of the Super Bowl LI Thursday, February 2 at 2 pm ET, featuring a panel of experts that will scientifically analyze the various aspects of this major pop culture event. – Newswise Coupons for Produce Can Boost Healthy Food Purchases, Children with Asthma May Be at Higher Obesity Risk, Too Much Sitting, Too Little Exercise May Accelerate Biological Aging, and More in the Obesity News Source Click here to go directly to Newswise's Obesity News Source – Newswise New Peptide Could Improve Treatment for Vision-Threatening Disease Johns Hopkins researchers report that a new peptide holds promise for improving treatment for degenerative retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema and diabetic retinopathy. These vascular diseases often resu... – Johns Hopkins Medicine Science Translational Medicine; 1R21EY022986-01, 1R43EY-24495, 1R43EY025903 Limited HIV Testing Access for Baltimore Youth A new survey of 51 youth-serving, nonclinical, community-based organizations in Baltimore, Maryland, found that the majority did not offer HIV testing, nor did they have established links to refer youth to testing. Organizations that did provide HIV ... – Johns Hopkins Medicine Public Health Reports; 1H25PS003796 Precision Medicine: UAB Study Creates ‘Mini-Lung’ to Study Effect of Pulmonary Fibrosis Drugs Pulmospheres, three dimensional multicellular spheroids composed of lung cells from individual patients, were shown to be effective in predicting the efficacy of medications for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to findings from UAB presented ... – University of Alabama at Birmingham JCI Insight App Helps C-Section Patients Reduce Length of Hospital Stay After Delivery Women who used a smartphone app as part of a Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) program were released from the hospital sooner after delivering their babies via cesarean section, according to a study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologi... – American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Gene Therapy for Pompe Disease Effective in Mice, Poised for Human Trials After decades investigating a rare, life-threatening condition that cripples the muscles, Duke Health researchers have developed a gene therapy they hope could enhance or even replace the only FDA-approved treatment currently available to patients. ... – Duke Health Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development; R01AR065873 Study in Teens Shows That Brain Responses to Rewards Are Linked to Pain Sensitivity Patterns of brain responses to rewards are a significant predictor of pain symptoms—a link that is already present by adolescence—and may be influenced by gene variants affecting pain sensitivity, reports a study in PAIN®, the official publicati... – Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Pain Food and Antibiotics May Change Microorganisms in Gut, Causing IBS A recent review of research suggests that changes to the microorganisms (microbiota) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract may be a cause of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The review article is published in the American Journal of Physiology—Gastroin... – American Physiological Society (APS) Findings Suggest Overuse of Chemotherapy Among Younger Patients with Colon Cancer Young and middle-aged patients with colon cancer are nearly two to eight times more likely to receive postoperative chemotherapy than older patients, yet there seems to be no added survival benefits for these patients, according to a study published... – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) JAMA Surg. Published online January 25, 2017. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5050 Anti-Inflammatory Diet Could Reduce Risk of Bone Loss in Women Anti-inflammatory diets – which tend to be high in vegetables, fruits, fish and whole grains – could boost bone health and prevent fractures in some women, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data from the landmark Women’s Health Initiat... – Ohio State University Mount Sinai Researchers Discover How Primary Tumors Can Program Cancer Cells That Spread to Become Dormant and Resist Cancer Treatment Findings could transform cancer drug development and patient care – Mount Sinai Health System Nature Cell Biology, Jan 31, 2017; 1S10RR024745-01A1; FL 865/1-1; CA196521; BC132674; CA109182; CA191430; U54CA163131 New Public Tool Uses Twitter Posts to Gain Insights About Marijuana Use Journalists, researchers, policymakers, and the public looking to gain new insights about the use of marijuana can now turn to CannabisConvo. – RTI International A Better Carrier • Harvard Medical School scientists and colleagues from the Massachusetts General Hospital have partly restored hearing in mice with a genetic form of deafness. • Scientists altered a common virus, enhancing its ability to enter hair cells in ... – Harvard Medical School Dr. Harold Tara Appointed Medical Director of Smilow Care Centers in Trumbull & Fairfield Dr. Harold Tara Appointed Medical Director of Smilow Care Centers in Trumbull & Fairfield – Yale Cancer Center Examining Women’s Bones During Menopause May Help Head Off Fractures Jepsen is the lead author on a new study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, that examined the bone traits of 198 midlife women transitioning through menopause for 14 years. The goal: identifying women who will experience bone fra... – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan For Immigrant Mothers Delivering ‘the Talk,’ Facts Trump Culture Where a shift in cultural behaviors and beliefs typically takes three generations, new research has found that among African immigrant mothers, cultural views regarding sex are rarely passed down to their children, indicating change after a single ge... – University at Buffalo Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Dec-16 Latest Research on Data Science, Precision Medicine, Epigenetics, Food Safety, Arsenic, Pesticides, Alternative Test Methods, and More Featured at SOT 56th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo The later-in-life effects of early life exposure to inorganic arsenic, reducing the toxicity of cancer treatments, advances in organs-on-a-chip and other alternative test methods, how to translate in vitro research to real-world understanding, contro... – Society of Toxicology The Medical Minute: Giving Back Through Blood Donation Donating blood is a tangible way to help people who are struggling with serious health conditions, yet many people may not think about it or make time for it. – Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Assessment of Comatose Patients Through Telemedicine Efforts Shown to Be Reliable Reliable assessment of comatose patients in intensive care units is critical to the patients’ care. Providers must recognize clinical status changes quickly to undertake proper interventions. But does the provider need to be in the same room as the... – Mayo Clinic Professors Ateshian and Myers Win ASME Honors for Bioengineering Research Two Columbia Engineering professors were honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Gerard Ateshian won the H.R. Lissner Medal for his work on developing better modalities for the treatment of osteoarthritis, including stronger engineer... – Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science PennSeek is the "Google" of EMRs Genetic sequencing technology has generated a vast amount of biomedical data in the past ten years. Along with that, the technology has become cheaper, faster and more accurate. Medical experts are blending these improved sequencing methods with Pres... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Research Helps Patient Regain Mobility and Grow as a Nurse The UK Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine is able to translate research into the clinic setting. Jennifer Thomas is a prime example of how the ability to enroll patients in research studies can have positive impacts on treatment an... – University of Kentucky Leading Infectious Disease NDSU Expert Working to Increase North Dakota’s Immunization Rates NDSU forms collaborative relationships with local organizations to serve the state’s citizens. The NDSU Center for Immunization Research and Education works closely with health care providers to improve the state’s immunization rates. – North Dakota State University GSG III Foundation Pledges More Than $1 Million for New Research Program at UofL to Combat Inflammatory Lung Disease A pledge from the GSG III Foundation, Inc., will allow for the creation of the Gibbs Lung Research Program. The program will focus on developing better models for studying lung inflammation and allow for new research into causes and potential therapi... – University of Louisville NCCN Establishes Second Policy and Advocacy Fellowship NCCN’s second policy and advocacy fellow will maintain a comprehensive understanding of the oncology policy landscape, contribute to the advancement of NCCN’s policy initiatives, and contribute to the monitoring and awareness of use of NCCN Conte... – National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) FSMB Offers Series of Free Online Education Modules for Medical Students and Residents The FSMB is committed to assisting member medical and osteopathic boards in their educational outreach efforts to medical students and residents. The FSMB Workgroup on Education for Medical Regulation has designed a series of modules on various aspec... – Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) Penn Computational Geneticist Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers Benjamin F. Voight, PhD, an assistant professor of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics and of Genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientis... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania NIH Awards MSU Researcher $8.4 Million to Develop First Malaria Treatments While the world waits for a vaccine against the ancient disease malaria, Terrie E. Taylor is working to save the lives of children who are currently afflicted by the deadliest form of the disease. Taylor, MSU University Distinguished Professor of int... – Michigan State University UO1AI126610 Major Milestone: MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Performs 100th Watchman Procedure MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute has implanted to date more of the stroke-reducing WATCHMAN™ devices than any other institution in the Mid-Atlantic region. It has performed a total of 100 procedures to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibri... – MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute and the Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Becomes First Hospital in New Jersey to Offer Specialized Primary Care Services for LGBTQIA Community Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital will become the first hospital in New Jersey to offer specialized primary care services for the LGBTQIA community when the hospital opens PROUD Family Health. Services will include primary medical care for chil... – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Science News Artificial Intelligence Uncovers New Insight Into Biophysics of Cancer For the first time, artificial intelligence has been used to discover the exact interventions needed to obtain a specific, previously unachievable result in vivo, providing new insight into the biophysics of cancer and raising broad implications for ... – Tufts University Scientific Reports; EF-1124651 Embargo expired on 27-Jan-2017 at 05:00 ET For This Metal, Electricity Flows, But Not the Heat Berkeley scientists have discovered that electrons in vanadium dioxide can conduct electricity without conducting heat, an exotic property in an unconventional material. The characteristic could lead to applications in thermoelectrics and window coat... – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Science, Jan. 27, 2017 Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 14:00 ET Climate Change Helped Kill Off Super-Sized Ice Age Animals in Australia Changes in the diets of the super-sized megafauna that ruled Australia during the last Ice Age indicate that climate change was a major factor in their extinction. – Vanderbilt University Paleobiology, Jan 26-2017; ARC LP211430 Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 15:00 ET Astronomers Measure Universe Expansion, Get Hints of 'New Physics' Astronomers have just made a new measurement of the Hubble Constant, the rate at which the universe is expanding, and it doesn't quite line up with a different estimate of the same number. That discrepancy could hint at "new physics" beyond the stand... – University of California, Davis Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society Antidote for Partisanship? In Science, Curiosity Seems to Work Disputes over science-related policy issues such as climate change or fracking often seem as intractable as other politically charged debates. But in science, at least, simple curiosity might help bridge that partisan divide, according to new researc... – Yale University Advances in Political Psychology Twitter Data Could Improve Subway Operations During Big Events In a preliminary study, University at Buffalo engineers found that as subway use swells during events that draw big crowds, so too does the number of tweets at these events. The results suggest that data from Twitter, and possibly other social media ... – University at Buffalo IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems Coral Reefs Grow Faster and Healthier When Parrotfish Are Abundant Caribbean coral reefs have become biologically and economically degraded habitats. The relative weight of the big factors in this ecological catastrophe--pollution, overfishing, warming and ocean acidification--is hotly debated by marine biologists. ... – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Nature Communications Study: How Climate Change Threatens Mountaintops (and Clean Water) A first-of-its kind study, in the journal Nature, shows how mountain ecosystems around the globe may be threatened by climate change over the next decades. The scientists discovered that key nutrient cycles in mountain soils and plants may be disrupt... – University of Vermont Nature, January 25, 2107 Deep Mantle Chemistry Surprise: Carbon Content Not Uniform Washington, DC-- Even though carbon is one of the most-abundant elements on Earth, it is actually very difficult to determine how much of it exists below the surface in Earth's interior. Analysis by Carnegie's Marion Le Voyer and Erik Hauri of crysta... – Carnegie Institution for Science Nature Communications UF/IFAS Breeder Develops Genetic Path to Tastier Tomatoes In a study published today in the journal Science, Harry Klee, a UF/IFAS professor of horticultural sciences, led an international research team that included scientists from China, Israel and Spain. Researchers identified chemicals that contribute t... – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Andean Bear Survey in Peru Finds Humans Not the Only Visitors to Machu Picchu A recent wildlife survey led by SERNANP (Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado) and WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) in the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu in Peru has confirmed that the world-famous site is also home t... – Wildlife Conservation Society Research Center for Renewable Energy Mapping Assessment (ReCREMA) Advances UAE’s Renewable Energy and Environmental Monitoring Goals through Satellite Remote Sensing Innovative Research and Breakthrough Collaborations in Renewable Energy Assessment and Mapping Revealed at ADSW, Strengthening ReCREMA Position as Regional Leader in Renewable Energy Assessment and Mapping – Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Three Masdar Institute Students Experience Zero Gravity at JAXA-Hosted Training in Japan Experience Part of Second-Place Prize following UAE-JAXA Ideathon Competition Win – Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Consumer Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Website Completed Safety data on hundreds of chemicals in the U.S. consumer cleaning product supply chain have been collected and are now available through the website for the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiative (CPISI),... – American Cleaning Institute ReCREMA Research Scientist Wins MESIA Woman of the Year 2017 Award Dr. Imen Gherboudj Selected by Panel of Judges for Developing Tools for Solar Resource and Solar Technology Modeling and Forecasting – Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Lifestyle & Social Sciences Stereotypes About “Brilliance” Affect Girls’ Interests as Early as Age 6, New Study Finds By the age of 6, girls become less likely than boys to associate brilliance with their own gender and are more likely to avoid activities said to require brilliance, shows a new study conducted by researchers at New York University, the University of... – New York University Science Embargo expired on 26-Jan-2017 at 14:00 ET UVA Darden Studies Organizations, Contrasts and Entrepreneurial Spirit in India The University of Virginia Darden School of Business recently hosted a series of programs and events in India where Darden students took a deep dive into business, contrasts and entrepreneurial spirit in India – University of Virginia Darden School Foundation MSU Students Perform Better in New Medical Curriculum After just 12 weeks of introducing a new medical curriculum to its incoming College of Human Medicine students, Michigan State University is finding that these future physicians are already ahead of the game in their academic and clinical skills. – Michigan State University CSUDH Ranked 4th in California, 18th Nationally for Students’ ‘Overall Mobility’ CSU Dominguez Hills has been ranked 4th among all California colleges and 18th nationally out of 2,137 colleges for “Overall Mobility Index” of students by The Equity of Opportunity Project. – California State University, Dominguez Hills CSU Dominguez Hills Alumnus Robert Goodwin and Wife, Julie Kiernan, Open Stone & Compass Balkan Ecotourism and Cultural Retreat in Bulgaria CSU Dominguez Hills Alumnus Robert Goodwin opens Stone & Compass Balkan Ecotourism and Cultural Retreat in Bulgaria – California State University, Dominguez Hills Reviving the Language – and Culture – of a Northern California Native People A researcher is pairing linguistics and Native American studies to help revive a culture. Expert Available – Humboldt State University Business News Superbowl LI: Expert W