Medical News

Authentic news,No fake news.

Half of Breast Cancer Patients Experience Severe Side Effects Nearly half of women treated for early stage breast cancer reported at least one side effect from their treatment that was severe or very severe, a new study finds. – University of Michigan Health System Cancer; CA163233 Embargo expired on 24-Jan-2017 at 09:00 ET Standard of Care Anti-Clotting Drugs May Be Unnecessary for Most Surgery Patients As many as three out of four surgery patients could be receiving anti-clotting medications that they do not need, according to a study led by investigators at the University of Utah School of Medicine. The research, to be published in Annals of Surge... – University of Utah Health Sciences Annals of Surgery; HS024326; 51005381 Embargo expired on 23-Jan-2017 at 16:00 ET Research Leads to New Treatment Recommendations for a High-Risk Pediatric Leukemia International researchers led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified genetic alterations that can be used to guide treatment of pediatric acute megakaryoblastic leukemia, which has a dismal prognosis. – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Nature Genetics Embargo expired on 23-Jan-2017 at 11:00 ET Regulating Gasotransmitters Could Improve Care for Sleep Apnea Unbalanced signaling by two molecules that regulate breathing leads to sleep apnea in mice and rats. Injection of a substance that reduces production of one of those signals can prevent apneas. This approach may help people suffering from multiple fo... – University of Chicago Medical Center PNAS, Jan. 23, 2017 Embargo expired on 23-Jan-2017 at 15:00 ET Keck School of Medicine of USC Receives its Highest National Institutes of Health Funding Ranking to Date Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) recently received the school’s highest ranking in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding since the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research began its annual ranking of med... – Keck Medicine of USC Embargo expired on 23-Jan-2017 at 09:30 ET Breast Cancer Research Australian researchers are one step closer to breast cancer prevention after finding a new driver for breast density, an identified risk factor for breast cancer. – University of Adelaide Breast Cancer Research U Study: Law Aiding Infants at Risk for Hearing Loss The study, published Jan. 24, 2017, in Pediatrics, is the first to assess how implementation of a state-wide screening can pick up hearing loss in infants due to congenital cytomegalovirus. – University of Utah Pediatrics, Jan. 24, 2017 To Improve Health and Exercise More, Get a Gym Membership, Iowa State Study Suggests If your New Year’s resolution was to exercise more in 2017, chances are you’ve already given up or you’re on the verge of doing so. To reach your goal, you may want to consider joining a gym, based on the results of a new study from a team of I... – Iowa State University PLOS ONE Tulane Researchers Find Tumor-Suppressing Protein Actually Promotes Cancer Tulane University researchers have discovered that the protein PHLDB3, thought to be a potential tumor suppressor, actually allows cancer cells to thrive in pancreatic, prostate, colon, breast, lung, and other common cancers. The discovery could expl... – Tulane University Nurse Practitioners Step in to Fill Growing Need for House Calls, Study Finds Nurse practitioners are increasingly providing house calls for frail and elderly patients, eclipsing any other specialties in number of home visits in 2013, new research reveals. – University of Virginia Health System Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Clinical Trial Testing New Technique to TreatLife-Threatening Ventricular Tachycardia A landmark clinical trial is evaluating a new procedure to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ventricular tachycardia. – Loyola University Health System Zamolodchikov Invested as C.N. Yang Endowed Chair in Physics and Astronomy Professor Alexander Zamolodchikov became the inaugural Chen Ning Yang – Wei Deng Endowed Chair in Physics and Astronomy on January 6 at an investiture ceremony in Beijing, China at the global headquarters of Bright Ocean’s Corporation. A pioneer ... – Stony Brook University This Man Is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Motor Neuron Diseases and Dementias Xinglong Wang’s team published a study in the January 2017 issue of Molecular Therapy that is seen as confirming the relevance of this neurotoxic pathway, according to an accompanying editorial by Eloise Hudry, PhD, of the Alzheimer’s Disease Res... – Case Western Reserve University Molecular Therapy, Jan-2017; R03AG044680; 1R01NS089604; 2014-NIRG-301299; 2012 SPITZ Innovation Pilot Grant Researchers Describe a Novel Underlying Mechanism Involved in PTSD and Other Anxiety Disorders Neurobiologist Lynn Dobrunz, Ph.D., has discovered a novel mechanism for how stress-induced anxiety — the type of experience that can produce post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD — affects circuit function in the hippocampus, the area of the b... – University of Alabama at Birmingham MH-108342 Post-Concussion, Study Shows Peripheral Vision Reaction Times Substantially Impaired A University of Cincinnati study reported that patients who sustained a concussion, followed by symptoms of visual dysfunction, experienced delayed central and peripheral vision reaction times. – University of Cincinnati (UC) Academic Health Center Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine Twitter’s Role in the Fight Against HIV Penn Medicine's look at big data in health care continues, with a new post on what Twitter and communication “in the wild” can reveal about HIV. – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Georgetown Clinical Trial of Nilotinib in Alzheimer’s Disease Begins A clinical trial to examine the effect of nilotinib on clinical outcomes and biomarkers in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease has opened at Georgetown University Medical Center. – Georgetown University Medical Center Take Heart: AACN Updates Resources for Getting Accurate Cardiac Monitoring Results Cardiac monitoring remains a key element in caring for hospitalized patients who are critically ill, and it takes high levels of knowledge and skill to ensure accurate results from ECGs. As part of its ongoing efforts to standardize clinical practice... – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) News Media Registration Open for ENDO 2017:The 99th Annual Meeting & EXPO in Orlando, FL Members of the media can now register to cover the latest advances in hormone health and science at ENDO 2017, the Endocrine Society’s 99th Annual Meeting & Expo. The meeting will be held April 1-4, in Orlando, FL. – Endocrine Society ENDO 2017, Apr-2017 ASTRO Supports Nomination of Dr. David Shulkin to Lead Department of Veterans Affairs The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today expressed strong support for the nomination of David Shulkin, MD, as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). – American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Cedars-Sinai to Jump-Start Medical Innovations at Healthcare Accelerator Eight health-tech startups will embark Thursday on an intensive three-month boot camp at Cedars-Sinai to rapidly develop innovations and products that can transform the delivery of healthcare. The companies make up the second class of the Cedars-Sina... – Cedars-Sinai Pediatric Neuropsychology Program at NYU Lutheran Helps Children Develop Into Healthy Adults The pediatric neuropsychology program at NYU Lutheran, led by Gianna Locascio, PsyD, brings a new level of care to Brooklyn families. – NYU Lutheran Medical Center For National Nutrition Month, Celebrated in March, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Encourages Everyone to 'Put Your Best Fork Forward' Eating healthier doesn't mean changing your entire eating pattern overnight. Small changes, made over time, can add up. For National Nutrition Month® 2017, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics urges everyone to start small – one forkful at a tim... – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Rutgers Student Leads the Way at Association of American Medical Colleges With a healthy streak of activism, tempered by a keen interest in helping others, it’s totally in Jose Medina’s character to be a change agent. Trained in social work and bioethics, the second-year medical student – who was recently elected to ... – Rutgers University ISPOR Comments on Proposed European Union Cooperation on Health Technology Assessment The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) has submitted comments in response to the European Commission’s request for public consultation regarding the issue of European Union (EU) cooperation on health technolog... – International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) The Unintended Consequences of Centralized Blood Banking and What to Do About It January 23, 2017 CHAPEL HILL, NC – In the late 1990s, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a policy requiring the establishment of centralized blood banking facilities in Sub-Saharan African countries. Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, associate prof... – University of North Carolina Health Care System The Lancet CHORI Scientist and Abate Med Founder Collaborating to Find a Lasting Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis Laura Hertel, PhD, a virologist at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), has received a grant from Abate Med’s founder, Dr. David Paslin, for a pre-clinical study on the efficacy of using a protein made by a common virus that in... – UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland TaxSlayer Donates Percentage of New E-Filers’ Fees to Nationwide Children’s Hospital TaxSlayer will donate 15 percent of new e-filers’ tax preparation fees to support life-saving research and care at Nationwide Children’s beginning Jan. 25. – Nationwide Children's Hospital Richard L. Prager Elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Cardiothoracic surgeon Richard L. Prager, MD, from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, was elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons during the organization’s 53rd Annual Meeting in Houston. – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons David M. Shahian Honored for Groundbreaking Contributions to Cardiothoracic Surgery Quality Improvement Renowned quality improvement expert and public reporting advocate David M. Shahian, MD is the recipient of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2017 Distinguished Service Award, presented at the Society’s 53rd Annual Meeting. – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Robert R. Meyer Foundation Gift Boosts Drug Discovery Efforts The Robert R. Meyer Foundation is supporting Southern Research’s Drug Discovery program with a $500,000 gift that aims to accelerate efforts to find new treatments for unmet medical conditions and rare and neglected diseases. – Southern Research Exceeding Expectations in Transplant Outcomes Rush University Medical Center’s solid organ transplant program has better-than-expected rates of one-year adult patient survival after liver and kidney transplantation, according to the most recent transplantation report released by the Scientific... – Rush University Medical Center Mount Sinai West Department of Orthopaedics Awarded Prestigious Advanced Certification for Hip and Knee by the Joint Commission One of the few programs in New York State to receive highest level of recognition – Mount Sinai Health System Science News Research Helps Explain How B Cell Metabolism Is Controlled New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) addresses the lack of knowledge about how B cell metabolism adapts to each of their various environments-- development in the bone marrow, proliferation and hypermutation in t... – Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Nature Immunology; NIH R01AI41649 ; NIH 5P30CA030199 Embargo expired on 23-Jan-2017 at 11:00 ET Jet Lag Impairs Performance of Major League Baseball Players A Northwestern University study of how jet lag affects Major League Baseball players traveling across just a few time zones found that when players travel in a way that misaligns their internal 24-hour clock with the natural environment and its cycle... – Northwestern University PNAS, Early Edition, week of Jan. 23, 2017 Embargo expired on 23-Jan-2017 at 15:00 ET Study: Voters Want to Preserve Forests, Water Demand for ecosystem protection is increasing. – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Engineers Eat Away at MS. Pac-Man Score with Artificial Player Using a novel approach for computing real-time game strategy, engineers have developed an artificial Ms. Pac-Man player that chomps the existing high score for computerized play. – Cornell University A Gene’s Journey From Covert to Celebrated Unmasking a previously misunderstood gene, Gpr182, University of North Carolina scientists discover an unlikely potential drug target for gastrointestinal cancers. – University of North Carolina Health Care System Journal of Clinical Investigation Melting Solid Below the Freezing Point Phase transitions surround us--for instance, liquid water changes to ice when frozen and to steam when boiled. Now, researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science* have discovered a new phenomenon of so-called metastability in a liquid phase. A ... – Carnegie Institution for Science Nature Communications Astronomers Find Seven Dwarf-Galaxy Groups, the Building Blocks of Massive Galaxies A team of astronomers has discovered seven distinct groups of dwarf galaxies with just the right starting conditions to eventually merge and form larger galaxies, including spiral galaxies like the Milky Way. – National Radio Astronomy Observatory Nature Astronomy, Jan-2017 Choreographing the MicroRNA-Target Dance Molecular biologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered a new mechanism that choreographs a complex molecular dance by applying the latest in gene editing technology combined with a traditional method of making a microRNA target produce... – UT Southwestern Medical Center Arctic Melt Ponds Form When Meltwater Clogs Ice Pores A team including University of Utah mathematician Kenneth Golden has determined how Arctic melt ponds form, solving a paradoxical mystery of how a pool of water actually sits atop highly porous ice. – University of Utah Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans 80-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Collagen Confirmed Utilizing the most rigorous testing methods to date, researchers from North Carolina State University have isolated additional collagen peptides from an 80-million-year-old Brachylophosaurus. – North Carolina State University Journal of Proteome Research New Technique Identifies Micropollutants in New York Waterways Cornell University engineers have developed a new technique to test for a wide range of micropollutants in lakes, rivers and other potable water sources that vastly outperforms conventional methods. The new technique – using high-resolution mass sp... – Cornell University PPPL Physicist Uncovers Clues to Mechanism Behind Magnetic Reconnection PPPL physicist Fatima Ebrahimi has published a paper showing that magnetic reconnection — the process in which magnetic field lines snap together and release energy — can be triggered by motion in nearby magnetic fields. – Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory DE-SC0010565, DEAC02-09CHI1466, DE-SC0012467 New Tools Will Drive Greater Understanding of Wheat Genes HHMI scientists develop a much-needed genetic resource that is aiding development of wheat plants with improved traits. – Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences TSRI Scientists Create First Stable Semisynthetic Organism Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have announced the development of the first stable semisynthetic organism. – Scripps Research Institute GM060005; DGE-1346837; 21472036; ANR-11-LABX-0003-01; FR 2607 Nanocavity and Atomically Thin Materials Advance the Technology for Chip-Scale Light Sources University of Washington engineers have discovered an important first step towards building electrically pumped nanolasers, which are critical in the development of integrated photonic based short-distance optical interconnects and sensors. – University of Washington Nano Letters Kawtar Hafidi Named Director of Physics Division Argonne associate chief scientist Kawtar Hafidi has been named Argonne National Laboratory's next physics division director. – Argonne National Laboratory Road Map to Help Northern California Fishing Communities Thrive Humboldt State University researchers have been awarded a $271,000 federal grant to help two Northern California fishing communities improve the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of their waterfronts. – Humboldt State University BREAKING SCIENCE NEWS: Wildlife-Snaring Crisis in Asian Forests A very important article (link) co-authored by WCS scientist Tony Lynam has been published in this week’s Science about a crisis emerging in Asia from snaring, which is wiping out wildlife in unprecedented numbers. – Wildlife Conservation Society The Future Is Now for Robot Cars Driverless car expert Tim Chapin, interim dean of the College of Social Science and Public Policy at Florida State University and professor of urban and regional planning, believes that it may finally be time to start taking this technology seriously... Expert Available – Florida State University Big Wheels in Motion Irvine, Calif., Jan. 23, 2017 – The University of California, Irvine is poised to be the first college campus in the nation to convert its buses to an all-electric fleet. The student-funded and -operated Anteater Express shuttle service is acquirin... – University of California, Irvine The Science of Consciousness, June 5-10, 2017 'The Science of Consciousness' ('TSC') is the world's largest and longest-running interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of the nature of conscious awareness, feelings and existence. – Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona, Department of Anesthesiology Lifestyle & Social Sciences Engaging Fathers in Parenting Intervention Improves Outcomes for Both Kids and Fathers A parenting program where fathers engage with their children through reading was found to boost the fathers’ parenting skills while also improving the preschoolers’ school readiness and behavior, finds a study led by NYU’s Steinhardt School of ... – New York University Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology Embargo expired on 23-Jan-2017 at 12:35 ET Blacks Experience More Family Member Deaths Than Whites, on Average African-Americans are more likely than whites to experience the loss of a parent during childhood and more likely to be exposed to multiple family member deaths by mid-life, according to a study by the Population Research Center at The University of ... – University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) Embargo expired on 23-Jan-2017 at 15:00 ET ​Not Just Funny: Satirical News Has Serious Political Effects COLUMBUS, Ohio – Satirical news programs, often dismissed as mere entertainment, have real political effects on the people who watch them, new research suggests.A study found that people chose satirical news that matched their pre-existing attitude... – Ohio State University Journal of Communication Stanford Study: Stony Brook Creates Upward Income Mobility for Low Income Students A Stony Brook University education provides a proven path toward upward mobility for students from low income households, according to a new study led by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Entitled Mobility Report Cards: The Role of... – Stony Brook University Where Belief in Free Will Is Linked to Happiness Researchers show that the phenomenon, previously seen in Western populations, also occurs in Chinese teenagers, and can cross cultural divides – Frontiers Frontiers in Psychology The Birthplace of Public Higher Education in America How the University of Georgia sparked a movement that continues to shape our nation – University of Georgia Getting a Medical Education From Your Headphones Stacks of textbooks and medical journals may soon go the way of the Dodo for many physicians looking to stay updated on latest medical research and breakthroughs. Digital learning tools, such as podcasts, are the way of the future, at least according... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Questioning Post-Soviet in a New Era of Russian-American Relations Allegations and investigations into interference in the U.S. Presidential election have brought Russian-American relations into the national spotlight in a way unseen since the fall of the Soviet Union 25 years ago. Expert Available – Humboldt State University Undergraduates to Explore Precision Livestock Production College freshmen and sophomores interested in agriculture can learn about precision livestock production through a new training program aimed at recruiting minority students to the field. – South Dakota State University Call for Proposals: Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting The Goodman Institute is currently seeking proposals for investigative stories that serve the public interest. The application deadline is Monday, February 20. – Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Names Marketing Expert as First Holder of Klappa Professorship Marketing scholar Laura Peracchio will hold the endowed professorship named in honor of Gale Klappa, the retired CEO of WEC Energy Group, and his wife, Judith Klappa, a former communications professional. – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Faculty Receive Tenured Professorships The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School is expanding the ranks of its tenured faculty with the appointments of scholars Goker Aydin and Sunil Kumar. With these latest appointments, the Carey Business School now has 10 tenured professors among its 87 ... – Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School