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Medical News Chinese Air Pollution Linked to Respiratory and Cardiovascular Deaths In the largest epidemiological study conducted in the developing world, researchers found that as exposures to fine particulate air pollution in 272 Chinese cities increase, so do deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. – American Thoracic Society (ATS) American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Embargo expired on 10-Feb-2017 at 00:15 ET Language Barriers May Interfere with Access to Kidney Transplantation • Higher degrees of linguistic isolation were linked with a lower likelihood of transitioning from inactive to active status on the kidney transplant waiting list and with incomplete transplant evaluations. • The association of linguistic isola... – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Embargo expired on 09-Feb-2017 at 17:00 ET GW Researcher Finds Genetic Cause of New Type of Muscular Dystrophy George Washington University & St. George's University of London research, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, outlines a newly discovered genetic mutation associated with short stature, muscle weakness, intellectual disability, and ... – George Washington University American Journal of Human Genetics Embargo expired on 09-Feb-2017 at 12:00 ET Los Alamos Research on Cancer’s Origins Key Part of Huge Grant Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Ludmil Alexandrov has been announced as a member of one of the first four global research teams funded under Cancer Research UK’s “Grand Challenge,” which seeks to revolutionize the understanding of can... – Los Alamos National Laboratory Embargo expired on 09-Feb-2017 at 19:05 ET MD Anderson Designated First Project ECHO Superhub for Oncology Recognizing a critical need to address disparities in cancer care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has been designated as an ECHO superhub for oncology by the ECHO Institute at the University of New Mexico Health Science Center (UNM... – University of Texas M. 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Anderson Cancer Center Embargo expired on 10-Feb-2017 at 09:00 ET Getting Kids to Eat Veggies, Healing Tea, Bad Supplements, and More in the Food Science News Source Click here to go to the Food Science News Source – Newswise Geospatial Indicators on Prevention, Cocaine and Unsafe Sex, LASER ART, and More in the AIDS and HIV News Source The latest research, features, and experts on HIV and AIDS. – Newswise An 'Ignition Key' Revs Up DNA Shuffling To Make Antibodies Rearranging the genome is a risky endeavor, and human cells reserve it for special occasions, like making egg and sperm cells. – Johns Hopkins Medicine Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; R01CA160256 Sports-Related Concussion Negatively Affects Heart Rate, Blood Pressure A new study finds that concussion causes short-term impairment of the cardiovascular system but that these cardiovascular symptoms typically resolve within three days of the injury. – American Physiological Society (APS) Brain Damage Is Not Always Damaging Strokes are usually, but not always, debilitating. This case report documents the extraordinary resilience of a woman in Argentina who endured multiple strokes. – Frontiers Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Gene Variant Identified for Kawasaki Disease Susceptibility Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine and in London and Singapore, have conducted novel whole genome sequencing of a family in which two of four child... – University of California San Diego Health Sciences PLOS ONE Older Adults Embracing ‘Living Apart Together’ Since 1990, the divorce rate among adults 50 years and older has doubled. This trend, along with longer life expectancy, has resulted in many adults forming new partnerships later in life. A new phenomenon called ‘Living Apart Together’ (LAT)—a... – University of Missouri Health Memorial Sloan Kettering Researchers Publish Roadmap to Precision Oncology Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today published a seminal review of the rapidly evolving field of precision oncology, which allows doctors to recommend therapies based on a genetic understanding of a person’s cancer. A... – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Cell Scientists Identify Aggressive Pancreatic Cancer Cells and Their Vulnerability A team from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center describes this week in the journal Nature a series of preclinical experiments using patient-derived tumor xenografts (PDXs) and mouse models that point to potential treatments for patients... – University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center An Alternative Theory on How Aspirin May Thwart Cancer Studies abound that point to a role for plain old aspirin in keeping deadly cancers at bay. While aspirin is not yet part of mainstream treatment for any cancer, it is recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for certain adults to help ... – Veterans Affairs (VA) Research Communications Cancer Prevention Research Myopia Cell Discovered in Retina Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a cell in the retina that may cause myopia when it dysfunctions. The dysfunction may be linked to the amount of time a child spends indoors and away from natural light. – Northwestern University DP2EY026770 Heart-Shaped Cells The cellular skeleton protein actin can bind cells together, and also play a number of roles in cancer’s invasion into new tissues in the body. – NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Whooping Cough on the Rise in Michigan The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Oakland County Health Division have issued a health advisory. – Children's Hospital of Michigan After the Storm: Tips for Surviving Old Man Winter's Inconveniences Experts from the Stony Brook University Trauma Center share some tips that go beyond the usual winter safety driving advice and touch upon those often overlooked inconveniences that winter storms leave behind in order to decrease injuries and major a... – Stony Brook University The Medical Minute: Report Sparks Discussion About Reducing Cancer Mortality A Penn State expert says a new report on cancer disparities invites a deeper examination by local health care organizations about the work that needs to be done. – Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Innovators Wanted: UC Health Hack Seeks New Ideas to Solve Critical Health Problems Think you have an idea that will change health care but need the means to bring your innovation to fruition? Register for UC Health Hack, a two-day interdisciplinary hackathon that will bring students, physicians, researchers, industry professionals ... – University of California San Diego Health Sciences Tip Sheet / Expert Directory: HIV/AIDS Research at Fred Hutch HIV/AIDS researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are pioneering efforts across disciplines to advance preventative and curative approaches against the disease. – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Going Bald for Cancer Research Children’s Hospital University of Illinois will host an annual head-shaving event to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Staff, physicians and families of children with cancer volunteer each year to have their heads shaved in support c... – University of Illinois at Chicago Science News Chemicals Hitch a Ride Onto New Protein for Better Compounds Berkeley Lab chemists have developed a powerful new method of selectively linking chemicals to proteins, a major advance in the manipulation of biomolecules that could transform the way drugs are developed, proteins are probed, and molecules are trac... – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Science, Feb 10, 2017 Embargo expired on 09-Feb-2017 at 14:00 ET River Research Project at California Campus Gets $250,000 Keck Grant Funds for Sac State's SIRIUS program will help pay for six new classes, expanding opportunities for undergrad students. – California State University, Sacramento Embargo expired on 09-Feb-2017 at 16:00 ET Giant Flying Reptile Ruled Ancient Transylvania The creature has a considerably shorter and stronger neck with larger muscles than the long graceful necks of others in its species. – University of Portsmouth Hubble Witnesses Massive Comet-Like Object Pollute Atmosphere of a White Dwarf Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found the first evidence of the remains of a comet-like object scattered in the atmosphere of a white dwarf. The icy object, which has been ripped apart, is similar to Halley's Comet in chemical co... – Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Feb-2017 Researchers Develop Device That Emulates Human Kidney Function and Could Replace Animal, Human Testing Instead of running tests on live kidneys, researchers at Binghamton, University State University of New York have developed a model kidney for working out the kinks in medicines and treatments. Developed by Assistant Professor Gretchen Mahler and ... – Binghamton University, State University of New York RSC Advances, Jan-2017 Mosquito Research Receives $2 Million Grant to Speed the Development of New Vector Control Products A major grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been made for a research programme to develop novel test protocols to accelerate development and bring to market, the next generation of vector control products. – University of Warwick A New Sensitive and Stable Self-Powered Photodetector Researchers in Singapore and China have collaborated to develop a self-powered photodetector that can be used in a wide range of applications such as chemical analysis, communications, astronomical investigations and much more. – American Institute of Physics (AIP) Johns Hopkins APL Plays Key Role as US, Japan Conduct First SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test Engineers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, in cooperation with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Japan Ministry of Defense, and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), pla... – Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory UCI, NASA Reveal New Details of Greenland Ice Loss Irvine, Calif., Feb. 9, 2017 – Less than a year after the first research flight kicked off NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland campaign, data from the new program are providing a dramatic increase in knowledge of how Greenland’s ice sheet is meltin... – University of California, Irvine Oceanography, Feb.-2017 UGA Scientists Use Robots and Drones to Accelerate Plant Genetic Research, Improve Crop Yield A team of researchers is developing a robotic system of all-terrain rovers and aerial drones that can quickly and accurately gather and analyze data on the characteristics of crops. – University of Georgia New Supercomputer Triples Earth System Science Capability with Greater Efficiency The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is launching operations this month of one of the world's most powerful and energy-efficient supercomputers, providing the nation with a major new tool to advance understanding of the atmospheric and... – National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Biomimic Batteries: Lucia Gauchia Wins NSF CAREER Award Energy storage can learn a lot from ecology—and that's what one engineer plans to do with her early career award grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). She also mentors young Hispanic women, brings real-time data monitoring into undergra... – Michigan Technological University Music Professor Receives Patent to Help Fight Bark Beetles Ravaging Western Forests UC Santa Cruz music professor David Dunn has joined forces with two forest scientists from Northern Arizona University to combat an insect infestation that is killing millions of trees throughout the West. – University of California, Santa Cruz Constant Challenge for Discovery Propels Harvinder Gill The Texas Tech researcher has shown how vaccines can be administered more effectively through the use of creative methods of drug delivery. Expert Available – Texas Tech University U.S. Commerce Dept. Awards $500,000 to Cal State LA, Biocom Institute and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator for Labiostart Boot Camp California State University, Los Angeles and its partners the Biocom Institute and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) have been awarded an i6 Challenge grant of nearly $500,000 to fund LABioStart, a boot camp to train emerging bioscience entr... – California State University, Los Angeles ORNL Wins Four FLC Technology Transfer Awards Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers win four Federal Laboratory Consortium awards. – Oak Ridge National Laboratory Yonggang Huang Elected to National Academy of Engineering Northwestern University’s Yonggang Huang, whose work has led to major advancements in stretchable and flexible electronics with biomedical applications, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Election to the academy is among... – Northwestern University DHS to Hold Emerging Technology Showcase for First Responder Innovation DHS S&T will host the EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology Showcase to present the results of the 10 startup companies that were part of this year’s cohort class. – Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate Young Astronomer Presents Research Cannan Huey-You, an 11-year-old astronomer, presents new research from the Green Bank Telescope at the meeting of the American Astronomical Society. – Green Bank Observatory AAS Meeting, Jan. 2017 Lifestyle & Social Sciences Status Profiling: Research Suggests Simply Wearing a Police Uniform Changes the Way the Brain Processes Information New research from a team of cognitive neuroscientists at McMaster University suggests that simply putting on a uniform, similar to one the police might wear, automatically affects how we perceive others, creating a bias towards those considered to be... – McMaster University Frontiers in Psychology Want to 'Friend' an Old Flame on Facebook or Flirt Online? Social Media Researcher Says Think About Your Current Romantic Relationship First One of the best gifts a person could give their significant other for Valentine's Day is a discussion on boundaries regarding social media, according to a researcher at Kansas State University. – Kansas State University Singing the National Anthem Is Anything but Easy For more than 30 years, Wayne Messmer has been wowing crowds with his signature rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Northwestern University and in most of the major athletic arenas in Chicago. – Northwestern University Themes of Protest and Dissent Unite Season of Block Museum Screenings Two unique film series that stand at the intersection of artistry and politics will be presented during the Block Museum’s winter season: “The Gay Left: Homosexuality in the Era of Late Socialism” and “Japanese Experimental Cinema: Between Pr... – Northwestern University Opera Star Joyce Castle Featured in Cast of ‘Carmelites’ Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites,” featuring mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle, and Aaron Copland’s Depression-era love story “The Tender Land” conclude the Northwestern University Opera Theater season at the Henry and Leigh Bienen... – Northwestern University Circumnavigator Award Winner to Study Food Security in Urban Areas Northwestern University junior Margot Zuckerman will spend this summer traveling to six countries on four continents over 11 weeks to research food sustainability and security in urban areas.Zuckerman is the recipient of this year’s Circumnavigator... – Northwestern University Prof Digs Up Truths About Zombies Just like the flesh-eating creatures themselves, the zombie phenomenon is showing no signs of dying anytime soon. We asked Professor of Anthropology Vaughn Bryant, who has studied the real-life origins of zombies, to drop some knowledge on the “und... – Texas A&M University Podcast on Evidence Law and Proof Started by Vanderbilt Professor Excited Utterance, a podcast about evidence law and proof, has posted more than 25 interviews since its launch last fall by Vanderbilt Law School professor Edward K. Cheng. Expert Available – Vanderbilt University Lewis Offers Support to St. Joseph's College Students The Lewis University community is saddened by the news that St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana will suspend operations at the end of the 2016-17 academic year. As a fellow Catholic university and partner in the Great Lakes Valley Athletic ... – Lewis University Salisbury University's Patricia R. Guerrieri Academic Commons Earns Prestigious USGBC Wintergreen Award Salisbury University’s Guerrieri Academic Commons has earned near-unanimous praise from students, faculty, staff and the community. It turns out the Maryland chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council is a fan, too. The organization recently named ... – Salisbury University Lurie Children’s Hospital Launches Pilot Program to Help Curb Youth Violence in Chicago Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago has an innovative care coordination model to keep young people from being incarcerated. – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Northwestern Law Teams Shine at Trial Competitions A team from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law’s Bartlit Center on Trial Advocacy will compete for the national championship of the National Trial Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, in March after capturing first place at the Midwest reg... – Northwestern University Northwestern Athletics Unveils Trienens Performance Center Northwestern University’s upcoming renovation of Welsh-Ryan Arena will include a state-of-the-art practice facility for basketball, volleyball and other Wildcats programs, the University announced Feb. 7. – Northwestern University Salisbury University Professor Partners with American Eagle Foundation on New Book It's a patriotic story: a pair of American bald eagles nesting near the U.S. Capitol. Salisbury University teacher education professor Teena Ruark Gorrow and Craig A. Koppie of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tell the true tale in their third book... – Salisbury University Kennesaw State Hosting Second Cohort of Young Southeast Asian Leaders The 22 participants in the federally funded Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Institute on Civic Engagement met with foot soldiers of the civil rights movement and toured critical sites in Selma and Birmingham – Kennesaw State University President’s Office Hosts Evanston Mayoral Candidate Forum The five candidates for Evanston mayor weighed in on issues ranging from supporting K-12 schools to improving community safety at a campus forum held Feb. 2, hosted by Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro. – Northwestern University Business News Executive Director Named for IgniteHQ IgniteHQ, north Georgia’s premier business incubator and accelerator, is pleased to announce that Mark Hubbard has been named its new Executive Director, effective today, February 6, 2017. The selection was made after a regional search conducted by... – Kennesaw State University Boise State University Names Mark Heil as Vice President, CFO Heil is a Boise State alumnus who has worked at Micron Technology Inc. since 1992. He most recently served as vice president and corporate controller at Micron. – Boise State University IPR Lecture to Focus on Breaking the Cycle of Extreme Poverty Johns Hopkins University scholar Kathryn Edin will deliver “Beyond $2 a Day: Solutions for Breaking the Cycle of Extreme Poverty,” the Institute for Policy Research’s Winter 2017 Distinguished Public Policy Lecture, Thursday, Feb. 16. Free and ... – Northwestern University