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Tumor Suppressor Promotes Some Acute Myeloid Leukemias, Study Reveals Researchers in Germany have discovered that a tumor suppressor protein thought to prevent acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can actually promote a particularly deadly form of the disease. The study, “RUNX1 cooperates with FLT3-ITD to induce leukemia,”... – The Rockefeller University Press Journal of Experimental Medicine, March 6th, 2017 Embargo expired on 17-Feb-2017 at 09:00 ET ICU Care for COPD, Heart Failure and Heart Attack May Not Be Better Does a stay in the intensive care unit give patients a better chance of surviving a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or heart failure flare-up or even a heart attack, compared with care in another type of hospital unit? Unless a patient i... – American Thoracic Society (ATS) Embargo expired on 17-Feb-2017 at 00:15 ET Antibiotics Could Be Alternative to Surgery as Treatment for Appendicitis A study by researchers at the University of Southampton shows that antibiotics may be an effective treatment for acute non-complicated appendicitis in children, instead of surgery. The systematic review of existing literature is published in Pediatri... – University of Southampton Pediatrics Embargo expired on 17-Feb-2017 at 00:00 ET Limiting Salt Consumption Lowers Blood Pressure in Patients with Kidney Disease • Receiving advice on limiting salt consumption helped kidney disease patients lower their systolic blood pressure by an average of 11 mmHg. • Limiting salt intake also reduced excess fluid retention that is common among patients with kidney dis... – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) doi: 10.2215/CJN.01120216 Embargo expired on 16-Feb-2017 at 17:00 ET Discovery May Help Prevent Tissue Scarring and Rejection of Transplanted Kidneys • During rejection of a transplanted kidney, certain immune cells transform into connective tissue cells, which produce collagen and other fibers. • This transition, which is mediated by the TGF-/Smad3 signaling pathway, leads to scarring and de... – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) doi: 10.1681/ASN.2016050573 Embargo expired on 16-Feb-2017 at 17:00 ET Scientists Create Novel Model That Shows Progression From Normal Blood Cells to Leukemia Mount Sinai researchers have created a novel model that shows the step-by-step progression from normal blood cells to leukemia and its precursor diseases, creating replicas of the stages of the disease to test the efficacy of therapeutic intervention... – Mount Sinai Health System Cell Stem Cell, Feb-2017 Embargo expired on 16-Feb-2017 at 12:00 ET Embargoed AJPH Research: ACA TV News, Housing Assistance and Health, CVS Tobacco Sales In this month’s release, find new embargoed research about: Affordable Care Act television news content; housing assistance’s link to resident health; and the effect of CVS ending tobacco sales on cigarette purchasing. – American Public Health Association (APHA) Embargo expired on 16-Feb-2017 at 16:00 ET Variability in Local Costs of Substance Abuse Across California The average news consumer might be surprised to learn that the economic costs of alcohol abuse far exceed those related to illegal drug use. In California, alcohol abuse cost $129 billion in 2010, $3,450 per California resident. That was almost three... – Research Society on Alcoholism Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Embargo expired on 16-Feb-2017 at 17:00 ET New UAB Program Offers Special Needs Training Online for Law Enforcement REACT is a unique public-private partnership created to align law enforcement and special needs communities to improve safety. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Embargo expired on 17-Feb-2017 at 05:00 ET Detroit Urology Research Team Suggests Link Between Lipoproteins and Kidney Stones in Children A unique study recently published in the authoritative Pediatric Nephrology medical journal shows that excess lipoproteins and fatty acids may be associated with the development of painful and often chronic kidney stones in children. – Children's Hospital of Michigan Pediatric Nephrology; P30 ES020957, P30 CA 022453, S10 OD010700 Molecular Phenomenon Discovered by Advanced NMR Facility Cutting edge technology has shown a molecule self-assembling into different forms when passing between solution state to solid state, and back again – a curious phenomenon in science – says research by the University of Warwick. – University of Warwick Chemistry - A European Journal Scientists Monitor Crosstalk Between Intestinal Microbes and Immune System At a glance: Harvard Medical School researchers have successfully “listened in” on the crosstalk between gut microbes and the immune system. This is the first study to perform a system-wide analysis of microbial influence on a broad rang... – Harvard Medical School Cell New Test May Quickly Identify Mild Traumatic Brain Injury with Underlying Brain Damage A new test using peripheral vision reaction time could lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment of mild traumatic brain injury, often referred to as a concussion. – SUNY Downstate Medical Center W81XWH1011061 Video Messages Clarify Patients' Wishes for Critical Versus End-of-Life Care Adding a patient-created video testimonial to a living will or "POLST" form can help to prevent errors of interpretation regarding the choice between life-sustaining treatment or allowing natural death in critically ill patients, according to a study... – Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Journal of Patient Safety New Women’s Heart Health Clinic Provides Specialized Care According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 23 percent of women will die within one year after having a heart attack, and nearly 46 percent of women become disabled with heart failure. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Doctors Treat Deadly Cancerous Disorders with Gene-Guided, Targeted Therapy Genomic testing of biopsies from patients with deadly, treatment-resistant cancerous blood syndromes called histiocytoses allowed doctors to identify genes fueling the ailments and use targeted molecular drugs to successfully treat them. Researchers ... – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center JCI Insight Feb. 9, 2017 A Method Based on Artificial Intelligence Allows to Diagnose Alzheimer's or Parkinson's Researchers from the UGR and UMA have designed a technique that aims to model high-level data abstractions to make computers learn to differentiate the brain of a healthy person from that of an ill person by extracting the affected regions. – University of Granada International Journal of Neural Systems B Vitamins Reduce Schizophrenia Symptoms A review of worldwide studies has found that add-on treatment with high-dose b-vitamins - including B6, B8 and B12 - can significantly reduce symptoms of schizophrenia more than standard treatments alone. – University of Manchester Psychological Medicine GARP2 Accelerates Retinal Degeneration in a Mouse Model Researchers show that GARP2 accelerates retinal degeneration in mice, and they have also made an important step toward creating a standardized OTC nomenclature between mice and humans for a measurement of retinal degeneration. – University of Alabama at Birmingham EY018143; EY03039; CA013148 ; AR048311 Looking Beyond Cancer Cells to Understand What Makes Breast Cancer Spread A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center identifies a protein in that microenvironment that promotes the spread of breast cancer cells. It’s part of a well-known family of receptors for which promising ... – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Cell Reports; CA125577; CA107469; CA19084; GM086262; CA046592 Specialized Cancer Centers Play a Role in Survival of Adolescents and Young Adults with Acute Leukemia A UAB study shows specialized treatment sites contribute to better survival rates for those with acute leukemia. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, Feb. 2016 Targeted Radiosurgery Better Than Whole-Brain Radiation for Treating Brain Tumors Tumors that originate in other organs of the body and spread to the brain are known as metastatic brain tumors. According to the American Brain Tumor Association, this type of tumor is the most common in adults, affecting as many as 300,000 people ea... – University of Missouri Health Cureus New Studies Unravel Mysteries of How PARP Enzymes Work A component of an enzyme family linked to DNA repair, stress responses, and cancer also plays a role in enhancing or inhibiting major cellular activities under physiological conditions, new research shows. – UT Southwestern Medical Center Molecular Cell, Jan-2017 Antibiotic Effective Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Pediatric Skin Infections Methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) is a bacterial scourge that is resistant to most common antibiotics and thus difficult to treat, particularly in children where it commonly causes complicated skin and skin structure infection... – University of California San Diego Health Sciences Pediatrics Tackling Heart Disease on a Global Scale More than 17.5 million people die from cardiovascular disease (CVD) each year – making it the number one cause of death worldwide and rates of CVD in low- and middle-income countries have been climbing at an alarming rate. – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Speakers Announced for 2017 Experimental Biology Meeting World-renowned scientists will present pioneering research and discuss key issues affecting the life sciences at the 2017 Experimental Biology meeting (EB 2017), the premier annual meeting of six scientific societies in Chicago to be held April 22–... – Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 2017 Experimental Biology meeting Cal State LA Receives Federal Research Grant to Improve Fitness in Wheelchair Users Cal State LA has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research to research the exercise needs of wheelchair users, specifically those with traumatic spinal cord injuries. – California State University, Los Angeles Measuring Pain: SLU Scientist Tests Possible Biomarkers Saint Louis University pharmacologist Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., will use a $363,000 grant from The Mayday Fund to advance her work to understand pain in order to develop new painkillers, partnering with physicians who treat four debilitating conditio... – Saint Louis University Medical Center NYITCOM’s Martinez Named AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellow Luis Martinez, Ph.D., is an infectious disease researcher selected as a Fellow in the second cohort of the AAAS Alan I. Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science. – New York Institute of Technology Op-Ed: Here's How to Reform Health Care Our nation’s health care system is a mess. The industry spends $3 trillion annually and constitutes more than 17 percent of the nation’s GDP. For patients and their families, shouldering the burden of rising health care costs often leads to finan... – ProMedica UAB to Bring Proton Therapy for Advanced Cancer Treatment to Birmingham UAB will partner with Proton International to bring proton therapy, one of the most technically advanced forms of cancer-killing radiation, to Alabama. Proton therapy delivers a more precise dose of radiation to a tumor and can avoid damage to health... – University of Alabama at Birmingham Loyola Orthopaedic Surgeon Elected toAmerican Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Loyola Medicine orthopaedic surgeon Nickolas Garbis, MD, has been elected to the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. – Loyola University Health System Glaucoma 360 Benefit Gala Raises $520,000 for Essential Glaucoma Research and Education Programs The Glaucoma 360 Annual Gala at San Francisco’s historic Palace Hotel honored leaders in glaucoma research innovation and visionary volunteers helping to raise awareness. – Glaucoma Research Foundation Annual Benefit Basketball Game Helps All New Mexicans The New Mexico Senate “Lobos” tip off against the House of Representatives “Aggies” on Wednesday, March 1, at Santa Fe High School. The hotly-contested game is a fun event for those on the court, on the bench and in the stands. But everyone k... – University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center Science News Alien Particles From Outer Space Are Wreaking Low-Grade Havoc on Personal Electronic Devices Alien subatomic particles raining down from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on your smartphones, computers and other personal electronic devices. – Vanderbilt University 2017 AAAS Presentation Embargo expired on 17-Feb-2017 at 08:00 ET Indiana University Research: Rainbow Dyes Add Greater Precision in Fight Against 'Superbugs' A study reported Jan. 17 in the journal Science led by researchers at Indiana University and Harvard University is the first to reveal in extreme detail the operation of the biochemical clockwork that drives cellular division in bacteria. It is an im... – Indiana University Science; R01-GM113172-01 Embargo expired on 16-Feb-2017 at 14:00 ET Immune Cell Serves as an Essential Communications Link for Migrating Cells Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered that macrophages, a common type of cell in the vertebrate immune system, can transmit messages between non-immune cells. Their paper, published online Feb. 16 in the journal Science, is the f... – University of Washington Science paper, Feb-2017, DOI (link active post-embargo) Embargo expired on 16-Feb-2017 at 14:00 ET Foot-and-Mouth Crises to Be Averted with Vaccination Strategy Future outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) can be controlled effectively and quickly with vaccinations – saving millions of pounds and hundreds of thousands of livestock – according to research by the University of Warwick. – University of Warwick PLOS Computational Biology Embargo expired on 16-Feb-2017 at 14:00 ET Can Facial Recognition Systems Help Save Lemurs? Michigan State University’s Anil Jain adapted his human facial recognition system to create LemurFaceID, the first computer facial recognition system for lemurs. Once optimized, LemurFaceID can assist with long-term research of the endangered speci... – Michigan State University BMC Zoology 2017, 10.1186/s40850-016-0011-9 Embargo expired on 16-Feb-2017 at 20:00 ET Snow and Soil in Cooperation Snow is fun for sledding and skiing, but what is its role in soil protection? The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) February 15 Soils Matter blog post explains the crucial role of snow for healthy soils. – Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Embargo expired on 16-Feb-2017 at 12:00 ET Microbiomes, Exomoons, Solar Nebula, Ferroelectrics, and More in the DOE Science News Source Click here to go directly to the DOE Science News Source – Newswise Climate Change Impacting Wildlife, Feeding Wild Dolphins, Conserving Blakiston's Fish Owl, and More in the Wildlife News Source The latest research and features on ecology and wildlife. – Newswise Biochemical Tricks of the Hibernating Bear Winter is in full swing, and many of us have fantasized about curling up in a warm cave and slumbering until the warmth of spring arrives, just like a bear. Bears have the ability to sleep away the harsh winter months when food is scarce. They can sp... – American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Journal of Biological Chemistry Scientists Find Evidence of Alaskan Ecosystem Health in Harlequin Ducks A new study led by researchers from Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) shows that Harlequin Ducks in coastal areas of Alaska’s Kodiak and Unalaska islands are exposed to environmental sources of mercury and that mercury concentrations in their b... – Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) Marine Pollution Bulletin Feb 2017 When Treating Brain Aneurysms, Two Isn’t Always Better Than One Is it better to treat aneurysms with two overlapping flow diverters, or one compressed diverter? A computational study published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology points to the single, compressed diverter provided that it produces a mesh dens... – University at Buffalo American Journal of Neuroradiology India's Big Cats and Wild Dogs Get Along Really Well A new WCS study in India shows that three carnivores – tigers, leopards, and dholes (Asian wild dog) – seemingly in direct competition with one other, are living side by side with surprisingly little conflict. – Wildlife Conservation Society Four-Stroke Engine Cycle Produces Hydrogen from Methane and Captures CO2 When is an internal combustion engine not an internal combustion engine? When it’s been transformed into a modular reforming reactor that could make hydrogen available to power fuel cells wherever there’s a natural gas supply available. – Georgia Institute of Technology Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research ; 0928716 Is Your Big Data Messy? We’re Making an App for That Vizier, software under development by a University at Buffalo-led research team, aims to proactively catch big data errors. The project, backed by a $2.7 million National Science Foundation grant, launched in January. Like Excel, Vizier will allow us... – University at Buffalo National Science Foundation, 1640864 'Resurrecting' Tiny Lake-Dwelling Animals to Study Evolutionary Responses to Pollution A University of Michigan biologist combined the techniques of "resurrection ecology" with the study of dated lake sediments to examine evolutionary responses to heavy-metal contamination over the past 75 years. – University of Michigan The American Naturalist Underwater Seagrass Beds Dial Back Polluted Seawater Seagrass meadows – bountiful underwater gardens that nestle close to shore and are the most common coastal ecosystem on Earth – can reduce bacterial exposure for corals, other sea creatures and humans. – Cornell University Food Additive Found in Candy, Chewing Gum Could Alter Digestive Cell Structure and Function The ability of small intestine cells to absorb nutrients and act as a barrier to pathogens is “significantly decreased” after chronic exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, a common food additive found in everything from chewing gum to br... – Binghamton University, State University of New York NanoImpact, Jan-2017 Scarcity of Resources Led to Violence in Prehistoric Central California A longtime Cal Poly Pomona anthropology professor who studies violence among prehistoric people in California has been published in a prestigious journal. – California State Polytechnic University Pomona Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Protein Structure Solved From Smallest Crystals Yet An international team of scientists used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to determine the structure of an insect virus’s crystalline protein “cocoon.” – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Gati et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 15 February 2017 (10.1073/pnas.1609243114) A Few Facts About Wheat This infographic presents key facts about wheat: production, cultivation, consumption, export value. – International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium Researchers Engineer Intestinal Tissue with Functioning Nervous System For the first time, NIH-funded researchers have used stem cells to grow intestinal tissues with a functioning nervous system. The advance creates new opportunities for studying intestinal diseases, nutritional health, and diabetes. It also brings res... – National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering TR000546; EB021780; DK098350; DK103117 Government of Nigeria Drops Buffer Zone for Superhighway Project but More Must Be Done to Protect Communities and Wildlife The Cross River State government’s announcement yesterday to drop a 12-mile buffer around a proposed superhighway though one of Nigeria’s last rainforests is still not enough to prevent the loss of important community forests and significant impa... – Wildlife Conservation Society UTEP and Local High School Students Win United Launch Alliance CubeSat Competition Students from the NASA MIRO Center for Space Exploration and Technology Research, or cSETR, at The University of Texas at El Paso have been selected as first place winners of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) CubeSat launch competition, known as CubeC... – University of Texas at El Paso Lifestyle & Social Sciences Zero Tolerance Policies Unfairly Punish Black Girls Black girls are disproportionately punished in American schools – an “overlooked crisis” that is populating the school-to-prison pipeline at rising rates, two education scholars argue in a new paper. – Michigan State University Healing Generations: FSU Center Tackles Heart Health in African-American Churches As the nation recognizes American Heart Month this February, Florida State University’s Center on Better Health and Life for Underserved Populations has successfully helped 36 black churches in Leon and Gadsden counties set a foundation for healthi... – Florida State University Neda Bagheri Receives Prestigious Honor for Young Faculty Northwestern University synthetic biologist Neda Bagheri has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. – Northwestern University Business News Turning Back DDoS Attacks To counter DDoS attacks, the S&T Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Cyber Security Division (CSD) is funding several research projects that will help defenders turn away attacks. – Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate New Clean Energy Facility Accelerates Testing of Cleantech Innovations and Launching of Companies The Clean Energy Institute (CEI), a research unit at the University of Washington (UW), has opened the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds to increase the rate at which breakthrough science and engineering discoveries turn into market-adopted clean ener... – University of Washington