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Medical News Early Birds May Make Healthier Food Choices Than Night Owls New Study First to Link Internal Clock to What and When People Eat – Obesity Society Obesity Journal, March-2017 Embargo expired on 23-Feb-2017 at 00:00 ET Itch Neurons Play a Role in Managing Pain There are neurons in your skin that are wired for one purpose and one purpose only: to sense itchy things. These neurons are separate from the ones that detect pain, and yet, chemical-induced itch is often accompanied by mild pain, such as burning an... – Johns Hopkins Medicine Neuron; R01DE022750, R01NS054791 Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 12:00 ET Nature Study Suggests New Therapy for Gaucher Disease Scientists propose in Nature blocking a molecule that drives inflammation and organ damage in Gaucher and maybe other lysosomal storage diseases as a possible treatment with fewer risks and lower costs than current therapies. Reporting their data Feb... – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Nature, Feb. 22, 2017 Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 13:00 ET CAR T Cells More Powerful When Built With CRISPR, MSK Researchers Find MSK researchers used the genome-editing tool CRISPR to create more potent chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells that don't tire as easily when attacking cancer cells. The unexpected findings were published in the journal Nature on February 22 and u... – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Nature, February 22 2017 Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 13:00 ET Transplanting Good Bacteria to Kill Staph University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers screened 10,000 colonies of bacteria found on the epidermis to determine how many had antimicrobial properties and at what rate these are found on healthy and non-healthy skin. In a pa... – University of California San Diego Health Sciences Science Translational Medicine Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 14:00 ET In Rare Disorder, Novel Agent Stops Swelling Before It Starts Mount Sinai researcher who treats hereditary angioedema says the drug, a potential game changer, is being studied in larger clinical trial – Mount Sinai Health System Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 17:00 ET BIDMC Scientists Survey the State of Sleep Science Sleep remains an enduring biological mystery with major clinical relevance, according to a review by clinician-researcher Thomas Scammell, MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and colleagues. In recent decades, new technologies have al... – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Neuron; HL095491; DE022912; NS091126; HD071026. Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 12:00 ET Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover Link Between Aging, Devastating Lung Disease A Mayo Clinic study has shown evidence linking the biology of aging with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that impairs lung function and causes shortness of breath, fatigue, declining quality of life, and, ultimately, death. Researchers belie... – Mayo Clinic Embargo expired on 23-Feb-2017 at 05:00 ET Tiny Cavefish May Help Humans Evolve to Require Very Little Sleep We all do it; we all need it – humans and animals alike. Neuroscientists have been studying Mexican cavefish to provide insight into the evolutionary mechanisms regulating sleep loss and the relationship between sensory processing and sleep. – Florida Atlantic University Journal of Experimental Biology Diabetic Kidney Disease Is Decoded, Offering New Avenues for Diagnosis and Treatment Mount Sinai researchers say their study represents hope for a complication considered incurable and deadly – Mount Sinai Health System Diabetes Do eye screening guidelines adequately catch diabetic retinopathy in youth? By the time current screening recommendations kicked in, 18% of youth with type 1 diabetes already had diabetic retinopathy, according to a study led by University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Ophthalmology Repellant Could Keep Dangerous Beetles Away From Avocado Trees Florida avocados bring a $100 million-a-year impact to Florida’s economy, UF/IFAS economists say. They grow almost entirely in southern Miami-Dade County, but growers have battled the laurel wilt fungus, which can kill redbay and avocado trees, sin... – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Journal of Applied Entomology Flu Vaccines, Medical Curriculum Tailored to Native Americans, Tackling Heart Disease, and More in the Healthcare News Source The latest research, features and announcements in healthcare in the Healthcare News Source – Newswise Clinical Practice Guideline Focuses on Molecular Biomarker Testing for Patients with Colorectal Cancer A new, evidenced-based clinical practice guideline on molecular biomarker testing for patients with colorectal cancer identifies opportunities for improving patient outcomes. – College of American Pathologists (CAP) Resveratrol May Be an Effective Intervention for Lung Aging and the Ultimate Development of Chronic Lung Disease Researchers demonstrate, for the first time that inhaled resveratrol treatments slow aging-related degenerative changes in mouse lung. Lung aging, characterized by airspace enlargement and decreasing lung function, is a significant risk factor for c... – Children's Hospital Los Angeles Saban Research Institute Thorax, January 2017; R01 HL65352; DE021982 Asthma Drugs Could Prevent Deadly Form of Pneumonia, Research Suggests Two drugs used to treat asthma and allergies may offer a way to prevent a form of pneumonia that can kill up to 40 percent of people who contract it, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have found. – University of Virginia Health System Plos Pathogens; R01AI015608-35; T32 GM00705; T32 GM007055 Lollipop or Edible? Pot brownies may be a thing of the past as there are new edible marijuana products, or edibles, on the market, including chocolates, candies, and cookies. These products are legally sold in Colorado and Washington, and according to a new study conduc... – RTI International International Journal of Drug Policy Researchers Reverse High Blood Pressure in Offspring of Hypertensive Rats University of Iowa researchers have demonstrated how harmful health complications passed from mother rats to their offspring can be reversed. The tests may point the way toward preventing the transfer of certain health conditions from human mothers t... – University of Iowa Hypertension Sanford Researchers Take Broad Look at Stem Cells Sanford Research scientists recently published a review article in an issue of Stem Cells Translational Medicine focused on the study of and utility of adult-derived stem cells. – Sanford Health Stem Cells Translational Medicine Proteins in Your Runny Nose Could Reveal a Viral Infection It may seem obvious, but the key to confirming whether someone is suffering from a cold or flu virus might lie at the misery’s source -- the inflamed passages of the nose and throat. Duke Health scientists have identified a group of proteins th... – Duke Health EBioMedicine; N66001-07-C-2024, 1IK2CX000530, 1IK2CX000611 Measuring Patients' Muscles to Predict Chemotherapy Side Effects UNC Lineberger researchers and colleagues report in the journal Clinical Cancer Research that a measure of muscle mass and muscle quality developed at UNC could potentially help doctors better identify patients at high risk for toxic side effects tha... – University of North Carolina Health Care System Clinical Cancer Research, January-2017 UChicago Researchers Offer Solutions for Childhood Asthma Disparities Lingering disparities in childhood asthma should be addressed with additional research and quality improvement efforts that work in concert to improve children’s health, according to a new paper published today by researchers from the University of... – University of Chicago Medical Center OCD-Like Behavior Linked to Genetic Mutation A new Northwestern Medicine study found evidence suggesting how neural dysfunction in a certain region of the brain can lead to obsessive and repetitive behaviors much like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).repetitive actions. – Northwestern University R01MH099114; R21NS082785; R01NS071952; 1F31MH099807; K01MH094464 NMSU Forest Researchers Evaluate Nursery Protocol to Improve Survival Rate of Seedlings Because of the increasing severity of forest fires in New Mexico and Arizona in recent years, there are approximately 118,000 acres of high severity devastation that need reforestation, according to a white paper by the U.S. Forest Service. – New Mexico State University (NMSU) Organ-on-a-Chip Mimics Heart’s Biomechanical Properties Scientists at Vanderbilt University have created a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip that can mimic the heart’s amazing biomechanical properties in order to study cardiac disease, determine the effects that different drugs have on the heart and scr... – Vanderbilt University Acta Biomaterialia (15Jan2017) TSRI Researchers Find Standard Pacemakers and Defibrillators Safe for Mri Using a New Protocol The MagnaSafe Registry, a new multicenter study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), has demonstrated that appropriately screened and monitored patients with standard or non-MRI-conditional pacemakers and defibrillators can und... – Scripps Research Institute New England Journal of Medicine Intensive Lowering of Systolic Blood PressureWould Prevent 107,500 Deaths Per Year Intensive treatment to lower systolic (top number) blood pressure to below 120 would prevent 107,500 deaths per year in the United States, according to a study by researchers at Loyola University Chicago and other centers. – Loyola University Health System Circulation The Right Chemistry: Collaborating Across Multiple Disciplines Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center are collaborating on the “lab-on-a-chip,” a testing platform that captures and performs analysis of various biomarkers, which are actively released by tumor cells into blood. Rather than the u... – University of Kansas Cancer Center Research On Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) Cells Promises New Future Treatment for Glaucoma Patients Scientific research builds its own momentum as one discovery triggers another, building an ongoing wave of unexpected possibilities. In the world of glaucoma, such a surge began when advances in stem cell research opened doors experts had never imagi... – Glaucoma Research Foundation New Study to Document Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factors in Latinos Rush University Medical Center has launched a unique, cohort study called Latino Core to learn about the aging process and risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease in older Latino adults. – Rush University Medical Center NMSU, UNM Introduce Public Health to Maternal and Child Health Care Practitioners As a medically underserved, rural and impoverished state, New Mexico has many health care issues. One area is public health issues associated with mother and child health care. Four women sitting in row New Mexico Maternal and Child Health Public... – New Mexico State University (NMSU) Gastric Balloon Is New Weight Loss Option The Food and Drug Administration has approved another option to treat obesity – a grapefruit-size gastric balloon that takes up as much as half the volume of the stomach. – Loyola University Health System Professor Examines HIV Prevention with a Focus on Communication Among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men and Their Friends Professor of sociology Matt G. Mutchler’s research over the past 20 years into HIV prevention and treatment issues, especially within the African American community, has garnered him more than 15 external research awards and respect as an expert in... Expert Available – California State University, Dominguez Hills PinnacleHealth Receives Highest Nursing Credential with Prestigious Magnet® Recognition … Again PinnacleHealth Hospitals have been unanimously granted Magnet® status – the highest institutional honor awarded for nursing excellence. – PinnacleHealth White House Strategist to Lead UAB’s Personalized Medicine Institute Matthew Might, Ph.D., a renowned computer scientist and strategic leader appointed to the White House Precision Medicine Initiative by former President Barack Obama, has been named the inaugural director of the Hugh Kaul Personalized Medicine Institu... – University of Alabama at Birmingham Aronowski Receives Prestigious International Stroke Science Award in Research The 2017 Thomas Willis Award for significant translational contributions to clinical stroke research from the American Heart Association has been awarded to Jaroslaw Aronowski, Ph.D., professor, vice-chair and the Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington ... – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Loyola Research Center Receives Green Building Award Loyola University Chicago’s Center for Translational Research and Education (CTRE) has received the prestigious LEED® gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. – Loyola University Health System Northwestern Student Designs Heart Health Workshop for College-Aged Women A Northwestern University undergraduate student has developed a workshop to show young women why heart disease isn’t only a problem for older men. The free workshop will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Wildcat Room (room 101) in Norr... – Northwestern University Science News Farther From the Forest: ‘Eye-Opening’ Study Shows Rural U.S. Loses Forests Faster Than Cities A study published in the journal PLOS ONE says that between 1990 and 2000, the average distance from any point in the United States to the nearest forest increased by 14 percent. The distance can present challenges for wildlife and have broad effects... – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry PLOS ONE, Feb. 22, 2017 Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 14:00 ET From Rocks in Colorado, Evidence of a ‘Chaotic Solar System’ Plumbing a 90 million-year-old layer cake of sedimentary rock in Colorado, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University has found evidence confirming a critical theory of how the planets in our solar syste... – University of Wisconsin-Madison Nature Feb 23 2017 Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 13:00 ET Cultivating Cool-for-Cash-Crop Canola and camelina are cool-season crops that produce oilseeds. Soon they may find a home in California fields as a rotational crop with smart water use and high demand. – American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Crop Science, January 31, 2017 Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 12:00 ET Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills, Including Fracking Wastewater, Alter Microbes in West Virginia Waters Wastewater from oil and gas operations – including fracking for shale gas – at a West Virginia site altered microbes downstream, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study, published recently in Science of the Total Environment, showed that wast... – Rutgers University Science of the Total Environment How Migratory Birds Respond to Balmier Autumns? To study the migration patterns of white-throated sparrows researchers kept track of how active the birds were by day and night. When the temperatures dropped , the birds all became restless at night, signifying they were in a migratory state. As tem... – De Gruyter Open Animal Migration New Night Frogs, Congo River Fish, Nigeria Highway is Dropped, and More in the Wildlife News Source The latest research and features on ecology and wildlife. – Newswise Study Finds Consumers Willing to Pay More for “All-Natural” Labeled Foods A study published in the Journal of Food Science found that expectations of product quality, nutritional content and the amount of money consumers were willing to pay increased when consumers saw a product labeled “all-natural” as compared to the... – Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Social Information From Friends and Experts Could Help Reduce Uncertainty in Crowdfunding Campaigns Social information gathered from friends and experts, depending on the complexity of the product, can decrease uncertainty in crowdfunding campaigns, according to research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. – Binghamton University, State University of New York 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Jan-2017 Science Versus the ‘Horatio Alger Myth’ In a new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have taken a condensed matter physics concept usually applied to the way substances such as ice freeze, called “frustration,” and applied it to a si... – Los Alamos National Laboratory ‘Atmospheric Rivers’ Associated with California Flooding Also Common in the Southeast Much of the flood-inducing rainfall that has pummeled California over the last month flowed into the region via a river in the sky. But these so-called atmospheric rivers, which transport large quantities of water vapor poleward from the tropics, can... – University of Georgia Titan Shares Her Journey as a 'Black Girl Scientist' The story of a young African-American woman's journey to become a veterinarian. – California State University, Fullerton Biology Professor Reshapes Teaching Strategy with Course on Parasites With an eye on tiny ticks and mosquitoes, a Clarkson biology professor has created an undergrad parasitology course embraced by professionals in the field as well as by students, showing a glimpse of the future of biology education. – Clarkson University University of Notre Dame Partners with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute Researchers in bioengineering will join a consortium of academia, industry and government organizations and the nonprofit sector to develop next-generation manufacturing processes and technologies for cells, tissues and organs. – University of Notre Dame How Do Polar Bears Respond to Climate Change, Subsistence Hunting? A new, two-part project led by the UW’s Kristin Laidre aims to explore the interacting effects of climate change and subsistence hunting on polar bears, while also illuminating the cultural value of the species to indigenous peoples and the role th... – University of Washington Masdar Institute Files Patent for Innovative Cloud Seeding Material that Could Trigger More Rainfall from Clouds First Time Nanotechnology Leveraged to Increase Rainfall, Would Support Greater Water Security in the UAE. – Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Masdar Institute Pioneering Innovative Wastewater Treatment System Assistant Professor Shadi Wajih Hasan is Working to Develop Wastewater Treatment Systems for the Sustainable Production of High-Quality Water. – Masdar Institute of Science and Technology NMSU Range Science Professor Receives Fulbright Award to AustraliaNMSU Range Science Professor receives Fulbright award to Australia On vast rangeland, livestock is difficult and expensive to manage. But Derek Bailey, professor in the New Mexico State University Department of Animal and Range Sciences, is working to find ways to help such ranchers better manage their livestock and... – New Mexico State University (NMSU) NMSU Partners on Regional Transportation Research Center New Mexico State University is a member of a consortium of universities that have received a nearly $2.5 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to establish a regional transportation research center. – New Mexico State University (NMSU) S&T Researcher Studies Next Generation Phones, Cars Missouri S&T professor studies electromagnetic interference in cellphones to lay groundwork for next-generation 5G phones. – Missouri University of Science and Technology Upcoming Webcast Takes a Close Look at NASA's James Webb Space Telescope In a live webcast March 1, astrophysicist Amber Straughn will discuss the development and construction of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and the important scientific questions it will help answer. Expert Available – Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics NMSU Expert Gives Tips on Safe Water Storage, Treatment in Case of Crisis In the case of emergencies affecting potable water supplies, New Mexico State University water expert Rossana Sallenave released a guide on how to properly treat and store water for long periods of time. Expert Available – New Mexico State University (NMSU) Study to Focus on Pollution Potential of Oil and Gas Wastewater Spread on Roadways Understanding the environmental impact of using oil and gas wastewater as a road treatment may lead to safer water resources and stricter government regulations, according to Penn State researchers. – Penn State College of Engineering 11 From Yale Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering has elected 24 of the state’s leading experts in science, engineering, and technology to membership in the academy, including 11 new members from Yale. – Yale Cancer Center Four Faculty Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Four Yale School of Medicine researchers have been elected to the prestigious Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE). – Yale Cancer Center Chemist Nathan Gianneschi to Join Northwestern Chemist Nathan C. Gianneschi, whose interdisciplinary research has the potential to make a significant impact in human health, will join the Northwestern University faculty, effective July 1, the University announced today. Gianneschi, a Northwestern... – Northwestern University Lifestyle & Social Sciences Researchers Uncover Brain Circuitry Central to Reward-Seeking Behavior UNC scientists found that as mice learn to associate a particular sound with a rewarding sugary drink, one set of prefrontal neurons becomes more active and promotes reward-seeking behavior while other prefrontal neurons are silenced, and those neuro... – University of North Carolina Health Care System Nature Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 13:00 ET Democracies’ Track Record in Addressing Inequality Is Thin, Political Scientists Conclude Democratic government has historically had little impact on wealth inequality, NYU’s David Stasavage and Stanford’s Kenneth Scheve conclude in a new analysis. – New York University Annual Review of Political Science Transgender Candidates, Texas for Trump, Experts on National Security, in the U.S. Politics News Source Go here for the latest political experts, features and research in U.S. Politics – Newswise What Do Your Co-Workers Really Think of You?