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Medical News Lack of Oxygen, Not Excessive Stimulation, Cause for Half of Seizure-Related Brain Damage in Epilepsy Neuronal degeneration is the most severe long-term consequence of repetitive seizures in patients with epilepsy, which until now was thought to be primarily caused by excitotoxicity, or over-stimulation of the neurons. New findings indicate hypoxia, ... – SUNY Downstate Medical Center Scientific Reports Embargo expired on 27-Feb-2017 at 05:00 ET Living with Children May Mean Less Sleep for Women, but Not for Men New research backs up what many women already know: They’re sleep deprived. Unlike men, a good night’s sleep for women is affected by having children in the house, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the Amer... – American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Embargo expired on 26-Feb-2017 at 16:00 ET Novel ‘Barcode’ Tracking of T Cells in Immunotherapy Patients Identifies Likely Cancer-Killers A new discovery by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle makes an important step in identifying which specific T cells within the diverse army of a person’s immune system are best suited to fight cancer. The findings ... – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Science Immunology, Feb 24, 2017 Embargo expired on 24-Feb-2017 at 14:00 ET ISPOR Initiative Advances High-Quality Value Assessment Frameworks for Health Care Interventions ISPOR announced the publication of a special theme issue of its flagship journal, Value in Health, devoted to methodological, process, and ethical considerations of value assessment frameworks. – International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Value in Health, Feb-2017 Ketogenic Diet Shown Safe and Effective Option for Some with Rare and Severest Form of Epilepsy In a small phase I and II clinical trial, Johns Hopkins researchers and colleagues elsewhere found that the high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet was a safe and effective treatment option for the majority of adults experiencing a relatively rare,... – Johns Hopkins Medicine Neurology Bristol-Myers Squibb Expands International Immuno-Oncology Network (II-ON) With Addition of Columbia University Medical Center and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today announced that Columbia University Medical Center and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) have joined the International Immuno-Oncology Network (II-ON). – Columbia University Medical Center Can Staying Active Help to Prevent Chronic Pain? Physical Activity Affects Pain Modulation in Older Adults Older adults with higher levels of physical activity have pain modulation patterns that might help lower their risk of developing chronic pain, reports a study in PAIN®, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain... – Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Pain Media Availability: NIH Scientists Identify Disorder Causing Blindness, Deafness, Albinism and Fragile Bones Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have identified the genetic underpinnings of a rare disorder that causes children to be born with deafness, blindness, albinism and fragile bones. – NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI) Biallelic Mutations in MITF Cause Coloboma, Osteopetrosis, Microphthalmia, Macrocephaly, Albinism, and Deafness Antibiotic Resistance: A Burgeoning Problem for Kids Too In a new, first-of-its-kind study, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a 700-percent surge in infections caused by bacteria from the Enterobacteriaceae family resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics among... – Case Western Reserve University Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society; K23AI097284-01A1 New Antiviral Drug Cuts Cytomegalovirus Infection and Improves Survival in Patients Undergoing Donor Stem Cell Transplant In a significant advance in improving the safety of donor stem cell transplants, a major clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has shown that a novel agent can protect against the most common viral infection that patients ... – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Alzheimer’s Drug Prescribed ‘Off-Label’ for Mild Cognitive Impairment Could Pose Risk for Some Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer’s disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test. – UCLA School of Nursing 1K23AG05141601A1 Strong Performance in 2016 Brings Mayo Clinic Care to Millions Mayo Clinic reported a strong financial position in 2016, with contributions of $466 million to its pension plan for staff and more than $600 million in capital projects. – Mayo Clinic Georgetown Announces Phase II Clinical Trial of Nilotinib for Parkinson’s Disease Georgetown University Medical Center today announces the launch of a phase II clinical trial to study the safety of the cancer drug nilotinib and its effects on clinical outcomes and biomarkers in people with Parkinson’s disease. – Georgetown University Medical Center Winter Injury Safety: It's Not Just About Skiing and Snowboarding Every year, thousands of children in the U.S. are injured in winter-related activities, regardless of whether they live in warm or cold climates. Expert Available – Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Cedars-Sinai to Study Most Effective Ways for Doctors to Discuss Opioid Use with Patients Suffering From Chronic Pain Cedars-Sinai investigators are gearing up to study the most effective ways for doctors to discuss opioid use with chronic pain patients in an effort to reduce the impact of pain while curbing overuse of these addictive drugs. The research team has re... – Cedars-Sinai Public Health and Local Art Thought Leaders Collaborate to Improve Community Health Solving complex social and health issues through arts and culture is the goal of a collaboration between University of Louisville’s Commonwealth Institute of Kentucky (CIK) and IDEAS xLab. – University of Louisville Diabetes Prevention Programs Provided by Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Are More Effective: Research Review in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics The March issue of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics provides more evidence that registered dietitian nutritionists are an effective solution to the expensive health care cost of preventing diabetes. – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Mercy Gynecologic Oncologist and Noted Robotic Surgery Expert Dr. Dwight Im Named Castle Connolly “Top Doctor” for 2017 Mercy Medical Center has announced that Dwight D. Im, M.D., FACOG, has been recognized by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. as a "Top Doctor” for 2017 – Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore Science News IU Biologists Reveal Ways Powerful 'Master Gene' Regulates Physical Differences Between Sexes A study by scientists at Indiana University has found that the master gene that regulates differences between males and females plays a complex role in matching the right physical trait to the right sex. The research, published Feb. 27 in the journal... – Indiana University Nature Communications; 1120209; 1256689 Embargo expired on 27-Feb-2017 at 05:00 ET Finding of 38,000 Year-Old Engravings Confirms Ancient Origins of Technique Used by Seurat, Van Gogh, Pissarro, and Lichtenstein A newly discovered trove of 16 engraved and otherwise modified limestone blocks, created 38,000 years ago, confirms the ancient origins of the pointillist techniques later adopted by 19th and 20th century artists such as Georges Seurat, Vincent Van G... – New York University Quaternary International Embargo expired on 24-Feb-2017 at 12:00 ET Super Resolution Imaging Helps Determine a Stem Cell’s Future Scientists at Rutgers and other universities have created a new way to identify the state and fate of stem cells earlier than previously possible. Understanding a stem cell’s fate – the type of cell it will eventually become – and how far along... – Rutgers University Small Crystals, Extreme Waves, Fracking and Microbes, and More in the DOE Science News Source Click here to go directly to the DOE Science News Source – Newswise The Dawn of a New Era for Supernova 1987A Three decades ago, astronomers spotted one of the brightest exploding stars in more than 400 years. The titanic supernova, called Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A), blazed with the power of 100 million suns for several months following its discovery on ... – Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Iowa State University Researchers Detail Genetic Mechanisms That Govern Growth and Drought Response in Plants New Iowa State University research outlines how the genetic pathways that govern growth and stress response in plants sometimes clash. The research could lead to better performing crop varieties. – Iowa State University Nature Communications, 24 Feb. 2017 Study Catalogs the Complex Flavors of American-Made Goat Cheese Researchers generated a flavor lexicon that lists the 39 flavor attributes in cheeses made with goat milk. Flavor lexicons are important tools for cheesemakers because they help with development, product benchmarking and quality control. – Kansas State University A Novel DNA Vaccine Design Improves Chances of Inducing Anti-Tumor Immunity Scientists at The Wistar Institute and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have devised a novel DNA vaccine approach through molecular design to improve the immune responses elicited against one of the most important cancer antigen targets. – Wistar Institute Molecular Therapy Study Shows Ancient Humans Arrived in South America in Multiple Waves The findings published Wednesday (Feb. 22, 2017) in the journal Science Advances suggest that Paleoamericans share a last common ancestor with modern native South Americans outside, rather than inside, the Americas and underscore the importance of lo... – University at Buffalo Science Advances Press Registration Open for the 2017 American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting Journalists registering for the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) 253rd National Meeting & Exposition this spring will have a wealth of new scientific information available for their news stories. More than 14,000 presentations are planned on a ... – American Chemical Society (ACS) Controlling the Stiffness of a Material at the Nanoscale Using a needle far thinner than a human hair, scientists reversibly changed a material’s hardness by up to 30 percent promises new functionalities for microphones and sensors. – Department of Energy, Office of Science Nature Communications 6, 8985 (2016). [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9985] A Road Trip to Test a Magnetic Cloak at Argonne National Laboratory In December, five students from Stony Brook University in New York and their research professor loaded a prototype of a magnetic cloak into an SUV and set off for Argonne National Laboratory, nearly 900 miles away. – Argonne National Laboratory Diamonds That Deliver Cutting-edge research and development can help solve some of the challenges associated with drug delivery. – Oak Ridge National Laboratory OU Professor Awarded Highest Recognition by Society for Mined Land Reclamation Work University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering professor, Robert W. Nairn, is the recipient of the prestigious William T. Plass Award from the American Society of Mining and Reclamation. Nairn pioneered wetland technologies to rehabilitate co... – University of Oklahoma, Gallogly College of Engineering Lifestyle & Social Sciences Do You Look Like Your Name? People Can Match Names to Faces of Strangers with Surprising Accuracy If your name is Fred, do you look like a Fred? You might – and others might think so, too. New research published by the American Psychological Association has found that people appear to be better than chance at correctly matching people’s names... – American Psychological Association (APA) Embargo expired on 27-Feb-2017 at 09:00 ET Discussion to Define Populism and Its Role in Economic Justice Speaker to discuss populism. – University of Illinois at Chicago Wind Ensemble’s Fast-Paced Concert to Present World Premieres The University of Illinois at Chicago Wind Ensemble to perform. – University of Illinois at Chicago Study Finds Romantic Relationships Can Include Suicide Risks and Protective Factors for Soldiers Heather Love, doctoral student in marriage and family therapy, recently conducted a study that may shed light on factors that contribute to U.S. Army members committing suicide. – Kansas State University IU School of Global and International Studies Convening America's Role in the World Conference The second annual America’s Role in the World conference at Indiana University’s School of Global and International Studies in Bloomington will address pressing global issues facing the new U.S. administration, the nation and world. – Indiana University Kansas State University's Black Student Union Is Best in Big 12 for Ninth Time Kansas State University's Black Student Union remains the best in the Big 12 Conference. – Kansas State University Business News How After-Hours Trading Sheds Light on Investor Sentiment Omri Even Tov, an assistant professor of accounting at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, found that overnight market activity—between the time the market closes and re-opens the next day—provides a goldmine of information about investor se... – University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business Lessons From Innovation Catalysts: Can They Help Us Thrive in Uncertain Times? Professor Jeanne Liedtka and Randy Salzman discuss lessons learned from business growth leaders who thrived despite the Great Recession. The authors pose the question: Can we apply these lessons to contemporary economic and political uncertainty? – University of Virginia Darden School Foundation Supply Chain Guru Jimmy Anklesaria Funds Rady School’s First Endowed Presidential Chair How do supply chain costs impact industry, including Fortune 500 companies? "The answer to that question changed my entire career,” said Jimmy Anklesaria, one of the world’s most sought-after speakers on cost management. – University of California San Diego

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