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Medical News Mount Sinai Researchers Review Progress of Treating Glutamate Signalling in Depression Repurposed ketamine and other treatments could significantly impact patients with treatment-resistant depression, but fundamental questions remain – Mount Sinai Health System Embargo expired on 17-Mar-2017 at 06:00 ET Untreated Sleep Apnea in Children Can Harm Brain Cells Tied to Cognition and Mood A study comparing children 7 to 11 years old with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea to children the same age who slept normally found significant reductions of gray matter – brain cells crucial to most cognitive tasks – in several region... – University of Chicago Medical Center Scientific Reports Embargo expired on 17-Mar-2017 at 06:00 ET Combination of Radiation and Immune Checkpoint Therapy Holds Potential for Lung Cancer An emerging approach for cancer treatment seeks to combine radiation therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPIs) to more effectively control tumors in the chest with an acceptable risk of severe treatment-related side effects. – American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Multidisc Thoracic Cancers Symposium, Mar-2017 Embargo expired on 16-Mar-2017 at 11:00 ET Reduced Dose of Warfarin Alternative May Help Prevent Strokes in Dialysis Patients • In dialysis patients who took 2.5 mg of apixaban twice daily, blood concentrations of the drug were maintained at therapeutic levels. – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) doi: 10.1681/ASN.2016090980 Embargo expired on 16-Mar-2017 at 17:00 ET A Blood Test for Autism An algorithm based on levels of metabolites found in a blood sample can accurately predict whether a child is on the Autism spectrum of disorder (ASD), based upon a recent study. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) PLOS Computational Biology Embargo expired on 16-Mar-2017 at 14:00 ET SBRT Offers Curative Option for Lung Cancer Patients Age 80 and Older Patients in their 80s and 90s who have early stage lung cancer but cannot undergo an operation can be treated safely and effectively with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), according to research presented today at the 2017 Multidisciplinary ... – American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Multidisc Thoracic Cancers Symposium Mar-2017 Embargo expired on 16-Mar-2017 at 11:00 ET Biomarker Blood Test Shows Cancer Recurrence Months Before CT Scans Results from a prospective clinical trial showed that a blood test looking at specific biomarkers was able to detect recurrences of lung cancer an average of six months before conventional imaging methods found evidence of recurrence. – American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Multidisc Thoracic Cancers Symposium Mar-2017 Embargo expired on 16-Mar-2017 at 11:00 ET Racial Disparities Persist in Treatment and Survival of Early Stage Lung Cancer Analysis of the largest American cancer database indicates that racial disparities persist in the treatment and outcomes of patients diagnosed with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). – American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Multidisc Thoracic Cancers Symposium Mar-2017 Embargo expired on 16-Mar-2017 at 11:00 ET Proton Therapy Offers New Treatment Possibility for Recurrent Lung Cancer A new study offers hope for patients with recurrent lung cancer, who historically have been considered ineligible for curative treatment. – American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Multidisc Thoracic Cancers Symposium Mar-2017 Embargo expired on 16-Mar-2017 at 11:00 ET Genetic Profile of Treatment-Resistant Lung Cancer More Variable Than Previously Understood The genetic mutations underlying treatment resistance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are more complex and dynamic than previously thought. – American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Multidisc Thoracic Cancers Symposium Mar-2017 Embargo expired on 16-Mar-2017 at 11:00 ET Penn Medicine Orthopaedic-Oncology Surgeon Slated to Lead the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Kristy Weber, MD, chief of Orthopaedic Oncology for the University of Pennsylvania Health System and director of the Sarcoma Program in the Abramson Cancer Center, is poised to become the first woman to lead the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeo... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Embargo expired on 17-Mar-2017 at 06:00 ET Pro Sleep Tips for World Sleep Day NewYork-Presbyterian sleep experts provide tips for healthy sleep habits, this World Sleep Day. Expert Available – New York-Presbyterian Hospital Embargo expired on 17-Mar-2017 at 07:00 ET Having Athletic Trainers Could Benefit Youth Football Organizations Youth football organizations can benefit from the presence of a certified athletic trainer at their practices and games, according to an anecdotal report by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Athletic Training & Sports Health Care, March-2017 Medicaid Expansion Linked to Increased Prescribing of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment States where Medicaid coverage was expanded under the Affordable Care Act have had a significant increase in prescribing of buprenorphine—a medication that plays an important role in addressing the opioid epidemic, reports a study in the April issu... – Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Medical Care How CT Cancer Screening for Longtime Smokers Can Save Lives Dawn Andersen lost her husband to lung cancer, and as a longtime smoker herself, she also was at high risk for the disease. So Loyola Medicine pulmonologist Sean Forsythe, MD, recommended Mrs. Andersen undergo a CT lung cancer screening test, which h... – Loyola University Health System Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial Shows Treating with Precision Radiotherapy Reduces Course of Treatment by 50% An Ontario-led international clinical trial with 1,206 men with localized prostate cancer shows that compressing radiation treatments into four weeks from eight delivers similar outcomes. – University Health Network (UHN) Journal of Clinical Oncology, March-2017 Scripps Florida Scientists Develop New Drug Delivery Method for Cancer Therapy Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a new drug delivery method that produces strong results in treating cancers in animal models, including some hard-to-treat solid and liquid tumors. – Scripps Research Institute U01 CA174844; R01 CA181258 Empathy From the Sick May Be Critical to Halting Disease Outbreaks A little empathy can go a long way toward ending infectious disease outbreaks. That’s a conclusion from researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, who used a networked variation of game theory to study how individual behavior during an out... – Georgia Institute of Technology Scientific Reports; W911NF-14-1-0402 Electroacupuncture Releases Stem Cells to Relieve Pain, Promote Tissue Repair, Study Finds A new study published in the journal Stem Cells demonstrates how electroacupuncture triggers a neurological mechanism that can help promote tissue repair and relieve injury-induced pain. The findings provide the most comprehensive picture yet of how ... – Indiana University Stem Cells, March-2017 'Do No Harm' vs 'Legitimate Use of Force' University of Montreal bioethicists study whether health professionals in the Canadian Armed Forces can abide by two ethics codes, civilian and military – Universite de Montreal Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Winter 2016-17 Bioinformatics Computer Model Predicts Deadliest Lung Cancers After evaluating more than 900 differences in the shape and structure of cancer cells, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers developed a computer model able to predict the most deadly lung cancers based on a fraction of those features. – UT Southwestern Medical Center Journal of Thoracic Oncology, March 2017 Updated Data on SBRT Radiation for NSCLC Lung Cancer Confirm Benefits of ‘One and Done’ Approach Collaborative study with Cleveland Clinic & SUNY Upstate Medical University shows that single high-dose SBRT treatment is as effective as three doses in patients with non-small cell lung cancer – Roswell Park Cancer Institute Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium 2017 Genetic Clues to Kidney Disease Uncovered Using international genomic studies backed by proof-of-concept cell experiments, researchers have identified two genes that contribute to the chronic kidney disease glomerulonephritis. – University of Alabama at Birmingham DK090207; DK099564; DK105124; DK106341; DK078244 ; DK082753 Yale Study Published in JNCCN Uncovers Racial Disparities in Treatment of Women with Breast Cancer The study, “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Oncotype Dx™ Test Receipt in a State-Wide Population-Based Study,” led by Cary P. Gross, MD, Yale University School of Medicine and a member of Yale Cancer Center, is published in the March issue of ... – Yale Cancer Center AACI Strongly Opposes President’s Cuts to NIH in Fiscal Year 2018 “Skinny Budget” The Association of American Cancer Institutes opposes President Donald Trump’s budget recommendation to reduce funding to the National Institutes of Health by $6 billion, including a cut of nearly $1 billion for the National Cancer Institute. – Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) Fat Cells Step in to Help Liver During Fasting How do mammals keep two biologically crucial metabolites in balance during times when they are feeding, sleeping, and fasting? The answer may require rewriting some textbooks. – UT Southwestern Medical Center Science-Mar-2017 Study Finds Ligament Reconstruction Effective Treatment for Kneecap Instability in Patients with Trochlear Dysplasia A study at Hospital for Special Surgery finds ligament reconstruction is an effective treatment for kneecap instability in patients with trochlear dysplasia. – Hospital for Special Surgery Dana-Farber Faculty to Present Abstracts at 2017 AACR Annual Meeting April 1-5, 2017 A summary of a select abstracts by Dana-Farber researchers being presented at 2017 AACR Annual Meeting in April – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Former Wichita State University Student Shares Personal Struggle to Raise Brain Injury Awareness In 2011, Anthony "Tony" Perez was a 22-year-old junior majoring in business administration at Wichita State University. On June 10 his life changed forever. Perez was riding his moped when he was struck by an SUV and rushed to the nearest hospital, W... – Wichita State University Using MP3-Like Code, Engineers Spot Hospital Alarm 'Masking' The failure of hospital caregivers to respond to medical alerts is often attributed to “alarm fatigue.” Another possible explanation: alarms sounding simultaneously can blend together, making one or more of them inaudible. The phenomenon, known a... – University at Buffalo National Institutes of Health Why Heart Attacks Can Happen to Anyone A heart attack can happen even if to those who are relatively young and fit, and genetics can play a role. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Penn Medicine Announces Executive Leadership Transitions The University of Pennsylvania has announced new leaders in three top posts. – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Article Highlights Needs of Rural Children, Families with Mental, Behavioral and Developmental Disorders In the latest of a series of reports on child mental health, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention documents that rural children from small communities have more mental, behavioral and developmental disorders (MBDDs) than those living in citi... – Nationwide Children's Hospital CRF Faculty and Fellows to Present Abstracts at ACC.17 Faculty and fellows from the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) will be presenting abstracts at the American College of Cardiology 66th Annual Scientific Session taking place March 17-19, 2017 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Wa... – Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) AACN Strongly Opposes President's 2018 Budget Blueprint President Trump released his FY 2018 America First - A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again. The budget proposes wide sweeping and devastating cuts to programs that ensure health across the nation. The American Association of Colleges of Nurs... – American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) APA Calls Upon Congress to Oppose American Health Care Act The American Psychological Association and its affiliated APA Practice Organization sent a letter to congressional leaders stating their opposition to the American Health Care Act after a Congressional Budget Office analysis projected that the bill, ... – American Psychological Association (APA) Top Allergy Organizations Issue Joint Statement on President Trump's Proposed Budget A joint statement by the presidents of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology addresses the drastic cuts in medical research in the proposed budget by President Trump – American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Canadian Researchers Join International Fight Against Zika News release on the Zika virus – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Hospital for Special Surgery Hand Surgeon Receives Prestigious Award for His Reseearch Scott Wolfe, MD, chief emeritus of the Hand and Upper Extremity Service at Hospital for Special Surgery, has received the prestigious Kappa Delta Orthopaedic Research Award. It's considered one of the highest honors an orthopedic researcher can recei... – Hospital for Special Surgery Capitol Hill Educational Briefing Set for March 28 AACI will host an educational briefing to introduce the 115th Congress, staff, and Hill veterans, to academic cancer centers and highlight the role they play in pursuit of 21st Century Cures. – Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) Tulane Researcher Awarded $1.9 Million to Improve Menopausal Hormone Therapy New research at the Tulane University School of Medicine is looking at an estrogen receptor that could be a site for targeted hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women. – Tulane University MU Family Medicine Named Leader in Medical Education by U.S. News The MU School of Medicine is ranked seventh in the nation for the specialty of family medicine. The school’s Department of Family and Community Medicine has been ranked in the top 10 for 24 consecutive years. – University of Missouri Health Media Advisory: GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences to Hold Match Day Ceremony on Fri., March 17 Fourth-year medical students at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences will gather with family, friends, alumni, and faculty for a Match Day ceremony on Friday, March 17. – George Washington University Celebrate Match Day 2017 at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's (ISMMS) fourth-year MD students will participate in one of the most exciting days in their academic career: Match Day. Every year on Match Day, medical students around the world find out what residency progra... – Mount Sinai Health System Cornell Conference Tackles Sustainable Energy, Food and Urbanization As the world grapples with the effects of climate change, increased energy needs and the danger of slower economic growth, academic research must play a key role in finding new solutions for a sustainable future based on collaborations and partnersh... – Cornell University Science News Why Water Splashes: New Theory Reveals Secrets New research from the University of Warwick generates fresh insight into how a raindrop or spilt coffee splashes. – University of Warwick Physical Review Letters, March 2017 Ultrafast Atomic Motion, Rare Earth Recycling, MXene Materials, and More in the DOE Science News Source Click here to go directly to the DOE Science News Source – Newswise International Research Team Discovers Resistance Gene to Fight Global Viral Threat in Corn A corn gene identified in a new study resists a virus that has led to steep yield losses in most corn-cultivating countries. An Iowa State University agronomists said the research could lead to corn varieties that can fight off sugarcane mosaic virus... – Iowa State University Molecular Plant Study Dispels Claims Associated with Female Adolescent Weight Gain Related to Dairy Foods   Study shows that increasing dairy calcium intake in adolescent girls does not increase body fat or weight. – Creighton University American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 15-2017 Is Spring Getting Longer? Research Points to a Lengthening “Vernal Window” With the first day of spring around the corner, temperatures are beginning to rise, ice is melting, and the world around us is starting to blossom. Scientists sometimes refer to this transition from winter to the growing season as the “vernal windo... – University of New Hampshire Big Bat Find in Alberta’s Boreal Forest The Wildlife Conservation Society Canada and Alberta Environment and Parks announced today the discovery last month of the largest Alberta bat hibernation site (based on estimated bat count) ever recorded outside of the Rocky Mountains. – Wildlife Conservation Society Research Leads to a Golden Discovery for Wearable Technology Writing in the March 17 issue of the journal Science, Missouri University of Science and Technology researchers say they have developed a way to “grow” thin layers of gold on single crystal wafers of silicon, remove the gold foils, and use them a... – Missouri University of Science and Technology Science, March-17-2017 The Future of Astronomy: ALMA and the Next Generation VLA – A Newswise Live Expert Panel Discussion Two of the most iconic telescopes on Earth – the Very Large Array, or VLA as its known, and ALMA, the trailblazing Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array – are helping us understand our cosmic origins, but their stories are just beginning. ... – Newswise UAB Professor Uses Latest Virtual Reality Technology to Improve Access to Pedestrian Safety Education A new mobile virtual reality system helps children learn to cross streets safely. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Lake Park High School Wins Argonne’s 2017 Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge In 75 steps, Lake Park High School won Argonne’s Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge. They now go on to the national competition in Columbus, Ohio. – Argonne National Laboratory Genetics Society of America Honors Sally G. Hoskins with 2017 Elizabeth W. Jones Award The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Sally G. Hoskins, PhD is the 2017 recipient of the Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education. This award recognizes her role in developing and promoting the transformative C... – Genetics Society of America Three SLAC Employees Awarded Lab’s Highest Honor At a March 7 ceremony, three employees of the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory were awarded the lab’s highest honor ­– the SLAC Director’s Award. – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory STEM Stars: High School Students Showcase Engineering Excellence in FIRST® STEAMworks Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will once again host the New York Tech Valley Regional competition, March 16-18, on the Rensselaer campus in the East Campus Athletic Village. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) The Future of Water: MSU Researcher Studies Hydrology, Ecology with Practical Applications for Conservation Researchers with expertise in a wide range of water-related issues will converge this month for the SEC Academic Conference to discuss the often complex issues related to the earth’s most life-giving resource. – Mississippi State University Lifestyle & Social Sciences Skilled Workers More Prone to Mistakes When Interrupted Expertise is clearly beneficial in the workplace, yet highly trained workers in some occupations could actually be at risk for making errors when interrupted, indicates a new study by two Michigan State University psychology researchers. – Michigan State University Talking Twang As Appalachian dialects continue to change in the 21st century, West Virginia teens are altering their speech patterns to build their own identities. A new West Virginia University study examines differences in students’ dialects across the st... – West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Study Confirms Motorists Less Likely to Stop for Black Pedestrians The research may help explain why people of color are disproportionately affected by fatal pedestrian crashes. – University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Accident Analysis & Prevention Talking Twang: Study Examines How Dialect Impacts Learning in Appalachian Classrooms A new West Virginia University study examines differences in students’ dialects across the state and how perceptions of dialect differences shape their educational experiences. – West Virginia University UVA Darden Launches Financial Accounting MOOC Professor Luann Lynch will teach Darden’s new massive open online course on financial accounting. – University of Virginia Darden School Foundation Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, COMEXUS Launch Mexico Studies Chair at UC San Diego To help promote cooperation between educational institutions in the United States and Mexico, the UC San Diego Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies (USMEX) co-launches the Mexico Studies Chair, hosting a Fulbright-Garcia Robles scholar to research and tea... – University of California San Diego Przemek Karnowski From Poland Reflects Gonzaga's Global Approach to Hoops, Education; Players From Six Nations SPOKANE, Wash. – The anxieties Przemek Karnowski was feeling five years ago when he arrived in the United States to begin his college career at Gonzaga University had nothing to do with basketball. It was everything else – being half a world awa... – Gonzaga University Indiana University Law Expert Available to Discuss Supreme Court Nomination Hearings for Neil Gorsuch Likeability will be a key factor for Neil Gorsuch's possible appointment to the Supreme Court,