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Medical News 3D-Printed Implant Helps Children Born with Small or Missing Eyes A new, personalized and noninvasive treatment using 3-D printed implants has been developed to help children born with abnormally small or missing eyes (microphthalmia/ anophthalmia, or MICA). The research is being presented at the 2017 Annual Meetin... – Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 10:15 ET Repurposed Glaucoma Drug Halts Myopia Progression A generic glaucoma drug has been shown to halt the progression of myopia (nearsightedness), potentially offering rapid approval for a new treatment of an incurable condition. The research is being presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Associati... – Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 10:15 ET Certain Medical Diagnoses May Increase Hospitalized Patients’ Risk of Developing Kidney Injury • Patients who were admitted to the hospital with sepsis, heart diseases, polytrauma, liver disease, and cardiovascular surgery were at elevated risk for developing acute kidney injury (AKI). • The medical records of most patients who developed ... – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 17:00 ET New Study Identifies Biomarker That May Indicate Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Researchers have identified a microRNA biomarker that demonstrates a strong association with the incidence of atrial fibrillation, the most common abnormal heart rhythm. – Intermountain Medical Center Heart Rhythm Society’s 38th Annual Scientific Sessions Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 10:30 ET Combining Risk Scores Improves Identification of Atrial Fibrillation Patients Who Face Increased Risk of Dementia Combining the Intermountain Mortality Risk Score (IMRS), developed by clinicians at Intermountain Healthcare, with the traditional CHA2DS2-VASc risk score, was more accurate in identifying at-risk patients than using the traditional score alone. – Intermountain Medical Center Heart Rhythm 2017 Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 10:30 ET Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes Date Back to 450 MYA, Well Before the Age of Dinosaurs Leading hospital “superbugs,” known as the enterococci, arose from an ancestor that dates back 450 million years — about the time when animals were first crawling onto land (and well before the age of dinosaurs), according to a new study. – Massachusetts Eye and Ear Cell; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AI072360 ; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AI083214 ; Department of Health and Human Services HHSN272200900018C ... Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 12:00 ET The Blink of an Eye May Predict Risk for Alcohol Problems The startle response, often recorded as an eye-blink reflex, is a defensive measure believed to reflect emotional processing. Patients with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) show abnormal startle-reflex responses to alcohol-related stimuli. This study exa... – Research Society on Alcoholism Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 17:00 ET Hepatitis C Increasing Among Pregnant Women Hepatitis C infections among pregnant women nearly doubled from 2009-2014, likely a consequence of the country’s increasing opioid epidemic that is disproportionately affecting rural areas of states including Tennessee and West Virginia. – Vanderbilt University Medical Center Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 13:00 ET Researchers Learn How the Immune System Fights Parasitic Worms An international team of researchers reveals how immune cells called macrophages activate to kill parasitic worms. The findings could lead to better drugs to fight common infections. – Penn State College of Medicine Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 14:00 ET The First Study of Oncolytic HSV-1 in Children and Young Adults With Cancer Indicates Safety and Tolerability HSV1716 – an oncolytic herpes simplex virus-1 – has been studied in adults via injection into the brain and superficial tumors. Now, a team of researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have ... – Nationwide Children's Hospital Clinical Cancer Research, May-2017 Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 12:00 ET New CDC-Funded Portal Enables Health Providers to Schedule Free Colorectal Cancer Screenings for Uninsured Patients Illinois Colon CARES, a UChicago Medicine-led initiative, seeks to become model for other states to increase access for vulnerable populations – University of Chicago Medical Center Embargo expired on 12-May-2017 at 05:00 ET Ludwig Researchers Identify Counterintuitive Approach to Treating a Brain Cancer The loss of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN has been linked to tumor growth and chemotherapy resistance in the almost invariably lethal brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Now, Ludwig researchers have shown that one way to override the growth-... – Ludwig Cancer Research Nature Communications May-2017 Despite Evidence That It Benefits Patients with Cancer, Study Finds Most Oncologists Don’t Discuss Exercise with Patients As published in JNCCN – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a Gundersen Health System study found that most patients look for guidance on physical activity during cancer care, but oncologists do not feel equipped to give recommend... – National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Term “Disorders of Sex Development” May Have Negative Impact A study published in the Journal of Pediatric Urology found that people born with reproductive organs that are not typically male or female had negative views of the term “disorders of sex development” or DSD commonly used by the medical communit... – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Journal of Pediatric Urology, May 2017 Why One Eye-Targeting Virus Could Make for a Useful Gene-Delivery Tool In their quest to replicate themselves, viruses have gotten awfully good at tricking human cells into pumping out viral proteins. That’s why scientists have been working to use viruses as forces for good: to deliver useful genes to human cells and ... – Scripps Research Institute Science Adventures, May-2017; NIH R01AI070771; NIH R21AI103692; NIH GM103310 Study Finds Athletes with ADHD More Likely to Choose Team Sports, Could Increase Injury Risk A new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds athletes with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to compete in team contact sports than individual sports, which could increase their risk of injury. ... – Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting includes video Mannequin, Trained Actors Help Physicians Diagnose and Communicate Brain Death A Loyola Medicine study has found that two simulation techniques dramatically improved physicians' brain death diagnostic and communications skills. The techniques employ SimMan® 3G, a high-tech patient simulator (mannequin) and actors who simulate ... – Loyola University Health System American Academy of Neurology Study Shows What Patients Need to Feel Comfortable During Hospital Stay There’s no place like home when you’re not feeling well, and when it comes to a hospital stay, new research from Ohio State University shows it’s privacy, accessibility and other comforts of home that matter deeply to patients and their familie... – Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Journal of Health Environments Research and Design Free C3d Regulates Immune Checkpoint Blockade and Enhances Anti-Tumor Immunity Researchers have found a protein that stops cancer’s ability to prevent the immune system from destroying cancer cells. The protein, free C3d, has the potential to be developed into a cancer vaccine and a cancer treatment. – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight; R21AI117561-01; K23AI10951 MAGNET Study Sees Potential for MRE in Measuring Liver Fibrosis in Children Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the nation, have determined that magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) can be an accurate, non-invasive tool to identify liver fibrosis in children. Nonal... – University of California San Diego Health Hepatology New Lung “Organoids” in a Dish Mimic Features of Full-Size Lung New lung “organoids”—tiny 3-D structures that mimic features of a full-sized lung—have been created from human pluripotent stem cells by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). The team used the organoids to generate models ... – Columbia University Medical Center Nature Cell Biology includes video Research Suggests Link Between Imbalanced Gut Microbiome and Systemic Sclerosis Americans and Norwegians with systemic sclerosis had higher levels of bacteria that can cause inflammation and lower levels of bacteria that are believed to protect against inflammation compared with healthy people. – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences BMJ Open Gastroenterology The Medical Minute: Strokes on the Rise Among Young People According to the American Stroke Association, the number of people 65 and older who were treated for ischemic stroke declined between 2000 and 2010. However, hospitalization rates for those younger than 65 rose. – Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hospital System in Delaware is Designated a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Christiana Care Health System’s Christiana and Wilmington hospitals have both been designated a 2017 “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality,” receiving a perfect score on the national Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) from the Human Rights Campaign... – Christiana Care Health System Knowledge of DNA Repair Mechanisms Advances with New Paper From Mayo Clinic Scientists We humans like to think our DNA is well-protected in the nucleus of each cell. But it’s a hard life for the hard-working genetic code. – Mayo Clinic Milken Institute School of Public Health Names 2017 Geiger Gibson Program Distinguished Visitor The Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University has named Anita Monoian as the 2017 Geiger Gibson Program Distinguished Visitor. Monoian is the president and chief executive officer of the Yakim... – George Washington University Urgent Matters Is Accepting Submissions for the 2017 Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award Urgent Matters, Philips Blue Jay Consulting, and Schumacher Clinical Partners are now accepting submissions for the 2017 Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award, to be presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly ... – George Washington University Second Annual In Motion: 5K Run-Walk-Fun Takes Place at ADHA’s 94th Annual Conference this June The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) is proud to bring back the In Motion: 5K Run-Walk-Fun on Thursday, June 15 as part of its 94th Annual Conference taking place in Jacksonville, Fla. In addition, ADHA is launching a virtual fun run ... – American Dental Hygienists' Association Sports Performance in the Youngest Athlete: What Is Actually Effective? Optimization of Long Term Athletic Development in Children and Adolescents San Diego, CA – Gregory Myer, PhD presented on the topic of “Sports Performance in the Youngest Athlete: What is Actually Effective? Optimization of Long Term Athletic Development in Children and Adolescents” on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at the 26... – American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Mercy Medical Center Named to “America’s Best Midsize Employers” List for 2017 by Forbes Magazine Mercy Medical Center has been ranked as one of the top 300 midsize employers in the United States by Forbes magazine for 2017. – Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore Innovative Approach to Carpal Tunnel Release Explored during AMSSM Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Katherine L. Dec, MD, was installed today, May 11, 2017 as President of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) during its 26th Annual Meeting at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, Calif. Dr. Dec is a Sports... – American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Innovative Approach to Carpal Tunnel Release Explored during AMSSM Annual Meeting San Diego, CA – Marko Bodor, MD, delivered a Keynote speech discussing up-and-coming treatments of carpal tunnel syndrome at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine on Thursday, May 11, in San Diego, CA. – American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Honors Graduates and Healthcare Leaders at 48th Annual Commencement Ceremony Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, to Receive Honorary Degree and Deliver Keynote Address – Mount Sinai Health System Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Holds Master’s Degree Commencement Ceremony Internationally Recognized Expert on Health and Global Development Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH to Receive Honorary Degree and Deliver Keynote Address – Mount Sinai Health System Science News Beauty Requires Thought, Neuroscientists Find Experiencing beauty requires thought, a team of neuroscientists finds, in a new study that confirms an 18th-century claim by the philosopher Immanuel Kant. – New York University Current Biology Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 12:00 ET Fiber Hybridization Technology for Next Generation Concrete Recognizing the need for flexibility in future construction, researchers at the University of Toronto have been working towards identifying potential benefits from combining different fibers and developing models to predict their response – American Concrete Institute (ACI) ACI Materials Journal May/June 2017 Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 10:00 ET The Impact of a Changing Climate on Threatened Yellowstone Grizzly Bears An analysis of Yellowstone grizzly bear diets reveals that grizzlies in the region continue to feed upon the products of an endangered tree species currently declining at the hands of climate change. Such changes are forcing some bears to look for mo... – University of California San Diego PLOS ONE Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 14:00 ET Study of Worms Reveals ‘Selfish Genes’ That Encode a Toxin – and Its Antidote UCLA scientists team found that a worm commonly used in lab research possesses a pair of genes that encode both a poison and its antidote. The genes represent one of the clearest examples to date of a “selfish genetic element” at the molecular le... – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences Science, May 11, 2017 Embargo expired on 11-May-2017 at 14:00 ET Dramatic Cooperation Between Two Infectious Bacteria Revealed by BIDMC Researchers New methodology allowed researchers at BIDMC to more easily investigate mechanisms of infection and provide new insight into how pathogens can work together to cause disease. Using the new tool, researchers confirmed a safer model for study of Brucel... – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Infection and Immunity; R01AI099122; R21AI112694 ; R21AI076691 Research Increases Distance at Which Supernova Would Spark Mass Extinctions on Earth Adrian Melott has examined the effects of the supernovae on Earth’s biology. In new research to appear in Astrophysical Journal, the KU researcher and colleagues argue the estimated distance of the supernova thought to have occurred roughly 2.6 mil... – University of Kansas Astrophysical Journal Study Finds Bacteria Living in Marine Sponge Produce Toxic Flame Retardant-Like Compounds A Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego-led research team discovered for the first time that a common marine sponge hosts bacteria that specialize in the production of toxic compounds nearly identical to man-ma... – University of California San Diego Nature Chemical Biology includes video Upstate Medical University Is Part of Research Team to Highlight Ideal Temperature for Spread of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Finding will aid global public health officials as they develop early warning systems for dengue, Zika and chikungunya and find ways to reduce the risk of exposure to disease-carrying mosquitoes. – SUNY Upstate Medical University Oldest Buckthorn Fossilized Flowers Found in Argentina Around 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, a giant asteroid crashed into the present-day Gulf of Mexico, leading to the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs. How plants were affected is less understood, but fossil records show... – Cornell University PLOS One Dendritic Cell Vaccine Augments the Immune System in People with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer UCLA scientists have discovered a dendritic cell vaccine that amplifies the response of the immune system in people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common form of lung cancer. The study, which is the first to test the vaccine in hum... – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences GCOOS Members Leading the Way to Create Ocean Technology Education Opportunities University of Southern Mississippi and the National Data Buoy Center developing new education programs focused ocean observing technologies – Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System-Regional Association (GCOOS-RA) Astronauts Join Debate on How – and if – Humans Will Get to Mars Former Apollo astronauts at a space symposium on May 8 doubted whether commercial companies will be able to accomplish human space travel, while representatives of those companies talked about redefining what it means to succeed—or fail—in such g... – Ohio State University Armstrong Space Symposium Winning Star Trek Tricorder Device to Be Presented to Experts at the 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting On July 31, the winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition will present DxtER—a real-life tricorder—at the 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo in San Diego. This special session will be the first time that the device ... Expert Available – American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting, Jul-Aug 2017 Michele Parrinello Wins the Dreyfus Prize for Advances in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry /PRNewswire/ -- The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has announced that Michele Parrinello, Professor at USI Università della Svizzera italiana and ETH Zurich, has won the 2017 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences, conferred this year in Theor... – Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation CHOP's Dr. Douglas Wallace Receives 2017 Franklin Medal in Life Science From the Franklin Institute Douglas C. Wallace, PhD, a world-renowned pioneer in mitochondrial biology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), received the 2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science on May 4 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ESF to Announce Top 10 New Species This Month The College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will announce the Top 10 New Species for 2017 this month. News about the Top 10 New Species will be distributed in an embargoed news release Thursday, May 18. The embargo will lift at 6 a.m. EDT... – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry DHS S&T Transition to Practice Program Announces 2017 Cohort The 2017 TTP cohort is comprised of a diverse range of innovative cybersecurity technologies that will help strengthen the cyber defenses of critical networks in the public and private sectors. – Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate Lifestyle & Social Sciences Storytelling: A Way for Adult Siblings to Cope with the Complexities of Caring for Aging Parents A new study in the Journal of Applied Communication Research discusses findings from interviews with 20 adult siblings about their experiences with providing care for their aging parents. – National Communication Association Racial Disparities in Discipline Greater for Girls Than for Boys, Research Finds Research has shown that African-American boys face higher rates of school discipline than other students. But a study co-authored by an Indiana University sociologist finds that racial disparities in school discipline are even greater for African-Ame... – Indiana University Sociology of Education, April-2017 Study Shows ‘Walking a Mile in Their Shoes’ May Be Hazardous to Your Health When it comes to empathy, the idiom that suggests “walking a mile in their shoes” turns out to be problematic advice, according to new research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. – University at Buffalo Journal of Experimental Psychology ABA Commissions BBI to Launch Nationwide Study to Expand Opportunities for Disabled, LGBT+ Lawyers The American Bar Association is launching a first-of-its kind nationwide study, conducted by the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, to identify the biases encountered by LGBT+ and/or disabled lawyers in the legal profession and to help de... – Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University Fidget Spinners: Tool or Toy? Robin Parks Ennis, Ph.D., assistant professor and behavioral interventions and supports researcher, explains how a popular toy can be beneficial with proper management. Expert Available – University of Alabama at Birmingham Babson College Announces Inaugural Women in Technology Student Fellows Babson has selected the inaugural undergraduate and graduate fellows for the new Women in Technology (WIT) initiative. – Babson College