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Medical News How Blows to the Head Cause Numerous Small Swellings Along the Length of Neuronal Axons Researchers from The Ohio State University have discovered how blows to the head cause numerous small swellings along the length of neuronal axons. The study, “Polarity of varicosity initiation in central neuron mechanosensation,” which will be p... – The Rockefeller University Press Journal of Cell Biology, July 3, 2017; R01NS062720; R01NS093073; R21AA024873 Embargo expired on 12-Jun-2017 at 09:00 ET includes video ASTRO Issues Guideline for Use of Stereotactic Radiation in Early-Stage Lung Cancer The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a new clinical guideline for the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in early-stage lung cancer today. – American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Practical Radiation Oncology Embargo expired on 12-Jun-2017 at 09:00 ET Study Reveals Treatment Gap in Patients Suffering From an Irregular Heartbeat Leaving Them at an Increased Risk of Stroke A study by the University of Birmingham has revealed a treatment gap in patients suffering from a heart condition that causes an irregular or abnormally fast heartbeat. – University of Birmingham Heart, June 2017 Embargo expired on 12-Jun-2017 at 00:00 ET HPV Vaccine Could Drastically Reduce Cervical and Other Cancers Globally The latest HPV vaccine could prevent most HPV infections — and millions of cancers — worldwide, according to an article by Cosette Wheeler, PhD, and her collaborators. The article describing the HPV vaccine and strategies to overcome issues with... – University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center ASCO Online Daily News Embargo expired on 12-Jun-2017 at 06:05 ET Is the Finger-Stick Blood Test Necessary for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment? In a landmark study, UNC School of Medicine researchers have shown that blood glucose testing does not offer a significant advantage in blood sugar control or quality of life for type 2 diabetes patients who are not treated with insulin. – University of North Carolina Health Care System JAMA Internal Medicine Embargo expired on 10-Jun-2017 at 14:30 ET Risk, Benefit or Cost: What Stops Patients From Receiving a Diagnostic Test? Michigan Medicine researchers sought to determine how much certain factors affect a patient’s decision to have elective diagnostic tests in the emergency department. – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Academic Emergency Medicine Meditation Could Be a Cheaper Alternative to Traditional Pain Medication Just ten minutes of mindfulness meditation could be used as an alternative to painkillers, according to research by Leeds Beckett University. – Leeds Beckett University Flaws in a Tumor's Genetic Mending Kit Drive Treatment Response to Immunotherapy In an expanded, three-year clinical trial of 86 patients with colorectal and 11 other kinds of cancer that have so-called 'mismatch repair' genetic defects, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunother... – Johns Hopkins Medicine Science; P50CA062924, P30CA006973, CA163672, CA43460, CA203891, CA67941, CA16058CA57345 Chemicals Used to Combat Zika, Agricultural Pests Impact Motor Skills in Infants A chemical currently being used to ward off mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus and a commonly used insecticide that was threatened with a ban in the United States have been associated with reduced motor function in Chinese infants, a University of Mi... – University of Michigan Study Shows Cesarean Patients Sent Home with More Narcotic Pain Medications Than Needed Most women who undergo a cesarean childbirth are prescribed more opioid (narcotic) pain medications than needed upon release from the hospital, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study shows. – Vanderbilt University Medical Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Bread and Health: A Personal Matter A new study at the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals that there is no difference between the health effects of “wholesome” and white bread – rather, one’s gut microbiome affects individual response. – Weizmann Institute of Science Cell Metabolism, Jun-2017 New Study Design Holds Promise for Drug Safety Research As the pace of drug approvals accelerates and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces potential budget cuts, a new research design from Perelman School of Medicine scientists offers a new way to successfully assess safety of newly approved ... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania R01AG025152; R01DK102694; R01HD074756; R01AG040105; UL1TR000003 Young at Heart: Restoring Cardiac Function with a Matrix Molecule Shortly after birth, hearts are no longer able to repair damage. Weizmann Institute scientists found a molecule in newborn hearts that appears to control the renewal process, and seems to “unlock” it in adult hearts; this has important implicatio... – Weizmann Institute of Science Nature, Jun-2017 Radiation Therapy Vital to Treating Brain Tumors, but It Exacts a Toll Radiation therapy (RT) using high-energy particles is a common and critical component in successfully treating patients with brain tumors but it is also associated with significant adverse effects. In a new study, researchers at the University of Cal... – University of California San Diego Health Brain Connectivity The Brain’s Rejuvenating Cells Profs. Michal Schwartz and Ido Amit at the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered a unique immune cell type whose regulated activation may form the foundation of a future treatment for Alzheimer’s disease – Weizmann Institute of Science A SMARTer Way to Discover New Stroke Treatments Researchers examined if a particular trial type could be successfully applied to stroke patients — and whether this approach may accelerate discovery of new treatments. – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases Amid Russia Conflict and Drug Epidemic, SUNY Downstate Researchers Battle HIV in Ukraine New York State International Training and Research Program Receives $1.5 Million to Conduct HIV Research Training Program in Ukraine – SUNY Downstate Medical Center NIH Fogarty International Center grant Addressing Adherence: PrEP’s Achilles Heel Researchers from Penn Medicine have developed a new urine test, called UrSure, to monitor adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in order to help curb the HIV epidemic and prevent high-risk populations from being infected with HIV. – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Goodness Snakes Alive! As the Weather Warms, People and Snakes Are Destined to Meet Human/snake encounters will increase with the start of summer. UAB experts offer tips on avoiding snakebite, or dealing with one if bitten. – University of Alabama at Birmingham NIH Funds NYC Center for AIDS Research The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Rockefeller University, The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY), a $7.5 million grant for the Cent... – Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1P30AI124414-01A1 Joslin Diabetes Center Creates Center for Cell-Based Therapy for Diabetes (CCTD) Joslin Diabetes Center has established a Center for Cell-Based Therapy for Diabetes (CCTD), the goal of which is to lead the development and translation of cell-based interventions to treat and cure diabetes and its complications. – Joslin Diabetes Center Kathy Albain, MD, Receives Endowed Chair to Fund Oncology Research Grateful for the life-saving care they received at Loyola Medicine, Peter and Heidi Huizenga have made a generous gift to further oncology research and to honor Kathy Albain, MD, FACP, FASCO. – Loyola University Health System Science News Look Out California! UF Scientist Says Artichokes May Grow in Warm, Humid Florida UF/IFAS assistant professor Shinsuke Agehara said that the ‘Imperial Artichoke’ shows the most promise of growing in Florida’s warm, humid climate. Growers will need to use a natural plant hormone called gibberellic acid to maximize growth. – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Mice Exposed to Prenatal Stress Are Predisposed to Eating Disorders Later in Life Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have found that in utero exposure to stress, then experiencing stressors after birth, can lead to overeating disorders in females. However, the scientists were able to prevent the onset of the disorder... – Weizmann Institute of Science Cell Metabolism, Jun-2017 How to Reduce Shockwaves in Quantum Beam Experiments Weizmann Institute of Science researchers used aeronautical engineering to devise a simple method of reducing shockwaves and brightening beams. The method was inspired by the similarity of the “skimmers” used in physics experiments to the air int... – Weizmann Institute of Science Science Advances, Jun-2017 New Cancer Drug Tested in Mice May Benefit Certain Leukemia Patients Almost 6,000 new cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, are expected to be diagnosed this year in the United States. Scientists have found up to 30 percent of adult ALL patients have what’s called a Philadelphia chromosome, where two segmen... – University of Utah Health Leukemia; CA188520 Space-Traveling Flatworms Help Scientists Enhance Understanding of Regenerative Health Flatworms that spent five weeks aboard the International Space Station are helping researchers led by Tufts University scientists to study how an absence of normal gravity and geomagnetic fields can have anatomical, behavioral, and bacteriological co... – Tufts University Regeneration, June 2017 Lifestyle & Social Sciences Musical Mystery: Researchers Examine Science Behind Performer Movements Researchers at McMaster are one step closer to solving one of the mysteries of social interaction: how musicians communicate during a performance and anticipate one another’s moves without saying a word. The findings are important because a clea... – McMaster University PNAS How to Be Good: Finding a Beacon for Moral Growth Researchers at Wake Forest University are studying an in-depth look at “moral exceptionality.” – Wake Forest University Distance Patients Must Travel Illustrates Growing Inaccessibility of Abortion Abortion fund recipients who have to travel out of state for an abortion travel roughly 10 times farther for their procedures than patients able to get care in their homes states. – University at Buffalo International Journal of Sexual Health Syrian Voices Speak Out in Transformational Protest In her new book published Tuesday, “We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria,” Northwestern University professor Wendy Pearlman recounts intimate wartime testimonies and poetic fragments from a cross-section of Syrians whose lives h... – Northwestern University New Features Added to CSU’s MERLOT Improve Access to Open Educational Resources For the past 20 years, CSU's MERLOT has led the way in providing an online library of free and open educational resources (OER) for teaching and learning by higher education faculty and students. – California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office The Transformative Power of Education California State University, Fullerton, Alumni Profile, Tam Nguyen – California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office NYU’s Mitchell Stephens, Author of New Biography on Murrow and Cronkite Forerunner Lowell Thomas, Available for Comment on Journalism Past and in the Age of Trump New York University Journalism Professor Mitchell Stephens, author of a new biography on broadcaster Lowell Thomas, a forerunner to Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, is available for comment on the role of journalism in the 20th century and in th... Expert Available – New York University Amherst President Asserts Commitment to Climate Goals Biddy Martin is among more than 1,200 leaders to sign a new statement about the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. – Amherst College Resource Families Get Help with Stress from New Peer Support Helpline Families who provide care though New Jersey’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) to the approximately 6,000 children separated from their biological parents face unique challenges. Stress resulting from separation and loss, medical... – Rutgers University NSF Grant to Support Program Tackling ‘Heavy Metals’ in Chicago UIC receives NSF grant to develop high school programs to study urban 'heavy metals' pollution in Chicago. – University of Illinois at Chicago UC San Diego’s Connections with the Dalai Lama Run Deep During his June 2017 visit to the University of California San Diego, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will share messages of global compassion, with an emphasis on education, scientific inquiry and global responsibility––all values that deeply a... – University of California San Diego Business News Wells Fargo and the Public's Withdrawal of Trust Darden Professor Luann Lynch dissects the reasons behind Wells Fargo losing professional respect, the trust of the public, and its reputation in her case study called "The Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Scandal". – University of Virginia Darden School of Business Marketplace MD Anderson and Convergent R.N.R. Ltd. Establish Alliance to Further Develop New Radiation Technology with Potentially Fewer Side Effects The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Convergent R.N.R. Ltd. (CRnR) today announced a collaboration to further develop new radiation technology aimed at reducing side effects of standard radiation including unwanted radiation to healt... – University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Embargo expired on 12-Jun-2017 at 07:00 ET