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Medical News Dermatologists Can Learn New Tricks From Old Dogs As researchers learn more about how certain treatments benefit pets, they’re gathering valuable knowledge that could benefit human patients. – American Academy of Dermatology 2017 AAD Summer Meeting Embargo expired on 27-Jul-2017 at 07:00 ET Accurate Diagnosis Should Be First Step in Treating Nail Fungus Patients who suspect they have a nail fungal infection should see a board-certified dermatologist, who can evaluate their condition and recommend an appropriate treatment. – American Academy of Dermatology 2017 AAD Summer Meeting Embargo expired on 27-Jul-2017 at 07:00 ET Is It Alzheimer’s Disease or Another Dementia? A new method may help determine whether a person has Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, two different types of dementia that often have similar symptoms, according to a preliminary study published in the July 26, 2017, online issue of ... – American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Neurology Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 16:00 ET Robot-Driven Device Improves Crouch Gait in Children with Cerebral Palsy 3.6 out of 1000 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Their symptoms can include abnormal gait patterns such as crouch gait, characterized by excessive flexion of the hips, knees, or ankles. A pilot study led by Columbia Engineering... – Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science Science Robotics July 26 2017 Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 14:00 ET includes video Unit History of Suicide Attempt Increases Suicide Risk for Troops Does a previous suicide attempt in a soldier’s unit increase the risk of additional suicide attempts? According to a study, “Risk of Suicide Attempt Associated with Previous Attempts in One’s Army Unit,” published July 26, 2017 in JAMA Psych... – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) JAMA Psychiatry, July 26, 2017 Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 11:00 ET Americans are Quitting Smoking in Higher Numbers; Study Suggests E-cigarettes Help University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center researchers performed a population-level analysis of national surveys conducted from 2001 to 2015 and found that in the United States the smoking cessation rate increased ... – University of California San Diego Health BMJ 2017;358:j3262 ; U01CA154280 Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 18:30 ET Brain Cells Found to Control Aging Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that stem cells in the brain’s hypothalamus govern how fast aging occurs in the body. The finding, made in mice, could lead to new strategies for warding off age-related diseases and exte... – Albert Einstein College of Medicine Nature; DK078750; AG031774; HL113180; DK099136 Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 13:00 ET Researchers Unlock Regenerative Potential of Cells in the Mouse Retina Cells within an injured mouse eye can be coaxed into regenerating neurons and those new neurons appear to integrate themselves into the eye’s circuitry, new research shows. The findings potentially open the door to new treatments for eye trauma and... – NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI) Nature DOI: 10.1038/nature23283; R01EY021482, R01EY14358, and P30EY01730 Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 13:00 ET A Rogue Gene Is Causing Seizures in Babies. Here’s How MSU Wants to Stop It Two rare diseases caused by a malfunctioning gene that triggers seizures or involuntary movements in children as early as a few days old have left scientists searching for answers and better treatment options. – Michigan State University Neurology Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 16:00 ET Researchers Prove Human Heart's 'Battery' Has Multiple Backups Scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have shown the human heart's sinoatrial node, the natural pacemaker, is hardwired with a backup system. This built-in redundancy maintains consistent heart rhythm, even under trying condit... – Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Science Translational Medicine, July 2017 Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 14:00 ET To Detect Skin Cancer Early, Be Alert for Any Suspicious Spots Although melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, it’s not the only form of skin cancer that can be deadly. Squamous cell carcinoma, a type of nonmelanoma skin cancer, is not only potentially fatal, but also more common than melanoma. – American Academy of Dermatology 2017 AAD Summer Meeting Embargo expired on 27-Jul-2017 at 07:00 ET Atopic Dermatitis Affects All Ages Although eczema is commonly diagnosed in children, it also occurs in adults, and treatment can help patients of any age. – American Academy of Dermatology 2017 AAD Summer Meeting Embargo expired on 27-Jul-2017 at 07:00 ET Choose a Qualified Health Care Provider for Dermatologic Procedures Board-certified physicians can help patients achieve the best possible outcome while taking steps to ensure their health and safety. – American Academy of Dermatology 2017 AAD Summer Meeting Embargo expired on 27-Jul-2017 at 07:00 ET Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight Linked to Air Pollution Exposure Early in Pregnancy, Study Finds The study, conducted in mice, found that exposure to air pollution during the equivalent of the first or second trimester in humans was linked to more negative birth outcomes than exposure later in pregnancy. – NYU Langone Health Environmental Health Perspectives; 21-F12-13 ; ES000260 Seeing More with PET Scans: Scientists Discover New Way to Label Chemical Compounds for Medical Imaging Researchers have found a surprisingly versatile workaround to create chemical compounds that could prove useful for medical imaging and drug development. – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Science Winning Star Trek Tricorder Device to Be Presented to Experts at the 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press can register here to livestream this special session through Newswise Live on Monday, July 31 at 7:30 PM EDT. The winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition will present DxtER—a real-life tricorder—at the 69th AACC Annual Scientifi... – 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting, Jul-Aug 2017; Live Stream of Expert Panel - Press Register Here to Attend; All Meeting News on Newswise Stem Cell Therapy Attacks Cancer by Targeting Unique Tissue Stiffness A stem cell-based method created by University of California, Irvine scientists can selectively target and kill cancerous tissue while preventing some of the toxic side effects of chemotherapy by treating the disease in a more localized way. – University of California, Irvine Science Translational Medicine, July 26, 2017 New Study Recommends Alternative Pain Relief for Knee Replacement Patients A new study led by researchers at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and the University of Warwick has recommended an alternative method of pain relief for patients undergoing knee replacement surgery. – University of Warwick Opting for Weight-Loss Surgery at Lower BMIs May Be Best for Patients’ Health, Study Suggests The struggle to escape obesity is pointing more Americans toward bariatric surgery. But a new study shows that only one in three patients who have an operation succeed in getting their body-mass index below 30, the cutoff for obesity, in the first ye... – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan JAMA Surg. Published online July 26, 2017. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2348 Equality Isn’t Cutting It: New Campaign From American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Works for Health Equity, Too Join our virtual press briefing on August 10 at 11 am ET to hear from these organizations about new research, stories of successful programs in communities, and experts who can speak to the need to ensure all children have access to nutritious food a... – Newswise Live virtual press briefing - register here to attend Keep an Eye on Safety During Upcoming Solar Eclipse Vanderbilt Eye Institute experts say proper protective eyewear is crucial for viewing the upcoming total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. – Vanderbilt University Medical Center Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Honored for Outstanding Treatment for Heart Attack Patients Hospitals which earn the award must meet specific criteria and standards of performance for the quick and appropriate treatment of patients suffering severe heart attacks to re-establish blood flow to blocked arteries. – Hackensack Meridian Health Joseph Caravalho Jr., MD, Selected as New Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine President, CEO Army Major General (Dr.) Joseph Caravalho, Jr., a 1983 graduate of the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine ("America's Medical School"), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), was selected as the next president and chief executiv... – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) In Assessing Risk of Hormone Therapy for Menopause, Dose — Not Form — Matters UCLA-led research finds that the way estrogen therapy for menopause is delivered doesn’t affect risk or benefit. What DOES make a difference with the commonly used conjugated equine estrogen, plus progestogen, is dosage. – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences Menopause includes video Seattle Children's Opens CD22 CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Trial for Children and Young Adults Whose Leukemia Escapes CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy After seeing promising results in phase 1 of the Pediatric Leukemia Adoptive Therapy (PLAT-02) trial with 93 percent of patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) achieving complete initial remission, researchers at Seatt... – Seattle Children's Hospital Touching Lives Through Telehealth for Ostomy Patients One UAB School of Nursing faculty member is impacting outcomes for ostomy patients with online postoperative visits. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Teams Converge on Strategies to Defeat McCain’s Form of Brain Cancer Research teams at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute from three colleges — Engineering, Science, and Veterinary Medicine — are developing new approaches to treat glioblastoma, the aggressive form of brain cancer diagnosed in U.S. Sen. ... – Virginia Tech Kansas State University Team Receives Nearly $11 Million COBRE Grant to Establish Neuroscience Research Center The National Institutes of Health is awarding a Kansas State University-led team of psychological sciences researchers with a prestigious five-year, $10.6 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence, or COBRE, grant. – Kansas State University National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences Penn Center for Precision Medicine Awards $565,000 in Second Accelerator Grants The Penn Center for Precision Medicine (PCPM) Accelerator Fund awarded eight research teams from Penn Medicine in their second round of funding for the implementation of personalized medicine projects across a range of clinical specialties. – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania NYITCOM’s Martin Gerdes Honored for Contributions to Heart Disease Research at 22nd World Congress on Heart Disease Martin Gerdes, Ph.D., chair of the Biomedical Sciences department at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), has received the prestigious Hans Peter Krayenbuehl Memorial Award from the International Academy of Card... – New York Institute of Technology Chemoradiation Researcher, Retired Brigadier General Receives 2017 ASTRO Honorary Membership Edith Peterson Mitchell, MD, a leading researcher, medical oncologist and proponent of combined modality treatment, has been chosen as the 2017 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Honorary Member. – American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) UofL Hosts International Conference on Using the Internet to Improve Hearing Health Audiologists, specialists in hearing disorders, from around the world will meet in Louisville to discuss benefits and pitfalls of using the internet for research and hearing health care (telehealth) for individuals with hearing impairment. – University of Louisville 1R13DC016547-01 Caplugs Evergreen 95-Pin Inoculator Assembly and Inoculum Tray at AACC 2017 Caplugs Evergreen offers a 95-pin single use inoculator assembly to easily transfer samples to a 96-well microplate. – American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Data Innovations® Announces the Launch of Instrument Manager™ v8.15 Data Innovations (DI) today announces the launch of version 8.15 of Instrument Manager (IM), the latest version of the leading middleware product. This version provides technology enhancements to our Hot Backup solution and introduces an additional ... – 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Penn Medicine Neurosurgeon Named Alpha Omega Alpha Fellow in Leadership Timothy H. Lucas, II, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of Neurosurgery and director of the Translational Neuromodulation Lab in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the 2017 Fellow in Leadership Award by ... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Diasorin Launches Its New Simplexa C. Difficile Direct Molecular Test in the US Market DiaSorin (FTSE Italia Mid Cap: DIA) announced today that they have received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market the Simplexa C. difficile Direct Assay for the detection of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). – 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Ortho Clinical Diagnostics to Present 10 Scientific Posters, Seven Products at AACC News provided by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics – American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Carl Bergetz, JD, Named Chief Legal Officer of the Rush System Carl Bergetz, JD, has been appointed chief legal officer of Rush, an academic health system that includes three hospitals and multiple outpatient locations in the greater Chicago area. With this appointment, Bergetz also assumes the roles as senior v... – Rush University Medical Center Erik Barton, MD, MS, MBA, Appointed System Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Erik Barton, MD, MS, MBA, has been appointed System Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His new role will begin on August 1, 2017. – Mount Sinai Health System Science News Milky Way's Origins Are Not What They Seem In a first-of-its-kind analysis, Northwestern University astrophysicists have discovered that up to half of the matter in our Milky Way galaxy may come from distant galaxies. As a result, each one of us may be made in part from extragalactic matter. ... – Northwestern University Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, July 27, 2017 Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 21:00 ET includes video Atomic Movies May Help Explain Why Perovskite Solar Cells Are More Efficient Experiments with a powerful “electron camera” at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have discovered that light whirls atoms around in perovskites, potentially explaining the high efficiency of these next-generation ... – SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Science Advances Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 14:00 ET Strange Electrons Break the Crystal Symmetry of High-Temperature Superconductors Scientists have found surprising electron behavior that may help unravel the ever-elusive mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity—a phenomenon in which electrical current flows freely without resistance through a material at unusually h... – Brookhaven National Laboratory Nature, July 27 Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 13:00 ET Adjusting Fertilizers Vital in Claypan Soils New research could help claypan farmers improve yields while saving costs. – American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Agronomy Journal, June 22, 2017 Embargo expired on 26-Jul-2017 at 10:00 ET Predicting and Preventing Power Outages Using Big Data Texas A&M University researchers have developed an intelligent model that can predict a potential vulnerability to utility assets and present a map of where and when a possible outage may occur. – Texas A&M University IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Nov-2016 includes video Like to Lie in the Hammock? That – and Other Variables -- Will Trigger How You Fertilize, Irrigate Urban residents value their lawns through their own prisms, and those values lead to a range of efficiency in how they irrigate and fertilize, a new University of Florida study shows. – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Living Computers: RNA Circuits Transform Cells Into Nanodevices In new research, Alex Green, a professor at ASU’s Biodesign Institute, demonstrates how living cells can be induced to carry out computations in the manner of tiny robots or computers. – Arizona State University (ASU) Nature No Longer Lost in Translation Mouse models have advanced our understanding of immune function and disease in many ways but they have failed to account for the natural diversity in human immune responses. As a result, insights gained in the lab may be lost in translation. In their... – La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology Nature Communications (2017) ; National Institutes of Health; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft NUS Scientists Identify Optimal Areas for Conservation and Agriculture in the Tropics A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has recently completed a global study on the trade-offs between the benefits provided by tropical forests and its conversion for agricultural use. The team examined deforestation a... – National University of Singapore Plos Biology BRI Reports Status of Common Loon Translocation Study Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) announces that translocation of loon chicks from Maine to Massachusetts is being carried out this week. During the fifth breeding season of its Restore the Call project, BRI presents a progress report of the larg... – Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) Long Baseline Neutrino Facility Breaks Ground On July 21, one mile beneath Lead, South Dakota, construction began on the first international mega-science experiment ever hosted on U.S. soil. Excavation crews will be digging out four massive caverns as part of the Long Baseline Neutrino Facility ... – Brookhaven National Laboratory includes video Neutrons Peer Into a Running Engine Oak Ridge national Laboratory researchers and industry partners used neutrons to investigate the performance of a new aluminum alloy in a gasoline-powered engine -- while the engine was running. – Oak Ridge National Laboratory includes video Clothbound Cheddar Conceived at Cornell, Finished in NYC Caves In 2014, Murray’s Cheese in New York City had an idea for a clothbound cheddar modeled on classic British versions. And this year, after two years of development, the company has launched Murray’s Cavemaster Reserve Ezra – a bright, lemony flav... – Cornell University includes video Vanderbilt Astronomers Help NROTC Midshipmen Learn Celestial Navigation A team of Vanderbilt astronomers have developed an online course that NROTC is using to reintroduce training in celestial navigation. – Vanderbilt University Air Force Fellows Aim High at Argonne Science, technology and national security come together in a personal and powerful way through the U.S. Air Force Fellows program at Argonne National Laboratory, which on July 10 will become a second home to Lt. Col. Chris Snyder and Maj. Sean “Ske... – Argonne National Laboratory Astronomers Discuss Do’s and Don’ts for Viewing Aug. 21 ‘Great American Eclipse’ On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will cut across the U.S. in a diagonal track running from Oregon southeast to South Carolina. Two University of Kansas professors of physics & astronomy have offered guidance to best view the once-in-a-lifetime astro... – University of Kansas FAU and U.S. Southern Command Team Up for Science, Technology and Education Initiatives SOUTHCOM, located in Miami, Fla. and responsible for military operations within South and Central America as well as the Caribbean, will work with FAU to pursue mutual objectives in humanitarian assistance and disaster response, international develop... – Florida Atlantic University Information Scientist Herbert Van de Sompelto Receive Paul Evan Peters Award Herbert Van de Sompel, research scientist at the Research Library of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Paul Evan Peters Award from the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research L... – Los Alamos National Laboratory Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Names New Director of Lighting Research Center Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has named Professor Mariana G. Figueiro, Ph.D., as director of the Lighting Research Center (LRC), after serving as the center’s acting director over the past year. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) DHS S&T Selects Cyber Apex Solutions for Applied Cybersecurity Research DHS S&T awarded a five-year Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), with a maximum value of $70 million, to Arlington, Virginia-based Cyber Apex Solutions, LLC, to facilitate applied research of prototype cyber-defenses for critical national infrastructur... – Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate ORNL’s Qualls Tapped for Key New Reactor Development Position The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has selected Lou Qualls as the national technical director for molten salt reactors (MSRs). In his new role, Qualls—a nuclear engineer who joined DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1988—... – Oak Ridge National Laboratory Arkansas Professor Receives $500k to Improve Transportation Fuel Cells A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received $500,000 to develop high-performance, cost-effective transportation fuel cells. Dr. Tansel Karabacak, professor of physics and astronomy at UA Little Rock, received $400,000 from the U.S.... – University of Arkansas at Little Rock DHS S&T Awards $200k to StackRox for Defense Against Cyber Threats DHS S&T has awarded StackRox, Inc. of Mountain View, California, a $200,000 contract to harden the cyber defenses of financial institutions. – Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate DHS S&T Assesses Mitigation Tactics Against Jamming Nearly 100 federal, state, and local public safety and private organizations gathered last week to test tactics and technologies to identify, locate and mitigate illegal jamming of communications systems, such as GPS, radio and wireless systems. – Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate Lifestyle & Social Sciences Women and Men Report Similar Levels of Work-Family Conflicts