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Medical News Cancer Drug May Benefit Patients with Inherited Form of Kidney Disease • A tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of certain cases of chronic myeloid leukemia slowed cyst growth in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) doi: 10.2215/CJN.01530217 Embargo expired on 24-Aug-2017 at 17:00 ET Study Examines Whether Marijuana Affects Kidney Function • In a recent study of healthy young adults, marijuana use was not associated with change in kidney function over time or the appearance of albumin in the urine, which is a sign of kidney damage. • Additional studies are needed to assess the eff... – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) doi: 10.2215/CJN.0153021 Embargo expired on 24-Aug-2017 at 17:00 ET HPV Vaccine Significantly Lowers Rate of Second Cancer for Childhood Cancer Survivors Health care provider recommendation of HPV vaccines could help decrease secondary cancers in childhood cancer survivors. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Journal of Clinical Oncology, Aug-2017 Embargo expired on 24-Aug-2017 at 16:00 ET Manipulating a Single Gene Defines a New Pathway to Anxiety Removing a single gene from the brains of mice and zebrafish causes these animals to become more anxious than normal. Researchers from University of Utah Health show that eliminating the gene encoding Lef1 disrupts the development of certain nerve ce... – University of Utah Health PLOS Biology; NS082645; AI121080; PR130373 Embargo expired on 24-Aug-2017 at 14:00 ET HPV Vaccination Rates Lag for Vulnerable Population of Childhood Cancer Survivors Research suggests health providers are key to boosting HPV vaccination rates of childhood cancer survivors, who, as a group, are at increased risk for second cancers associated with the human papillomavirus. – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Journal of Clinical Oncology, August 24 Embargo expired on 24-Aug-2017 at 16:00 ET includes video Heart Hormones Protect Against Obesity and Insulin Resistance By fleshing out how one signaling receptor contributes to causing obesity through its activity in fatty tissue but not in muscle cells, SBP scientists have zeroed in on an important new avenue of exploration for combating metabolic disease. More than... – Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute R01 DK103056 Flu Vaccine Rates in Children May Drop When the Nasal Spray Vaccine Is Unavailable Influenza vaccination rates in children may have decreased for the 2016-2017 influenza season because of a recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the nasal spray version of the vaccine not be used, according to Pe... – Penn State College of Medicine Predatory Journals: How to Spot and Avoid Them Scientific research and publishing over the past decade has experienced some substantial transformations—and not in a good way. With an increasing number of poor-quality scientific journals appearing in the marketplace, it is important to know how ... – Society of Toxicology Nature Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Older Adults Suffer More Chronic Health Conditions Than Heterosexuals, Study Finds A new University of Washington study finds that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) older adults were found to be in poorer health than heterosexuals, specifically in terms of higher rates of cardiovascular disease, weakened immune system and low back or... – University of Washington This Is How Belly Fat Could Increase Your Cancer Risk A new Michigan State University study now offers new details showing that a certain protein released from fat in the body can cause a non-cancerous cell to turn into a cancerous one. The federally funded research also found that a lower layer of abdo... – Michigan State University Oncogene Rapid Diagnostic Test Helps Distinguish between Severe and Uncomplicated Malaria in Africa Working at a health center in rural Uganda, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill demonstrated for the first time the potential of using a low-cost, routinely available rapid diagnostic test to distinguish between severe an... – University of North Carolina Health Care System Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aug-2017 Biomedical Researcher Conducts Promising Trial of Potential Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy A study led by a biomedical researcher at Iowa State University found that a potential treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a leading genetic cause of infant mortality, shows promise in animal models. – Iowa State University scientific journal Molecular Therapy DNA Sensor Plays Critical Role in Cancer Immunotherapy via Robust Response to Unexpected Form of DNA UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report for the first time that tumors stressed by cancer immunotherapy release their mitochondrial DNA into nearby immune cells, triggering a host alert system. – UT Southwestern Medical Center Immunity DNA Detectives Crack the Case on Biothreat Look-Alikes Biological “detectives” are tracking down biothreats such as the bacteria that causes tularemia (“rabbit fever”), but they constantly face the challenge of avoiding false positives. – Los Alamos National Laboratory PLOS ONE Long, Mysterious Strips of RNA Contribute to Low Sperm Count Scientists have found distinctive portions of genetic material—known as lncRNAs—that help sperm develop. Male mice lacking a particular lncRNA have low sperm count, suggesting lncRNAs could represent novel infertility drug targets. – Case Western Reserve University Biology of Reproduction; 1-FY14-234; UL1TR000439 Could Your Mouthwash Be Putting You at Risk for High Blood Pressure? Nathan Bryan, Ph.D., one of the world’s leading experts on the critically important role of Nitric Oxide (NO) in the health of many of the body’s organs and systems, said,” understanding the vital effects of bacteria in the mouth is essential f... – Strategic Communications, LLC. Still Laboratory Seeks ‘Novel Lead Compound’ to Help Treat Cancer Still uses the NMR spectrometer to conduct his research on plant extracts he procured from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Active Repository Program. – California State University, Dominguez Hills Get Equipped to Overcome Radiology Practice Challenges Radiologists and medical imaging business managers will learn strategies to overcome professional challenges in reimbursement, practice sustainability and demonstrating value at the ACR-RBMA Practice Leaders Forum. – American College of Radiology (ACR) American College of Radiology; Radiology Business Management Association Student Journeys: Passion for Research Began with Strawberries, “Star Trek” and “Gifted Hands” Alexa Wade’s passion for research started with a strawberry. Michael Vivian’s started while watching “Star Trek” episodes with his dad. Cameron LaFayette’s began in eighth grade from the movie “Gifted Hands,” the saga of Detroit-born ne... – University of Alabama at Birmingham Rutgers University Leadership Paves Way for Breakthrough Medical Research Including Cleveland Clinic’s First Total Face Transplant Under the leadership of Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientist Dr. Joachim Kohn, a civilian research program established by the U.S. Department of Defense to focus on regenerative medicine for the treatment of battlefield injuries has made great ... – Rutgers' Office of Research and Economic Development UNLV Residence Halls Dedicate Floor to LGBTQ Students New gender-inclusive housing among the themed communities UNLV offers students in its residence halls. UNLV's LGBTQ floor, dubbed Stonewall Suites, gets its name from the 1969 Stonewall riots — a flashpoint in the fight for LGBTQ rights. – University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Hurricane & Flood Handbook: Before the Storm The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1 and runs for six months, is expected to have a near-average number of storms. This season's forecast, according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), includes 11-17 named st... – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston AACN Rounds with Leadership - A Time for Moral Courage Rounds with Leadership, a new forum for AACN’s Board Chair and President/CEO to offer commentary on issues and trends impacting academic nursing. – American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) State’s Stem Cell Agency Awards $18.2 Million Grant for B Cell Cancer Clinical Trial The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today unanimously approved an $18.29 million grant to University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers to fund a phase Ib/IIa c... – University of California San Diego Health AANEM Comments on 2018 MACRA Proposed Rule The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 21 regarding its proposed rule changes on Medicare payment and delivery reform enacted b... – American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) Penn Ethicist Proposes New Category for Psychiatric Patients to Justify Instances of Compulsory Treatment The “involuntary treatment” of unwilling psychiatric patients has long been accepted as necessary in some cases, for the sake of patients and society, though it can raise serious ethical concerns as well as legal barriers. In a Viewpoint essay pu... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania JAMA New Biomedical Engineering Grants Aim at Heart Failure and Resistant High Blood Pressure Biomedical engineering researchers will attack two banes of cardiovascular disease — heart failure after heart attacks and the scourge of resistant high blood pressure — with $4.8 million in National Institutes of Health grants that begin this fa... – University of Alabama at Birmingham Science News Closing the Agricultural Nutrient Gap Worldwide Genetic and agronomic potential do not result in yield without adequate soil fertility. Crops need to grow in nutrient-rich soil, with available nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. Recent research also shows the importance of micronutrients. The ... – American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting Embargo expired on 25-Aug-2017 at 09:00 ET Chromosome Mechanics Guide Nuclear Assembly How a protein BAF crosslinks the DNA to allow proper nuclear envelope reformation – Institute of Molecular Biotechnology Embargo expired on 24-Aug-2017 at 12:00 ET Researchers See Unexplained Phase Shifts During Atomic Scattering In an article published today (Thursday, Aug. 24) in an American Physical Society journal, researchers reported observing unexpected instantaneous phase shifts during atomic scattering. – Missouri University of Science and Technology Physical Review Letters Embargo expired on 24-Aug-2017 at 10:00 ET Carbon Nanotubes Worth Their Salt Lawrence Livermore scientists, in collaboration with researchers at Northeastern University, have developed carbon nanotube pores that can exclude salt from seawater. The team also found that water permeability in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with diamete... – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Science, August 24, 2017 Embargo expired on 24-Aug-2017 at 14:00 ET Potential Impacts of Planned Andean Dams Outweigh Benefits, Scientists Say An international team of scientists investigating the effects of six planned or potential Andean dams on the Amazon river system has found that major negative ecological impacts can be expected both above the dams and throughout the lowland floodplai... – Wildlife Conservation Society PLOS ONE, Aug-2017 Using Facebook to Supplement Neuroscience Studies Boosts Students’ Grades Some Saudi Arabian medical students are using Facebook as both an outlet for social networking and an effective learning tool. – American Physiological Society (APS) Advances in Physiology Education PPPL Physicist Discovers That Some Plasma Instabilities Can Extinguish Themselves PPPL physicist Fatima Ebrahimi has for the first time used advanced models to accurately simulate key characteristics of the cyclic behavior of edge-localized modes, a particular type of plasma instability. The findings could help physicists more ful... – Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Physics of Plasmas, May-2017 Virginia Tech Team Develops Novel 3-D Printed High-Performance Polymer That Could Be Used in Space With this breakthrough, the high-performance polymer now could theoretically be used in any shape, size, or structure. And not just within the aerospace industry. The same material can be found in scores of electronic devices, including cell phones a... – Virginia Tech Advanced Materials Southern Research Technology Captures 'Spectacular' Imagery of Total Solar Eclipse Over U.S. The Southern Research-developed stabilized telescopes with sensitive, high-speed, visible-light and infrared cameras flew aboard NASA WB-57F research aircraft to gather data during the total solar eclipse. – Southern Research Sustainable Wellness with Solar Energy There is a growing need for fitness and wellness, which generally incurs environmental costs and swallows up large quantities of energy. At NEST, the Empa research and innovation building, a global innovation was put into service: a fitness and welln... – Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Progress with Tropical Maize Yields Highlighted for Lectureship Maize is one of the three most important crops in the world. CIMMYT (International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement) and its international research partners have developed hybrids that will expand production even further. The lectureship entit... – American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Playing the Publishing ‘Game’: Making the Most of Reviewers’ Comments Reviewer comments on a scientific manuscript may seem critical and personal to authors, but they are generally well thought out and meant to enhance the understandability and integrity of the paper. – American Physiological Society (APS) Big Bang – The Movie In a new approach to enable scientific breakthroughs, researchers linked together supercomputers at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) and at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Ch... – Argonne National Laboratory includes video APL Demonstrates High-Bandwidth Communications Capability at Sea A team of engineers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, has successfully demonstrated a high-bandwidth, free space optical (FSO) communications system between two moving ships, proving operational ... – Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Texans Should Prepare for Flooding, High Winds From Harvey With the probability of extensive rain and high winds throughout much of the state from the resurgence of Tropical Depression Harvey, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts are asking Texans to take measures to prepare their houses, farms and... Expert Available – Texas A&M AgriLife Lifestyle & Social Sciences Young Children’s Sense of Self Is Similar to That of Adults—A Welcome & Cautionary New Finding Young children’s sense of self is similar to that of older kids and adults, a team of psychology researchers has found. The results show that our ability to reason about our self-worth as individuals develops early in life. – New York University Child Development Embargo expired on 24-Aug-2017 at 11:00 ET Federal Snack Program Does Not Yield Expected Impacts, Virginia Tech Researchers Find A well-intentioned government regulation designed to offer healthier options in school vending machines has failed to instill better snacking habits in a sample of schools in Appalachian Virginia, according to a study by Virginia Tech researchers. – Virginia Tech Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Modelling Human Psychology A human being’s psychological make-up depends on an array of emotional and motivational parameters, such as desire, suffering or the need for security. In addition, it includes spatial and temporal dimensions that also play a key role in rationalis... – Université de Genève (University of Geneva) Journal of Theoretical Biology High Achievers in Competitive Courses More Likely to Cheat on College Exams A new study finds that students who are known as “high achievers” and take highly competitive courses are the most likely to cheat on their exams. – American Physiological Society (APS) Advances in Physiology Education Student Journey: “Deadliest Warrior” TV Show Leads to Engineering and a Summer in Birmingham For 21 years, the National Science Foundation has supported summer undergraduate research at UAB. The 10 students at UAB this summer came from schools as far-flung as San Diego State and Brigham Young universities and the University of Florida. – University of Alabama at Birmingham How Overcoming Demands on Attention Can Help Alleviate Poverty In the paper, “Overcoming behavioral obstacles to escaping poverty,” published in the journal Behavioral Science & Policy, University of Chicago Booth School of Business Assistant Professor Christopher Bryan and coauthors from several universitie... – University of Chicago Booth School of Business PinnacleHealth Specialists Slated to Speak at One-Day Sepsis Education Event Thomas R. Stoner, DO, FACOI, vice president, Hospitalist Services at PinnacleHealth, and sepsis physician champion for The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), will lead a day-long conference for health professionals, Raising ... – PinnacleHealth NYU Steinhardt Awarded More Than $4 Million from National Science Foundation for STEM Education Research The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development three grants totaling more than $4 million for research working to improve computer science and computational thinking in element... – New York University NSF; NSF; NSF Medill Graduate Students Report on Six Former Soviet Countries A new report by National Security journalists at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism offers a detailed analysis from six former Soviet client states now dealing with questions of independence and complex relations with Russia, t... – Northwestern University