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Researchers Compose Guidelines for Handling CAR T Cell Side Effects
Immune-cell based therapies opening a new frontier for cancer treatment carry unique, potentially lethal side effects that provide a new challenge for oncologists, one addressed by a team led by clinicians at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cance...
– University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
Embargo expired on 19-Sep-2017 at 05:00 ET
From Urine Output to Disease, Study Sheds Light on the Importance of Hormone Quality Control
A discovery about the endoplasmic reticulum in hormone-producing cells shed lights on water balance under normal physiology and could open doors to better understanding of diseases related to misfolded proteins.
– Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Journal of Clinical Investigation, DOI:10.1172/JCI94771; DK111174; DK48280
Embargo expired on 18-Sep-2017 at 16:00 ET
Sex and Aggression Controlled Separately in Female Animal Brains, but Overlap in Male Brains
Brain structures that control sexual and aggressive behavior in mice are wired differently in females than in males.
– NYU Langone Health
Nature Neuroscience
Embargo expired on 18-Sep-2017 at 11:00 ET
Mayo Clinic, National Decision Support Company Unveil CareSelect Lab™ to Provide Real-Time Medical Guidance When Ordering Laboratory Tests
Health care providers now have an online tool that can improve patient care and reduce unnecessary health care costs through appropriate ordering of laboratory testing — real-time guidance while they sit with their patients.
– Mayo Clinic
Embargo expired on 19-Sep-2017 at 08:00 ET
New Model May Help Science Overcome the Brain’s Fortress-Like Barrier
Scientists have helped provide a way to better understand how to enable drugs to enter the brain and how cancer cells make it past the blood brain barrier.
– University of Portsmouth
FASEB Journal
Ludwig Scientists Discover Complex Axis of Immune Suppression Exploited by Cancers
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a new mechanism by which cancer cells evade destruction by the immune system. The paper, led by Camilla Jandus of the Lausanne Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, describes how immune cells...
– Ludwig Cancer Research
Nature Communications Sep-2017
Re-Interventions Are Common in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Heart Operations
Among patients who undergo childhood heart surgery for the severe birth defect single-ventricle disease, two-thirds of survivors require a surgical or catheter-based procedure within 20 years. Pediatric cardiology researchers note that doctors should...
– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Sept. 1, 2017
Black Babies More Likely to Have Nursing Care Missed in their NICU Stay
Everybody wants a healthy life for their baby. Black babies are more likely to be born prematurely, which puts them at risk for death and developmental problems. In fact, a third of all infant deaths are preterm-related. The critical period in pret...
– University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Health Services Research; T32-NR-007104; R01-NR-004513
Biologists Identify Gene Involved in Kidney-Related Birth Defects
A team led by University of Iowa researchers has identified a gene linked to rare kidney-related birth defects. When working properly, a gene called GREB1L activates a cascade of signals that ultimately tells other genes what they need to do to crea...
– University of Iowa
Genetics
Relationship Found Between HIV Risk & Individual AND Community Level Educational Status
African-American men who have sex with men (MSM) remain at heightened risk for HIV infection and account for the largest number of African-Americans living with HIV/AIDS. It has long been understood that there is a clear and persistent association be...
– University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Urban Health; R01MH079736
Yale Study: Earlier Hospice Care Would Improve Quality of End of Life
Older, terminally ill patients could improve the quality of their last days by accessing hospice services much sooner, according to a Yale School of Medicine-led study.
– Yale Cancer Center
Scientists See Progress for Cancer Vaccines
Tumor-destroying vaccines have emerged as a new weapon in the fight against cancer.
– Yale Cancer Center
Wall Street Journal
Lower Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Levels Elevate Risk of Thyroid Cancer, Yale Study Finds
There is an increased risk of thyroid cancer associated with lower-than-normal thyroid hormone levels, a finding that could have a major impact on patients fighting the disease.
– Yale Cancer Center
American Association for Cancer Research journal
New Self-Powered Paper Patch Could Help Diabetics Measure Glucose During Exercise
A new paper-based sensor patch developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York could allow diabetics to effectively measure glucose levels during exercise.
– Binghamton University, State University of New York
Micromachines, Aug-2017
Behavioral Therapy Increases Connectivity in Brains of People with OCD
UCLA study reveals enhanced connections between brain regions that may compensate for underlying dysfunction
– University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
Translational Psychiatry
Brandon’s Book Released – Going the Distance
Brandon Hudgins, professional long-distance runner, GPA/Wegener’s patient and leader of VF Team Brandon, has shared his story in his recently released book, “Going the Distance: The Journey of a Vasculitis Patient on the Road to Olympic Glory.”...
– Vasculitis Foundation
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to Offer New Cutting-Edge Treatment for Type of Pediatric Leukemia
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is part of a select group of health care institutions recently chosen to offer a new FDA-approved immunotherapy for a subset of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Public Health Expert, Health Economist Available to Discuss Childhood Obesity
As the country continues to face childhood obesity – posing a serious health risk to children’s health in the United States – Georgia State University experts in public health and public policy are available to discuss the issue during this Chi...
Expert Available
– Georgia State University
Introducing CareSpot Urgent Care | Orlando Health
Partnership transaction between CareSpot Urgent Care and Orlando Health is official
– Orlando Health
Charities Unite to Award $2.5m for Breast and Prostate Cancer Research
Leading Australian cancer researcher Professor Wayne Tilley has today been presented with a $2.5 million Breast & Prostate Cancer Linkage Grant, thanks to a groundbreaking collaboration between the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) and the Mov...
– University of Adelaide
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ISPOR Undertakes Competencies Initiative for the Field of Health Economics and Outcomes Research
ISPOR announced a new initiative that is focused on the competencies necessary for professionals working in the field of health economics and outcomes research—the ISPOR Health Economics and Outcomes Research Competencies Framework™.
– International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
Study Ranks Rush No. 4 Among 107 Leading U.S. Academic Medical Centers
Rush University Medical Center ranked fourth among 107 leading academic medical centers in the United States, up from fifth last year, in a national study conducted by the health care services company Vizient. It is the fifth consecutive time Rush ha...
– Rush University Medical Center
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Boasts More Than 200 “Top Doctors,” the Most Among Pediatric Medical Facilities in the Region
LOS ANGELES – Pasadena Magazine released its tenth annual Top Doctors issue for 2017, which distinguishes more than 200 physicians with privileges at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), ranked among the best pediatric academic medical centers i...
– Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
One Step Closer to Lifelike Robots
Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a 3D-printable synthetic soft muscle that can lift 1,000 times its own weight. The muscle has intrinsic expansion ability and, unlike previous artificial muscles, it does not require an external comp...
– Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Nature Communications 19 Sept 2017
Embargo expired on 19-Sep-2017 at 05:00 ET
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Ricin Only Lethal in Combination with Sugar
Researchers at the Austrian Academy of Sciences’ Institute for Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) have discovered a means of immunising cells against the biological weapon ricin, as reported in the current issue of Cell Research.
– Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
Cell Research 2017, doi:10.1038/cr.2017
Embargo expired on 19-Sep-2017 at 06:40 ET
Chemists Make Playdough/Lego-Like Hybrid to Create Tiny Building Blocks
Playdough and Legos are among the most popular childhood building blocks. But what could you use if you wanted to create something really small—a structure less than the width of a human hair? It turns out, a team of chemists has found, this can be...
– New York University
Nature
Embargo expired on 18-Sep-2017 at 11:00 ET
Deep Roots in Plants Driven by Soil Hydrology
Searching for water, some tree roots probe hundreds of feet deep and many trees send roots through cracks in rocks, according to a new study led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor. Moreover, the depth of plant roots, which varies between...
– Rutgers University
Proceedings of the National Academy oif
Embargo expired on 18-Sep-2017 at 15:00 ET
Catching a Diversity of Fish Species — Instead of Specializing — Means More Stable Income for Fishers
A team of scientists analyzed nearly 30 years of revenue and permitting records for individuals fishing in Alaskan waters and tracked how their fishing choices, in terms of permits purchased and species caught, influenced their year-to-year income vo...
– University of Washington
PNAS
Embargo expired on 18-Sep-2017 at 15:00 ET
A Cereal Survives Heat and Drought
An international consortium under the lead of the non-profit organization "International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics" (ICRISAT) and participation of a research team around the system biologist Wolfram Weckwerth has published th...
– University of Vienna
Nature Biotechnology
Embargo expired on 18-Sep-2017 at 11:00 ET
Researching the Impact of Natural Gas Drilling
The installation of natural gas wells requires soil reclamation efforts after installation. These efforts are often hindered by salt-affected soils, weed invasions and slow plant establishment. The “Soil Changes Before, During, and After Natural Ga...
– American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Embargo expired on 19-Sep-2017 at 09:00 ET
UCLA Brain Cancer Program Designated a Specialized Program of Research Excellence by the National Cancer Institute
The brain cancer program at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UCLA Brain Tumor Center has been designated a Specialized Program of Research Excellence, or SPORE by the National Cancer Institute, making it one of only five brain cance...
– University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
Embargo expired on 19-Sep-2017 at 08:00 ET
Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and Ethylene
Berkeley Lab scientists have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and alcohols at efficiencies far greater than plants. The achievement marks a significant advance in the effort to move toward sustainable sources...
– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Energy and Environmental Science, September 2017
Copper Catalyst Yields High Efficiency CO2-to-Fuels Conversion
Berkeley Lab scientists have developed a new electrocatalyst that can directly convert carbon dioxide into multicarbon fuels and alcohols using record-low inputs of energy. The work is the latest in a round of studies coming out of Berkeley Lab tackl...
– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 18, 2017
Researchers Stumped by Plants with Multiple Chromosomes Set January Meeting to Collaborate
Some of the world’s most beloved plants — coffee, bananas, potatoes, chrysanthemums and roses, to name a few — could be made even better, but the complexity of their chromosomes either stumps or stifles scientists who study them. A meeting has ...
– Texas A&M AgriLife
Optical and Electrical Bistability Study Sheds Light on Next-Gen High Speed Data Transfer
Today, electrical bistable devices are the foundation of digital electronics, but the bandwidth of these electronic computers is limited by the signal delay of time constants important to electronic logic operations. In an attempt to mitigate these p...
– American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
DNA Triggers Shape-Shifting in Hydrogels, Opening a New Way to Make ‘Soft Robots’
Biochemical engineers at the Johns Hopkins University have used sequences of DNA molecules to induce shape-changing in water-based gels, demonstrating a new tactic to produce “soft” robots and “smart” medical devices that do not rely on cumbe...
– Johns Hopkins University
Science, Sep15-2017; W911NF-15-1-0490 ; 221874
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Treatment-Resistant Melanoma May Be Vulnerable to a Drug Holiday, UCLA Study Finds
A UCLA study has uncovered the mechanisms by which treatment-resistant melanoma become vulnerable to cessation of a class of drugs called MAP kinase (MAPK)-targeted inhibitors. By identifying these mechanisms, the scientists discovered that therapeu...
– University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
Cleaning Up Subways: Sandia’s 20-Year Mission to Stop Anthrax in Its Tracks
Sandia National Laboratories engineer Mark Tucker has spent much of the past 20 years thinking about incidents involving chemical or biological warfare agents, and the best ways to clean them up. Tucker’s current project focuses on cleaning up a su...
– Sandia National Laboratories
Putting Smart Weapons to the Test
A University of Delaware professor’s small business is helping the Air Force bring its testing technology up to speed with the rapid advance of infrared sensor technology – research that could help today's troops take advantage of a new generatio...
– University of Delaware
WVU Biochemist Goes Online to X-Ray Life-Sustaining Crystals
Under conventional magnification, the crystals Aaron Robart grows in his West Virginia University lab may look like simple rock salt, but by bombarding them with X-rays, he and his research team can build computational models that reveal the molecule...
– West Virginia University
Missouri S&T Geologist Leads $2.1M National Science Foundation Research Effort to Study Earth’s Greatest Mass Extinction
Missouri S&T geologist Dr. Wan Yang has devoted his academic career to unlocking the mysteries of thePermian mass extinction more than 250 million years ago. That geological odyssey now finds him leading an 11-institution consortium that’s been col...
– Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Let There Be (Connected) Light
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Connected Lighting Test Bed is helping advance smart and energy-efficient connected lighting systems.
– Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
25 Years After the Last U.S. Nuclear Test
25 years ago today, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory conducted its last nuclear test. With the end of that era came the birth of stockpile stewardship and a new generation of science-focused weapon physicists.
– Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The Sublime Challenge of Jet Noise
Joe Nichols, of the University of Minnesota, is using ALCF resources to create high fidelity simulations of jet turbulence to determine how and where noise is produced. The results may lead to novel engineering designs that reduce noise over commerci...
– Argonne National Laboratory
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$1.6 Million NSF Grant to Advance Understanding of ‘Amorphous’ Materials
A physics professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology will lead a four-year effort to spur research, development and commercial adoption of a new class of oxide semiconductors that outperform silicon-based transistors and could lead to...
Expert Available
– Missouri University of Science and Technology
Advanced Electronic Materials, Vol. 3, No. 9, Sept-2017
Dr. Rob Kiefl is Awarded 2017 Yamazaki Prize
Dr. Rob Kiefl, Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia (UBC), member of the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (SBQMI) at UBC and an affiliate Scientist at TRIUMF, has been awarded the 2017 Yam...
– TRIUMF
Arkansas University Joins New Department of Homeland Security-Funded Consortium
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been named a priority partner in a new Department of Homeland Security-funded national consortium. The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate will award the consortium a $3.85 ...
– University of Arkansas at Little Rock
DHS S&T Awards $4.8 Million to Center for Innovative Technology to Enhance Smart Cities
DHS S&T announced today a $4.8 million contract award to the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) of Herndon, Virginia, to apply cutting-edge Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to first responders and the commercial marketplace.
– Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate
NYIT Faculty Members to Research RNA Variants Under Multi-Year NIH Grant
Computer Science and Life Science faculty members at NYIT will develop cutting edge tools to detect and describe RNA modifications and their potential links to serious diseases.
– New York Institute of Technology
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Researchers Document Changes in Teenage Parenthood
The U.S. birth rate hasn’t changed for two generations of teenage girls, but other aspects of young parenthood are shifting, especially regarding young fathers, according to new Indiana University research.
– Indiana University
Child & Youth Care Forum, 7-Aug-2017
Study Showing 70 Years of Improving Campus Climate For LGBTQ Students Raises Concerns About Trump Policies
The author of a new study showing slow but consistent progress in the experiences of LGBTQ students on college campuses over the past 70 years is concerned that for the first time since 1944, that trend may be reversing.
– University of Vermont
Journal of College Student Development
New Research Aims to Prevent Deaths of Children in Hot Cars Through Better Messaging
Dozens of young children die each year after being locked in a hot car, but new research shows that most parents don’t believe it could happen to them.
– University of Georgia
Prevention
Reliance on ‘Gut Feelings’ Linked to Belief in Fake News
People who tend to trust their intuition or to believe that the facts they hear are politically biased are more likely to stand behind inaccurate beliefs, a new study suggests.
– Ohio State University
PLOS ONE
Olivia the Ovary, Timothy the Testis Take the Squirm Out of Reproductive Ed
Olivia the Ovary and Timothy the Testis are the dancing, jaunty stars of The New You, That’s Who, a new series of animated music videos aimed at helping kids ages 10 to 14 understand puberty and reproduction. The three videos are part of Reprotopi...
– Northwestern University
Black, White or Multicultural: Constructing Race in Two Countries
A new study demonstrates the strong influence ancestry plays in Americans’ interpretation of whether someone is black, white or multiracial, highlighting differences in the way race is socially constructed in the U.S. compared to other parts of the...
– University of Utah
Social Psychological and Personality Science
CSU to Offer Cuba Study Abroad Program
Columbus State University is now accepting applications for its first study abroad experience in Cuba. The spring break trip is scheduled for March 16 – 24, 2018.
– Columbus State University
UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies Joins Groundbreaking Study on Big Data Ethics
Funded by a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, PERVADE (Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research), brings together a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in computational science, research ethics, data practices, law and...
– University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
MTSU Launches New Online ‘First Amendment Encyclopedia’ for Public Access
Middle Tennessee State University has launched a new online, searchable encyclopedia about the First Amendment with the university’s John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies.
– Middle Tennessee State University
Tech Innovations Needed To Reduce Unemployment Insurance Payment Errors After Harvey
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma undoubtedly affected the number initial claims for unemployment insurance, reminding us of the important role that the Unemployment Insurance program will play in the recovery from those storms.
– Texas A&M University
The Takeaway, Mosbacher Institute newsletter
UCI Receives $200 Million Gift to Name College of Health Sciences and Launch Major Integrative Health Initiative
The University of California, Irvine today announced the largest gift in its history: $200 million from Susan and Henry Samueli, longtime campus supporters, to name a first-of-its-kind College of Health Sciences focused on interdisciplinary integrati...
– University of California, Irvine
The All-or-Nothing Marriage
What does a modern marriage look like? And how can today’s couples seek personal fulfillment in their marriages while remaining committed to it for the long run? This September, Northwestern University professor and relationship expert Eli Finkel ...
– Northwestern University
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