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Helping Nurses Cope with Postcode Stress
Women May Be at Higher Risk for Sports-Related Concussion Than Men
Aggression Disorder Linked to Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
As Radiation Therapy Declined So Did Second Cancers in Childhood Cancer Survivors
ProMedica Makes List of 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare
New Study Shows Significant Economic Burden of Skin Disease in the United States
Study Shows U.S. Workers Without Paid Sick Leave Are More Likely to Forgo Preventive Health Care
Study Finds Single, Escalated Dose of Brachytherapy Radiation May Be a Safe and Effective Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer
Adults with Autism Overcome Childhood Language Challenges
UF/IFAS Researchers Find a Probiotic Combination That Might Curb Allergy Symptoms
New TB Drug Candidates Developed From Soil Bacteria
A New Role for an Old Immune Cell May Lead to Novel Therapies for Infection and Cancer
Does Pre-Eclampsia During Pregnancy Increase Risk to Mothers’ Eyes?
Mayo Clinic Publishes Genetic Screen for Alzheimer’s in African-Americans
Study Finds No Evidence of Common Herpes Type Virus in Aggressive Brain Cancer Tissue
Research Explores Whistleblowing on Doping in Sport
Nonsurgical Treatment Can Correct Congenital Ear Malformations in Infants
Researchers Discover New Combination Therapy Strategy for Brain, Blood Cancers
Liver Tumor Growth in Mice Slowed with New Chemo-Immunotherapy Treatment
Researcher’s Findings Likely to Change How Doctors Treat Underactive Thyroid in Pregnant Women
Drug Resistant Bacteria, Viral Outbreak Tracker, Colon Cancer Screening Q&A, and More in the Public Health News Source
Two Migration Proteins Boost Predictive Value of Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker
Patients at Risk From “Nested Interruptions” in Nursing Tasks, New Human Factors Article Reports
Researchers Suggest New Theory for How Parkinson’s Disease Develops
UK Rugby Health Project Extending to Canada
Anesthesia Considerations for African Americans Prior to Surgery
“Superhero Physiology: The Case for Captain America”
A Softer Approach to Colon Cancer Screening: A Q&A with Samir Gupta
New Vanderbilt Center Helps Those with Smell and Taste Disorders
Watching the Clock: Biologist Katja Lamia Investigates Circadian Rhythms
Mayo Clinic to Participate in Live Celebrity Broadcast to Promote Need to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
How to Best Prepare Children to Succeed in the 21st Century Is Focus of Pediatrician's Book
Nursing Home Improvement Program Identifies Ways to Improve Care for People with Heart Disease
Falls Researcher Breaks Ankle
New Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs for the Johns Hopkins Health System and Vice President of Medical Affairs for the Johns Hopkins Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Launches Health Matters, an Online Destination for Health and Wellness News, Features and Insights
CHLA Researcher Awarded $1.7 Million to Study Heart Regeneration
Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Community Hospital Welcome Ziad G. Hanhan, M.D., FACS, Board Certified Thoracic and General Surgeon
Dr. Faye G. Abdellah, Founding Dean of Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, Dies at 97
Open Science Prize Goes to Software Tool for Tracking Viral Outbreaks
Capitol Hill Lawmakers Participate in Bleeding Control Simulations
Researchers in the GW Department of Dermatology to Speak, Present Posters at the 2017 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting
Exploring the Mysteries of Supercooled Water
Breakthrough Research for Testing and Arranging Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
Optical Generation of Ultrasound via Photoacoustic Effect
New Report Says St. Barthélemy’s Ecosystems Are Reaching Critical Thresholds
Road Salt Alternatives Alter Aquatic Ecosystems
Lab Researchers 3D Print with High-Performance Carbon Fiber
National Academies Report Calls for More Research on Undergraduate Research Experiences
El Hidrógeno Volcánico Estimula Las Posibilidades De Hallar Vida Exoplanetaria
Differences in Sex and Running Ability Influence Declines in Marathon Performance, Study Finds
Researchers Coax Particles to Form Vortices Using Magnetic Fields
Chiral Metamaterial Produces Record Optical Shift Under Incremental Power Modulation
NASA’s Journey to Mars Includes Pathways to Learning
The 20th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's STIS Instrument
Super Plants Need Super ROOTS
Role of Cytokine Interleukin-10 in Suppressing Antibody Production in Certain Autoimmune Disorders Focus of NIH Grant Research
Hudson Canyon Added to U.S. Government’s InventoryFor Potential National Marine Sanctuary Sites
Southern Research Project Advances Novel CO2 Utilization Strategy
SNAPP Announces Four New Partnerships to Tackle Global Issues
Overweight Mothers Underestimate Their Children’s Weight
How Artificial Intelligence Will Save Lives in the 21st Century
First 100 Days: FSU Expert Explains Significanceof President’s Early Days in Office
Freedom for Ryan King
Toyota Foundation Grants $4 Million to Prepare Students for STEM Careers
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Helping Nurses Cope with Postcode Stress
Understanding how nurses cope following the death of a patient after CPR may help identify nurses most at risk for postcode stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to new research published in the American Journal of Critical Care....
– American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
American Journal of Critical Care, March-2017
Embargo expired on 01-Mar-2017 at 06:00 ET
Women May Be at Higher Risk for Sports-Related Concussion Than Men
Women athletes are 50 percent more likely than male athletes to have a sports-related concussion, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 69th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 22 ...
– American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Embargo expired on 28-Feb-2017 at 16:00 ET
Aggression Disorder Linked to Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
People with intermittent explosive disorder (IED)—a condition marked by frequent physical or verbal outbursts—are at five times greater risk for abusing substances such as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana than those who don’t display frequent agg...
– University of Chicago Medical Center
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Embargo expired on 28-Feb-2017 at 13:00 ET
As Radiation Therapy Declined So Did Second Cancers in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Childhood cancer survivors are living longer. Now research shows they are also less likely to develop second cancers while still young. The decline followed a sharp drop in the use of radiation therapy for treatment of childhood cancers.
– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Embargo expired on 28-Feb-2017 at 11:05 ET
ProMedica Makes List of 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare
Becker's Hospital Review has named ProMedica to its "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare | 2017" list. This is the third year in a row ProMedica received this recognition.
– ProMedica
Embargo expired on 01-Mar-2017 at 07:00 ET
New Study Shows Significant Economic Burden of Skin Disease in the United States
Citing a new study assessing the impact of skin disease on patients and the U.S. economy, the American Academy of Dermatology is launching a new campaign to raise awareness of the breadth of serious skin diseases that affect patients, as well as the ...
– American Academy of Dermatology
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Study Shows U.S. Workers Without Paid Sick Leave Are More Likely to Forgo Preventive Health Care
More than 20 million Americans have gained health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act and do not have to pay for 15 preventive screenings. Yet, despite this advantage, many are not utilizing them and are contributing to this nation’s...
– Florida Atlantic University
Preventive Medicine
Study Finds Single, Escalated Dose of Brachytherapy Radiation May Be a Safe and Effective Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer
Results from a new prospective clinical trial indicate that high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy administered in a single, 19 Gray (Gy) treatment may be a safe and effective alternative to longer courses of HDR treatment for men with localized prostate...
– American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics , Jan-2017
Adults with Autism Overcome Childhood Language Challenges
Results of a small study of adults with autism at Johns Hopkins has added to evidence that their brains can learn to compensate for some language comprehension challenges that are a hallmark of the disorder in children.
– Johns Hopkins Medicine
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
UF/IFAS Researchers Find a Probiotic Combination That Might Curb Allergy Symptoms
As we head into allergy season, you may feel less likely to grab a hanky and sneeze. UF/IFAS research shows a probiotic combination might help reduce hay fever symptoms.
– University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
New TB Drug Candidates Developed From Soil Bacteria
A new treatment for tuberculosis (TB) is set to be developed using compounds derived from bacteria that live in soil - according an international collaboration of researchers, including the University of Warwick.
– University of Warwick
Nature Communications March 2017
A New Role for an Old Immune Cell May Lead to Novel Therapies for Infection and Cancer
A new study has identified a previously undescribed role for a type of unconventional T cell with the potential to be used in the development of new therapies for infection and cancer.
– University of Birmingham
Nature Communications, March 2017
Does Pre-Eclampsia During Pregnancy Increase Risk to Mothers’ Eyes?
A study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests that pre-eclampsia may be associated with retinal disease in the mother later in life. Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and large amounts of protein...
– American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mayo Clinic Publishes Genetic Screen for Alzheimer’s in African-Americans
A Mayo Clinic research team has found a new gene mutation that may be a risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in African-Americans.
– Mayo Clinic
Study Finds No Evidence of Common Herpes Type Virus in Aggressive Brain Cancer Tissue
In a rigorous study of tumor tissue collected from 125 patients with aggressive brain cancers, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have found no evidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and conclude that a link between the two diseases, as claim...
– Johns Hopkins Medicine
Clinical Cancer Research; P30CA006973
Research Explores Whistleblowing on Doping in Sport
Student athletes are reluctant to ‘blow the whistle’ on doping, research at Leeds Beckett University reveals.
– Leeds Beckett University
Nonsurgical Treatment Can Correct Congenital Ear Malformations in Infants
For infants with congenital malformations of the ear, a treatment system called EarWell can gently reshape the ear—avoiding the pain and cost of later surgery, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official...
– Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Researchers Discover New Combination Therapy Strategy for Brain, Blood Cancers
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have discovered a new potential strategy to personalize therapy for brain and blood cancers.
– University of Cincinnati (UC) Academic Health Center
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Liver Tumor Growth in Mice Slowed with New Chemo-Immunotherapy Treatment
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common form of liver cancer, but treatment options are limited and many patients are diagnosed in late stages when the disease can’t be treated. Now, University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers have de...
– University of Missouri Health
Journal of Hepatology
Researcher’s Findings Likely to Change How Doctors Treat Underactive Thyroid in Pregnant Women
In the first national study on the topic, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher found evidence to suggest that fewer pregnant women with a mildly underactive thyroid should be treated than previously recommended.
– University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
BMJ
Drug Resistant Bacteria, Viral Outbreak Tracker, Colon Cancer Screening Q&A, and More in the Public Health News Source
The latest research, experts and features in Public Health in the Public Health News Source
– Newswise
Two Migration Proteins Boost Predictive Value of Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker
Adding two blood-borne proteins associated with cancer cell migration increases the predictive ability of the current biomarker for pancreatic cancer to detect early stage disease, a research team from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Cente...
– University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Patients at Risk From “Nested Interruptions” in Nursing Tasks, New Human Factors Article Reports
Laboratory study examines how multilevel interruptions experienced by ICU nurses can affect their performance and, ultimately, patients’ well-being.
– Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Human Factors
Researchers Suggest New Theory for How Parkinson’s Disease Develops
The toxic protein behind Parkinson’s disease may not spread like an infection from nerve cell to nerve. Instead, say researchers from the Technion and Harvard, the protein may simultaneously affect all parts of the nervous system inside and outside...
– American Technion Society
Trends in Neuroscience, Jan-2017
UK Rugby Health Project Extending to Canada
A UK based research study investigating the health of retired rugby players is expanding to North America
– Leeds Beckett University
Anesthesia Considerations for African Americans Prior to Surgery
Informs the African American community of how two chronic diseases and other health issues can have an impact on anesthesia if surgery is needed.
– American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
“Superhero Physiology: The Case for Captain America”
A common challenge to educators across all disciplines is making learning interesting for students. Researchers from Mississippi State University outline a compelling strategy to teach physiology to undergraduate students: using real physiological co...
– American Physiological Society (APS)
A Softer Approach to Colon Cancer Screening: A Q&A with Samir Gupta
UC San Diego Health gastroenterologist and colorectal cancer screening expert offers advice on screening methods for colorectal cancer.
– University of California San Diego Health Sciences
New Vanderbilt Center Helps Those with Smell and Taste Disorders
The Vanderbilt Smell and Taste Center kicked off in January with a monthly clinic designed to diagnose and begin treatment of smell and taste disorders. Rick Chandra, M.D., professor of Otolaryngology, said Vanderbilt has long treated these disorders...
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Watching the Clock: Biologist Katja Lamia Investigates Circadian Rhythms
TSRI's Katja Lamia and her lab members are on a mission to understand how circadian proteins keep us healthy.
– Scripps Research Institute
Mayo Clinic to Participate in Live Celebrity Broadcast to Promote Need to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
Mayo Clinic has joined Fight Colorectal Cancer, the American Cancer Society, and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable to highlight the need to increase colorectal cancer screening rates and raise awareness during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Mont...
– Mayo Clinic
How to Best Prepare Children to Succeed in the 21st Century Is Focus of Pediatrician's Book
Her book, which applies beyond toddlerhood, has less to do with the alphabet or numbers and more to do with ME, WE, WHY, WILL, WIGGLE, WOBBLE and WHAT IF. Dr. Jana calls them QI skills, and identifies them as necessary for 21st century success, and t...
Expert Available
– University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
Nursing Home Improvement Program Identifies Ways to Improve Care for People with Heart Disease
Heart disease is one of the most common chronic health conditions among nursing home residents. Results from the Missouri Quality Initiative for Nursing Homes (MOQI), a partnership between the University of Missouri and the Centers for Medicare & Med...
Expert Available
– University of Missouri Health
Falls Researcher Breaks Ankle
A Saint Louis University nursing professor who studies the debilitating impact of falls became the victim of her own scholarship in August, when she slipped and broke her ankle. She shares lessons learned.
Expert Available
– Saint Louis University Medical Center
New Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs for the Johns Hopkins Health System and Vice President of Medical Affairs for the Johns Hopkins Hospital
Peter Hill, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, will become the senior vice president of medical affairs for the Johns Hopkins Health System and vice president of medical affairs for The Johns Hopkins Hospital, effective March 2.
– Johns Hopkins Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian Launches Health Matters, an Online Destination for Health and Wellness News, Features and Insights
NewYork-Presbyterian has launched Health Matters, a dynamic, new online platform created to share stories of science, care and wellness that are happening every day at one of the nation’s most comprehensive healthcare delivery networks.
– New York-Presbyterian Hospital
CHLA Researcher Awarded $1.7 Million to Study Heart Regeneration
An investigator at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has been awarded nearly $1.7 million, over a four year period, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study the molecular and cellular mechanisms of ...
– Children's Hospital Los Angeles Saban Research Institute
R01HL130172
Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Community Hospital Welcome Ziad G. Hanhan, M.D., FACS, Board Certified Thoracic and General Surgeon
Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Community Hospital are pleased to welcome Board Certified thoracic and general surgeon, Ziad G. Hanhan, M.D., FACS to the medical staff. Dr. Hanhan specializes in caring for patients in need of treatment for dise...
– Meridian Health
Dr. Faye G. Abdellah, Founding Dean of Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, Dies at 97
Dr. Faye Glenn Abdellah, founding Dean of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing (GSN), and retired Rear Admiral of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) passed away Friday, Feb. 24...
– Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)
Open Science Prize Goes to Software Tool for Tracking Viral Outbreaks
After three rounds of competition — one of which involved a public vote — a software tool developed by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Basel to track Zika, Ebola and other viral disease outbreaks in rea...
– Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Capitol Hill Lawmakers Participate in Bleeding Control Simulations
Leaders of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Committee on Trauma (COT) hosted a Congressional Briefing to highlight the ACS and Hartford Consensus bleeding control program.
– American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Researchers in the GW Department of Dermatology to Speak, Present Posters at the 2017 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting
Clinicians and researchers from the GW Department of Dermatology will present on a variety of topics, including nanotechnology, fungal infections of the skin, cannabis for autoimmune diseases, contact dermatitis, and public health threats at the 75t...
– George Washington University
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Exploring the Mysteries of Supercooled Water
Despite its omnipresence, water has many physical properties that are still not completely understood by the scientific community. One of the most puzzling relates to the activity of water molecules after they undergo a process called “supercooling...
– American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Chemical Physics
Embargo expired on 28-Feb-2017 at 11:00 ET
Breakthrough Research for Testing and Arranging Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
Often grouped in wind farms, horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) provide significant amounts of energy for local communities, but they can take up a lot of space. If placed too close together, one HAWT can make a neighboring HAWT output much less p...
– American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Embargo expired on 28-Feb-2017 at 11:00 ET
Optical Generation of Ultrasound via Photoacoustic Effect
Limitations of the piezoelectric array technologies conventionally used for ultrasonics inspired a group of University College London researchers to explore an alternative mechanism for generating ultrasound via light, also known as the photoacoustic...
– American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Embargo expired on 28-Feb-2017 at 11:00 ET
New Report Says St. Barthélemy’s Ecosystems Are Reaching Critical Thresholds
A new report says St-Barthélemy’s environment may be rapidly degrading, with major impacts stemming from land-based pollution, urbanization, and overfishing.
– Wildlife Conservation Society
Road Salt Alternatives Alter Aquatic Ecosystems
Organic additives found in road salt alternatives — such as those used in the commercial products GeoMelt and Magic Salt — act as a fertilizer to aquatic ecosystems, promoting the growth of algae and organisms that eat algae, according to new res...
– Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Lab Researchers 3D Print with High-Performance Carbon Fiber
Lawrence Livermore National Lab researchers have become the first to 3D print aerospace-grade carbon fiber composites, opening the door to greater control and optimization of the lightweight, yet stronger than steel material.
– Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Nature Scientific Report, Feb. 28
National Academies Report Calls for More Research on Undergraduate Research Experiences
New report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for more systematic collection of data on undergraduate research experiences in STEM
– Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
El Hidrógeno Volcánico Estimula Las Posibilidades De Hallar Vida Exoplanetaria
Nota para la prensa: El articulo “A Volcanic Hydrogen Habitable Zone,” e imágenes relacionadas se pueden bajar de https://cornell.box.com/v/
Differences in Sex and Running Ability Influence Declines in Marathon Performance, Study Finds
A person’s sex and running ability play a role in the decline of their performance in marathons as they get older, according to a Georgia State University study.
– Georgia State University
PLOS ONE
Researchers Coax Particles to Form Vortices Using Magnetic Fields
Researchers at Argonne created tiny swirling vortices out of magnetic particles, providing insight into the behavior that governs such systems — which opens up new opportunities for materials and devices with new properties.
– Argonne National Laboratory
Science Advances, Feb-2017
Chiral Metamaterial Produces Record Optical Shift Under Incremental Power Modulation
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have demonstrated an optical metamaterial whose chiroptical properties in the nonlinear regime produce a significant spectral shift with power levels in the milliwatt range.
– Georgia Institute of Technology
Nature Communications; ECCS-1542174; ECCS-1609567
NASA’s Journey to Mars Includes Pathways to Learning
A habitation system designed by Ohio State College of Engineering students could make deep space living more healthy and efficient for astronauts on the Journey to Mars. The project is part of NASA’s eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab) Acade...
– Ohio State University
The 20th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's STIS Instrument
Twenty years ago, astronauts on the Hubble telescope's second servicing mission installed the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) aboard Hubble. This pioneering instrument combines a camera with a spectrograph, which provides a "fingerprint" ...
– Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Super Plants Need Super ROOTS
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories, The University of New Mexico and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology will adapt previously developed sensors to monitor root function and plant health in new, noninvasive ways.
– Sandia National Laboratories
Role of Cytokine Interleukin-10 in Suppressing Antibody Production in Certain Autoimmune Disorders Focus of NIH Grant Research
Study to look at role of the cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) in suppressing antibody production in certain autoimmune disorders.
– Creighton University
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Hudson Canyon Added to U.S. Government’s InventoryFor Potential National Marine Sanctuary Sites
WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) applauds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for its recent decision to add the Hudson Canyon—the East Coast’s largest submarine canyon—to the inventory of sites now under consideration...
– Wildlife Conservation Society
Southern Research Project Advances Novel CO2 Utilization Strategy
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy has awarded Southern Research nearly $800,000 for a project that targets a more cost-efficient and environmentally friendly method of producing some of the most important chemicals used in man...
– Southern Research
SNAPP Announces Four New Partnerships to Tackle Global Issues
The Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) announced the launch of four new multi-disciplinary teams aimed at tackling global issues including land use, soil carbon, conservation offsets, and human health and the environment.
– Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP)
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