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Cancer Burden for Aging U.S. HIV Population Projected to Shift
Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill, the National Cancer Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reported preliminary findings at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting April 5 that the total number of HIV-positive...
– University of North Carolina Health Care System
AACR Annual Meeting, April-2017
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Developing Adoptive T-Cell Therapy for Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Kristin Anderson from Fred Hutch will describe preclinical research on T-cell therapy showing how engineered T cells are able to kill both human and mouse ovarian cancer cells in the lab and significantly extend survival in a mouse model.
– Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
American Association for Cancer Research, April 1-5
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 15:50 ET
Low-Dose Penicillin in Early Life Induces Long-Term Changes in Behaviour
The researchers report that low-dose penicillin taken late in pregnancy and in early life of mice offspring, changes behaviour and the balance of microbes in the gut. While these studies have been performed in mice, they point to popular increasing c...
– McMaster University
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 11:00 ET
Vitamin D Deficiency May Indicate Cardiovascular Disease in Overweight and Obese Children
In overweight and obese children and adolescents, vitamin D deficiency is associated with early markers of cardiovascular disease, a new study reports. The research results will be presented Sunday, April 2, at ENDO 2017, the annual scientific meetin...
– Endocrine Society
ENDO 2017, Apr-2017
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Urine Metabolites May Help Predict Which Obese Teens Will Develop Diabetes
Researchers have discovered a unique metabolic “signature” in the urine of diabetic, obese black teenagers that they say may become a way to predict the development of type 2 diabetes in people at risk. They will present their results Tuesday at ...
– Endocrine Society
ENDO 2017, Apr-2017
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Participation in a Weight Management Program Reduces Job Absenteeism
Individuals with obesity who enrolled in a structured weight loss program report fewer hours missed from work after six months in the program, according to a study being presented Sunday at the Endocrine Society’s 99th annual meeting in Orlando, Fl...
– Endocrine Society
ENDO 2017, Apr-2017
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Inhaled Corticosteroids May Raise Women’s Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome
Use of inhaled corticosteroids in women is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) and an increased prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, which is a cluster of risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease, researchers have found. Results...
– Endocrine Society
ENDO 2017, Apr-2017
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Treating Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Early May Help Prevent Later Drop in Fertility
In adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), bringing the amount of abdominal visceral fat and liver fat down to normal restores ovulation, normalizes the symptoms of androgen excess, and may help prevent future subfertility, new resear...
– Endocrine Society
ENDO 2017, Apr-2017
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 09:45 ET
Disrupted Stress Hormone Signals in Bone Cells Protect From Diet-Induced Obesity
A high-calorie diet, even without a high amount of fat, causes bone loss, and both high-calorie and high-fat diets induce excessive fat gain and insulin resistance, a new study conducted in mice finds. Study results, to be presented Tuesday at ENDO 2...
– Endocrine Society
ENDO 2017, Apr-2017
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Children at High Risk of Diabetes Should Be Screened by HbA1C and Oral Glucose Tolerance Tests
Doctors should add an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to their hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) when they screen high-risk children for prediabetes and diabetes, new research from South Korea suggests. The study results will be presented Tuesday, April 4, a...
– Endocrine Society
ENDO 2017, Apr-2017
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 09:45 ET
ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator Is Not Affected by Studies Challenging Its Accuracy
The ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator—based on highly detailed NSQIP data— is effective in providing a general purpose estimate of complication risk across a wide variety of operations, according to researchers whose findings appear today on the...
– American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 11:00 ET
AACR Tip Sheet: Immunotherapy Trials, Prostate Cancer Biology Among Research Findings to Be Presented by Johns Hopkins Scientists
See below for brief descriptions of research scheduled for presentation by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy scientists at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Researc...
– Johns Hopkins Medicine
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 15:00 ET
Fruits and Vegetables’ Latest Superpower? Lowering Blood Pressure
A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC links increased dietary potassium with lower blood pressure.
– Keck Medicine of USC
American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology and Metabolism, Apr-2017
Quickly Assessing Brain Bleeding in Head Injuries Using New Device
In a clinical trial conducted among adults in 11 hospitals, researchers have shown that a hand-held EEG device approved in 2016 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that is commercially available can quickly and with 97 percent accuracy rule out ...
– Johns Hopkins Medicine
Academic Emergency Medicine
Weak Grip a Strong Predictor of Metabolic Disease and Disability in Adults
A simple test to determine a person’s grip strength may be a predictor of developing metabolic disorders in middle or older age, a new cross-continental study has found.
– Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Journals of Gerontology Series A: Medical Sciences
Pilates Could Offer a Low Cost Option to Treat Lower Back Pain
A study carried out by Leeds Beckett University has concluded that Pilates could offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional manual therapy interventions for non-specific lower back pain.
– Leeds Beckett University
Birth Weight Is Risk Factor for Fatty Liver Disease in Children
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with a cohort of clinical collaborators from across the United States, have demonstrated the impact of low and high birth weights in developing Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (N...
– University of California San Diego Health
The Journal of Pediatrics
Supercomputers Reveal How Cell Membranes Keep Cancer-Causing Proteins Turned Off
Two biophysicists from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have used supercomputers to show how cell membranes control the shape, and consequently the function, of a major cancer-causing protein.
– Case Western Reserve University
Structure, Apr-2017; R01GM112491; R01GM116961
Tailoring Nanoparticles to Evade Immune Cells and Prevent Inflammatory Response
A Houston Methodist-led research team showed that the systemic administration of nanoparticles triggers an inflammatory response because of blood components accumulating on their surface.
– Houston Methodist
ACS Nano, March-2017
Marker May Help Predict Success with Extended-Wear Contact Lenses
A simple marker on eye examination may help vision care professionals predict which patients will have a higher or lower rate of problems after starting extended-wear contact lenses, reports a study in the April issue of Optometry and Vision Science,...
– Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Optometry and Vision Science
Be More Patient? Imagine That.
By using functional MRI (fMRI) to look inside the brain, neuroscientists Adrianna Jenkins, a UC Berkeley postdoctoral researcher, and Ming Hsu, an associate professor of marketing and neuroscience at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, found tha...
– University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business
Innovative Clinical Nurse Fellowship Immerses PhD Students in Nursing Care While Enhancing Scientific Inquiry
The Hillman Program in Nursing Innovation, developed the idea for an integrated BSN to PhD program to accelerate education opportunities for the next generation of nurse researchers. The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing was the first scho...
– University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Journal of Professional Nursing
Researchers Pinpoint New Drug Target for Heart Failure Patients
Researchers led by Julian E. Stelzer, PhD, associate professor in the department of physiology and biophysics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, have found a new target for drug developers seeking straightforward ways to improve c...
– Case Western Reserve University
Science Advances, Mar-2017; 114770 ; P30 EY011373 ; 16POST30730000
Study: Liver Responds Positively to Leptin Treatment in Patients with Lipodystrophy
Researchers at Michigan Medicine have found the livers of patients with a rare disease that affects metabolism have responded positively to leptin therapy.
– Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
ENDO 2017, annual meeting of Endocrine Society
Pre-Existing Immunity to Dengue and West Nile Viruses May Cause Increased Risk in Zika-Infected
As the Zika virus continues to spread rapidly across the globe, it might pose a particular risk to people previously infected with two related viruses, dengue and West Nile, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found. Their...
– Mount Sinai Health System
Science
AACR: Phase II Trial Shows Rice Bran Promotes Microbiome Diversity, Slows Growth of Colorectal Cancer Cells
After 4-week trial of added rice bran, navy bean powder or neither, both the rice bran and navy bean groups showed increased dietary fiber, iron, zinc, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, and alpha-tocopherol. The rice bran group also showed increas...
– University of Colorado Cancer Center
AACR 2017; AACR Abstract
Probiotics Benefit in Schizophrenia Shaped by Yeast Infections
In a small pilot study of men with schizophrenia, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Sheppard Pratt Health System say they have evidence that adding probiotics -- microorganisms, such as bacteria found in yogurts -- to the patients' diets may ...
– Johns Hopkins Medicine
Brain, Behavior and Immunity; MH-94268
First U.S. Patient Treated in Landmark Vascular Study of Lithoplasty® Technology
PinnacleHealth CardioVascular Institute</a> enrolled the first patient in the United States in a trial assessing the safety and effectiveness of a new type of approach for blockages in the leg artery. DISRUPT PAD III is the largest ever multi-center ...
– PinnacleHealth
State-of-Science Book Provides a Comprehensive Review of Elder Abuse Issues
Elder Abuse: Research, Practice, and Policy provides the most up-to-date information regarding elder abuse, with respect to risk/protective factors, clinical assessment and management, ethnography, practice and services, legal justice, elder court s...
– Chinese Health, Aging, and Policy Program (CHAP)
Six Things You Should Know About the Opioid Crisis
As a primary point of contact for patients receiving anesthesia, procedural sedation, and pain management services, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are answering the Surgeon General’s call to end the opioid crisis with a more holist...
– American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
Heart-Healthy Handbook Provides Inspiration and Information for Preventing and Managing Heart Disease
Facts and other prevention and heart health tips and information are packed inside “The Heart-Healthy Handbook,” featuring 140-plus essays written by more than 60 Beaumont Health experts and published by Monterrey, California-based publisher, Hea...
– Beaumont Health
Adolescent Puberty, When and Why She Should See a Gynecologist
A UAB OB/GYN discusses when and why an adolescent female should see a gynecologist.
Expert Available
– University of Alabama at Birmingham
Healthcare Advocate Recognized for Commitment to Anesthesia by Professional Association
Don Roesler, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and resident of Sioux Falls, S.D., received the 2017 Daniel F. Vigness Federal Political Director of the Year Award from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
– American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
Media Advisory: Anesthesia Providers Rally on Capitol Hill to Promote Patient Access to Quality Healthcare
Three speakers will address an estimated 500 CRNAs and student registered nurse anesthetists from around the country who will be in DC to attend the AANA’s Mid-Year Assembly and meet with policymakers on Capitol Hill.
– American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
First-in-Canada Successful Implant of Cardiac-Assist Device in High-Risk Heart Patient
A multi-disciplinary medical team of interventional and structural cardiologists at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, has successfully completed a Canadian first – the implant of a TandemHeart circulatory support device desi...
– University Health Network (UHN)
GE Chairman and CEO at ACR 2017: Executing Innovative Business Strategies
Explore the future of digital innovation and leadership at ACR 2017 — The Crossroads of Radiology® with keynoter Jeffrey R. Immelt, GE chairman and CEO. Registration is open for ACR 2017, which will be held May 21–25 in Washington, DC.
– American College of Radiology (ACR)
Rush Offering Electronic ‘House Calls’
Innovative new technology will make Rush University Medical Center among the first health care providers in the United States to offer primary care patients the convenience of an online medical evaluation service.
– Rush University Medical Center
ATS Foundation Announces $100,000, Two-Year Non-Invasive Ventilation Research Grant
The American Thoracic Society today announced a new $100,000 two-year research fellowship in the area of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The “ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Noninvasiv...
– American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Following Passage in U.S. House, Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act Reintroduced in U.S. Senate
The Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (S. 808) has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
– American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
Annual Lobos vs. Cancer Gala Celebrates Tenth Year of Fighting Cancer
The Lobos vs. Cancer Gala event, which celebrates its tenth year on Saturday, May 20, raises money for cancer research and treatment at UNM Cancer Center.
– University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Addictive Nut’s Derivatives Could Help Smokers Break the Nicotine Habit
As many as 600 million people in Southeast Asia chew areca nuts with betel leaves, sometimes adding tobacco leaves. Many users are addicted to this harmful “betel quid” preparation, which can create a sense of euphoria and alertness. Yet research...
– American Chemical Society (ACS)
253rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society
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Green Laser Light Probes Metals for Hidden Damage (Animation)
Imagine being able to check the structural integrity of an airplane, ship or bridge, without having to dismantle it or remove any material for testing, which could further compromise the structure. That’s the promise of a new laser-based technique ...
– American Chemical Society (ACS)
253rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society
Embargo expired on 05-Apr-2017 at 05:00 ET
Seaweed: From Superfood to Superconductor
Seaweed, the edible algae with a long history in some Asian cuisines, and which has also become part of the Western foodie culture, could turn out to be an essential ingredient in another trend: the development of more sustainable ways to power our d...
– American Chemical Society (ACS)
253rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society
Embargo expired on 05-Apr-2017 at 05:00 ET
“Spiderman” Worm-Snails Discovered on Florida Shipwreck
Scientists have discovered a new species of worm-snails that are brightly colored, live on shipwrecks, filter-feeds like a whale, and shoot webs. Their discovery could play an important role in coral reef restoration work.
– PeerJ
PeerJ
Embargo expired on 05-Apr-2017 at 07:00 ET
New Measurements Suggest ‘Antineutrino Anomaly’ Fueled by Modeling Error
Results from a new study involving Berkeley Lab scientists could explain a mismatch between predictions and recent measurements of ghostly particles streaming from nuclear reactors -- the so-called “reactor antineutrino anomaly” that has puzzled ...
– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Embargo expired on 05-Apr-2017 at 08:00 ET
How Nanoparticles Affect Flow Through Porous Stuff in Surprising Ways
Viscous fingering occurs in porous media where fluids of differing viscosity converge in finger-shaped patterns as a result of growing disturbances at the interface. Such instabilities are encountered in a wide variety of fields. Understanding differ...
– American Institute of Physics (AIP)
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Streamlining Mass Production of Printable Electronics
While memory devices are becoming progressively more flexible, their ease of fabrication and integration in low performance applications have been generally been treated as being of secondary importance. But now, thanks to the work of researchers at ...
– American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 11:00 ET
The Inner Lives of Molecules
Researchers from Canada, the U.K. and Germany have developed a new experimental technique to take 3-D images of molecules in action. This tool can help scientists better understand the quantum mechanics underlying bigger and more complex molecules. T...
– American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 11:00 ET
Scientist Discovers Neptune's Journey During Early Planet Formation Was "Smooth and Calm"
A Queen’s University Belfast expert has made a major discovery on the formation of icy bodies within the Kuiper Belt, unlocking unique evidence that Neptune’s movement during early planet formation was a “smooth and calm” journey.
– Queen's University Belfast
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 10:00 ET
Study Reveals Future CO2 and Climate Warming Potentially Unprecedented in 420 Million Years
New research led by the University of Southampton suggests that, over the next 100 to 200 years, carbon dioxide concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere will head towards values not seen since the Triassic period, 200 million years ago. Furthermore...
– University of Southampton
Nature Communications (10.1038/NCOMMS14845)
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 11:00 ET
I-PASS Study Group Awarded Prestigious John M. Eisenberg Award
The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF) announced the 2016 John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is among the members of I-PASS Study ...
– Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)
Embargo expired on 04-Apr-2017 at 11:30 ET
Research Links Decline in Hemlock Forests to Changes in Water Resources
An insect infestation that is killing hemlock trees in New England forests is having a significant impact on the water resources of forested ecosystems that provide essential water supplies to one of the nation's most populous regions.
– Indiana University
Geophysical Research Letters, 15-March-2017
New Research Could Help Speed Up the 3D Printing Process
A team of researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York and MIT have identified some bottlenecks in 3D printers, that, if improved, could speed up the entire process
– Binghamton University, State University of New York
Additive Manufacturing, March-2017
For More Accurate Echolocation, Bats Wiggle Ears and Noses
Virginia Tech researchers have discovered that these tiny movements pack more information into ultrasound pulses the bats send and receive, helping them locate objects around them.
– Virginia Tech
Physical Review Letters, Apr-2017
Set Strawberry Alarm Clock for Post-Apple Bloom
Growers who time their strawberries to bloom just after apples do can reap a better harvest, according to new Cornell University research.
– Cornell University
Tracing Aromatic Molecules in the Early Universe
A UC Riverside-led team of astronomers have taken us a step closer to better understand the formation and destruction mechanisms of dust molecules in the distant universe.
– University of California, Riverside
Astrophysical Journal
Modeling Protein Interactions Critical to Understanding Disease Now Simplified with Computer Server
Stony Brook University-led research team through the Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology has created a user-friendly automated computer server that calculates complex computations of modeling protein interactions with a handful of cli...
– Stony Brook University
Nature Protocols
Studying the Brain's Suspension System in TBIs
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can be devastating and debilitating. Researchers know that the membranes separating the skull from the brain play a key role in absorbing shock and preventing damage caused during a head impact, but the details remain ...
– Washington University in St. Louis
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering; R01 NS055951
Jumping Droplets Extinguish Unpredictable Hotspots in Electronics
The performance of electronic devices is constrained by their inability to evenly dissipate the waste heat they produce. Since the waste heat isn’t uniformly distributed, hotspots are all too prevalent in electronics. While a few options for hotspo...
– American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Methane Emissions From Trees
A new University of Delaware study is one of the first to show that tree trunks in forests in high or hilly lands emit methane rather than store it, representing a previously unaccounted source of the powerful greenhouse gas. Because of methane’s g...
– University of Delaware
Predicting the Limits of Friction: Sandia Looks at Properties of Material
Sandia National Laboratories materials scientists have developed a model to predict the limits of friction behavior of metals based on materials properties — how hard you can push on materials or how much current you can put through them before the...
– Sandia National Laboratories
Journal of Materials Science
NUS Engineers Develop Novel Lens for Super-Resolution Imaging
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Engineering has developed a novel lens for super-resolution imaging which breaks resolution limitations in microscopy and has potential applications in high precision failur...
– National University of Singapore
Advanced Materials
What Will Congress Do? PredictGov Has a Pretty Good Idea
Users can look up any pending bill on PredictGov or find predictions through its partner, legislation tracker GovTrack, which now includes a “prognosis” line in its overview of each bill.
