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MITRA-MANDAL                                                                                       NEWSWISE Medical News Healthy Diet May Help Kidney Disease Patients Live Longer • A healthy diet high in fruits, vegetables, fish, legumes, cereals, whole grains, and fiber, and low in red meat, salt, and refined sugars was linked with a reduced risk of early death in an analysis of 7 studies – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) doi: 10.2215/CJN. 06190616 Embargo expired on 08-Dec-2016 at 17:00 ET Study Furthers Research on Protein Involved in Kidney Disease • Investigators reveal that Apol1, a protein implicated in kidney disease, is produced mainly by the liver. – American Society of Nephrology (ASN) doi: 10.1681/ASN.2016040441 Embargo expired on 08-Dec-2016 at 17:00 ET More Complications, Less Satisfaction in Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Radiation and Implants A new study finds that breast cancer patients who have implant reconstruction following radiation therapy had more complications from the surgery and were less satisfied with the result than women who had implants but no radiation. – University of Michigan Health System San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; CA152192 Embargo expired on 08-Dec-2016 at 10:30 ET Study Shows New Treatment Strategy in Head and Neck Cancer Not Better Than Current Standard of Care Results of the largest Canadian clinical trial to date comparing standard treatment for locally advanced squamous cell head and neck cancer with an experimental treatment, did not show the new treatment is superior. – University Health Network (UHN) JAMA Oncology, Dec-2016 Embargo expired on 08-Dec-2016 at 11:00 ET Pinpointing Recurrent Genomic Alterations in Breast Cancer A genomic analysis study by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey investigators and other colleagues has identified recurrent genomic alterations in a subset of breast cancer that are typically associated with a form of thyroid cancer and an intesti... – Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey SABCS, Dec-2016 Embargo expired on 08-Dec-2016 at 18:00 ET Less Satisfaction in Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Radiation and Implants, Personalized Cancer Vaccine for AML, Model to Predict if Chemotherapy Will Work for Aggressive Breast Cancer, and More in the Cancer News Source Click here to go directly to the Cancer News Source – Newswise Stem Cell Memories May Hold Answer to Their Reproduction, Mount Sinai Study Finds Blood-forming stem cells are able to count and store memories of the number of times that they divide, findings which could have major implications for disease research, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found. – Mount Sinai Health System Cell Breast Cancer Patients Could Benefit From Controversial Hormone An international team of researchers involving the University of Adelaide is tackling the controversy over what some scientists consider to be a "harmful" hormone, arguing that it could be a game changer in the fight against recurring breast cancers ... – University of Adelaide Nature Reviews Cancer How to Mix the Perfect (Drug) Cocktail The fine art of mixing drug cocktails is incredibly complicated, with virtually infinite numbers of possible interactions and side effects. Now, a new model from the Weizmann Institute lab of Prof. Uri Alon lets scientists compare combinations of dru... – Weizmann Institute of Science PNAS, Dec-2016 Contraception Influences Sexual Desire in Committed Relationships Estrogen or progesterone makes a difference in sexual desire – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Evolution and Human Behavior Personalized Cancer Vaccine is Associated With Promising Outcomes for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia A personalized cancer vaccine markedly improved outcomes for patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a potentially lethal blood cancer, in a clinical trial led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). The produc... – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Science Translational Medicine, December 7, 2016 Study Finds Resilience Protects Against Risk for Developing Alcohol Use Disorders Resilience considerably reduces risk for developing alcohol use disorders, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and Lund University in Sweden. – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Collaboration Between Media and Medical Journals Often Leads to Misinformation and Hysteria When flawed clinical research is reported in the media with hype and sensationalism, it has the potential to have a devastating effect on patients, physicians, the scientific community and eventually society as a whole. – Boston University Medical Center EMBO Reports Immune System’s “Workaround” May Explain Heart Disease in Psoriasis Patients Two new studies out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine describe how the inflammatory response to psoriasis can alter levels of several immune system molecules, ultimately increasing a person’s risk of thrombosis, which can includ... – Case Western Reserve University R01 AR062546; Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight; Journal of Investigative Dermatology; P30 AR39750; P50 AR055508; R01 AR063437; R01 AR062546; R21 AR063852... Researchers Identify Biomarkers of Response to Treatment in Invasive Breast Cancer UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators report Wednesday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium that they have identified biomarkers they believe can be used as part of a larger model to predict how patients with... – University of North Carolina Health Care System San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Young Children Need Better Access to Mental Health Care Almost 10 percent of very young children struggle with significant mental health problems, yet few are getting help, according to a new American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement co-authored by a Tulane University child psychiatrist. – Tulane University Pediatrics Shooting, Gang Violence Exposure Leads to PTSD The violence that women in disadvantaged neighborhoods experience and witness can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and full diagnoses, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that examined a disadvantaged Chicago neighb... – Northwestern University Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities New Penn Nursing Study Investigates Link Between Bedside Nursing and Avoidable Readmissions for Older Black Patients As many as a quarter of all older adults discharged from an acute hospitalization will return within thirty days. Readmissions like these result in increased healthcare costs, functional decline and greater need for skilled nursing when transitioning... – University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Clinical Nursing Research Satellites, Airport Visibility Readings Shed Light on Troops' Exposure to Dust Storms, Pollution Research lays groundwork for large VA study on respiratory health in Iraq, Afghanistan Vets – Veterans Affairs (VA) Research Communications Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association The Irresistible Resistome: How Infant Diapers Might Help Combat Antibiotic Resistance (Sort of) Biochemist Gautam Dantas inspects what’s deposited on infant diapers for clues about antibiotic resistance. – NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) American College of Radiology Names Gold Medalists, Honorary Fellows and Distinguished Achievement Awardee The American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors (BOC) selected three innovators as 2017 Gold Medalists for their extraordinary service to the College or radiology. – American College of Radiology (ACR) UTHealth Experts Take Part in U.S. Surgeon General’s First Youth E-Cigarette Report Researchers from the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health were the senior scientific editors for the first-ever U.S. Surgeon General’s Report o... – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 5 Factors That Affect Male Fertility According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 18 percent of men who sought help with a fertility specialist were diagnosed with a male-related infertility. Here are some factors from the Texas A&M College of Nursing ... – Texas A&M University Can You Unconsciously Forget an Experience? Wanting to squash not-so-great memories is human nature, but is it possible to intentionally forget a traumatic experience? Darlene McLaughlin, MD, psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor with the Texas A&M College of Medicine, explains how you... – Texas A&M University Can You Sneeze with Your Eyes Open? The changing weather brings about many things: holiday excitement, a different wardrobe and—perhaps most annoyingly—cold and flu season. Those around you have likely been sneezing more frequently, which may have prompted you to ponderif it is pos... – Texas A&M University Flu Season and Vaccines — What You Need to Know Spread holiday greetings, not the flu, this season. – University of Alabama at Birmingham UNMC Seeking Lymphoma Patients for Oral Two-Drug Study Most cancer treatments come in the form of chemotherapy given intravenously. This is unique because it uses a combination of two oral medications. – University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) $2 Million Grant Awarded to UAB to Continue Eye Care Research Funding from a National Eye Institute award to the UAB School of Optometry will advance eye care research. – University of Alabama at Birmingham EY003039 New Trial to Examine Use of Pre-Hospital Blood Products University of Warwick is collaborating with researchers at the NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC) to support a ground-breaking new study to investigate the effectiveness of giving patients blood products immediately... – University of Warwick NIH Funds Center for Diabetes Translation Research Led by Albert Einstein College of Medicine The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System a five-year, $2.9-million grant to launch a new center, one of only 8 in the country, for diabetes translation research. The... – Albert Einstein College of Medicine P30DK111022 Lewis University is Ranked Best for Vets by Military Times Military Times magazine selected Lewis University as the top private college and university in Illinois that is on its 2017 national rankings list, Best for Vets. – Lewis University Fred Hutch to Hold Grand Opening of Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic Leaders from Fred Hutch, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Juno Therapeutics will speak on immunotherapy's roots in Seattle, new clinical trials and the prospects for developing new cures for cancer during a Dec. 12 scientific symposium to celebrate t... – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Musica Humana: A Scientific and Spiritual Exploration of the Impact of Music on the Brain According to renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks, “music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion, but the power of music goes much further.” To hear and experience music’s potential, members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus ... – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Drs. Washington and Ajani Explain New HER2 Gastric Guideline Mary Kay Washington, MD, PhD, FASCP, FCAP, and Jaffer A. Ajani, MD, FASCO, offer their clinical insight and brief explanation of the new evidence-based “CAP-ASCP-ASCO HER2 Testing and Clinical Decision-making in Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma Guid... – College of American Pathologists (CAP) Science News Researchers: Climate Change Likely Caused Deadly 2016 Avalanche in Tibet On July 17, more than 70 million tons of ice broke off from the Aru glacier in the mountains of western Tibet and tumbled into a valley below, taking the lives of nine nomadic yak herders living there. Researchers conducted a kind of forensic analysi... – Ohio State University Journal of Glaciology Embargo expired on 09-Dec-2016 at 04:00 ET Climate Change Is Already Causing Widespread Local Extinction in Plant and Animal Species Extinctions related to climate change have already happened in hundreds of plant and animal species around the world. New research, publishing on December 8th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, shows that local extinctions have already occurre... – PLOS PLOS Biology Embargo expired on 08-Dec-2016 at 14:00 ET How to Make a Motor Neuron A team of scientists has uncovered details of the cellular mechanisms that control the direct programming of stem cells into motor neurons. – New York University Cell Stem Cell Embargo expired on 08-Dec-2016 at 12:00 ET Smallpox, Once Thought an Ancient Disease, May Have Emerged in More Recent Times, Raising Questions About Its Role in History New genetic research from an international team including McMaster University, University of Helsinki, Vilnius University and the University of Sydney, suggests that smallpox, a pathogen that caused millions of deaths worldwide, may not be an ancient... – McMaster University Current Biology Embargo expired on 08-Dec-2016 at 12:00 ET Fossilized Evidence of a Tumor in a 255-Million-Year-Old Mammal Forerunner Paleontologists at the University of Washington report that an extinct mammal relative harbored a benign tumor made up of miniature, tooth-like structures. The tumor, a compound odontoma, is common to mammals today. But this animal lived 255 million ... – University of Washington JAMA Oncology, Dec. 2016 (link active Dec. 8, 2016) Embargo expired on 08-Dec-2016 at 11:00 ET Amber Specimen Offers Rare Glimpse of Feathered Dinosaur Tail Researchers from China, Canada, and the University of Bristol have discovered a dinosaur tail complete with its feathers trapped in a piece of amber. – University of Bristol Current Biology Embargo expired on 08-Dec-2016 at 12:00 ET California Earthquake Experts, Mammals During Age of Dinosaurs Packed a Powerful Bite, Closing the Carbon Loop, and More in the Environmental Science News Source The latest research on the environment in the Environmental Science News Source – Newswise Will Earth Still Exist 5 Billion Years From Now? Old star offers sneak preview of the future – University of Leuven Astronomy and Astrophysics Hunting the Wild Fava The wild faba – today, fava – bean is believed to be extinct. Dr. Elisabeth Boaretto has identified the oldest known faba beans – about 14,000 years old. Understanding how the wild fabas survived can help scientists grow hardier fava crops tod... – Weizmann Institute of Science Nature Scientific Reports, Dec-2016 Observing Crystallization at the Molecular Level for the First Time We watch crystallization take place every winter when ice crystals form on our windows. But no one had ever seen it happen at the molecular level – until now. The Weizmann Institute’s Prof. Ronny Neumann and colleagues have created a way to obser... – Weizmann Institute of Science Nature Chemistry, Nov-2016 Researchers Peer Into Atom-Sized Tunnels in Hunt for Better Battery Battery researchers have used a special electron microscope with atomic-level resolution to show that certain large ions can hold open tunnels in a promising electrode material, so that charge-carrying ions like lithium can enter and exit the electro... – University of Illinois at Chicago Nature Communications, 21 November 2016 Scientists Determine How Much Damage Memory Devices Can Take in Mass Transit Accidents ... – Binghamton University, State University of New York Fall 2016 International Symposium of Microelectronics, Oct-2016 Pioneering Nanotechnology Captures Energy From People The day of charging cellphones with finger swipes and powering Bluetooth headsets simply by walking is now much closer. – Michigan State University ‘Hyper-Starburst’ Galaxy Churns Out Stars, Clues to Universe’s Evolution A recently discovered galaxy is undergoing an extraordinary boom of stellar construction, revealed by a group of astronomers led by University of Florida graduate student Jingzhe Ma using NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. – University of Florida Astrophysical Journal Trapdoor spiders disappearing from Australian landscape Recent surveys by Australian scientists have identified an apparent significant decline in the numbers of trapdoor spiders across southern Australia. – University of Adelaide Austral Entomology UF/IFAS Extension Program Has Five Tips for Fresh, Healthy Holiday Eating Want to eat healthy and save money this holiday season? Including fresh, seasonal produce in your family meals and party platters may be a good place to start. – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Magnetic Reconnection Research Sheds Light on Explosive Phenomena in Astrophysics and Fusion Experiments Article provides perspective on latest research on magnetic reconnection. – Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Proceedings of the Royal Society A Prof Steve WaiChing Sun Wins Air Force’s Young Investigator Program Award Columbia Engineering Prof Steve WaiChing Sun has won the Air Force’s Young Investigator Program Award to model load response of granular materials; he is leading a combined experiential-modeling effort to help understand the high-strain-rate respon... – Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science AFOSR YIP Award Pro-Fracking Pruitt 'Shocking' Choice for EPA Head Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University and faculty fellow in the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, has studied global warming for 40 years, particularly the impact of methane gas emissions on the e... Expert Available – Cornell University DHS S&T and Israeli Partners Call for Proposals on Advanced First Responder Technologies Applications are now being accepted for the NextGen First Responder Technologies solicitation, an opportunity for a maximum conditional grant of up to $1 million, jointly funded by the DHS S&T and the Israeli Ministry of Public Security. – Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate Producing Healthier Piglets by Meeting Pregnant Sows' Nutritional Needs Precisely meeting a pregnant sow’s protein needs, specifically amino acid requirements, will improve the health of the sow and piglet—and help protect the environment by utilizing resources wisely. – South Dakota State University Lifestyle & Social Sciences Scheduling Leisure Activities Makes Them Less Fun COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nothing ruins a potentially fun event like putting it on your calendar. In a series of studies, researchers found that scheduling a leisure activity like seeing a movie or taking a coffee break led people to anticipate less enjoyme... – Ohio State University Journal of Marketing Research Research Explains Why Some Presents Are Great to Give but Not to Receive New research from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business highlights common mistakes that people will make this holiday season, including thinking more about the moment they expect when giving a present than the many moments after when their r... – Indiana University Current Directions in Psychological Science Personality Traits and Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Specific Genomic Locations A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has identified six loci or regions of the human genome that are significantly linked to personality traits, report researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine in this ... – University of California San Diego Health Sciences Nature Genetics Want Your New Year’s Resolution to Stick? Implement Immediate Rewards as You Pursue That Long-Term Goal A new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, published recently in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, found that immediate rewards are strongly associated with persistence in a long-term goal, despite a delayed reward... – University of Chicago Booth School of Business Deporting the American Dream: Ejecting Illegals Drives Foreclosures in Latino Communities Media note: Please find a high-definition video interview with Matthew Hall, a graphic summarizing his findings, as well as a copy of his paper “Deporting the American Dream: Immigration Enforcement and Latino Foreclosures,” at https://cornell.bo... – Cornell University Sociological Science Bringing Produce to the Food Deserts of South Texas The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a name for areas in which people live far from a supermarket or large grocery store that sells nutritious foods and where much of the population lacks easy access to transportation: food desert... – Texas A&M University Iowa State Researcher Joins Effort to Prevent Online Harassment The prevalence of online harassment is well documented. That’s why an Iowa State researcher is part of a team working to understand why people engage in online harassment and how best to prevent it from happening. – Iowa State University ‘How Long Does Grief Last?’ Expert Shares Ways to Interact with Those Who’Ve Lost Loved Ones This Christmas In this Q&A, grief expert Helen Harris, Ed.D., assistant professor in Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, shares some insights about long-term grief and how we can approach others who are hurting during the holidays. Expert Available – Baylor University U.S. Congress Passes Historic Eating Disorders Legislation The AED Applauds the U.S. Congress for Passing the First-Ever Eating Disorders Legislation – Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) Snapshot:S&T and APCO Partnerto Improve Interoperability and Security of Public Safety Mobile Apps The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International recently announced a partnership to ensure security and interoperability of mobile applica... – Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announces New Leadership for Board of Trustees Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced that Arthur F. Golden ’66 has been elected chair of the Rensselaer Board of Trustees, Wanda Denson-Low’78 has been elected vice-chair, and Curtis R. Priem’82 has been elected secretary, effective... – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) CSUMB Signs Partnership with Universidad De Leon, Spain SEASIDE, Ca., Dec. 8, 2016 – California State University Monterey Bay and Universidad de Leon, Spain signed a memorandum of understanding today creating an international partnership that opens great possibilities for exchange of students, professor... – California State University, Monterey Bay Business News Notre Dame, Condé Nast Announce New Research Collaboration on Content Consumption and Deep Learning The Interdisciplinary Center for Network Science and Applications (iCeNSA) at Notre Dame is partnering with Condé Nast – a media company known for producing high-quality content for the world’s most influential audiences – to advance deep lear... – University of Notre Dame