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Medical News Both Too Much, Too Little Weight Tied to Migraine Both obesity and being underweight are associated with an increased risk for migraine, according to a meta-analysis published in the April 12, 2017, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The researcher... – American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Embargo expired on 12-Apr-2017 at 16:00 ET Treatment Reverses Signs of Two Degenerative Brain Diseases, ALS and Ataxia, in Mice Scientists report a significant step toward combatting two degenerative brain diseases that chip away at an individual’s ability to move, and think. A targeted therapy developed by scientists at University of Utah Health slows the progression of a ... – University of Utah Health Nature; NS33123; NS33123; NS033123; NS073009; NS081182; NS090930; NS065317; NS093865; NS073660; NS097263; NS069375 Embargo expired on 12-Apr-2017 at 13:00 ET People Suffering Heart Attacks Near Major Marathons Face Grimmer Survival Odds At a glance: People who suffer heart attacks and cardiac arrests in the vicinity of major marathons are more likely to die within a month. The bleaker survival odds are linked to delays in transportation to nearby hospitals. The delays are be... – Harvard Medical School New England Journal of Medicine Embargo expired on 12-Apr-2017 at 17:00 ET More Than a ‘Gut Feeling’ on Cause of Age-Associated Inflammation Mice in germ-free conditions and then compared to their conventionally raised counterparts. In contrast to conventionally raised mice, the germ-free mice did not show age-related increases in inflammation and a higher proportion of them lived to a ri... – McMaster University Embargo expired on 12-Apr-2017 at 12:00 ET From Opioid-Free to Long-Term User, in One Operation: Study Shows Key Role of Surgery Having surgery always comes with risks. But a new study suggests a new one to add to the usual list: the risk of becoming a long-term opioid user. About 6 percent of people who hadn’t been taking opioids before their operation, but were prescribed ... – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan JAMA Surg. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0504; AR060392; DA038261; HS023313 Embargo expired on 12-Apr-2017 at 11:00 ET Ethics Study: Inconsistent State Laws May Complicate Medical Decision-Making A patchwork of state laws can make it confusing to navigate incapacitated patients’ medical wishes. Without clear national standards, the problem may worsen as the nation’s 75 million baby boomers continue to age, according to medical ethics rese... – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center New Journal of Medicine Embargo expired on 12-Apr-2017 at 17:00 ET Could New York Neighborhood Noise Be Good for Poor Residents? Loud workplace noise has been found by many studies to cause harm, but a recent analysis links the sounds of all-night car horn blasts and shouting by bar revelers in New York City’s noisiest neighborhoods to unexplained improvements in body weight... – NYU Langone Medical Center Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing: Risks and Opportunities Accurate genetic testing stands to transform modern medicine by offering effective, personalized treatment. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of the first direct-to-consumer genetic health risk tests. Individuals ... – O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law Immune System Can Spot Tell-Tale Change in Identity of Cancer Antigens - Study A new study has identified novel mechanisms whereby T cells may be able to distinguish an emerging class of targets specifically increased on cancer cells. – University of Birmingham ‘The antigenic identity of human class I MHC phosphopeptides is critically dependent upon phosphorylation status’ Mohammed et a Common Drugs, Uncommon Risks? Higher Rate of Serious Problems Seen in Adults Who Take Short-Term Steroids People taking corticosteroids for short-term relief were more likely to break a bone, have a potentially dangerous blood clot or suffer a life-threatening bout of sepsis in the months after their treatment, compared with similar adults who didn’t u... – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan : BMJ 2017;357:j1415, dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1415 ; CDA 11-217 Veterans Heart Patients with Depression Face Difficulties Affording Healthcare A study of more than 13,000 veterans with heart disease revealed that for those who also had depression, gaining access to and affording healthcare and medications is more difficult than those without depression. – Stony Brook University Overuse Injuries More Common in Kids Who Specialize in Individual Sport Young athletes who specialize in an individual sport – such as gymnastics, tennis and dance – were at higher risk for overuse injuries (i.e. gradual onset of pain and symptoms), compared to those who focus on a single team sport, according to a s... – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago The Physician and Sportsmedicine, Apr-2017 Nova Southeastern University Researchers Studying How to Disrupt Bacteria to Treat Infections Bacteria are everywhere. And despite widespread belief, not all bacteria are “bad.” However, to combat those that can cause health issues for humans, there has been an over-reliance on the use of antibiotics – so much so, that many of them are ... – Nova Southeastern University On-the-Range Detection Technology Could Corral Bovine TB A research breakthrough allowing the first direct, empirical, blood-based, cow-side test for diagnosing bovine tuberculosis (TB) could spare ranchers and the agriculture industry from costly quarantines and the mass slaughter of animals infected with... – Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Suggests Potential Therapy to Prevent 'Chemobrain' in Cancer Patients Just-published findings from a behavioral study with rats show a compound called “KU-32" prevents cognitive decline in rats caused by chemotherapy treatment. KU-32 works by inducing the heat shock response, which protects cells and may counteract t... – University of Kansas 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.03.042; 10.1021/acschemneuro.5b00029 Surprising Brain Change Appears to Drive Alcohol Dependence A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) could help researchers develop personalized treatments for alcoholism and alcohol use disorder. – Scripps Research Institute National Institutes of Health, AA006420; National Institutes of Health, AA013498; National Institutes of Health, AA020608; National Institutes of Health, AA022977; National Institutes of Health, AA021802... New Imaging Technique Shows Effectiveness of Cystic Fibrosis Drug ... – University of Missouri Health Journal of Cystic Fibrosis Predicting a Patient’s Future Firearm Violence Risk in the Emergency Department A new study, by researchers at Michigan Medicine, sought to provide emergency department physicians with a new clinical risk index tool to gauge firearm violence risk among urban youth. – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Annals of Internal Medicine Genetics of First-Cousin Marriages Families Show How Some Are Protected From Heart Disease More than 1,800 individuals carrying loss-of-function mutations in both copies of their genes, so-called “human knockouts,” are described in the first major study to be published by an international collaboration. The program, which has so far se... – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania RC2HL101834, RC1TW008485 A Simple Sniff A team of engineers from Washington University in St. Louis has combined nanoparticles, aerosol science and locusts in new proof-of-concept research that could someday vastly improve drug delivery to the brain, making it as simple as a sniff. – Washington University in St. Louis Scientific Reports A Big-Picture Look at the World’s Worst Ebola Epidemic An international effort to analyze the entire database of Ebola virus genomes from the 2013-2016 West African epidemic reveals insights into factors that sped or slowed the rampage and calls for using real-time sequencing and data-sharing to contain ... – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Nature Ethics Study: Inconsistent State Laws May Complicate Medical Decision-Making patchwork of state laws creates a labyrinth that can make it confusing to navigate incapacitated patients’ medical wishes. Without clear national standards, the problem may worsen as the nation’s 75 million baby boomers continue to age, accordin... – University of Chicago Medical Center New England Journal of Medicine Police Officer Becomes Loyola's 900th Lung Transplant Patient A Chicago police officer has become the 900th patient to receive a life-saving lung transplant at Loyola Medicine. “It’s given me a whole new life,” said officer Theresa Boss-French. “Since my transplant, I have not coughed once or struggled ... – Loyola University Health System SLU Heart Failure Expert Pens Editorial for New England Journal of Medicine In patients experiencing a worsening of heart failure, the primary objective of treatment should be the patient-centric goal of symptom relief, says the author of an editorial in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. – Saint Louis University Medical Center Tending the Caregivers Mothers who work as healthcare professionals – physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners – can significantly reduce their stress levels and burnout by participating in close supportive groups at work, according to a new study by re... – Mayo Clinic Making Prosthetic Eyes That Look Like the Real Thing Thanks to Greg Dootz, an ocularist at the University of Michigan’s Kellogg Eye Center, more than 3,000 patients have received prosthetic eyes that are every bit as beautiful — and complex — as the real thing. – Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Thorough Genotyping and Repurposed Drugs Key to Treating Small-Cell Lung Cancer, says Cancer Expert Cancer expert Antonio Giordano, MD, PhD, Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University, describes the recent progress and future possibilities of treating SCLC. Expert Available – Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) Music Has Powerful (and Visible) Effects on the Brain “Your brain has a reaction when you like or don’t like something, including music," says Jonathan Burdette, M.D.. "We’ve been able to take some baby steps into seeing that, and ‘dislike’ looks different than ‘like’ and much different th... Expert Available – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 11 Johns Hopkins Nurses Receive 2017 Excellence in Nursing Award From Baltimore Magazine Baltimore magazine is honoring 11 Johns Hopkins nurses and nurse leaders for their extraordinary contributions to health care in its third annual “Excellence in Nursing” issue this May. – Johns Hopkins Medicine UChicago Medicine Gets 11th ‘A’ for Patient Safety From Leapfrog The University of Chicago Medicine earned an 11th consecutive “A” in patient safety from a prominent industry watchdog organization, according to results released Wednesday. – University of Chicago Medical Center Respira Therapeutics Announces Collaboration with United Therapeutics to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension Respira Therapeutics, Inc. is developing inhaled prescription pharmaceutical products employing its breakthrough high efficiency, AOS™ dry powder inhaler (DPI) technology to deliver drugs to treat pulmonary and other diseases. – Respira Therapeutics, Inc. Harris Health’s Administration Building Named after Long-Time Trustee Harris Health System recognized its longest tenured board of trustee-more than 31 years of service-by naming the Harris Health administration building in his honor. Harris Health is the public healthcare system in Houston and Harris County, Texas. – Harris Health System Save the Date: San Diego Hosts the Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, October 22-26 The 2017 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), one of the largest educational meetings of surgeons in the world, will convene October 22-26 in San Diego, Calif. – American College of Surgeons (ACS) Rush System Hospitals Receive Straight A’s for Safety All three Rush hospitals – Rush University Medical Center, Rush Oak Park Hospital and Rush-Copley Medical Center – have received an ‘A’ grade, the highest possible, from the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit patient safety watchdog organization. Le... – Rush University Medical Center Science News Discovery of Early, ‘Croc-Like’ Reptile Sheds New Light on Evolution of Dinosaurs A new species of ancient reptile has been described by scientists at the University of Birmingham, filling a critical gap in the fossil record of dinosaur cousins and suggesting that some features thought to characterise dinosaurs evolved much earlie... – University of Birmingham Embargo expired on 12-Apr-2017 at 13:00 ET Why Treating Animals May Be Important in Fighting Resurgent Tropical Disease As the World Health Organization steps up its efforts to eradicate a once-rampant tropical disease, a University of Washington study suggests that monitoring, and potentially treating, the monkeys that co-exist with humans in affected parts of the wo... – University of Washington Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2017 Embargo expired on 12-Apr-2017 at 12:00 ET Virginia Tech Scientists Discover Early Dinosaur Cousin Had a Surprising Croc-Like Look A Virginia Tech paleobiologist's latest discovery of Teleocrater rhadinus has overturned popular predictions. – Virginia Tech Nature Embargo expired on 12-Apr-2017 at 13:00 ET Despite Relatively Less Distraction From Head-Up Displays, It’s Still a Bad Idea to Text While Driving Advances in wearable technology offer new possibilities for in-vehicle interaction but also present new challenges for managing driver attention and regulating device use in vehicles. – Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Human Factors Defects in Epithelial Tissue Organisation – a Question of Life or Death Researchers from the Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore at the National University of Singapore have discovered the primary mechanism driving the extrusion of dying cells from epithelial monolayers. – National University of Singapore Nature, 13 Apr 2017 ALMA Investigates ‘DeeDee,’ a Distant, Dim Member of Our Solar System Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have revealed extraordinary details about a recently discovered far-flung member of our solar system, the planetary body 2014 UZ224, more informally known as DeeDee. – National Radio Astronomy Observatory Astrophysical Journal Letters Researchers Find Mushrooms May Hold Clues to Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Lawns Since the Industrial Revolution, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has rapidly increased. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire set out to determine how rising carbon dioxide concentrations and different climates may alter veget... – University of New Hampshire Non-Flammable Graphene Membrane Developed for Safe Mass Production University of Arkansas researchers have discovered a simple and scalable method for turning graphene oxide into a non-flammable and paper-like graphene membrane that can be used in large-scale production. – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville The Journal of Physical Chemistry Gene-Editing Alternative Corrects Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene-editing alternative corrects Duchenne muscular dystrophy – UT Southwestern Medical Center Science Advances, Apr-2017 Smartphone Addiction Leads to Personal, Social, Workplace Problems Excessive smartphone use leads to problems, and females are especially susceptible to addiction, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. – Binghamton University, State University of New York Information Systems Journal, March-2017 Human Cognitive Map Scales According to Surroundings A new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences refines our understanding of a human skill — the ability to instantaneously assess a new environment and get oriented thanks to visual cues. – University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Delectable Delights Highlight Flavors of Florida UF/IFAS scientists toil for years creating and enhancing many of the foods we consume and plants we enjoy. When it comes to plant breeding, UF/IFAS is a global leader. In fact, UF/IFAS is ranked as a top-10 horticulture program in the 2017 Center for... – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Danforth Center Scientist Receives Awards From American Society of Plant Biologists ASPB named Blake Meyers, Ph.D. as the recipient of the Charles Albert Shull Award for outstanding contributions in the field of plant biology. – Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Three University of Utah Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences University of Utah professors Bradley R. Cairns, Ph.D., professor and chair of Oncological Sciences and senior director of Basic Science; Dana Carroll, Ph.D., distinguished professor of Biochemistry; and Christopher D. Hacon, Ph.D., distinguished pro... – University of Utah Don Lincoln Wins 2017 Gemant Award From AIP Particle physicist Don Lincoln is the winner of the 2017 Andrew Gemant Award, an annual prize recognizing significant contributions to the cultural, artistic or humanistic dimension of physics, the American Institute of Physics (AIP) announced today.... – American Institute of Physics (AIP) Peter Adams Receives Prestigious Glenn Award Peter D. Adams, Ph.D., professor in the Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), has received a Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging from the Glenn Foundation for Medi... – Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Lifestyle & Social Sciences When It Comes to Reading, Kindergarten Is the New First Grade A new nationwide study has found that children entering first grade in 2013 had significantly better reading skills than similar students had just 12 years earlier. Researchers say this means that in general, children are better readers at a younger... – Ohio State University Educational Researcher Struggling with Different Work Identities? Your Work May Suffer Few people are just one person at work. You may be both a manager and an employee. Or you may be a salesperson who represents two very different brands. Now a new study suggests that how you juggle those different work identities may affect your jo... – Ohio State University Academy of Management Journal Classifying English Proficiency Varies by District, with Mixed Outcomes for Students The threshold for transitioning students from English learners to fluent English proficient status—a process termed reclassification—varies widely across and within states, finds a study by NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Hum... – New York University American Educational Research Journal Musical Beds: Iowa State Professor Finds Co-Sleeping Is More Common Than Some Parents Admit Parents know that co-sleeping is considered a no-no, but many still allow their children to crawl into bed with them at night. Doctors generally discourage co-sleeping, but an Iowa State professor says it is a phenomenon that extends well beyond the ... – Iowa State University Bus-Taking Linked to Lower Kindergarten Absenteeism Kindergarten students who take the school bus have fewer absent days over the school year and are less likely to be chronically absent than children who commute to school in any other way, according to new research published online today in Education... – American Educational Research Association (AERA) Perceived Value of College Education Differs by Generation Whether people view a college education as an opportunity to increase their earning power or a means of improving social connections varies based on their age, according to a 2014 survey of 1,000 adults, ages 18 to 54, who have student loans. – South Dakota State University Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Dec. 2016; Family and Consumer Sciences Rserach Journal, Sept. 2016 When Good Deeds Go Unpublished Researchers at the University of California, Riverside and Indiana University have shown that women faculty members are doing more service work—primarily internal service—than their male colleagues, which may hinder their overall success in acade... – University of California, Riverside Research in Higher Education Study Finds Pokemon Go Players Are Happier, Friendlier Pokemon Go people are happy people. That’s the finding of media researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison who leapt to study the wildly popular mobile game shortly after its release in July 2016. Their work, newly published in the jour... – University of Wisconsin-Madison Media Psychology April 11, 2017 Missouri S&T Miner Tank Fuels Student Innovation From a proposal to create synthetic amino acids to help meth babies recover from addiction to the design of a new type of robotic joint to simplify complex movements, some inventive ideas of several Missouri University of Science and Technology stude... – Missouri University of Science and Technology Cybersecurity Firm Trains Sycamores for High-Tech Heroics Indiana State University Professor Bill Mackey aims to combine users' behavioral causes of cybercrime with criminological research to prevent cyber attacks. – Indiana State University CSUCI Schedules Social Business Summer Camp for Area High School Students Discovering your core values, connecting with others, then channeling those values into a social business or personal cause will be at the heart of the inaugural My Name My Story California Institute for Social Business Social Entrepreneurship Summer... – California State University, Channel Islands Cal State LA Earns National Recognition for Making Great Teaching a ‘Crucial Lever’ to Student Success California State University, Los Angeles was recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE) in a new report that profiles the university’s exemplary efforts to raise student outcomes through effective instruction. The paper, Instructional Q... – California State University, Los Angeles CSUCI Appoints New Provost CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) has appointed Geoffrey W. Chase, Ph.D., to the role of Provost. Chase is currently a vice president at the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). He will assume his duties at CSUCI in July. – California State University, Channel Islands CSUCI Director of Student Leadership and Career Development Wins National Award CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Director of Student Leadership & Career Development Amanda Carpenter, Ed.D., has been recognized by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), a national organization. – California State University, Channel Islands Business News Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Examines Mastering Market Intelligence in Emerging Economies

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