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UrduLoryn Feinberg, MD, Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health at BIDMC, discusses how a highly specialized treatment approach is important for women with underlying cardiovascular issues who want to become pregnant as well as for women who develop cardiac problems during pregnancy.
Month: February 2020
Changing Your Exercise Routine
Jeremy Robbins, MD, a cardiologist at BIDMC, discusses how altering the intensity of your workout or trying a new activity may benefit your cardiovascular and mental health.
Panic Attack vs. Heart Attack: How to Tell the Difference
Patricia Tung, MD, a cardiologist at BIDMC, outlines the key differences between a panic attack and a heart attack.
UNH Researchers Find Clues to How Hazardous Space Radiation Begins
University of New Hampshire researchers use data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to observe sun’s plasma and energy build up particles released by solar flares – highlight new phase of energizing process leading to radiation hazards.
Tulane University acquires archives of renowned New Orleans author Anne Rice
Tulane University’s Howard-Tilton Memorial Library has acquired the complete archives of famed best-selling New Orleans author Anne Rice thanks to a gift from Stuart Rose and the Stuart Rose Family Foundation.
Researchers study the intricate link between climate and conflict
New research from the University of Notre Dame is shedding light on the unexpected effects climate change could have on regional instability and violent conflict.
Link between chronic kidney disease and heart failure is identified in patients
People with chronic kidney disease have a higher risk for heart disease and heart-disease death. Now, for the first time in humans, researchers have identified a pathological change that appears to link kidney disease to progressive heart disease.
More grocery stores means less food waste — and a big carbon cut
One strategy for reducing food waste’s environmental impact is as counterintuitive as it is straightforward: Open more grocery stores.
Political TV Ads Referencing Guns Increased Eightfold Over Four Election Cycles
The number of political candidate television advertisements that refer to guns increased significantly across four election cycles in U.S. media markets, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The study, to be published in the February issue of Health Affairs, analyzed more than 14 million televised campaign advertisements that aired for candidates running for president, U.S. Congress, governor, and state legislatures in 210 U.S. media markets over four election cycles in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018. The researchers found that the number of political ads aired that referenced guns increased by 369,600, an eightfold increase from one percent of candidate-related television political ads aired in 2012 to 8 percent in 2018.
Among the televised political ads aired that referenced guns, the share with gun regulation-oriented messages that were focused on reducing gun violence increased almost threefold over time–from 10 perce
Shift in treatment modalities associated with improved outcomes in uveal melanoma patients with liver metastasis
New retrospective study indicates that the shift of treatment from systemic chemotherapies to liver-directed therapies provides survival benefits.
Coronavirus tests tech’s ability to stymie fake news
The World Health Organization revealed on Monday that it is working with Google to limit the spread of misinformation related to the coronavirus — by ensuring that online searches about the virus first show information from the WHO. Sarah Kreps,…
Finding the source of chemical reactions
In a collaborative project with MIT and other universities, scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have experimentally detected the fleeting transition state that occurs at the origin of a chemical reaction.
Value Transformation Framework Model Seeks to Guide Transition to Value-Based Healthcare
With a new focus on quality of care and outcomes achieved, healthcare organizations are challenged to make the transition to value-based care. A model called the Value Transformation Framework (VTF) provides a structured, step-by-step approach to help guide the shift to value-based healthcare, reports a paper in the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ), the peer-reviewed journal of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Trump acquittal a foregone conclusion, Tulane impeachment expert says
If Republican senators acquit President Trump as expected on Wednesday, they still will have important choices to make about their justification for taking such action, a Tulane University impeachment expert said. “If they stick to disputing the facts, they might…
University of North Dakota’s Petroleum Engineering Department to host world’s largest oil drilling simulator
The University of North Dakota will soon host the world’s largest – and only – full scale oil drilling and completion lab. Petroleum engineering students will be able to simulate general drilling and deep drilling, along with testing different rocks, including shale. They will also be able to simulate oil reservoir conditions, including temperature, pressure and fluid flow. Doctoral students will be able to perform research that benefits the state of North Dakota.
Not just ‘baby talk’: Parentese helps parents, babies make ‘conversation’ and boosts language development
A study by the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at the University of Washington finds the value of using “parentese,” an exaggerated speaking style that conveys total engagement with a child.
Closely spaced hydrogen atoms could facilitate superconductivity in ambient conditions
An international team of researchers has discovered the hydrogen atoms in a metal hydride material are much more tightly spaced than had been predicted for decades—a feature that could possibly facilitate superconductivity at or near room temperature and pressure. The scientists conducted neutron scattering experiments at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory on samples of zirconium vanadium hydride.
Cold plasma patch could make immunotherapy more effective for treating melanoma, study finds
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has developed a medicated patch that can deliver immune checkpoint inhibitors and cold plasma directly to tumors to help boost the immune response and kill cancer cells.
‘There’s a history in North America of racism towards Asian communities during a disease outbreak,’ says @JohnsHopkins University professor Ho-Fung Hung #coronavirus
A sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University is available to discuss how the racist and xenophobic treatment of people of Chinese ancestry often escalates during outbreaks of disease such as the current coronavirus that began in China and is spreading…
Assessing ‘stickiness’ of tumor cells could improve cancer prognosis
Researchers led by UC San Diego built a device that sorts and separates cancer cells from the same tumor based on how “sticky” they are. They found that less sticky cells migrate and invade other tissues more than their stickier counterparts, and have genes that make tumor recurrence more likely.
Shift workers at risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes
Shift workers are at a significantly increased risk for sleep disorders and metabolic syndrome, which increases a person’s risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Individuals, employers and physicians can all take steps to mitigate these risks, according to a clinical review in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Fred Hutch scientists host press event on future of medicine at AAAS annual meeting
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will host a press breakfast Feb. 14 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, to be held Feb. 13-16 in Seattle.
ISPOR 2020 Top 10 HEOR Trends
ISPOR–The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research has released its third annual “Top 10 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Trends” report. The full report is available at www.ispor.org/top10trends.
Life science educator’s regional meeting planned for Soka University of America
The 2020 American Society for Cell Biology Regional Meeting, Teaching Tomorrow’s Scientists, will be held May 30 at Soka University of America in Alisa Viejo, California. This day-long conference for a teaching-intensive audience of life scientists will include plenaries, a poster session, networking lunch, afternoon workshops, and a mixer.
Novel Compound is Promising Drug Candidate for Alzheimer’s Disease
As published today in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Chemical Communications, a novel compound — known as “C1” — uses a novel mechanism to efficiently prevent the enzyme gamma-secretase from producing amyloids, the abnormal proteins that form toxic clumps inside the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Communicating about coronavirus can be difficult
Communicating effectively during an outbreak can be tricky for government agencies charged with protecting the public, according to Glen Nowak, former director of media relations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and professor of advertising and public relations at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Gauging the threat posed by the coronavirus
Wearing a surgical mask is unlikely to protect healthy people from the novel coronavirus that originated in China, and influenza likely poses a much greater threat to Americans, according to José Cordero, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics in the University of Georgia’s College of Public Health.
How first responders can protect themselves from the coronavirus
Healthcare personnel working on the front lines to contain and prevent the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in China need to take special, yet common, precautions to keep themselves and others safe.
Leadership-Focused MBA Draws Strong Early Interest
A new MBA program unlike any offered in the area is drawing immediate interest for Augustana University.
Feel the Learn: Life-Saving Tips for #BurnAwarenessWeek from director of @UCSDHealth’s Regional Burn Center
Each year, the UC San Diego Health Regional Burn Center admits approximately 450 patients, from infants to adults, and treats hundreds more as outpatients. Scald burns comprise 35 percent of overall injuries admitted to burn centers in the United States.…
Helping Patients With Binge Eating Disorders: There’s an App for That
Study suggests that adaptation of smartphone technology is a scalable option that significantly improves clinical outcomes
Making High-Temperature Superconductivity Disappear to Understand Its Origin
Purely electronic interactions could be behind copper-oxygen compounds conducting electricity without resistance at relatively high temperatures.
Extinction is difficult to prove for Earth’s ultra-rare species
A recent study by the University of Kent has called for an increase in scientific surveys and collection of specimens to confirm the extinction of ultra-rare species.
If cancer were easy, every cell would do it
A new paper puts an evolutionary twist on a classic question. Instead of asking why we get cancer, researchers at Osnabrück University and the Santa Fe Institute use signaling theory to explore how our bodies have evolved to keep us from getting more cancer.
Blood test identifies risk of disease linked to stroke and dementia
A UCLA-led study has found that levels of six proteins in the blood can be used to gauge a person’s risk for cerebral small vessel disease, or CSVD, a brain disease that affects an estimated 11 million older adults in the U.S.
MICROPLASTIC HOTSPOTS
A new study from the University of Delaware found high concentrations of microplastics in so-called convergence zones, the areas where the fresher water from the Delaware River meets the saltier water of the Atlantic Ocean and the surface currents converge. They found the distribution of plastics also depends on the force of the winds.
CHOP Doctors Available to Speak About New FDA Approved Treatment for Peanut Allergies
Philadelphia, February 3, 2020 – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval PalforziaTM, a first-of-its-kind treatment for peanut allergies. Over the course of the past decade, researchers with the Allergy Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)…
Drop the steak knife: Red meat linked to higher risk of heart disease
Eating two servings of unprocessed red meat, processed meat or poultry a week has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Study Defines How to Safely Remove Ovary in Young Girls for Best Results in Fertility Preservation
Young girls who are about to undergo treatment for cancer or other therapies that pose high risk of infertility can opt to have an ovary removed and preserved for future transplantation when they are ready to pursue pregnancy. However, the tiny ovary can be easily damaged during surgery and the quality of ovarian tissue for fertility preservation is affected by the surgical removal technique, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Using an experimental piglet model, researchers defined the safest laparoscopic technique for removing the ovary that also results in the best quality ovarian tissue for later use.
Occupational Gender Bias Prevalent in Online Images, Rutgers Study Finds
Rutgers researchers say gender bias and stereotypes corresponding to certain occupations are prevalent on digital and social media platforms.
National Study Confirms Nurses at Higher Risk of Suicide than General Population
In the first national study of its size, researchers at UC San Diego have found that nurses are at higher risk of suicide than the general population. Results were published in the February edition of WORLDviews on Evidence Based-Nursing.
The one ring — to track your finger’s location
UW researchers have created AuraRing, a ring and wristband combination that can detect the precise location of someone’s index finger and continuously track hand movements.
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center and Montclair Public Library Create a Space for Nursing Mothers
Nursing mothers who frequent Montclair Public Library will now benefit from the ease and comfort offered by a new private room. Sponsored by Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, the new Nursing Mother’s Room at the Montclair Public Library main branch creates a safe and comfortable space for mothers to breastfeed or express milk.
Drug to Improve Fetal Growth May Impair Baby’s Postnatal Blood Pressure, Sugar Levels
Article title: Antenatal sildenafil citrate treatment increases offspring blood pressure in the placental-specific Igf2 knockout mouse model of FGR Authors: J. Renshall, E. C. Cottrell, E. Cowley, C. P. Sibley, P. N. Baker, E. B. Thorstensen, S. L. Greenwood, M. Wareing, M.…
Drug-induced Cystitis May Increases Brain Inflammation, Causes Depression in Rats
Article title: Cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis results in NLRP3-mediated inflammation in the hippocampus and symptoms of depression in rats Authors: Nathan A. Hirshman, Francis M. Hughes Jr., Huixia Jin, William T. Harrison, Simon W. White, Isabelle Doan, Shelby N. Harper, Patrick D.…
Growth Factor Receptor-bound Protein Plays Role in Muscle Cell Insulin Signaling
Article title: Role of Grb10 in mTORC1-dependent regulation of insulin signaling and action in human skeletal muscle cells Authors: Ashlin M. Edick, Olivia Auclair, Sergio A. Burgos From the authors: “Based on these findings, we propose that mTORC1 controls PI3K/Akt…
Changes in Muscle Nerve Activity in Type 2 Diabetes May Increase Heart Disease Risk
Article title: Augmented pressor and sympathoexcitatory responses to the onset of isometric handgrip in patients with type 2 diabetes Authors: Jennifer R. Vranish, Seth W. Holwerda, Jasdeep Kaur, Paul J. Fadel From the authors: “[Type 2 diabetes] is associated with…
Nicotine Boosts Production of Inflammation-causing Hormones, Worsens Kidney Disease
Article title: COX-2 derived prostaglandins as mediators of the deleterious effects of nicotine in chronic kidney disease Authors: Sunil Rangarajan, Gabriel Rezonzew, Phillip Chumley, Huma Fatima, Mikhail Golovko, Wenguang Feng, Ping Hua, Edgar A. Jaimes From the authors: “In these studies,…
Scientists Find Links Between Digestive Processing Time, Stool Consistency and Gut Microbiome Composition
Article title: Distal colonic transit is linked to gut microbiota diversity and microbial fermentation in humans with slow colonic transit Authors: Mattea Müller, Gerben D.A. Hermes, Emanuel E. Canfora, Hauke Smidt, Ad A.M. Masclee, Erwin G. Zoetendal, Ellen E. Blaak From…
Study Explores Alternative Treatments for Small Fiber Neuropathy Mutation
Article title: The small fiber neuropathy NaV1.7 I228M mutation: impaired neurite integrity via bioenergetic and mitotoxic mechanisms, and protection by dexpramipexole Authors: Seong IL Lee, Janneke G.J. Hoeijmakers, Catharina G. Faber, Ingemar. S. J. Merkies, Giuseppe Lauria, Stephen G. Waxman…