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UrduWhen Shianna Wilson was born, doctors said she may never be able to walk or move her arm. Diagnosed with brachial plexus palsy and cerebral palsy, Shianna underwent multiple surgeries as a young child. Throughout her life, she has worked hard to accomplish her goals, gaining strength and motion – even taking dance classes.
Month: September 2021
Rutgers Experts Share Tips on Staying Safe After a Hurricane
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School experts Diane Calello, executive and medical director at the New Jersey Poison Control Center, and Bruce Ruck, managing director at the same center, are available to discuss tips on how to stay safe after a…
National Cancer Institute Renews Simmons Cancer Center’s Prestigious Comprehensive Designation
The National Cancer Institute has renewed the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center’s comprehensive designation, reaffirming its place among the country’s elite cancer institutes.
Mayo, Google Research develop new AI algorithm to improve brain stimulation devices to treat disease
For millions of people with epilepsy and movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, electrical stimulation of the brain already is widening treatment possibilities. In the future, electrical stimulation may help people with psychiatric illness and direct brain injuries, such as stroke.
Hurricane Ida ‘may be one of the best observed landfalling hurricanes’
A research team led by Michael Biggerstaff, a professor of meteorology in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, successfully captured data with mobile radars and other weather instruments as Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana.
Rapid and sensitive on-site measurement of antibodies against the COVID-19 virus
A research team at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan has developed a diagnostic system that can rapidly and sensitively measure the amount of antibodies in the blood that can protect us from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Gut bacteria influence brain development
Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers at the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the gut of premature infants may play a key role. The research team found that the overgrowth of the gastrointestinal tract with the bacterium Klebsiella is associated with an increased presence of certain immune cells and the development of neurological damage in premature babies. The study is now published in journal Cell Host & Microbe.
Gut bacteria influence brain development
Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage.
Employer Pitfalls of the TikTok Resume Trend
As job seekers post video resumes on the popular app TikTok and rack up impressive page views, employers run certain risks, including overlooking potentially strong non-video savvy applicants or unwittingly succumbing to bias, says a Maryland Smith expert.
WTC Survivor/Finance Professor Available to Recount 9-11 at Ground Zero
Clinical associate professor of finance Elinda Kiss at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, is available to recount evacuating from WTC 1 then watching as United Airlines Flight 175 struck WTC 2. On hand for a conference at Marriott…
Loyola Pathologist Named to The Pathologist Magazine’s Power List
Loyola Medicine pathologist Kamran Mirza, MD, PhD, has been named to The Pathologist magazine’s Power List 2021 of 100 of the “best, brightest and most powerful advocates of pathology.” Dr. Mirza was nominated by his peers for his “tireless work and dedication to the pathology field.” According to The Pathologist, “you’ll find him at the forefront of every major pathology education initiative.”
Study: Crowds can wise up to fake news
In the face of grave concerns about misinformation, social media networks and news organizations often employ fact-checkers to sort the real from the false. But fact-checkers can only assess a small portion of the stories floating around online.
UT Southwestern Selected Top Health Care Employer in Texas By Forbes
UT Southwestern Medical Center was recognized as the top health care employer in Texas, one of the top 10 employers across all industries in the state, and among the nation’s Best-in-State employers nationally by Forbes/Statista.
UW Medicine’s Dr. Emily Godfrey can comment on abortion access rights, and studies she’s led looking at access during the pandemic.
Biography :Emily M. Godfrey, M.D., M.P.H. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Family Planning. Dr. Godfrey shares her clinical expertise at two clinical sites: UWNC Northgate…
Drug Cocktail Reduces Aging-Associated Disc Degeneration
Therapies that target aging cells early pave the way to easing back pain
Teachers not at increased risk of hospital admission or severe COVID-19 during 2020-21 academic year
Neither teachers nor their household members were at increased risk of hospital admission with covid-19 or severe covid-19 at any time during the 2020-21 academic year compared with similar working age adults, including during periods when schools were fully open, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
New Insights about Melanocytes Could Lead to More Targeted Melanoma Treatments
Huntsman Cancer Institute melanoma researchers have generated the first “atlas” of human melanocytes located in the body.
Riveting Technology Enables Lightweight Magnesium Fasteners for Fuel Efficiency
Rotational Hammer Riveting, developed by PNNL, joins dissimilar materials quickly without preheating rivets. The friction-based riveting enables use of lightweight magnesium rivets and also works on aluminum and speeds manufacturing.
Memorial Hermann First in Texas to Use Newly-Approved Device to Treat Atrial Fibrillation in Patients at Risk of Stroke
Memorial Hermann in Houston, TX is the first institution in Texas to use a new device to treat AFib in patients at risk of stroke.
Vicki Noble, MD, appointed Chair of Department of Emergency Medicine at UH Cleveland Medical Center, and Emergency Medicine Physician-in-Chief for system
Vicki Noble, MD, has been named Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and Emergency Medicine Physician-in-Chief for the UH health system.
Developing multifunctional composite materials for aerospace applications
The multifunctionality build into natural systems, such as shells and exoskeletons,may serve as inspiration for the development of new composites for aerospace applications.
Menthol ban would save 650,000 lives in the next 40 years
Banning menthol flavors in cigarettes could reduce smoking by 15% by having smokers giving up tobacco products altogether or switching to e-cigarettes and other nicotine vaping products—avoiding 16,250 tobacco-related deaths per year by 2060, according to a new University of Michigan study.
UC San Diego School of Medicine Receives $2.6M for Health Equity Programs
UC San Diego School of Medicine receives $2.6M to fund their PRIME-Health Equity program and launch a new program on Native American health. These medical education programs provide financial support to medical students interested in addressing health disparities and serving local communities.
Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Prenatal Developmental Toxicity, and More Featured in September 2021 Toxicological Sciences
The September 2021 issue of Toxicological Sciences contains leading toxicological research, exploring nanotoxicology, neurotoxicology, immunotoxicology, and more.
Making Methane from CO2: Carbon Capture Grows More Affordable
PNNL researchers can make methane from captured CO2 and renewably sourced hydrogen, offering a path toward cheaper synthetic natural gas.
Ida highlights urban flash flood risks, disparities
Hurricane Ida left devastating flooding across the Northeast as it finished its trek across the United States. Brian Rahm, director of the New York State Water Resources Institute and senior research associate with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences…
Double vaccination halves risk of Long COVID
Adults who have received a double vaccination are 49% less likely to have Long COVID should they contract a COVID-19 infection.
New school, data sciences major at WVU enhances programs across campus
West Virginia University has launched the School of Mathematical and Data Sciences under the leadership of Director Earl Scime and Snehalata Huzurbazar, who will lead the data sciences program.
Look who’s turning 25
Z machine celebrates its colorful history at Sandia
Tapping into magnets to clamp down on noise in quantum information
In a newly funded project, Argonne and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will explore coupling magnetism and microwaves. This research will yield new insights that should benefit quantum sensing, data transfer and computing.
The Lancet Infectious Diseases: COVID-19 vaccines are effective at reducing severe illness and hospitalisation, new UK study confirms
After two vaccines doses, the odds of hospitalisation were reduced by more than two-thirds and breakthrough infections were almost two times more likely to be completely asymptomatic.
UC San Diego Health Launches New Center to Spur Patient-Centered Technologies
From tele-monitoring patients with diabetes to using artificial intelligence to prevent sepsis, the newly launched Center for Health Innovation will seek to develop, test and commercialize technologies that make a real, measurable difference in the lives and wellbeing of patients.
FSU social psychologist awarded U.S. Army grant to study military couples
America’s military servicemembers are often asked to put their personal lives on hold to serve their country at home and abroad, a sacrifice that can strain marital relationships. Now, a Florida State University social psychologist has received a grant from the U.
HSS Study Evaluates Robotic- and Navigation-Assisted Pedicle Screw Placement in Adult Degenerative Spinal Surgery
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery launched a study to evaluate the accuracy of robotic- and navigation-assisted technology in the placement of pedicle screws in spine surgery. They also set out to determine the extra time needed in the operating room when implementing the new system.
Windgate Foundation Awards UA Little Rock More Than $3 Million in Grants for Art Outreach, Art Acquisition, and Children International Education and Outreach Efforts
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received more than $3 million in grants from the Windgate Foundation to support art education at the university, acquisition of art from working artists for UA Little Rock’s permanent art collection, and support of UA Little Rock Children International’s education and outreach programs.
Law, Policy and Women’s Studies Expert Available to Speak About Texas Abortion Ban
ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 2, 2021) — The new Texas ban on all abortions past six weeks of gestation — the most restrictive in the nation — went into effect Sept. 1 after the Supreme Court rejected an emergency application to…
研究人员综述性类固醇如何改变肠道、阴道微生物组
妙佑医疗国际(Mayo Clinic) 和Wellesley学院的研究人员在《内分泌学与代谢学动态》（Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism）上发表的一篇评论文章中着重讨论了类固醇对肠道和阴道微生物组的相互作用如何影响女性的健康结果。
Misinformation on Twitter adversely affects adults’ health decisions
UK and US adult smokers who were considering using e-cigarettes were deterred when exposed to tweets falsely implying the devices are more harmful than conventional cigarettes, finds new research.
الباحثون يراجعون كيفية تغيير الستيرويدات الجنسية الحَيُّوم الدقيق المهبلي والمعوي
ركز باحثو مايو كلينك وكلية ويلزلي على كيفية تأثير تفاعلات الستيرويدات في الحيّومات الدقيقة المهبلية والمعوية على النتائج الصحية للمرأة في مراجعة نُشرت في مجلة اتجاهات في علم الغدد الصماء والأيض.
Rutgers Faculty Receives Grant to Improve End-of-Life Cancer Care
Paul Duberstein, chair of the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy at Rutgers School of Public Health and associate research member at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, has received a New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research grant to evaluate the impact of a communication intervention that seeks to improve the care of patients with advanced cancer.
Rutgers Neurologist Explores Link between COVID and ‘Brain Fog,’ Dementia
A new Rutgers study will examine how COVID-19 is affecting individuals in a number of cognitive-related areas, including memory loss, “brain fog,” and dementia.
DOE Invests $13.7 Million for Research in Data Reduction for Science
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $13.7 million in funding for nine research projects that will advance the state of the art in computer science and applied mathematics.
Yale Cancer Center Study Shows Stem-Like T Cells Could Aid Immunotherapy in Cancer Treatment
In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers show stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters.
Stellar Collision Triggers Supernova Explosion
The Very Large Array Sky Survey gave astronomers the first clue that ultimately revealed a dramatic story — the remnant of a star that exploded long ago had plunged into the core of its companion star causing it, too, to explode as a supernova.
Cavalier King Charles spaniels carry more harmful genetic variants than other breeds
Genomic study also identified genetic variants linked to a common heart condition in the breed.
‘Leaky’ Heart Valves in Pregnant Women Need More Attention Than Once Thought, Study Suggests
An analysis of more than 20,000 individual medical records suggests that a form of heart valve disease thought to be relatively benign during pregnancy may put women at risk for serious bleeding, high blood pressure, organ damage and other complications during childbirth, according to research from Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Engineering CAR T Cells to Deliver Endogenous RNA Wakes Solid Tumors to Respond to Therapy
New study shows CAR T cells expressing RN7SL1 can activate the body’s natural immune cells against difficult-to-treat cancers
DOE Awards $30M to Secure Domestic Supply Chain of Critical Materials
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $30 million in funding for 13 national lab and university-led research projects to develop new technologies that will help secure the supply of critical materials that build clean energy technologies.
Exploring the Role of Gender in Scholarly Authorship Disputes
A new paper co-authored by Georgia Tech found that women — as compared to their male counterparts — receive less credit for the work they put into academic publications, more frequently experience authorship disputes, and often end up losing out on opportunities for future collaboration as a result.
Engineers develop prototype of electronic nose
Notre Dame researchers have developed a prototype of an electronic nose, using nanoengineered materials to tune the sensitivity and selectivity to mimic the performance and capabilities of a human nose.