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UrduThe Maryland Bariatric Center at Mercy has achieved Comprehensive Center accreditation by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP).
Month: January 2023
The Medical Minute: Hamlin’s cardiac arrest highlights need for equipment, training
The medical emergency suffered by Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills underscores the importance of speed when responding to cardiac arrest. Two Penn State Health physicians offer guidance.
ACSM has a number of sources who can speak to: CPR, AED training, sports-related injuries
Need to source a top doctor and/or sports medicine researcher to provide insight on the Damar Hamlin story/the value of CPR-AED training? ACSM has access to 50,000 members worldwide providing some of the best sources on sports-related injuries. Contact me…
What is an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)?
Following the unfortunate cardiac event that millions of people witnessed during Monday Night Football this week, there is heightened awareness of the need for immediate treatment for sudden cardiac arrest. The most important equipment to have nearby should sudden cardiac…
Researchers Identify blood panel to predict placenta accreta
Of the nearly 4 million births each year in the United States, roughly 50,000 are marked by life-threatening complications, and up to 900 result in maternal death during delivery.
LUDWIG CANCER RESEARCH STUDY UNCOVERS NOVEL ASPECT OF TUMOR EVOLUTION AND POTENTIAL TARGETS FOR THERAPY
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has discovered that the immune system’s surveillance of cancer can itself induce metabolic adaptations in the cells of early-stage tumors that simultaneously promote their growth and equip them to suppress lethal immune responses.
GW Law Expert Available to Discuss the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompete Clauses
WASHINGTON (Jan. 5, 2023)—On Thursday the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would prohibit employers from imposing noncompete clauses on workers. The ban would make it illegal for companies to enter into noncompete contracts with employees or continue to…
Proposed USCIS fee hikes may face pushback from employers
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed a rule to adjust the filing fees for certain immigration and citizenship applications. Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series,…
Machine Learning Tackles Long COVID
There are so many unknowns about long COVID. Why is the range of symptoms so vast? How do pre-existing conditions play a role? Scientists have developed a machine learning tool to accelerate discoveries using actual patient data.
Johns Hopkins Experts Available to Discuss Jan. 6 Attack Anniversary
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol building. Johns Hopkins University experts are available to discuss the long-term implications of the attack, particularly on democracy. Available experts include: Benjamin Ginsberg, David Bernstein Professor of…
Pharmacotyping of childhood leukemia provides a blueprint for ‘true precision medicine’
Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital performed the largest study yet examining drug sensitivity in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia across genomic subtypes and its association with treatment response.
Cardiology expert at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso is available to speak on cardiac arrest among athletes such as Damar Hamlin.
Our cardiology expert at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso is available to speak on cardiac arrest among athletes such as Damar Hamlin. He can speak on: What causes sudden cardiac arrest in sports? Are there early signs of sudden cardiac…
New Method of Donor-Lung Distribution Expected to Decrease Deaths Among Those on Transplant Waiting List
A new method of donor-lung distribution is projected to decrease the number of candidate deaths who are on the waitlist for lung transplant, according to a study by Cleveland Clinic and the U.S. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) published in The American Journal of Transplantation.
Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center Welcomes New Faculty
Peter Heeger, MD, Justin Steggerda, MD, Hirsh Trivedi, MD, and Lorenzo Zaffiri, MD, PhD, have all recently joined the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center.
Meaningful but unused products hinder sustainability
New Cornell University research shows that product attachment can unintentionally encourage less sustainable behavior.
Cornell to lead new semiconductor research center
Cornell is leading a new $34 million research center that will accelerate the creation of energy-efficient semiconductor materials and technologies, and develop revolutionary new approaches for microelectronics systems.
Masks still work to reduce the transmission of respiratory disease
As we dive deep into a new wave of COVID-19 infections this winter, the value of masking is back in public discourse.
Ohio University Simulations on PSC Supercomputer Transform Coal-Like Material to Amorphous Graphite and Nanotubes
A team at Ohio University used the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Bridges-2 system to carry out a series of simulations showing how coal might eventually be converted to valuable — and carbon-neutral — materials like graphite and carbon nanotubes.
Stimulating axon re-growth after spinal cord injury
A new study by Burke Neurological Institute (BNI), Weill Cornell Medicine, finds that activation of MAP2K signaling by genetic engineering or non-invasive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) promotes corticospinal tract (CST) axon sprouting and functional regeneration after spinal cord injury (SCI) in mice.
Why technology alone can’t solve the digital divide
For some communities, the digital divide remains even after they have access to computers and fast internet, new research shows.
Wayne State receives $1.7 million NIH award to understand and address ototoxic side effects of anti-cancer drug
Wayne State’s Dr. Jamesdaniel received a $1.7 million NIH grant to study cisplatin, a drug that is prescribed to 10 to 20% of cancer patients that causes hearing loss in up to 80% treated with the drug.
In an Advance for Solar Fuels, Hybrid Materials Improve Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction
A molecular catalyst integrated with a carbon nitride semiconductor harvests sunlight to rapidly and selectively convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide.
American University Experts Share Insights on 2nd Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection
What: As we reach the 2nd anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, American University has various scholars who are experts in extremism, far-right ideologies, white supremacy, militias and organized political violence. Below please find their insights on last year and…
Does COVID change the body’s response to other threats? Depends on your sex
The long-term effects of infection on the immune system have long intrigued John Tsang, a Yale immunobiologist. After the body has faced down a pathogen, does the immune system return to the previous baseline? Or does a single infection change it in ways that alter how it will respond not only to a familiar virus but also to the next new viral or bacterial threat it faces?
Nature conservation needs to incorporate the human approach
An international study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) stresses the need to apply a biocultural approach in nature conservation programs.
How climate change impacts the Indian Ocean dipole, leading to severe droughts and floods
With a new analysis of long-term climate data, researchers say they now have a much better understanding of how climate change can impact and cause sea water temperatures on one side of the Indian Ocean to be so much warmer or cooler than the temperatures on the other — a phenomenon that can lead to sometimes deadly weather-related events like megadroughts in East Africa and severe flooding in Indonesia.
Climate risk insurance can effectively mitigate economic losses
In the US, hurricanes caused more than $400 billion in direct economic losses over the historical period 1980–2014, with losses peaking at more than $150 billion in 2005, the year when hurricane Katrina made landfall.
A stem cell’s sense of touch
Building tissues and organs is one of the most complex and important tasks that cells must accomplish during embryogenesis.
Reef fish must relearn the “rules of engagement” after coral bleaching
Mass coral bleaching events are making it harder for some species of reef fish to identify competitors, new research reveals.
Protein ‘anchors’ found to play key role in neurotransmitter GABA action
New clues about the way brain chemical transmitter GABA functions suggest that a protein ‘anchor’ plays a key role in helping position its receptors in nervous cells.
UC Irvine scientists create new chemical imaging method
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 4, 2023 – A new visualization technology that captures spectral images of materials in the mid-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum has been developed by scientists at the University of California, Irvine. The discovery, which was recently featured on the cover of the journal Science Advances, promises to help researchers and industries across many fields, including medical and tech, quickly visualize the chemical composition of various materials or tissues.
Research provides valuable comparison of anticoagulant drugs
Newly published research out of the University of Cincinnati and the University of California-Davis shows that direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) drugs are more effective and are more cost-effective than low molecular weight heparin for treating cancer-associated thrombosis.
Primary language of mothers linked to continued breastfeeding during NICU hospitalization
Very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants are at substantially higher risk for chronic health problems and neurodevelopmental disabilities compared with full term infants.
Leveraging machine learning to help predict ship exhaust gas emissions
Ships are a major means of commercial transport, contributing to 80% of global goods and energy trade. However, they emit exhaust gases—from the engines when they are sailing, and from the engines and boiler when they dock in ports.
Johns Hopkins Expert: House Speaker Vote Highlights Intense Interparty Gridlock
The chaos surrounding the vote for speaker of the House of Representatives demonstrates how gridlock is intensifying within the Republican Party, according to Johns Hopkins political scientist Daniel Schlozman. “The speaker contest has a Back to the Future quality reminiscent…
Cyclone researchers: Warming climate means more and stronger Atlantic tropical storms
Researchers report a warming climate could increase the number and intensity of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic, potentially creating more and stronger hurricanes. Researchers also examine a possible explanation for the relatively constant number of tropical cyclones around the globe every year.
Research That’s Using Data Science to Revolutionize Patient Care Highlighted in the January Issue of AACC’s The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
In this special Data Science Issue, AACC’s The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine highlights the groundbreaking work that laboratory medicine experts are doing to advance patient care through data analytics and to make this game-changing technology a routine part of healthcare.
Data Analytics Could Prevent Testing Bottlenecks During Future Pandemics
Breaking research demonstrates the efficacy of two data analytics-based strategies that clinical labs employed to meet COVID-19 testing demands during the height of the pandemic. These findings, published in the Data Science Issue of AACC’s The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, give labs a blueprint for using data analytics to ensure patient access to testing during future infectious disease outbreaks.
Incurable liver disease may prove curable
Research has shown for the first time that the effects of Alagille syndrome, an incurable genetic disorder that affects the liver, could be reversed with a single drug. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has the potential to transform treatment for this rare disease and may also have implications for more common diseases.
Can Diet Combined with Drugs Reduce Seizures?
Following a modified Atkins diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates plus taking medication may reduce seizures in people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, according to a study published in the January 4, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Climate change could cause “disaster” in the world’s oceans, say UC Irvine scientists
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 4, 2023 — Climate-driven heating of seawater is causing a slowdown of deep circulation patterns in the Atlantic and Southern oceans, according to University of California, Irvine Earth system scientists, and if this process continues, the ocean’s ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere will be severely limited, further exacerbating global warming.
Lab-grown retinal eye cells make successful connections, open door for clinical trials to treat blindness
Retinal cells grown from stem cells can reach out and connect with neighbors, according to a new study, completing a “handshake” that may show the cells are ready for trials in humans with degenerative eye disorders.Over a decade ago, researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison developed a way to grow organized clusters of cells, called organoids, that resemble the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.
Think before you design your brand’s logo: How marketers can capitalize on the power of perception to influence beliefs about brand performance
Researchers from Oklahoma State University and University of Florida published a new Journal of Marketing article explaining how marketers can capitalize on the power of perception through the structure of visual communications to influence beliefs about brand performance, which ultimately influences product interest and choice.
Scientists find iron cycling key to permafrost greenhouse gas emissions
The interaction of elemental iron with the vast stores of carbon locked away in Arctic soils is key to how greenhouse gases are emitted during thawing and should be included in models used to predict Earth’s climate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists found.
Protected: Science Results From NRAO Facilities to Be Presented at Multiple AAS 241 Press Conferences
Five new scientific results from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Very Large Array (VLA), and the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) will be revealed at multiple press conferences during the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) from January 8 to 12, 2023, in Seattle, Wash.
Argonne researchers win defense programs award for nuclear safety work
Argonne researchers receive award for work securing America’s stockpile.
GW Expert Available: Southwest Airlines offers 25K bonus points to travelers stranded by holiday meltdown
Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 15,000 flights over the holidays after a storm and a breakdown of its internal technology. Now, the company says it’s offering affected customers 25,000 bonus points as a “gesture of goodwill,” according to The Washington Post. …
New Type of Entanglement Lets Scientists ‘See’ Inside Nuclei
Nuclear physicists have found a new way to use the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)—a particle collider at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory—to see the shape and details inside atomic nuclei. The method relies on particles of light that surround gold ions as they speed around the collider and a new type of quantum entanglement that’s never been seen before.
Potential New Targets Identified in Advanced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Using the latest technologies—including both single-nuclear sequencing of mice and human liver tissue and advanced 3D glass imaging of mice to characterize key scar-producing liver cells—researchers have uncovered novel candidate drug targets for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The research was led by investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Utilizing these innovative methods, the investigators discovered a network of cell-to-cell communication driving scarring as liver disease advances. The findings, published online on January 4 in Science Translational Medicine, could lead to new treatments.
High-performance Visible-light Lasers that Fit on a Fingertip
Researchers at Columbia Engineering’s Lipson Nanophotonics Group have created visible lasers of very pure colors from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared that fit on a fingertip. The colors of the lasers can be precisely tuned and extremely fast – up to 267 petahertz per second, which is critical for applications such as quantum optics. The team is the first to demonstrate chip-scale narrow-linewidth and tunable lasers for colors of light below red — green, cyan, blue, and violet.