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UrduEarlier this month, Nina Shah, MD, joined other myeloma patients, caregivers, and clinical providers on a three-day trek across Iceland’s spectacular landscape. art of the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma Program, one of several challenges to benefit the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), the 2019 Iceland Fire + Ice Trek required hours of daily hiking across difficult and stunning Icelandic terrain—mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, hot springs, gorges, and waterfalls—to further the cause to which Shah has dedicated her career.
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Caught on camera: Wildlife of greater St. Louis area comes into focus in new biodiversity project
To catalogue the animal residents of urban green spaces without disturbing them, researchers have set up 34 motion-activated cameras from the densely urbanized St. Louis riverfront to the wilds of Route 66 State Park in Eureka, Mo.
Stony Brook University’s Advanced Computing Institute Receives $6.3M Philanthropic Boost
The Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) at Stony Brook University has received a $6.3 million anonymous donation to advance data-driven research that will improve understanding of some of the world’s most pressing challenges, including climate change, machine learning and next generation nuclear energy, among others.
Anonymous Source Provides Stony Brook University’s IACS with $6.3M Donation
The Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) at Stony Brook University has received a $6.3 million anonymous donation to advance data-driven research that will improve understanding of some of the world’s most pressing challenges, including climate change, machine learning and next generation nuclear energy, among others.
Stony Brook University to Test Supercomputers for Cutting-Edge, Data-Driven Research
A $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the Institute of Advanced Computational Science (IACS) will enable researchers nationwide to test future supercomputing technologies and advance computational and data-driven research on the world’s most pressing challenges.
EXPERT PITCH: Professor says building socially responsible businesses will help women’s workforce participation, substance use recovery efforts
A West Virginia University assistant professor wants to see the Mountain State increase women’s workforce participation, particularly women in substance use recovery. While Jenifer Gamble, field education director for West Virginia University’s School of Social Work, acknowledges great need, especially…
ATS Expert Available to Comment on FDA Proposed Rule on Graphic Warning Labels for Cigarettes
Michelle Eakin, PhD is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Adherence Research Center and the chair of the ATS Tobacco Action Committee. To…
The SunCAVE, the World’s Highest Resolution Walk-in Virtual Reality Environment, Turns Two
UC San Diego’s SunCAVE is the world’s highest resolution walk-in virtual reality environment. It’s one that doctors, archeologists, musicians, computer scientists and students are using to create new means for discovery, healing and understanding.
Graphic Cigarette Warnings Focus of FDA Proposed Rule Released Today
Today the FDA issued its proposal for graphic warnings on cigarettes, a long overdue step says the American Thoracic Society in curbing the adverse health effects associated with smoking. Comments on the proposed rule are due by October 15, 2019. The FDA is required to issue a final rule by March 15, 2020.
The SunCAVE, the World’s Highest Resolution Walk-in Virtual Reality Environment, Turns Two
UC San Diego’s SunCAVE is the world’s highest resolution walk-in virtual reality environment. It’s one that doctors, archeologists, musicians, computer scientists and students are using to create new means for discovery, healing and understanding.
Want the money now or later? It may depend on your age
Imagine winning the lottery and having it pay out over a scheduled period of time. Would you want the largest payments right away? Or would you rather start small and save the biggest windfall for later?
Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment Can Learn – and Benefit from – Mindfulness Meditation
Pilot study shows promising evidence that adults with MCI can learn to practice mindfulness meditation, and by doing so may boost their cognitive reserve
Global urban water scarcity endures as a ‘daily reality’
More than 40% of residents in 15 cities in the “global south” – developing nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America – still lack quality, affordable water that can be piped into dwellings, according to a report released by the World Resources Institute’s Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.
Winning coaches’ locker room secret
Researchers found a significant relationship between how negative a coach was at half-time and how well the team played in the second half: The more negativity, the more the team outscored the opposition.
NIH awards $17.4 million to Cornell for CHESS subfacility
On Aug. 15, the NIH awarded Cornell $17.4 million for MacCHESS (Macromolecular X-ray science at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source), a subfacility of CHESS that attracts hundreds of biomedical researchers each year.
Vegetable-rich Wahls diet lowers fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients by raising good cholesterol
Higher levels of blood high-density lipoprotein (HDL) — or good cholesterol — may improve fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients, according to a new University at Buffalo-led study.
Lifelong Successes, Public Enlightenment
The American Institute of Physics) announced astronomer Virginia Trimble has been selected to receive the 2019 Andrew Gemant Award, an annual prize recognizing contributions to the cultural, artistic and humanistic dimension of physics. The award recognizes Trimble’s lifelong successes in the physical sciences and “for taking the broader view of how physics and astronomy is accomplished, creatively engaging physical scientists and the public throughout her lifetime, and commitment to establishing science within the social perspective.”
Quick Fixes: Speedier Service in the Emergency Department
Visitors to hospital Emergency Rooms wait, on average, more than two hours—some even leave without treatment because of the time. New research by Darden Professor Ozlem Yildiz shows how hospitals can be incentivized to make the process more time efficient.
Prize-Winning, Student-Designed App Identifies Social Conditions Contributing to Mortality
The Phase 1 prototype of “MortalityMinder” identifies social determinants – including measures of health behavior, clinical care, the physical environment, and social and economic factors – that contribute to “deaths of despair” due to suicide and substance abuse in New York state.
No Limits for Light or Science
Re-imagining materials for solar panels and so much more demands curious people who care about big problems. That’s the team at the Photonics at the Thermodynamic Limits (PTL) Center, an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
Exercise and Depression, Weightlifting and Lowered Colon Cancer Risk and More from the Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports & Science®
If you’re looking for health and fitness story ideas, view these research highlights from Current Sports Medicine Reports and the September 2019 issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise®, ACSM’s flagship journal.
The Importance of Communicating About (Nuclear) Science
Communicating about science is a challenge. Bridging the gap between conversations with colleagues immersed in the language of the laboratory and audiences ranging from educated and curious to uninterested or even distrustful can be daunting. Add to that the potential consequences of miscommunication—particularly in high-stakes fields like nuclear materials management and nonproliferation, where political, safety, and security issues exacerbate the task—and some scientists might be tempted to run from the microphone. But scientists at the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management recently hosted two sessions on why it’s important to communicate, and tips for making it easier.
National narcissism rears its head in study of WWII
World War II was, by any measure, a massive undertaking that involved huge loss and suffering. The countries involved — Allied and Axis — committed substantial resources and sacrificed an astounding number of human lives. No matter how much a particular country contributed however, the sum total of all losses cannot equal more than 100%.
DOE to Provide $27.6 Million for Data Science Research in Chemical and Materials Sciences
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $27.6 million in funding over the next three years for targeted research in data science to accelerate discovery in chemistry and material sciences.
Pakistan-India Relations Expert Available to Comment on Kashmir Situation
Raza Ahmad Rumi, director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College, is available to comment on the Pakistani response to India’s abrogation of autonomy for the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Ahmad Rumi writes and speaks…
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Associated with Increased Treatment of Other Chronic Diseases
Patients receiving buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) are more likely to use medications for chronic, unrelated conditions, suggests a study in the September issue of Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Snapshot: S&T and Canadian counterparts evaluate AUDREY’s capabilities in a paramedic use case
S&T and DRDC CSS conducted an experiment with S&T’s AUDREY, a human-like reasoning system, to determine if AUDREY can perform data fusion, and provide tailored situational awareness information to the paramedic.
New tools help detect digital domestic abuse
A new clinical model developed by Cornell Tech researchers aims to respond systematically and effectively to the growing array of digital threats against victims of intimate partner violence. Working with the New York City Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, the researchers created and piloted a questionnaire, a spyware scanning tool and a diagram for assessing clients’ digital footprints.
For superconductors, discovery comes from disorder
In a new study, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have explained the ways in which two electronic arrangements compete with each other and ultimately affect the temperature at which a material becomes superconducting.
Nanoscale “Glass” Bottles Could Enable Targeted Drug Delivery
Tiny silica bottles filled with medicine and a special temperature-sensitive material could be used for drug delivery to kill malignant cells only in certain parts of the body, according to a study published recently by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Discovery could pave the way for disease-resistant rice crops
Researchers have uncovered an unusual protein activity in rice that can be exploited to give crops an edge in the evolutionary arms race against rice blast disease, a major threat to rice production around the world.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Announces Urbana, Maryland, Location
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians (JHCP) announced today that it will open an Urbana, Maryland, location in mid-October. The new site’s address is 3501 John Simmons St., near the corner of Worthington Boulevard and Sugarloaf Parkway.
Babson ePitch: Second Century Challenge Semi-Finalists Announced
Babson College’s biggest pitch competition to date – the Babson ePitch: Second Century Challenge – is just over a month away, and 12 semifinalists, who have just been named, are vying for a spot on stage.
Upward of $100,000 will be awarded to entrepreneurs who have pitched, and won over, a panel of well-known judges, including Jamie Siminoff ’99, founder of Ring.
MyoKardia Launches 2nd Annual MyoSeeds™ Research Grants Program to Advance Independent Research in Heart Disease
MyoKardia, Inc. today announced the launch of the 2nd Annual MyoSeeds™ Research Grants Program, an initiative to support original, independent research in the biology and underlying mechanisms of cardiomyopathies and precision heart disease treatment.
Prolonged unrest likely to spring from India’s decision to revoke Kashmir’s special status
Kashmir has been a region disputed by India and Pakistan for over 70 years; India administers bout two-thirds of the state and Pakistan much of the remainder (with a small portion occupied by China). On Aug. 5, the Indian government…
Financial Abuse of Older Adults by Family Members More Common than Scams by Strangers
Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers identified financial abuse of older adults by family members as the more common than scams by strangers
Moderate to Heavy Drinking During Pregnancy Alters Genes in Newborns, Mothers
Mothers who drink moderate to high levels of alcohol during pregnancy may be changing their babies’ DNA, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Scars: gone with the foam
Poorly healing wounds and severe scarring are more than just a cosmetic problem; they can significantly impair a person’s mobility and health. Empa researchers have now developed a foam that is supposed to prevent excessive scarring and help wounds to heal quickly. An essential ingredient: the yellow ginger tumeric.
CANDLE Illuminates New Pathways in Fight Against Cancer
As part of the Department of Energy’s role in the fight against cancer, scientists are building tools that use supercomputers to solve problems in entirely new ways.
New research could provide better food and faster analysis of blood tests
A group of researchers from the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen have figu
System for studying diseases like gout and kidney stones finds new drug targets
Researchers develop a strain of fruit fly that develops high uric acid levels when triggered by diet
Selective coronary angiography following cardiac arrest
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 2, pp. 85-98 ; DOI https:/ / doi. org/ 10. 15212/ CVIA. 2017. 0060 , Jayasheel O. Eshcol and Adnan K. Chhatriwalla from Saint Luke’s Hospital Mid America…
Pores for thought: Ion channel study beckons first whole-brain simulation
Blue Brain Project’s ‘Channelpedia’ is open to brain modellers and pharmacologists everywhere
French major energy player Total joins National Carbon Capture Center
Continuing its international engagement in technology innovation, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Carbon Capture Center – which is managed and operated by Southern Company – has welcomed French major energy player Total as a new member. Total is…
Sensory impairment and health expectancy in older adults
Out of the five physical senses, impairment in vision and hearing, especially simultaneously, may have the greatest impact on the health of older adults. These impairments are associated with poor health outcomes, such as limitations in physical function and activities…
New study shows how autism can be measured through a non-verbal marker
How a visual test can help screen for autism
Global reinsurance experts urge investment in open-source risk models
Strategic management academics recommend alteration of insurance industry in background paper prepar
Age-related illness risk for people living with HIV
Study finds increased incidence of heart disease, COPD and bone fractures
Uric acid pathologies shorten fly lifespan, highlighting need for screening in humans
Backed by human genetics, research in flies provides potential drug targets for gout, metabolic synd
No, Siri and Alexa are not making us ruder
Study of 274 adults finds the answer — for now