An analysis of 150 episodes from 50 television programs, and 5,703 news articles by American University’s Center for Media & Social Impact, reveal major concerns about the way we view homelessness and solutions to homelessness.
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Gene Coding Error Found in Rare, Inherited Form of Lung-Scarring Disorder Linked to Short Telomeres
By combing through the entire genetic sequences of a person with a lung scarring disease and 13 of the person’s relatives, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found a coding error in a single gene that is likely responsible for a rare form of the disease and the abnormally short protective DNA caps on chromosomes long associated with it.
Rheumatology Leaders and Patient Advocates Convene on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Patient Access to Care, Solutions to Workforce Shortage
Physicians, health professionals and rheumatology patients gathered on Capitol Hill this week to urge lawmakers to support the Safe Step Act, Empower for Health Act, and the REDI Act during ACR’s annual Advocates for Arthritis event.
It’s Not About Self-driving Cars, It’s About More People in Fewer Vehicles
It now appears that pooled-ride services like car-pooling, public transit, and ride-splitting are much more important than self-driving cars and automation for sustainability and reducing traffic congestion. The idea is simple: put more people in fewer vehicles. Even modest levels of ride-pooling can result in significant energy savings. Increasing vehicle occupancy, especially during peak times, also can significantly reduce traffic congestion. These systems don’t require self-driving vehicles but simply centralized fleet coordination, which is achievable with today’s technologies.
A Conversation With General Joseph Dunford
General Joseph Dunford discusses U.S. military and defense strategy in conflict areas around the world and the current state of cooperative efforts with U.S. allies. The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership features prominent individuals from the military and intelligence communities.
Can Presidents Block Investment in China?
President Trump has threatened to make U.S. companies leave China. Can he do that?
Numerical Simulations Probe Mechanisms Behind Sand Dune Formation
After noticing how the construction of dams significantly alter the hydrodynamics of natural rivers and the resulting downstream riverbed evolution, researchers decided to apply numerical simulations to help determine what’s at play in the relationship of sediment motion and flow conditions.
Lancet Commission Report on Malaria Eradication: Bloomberg School Faculty Statement
The Lancet Commission on malaria eradication issued a report Sept. 8 that posits that malaria, one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases, can be eradicated as early as 2050. The Lancet Commission report includes a linked comment by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,…
Unearthing the art of fossils
A rocky start in college hasn’t stopped alumnus Zachary Heck (BS Geology, ’16) from pursuing his prehistoric passions. Having a year off due to academic suspension helped him get back on track, giving him time to a begin career in paleontology before he even graduated.
Integrating Occupational Safety and Health with Workplace Wellness
A grant program is helping small- to medium-sized employers in Ohio integrate their occupational safety and health (OSH) efforts with workplace wellness programs, reports the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Breast Cancer Cells ‘Stick Together’ to Spread Through The Body During Metastasis
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discovered that a cell adhesion protein, E-cadherin, allows breast cancer cells to survive as they travel through the body and form new tumors, a process termed metastasis.
AUTOIMMUNE ASSOCIATION HOSTS TWO SIGNATURE EVENTS IN PITTSBURGH:
The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) partners with AHN Autoimmunity Institute to present a free public forum on autoimmune disease and the inaugural Pittsburgh Autoimmune Walk.
Airline Water Study 2019
A 2019 Airline Water Study released by DietDetective.com and the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center reveals that the quality of drinking water varies by airline, and many airlines have possibly provided passengers with unhealthy water.
Study to Evaluate Best Medical Management for Stroke Caused by Intracerebral Hemorrhage
The MIND study compares the safety and efficacy of a neuro-evacuation device to best medical management in evacuating intracerebral hemorrhage – a life-threatening kind of stroke which occurs when a diseased blood vessel within the brain bursts.
‘Yo-yo’ Dieting May Provide Metabolic Health Benefits
Repeatedly losing and regaining weight may lead to improved insulin levels and lower body fat percentages in the long term, even during weight regain phases.
NUS invention makes biopsies less invasive and more informative
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel technology that could sensitively and accurately detect and classify cancer cells, as well as determine the disease aggressiveness from the least invasive biopsies. With this new technology called STAMP (Sequence-Topology Assembly for Multiplexed Profiling), comprehensive disease information can be obtained faster
Genetic mutation linked to flu-related heart complications
People with severe flu sometimes develop life-threatening heart problems, even when their hearts have been previously healthy, but the reason for that has been poorly understood. For the first time, research in mice has shown a link between a genetic mutation, flu and heart irregularities that researchers say might one day improve the care of flu patients.
Third baby born after uterus transplant at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute program continues to help women with absolute uterine factor
Colorful microreactors utilize sunlight
Energy-efficient solar photochemistry with luminescent solar concentrators
Developing vaccines to fight opioid addiction — NIH grant
There are many moments in the human experience when tragedy elicits not only compassion, but inspiration. When Mike Zhang heard the story of a mother whose son died of an opioid overdose just one month after the teenager’s introduction to…
Researchers find earliest evidence of milk consumption
Researchers have found the earliest direct evidence of milk consumption anywhere in the world in the
Breakthrough Foundation honors UW researcher studying ‘exotic’ states of matter
Lukasz Fidkowski, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Washington, is one of the winners of a 2020 New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Foundation. The prize to early-career scientists, announced Sept. 5, recognizes Fidkowski and…
The danger of heat and cold across Australia
Cold temperatures are not nearly as deadly as heat, with around 2% of all deaths in Australia relate
UT Dallas electrical engineer shining new light on moving data on microchips
Optical fiber, which uses light to transport vast amounts of data quickly between computers and other electronic devices, has revolutionized modern society, from the high-speed internet that flows into our homes to global communications. But the microchips that power everything…
Diabetes nearly double for Japanese-Americans
The study compares non-obese Japanese-Americans with non-obese, non-Hispanic white adults
Chronic enteroviral infection modifies broadly pancreatic cellular functions
Enteroviral infections are common viral infections with usually rather few symptoms and also believed to be linked to the onset of type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a disorder in which the pancreatic insulin-producing beta-cells are destroyed, and it…
Microorganisms reduce methane release from the ocean
Bacteria in the Pacific Ocean remove large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane
Wiley and the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience announce a new publishing partner
HOBOKEN, N.J.–September 10, 2019– John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B) is delighted to announce a new publishing partnership with the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience (ISDN). Effective January 2020, ISDN has selected Wiley to publish the International…
Australian immunology pioneer Jacques Miller wins Lasker Award
Emeritus Professor Jacques Miller AC from Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute has won a Lasker Award, one of the highest international honours in medical research. Professor Miller was joint recipient of the 2019 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award…
Deep learning pioneer to give Turing Lecture at Heidelberg Laureate Forum
Lecture by Yoshua Bengio to be livestreamed
Neuroengineer Joshua Jacobs wins NSF CAREER award
NSF award will support Jacobs’ research on how the human brain supports spatial navigation and memor
What happens underground influences global nutrient cycles
DOE user facilities EMSL and JGI announce FY 2020 collaborative FICUS projects
Deepwater horizon oil buried in gulf coast beaches could take decades to biodegrade
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Golf ball-size clods of weathered crude oil originating from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon catastrophe could remain buried in sandy Gulf Coast beaches for decades, according to a new study by ecologists at Florida State University. In a…
AIAA announces 2019 graduate award winners
Winners from UCIrvine, GeorgiaTech, Colo U Engineering, NCState, Vanderbilt, UCSD, Purdue, Penn Stat
New biomarker for dementia improves risk prediction
In a study of cognitively healthy adults, elevated plasma levels of IGFBP-2 were associated with an
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health partners with NIH and Apple
Groundbreaking study will collect and analyze data on menstrual and gynecological health to improve
With $4 million grant, CSU and Front Range Community College team up for transfer students
Grant will support at least 150 students
Wyss Institute and Miraki Innovation unveil BOA Biomedical
New venture’s platform technology can rapidly diagnose and treat a broad range of antibiotic-resista
USC scientist identifies new species of giant flying reptile
The prehistoric creature had a wingspan like a small plane, it could soar across oceans or continent
EUR 3.7M for academia and industry to pave the way for sustainable production of chemicals
With EUR 3.7 million from EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, Aarhus University has teamed up with 21 other
The vagina monocultures
Johns Hopkins team develops donor screening for vaginal microbiota transplantation
A new species of electric eel produces the highest voltage discharge of any known animal
An article shows that 3 species of electric eel exist, not just one as previously described, and tha
KEYNOTE-024 three-year survival update
Pembrolizumab effective as first-line therapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Nurse led follow-up service aids patients with respected early stage lung cancer, improves clinic ef
Barcelona– The presence of the specialist nurse within thoracic surgical centers in the United Kingdom increased clinic capacity and efficiency, reduced waiting time for appointments, promoted junior medical training and ensured continuity of care for the patients, according to an…
Patients taking nivolumab experience five-fold increase in overall survival compared to chemotherapy
Five-year outcomes from the randomized, phase 3 trials checkmate 017/057: nivolumab vs. docetaxel in
IIVS receives support for non-animal testing from RIFM
September 10, 2019, Gaithersburg, MD – The Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc. (IIVS) is excited to announce that it has received a grant from the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM) to support its mission to promote non-animal methods.…
Trial seeks to reduce neuropathy, improve outcomes for black women with breast cancer
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have launched a new, unique study recruiting black women with breast cancer designed to better understand and treat neuropathy, a side effect from chemotherapy. The National Cancer Institute-sponsored clinical trial, EAZ171, is led…
Gene coding error found in rare, inherited gene cof lung-scarring disorder linked to short telomeres
Genetic flaw may become part of a small but growing list of diagnostic markers for inherited ‘short
Evidence of herd protection against oral HPV infections among unvaccinated US adults
Bottom Line: HPV vaccination has been recommended for U.S. females since 2006 and since 2011 for males to prevent anogenital HPV infections and associated cancers. Prevention of oral HPV infections and associated cancers of the mouth and throat is not…
Is ownership of dialysis facilities associated with access to kidney transplants?
Bottom Line: An analysis that included data for nearly 1.5 million patients with end-stage kidney disease looked at whether ownership of dialysis facilities was associated with patients’ access to kidney transplants. This observational study included patients treated at 6,511 dialysis…