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UrduAir pollution exposure threatens human health both outdoors and when polluted air infiltrates homes, offices, schools and vehicles. Exposure to certain particulate matter can cause respiratory, cardiovascular and nervous system issues, especially in vulnerable populations. Several presentations at the 2019 Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting will explore new ways to measure and track air pollutants to reduce public health risk.
Refined Carbs May Trigger Insomnia, Finds Study
Women who consumed a diet high in added sugars and refined carbohydrates had a greater risk of developing insomnia, a new study by researchers at Columbia University has found.
CDC selects UIC for public health research network
The University of Illinois at Chicago will continue its work as one of only 25 academic institutions in the CDC’s Prevention Research Center network. The center’s core research project will test a health intervention — the addition of a dedicated health care specialist — in Chicago Public Schools.
Training middle-school educators to identify suicide warning signs
New research examined the impact of virtual training on the mental-health and suicide-prevention skills of more than 33,000 middle-school educators. The researchers found, overwhelmingly, that those who completed the training had “higher levels of preparedness” in identifying suicide warning signs than participants at the pre-test evaluation.
TTUHSC El Paso Professor Receives Award for Research on Diabetes-Related Digestive Disorder
Munmun Chattopadhyay, Ph.D., M.Sc., an assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a $100,429 grant from the Edward N. and Margaret G. Marsh Foundation for her research project, “Gastroparesis, a Mysterious Stomach Disorder and its Prevalence in Women.”
Take Long Naps? Sleep More than Nine Hours a Night? Your Stroke Risk May Be Higher
People who take long naps during the day or sleep nine or more hours at night may have an increased risk of stroke, according to a study published in the December 11, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Groups work better when stakes are gradually increased
A gradual approach to increasing the stakes of group coordination projects can improve overall team performance, according to a new research paper featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
VUMC’s Denny Selected to Lead National ‘All of Us’ Program
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected Joshua C. Denny, MD, MS, vice president of Personalized Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), to be the Chief Executive Officer of the federal All of Us Research Program.
The shopping outside can be frightful; online buyers want deals so delightful
You don’t need statistics or sales figures to measure the scope of online holiday shopping – doorsteps everywhere boast boxes delivered by Amazon and other retailers. But why do shoppers choose to stay home and buy gifts online rather than…
Rutgers Neurologist Named Lead Scientific Advisor of Eagles Autism Challenge Peer Review Panel
Philadelphia Eagles Chair and CEO Jeffrey Lurie championed a new signature fundraising event, the Eagles Autism Challenge, to raise funds for innovative autism research and programs. To assist him in these efforts, Lurie appointed a professor of neuroscience and cell biology and pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to serve as the lead scientific advisor.
‘Fuzzy Logic’ System May Help Neonatal Nurses Prevent IV Catheter Failure
A “fuzzy logic” alarm system may help nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) predict impending catheter infusion failure – and prevent complications in critically ill newborns, reports a study in the October issue of Advances in Neonatal Care, official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Vanderbilt Doctors Discuss When to Visit Emergency Departments for Cold and Flu Symptoms
While it can be difficult to decipher symptoms, Michele Walsh, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics and medical director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Children’s Hospital, offers tips on when it is best to bring a child to an emergency department (ED) versus making a call or visit to the family pediatrician.
Forensic Chemist Proposes Sweat Testing Strip as Breathalyzer Replacement
Jan Halámek and his team of researchers at the University at Albany, led by Department of Chemistry graduate student Mindy Hair, are developing a sensing strip that can detect a person’s blood alcohol content (BAC) based on ethanol levels in a small sweat sample.
Father’s X chromosome may yield clues to higher rates of autoimmune disease in women
UCLA scientists have discovered one reason why autoimmune diseases are more prevalent in women than in men.
Azteca ant colonies move the same way leopards’ spots form
What could Azteca ants in coffee farms in Mexico have in common with leopards’ spots and zebras’ stripes?
Researchers discover brain circuit linked to food impulsivity
A team of researchers that includes a faculty member at the University of Georgia has now identified a specific circuit in the brain that alters food impulsivity, creating the possibility scientists can someday develop therapeutics to address overeating.
Analysis of Different Treatment Strategies for Non-Invasive Breast Cancer Shows Radiation Treatment Alone is Cost-Effective
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey investigators evaluated all treatment strategies for both standard-risk and good-risk ductal carcinoma in-situ and found the most commonly recommended combination treatment for DCIS represents low-value care, while radiation therapy alone was cost-effective.
‘Financial infidelity’: What defines it, who is at risk, and what are the consequences?
Romantic partners aren’t always honest about money in their relationships, but when does hiding purchases, debt and savings constitute “financial infidelity”? Research by professors at four universities, including Indiana University, defines the concept and provides a means for predicting its occurrence within relationships.
Holiday travel checklist: What to do before, during and after your trip to stay healthy and safe
Traveling for the holidays? Even while you’re away on vacation, your health and that of your family is top priority.
Closing Gaps in Perspective of Value between Cancer Patients and their Health Care Providers
NCCN hosted an annual NCCN Patient Advocacy Summit: Delivering Value for Patients across the Oncology Ecosystem in Washington, DC, bringing together patients, advocates, clinicians, policy-makers, and others to share diverse perspectives on the meaning of value in cancer care.
Mountain Goats’ Air Conditioning is Failing, Study Says
A new study in the journal PLOS One says Glacier National Park’s iconic mountain goats are in dire need of air conditioning.
Nuclear freeze movement’s legacy on display at Cornell
Cornell University’s Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies is working to catalog materials from Randall Forsberg’s nuclear freeze campaign and her think tank, the Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Receives Re-Accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center achieved re-accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.
Shrinking of Greenland’s glaciers began accelerating in 2000, research finds
Satellite data has given scientists clues about how, when and why Greenland’s glaciers are shrinking – and shows a sharp increase in glacial retreat beginning about 2000, according to new research presented this week.
James Wilson Clark, PPPL’s first deputy director for administrative operations, was a decorated World War II veteran, experienced federal administrator, and active member of the Princeton community
James W. Clark, PPPL’s first deputy director for administrative operations, was a decorated World War II veteran with a long career in public service, who died Aug. 6. A memorial service in his honor will be held Dec. 21.
Project Aims to Improve Efficiency of Evaporation and Condensation in Critical Processes
Power generation, the heat in our homes, air-conditioning, even the manufacturing of some of the products we use each day rely on evaporation and condensation processes. Improving and controlling these phase-change phenomena could increase energy efficiency across a vast number of industries.
Shankar Narayanan, assistant professor of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is leading a team that will be supported by a new NSF CAREER grant to study how evaporation and condensation processes can be improved or controlled at the micro level.
A Peek into the Battery Technology Pipeline
With its deep expertise in materials research, materials design, and energy storage
technologies, Berkeley Lab is working on better battery alternatives. Gerbrand Ceder, a battery researcher in the Materials Science Division, details four battery echnologies being studied by Berkeley Lab scientists that could make a big difference in the future.
Expert Available to Discuss Articles of Impeachment
New Brunswick, N.J. (Dec 11, 2019) – Ross Baker, distinguished professor of political science at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and an expert on American politics, is available to comment on the articles of impeachment released by the House Judiciary Committee’s Democratic majority…
NAU receives $6.83 million grant to continue community-based Native American cancer prevention program
In the next five years, the NACP will focus the program’s immediate priorities on enhancing the partnership with the University of Arizona Cancer Center to make a greater impact in addressing cancer health disparities for Native Americans in Arizona and throughout the Southwest.
One step closer to living on Mars: NAU scientists contribute to NASA’s ‘treasure map’ of widespread water ice near planet’s surface
Northern Arizona University professor Christopher Edwards and postdoc Jennifer Buz are co-authors of a study published this week in Geophysical Research Letters that mapped several locations on Mars at high and mid-latitudes where water ice exists at a depth as little as an inch below the planet’s surface.
Notre Dame Associate Professor of Human Rights Law and Global Affairs Diane Desierto Can Comment on Myanmar Hearing at The Hague
University of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Human Rights Law and Global Affairs Diane Desierto is available to comment on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s testimony at The Hague. Desierto is also active as lead/collaborating counsel in human rights and public…
New Study and Pilot Curriculum Trains Students to Provide Complex Care
Thomas Jefferson University Hotspotting Program Addresses Hospital “Super Utilizers” Using Team-Based Model
The songwriter is creative – the singer, not so much
Country music songwriters must perform a careful dance when they work with famous singers who may be less talented at writing songs but bring the needed star power to attract fans – and, importantly, to get the song recorded in the first place, research suggests. A study of 39 successful country-music songwriters found that they use two strategies to navigate creative collaboration with more famous artists.
Adding tucatinib to drug combination extends survival for advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today reported study results showing the addition of tucatinib to capecitabine (Xeloda) and trastuzumab (Herceptin) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer, with and without brain metastasis according to results of the HER2CLIMB clinical trial.
Digging into diets: Researchers analyze artifacts to better understand ancient practices
New research from anthropologists at McMaster University and California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), is shedding light on ancient dietary practices, the evolution of agricultural societies and ultimately, how plants have become an important element of the modern diet.
London air to be kept clean thanks to Warwick researchers
In London air pollution contributes to thousands of premature deaths a year, with many others suffering the adverse health effects of air pollution exposure.
Bea Weiser, 98, Volunteers to Help People with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
For more than 14 years, Bea Weiser, 98, has volunteered at the front desk of FAU’s Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center to help attendees who are struggling with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias. Nothing slows down this vibrant and energetic senior who continues to maintain her independence (she still drives) and who has worked since she was 14 years old. Even a recent setback with a broken shoulder and a cancer diagnosis has not deterred her from returning to the center three afternoons a week to continue her passion to help others.
Burial traditions are evolving, designers see call to action
Iowa State University interior design students are responding to changing beliefs and traditions surrounding funerals and burials in the United States by studying cemeteries, funeral homes, mortuaries and interment practices. By the end of this semester, each student will have designed a unique, never-before-seen space for the future of burial.
Estudio descubre riesgo escasamente mayor de lesión en programa de entrenamiento funcional de alta intensidad
Las clases grupales de ejercicios de alta intensidad aumentan en popularidad en los gimnasios, pero si bien las investigaciones muestran que estas sesiones de ejercicio ofrecen beneficios cardiovasculares y de otro tipo, solo se han llevado a cabo pocos estudios respecto a si derivan en más lesiones.
How sand fly mating habits are helping tackle tropical disease in £2.5M project
The tropical disease Leishmaniasis is being tackled by catching female sand flies who carry the parasite that causes the disease
Scientists Link Decline of Baltic Cod to Hypoxia – and Climate Change
If you want to know how climate change and hypoxia — the related loss of oxygen in the world’s oceans — affect fish species such as the economically important Baltic cod, all you have to do is ask the fish. Those cod, at least, will tell you that hypoxia is making them smaller, scrawnier and less valuable. A paper published today in the journal Biology Letters points to a link between hypoxia and fish well-being.
Don’t Get on Santa’s Naughty List, Stay ‘Green’ With Gifts This Year
Looking for ideas on easy ways to reduce your environmental impact during the holiday season? The University of Kentucky Recycling Program, provides eight easy ideas for you and everyone in your life to stay green this holiday season.
Helping plant nurseries reduce runoff
Researchers identify production strategies to help manage phosphorus
7 Tips for a Griswold-Worthy Home With UK Lighting Expert
Joseph Rey-Barreau, with the University of Kentucky College of Design, has seven easy tips to help make your holiday space everything you’ve ever dreamed of — and make the “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” Griswold family jealous.
Why polar bears at sea have higher pollution levels than those staying on land
Arctic sea-ice is in decline, causing polar bears in the Barents Sea region to alter their feeding and hunting habits. Bears that follow sea-ice to offshore areas have higher pollutant levels than those staying on land — but why? A study in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology reports the likely reasons.
Glaucoma Research Foundation to Honor Leaders in Glaucoma Innovation at 2020 Annual Gala in San Francisco
Ophthalmology industry innovators Vicente Anido, Jr., PhD and Thomas A. Mitro of Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will be honored at the Glaucoma 360 Annual Gala on February 6, 2020 in San Francisco.
Study supports long-term benefits of non-drug therapies for pain
Findings based on review of more than 140,000 Veteran health records
NTU Singapore scientists convert plastics into useful chemicals using sunlight
Chemists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a method that could turn plastic waste into valuable chemicals by using sunlight. In lab experiments, the research team mixed plastics with their catalyst in a solvent, which allows the…
Examining opioid prescribing after new Florida law
What The Study Did: Researchers compared opioid prescribing at discharge from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, across 25 procedures before and after a Florida law that mandated changes to opioid prescribing went into effect in 2018. To access the…
Creating virtual worksites for students to gain ‘hands-on’ skills
Construction is literally a hands-on business where profit-loss margins are squeaky-tight. The training of new workers requires time and labor, and materials like wood, cement, and rebar are too expensive for the “play” essential for learning new skills. Unfortunately, the…