American Heart Association Meeting Report – Presentation #P2059; Session APS.2.4
Allergic diseases increase the risk of adult-onset asthma
A Finnish study found that the more allergic diseases an individual has, the higher the asthma risk. The number of allergic diseases increases the risk of adult-onset asthma especially in individuals born after 1940, according to a study published in…
Resilience protects pregnant women against negative effects of stress
Resilience–understood as the set of personal resources that help individuals deal effectively with adversity, protecting them from the negative health effects of stress–is receiving increasing attention from researchers. However, it remains under-studied in such a sensitive time of life as…
Study locates brain areas for understanding metaphors in healthy and schizophrenic people
Scientists have used MRI scanners to discover the parts of the brain which understand metaphors, in both healthy volunteers and people with schizophrenia. They found that people with schizophrenia employ different brain circuits to overcome initial lack of understanding. The…
Mayo Clinic et United Therapeutics prévoient d’augmenter le nombre de poumons disponibles pour les transplantations dans un nouveau bâtiment dédié à la recherche et à l’innovation médicales
Le nouveau Discovery and Innovation Building de la Mayo Clinic en Floride, un bâtiment dédié à la recherche et à l’innovation, a ouvert ses portes le jeudi 22 août. Dans cet endroit, une technologie novatrice augmentera le nombre de poumons disponibles pour les transplantations.
Tip Sheet: Understanding how the flu virus works; addressing global health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa; and using radioimmunotherapy to destroy multiple myeloma cells
Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings, with links for additional background and media contacts.
PTSD is not just for veterans, it’s a trauma disorder that affects millions
Research shows that individuals who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are not just war veterans, but anyone who has experienced some form of severe life trauma.
Study shows the social benefits of political incorrectness
But using politically incorrect speech brings some benefits: It’s a powerful way to appear authentic. Researchers at Berkeley Haas found that replacing even a single politically correct word or phrase for a politically incorrect one—“illegal” versus “undocumented” immigrants, for example—makes people view a speaker as more authentic and less likely to be swayed by others.
So-Called ‘Longevity Vitamin’ Might Hold More Importance than Scientists Thought
A University of Florida microbiologist’s latest research found that disease-causing bacteria are competing with their human hosts for a key micronutrient.
Couples Who Tailgate Together Stay Together, Baylor Research Says
The researchers surveyed 143 tailgating adults (44 percent were female) who answered questions about their partners and their respect toward that person.
Dorian slams Southeast at peak harvest season: soil and crops at risk
As Dorian continues to make its way up the East Coast this week, agriculture producers are warned extreme weather and flooding could devastate crops. Two Cornell University experts – David Wolfe and Harold van Es – explain the impacts Dorian…
New UIC graduate program to deliver data specialists to the public sector
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs will be home to one of the nation’s few graduate programs dedicated to data science in the public sector, and the first offered at a public institution in the state of Illinois.
Mayo Clinic names G. Anton Decker, M.D., to lead international engagement
G. Anton Decker, M.D., has been named president, International at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Decker will report to Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Mayo Clinic president and CEO, and will have enterprise-wide responsibilities leading Mayo Clinic’s international activities.
Rutgers Marks Grand Opening of New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts today will mark the public opening of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, a $172 million redevelopment project that promises to transform
Mayo Clinic e United Therapeutics aumentarão o número de pulmões para transplante em novo edifício dedicado a descobertas médicas e inovação
O novo Edifício de Descobertas e Inovação da Mayo Clinic na Flórida foi inaugurado na quinta-feira, 22 de agosto. Nele, a tecnologia de ponta aumentará o número de pulmões disponíveis para transplante.
Fix and prevent health disparities in children by supporting mom, and dad
According to the recent National Academies report on health disparities in children, one of the most important factors in preventing and addressing disparities is the well-being of the child’s primary caregiver. This finding is based on decades of developmental psychology research from Arizona State University scientists and others. When the primary caregiver is supported, the caregiver-child attachment can buffer against adversities like poverty, trauma and chronic stress.
Study shows exposure to multiple languages may make it easier to learn one
A new study from the University of Washington finds that, based on brain activity, people who live in communities where multiple languages are spoken can identify words in yet another language better than those who live in a monolingual environment.
Get a new knee that morning, go home that afternoon
UAB now does same-day knee replacement surgeries for selected patients. Advances in surgery and anesthesia make it possible for qualifying patients to avoid an overnight stay in the hospital, which reduces the risk of an acquired infection.
Crossing the Great Divide Between Model Studies and Applied Reactors in Catalysis
A team devised a way to bridge the gap between two extremes. Using their approach, they can predict catalyst performance across a wider range of temperatures and pressures.
SCCA Experts Present Cancer Research at the ASCO Quality Care Symposium
News and interview opportunities at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Political Science Expert Available to Discuss Brexit
New Brunswick, N.J. (September 5, 2019) – R. Daniel Kelemen, a Rutgers University–New Brunswick professor of political science and expert in E.U. politics, is available to comment on the latest developments regarding Brexit. “With the Brexit deadline looming on October…
ATS Applauds Governor Whitmer’s Action on Flavored E-cigs and Urges FDA to Take Immediate Action
The American Thoracic Society applauds Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s decision to ban the sale of all flavored e-cigarette and vaping products in the state of Michigan.
New national facility will explore low-temperature plasma, a dynamic source of innovation for modern technologies
Feature describes new collaborative facility hosted by PPPL and Princeton University to advance understanding and control of low-temperature plasma
Swallowable Device to Detect Pre-cancerous Barrett’s Esophagus Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center developed the test for early detection of Barrett’s esophagus that offers promise for preventing deaths from esophageal adenocarcinoma.
AACI Supports NCI Plan to Increase Success Rate for Cancer Research Grant Applications
The Association of American Cancer Institutes commends the National Cancer Institute on the release of its Annual Plan & Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2021 and its request for $6.9 billion in funding.
Underwater cameras tackle tough questions for fishery
One of the tough realities of commercial fishing is that fishermen and seals sometimes compete for the same fish. And when they do, interactions between the animals and fishing nets can occur, leaving fishermen with ruined catches and damaged fishing gear
iPhone 11 launch won’t be as successful as previous years, expert says
The iPhone 11 is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, Sept. 10, but most will wait to buy it until the iPhone X has aged out, according to Binghamton University marketing expert Manoj Agarwal. “Typically, Apple has a two-year product cycle,…
CLIMATE CHANGE COULD BRING SHORT-TERM GAIN, LONG-TERM PAIN FOR LOGGERHEAD TURTLES
New research from conservation biologists at Florida State University and their collaborators suggests that while some loggerheads will suffer from the effects of a changing climate
Cannabis and Mental Health: Legalization Spurs Need for New Research
Now that cannabis has been legalized for recreational use in Canada, there’s a growing need for research exploring the mental health implications of increased access to cannabis. That’s the focus of the September Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Addiction, official publication of the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Latest US poverty statistics: U-M experts can comment
University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the latest findings when the U.S. Census Bureau releases its 2018 poverty and income statistics Tuesday, Sept. 10. All of them are part of U-M’s Poverty Solutions, an initiative that aims…
Critical Care for Infants and Children – Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Presents Updated Guidance and Practice Statement
A set of updated recommendations on critical care for infants and children – including criteria for admission and discharge and levels of care in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) – are presented in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. The recommendations are released jointly by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and an executive summary is also published in the journal Pediatrics.
American Neurological Association highlights abstracts to be presented at 144th Annual Meeting, Oct. 13–15 in St. Louis
Advances lead to a more complete picture of precision medicine
Researchers Characterize Lung Inflammation Associated With Some Cancer Immnunotherapy
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of therapy that uses the immune system to fight cancer. They have been hailed as game changing, garnering a Nobel Prize last year and quickly becoming the standard of care for many tumor types such as melanoma and certain lung and head and neck cancers.
Plant Research Could Benefit Wastewater Treatment, Biofuels and Antibiotics
Chinese and Rutgers scientists have discovered how aquatic plants cope with water pollution, a major ecological question that could help boost their use in wastewater treatment, biofuels, antibiotics and other applications.
Best treatment for herniated disc
A herniated disc is painful – and the most frequent cause of spinal surgery. But is the selected treatment always the right one? New research results show that the clinical criteria
Unique report details dermatological progression and effective treatment of a severe jellyfish sting
Experts describe in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine what patients and clinicians should expect a
Novel study reveals presence of fungal DNA in the fetal human gut
A recent human study published in The FASEB Journal discovered the presence of fungal communities in the fetal gut. The study marks the first of its kind to observe fungal DNA in this developmental setting. To conduct the experiment, researchers…
Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory
The largest-ever study of ancient human DNA, along with the first genome of an individual from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, reveal in unprecedented detail the shifting ancestry of Central and South Asian populations over time. The research, published online…
Research reveals new plan to maximize rideshare availability by routing empty cars
CATONSVILLE, MD, September 5, 2019 – Time is money. Especially for rideshare drivers with companies like Uber and Lyft. New research in the INFORMS journal Operations Research looks at a new model for rideshare companies focusing on maximizing the availability…
New method for imaging biological molecules
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have, together with colleagues from Aalto University in Finland, developed a new method for creating images of molecules in cells or tissue samples. The method is based on the use of DNA snippets and…
Exotic physics phenomenon is observed for first time
Observation of the non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm Effect, predicted decades ago, may offer step toward fa
Innovative technique for labeling and mapping inhibitory neurons reveals diverse tuning profile
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience uncovered a diverse palette of inhi
Underrated and underground, tuber evolution study earns NSF grant
EAST LANSING, Mich – The United States grew more than a million acres of potatoes in 2017, making the number one vegetable crop in the country a tuber. But potatoes are not the only tubers. Jerusalem artichoke, potato bean and…
EngineerGirl announces 2019 class of student ambassadors
The National Academy of Engineering today announced the new class of the EngineerGirl Ambassadors pr
Stopping progression of tissue injury after button battery ingestion
Irrigation with acetic acid neutralizes tissue and prevents delayed esophageal complications
New research discovers the financial cost of trachoma surveys
Impact surveys critical to tracking bacterial disease that causes blindness
Helminthic infections may be beneficial against HIV-1
Infection with parasitic helminths can reduce the susceptibility of T-cells to HIV-1 infection, according to a study published September 5 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Esther de Jong of the University of Amsterdam and William Paxton of the…
Taxing sweetened drinks by the amount of sugar could cut obesity and boost economic gains
New analysis finds greater health and economic benefits to taxing sugar content compared to liquid v
Satellite finds a ‘hook’ of heavy rainfall in Hurricane Juliette
From its vantage point in orbit around the Earth, when the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, it gathered data on rainfall rates occurring in Hurricane Juliette. The areas of strongest rainfall…
NASA-NOAA satellite finds wind shear pushing on Tropical Storm Gabrielle
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the eastern Atlantic Ocean and infrared data revealed that the storm was being adversely affected by wind shear, pushing its strongest storms northeast of its center. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite used infrared light to…