A global study looking at the role that iron plays in 900 diseases has uncovered the impact of both low and high iron counts – and the news is mixed. People with high iron levels are not only protected against…
Reports of Eye Injuries From Fireworks Have Doubled
American Academy of Ophthalmology offers tips on how to stay safe around fireworks News Release Contact:Media Relations(415) [email protected] Reports of Eye Injuries From Fireworks Have DoubledAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology offers tips on how to stay safe around fireworks SAN FRANCISCO…
What Walmart’s move to self-driving delivery might mean
Walmart’s plans to use robot cars to shuttle goods between warehouses made news this week. Thomas Powers, Director of the Center for Science, Ethics & Public Policy at the University of Delaware, can speak to the broader impact of this…
A Better Way to Mend a Hole in the Heart
Rush is the first hospital in Chicago to use new Noble Stitch technology to close patent foramen ovale Rush University Medical Center is the first hospital in Chicago to use a new technology that enables specially trained physicians to use…
‘Robot blood’ powers machines for lengthy tasks
ITHACA, N.Y. – Researchers at Cornell University have created a system of circulating liquid — “robot blood” — within robotic structures, to store energy and power robotic applications for sophisticated, long-duration tasks. The researchers have created a synthetic vascular system…
Estudio: se necesitan tratamientos más agresivos para mejorar la tasa de supervivencia a 5 años del glioblastoma
JACKSONVILLE, Florida: Pese a las mejores tasas de supervivencia promedio y a corto plazo de los pacientes con el tumor cerebral más frecuente entre los adultos, conocido como glioblastoma, todavía es bajo el porcentaje que logra sobrevivir 5 años según…
More Than 5 Million Cancer Survivors Experience Chronic Pain, Twice the Rate of the General Population
Contact: Marlene NaanesMount Sinai Press [email protected] More Than 5 Million Cancer Survivors Experience Chronic Pain, Twice the Rate of the General Population (New York, NY – June 20, 2019) — More than 5 million cancer survivors in the United States…
Rutgers Climatologist Can Discuss Torrential Rainfall in New Jersey
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 20, 2019) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor David A. Robinson, the New Jersey State Climatologist, is available for interviews on this week’s extremely wet weather in much of New Jersey. Torrential rainfall has spawned major flooding in…
Multi-mobile (M2) Computing System Makes Android and iOS Apps Sharable on Multiple Devices
The M2 system integrates cameras, displays, microphones, speakers, sensors, and GPS to improve audio conferencing, media recording, and Wii-like gaming, and allow greater access for disabled users Multi-mobile (M2) Computing System Makes Android and iOS Apps Sharable on Multiple Devices…
Study Shows Opioid Poisoning Rates Higher and in a More Diverse Population
Study Shows Opioid Poisoning Rates Higher and in a More Diverse Population STONY BROOK, NY, June 20, 2019 – A cohort study by Stony Brook University researchers of all payer hospital data on Long Island combined with census data indicates…
Rooftop solar panels get boost from Sandia tool that previews a year on grid in minutes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Homeowners and businesses may now have an easier time getting solar panels on rooftops thanks to software developed at Sandia. The new software can run a detailed, second-by-second simulation, known as quasi-static time series analysis, that shows…
Program expands to help Latin American growers
ITHACA, N.Y. – Stroll the produce aisles of most major supermarkets in the United States and one thing stands out that wasn’t the case 20 years ago: There’s an abundant, diverse supply of fresh fruits and vegetables available to consumers…
Expert on SCOTUS: Church-State Separation
Available to comment on today’s SCOTUS ruling on the separation of church and state: B. Jessie Hill, a professor of law at Case Western Reserve University. Cell phone available by request; Daniel Robison, 216-368-6515, CWRU media relations email: [email protected] I am also happy to assist…
Landmark Study Signals Shift in Thinking About Stem Cell Differentiation
A pioneering new study led by Florida State University biologists could fundamentally change our understanding of how embryonic stem cells differentiate into specific cell types. The research, published today in the journal Stem Cell Reports, calls into question decades of…
Heat kills invasive jumping worm cocoons, could help limit spread
MADISON, Wis. — New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum shows that temperatures of about 100 degrees Fahrenheit kill the cocoons of invasive jumping worms. That’s good news for ecologists and horticulturalists who are working to slow or…
Pigs help scientists understand human brain
Imaging analysis demonstrates swine models even more effective for neurological research Athens, Ga. –For the first time, researchers in the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have used an imaging method normally reserved for humans to analyze brain activity in…
“DNA Microscopy” Offers Entirely New Way to Image Cells
Microscopy just got reinvented – again. Traditionally, scientists have used light, x-rays, and electrons to peer inside tissues and cells. Today, scientists can trace thread-like fibers of nerves throughout the brain and even watch living mouse embryos conjure the beating…
Treatment for common cause of diarrhea more promising
Intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium successfully grown in lab using new technique One of the most common causes of diarrhea worldwide – accounting for millions of cases and tens of thousands of deaths, mostly of small children – is the parasiteCryptosporidium. Doctors…
Scientists Make Single-cell Map to Reprogram Scar Tissue into Healthy Heart Cells
UNC McAllister Heart Institute scientists led by Li Qian, PhD, developed a single-cell genomics pipeline to discover the molecular roadmap underlying the conversion of human scar-making fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Every year 790,000 Americans suffer a heart…
Chemotherapy Heart
While chemotherapy is necessary to fight cancer it can also wreak havoc on the heart Cheryl Krafft was diagnosed with an aggressive form of non-hodgkin’s lymphoma and was put on a very high-powered chemotherapy regimen to rid her body of…
John Crane acquires division of Advanced Diamond Technologies, a company built on Argonne technology
Ultrananocrystalline diamond-coated pump seals. John Crane plans to leverage one of Earth’s hardest materials to improve mechanical seal reliability and performance in difficult applications involving poor lubricating fluids, liquids above their atmospheric boiling point, and abrasive slurries. John Crane, a…
Mercy Medical Center Receives ‘A’ for Patient Safety for Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Guide
(Baltimore, MD) – Mercy Medical Center has been awarded an “A” from The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Mercy was one of 10 hospitals in Maryland and one of only 4 hospitals in Baltimore to receive an…
Regulation Expert Available to Discuss Proposed Internet Censorship Bill
Rutgers scholar Stuart Shapiro, an expert on federal and state regulating powers, is available to comment on proposed federal legislation that would remove immunity for Facebook, Twitter and YouTube from liability for user-posted content unless the companies prove their content moderation…
During Western Europe’s Last Glacial Maximum, a new model suggests high human population growth rates may have led to continuous out-migration and genetic homogeneity
A new model explores the impact of environmental constraints and habitat suitability on the size, distribution and structure of Paleolithic human populations living in Western Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum (19–23 thousand years BP). The model shows that during…
CRF And VEITHsymposium Announce an Alliance Between Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) and VEITHsymposium
New York, NY – June 19, 2019 – VEITHsymposium and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) are pleased to announce an alliance between Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) and the VEITHsymposium. TCT is the annual scientific symposium of CRF and the world’s…
Psoriasis Patients Turn to Alternative Medicine When Traditional Treatments Fail
A team of researchers at GW published their survey findings on the uses of complementary and alternative medicine by psoriasis patients in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology WASHINGTON (June 20, 2019) — Patients with psoriasis frequently use…
Low-carb diet may reduce diabetes risk independent of weight loss
Researchers report reversal of metabolic syndrome in some cases COLUMBUS, Ohio – A low-carb diet may have benefits for people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes even if they don’t lose any weight, a new study suggests. Researchers at…
Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Develop Rapid, Reliable and Low-cost HIV Test
Disposable Microchip Could Cost Less than $1, Provide Results in 45 Minutes or Less As of 2017, about 36.9 million people around the world were living with HIV— 1 in 4 were unaware of their HIV status. In developed countries,…
High School Seniors Losing Trust in Law Enforcement, Justice System
Confidence in religious organizations and schools remains high, according to study WASHINGTON — High school seniors’ confidence in law enforcement and the justice system significantly declined from 2006 to 2017 while their faith in religious organizations and schools was comparatively…
ASN Foundation for Kidney Research Announces 2019 Grant Recipients
ASN foundation for kidney research announces 2019 grant recipients The ASN Foundation for Kidney Research provides more than $3 million in funding for clinical and basic research for members at all stages of their careers. Highlights The ASN Foundation for…
NCCN and AstraZeneca Seek Opportunities to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
NCCN Oncology Research Program (ORP) issues request for proposals to improve quality of care for people with stage III, stage IV, and recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer. PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [June 20, 2019] — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Oncology…
Summertime Safety for Kids
Safety tips for outdoor activities, heat and sun, and water safety By Jay D’Orso, MD, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Western Connecticut Medical Group Ridgefield Primary Care Summary: Summer is a great time to get outside with the family, but it…
EHR medication lists lack accuracy, may threaten patient safety
A patient’s electronic health record may not capture the most accurate, up-to-date information about ophthalmic medications, a new study finds. When it comes to keeping track of prescribed medications between clinic visits, many patients rely on printed medication lists automatically…
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to host Annual Meeting in Chicago, September 15-18
10,000+ health professionals expected to attend world’s largest radiation oncology meeting ARLINGTON, Va., June 20, 2019 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will host its 61st Annual Meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago, September 15-18, 2019. The meeting…
Nursing Home Care Cost Significantly Outpaces General Inflation and Medical Care Prices
WASHINGTON — One of the largest studies on out-of-pocket costs for nursing home care finds prices are high and rising faster than other medical care and consumer prices, reports a team of health policy researchers. Their study, published in Medical…
Strategies to curb poor food choices
What’s the best way to prevent children from overloading on bad food choices? Flinders University researchers have found that promoting substitution is the answer to turn around children’s excessive consumption of nutrient-poor foods and beverages – resulting in nutritional benefits…
More aggressive treatments needed to improve 5-year survival rate for glioblastoma
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Despite improvements in median and short-term survival rates for patients with glioblastoma, the most common brain tumor in adults, the percentage of patients achieving five-year survival remains low, according to new Mayo Clinic research. A study to…
ASA Opposes Senate HELP Surprise Medical Bills Proposal
Today, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) announced strong opposition to the “surprise medical bill” provisions of the recently released U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee proposal, “The Lower Health Care Costs Act.” ASA supports addressing surprise…
Synthetic joint lubricant holds promise for osteoarthritis
ITHACA, N.Y. – A new type of treatment for osteoarthritis, currently in canine clinical trials, shows promise for eventual use in humans. The treatment, developed by Cornell University biomedical engineers, is a synthetic version of a naturally occurring joint lubricant…
Even People with Well-Controlled Epilepsy May Be at Risk for Sudden Death
Media Contacts:Renee Tessman, [email protected], (612) 928-6137Angharad Chester-Jones, [email protected], (612) 928-6169 https://www.newswise.com/articles/even-people-with-well-controlled-epilepsy-may-be-at-risk-for-sudden-death MINNEAPOLIS – People with epilepsy have a rare risk of sudden death. A new study shows that risk may apply even to people whose epilepsy is well-controlled, which is…
Huntsman Cancer Institute Research Discovery Leads to New Clinical Trial for Myelofibrosis Patients
SALT LAKE CITY – Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) discovered in laboratory studies that an experimental drug called selinexor may block a crucial survival pathway exploited by myelofibrosis cells. Their study…
Hackensack Meridian Health Children’s Hospitals Ranked Top Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in 2019-20 Best Children’s Hospitals Rankings
Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive and integrated health network, is pleased to announce that the 13th annual Best Children’s Hospital rankings by U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has ranked…
A Trojan Horse for Fusion Disruptions
Thin-walled diamond shells carry payloads of boron dust; the dust mitigates destructive plasma disruptions in fusion confinement systems. The Science To put the energy-producing power of a star to work, researchers create and contain plasma—the ultra-hot gas that makes up…
Deep Submersible Dives Shed Light on Rarely Explored Coral Reefs
https://www.newswise.com/articles/deep-submersible-dives-shed-light-on-rarely-explored-coral-reefs Posted with photos, video: http://www.washington.edu/news/2019/06/19/deep-submersible-dives-shed-light-on-rarely-explored-coral-reefs/ FROM: Michelle Ma University of Washington 206-543-2580 [email protected] (NOTE: researcher contact information at end) For Immediate Release June 19, 2019 Deep submersible dives shed light on rarely explored coral reefs Newswise — Just beyond…
How information is like snacks, money, and drugs—to your brain
Can’t stop checking your phone, even when you’re not expecting any important messages? Blame your brain. A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business has found that information acts on the brain’s dopamine-producing reward system in…
Florida State becomes largest university to add experiential learning requirement
Florida State University is embarking on a new initiative that has the potential to create one of the most diverse and robust talent pipelines in the nation. Already a national leader in student success, Florida State plans to enrich the…
Cornell partnership aims to improve food security in Latin America
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE FOR RELEASE: June 19, 2019 Cornell partnership aims to improve food security in Latin America ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University and the Core Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to explore new ways to…
Mineral Discovery Made Easier: X-Ray Technique Shines a New Light on Tiny, Rare Crystals
Berkeley Lab scientists participate in the discovery of ognitite; other candidate new-mineral studies in progress Like a tiny needle in a sprawling hayfield, a single crystal grain measuring just tens of millionths of a meter – found in a borehole sample…
Many uses for high-frequency radar in the Great Lakes: warning ships, tracking spills, monitoring algal blooms
Lorelle Meadows is available to discuss high-frequency radar capabilities in freshwater applications and the importance of remote sensing in the Great Lakes. Lorelle Meadows is the dean of the Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Technological University and an oceanographer by…
American Psychological Association’s 127th Annual Convention Aug. 8 – 11, 2019, Chicago
Hundreds of Presentations to Address Opioid Epidemic, Deep Poverty, Suicide, Gun Violence and Climate Change The American Psychological Association’s 127th annual convention will take place Aug. 8-11, 2019, at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. The opening session will…