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Released: 5-Sep-2017 9:05 AM EDT
NUS Rises to 22nd in the World in Latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings
National University of Singapore (NUS)

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has moved up two places to clinch the 22nd spot in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2018, achieving its best performance since the Rankings started in 2004. This year, NUS continues to be the top Asian university, a position the University has maintained for the third consecutive year.

Released: 5-Sep-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Top Health Considerations for Entering a Flooded Home
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

We have all seen and felt the destruction caused by hurricane Harvey, a category 4 storm that made landfall on August 25th. Harvey is the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the United States and it has created devastating flooding in and around southeastern Texas. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses have been flooded and upwards of 50,000 people have been displaced. To date, 47 people have lost their lives as a result of this hurricane which is estimated to become the worst natural disaster in US history. Now that Harvey has moved away from the area, thousands are looking to return to their homes where serious environmental health problems may arise. Each year more than 150 people die from the result of flooding. Importantly, many of the deaths occur during the re-entry process from electrocution, carbon monoxide poisoning, or other accidents occurring during remediation.

Released: 5-Sep-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Foundations: A Remedy, with Shortcomings, to the Journalism Crisis
New York University

Nonprofit journalism organizations have made notable civic contributions, but fall short of offering a strong critical alternative to the market failure and professional shortcomings of commercial journalism, finds a new study from NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

29-Aug-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Zika Virus Could Be Used to Treat Brain Cancer Patients, Study Suggests
The Rockefeller University Press

Recent outbreaks of Zika virus have revealed that the virus causes brain defects in unborn children. But in a study to be published September 5 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of California, San Diego report that the virus could eventually be used to target and kill cancer cells in the brain.

Released: 5-Sep-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Why Hasn’t U.S. Tax Policy Responded to Rising Inequality? Surprisingly, It’s Our Beliefs in “Equal Treatment,” Researchers Find
New York University

Americans’ lack of support for raising taxes on the wealthy to address inequality may be explained, in part, by our beliefs in “equal treatment,” finds a new study by political scientists at New York University and Stanford University.

Released: 5-Sep-2017 7:00 AM EDT
Support to Practice Independently Helps Nurse Practitioners Deliver Ongoing Primary Care to Patients
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Nurse practitioners (NPs) whose healthcare organizations supported their practice as independent clinicians, were more likely than those who worked in less supportive environments to have their own patient panels (groups of patients to whom they delivered ongoing primary care), researchers from Columbia University School of Nursing report.

1-Sep-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Palliative Care Makes Only Limited Gains in Africa
Mount Sinai Health System

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai student leads first comprehensive analysis of African palliative care literature over past 12 years

27-Aug-2017 8:00 PM EDT
Biologists Find New Source for Brain’s Development
New York University

A team of biologists has found an unexpected source for the brain’s development, a finding that offers new insights into the building of the nervous system.

   
Released: 31-Aug-2017 6:00 AM EDT
Dr. Pawel Muranski to Head New Cellular Immunotherapy Laboratory at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Dr. Pawel Muranski has joined NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) as director of cellular immunotherapy at the newly established Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) cell production lab and assistant director of Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapy.

28-Aug-2017 4:20 PM EDT
Two Distinct Brain Regions Have Independent Influence on Decision-Making
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Research Finds That When Making Decisions, Monkeys Use Different Brain Areas to Weigh Value and Availability

Released: 30-Aug-2017 7:05 AM EDT
Is Changing Languages Effortful for Bilingual Speakers? Depends on the Situation, New Research Shows
New York University

Research on the neurobiology of bilingualism has suggested that switching languages is inherently effortful, requiring executive control to manage cognitive functions, but a new study shows this is only the case when speakers are prompted, or forced, to do so.

Released: 29-Aug-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Video Shows Dramatic Dolphin Rescue by Bangladeshi Fishermen
Wildlife Conservation Society

Dramatic video released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Marine Program shows a group of Bangladeshi fishermen rescuing a pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) that became entangled in their net in the Bay of Bengal.

Released: 29-Aug-2017 9:05 AM EDT
VIDEO: “One Giant Leap” for Endangered White-Winged Ducklings
Wildlife Conservation Society

Today, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released video of three Endangered white-winged ducklings leaving their Koki tree-hollow home for the first time while their mother patiently waits for them to follow.

22-Aug-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Researchers Identify Strategies to Optimize Cholesterol Treatment in Patients with Statin Related Muscle Complaints
Mount Sinai Health System

Statins are highly effective for preventing heart attacks by reducing low-density lipoprotein or “bad” cholesterol. However, 10 to 20 percent of patients taking statins report muscle-related symptoms including aches, pains and cramps that prevent the use of recommended doses. Patients who have difficulty taking statins have a high risk of cardiovascular events, resulting in higher health care costs. To address these concerns, Mount Sinai researchers are providing approaches to optimize cardiovascular risk reduction for these patients. The findings will be published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology on Monday, August 28, at 2 pm.

Released: 28-Aug-2017 1:05 PM EDT
LEGO-like Proteins Revealed
Weizmann Institute of Science

Weizmann Institute scientists find that self-assembling protein complexes based on a single mutation could provide scaffolding for nanostructures

   


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