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Released: 27-Dec-2018 10:00 AM EST
Whole30-style diets: The good, the bad and the healthy
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Restrictive, whole-foods diets like Whole30 are popular choices for those looking to reset their food choices, especially as New Year’s resolutions. It’s important, though, to recognize that highly restrictive diets can have more risks than benefits – and healthy compromises do exist.

Released: 26-Dec-2018 11:05 AM EST
Collecting clean water from air, inspired by desert life
Ohio State University

In places where water is scarce—the world’s deserts, for example—getting water to people requires feats of engineering and irrigation that can be cumbersome and expensive. A pair of new studies from researchers at The Ohio State University offers a possible solution, inspired by nature.

Released: 21-Dec-2018 11:05 AM EST
Department of Defense Awards CWRU Researcher Nearly $1M to Study Prostate Cancer Drug Resistance
Case Western Reserve University

Sanjay Gupta, PhD, of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center will receive $962,000 over three years to investigate drug resistance mechanisms in prostate cancer. The funding is part of the Department of Defense’s Idea Award program, that aims to improve quality of life by decreasing the impact of cancer on active duty service members and their communities. Gupta will use the award and clinically-approved drugs to develop a safe, efficacious, and cost-effective combination therapy for castrate-resistant prostate cancer.

Released: 19-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
What are you looking at? How attention affects decision-making
Ohio State University

Scientists using eye-tracking technology have found that what we look at helps guide our decisions when faced with two visible choices, such as snack food options. But it is not as easy as saying we simply choose what we look at the most, the research found.

Released: 18-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Researchers unveil climate change plan for Midwest's second-largest city
Ohio State University

A task force led by researchers at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) at The Ohio State University has released its final list of 43 recommended actions that can be taken to help central Ohio prepare for climate change.

Released: 18-Dec-2018 8:00 AM EST
What is the future of land-grant universities?
Ohio State University

When land-grant universities were founded in the mid-19th century, the United States was much different than it is today. What do such institutions need to do to survive and thrive in our very different world? To answer that question, Stephen Gavazzi and E. Gordon Gee interviewed 27 presidents and chancellors of land-grant universities. Their findings appear in the new book Land-Grant Universities for the Future.

17-Dec-2018 4:55 PM EST
Nightlights for Stream Dwellers? No, Thanks.
Ohio State University

When the critters that live in and around streams and wetlands are settling into their nighttime routines, streetlights and other sources of illumination filter down through the trees and into their habitat, monkeying with the normal state of affairs, according to new research from The Ohio State University.

Released: 17-Dec-2018 12:05 PM EST
How to Avoid Food Allergy Traps at Holiday Gatherings
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Eating is a cultural part of our holiday traditions but, for more and more Americans, a simple holiday gathering could lead to a medical emergency with a bite of the wrong food.

Released: 17-Dec-2018 11:05 AM EST
One type of brain cell may invite Alzheimer’s
Ohio State University

Researchers found that excitatory neurons – those that are more likely to trigger an action (as opposed to inhibitory neurons, which are less likely to prompt neural activity) – are more vulnerable to accumulations of abnormal tau protein, which is increasingly being implicated in Alzheimer’s disease.

Released: 14-Dec-2018 4:05 PM EST
Climate change leading to water shortage in Andes, Himalayas
Ohio State University

Climate change could have devastating effects on vulnerable residents in the Andes mountains and the Tibetan plateau, according to researchers at The Ohio State University who have been studying glaciers in those areas for decades. Their findings—that glaciers in both parts of the world are melting more rapidly than at any point in the last 10,000 years—mean the water supply in parts of Peru, Pakistan, China, India and Nepal will decline, soon.

Released: 14-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST
Building a better weapon against harmful algal blooms
Ohio State University

This week at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting in Washington, D.C, a team of scientists from The Ohio State University shared early results from a trio of studies that aim to improve models designed to guide agricultural practices for reducing the risk of nitrogen and phosphorous farm runoff. Such runoff leads to the growth of toxic algae in waterways.

Released: 14-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
Narrowing the universe in the search for life
Ohio State University

Humankind’s exploration of space has for years pondered one central question: Is there another world somewhere in the universe where human beings could survive? And as astrophysicists and astronomers have searched for the answer, they’ve traditionally looked for a world that has water. But Wendy Panero, professor of earth sciences at The Ohio State University, has developed a new way of thinking about a planet’s habitability. What if, she wondered, the answer to habitability lies within the way rocks and water interact?

Released: 14-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
New study will track how trade wars affect the Midwest
Ohio State University

A team of researchers is studying the effect a global trade war could have on the Midwest, specifically the effects on farming, land use issues and water and energy systems.

Released: 12-Dec-2018 6:00 AM EST
Lorina Wise Named Chief Human Resources Officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital has selected Lorina Wise as chief human resources officer.

Released: 11-Dec-2018 2:00 PM EST
Pediatric Experts Help Families Navigate Difficult Conversations About Health and Illness During the Holidays
Nationwide Children's Hospital

During the holiday season, families are more likely to interact with friends and relatives, including loved ones they may not have seen since a child’s medical diagnosis or hospitalization. While conversations about the diagnosis or hospital stays are well meaning, families might not be prepared to have the discussion or answer these personal questions.

7-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Studies Reveal Role of Red Meat in Gut Bacteria, Heart Disease Development
Cleveland Clinic

CLEVELAND: In concurrent studies, Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered new mechanisms that demonstrate why and how regularly eating red meat can increase the risk of heart disease, and the role gut bacteria play in that process. The research, led by Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., builds upon previous work showing TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) – a gut bacteria byproduct formed during digestion – can lead to the development of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes

10-Dec-2018 2:15 PM EST
Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals announces 2019 grant funding to 10 physician-scientists
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Announcement of 2019 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award recipients by the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland.

Released: 10-Dec-2018 8:00 AM EST
When scientists push people to their tipping point
Ohio State University

You probably overestimate just how far someone can push you before you reach your tipping point, new research suggests. A new study tilted people backwards in a device and asked them at what point they thought they would fall if they weren’t supported. Most people would have fallen long before they thought they would.

Released: 6-Dec-2018 9:40 AM EST
Heather Gornik, MD, joins University Hospitals as co-director of Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute’s Vascular Center
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Heather Gornik, MD, has been named co-director of the Vascular Center at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute.

Released: 5-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
CWRU’s Jonathan Haines, PhD, secures $14.6 million grant to study Alzheimer’s disease across diverse populations
Case Western Reserve University

Jonathan Haines, PhD, with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine will lead a national collaboration to expand big data genetic research into Alzheimer’s disease to include stronger representation from African-American and Hispanic communities. Funding for the research – $14.6 million to be awarded over multiple years – is from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.



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