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Released: 6-Feb-2019 4:05 PM EST
Burn Specialists Issue Warning About Viral "Boiling Water Challenge"
Loyola Medicine

The challenge involves throwing boiling water into the air and watching it turn into a cloud of steam. People can accidently spill boiling water on their feet or spray it on to their face or body. "There is no safe way to do it," said burn surgeon Arthur Sanford, MD.

Released: 6-Feb-2019 1:05 PM EST
Surgeon Treats Severe Ankle Injury with 3D Printed Implant
Loyola Medicine

Deborah Stoneburner was in a severe car accident, and among her injuries was a crushed ankle bone called the talus. Loyola Medicine orthopaedic surgeon Adam Schiff, MD, successfully replaced the damaged bone with a metal talus made with 3D printing technology.

Released: 5-Feb-2019 4:50 PM EST
UI Cancer Center Teams with Wellness House on Survivorship Programs
University of Illinois Chicago

Free supportive therapy and survivorship programs now offered in Chicago, thanks to a collaboration between Wellness House and the University of Illinois Cancer Center.

Released: 5-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST
Scientists take X-ray aim in effort to discover new fuel catalyst
Argonne National Laboratory

In a new study of a related group of metal oxides made of cobalt, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory sought to determine why two similar water-splitting catalysts with somewhat different domain sizes behaved differently.

Released: 4-Feb-2019 5:05 PM EST
Seven Tips to Protect Your Child From Burns
Loyola Medicine

Each day, two children die from burns and more than 300 are treated in emergency rooms. In recognition of National Burn Awareness Week, Feb. 3 – 9, Loyola Medicine's Burn Center is offering parents and caregivers seven tips prevent burns in children.

Released: 4-Feb-2019 2:35 PM EST
Argonne Researchers Develop New Method to Reduce Quantum Noise
Argonne National Laboratory

New method for alleviating the effects of “noise” in quantum information systems addresses a challenge that scientists around the globe are working to meet in the race toward a new era of quantum technologies.

Released: 1-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
New tools in transportation
Argonne National Laboratory

A new version of the AFLEET Tool from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory calculates and compares the costs and environmental benefits of a broad range of alternative fuel technologies. Covering 18 fuel/vehicle technologies, AFLEET Online offers an easy-to-use web-based platform.

Released: 31-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Success after a three-year sprint
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

The first prototype detector for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is taking data and producing extraordinary pictures of particle tracks.

Released: 31-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Building a foundation
Argonne National Laboratory

On October 24, the Chicago Chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (CHIBPSA) introduced a scholarship for undergraduate and graduate students named after Ralph Muehleisen, a building scientist and engineer at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. CHIBPSA will award the scholarship to university students pursuing careers in building science and building performance modeling. The scholarship’s name honors Muehleisen for his contributions to the field of building energy modeling and his professional involvement in CHIBPSA, IBPSA-USA, and ASHRAE.

Released: 30-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Superinsulators to Become Scientists’ Quark Playgrounds
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists widely accept the existence of quarks, the elusive fundamental particles that make up protons and neutrons. But information about their properties is still lacking.

29-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
CAP Opens Comment Period on Evidence-based Monoclonal Gammopathies Guideline
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

An expert panel assembled by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) is developing an evidence-based clinical practice guideline that aims to reduce variability, identify optimal testing, and improve the accurate diagnosis of patients with monoclonal gammopathies (MGs).

Released: 29-Jan-2019 6:05 PM EST
Chicago-area scientists use improv to educate through laughter
Argonne National Laboratory

Eleven Chicago scientists-turned-comedians — many of whom hail from some of the nation’s most renowned research institutes, including the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory — cast aside their lab coats for a chance to educate the public through unconventional means. The troupe, including Argonne’s own James Dolan, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Molecular Engineering, used improvisational comedy to entertain some 80 guests inside Hyde Park’s The Revival theater in a new production called “The Excited State” in October.

Released: 29-Jan-2019 5:00 PM EST
Brennan School of Business Presents Flying Concessions CEO Zeke Flores
Dominican University

​Dominican University's Brennan School of Business presents Ezequiel "Zeke" Flores, founder and CEO of Flying Concessions, as part of its C-Suite Speaker Series on Thursday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m. Flores' talk will be held in the Martin Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, 7900 W. Division Street.

   
Released: 29-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
CNS Updates Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Metastatic Brain Tumors
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) has updated its evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of adults with metastatic brain tumors, first published in 2010.

Released: 29-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
OCTN: A Small Transporter Subfamily with Great Relevance to Human Pathophysiology, Drug Discovery and Diagnostics
SLAS

A new review by researchers from the University of Calabria (Italy) explores OCTNs, a small but intriguing group of transporters that are opening new frontiers in drug design research for improving drug delivery and predicting drug-drug interactions.

   
Released: 28-Jan-2019 6:05 PM EST
Loyola University Medical Center Names New President
Loyola Medicine

Tad A. Gomez, RPh, MS, FASHP, has been named president of Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, effective February 25, 2019.

21-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Parents worried about risks, but still think opioids are best for kids’ pain relief, nationwide survey shows
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Headlines filled with frightening news of opioid abuse, overdoses and reports that 90 percent of addictions start in the teen years could make any parent worry. Yet parents remain conflicted about opioids: while more than half express concern their child may be at risk for opioid addiction, nearly two-thirds believe opioids are more effective at managing their child’s pain after surgery or a broken bone than non-prescription medication or other alternatives, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Released: 25-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
Asthma Controller Step Down Yardstick - Treatment Guidance for When Asthma Improves
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

The focus for asthma treatment is often stepping up treatment, but clinicians need to know how to step down therapy when symptoms improve.

Released: 24-Jan-2019 6:05 PM EST
New Radiation Treatment Studied for Deadly Brain Tumor
Loyola Medicine

Loyola Medicine is participating in a landmark trial of a new radiation treatment for patients with glioblastoma. After the tumor is removed, a high, focused dose of radiation is delivered directly to the tumor cavity to kill any microscopic cancer cells left behind.



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