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Released: 15-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Sleep Apnea
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

The ill effects of air pollution may literally be causing some people to lose sleep, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Difficulties with audiovisual processing contributes to dyslexia in children
University at Buffalo

A University at Buffalo psychologist has published a neuroimaging study that could help develop tests for early identification of dyslexia.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Microbial Types May Prove Key to Gas Releases from Thawing Permafrost
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists discover key types of microbes that degrade organic matter and release carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Mayo研究人员发现宫颈癌筛查率“低到难以接受”
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic最近在《女性健康期刊》 上发表的一份研究显示,接受宫颈癌筛查的妇女百分比可能远远低于美国数据所显示的百分比。2016年只有不到三分之二的30至65岁女性按时接受了宫颈癌筛查。21至29岁女性的比例甚至更低,只有稍过半数按时接受了这项筛查。这些数字远低于2015年全国健康访谈调查中调查对象自我陈述的81%的筛查遵循率。

Released: 15-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
UCI study identifies a new way by which the human brain marks time
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 15, 2019 — With a little help from HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” University of California, Irvine neurobiologists have uncovered a key component of how the human brain marks time. Using high-powered functional MRI on college students watching the popular TV show, they were able to capture the processes by which the brain stores information related to when events happen, or what is known as temporal memory.

8-Jan-2019 2:00 PM EST
Back to the future with CD4 testing: improving HIV care in low- and middle-income countries
PLOS

A practical resource-based public health approach for the rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected individuals living in low- and middle-income countries could save thousands of lives, according to an Essay published January 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Mark Tenforde of the University of Washington School of Medicine, and colleagues.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase your risk of a future heart attack, even if you have no symptoms of a lifestyle illness today, a new study has found.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
National Geographic spotlights Tulane professor’s work
Tulane University

Article provides much more detail about the findings than had previously been revealed.

   
Released: 15-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Prone Positioning Becomes Standard of Care for Patients With ARDS
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

When new guidelines recommend that patients with severe ARDS be face-down most of the day, integrating the logistically challenging repositioning procedure into clinical practice requires a team approach. Christiana Care Health System shares how it made prone positioning the standard of care in its ICUs.

14-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Researchers Pioneer Microfluidics-Enabled Manufacturing of Macroscopic Graphene Fibers
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

A team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a new microfluidics-assisted technique for developing high-performance macroscopic graphene fibers. Graphene fiber, a recently discovered member of the carbon fiber family, has potential applications in diverse technological areas, from energy storage, electronics and optics, electro-magnetics, thermal conductor and thermal management, to structural applications.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 12:50 PM EST
Fever alters immune cells so they can better reach infections
Cell Press

Fever is known to help power up our immune cells, and scientists in Shanghai have new evidence explaining how. They found in mice that fever alters surface proteins on immune cells like lymphocytes to make them better able to travel via blood vessels to reach the site of infection. Their work appears on January 15 in the journal Immunity.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 12:40 PM EST
JAMA report outlines recommendations for evaluation and management of penicillin allergy
Massachusetts General Hospital

While more than 32 million individuals in the U.S. have a documented penicillin allergy in their medical record, studies have shown that more 95 percent actually can be treated safely with this class of antibiotics, improving treatment outcomes and reducing the risk of infection with dangerous resistant pathogens such as Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). A review article in the January 15 issue of JAMA recommends best practices for evaluation of reported penicillin allergies and provides clinicians with guidance and tools to help determine appropriate procedures based on the severity of previously reported reactions.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 12:30 PM EST
University of Basel

Organ transplant rejection is a major problem in transplantation medicine. Suppressing the immune system to prevent organ rejection, however, opens the door to life-threatening infections. Researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum have now discovered a molecular approach preventing rejection of the transplanted graft while simultaneously maintaining the ability to fight against infections.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 12:10 PM EST
New study shows animals may get used to drones
Oxford University Press

A new study in Conservation Physiology shows that over time, bears get used to drones. Previous work indicated that animals behave fearfully or show a stress response near drone flights. Using heart monitors to gauge stress, however, researchers here found that bears habituated to drones over a 3 to 4-week period and remained habituated.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
New Drug Shows Promise Against Deadly Ricin Toxin
Tulane University

A new study at the Tulane National Primate Research Center showed for the first time that an experimental drug can save nonhuman primates exposed to deadly ricin toxin, a potential bioterrorism agent.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
Scientists have identified a bone marrow backup system
Stowers Institute for Medical Research

New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has identified a backup for an important biological system – the hematopoietic system, whose adult stem cells constantly replenish the body’s blood supply.

   
15-Jan-2019 11:00 AM EST
Poo Transplant Effective Treatment for Chronic Bowel Condition
University of Adelaide

Poo transplant or “Faecal microbiota transplantation” (FMT) can successfully treat patients with ulcerative colitis, new research from the University of Adelaide shows.

11-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
Small Preliminary Study Examines Blood Stem Cell Transplant to Delay MS Progression
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

In a randomized clinical trial, researchers compared the effect of a stem cell transplant using a non-myeloablative regimen (a lower-dose, short course of more tolerable immune specific chemotherapy and antibodies to suppress the immune system) versus continuing disease-modifying therapy in 110 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 10:45 AM EST
Fraction of U.S. Outpatient Treatment Centers Offer Medication for Opioid Addiction
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Despite the mounting death toll of America’s opioid crisis, only a minority of facilities that treat substance use disorders offer patients buprenorphine, naltrexone or methadone—the three FDA-approved medications for the long-term management of opioid use disorder, according to a new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Gene-Editing Tool CRISPR/Cas9 Shown to Limit Impact of Certain Parasitic Diseases
George Washington University

For the first time, researchers at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences have successfully used the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to limit the impact of parasitic worms responsible for schistosomiasis and for liver fluke infection, which can cause a diverse spectrum of human disease including bile duct cancer. 



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