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Released: 6-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST
How a Food Expo Can Help Take Your Food Start-Up to the Next Level
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

Entrepreneurship is driving much of the most exciting innovation happening in the science of food today. To help support this growing community, IFT—through our IFTNEXT initiative—launched a new, high profile promotional venue at our 2017 Annual Event and Food Expo called the IFTNEXT Start-Up Alley. It’s a unique opportunity for food start-ups to showcase their innovative technologies, products, and/or services at one of the world’s largest annual food science events.

   
Released: 6-Feb-2019 1:05 PM EST
Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain
University of Illinois Chicago

Binge drinking in adolescence has been shown to have lasting effects on the wiring of the brain and is associated with increased risk for psychological problems and alcohol use disorder later in life.Now, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics have shown that some of these lasting changes are the result of epigenetic changes that alter the expression of a protein crucial for the formation and maintenance of neural connections in the amygdala — the part of the brain involved in emotion, fear and anxiety.

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.

5-Feb-2019 11:05 AM EST
Nullifying protein YTHDF1 enhances anti-tumor response
University of Chicago Medical Center

Identifying molecular pathways that boost the immune response to tumor neoantigens opens up new ways to develop and amplify cancer immunotherapy.

Released: 6-Feb-2019 8:00 AM EST
Elaine Weiss Named Executive Director of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has hired Elaine Weiss, JD, as its Executive Director beginning in April 2019.

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 4:05 PM EST
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Wins 2019 AVA Digital Awards for Excellence in Communications
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recently won two AVA Digital Awards and one honorable mention for its communications efforts. The awards recognize outstanding work in the planning, concept, direction, design and production of digital communication.

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: 5-Feb-2019 8:05 AM EST
Registration Now Open for IFT19: Feed Your Future
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

Registration is now open for IFT19: Feed Your Future in New Orleans, LA from June 2-5, 2019 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), IFT19 will bring together science of food professionals from around the globe to inspire and transform collective knowledge into innovative solutions that help advance the planet’s food safety, nutrition, and sustainability.

   
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: 1-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST
Report calls for new strategies to contend with Chicago gangs, violence
University of Illinois Chicago

The nature of gang violence in Chicago has been changing but policies and practices to address it have not, according to a new report from the University of Illinois at Chicago's Great Cities Institute.

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: 31-Jan-2019 8:00 AM EST
AAE Launches Multifaceted, National Consumer Campaign Pilot With Digital Ads
American Association of Endodontists (AAE)

The AAE Launched a New Campaign Pilot That Stresses the Importance of Saving Natural Teeth and Seeking Care Offered by Dental Specialists Known as Endodontists.

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: 30-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
New national initiative to align states, health plans, and providers to eliminate health inequities
University of Chicago Medical Center

Advancing Health Equity: Leading Care, Payment, and Systems Transformation is a national program to reduce and eliminate disparities in health care through innovative Medicaid payment and contracting models.

Released: 30-Jan-2019 7:00 AM EST
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Recommends: Plan Ahead Before Dining Out on Valentine's Day
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Going out is a Valentine’s Day treat. To make a restaurant experience healthful and nutritious as well as fun or romantic, plan your plate before you leave the house, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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 12:20 PM EST
Valerie W. Rusch Receives Bakken Scientific Achievement Award
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Esteemed thoracic surgeon, medical researcher, and professor Valerie W. Rusch, MD today was awarded the 2019 Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons during the organization’s 55th Annual Meeting.

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 9:05 PM EST
Two Honored for Selfless Service and Commitment to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Douglas E. Wood, MD, and James M. Levett, MD have been presented with The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2019 Distinguished Service Award at the Society’s 55th Annual Meeting.

Released: 28-Jan-2019 8:15 PM EST
Robert S.D. Higgins Elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Renowned heart-lung transplant surgeon Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA today was elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons during the organization’s 55th Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.

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.

23-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
Lung Cancer Surgery Patients May Reap Benefits of Larger, More Centralized Hospitals
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Regionalizing lung cancer surgery is not only feasible, it’s also effective for patients, resulting in shorter hospital stays and fewer complications

23-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
Reusing Patient’s Own Blood During Heart Surgery May Improve Outcomes
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Patients whose own red blood cells are recycled and given back to them during heart surgery may experience shorter hospital stays and fewer complications than patients who receive donated blood.

23-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
Transplanting Pig Hearts into Sick Babies May Be Promising Temporary Treatment Option
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Xenotransplantation—transplanting organs from animals into humans—is one step closer to becoming a possibility for infants awaiting human heart transplantation.

Released: 28-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
UIC gets $12M to continue largest study of Latinos
University of Illinois Chicago

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $12 million contract from the National Institutes of Health to continue its role as the Chicago field center of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, or HCHS/SOL — the largest-ever prospective epidemiological study of this diverse population.“This study is crucial because Hispanics/Latinos now comprise the largest minority population in the United States, and we need to know more about their unique health risks so that we can educate the community and prevent cardiovascular and other chronic diseases in this population as it ages,” said Dr.

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 4:05 PM EST
Gift to TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health Will Boost Efforts to Improve Outcomes in Children
University of Chicago Medical Center

Ballmer Group, the philanthropic organization founded by Connie and Steve Ballmer, is giving $4.2 million to University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health to fund its work that develops a model for a community-wide approach to promote cognitive and language development in young children.

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.

23-Jan-2019 2:45 PM EST
Genetically Modified Virus Injection into Tumor Can Treat Metastatic Melanoma
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Injection of a genetically modified virus that induces the body’s own immune cells to attack metastatic melanoma effectively treated almost 40 percent of patients with tumors that could not be surgically removed.

22-Jan-2019 3:20 PM EST
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

An earthquake and subsequent tsunami led to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster in Japan in 2011. This observational study examined associations between the earthquake and power plant disaster with birth rates in Fukushima City, the capital of the prefecture.

22-Jan-2019 3:10 PM EST
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Benzodiazepines (tranquilizers) are a large class of drugs with lots of potential uses from treating anxiety to other conditions including insomnia, seizures and neuropathic pain. This study used nationally representative data to examine patterns in outpatient prescribing of benzodiazepines and included more than 386,000 ambulatory care visits from 2003 through 2015.

22-Jan-2019 2:55 PM EST
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Nearly 250 patients ended up at two Southern California emergency departments with injuries associated with standing electric scooter use and few riders were wearing helmets. This observational study used medical record review to examine injuries associated with standing electric scooter use over a one-year period; 228 patients were injured as riders and 21 as nonriders.

24-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Cystic Fibrosis Drug Combo Found Safe and Effective for 2-5 Years Olds
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

An open label Phase 3 study conducted at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and other centers established that a combination of cystic fibrosis drugs lumacaftor and ivacaftor is safe and effective in children aged 2-5 years, whose disease is caused by two copies of F508del-CFTR gene mutation – the most common and severe form of cystic fibrosis.

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.

Released: 24-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Equipping the next generation for a technological revolution
Argonne National Laboratory

How do we prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers for future success when the problems they will solve have yet to be defined? Meridith Bruozas, the Education Programs and Outreach Division Director at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, recently responded to this question with a Keynote presentation at TechCon: Technology and Financial Issues for the 21st Century. The talk, titled “Preparing the next generation for a future unknown”, addressed how Argonne is connecting today’s students to the laboratory’s world-class research and preparing them for futures in STEM.

   
Released: 24-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Announcing the 2018 SLAS Technology Ten: Translating Life Sciences Innovation
SLAS

The SLAS Technology Ten annually showcases ten individual articles that stand out as the most innovative scientific achievements published in SLAS Technology in the past 12 months.

   
Released: 24-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST
Could a Tooth Infection Be the Source of Chronic Sinus Problems?
American Association of Endodontists (AAE)

According to Dr. Michael J. Lewis, a specially trained root canal dental specialist known as an endodontist, chronic sinus infections are sometimes caused or intensified by an underlying tooth infection.

Released: 23-Jan-2019 5:05 PM EST
Loyola Medical School Triplets Following the Family Tradition
Loyola Medicine

Following the family tradition, triplets Emily, Kevin and Martin Walsh are all studying to become physicians at Loyola's medical school. Both parents earned their undergrad and medical degrees from Loyola. The triplets were born at Loyola and received care in the neonatal intensive care unit.

   
Released: 23-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
House of Representatives Honors Nurse Anesthetists during CRNA Week
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Three members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduce legislation in session to honor nurse anesthetists during National CRNA Week

18-Jan-2019 3:35 PM EST
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Millions of adults now entering middle age were exposed to high levels of lead as children, with childhood lead exposure linked to lower IQ, greater rates of child behavior problems, hyperactivity and antisocial behavior. This study included nearly 600 children in New Zealand who had their blood lead levels measured at age 11 and their mental health assessed periodically through age 38.

18-Jan-2019 3:45 PM EST
Study Examines Racial Differences in Time to Breast Cancer Surgery in Military Health System
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Less access to care and lower insurance coverage are among the reasons for racial disparities in breast cancer survival in the United States. Eligible beneficiaries in the U.S. Military Health System have insurance and access to care. This study examined whether racial differences existed in time to surgery and whether any differences in that time might explain racial disparities in overall survival between nearly 1,000 black and 3,900 white women diagnosed with breast cancer in the military health system. Researchers report black women had greater estimated time to surgery than white women but that those delays don’t appear to explain racial disparities in survival.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Community health center establishes medical home for former Illinois, Cook County inmates
University of Illinois Chicago

The University of Illinois at Chicago is working with the Illinois and Cook County departments of corrections to establish its community health center in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood as a medical home for individuals transitioning from secure custody and parole back to community life.



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