A multi-center research project to investigate severe asthma has found a key physiological difference between severe and non-severe forms of the disease, a finding that could help explain why those with severe asthma do not respond well to treatment.
The University of Maryland is home to a unique collection of materials from Post World War II Japan. Famed author and beloved Professor Gordon W. Prange saved the four year collection of books, magazine, newspapers, children's works and more from sure destruction. After many years, the Collection now has a new, modern home in Maryland's Hornbake Library.
A new report by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health finds parents with adolescents want doctors to do more than just check blood pressure during routine check-ups. Parents also want health care providers to talk with their kids about sex, diet, drug abuse and tobacco use.
Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado, have found one possible way to solve the problem of "blinking" quantum dots. The advance could make quantum dots more sensitive in biomedical tests and steadier sources of single photons for "unbreakable" quantum encryption.
A report released today by the U-M C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health finds flu vaccination rates among young children and high-risk adults are much lower than expected across the country, leaving millions of Americans unprotected should a major flu outbreak occur.
Two theoretical physicists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have uncovered what they believe is the long-sought-after pathway that an HIV peptide takes to enter healthy cells. The theorists analyzed two years of biocomputation and simulation to uncover a surprisingly simple mechanism describing how this protein fragment penetrates the cell membrane.
About 5,000 people around the world die from tuberculosis every day, but no effective new drugs have been developed to combat it in 40 years. Researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University hope to change that through research made possible by a $2-million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia Project invites student researchers, scholars and the public to take part in the creation of a one-of-a-kind encyclopedia, thought to be the first state encyclopedia project of its kind in the nation.
Florida State University's College of Business today announced a $2-million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to establish the Gene Taylor/Bank of America Center for Banking and Financial Studies. Housed in the college's Department of Finance, the center will be used to encourage excellence in education, and fund research and service activities related to banking and finance.
Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers have developed a device that may allow patients to take a brief, inexpensive test that could be administered as part of a routine yearly checkup at a doctor's office to detect mild cognitive impairment "” often the earliest stage of Alzheimer's.
World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Gary Taylor, a professor at Florida State University, has co-edited the first complete collection of plays, poems and manuscripts by Thomas Middleton, a provocative, once-popular 17th-century playwright whose work was later banned or burned and overshadowed for centuries by the more famous English bard.
At a ceremony today at the National Federation of the Blind, NASA unveiled a new book that brings majestic images taken by its Great Observatories to the fingertips of the blind. "Touch the Invisible Sky" is a 60-page book with color images of nebulae, stars, galaxies and some of the telescopes that captured the original pictures. Braille and large-print descriptions accompany each of the book's 28 photographs, making the book's design accessible to readers of all visual abilities.
Ancient Romans knew all about love - and weren't afraid to talk about it. University of Maryland Classics Professor Judith Hallett offers her research on ancient Roman "love talk" and a Latin translation of something more modern that even seasoned journalists can use to woo their loved ones.
Research shows that being in love or in a happy relationship is associated with a much lower risk of coronary disease, and married people who do suffer from heart disease, such as heart failure, have better outcomes.
A landmark trial is underway to test whether an implant can stimulate the brain to lower blood pressure when medicine has failed. Early indications are very encouraging.
World leaders from Africa and the Middle East will gather at Florida State University for a first-of-its-kind intercultural dialogue designed to support a United Nations initiative, the Alliance of Civilizations.
Tinnitus can result when touch-sensing neurons on the head and neck fill a void in the brain after hearing damage, a study in animals shows. The results suggest acupuncture and trigger point therapy may be effective treatments.
A number of industrial workers who exhibited symptoms of parkinsonism, a group of nervous disorders with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease, had experienced long-term exposure to TCE, a degreasing agent widely used in industry.
Hubble Space Telescope's powerful vision has resolved strange objects nicknamed "blue blobs" and found them to be brilliant blue clusters of stars born in the swirls and eddies of a galactic smashup 200 million years ago. Such "blue blobs"--weighing tens of thousands of solar masses--have never been seen in detail before in such sparse locations.
Transplantation of insulin-producing islet cells from human donors or cadavers, an investigational approach to long-term diabetes treatment, is fraught with difficulties. San Diego-based MicroIslet, Inc. believes that transplantation of encapsulated islets from pigs may be the answer.
As 2008 begins, millions of Americans are facing higher insurance co-pays for drugs and doctor appointments. But a new study finds that instead of going up, co-pays should go down "“ at least for some people taking some drugs. For people with chronic diseases, a few dollars can make all the difference when deciding to buy key preventive medicines.
Don't have the time or money to sign up for a gym membership? That shouldn't keep you from making a New Year's resolution to get fit. U-M Health System fitness experts say you don't have to join a gym to develop a sustainable fitness regimen. With the right equipment and motivation, you can start an exercise program at home that will last.
Joining a gym is easy. What's hard is sticking with an exercise routine for more than a few weeks into the new year. To start and stick with a new workout plan through 2008, a University of Michigan Health System fitness expert offers advice for setting reasonable fitness goals, and staying motivated at the gym.
Right now, one in four hospitalized Americans has a urinary catheter. But despite the fact that catheter-related urinary tract infections are the most common hospital-acquired infection, and can lead to dangerous complications, a new study shows hospitals aren't using proven tactics to prevent such problems.
Only a third of patients with breast cancer discussed breast reconstruction options with their surgeon before their initial surgery, according to a new study. What's more, women who did discuss reconstruction up front were four times more likely to have a mastectomy compared to those women who did not discuss reconstruction.
The VCU Life Sciences Survey is the first poll to reflect the discovery reported internationally in November that human skin cells can be used to create stem cells or their near equivalents.
A University of Kentucky anatomy professor and a UK police officer have developed a workshop designed to demonstrate why self-defense moves are effective in discouraging attackers.
Developing fetuses are extremely sensitive to radiation, which poses an impossible dilemma for expecting mothers in need of screening or treatment for cancer. Now researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new set of modeling tools that could enable safer, more accurate, and more effective radiation therapy and nuclear medicine imaging procedures for pregnant women.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this close-up of the red planet Mars when it was just 55 million miles "“ 88 million kilometers "“ away. This color image was assembled from a series of exposures taken within 36 hours of the Mars closest approach with Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2. Mars will be closest to Earth on December 18, at 11:45 p.m. Universal Time (6:45 p.m. EST).
A powerful jet from a supermassive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy, according to new results from NASA. This galactic violence, never seen before, could have a profound effect on any planets in the path of the jet and trigger a burst of star formation in the wake of its destruction.
Santa Claus is well adapted to living in the subzero temperatures of the North Pole. But how will Santa cope with the heat when he travels to hot climates with his sleigh full of toys? Physiologist Lisa Leon, a physiologist who studies the body's physiological responses to heat, can tell us how Santa can keep himself safe and comfortable "“ and how we can help.
One night each year, nine magic reindeer pull Santa and his toy-filled sleigh around the world. But what about the reindeer who are not part of the "˜deer dream team'? Dr. Perry Barboza is a physiologist who studies reindeer at the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska who says that some of the characteristics of the non-mythical reindeer get overlooked in the Christmas crush.
Though the odds for infants with heart defects are much better now than they were even 10 years ago, a new study suggests a way to give them a better chance at survival: Get them to hospitals that are the most experienced at handling such cases. It's the first national study of this issue, and lends support to the creation of regional congenital heart centers.
Millions of satellite television and radio users in North Africa and the Middle East can now see and hear the precise time of day, thanks to technical assistance and a custom-built time signal generator from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Patients are more likely to have better health outcomes if they are treated at hospitals using information technology (IT) systems, according to a comprehensive new Florida State University study.
Frontal crash tests in laboratories are strong predictors of passenger cars' safety on the road, though they fail to accurately project driver fatality risks for trucks, according to a recent Virginia Commonwealth University study.
Whether you are headed to grandma's house, down the road or across the country, experts at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital say safety must come first when traveling this winter. To help, they offer seven tips to make sure you and your family travel safely by plane, train or automobile to your holiday destination.
From sledding accidents to snowmobile crashes, pediatric trauma experts at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital say they see a startling number of snow-related injuries among children each year. In an effort to prevent injury among children this winter season, Mott experts offer seven tips to keep people on sleds, skates, skis and snowmobiles safe in the snow.
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new way to seek out specific proteins, including dangerous proteins such as anthrax toxin, and render them harmless using nothing but light. The technique lends itself to the creation of new antibacterial and antimicrobial films to help curb the spread of germs, and also holds promise for new methods of seeking out and killing tumors in the human body.
The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health found that more than 40 percent of parents with obese children describe their child as "about the right weight." And, less than 10 percent of parents with obese children say they are "very concerned" about their child's weight.
Researchers at UAB and Whitehead Institute report correcting the basic genetic mutation in mouse models of sickle cell anemia through use of induced pluripotent stem cells, iPS cells.
A Florida State University professor will share a $3.3 million federal grant with a colleague from the University of Vermont to develop an innovative method that will help smokers with anxiety disorders extinguish the habit.
With recent recalls, many parents are worried about buying safe toys for their kids this holiday season. To help, a U-M pediatrician puts recent concerns about toy safety into perspective, and offers tips to help parents pick the safest and most age-appropriate toys for their children.
While holiday goodies are often to blame, U-M gastroenterologists say that travel, along with stress and poor eating habits, can create a recipe for tummy trouble. But understanding your gut's internal rhythm and watching what you eat when you travel can help ease GI problems this holiday season.
When human cells wander in suspension, free of their normal attachments, many of them launch invasions into their neighbors. These "homeless" cells bore into other cells and hang out inside, where they either die or exit, apparently unscathed. This bizarre process, which the researchers term entosis, appears to underlie a natural process involving tumor cells inhabiting other tumor cells that pathologists have observed for decades. This process may be relevant to cancer if entosis inhibits tumor progression by killing "homeless" cancer cells before they colonize distant sites.
Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to monitor a neutron star, known as RX J0822-4300, over a period of about five years. During that span, three Chandra observations show the neutron star moving at a blistering speed. As one of the fastest moving objects ever discovered, this cosmic cannonball is a challenge to theories of how to produce such a rapidly moving object.
Reporters seeking background information about Vice President Cheney's treatment for atrial fibrillation are welcome to contact the UVA Public Relations office to arrange an interview with J. Michael (Mike) Mangrum, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, and director of the Atrial Fibrillation Center at the UVA Health System. A transcript of Afib FAQs and video of Dr. Mangrum are posted with this release.
A new study by psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) finds that toddlers who persistently wake up one or more times a night, at least once a week are at a greater risk for accidental injuries severe enough to require medical attention. The results of the study are published in the current advanced access edition of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Does today's college musician's "To Do List" look something like this: make orchestra, record CD, book Carnegie Hall with music icon? For some of the University of Kentucky's student musicians it does.
A 110 million-year-old dinosaur that had a mouth that worked like a vacuum cleaner, hundreds of tiny teeth and nearly translucent skull bones was unveiled Thursday, Nov. 15, at the National Geographic Society.
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