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Released: 1-Feb-2019 9:55 AM EST
ATS Publishes New Clinical Guideline on Home Oxygen for Children
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

The American Thoracic Society has developed a new clinical practice guideline for home oxygen therapy for children. The guideline appears in the Feb. 1 edition of the Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Released: 1-Feb-2019 5:05 AM EST
Faster Than Allowed by Quantum Computing?
University of Vienna

Quantum computers are more powerful than classical computers since they work with coherent "quantum bits"; instead of ordinary zeroes and ones. But what if the laws of nature were different from what we think today – could there be even more efficient "science fiction computers"Researchers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Vienna have now shown that this is not possible – as long as those machines satisfy the same construction principles as ordinary circuits and their quantum counterparts.

Released: 31-Jan-2019 7:05 PM EST
NUS study: Nanoparticles may promote cancer metastasis
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Researchers from the National University of Singapore have found that cancer nanomedicine, which are designed to kill cancer cells, may accelerate metastasis. Using breast cancer as a model, they discovered that common nanoparticles made from gold, titanium dioxide, silver and silicon dioxide – found in processed food, consumer products, and also used in nanomedicines – widen the gap between blood vessel cells, making it easier for other cells, such as cancer cells, to go in and out of “leaky” blood vessels.

   
30-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
In Prenatal Testing, ‘Genomics' Sometimes Sees What Genetic Tests Can’t
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

One of the first large prospective studies of its kind reveals the potential—and limitations—of a new form of genetic testing in pregnancy.

Released: 31-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
NYIT Appoints Gordon Schmidt as Dean of School of Health Professions
NYIT

Gordon Schmidt, Ph.D., FACSM, has been appointed dean of the School of Health Professions at NYIT. He has served as interim dean of the school for the past six months and has been a member of the faculty and associate dean since August 2017.

Released: 31-Jan-2019 10:00 AM EST
Crossbreeding threatens conservation of endangered Milky Storks: NUS study
National University of Singapore (NUS)

A team of researchers led by Assistant Professor Frank Rheindt from the National University of Singapore has discovered that the conservation of Milky Storks, an endangered wading bird native to Southeast Asia, is threatened due to crossbreeding with their more widespread cousins, the Painted Storks. The team’s findings can contribute to the design of effective solutions for conservation management of the globally endangered species.

Released: 31-Jan-2019 8:05 AM EST
Top 12 Advances in Psychiatric Research in 2018 from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

A list of Leading Research Achievements by Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Grantees in 2018.

   
22-Jan-2019 6:00 PM EST
Aerobic Exercise Improves Cognition, Even in Young Adults
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Aerobic exercise is known to improve cognition in the elderly; a new study at Columbia University’s Taub Institute shows it’s good for adults as young as 20.

Released: 30-Jan-2019 6:05 AM EST
How does a quantum particle see the world?
University of Vienna

Researchers at the University of Vienna study the relevance of quantum reference frames for the symmetries of the worldAccording to one of the most fundamental principles in physics, an observer on a moving train uses the same laws to describe a ball on the platform as an observer standing on the platform – physical laws are independent on the choice of a reference frame.

Released: 30-Jan-2019 6:00 AM EST
Internationally-Renowned Orthopedic Surgeon to Lead Foot and Ankle Division at NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Health

– John G. Kennedy, MD, renowned for his visionary work in the surgical treatment of foot and ankle injuries, has been appointed the new Chief of the Foot and Ankle Division in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and Director of the Foot and Ankle Center at NYU Langone Health.

28-Jan-2019 7:05 AM EST
Researchers Wing It in Mimicking Evolution to Discover Best Shape for Flight
New York University

A team of mathematicians has determined the ideal wing shape for fast flapping flight—a discovery that offers promise for better methods for harvesting energy from water as well as for enhancing air speed.

Released: 29-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
Nassau Grouper Becomes Critically Endangered
Wildlife Conservation Society

The Nassau grouper—a fish known for its spectacular spawning aggregations in and around the Caribbean Sea—is now a “Critically Endangered” species, according to a new assessment by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).

Released: 29-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Predicting Urban and Coastal Microclimates
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven Lab recently deployed a mobile atmospheric laboratory in urban and coastal areas to improve microclimate forecasting.

Released: 29-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
MSK Researchers Identify a New Method to “Genetically Cloak” Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

During cancer immunotherapy, immune cells often undergo a form of cellular suicide, termed apoptosis, which can limit the therapy’s effectiveness.

Released: 29-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Stopping a Preventable Killer: Mount Sinai Cardiologists Stress Prevention for American Heart Month
Mount Sinai Health System

Physicians announce new research on sleep and heart disease, and expansion of heart services in New York City

22-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Use of Synthetic Drug Flakka Rare Among High School Seniors, But Most Users Take Numerous Drugs
New York University

Nearly 1 percent of high school seniors report using Flakka, a highly potent and potentially dangerous synthetic drug, according to a study by researchers at NYU School of Medicine, the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at NYU College of Global Public Health, and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

23-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
How Do Fish & Birds Hang Together without Colliding? Researchers Find the Answer is a Wake with Purpose
New York University

Fish and birds are able to move in groups, without separating or colliding, due to a newly discovered dynamic: the followers interact with the wake left behind by the leaders. The finding offers new insights into animal locomotion and points to potential ways to harness energy from natural resources, such as rivers or wind.

Released: 25-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Ken Dill to Receive National Award for Protein Folding Research
Stony Brook University

Ken A. Dill, PhD, Distinguished Professor and the Louis and Beatrice Laufer Endowed Chair of Physical and Quantitative Biology at Stony Brook University, has been named co-winner of the 2019 American Physical Society’s (APS) Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics.

Released: 25-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
NIH Funds First Artificial Pancreas Study in the United States for Pregnant Women
Mount Sinai Health System

A multi-institutional research team will develop and evaluate a pregnancy-specified Artificial Pancreas

22-Jan-2019 4:00 PM EST
Fish Oil Does Not Appear to Improve Asthma Control in Teens, Young Adults
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Fish oil does not appear to improve asthma control in adolescents and young adults with uncontrolled asthma who are overweight or obese, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Released: 24-Jan-2019 9:05 PM EST
NUS engineers develop novel strategy for designing tiny semiconductor particles for wide-ranging applications
National University of Singapore (NUS)

NUS Engineers have developed a cost-effective and scalable strategy for designing tiny semiconductor particles known as transition metal dichalcogenide quantum dots (TMD QDs) which can potentially generate cancer-killing properties.

   
Released: 24-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
Mount Sinai Health System Celebrates Heart Month
Mount Sinai Health System

In honor of American Heart Month in February, the Mount Sinai Health System will host several “Go Red" Community Heart Health Fairs throughout its system.

16-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
NIFLA v. Becerra: A Case of Abortion Rights or Deceptive Speech?
New York University

A 2018 Supreme Court case was framed as a debate over abortion rights, but a new analysis led by NYU College of Global Public Health published in the American Journal of Public Health finds that the Court was silent on one of the case’s key issues: deceptive speech.

   
Released: 24-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Envisioned “Octopus Farms” Would Have Far-Reaching & Detrimental Environmental Impact, Researchers Conclude
New York University

Commercial octopus farming, currently in developmental stages on multiple continents, would have a negative ripple effect on sustainability and animal welfare, concludes a team of researchers in a newly published analysis.

Released: 24-Jan-2019 10:55 AM EST
Building a Cybersecurity Workforce
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Five college teams came to Brookhaven to participate in the annual U.S. Department of Energy cyberdefense competition hosted in December 2018.

Released: 24-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
NYU Langone Launches Center to Study Environmental Exposures & Their Effects on Health
NYU Langone Health

Researchers at a new center launched at NYU Langone will study environmental exposures and their effects on health.

Released: 24-Jan-2019 4:05 AM EST
The Impacts of Invasive Species Are Often Difficult to Predict
University of Vienna

New Zealand and other islands have experienced invasions of rats, Europe has seen the arrival of the spinycheek crayfish, spreading a deadly disease called crayfish plague: invasive species can put native animal and plant species on the brink of extinction. They often go undetected for a long time, or their damaging impacts are not immediately clear.

28-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
A Step Closer to Self-Aware Machines
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Columbia Engineers have created a robot that learns what it is, with zero prior knowledge of physics, geometry, or motor dynamics. Initially the robot has no clue what its shape is. After a brief period of “babbling,” and within about a day of intensive computing, the robot creates a self-simulation, which it can then use to contemplate and adapt to different situations, handling new tasks as well as detecting and repairing damage in its body.

22-Jan-2019 11:00 AM EST
Climate Change Tipping Point Could Be Coming Sooner than We Think
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

A Columbia Engineering study confirms the urgency to tackle climate change. While it’s known that extreme weather events can affect the year-to-year variability in carbon uptake, and some researchers have suggested that there may be longer-term effects, this study is the first to actually quantify the effects through the 21st century and demonstrates that wetter-than-normal years do not compensate for losses in carbon uptake during dryer-than-normal years, caused by events such as droughts or heatwaves.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 5:05 PM EST
Plants Blink: Proceeding with Caution in Sunlight
Weizmann Institute of Science

Weizmann Institute scientists Profs. Avihai Danon and Uri Alon find that, like an eye’s adjustment to sudden changes in light, plants have sensitive mechanisms to protect their leaves from rapid changes in radiation

Released: 22-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
More Advanced Brains, More Challenges
Weizmann Institute of Science

Weizmann Institute scientists have found that, like sophisticated equipment prone to breaking down, our highly advanced brains are more likely to have problems, including depression, autism, and ADHD.

   
22-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Anti-flu antibodies can inhibit two different viral proteins, NIH study reveals
The Rockefeller University Press

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered that antibodies that may form the basis of a universal flu vaccine inhibit a second viral protein in addition to the one that they bind. The study, to be published January 25 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, reveals that antibodies that recognize the viral surface protein hemagglutinin can also inhibit the viral neuraminidase, and that this enhances antibody neutralization of the virus and the activation of innate immune cells with anti-viral activity.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Aspirin May Lower Stroke Risk in Women with History of Preeclampsia
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

A new study by Columbia researchers suggests aspirin may lower stroke risk among middle-aged women with a history of preeclampsia.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
Study Looks at Ranger Motivation in Dangerous African Park
Wildlife Conservation Society

A new study by WCS looks at the job satisfaction of front line conservation rangers working in challenging conditions at a national park in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and identifies ways to improve motivation to make them more effective at enforcing the law.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 11:30 AM EST
Health Literacy Linked to Blood Pressure Medication Adherence Among Hispanics
New York University

Good health literacy is associated with better adherence to blood pressure medications among Hispanic individuals with high blood pressure, finds a study by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Columbia University School of Nursing. However, the majority of this population lacks health literary and has poor adherence to their medications.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 11:30 AM EST
Free Webinar on Early Detection and Prevention of Psychotic Disorders Offered by Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is hosting a free interactive webinar on “Early Detection and Prevention of Psychotic Disorders: Ready for Prime Time” on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, from 2pm to 3pm EST.

     
22-Jan-2019 9:50 AM EST
Study Suggests Aspirin May Help Some Patients Survive Head and Neck Cancer
The Rockefeller University Press

Regular use of aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may help some patients with head and neck cancer survive the disease, according to a study led by Professor Jennifer Grandis at the University of California, San Francisco. The study, which will be published January 25 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, indicates that NSAIDs are effective in patients with mutations in a gene called PIK3CA, likely by lowering the levels of an inflammatory molecule called prostaglandin E2.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 8:05 AM EST
Journal Special Issues Honor Chemists Radoslav Adzic and Jan Hrbek
Brookhaven National Laboratory

The Journal of the Electrochemical Society and Surface Science recognized the contributions of Brookhaven Lab chemists Radoslav Adzic and Jan Hrbek to electrocatalysis and catalysis.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 12:05 AM EST
Novel medical device developed by NUS researchers harnesses magnetic field to speed up muscle recovery
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) are making the journey of muscle rehabilitation much easier for patients with an ingenious medical device capable of regenerating muscles in a non-invasive and painless manner.

Released: 21-Jan-2019 11:00 AM EST
Heating Up Cold Tumors
Ludwig Cancer Research

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a cellular mechanism by which melanomas that fail to respond to checkpoint blockade may be made susceptible to such immunotherapies. Led by Ping-Chih Ho of the Lausanne Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and reported in the current issue of Nature Immunology, the study also identifies an existing diabetes drug that could be used to accomplish that feat.

   
Released: 18-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Cassini's "Grand Finale" Reveals that Saturn’s Atmosphere is Deep, Its Rings Young
Weizmann Institute of Science

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers took part in the last phase of the 20-year mission - and their work revealed some surprising attributes of Saturn

16-Jan-2019 4:00 PM EST
New Study Shows Physician-Targeted Marketing is Associated with Increase in Opioid Overdose Deaths
NYU Langone Health

New research from NYU School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center published online January 18 in JAMA Network Open shows that increased marketing of opioid products to physicians -- from consulting fees to free meals -- is associated with higher opioid prescribing rates and elevated overdose deaths in the U.S.

Released: 18-Jan-2019 9:05 AM EST
Mount Sinai Partners with Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. and ReqMed Company, Ltd. to Repurpose Drug to Battle Rare MPS Diseases
Mount Sinai Health System

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has entered into two exclusive licenses to develop the drug pentosan polysulfate sodium for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS).

13-Jan-2019 8:00 PM EST
Brain’s Cerebellum Found to Influence Addictive and Social Behavior
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

In a study published online today in the journal Science, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore, prove for the first time that the brain’s cerebellum—long thought to be mainly involved in coordinating movement—helps control the brain’s reward circuitry. The surprising finding indicates that the cerebellum plays a major role in reward processing and social behaviors and could potentially lead to new strategies for treating addiction.

Released: 17-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Air Pollution Increases ER Visits for Breathing Problems, but Rate Depends on Age, Pollutant and Lung Disease
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

As levels of ozone and fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) rise, more patients end up in the ER with breathing problems, according to the largest U.S. study of air pollution and respiratory emergency room visits of patients of all ages. The study was published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Released: 17-Jan-2019 6:05 AM EST
Scientists Confirm Pair of Skeletons are from Same Early Hominin Species
New York University

Separate skeletons suggested to be from different early hominin species are, in fact, from the same species, a team of anthropologists has concluded in a comprehensive analysis of remains first discovered a decade ago.

15-Jan-2019 10:00 AM EST
Survey Questions Cancer Doctors’ Awareness of LGBTQ Issues
NYU Langone Health

Most oncologists say they don’t know enough about how to treat patients with differences in sexual orientation or identity, but most are also interested in learning more, a new study finds.

15-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
How Stem Cells Self-Organize in the Developing Embryo
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

New study uses live imaging to understand a critical step in early embryonic development—how genes and molecules control forces to orchestrate the emergence of form in the developing embryo. The study findings could have important implications for how stem cells are used to create functional organs in the lab, and lead to a better understanding of the underlying causes of gastrointestinal birth defects.



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