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Loyola Pediatric Allergist Talks about Kids and Pollen Allergies

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It’s important to practice good food safety when you’re dealing with eggs. Following are some good egg safety tips to keep in mind the next time you’re buying, storing or cooking eggs.

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In the April 2013 issue of Food Technology magazine Senior Editor Don Pszczola writes about growing trends related to recent cocoa and chocolate applications research conducted by Innova Market Insights from the webinar “Inspiring 2013 Food Trends for Your Cocoa and Chocolate Applications.” Following are the top 10 trends discussed.

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For nearly two years, Univ. of Michigan neurologist Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D. has led the nation’s first clinical trial of stem cell injections in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Now, a new approval from the FDA paves the way for U-M to become the second site in the trial, pending IRB approval.

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Binghamton University has unveiled its Road Map for the future and is targeting investments in research in order to become the premier public university of the 21st century. The University is investing in facilities and faculty in order to put Binghamton on the map as a premier public university for academics and research.

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Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, tonight publicly announced the College of Medicine’s largest fundraising effort—a capital campaign to raise at least $500 million, known as “The Campaign to Transform Einstein.”

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Close examination of the lower jawbone, teeth and skeleton of the hominid species Australopithecus sediba proves conclusively that it is uniquely different from a closely related species, Australopithecus africanus.

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On April 15, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, a case that could answer the question, “Under what conditions, if any, are isolated human genes patentable?” Kevin Emerson Collins, JD, patent law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, believes that layered uncertainties make this case an unusually difficult case in which to predict the outcome.

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Using a miniature electronic device implanted in the brain, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have tapped into the internal reward system of mice, prodding neurons to release dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure. This implantable LED device is smaller than the eye of a needle and activates brain cells with light. The scientists report their findings in the journal Science.

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On April 11th JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) will publish a new video article by Dr. Aydogan Ozcan demonstrating how a cell phone camera can capture images from a fluorescent microscope and flow cytometer, which will make it possible for areas with limited resources to easily run tests such as checking for contaminated water and monitoring HIV positive patients.

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Bozhi Tian, assistant professor in chemistry, has been named a 2013 Searle Scholar and will receive $300,000 to support his research over the next three years. Tian’s Searle Scholar project is titled “Silicon-based Biomaterials for an Electrical Study of Single-Neuron Dynamics.”

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Food insecurity, or an inadequate intake of food due to lack of resources, affected almost one in six U.S. households in 2011. Overall, more than 50 million people, including almost 17 million children, suffer from food security issues at some time each year. In Ohio, more than 2 million residents are experiencing food insecurity. In this white paper, we examine the extent of hunger in America, the inextricable links of hunger to poor health, and the need to consider hunger as a health issue to make the changes needed.

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An extraordinarily beautiful global health education event will wrap our planet. WHY? A UCLA study found you could boost your immune system by 50% using Tai Chi meditation. A University of South Florida study found Tai Chi could increase brain size. Mass Tai Chi and Qigong teach-ins and exhibitions will unfold through 100s of cities in over 70 nations.

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Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light.

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Fear of public speaking tops death and spiders as the nation’s number one phobia. But new research shows that learning to rethink the way we view our shaky hands, pounding heart, and sweaty palms can help people perform better both mentally and physically.

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The drafty backside is finally gone, replaced with comfort, warmth and dignity in a newly designed hospital gown that blends style for the patient with clinical function for the health care team.

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Airline performance in 2012 was the second highest in 23 years that researchers have tracked the performance of airlines. The performance of the nation’s leading carriers in 2012 was nearly identical to the best year ever in 2011 (http://airlinequalityrating.com), according to the 23rd annual national Airline Quality Rating.

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DePaul University’s School of Cinema and Interactive Media is teaming up with Cinespace Chicago, the city’s premiere movie studio, to create a learning environment that will provide students with film and television production experience in the midst of a working studio.

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Mannequins, virtual reality and other simulation technology is becoming more common in medical and nursing schools.

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Many women suffer needlessly from urinary incontinence, uterine prolapse or vaginal wall prolapse. Dr. Nager believes that female urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse are very treatable conditions. U.S. News & World Report has named Dr. Nager one of the nation's Top Doctors in OB/GYN.

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After hearing that her lymphoma had relapsed, Betty Powers said she had a decision to make. She could give up or she could fight back by participating in a clinical trial.

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As part of its Clinton Global Initiative University efforts, Washington University in St. Louis has announced a major institutional commitment to action around the important issue of sustainability. As such, Washington University is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 22 percent by 2020, reverting to 1990 levels. To advance this goal, the university has established an Energy Conservation Investment of $30 million that will enable the university to accelerate investments in sustainable operations.

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As the shapes of galaxies go, the spiral disk — with its characteristic pinwheel profile — is by far the most pedestrian.

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Robert Shaw, Emily Dickinson Professor of English at Mount Holyoke College, has been awarded the 2013 Poets’ Prize for his book Aromatics.

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A new study raises the intriguing possibility that drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration, a blinding eye disease.

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In this video, researchers describe the value of clinical trials for projects they are working surrounding everything from diabetes and drug addiction to trauma and lung cancer.

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Several four-legged volunteers with the People-Animal Connection (PAC) program at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and their human counterparts will star in an upcoming episode of the PBS television show, “Shelter Me: Let’s Go Home,” premiering in April.

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The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) today released two new videos in their World Without Food Science series. The video, Special Foods, discusses how food science has played a critical role in contributing nutritious foods to people with unique nutritional needs like pregnant woman, new mothers, children, and people with dietary allergies and restrictions. The video, Nutrition, emphasizes how food science gives people access to different kinds of foods from all over the world at affordable prices and the process of fortifying foods with additional nutrients.

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The Western democratic practice of singling out religious liberty for special treatment under the law is not in sync with the world we live in today, argues University of Chicago Law School professor Brian Leiter in his new book, Why Tolerate Religion?

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Adolescents participating in wilderness and adventure therapy programs are at significantly less risk of injury than those playing football and are three times less likely to visit the emergency room for an injury than if they were at home, a new study finds.

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Emmy-nominated Actress Kellie Martin Shares Her Story, Calls on Others to Share New Survey Reveals Need for Increased Awareness/Education of Autoimmune Disease

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On March 27th JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) will publish a new video article by Dr. Lotfi Merabet showing how researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School have developed a virtual gaming environment to help blind individuals improve navigation skills and develop a cognitive spatial map of unfamiliar buildings and public locations.

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In an engineering breakthrough, a Washington University in St. Louis biomedical researcher has discovered a way to use light and color to measure oxygen in individual red blood cells in real time.

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For many years, some musical experts have wondered if the sound of the Stradivari and Guarneri violins might incorporate such elements of speech as vowels and consonants. A Texas A&M University researcher has now provided the first evidence that the Italian violin masters tried to impart specific vowel sounds to their violins.

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Video on how processed foods have changed the way women interact with their family and manage a career.

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Using a combination of theory and experiment, researchers have developed a new approach for understanding and predicting how small legged robots – and potentially also animals – move on and interact with complex granular materials such as sand.

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Video on how there are many different levels of food processing.

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Some participate in clinical trials to learn more about their healthy, while others try to fight a frightening diagnosis. No matter the reason, many say the feeling of helping others drives them to complete the studies.

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Video on how a food study shows how processed foods contribute to the American diet.

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Dr. Ford W. Bell to Deliver Keynote Address at 2013 ACVIM Forum , June 12-15 in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Bell has more than 30 years of experience as a nonprofit executive, board chair, donor, trustee, and educator. He is an ACVIM Board-certified veterinary oncologist

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Video on how many things that we eat today are processed in some way or another.

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Video on how processed foods can make our lives easier and better.

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From trying on the first set of scrubs to guiding a patient toward a good death, a new book features a Penn Nursing professor and student on quintessential moments in nursing – stories that have been largely untold.

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More symptoms of depression and lower cognitive status are independently associated with a more rapid decline in the ability to handle tasks of everyday living, according to a study by Columbia University Medical Center researchers in this month’s Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

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University of Chicago physicists study "jamming" and the structural properties of shapes.

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A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory points to the origin of a famous supernova. This supernova, discovered in 1604 by Johannes Kepler, belongs to an important class of objects that are used to measure the rate of expansion of the Universe.

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One in 10 say they follow pediatricians’ advice ‘only occasionally;’ most likely to ignore guidance on discipline, sleep, watching TV — U-M’s National Poll on Children’s Health