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NASA's best-recognized, longest-lived, and most prolific space observatory zooms past a threshold of 20 years of operation this month. On April 24, 1990, the space shuttle and crew of STS-31 were launched to deploy the Hubble Space Telescope into a low Earth orbit. What followed was one of the most remarkable sagas of the space age. NASA is releasing today a brand new Hubble photo of a small portion of one of the largest seen star-birth regions in the galaxy, the Carina Nebula.

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Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined the crystal structures of two key fluorescent proteins – one blue, one red – used to “light up” molecules in cells. The researchers now have the first roadmap for rationally designing new and differently colored fluorescent proteins to illuminate the structures and processes in living cells.

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Alison LaCroix’s new book delves into an underexplored area of history, shedding light on the nature of federalism, a system very important to the development of America. Given the ongoing debates about the framers’ original intent, understanding the true origins of federalism is especially significant.

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Criminal poisoning cases can be hard to recognize and even harder to solve when law enforcement officials don't know what a poisoning looks like. "Criminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives" contains information for law enforcement, attorneys and medical providers to use when investigating cases of suspected criminal poisonings.

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Simple tools developed by researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies will help parents and teachers identify potential dangers on playgrounds and in gymnasiums and give them the means to lobby for safer conditions.

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The first lung cancer clinical trial to guide targeted therapies to patients based on molecular signatures in tumor biopsies is a step toward personalized care and more effective, efficient clinical trials for new drugs, study leaders reported today during the American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting 2010.

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The science of microRNAs continues to generate new insights into cancer and disease treatment. New research shows that four specific miRNAs will help predict which patients are more likely to develop aggressive colorectal cancer and which are not, say pathologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The findings also shed light on the genetics that result in worse colorectal cancer-treatment outcomes for African-Americans, compared with Caucasians.

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UVA is encouraging all adults to complete an advance directive, a document that allows adults to specify what kinds of medical treatments they would want and who they would want making decisions about their care if they were unable to make decisions for themselves.

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In honor of National Women’s Health Week, May 9-15, 2010, the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) has launched a mobile giving campaign titled “TEXT MY CURE.” The campaign will feature YouTube videos of patients telling their stories of autoimmune diseases and will be headlined by the AARDA National Spokesperson, actress Kellie Martin (“ER” and “Life Goes On”). The funds raised by the campaign will be used to increase awareness of autoimmune diseases by physicians and patients, fund research in autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases, and provide patient education and services.

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Using powerful DNA sequencing technology to decode the genomes of cancer patients, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are getting an unprecedented look at the genetic basis of a highly lethal breast cancer that disproportionately affects younger women and those who are African-American.

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Researchers have devised and demonstrated the first random-number generator in which the numbers are certified random by the laws of quantum mechanics.

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An ophthalmologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is implanting radioactive discs in the eyes of children with a rare cancer in an attempt to save their vision and eyes. The treatment for the rare childhood eye cancer, called retinoblastoma, involves implanting a small disc, or plaque, which stays in the eye for three days before a second surgery to remove it.

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K. Anders Ericsson has spent much of his career studying what makes the world’s best musicians and athletes the best. It turns out the old adage is true: Practice — 10,000 hours of it, to be precise — really does make perfect.

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In an ongoing effort to scientifically validate the age-old belief that mind-body interventions have a beneficial impact on the health of patients, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has been awarded more than $4.5 million to study the efficacy of incorporating yoga into the treatment program of women with breast cancer.

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Student creates system that makes keeping up with Congress as easy as clicking a mouse.

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In a step towards a possible treatment for Huntington’s disease, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown for the first time that the accumulation of a mutated protein may explain damaging cellular behavior in Huntington’s disease.

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“The retirement announcement of Justice John Paul Stevens does not comes as a big surprise, but it is still a sad day,” says Gregory P. Magarian, J.D., former Stevens clerk and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. “The Supreme Court is losing a great jurist and a great man.” Magarian calls Stevens a “pragmatic populist” because of the way he approached his decisions with the Court.“Stevens always has been very focused on what a Supreme Court decision is going to do to an ordinary person,” he says. “He has never written an opinion just to make a point or put on a show."

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Co-administered peptide directs medicines to tumors and deep into tumor tissue, increasing drug efficacy and reducing side effects

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A study of nearly 13,000 rescue workers from the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) shows that the significant proportion who suffered acute lung damage after exposure to World Trade Center (WTC) dust have not recovered normal lung function in the years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Maryland Day - the annual University of Maryland open house - is 12 years old! We invite all Terp fans to celebrate with us from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on April 24 in College Park. Enjoy 409 free events. There’s free parking and transportation from the College Park Metro and on campus. Info at: http://www.marylandday.umd.edu. Phone info: 1-877-UMTERPS (1-877-868-3777) Email info: [email protected]

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The University of Maryland is making great strides to become a national leader where sustainability is concerned. UM's Scott Lupin heads up the Office of Sustainability on campus and recently talked about how the office came into being, what is going on campus now and plans for the future.

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Children exposed to violence at home or school have greater levels of anxiety and depression than children who experience brutality only in their neighborhood, say researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Psychology.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Professor of Labor History Colin Davis, Ph.D., says this week’s mining disaster in West Virginia is reminiscent of one of the nation’s most deadly mining accidents that occurred in 1907.

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Kidney damage associated with chronic reflux is the fourth leading cause of chronic kidney disease and is the most common cause of severe hypertension in children. Doctors and researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have developed a new mouse model of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), a common childhood condition that can lead to chronic kidney disease in children.

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Health officials are carefully monitoring a steady stream in the Southeast of cases of pandemic H1N1 flu, especially in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Now is a crucial time to pay heed to upper-respiratory maladies such as congestion, runny nose and cough, says David Kimberlin, M.D., a preeminent influenza specialist at UAB. If the symptoms are accompanied by a high or persistent fever, a call to the doctor’s office is warranted. Also, it is still a good time to get the H1N1 vaccine, he says.

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As technology continues to change and grow, Nationwide Children’s Hospital is keeping pace by unveiling a new combined operative and diagnostic MRI suite. Unlike a fixed MRI system, this structure offers the versatility of moving between three different rooms, ultimately utilizing the machine for two needs – intraoperative MRI diagnostics and non-operative diagnostic imaging.

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Studying Drosophila (fruit flies), an international team investigated 7061 genes and built a detailed map that shows how a portion of these genes contribute to heart function and disease. Importantly, the researchers identified many genes that had not previously been associated with heart disease.

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Jay Yim, 21-year-old student, collapsed at mile 18 of the LA Marathon in full cardiac arrest, and was saved by joint efforts of LAPD and UCLA doctors.

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Richard E. Kirschner, MD, FACS, FAAP, joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital March 22 as chief of Plastic Surgery and director of the Cleft Lip and Palate Craniofacial Center. He comes to Nationwide Children’s from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

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An international team of scientists, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has decoded the genome of a songbird – the Australian zebra finch – to reveal intriguing clues about the genetic basis and evolution of vocal learning. The research provides insights to help scientists understand how humans learn language. It also sets the stage for future studies that could help identify the genetic and molecular origins of speech disorders, such as those related to autism, stroke, stuttering and Parkinson’s disease.

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The age-old maxim "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" may in fact be the best advice to follow to prevent metabolic syndrome, according to a new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study.

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The popularity of weight training has grown over the past decade. A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has found that the number of injuries from weight training has increased as well. The study found that more than 970,000 weight training-related injuries were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments between 1990 and 2007, increasing nearly 50 percent during the 18-year study period.

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Max Mutchler, a research and instrument scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., and Noreen Grice, president of You Can Do Astronomy LLC and author of several tactile astronomy books, have created a touchable image of the Hubble Space Telescope's view of the Carina Nebula that is engaging for everyone, regardless of their visual ability.

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“Proponents claim drug courts are an effective alternative to incarceration and work to curb recidivism, reduce costs and even save lives, but it is not at all clear whether any of these things are true,” says Mae Quinn, JD, problem-solving courts expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Suspecting that a particular protein in tuberculosis was likely to be vital to the bacteria’s survival, Johns Hopkins scientists screened 175,000 small chemical compounds and identified a potent class of compounds that selectively slows down this protein’s activity and, in a test tube, blocks TB growth, demonstrating that the protein is indeed a vulnerable target.

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The ATS has released an official policy statement of pay-for-performance (P4P) in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. In the statement, the Society encourages clinicians in these fields to participate in P4P programs and views them as an opportunity to partner with healthcare payers, accrediting organizations, governmental oversight groups and others to improve quality, rather than as a threat to autonomy and independence.

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Surgeons at The Johns Hopkins Hospital have successfully completed their 100th kidney swap — a procedure popularized here to enlarge the pool of kidneys available for donation and provide organs to patients who might have died waiting for them.

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Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found two novel ways of killing the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB), a disease responsible for an estimated two million deaths each year.

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In honor of the designation of March as National Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month by the U.S. Senate on March 4, 2010, the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) wants to help you learn your family’s AQ. AQ is a play on IQ that stands for Autoimmune Quotient. It’s about knowing how likely you or a loved one is to develop an autoimmune disease, based on the prevalence of these diseases and your family history.

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Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a safe and inexpensive antibiotic in use since the 1970s for treating acne effectively targets infected immune cells in which HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, lies dormant and prevents them from reactivating and replicating.

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Science visualization specialists at the Space Telescope Science Institute, in Baltimore, Md. transformed Hubble Space Telescope 2-D images into 3-D environments to create several groundbreaking astronomy visualizations for the new Imax film "Hubble 3D," which opens today in 40 select Imax theaters worldwide.

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University of Chicago scientists have successfully used geometrically patterned surfaces to influence the development of stem cells. The new approach is a departure from that of many stem-cell biologists, who focus instead on uncovering the role of proteins in controlling the fate of stem cells.

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While nearly all parents report their kids, ages 5 and younger, use booster seats or car seats while riding in vehicles, use of booster seats drops sharply to 40 percent by age 8 and many parents wouldn't require their kids, ages 7 - 8, to use booster seats at all if there weren't laws requiring it, according to the latest C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.

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A new study shows that the Gardasil vaccine reduces the likelihood of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related disease recurring after teen and adult women already have had surgery to remove cancer or certain pre-cancerous changes, said Warner Huh, M.D., an associate professor in the UAB Division of Gynecologic Oncology and lead presenter.

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UVA is offering the latest and most advanced technology in stereotactic radiosurgery, called Gamma Knife eXtend™, which allows physicians to treat larger tumors, multiple tumors and tumors near sensitive structures like the brainstem, facial nerves or the optic nerve.

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CalArts' Celebrates CAP's 20th Anniversary with 20 for 20, a series of 20 free arts master classes for Los Angeles youth launches in March for National Arts Education Month.

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Experts at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center encourage people to review their polyp report.

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Scientists at Georgia Tech have discovered that small molecules could have acted as “molecular midwives” in helping the building blocks of life’s genetic material form long chains and may have assisted in selecting the base pairs of the DNA double helix.

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Unrealistic expectations amid the country’s continued unemployment struggles are a double-edged sword that can cut equally into the well-being of job seekers and the companies that hire them, says a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) strategic management expert.

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Let men talk with a doctor and have them decide whether to undergo prostate-cancer screening, says the president-elect of the American Cancer Society (ACS) National Board of Directors. That sentiment is shared by doctors in the UAB Division of Urology who work in tandem with ACS leader Edward Partridge at UAB. New guidelines on prostate screening highlight these and other suggestions.