Screening Family Members Could Prevent 4 in 10 Premature Heart Attacks
Screening and treating middle-aged adults with a family history of coronary heart disease could prevent more than 4 in 10 premature heart attacks, according to an article in this week’s BMJ. (Embargo expired on 06-Sep-2007 at 19:05 ET)
BMJ
—British Medical Journal Should Terminally Ill Patients Have the Right to Take Partially Tested Drugs?
As the United States considers allowing experimental drugs to be given to people at the end of life, two experts in this week’s BMJ debate whether terminally ill patients should have the right to take drugs after initial safety (phase I) trials but before final approval. (Embargo expired on 06-Sep-2007 at 19:05 ET)
BMJ
—British Medical Journal Projects in Every State to Improve Medicare's Drug Benefit Detailed in Journal
State by state details of how QIOs are working in partnership with Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage plans (MA-PDs) to improve the quality of prescription drug therapy for Medicare beneficiaries are reported in a supplement to the July/August Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy.
Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, Jul-Aug-2007
—American Health Quality Association Pregnancy May Increase the Risk of Developing Binge Eating Disorder
Pregnancy may open a window of vulnerability for developing binge eating disorder, especially for women from lower socio-economic situations, according to a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers and colleagues in Norway.
Cambridge University Press, Aug-2007
—University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Drug May Help Pregnant Women with Insulin Resistance
Women who are obese, have type 2 diabetes or a family history of type 2 diabetes could one day have more successful pregnancies because of a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The study, conducted in mice, found a common anti-diabetes drug improved pregnancy outcomes.
Diabetes
—Washington University in St. Louis Heart Failure Is Rare Among Leukemia Patients on Imatinib
Congestive heart failure rarely occurs among leukemia patients who take imatinib, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center found after an exhaustive review of the detailed medical histories of 1,276 patients who enrolled in clinical trials for the drug.
Blood, 15-Aug-2007
—University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Microarray Provides Three Genomic Guides to Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions
Three genomic tests separately predict the likelihood that a patient's breast cancer will reoccur after surgery without additional treatment, and the cancer's vulnerability to chemotherapy or hormone therapy, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report at the first American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium Sept. 7-8 in San Francisco.
first American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium Sept. 7-8 in San Francisco
—University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Researcher Developing New Method for Hearing Loss Assessment
A Purdue University researcher is working on a new technique to diagnose hearing loss in a way that more accurately reflects real-world situations.
—Purdue University Temple Emergency Medicine Receives $1.8M to Find Best MRSA Treatment
Temple University's Department of Emergency Medicine will participate in a nationwide study to pinpoint the best treatment for community-acquired MRSA, an increasingly common, antibiotic-resistant infection.
—Temple University Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes Find "Lego-Block" Galaxies in Early Universe
NASA's Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes have joined forces to discover nine of the smallest, faintest, most compact galaxies ever observed in the distant universe. Blazing with the brilliance of millions of stars, each of the newly discovered galaxies is a hundred to a thousand times smaller than our Milky Way Galaxy. (Embargo expired on 06-Sep-2007 at 12:00 ET)
—Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Old Developmental Pathways Spawn Evolutionary Changes
When the larvae of the primitive social insect Polistes metricus, a paper wasp, slips into the quiet pupal stage, she doesn’t know if she’ll arise a worker or gyne (future queen) – unless she consults with Arizona State University’s social insect researcher Gro Amdam.
PNAS, 28-Aug-2007
—Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Social Networking Software Tracks Zebras and Consumers
Tracking zebras to dynamically monitor and analyze social networking is part of a planned study by a multi-disciplinary group of researchers, led by a University of Illinois at Chicago computer scientist.
—University of Illinois at Chicago New System Helps Aircraft Avoid Turbulence
A new turbulence detection system, now being tested, is successfully alerting pilots to patches of rough air as they fly through clouds. The system is designed to better protect passengers from injuries caused by turbulence while reducing flight delays and lowering aviation costs.
—National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Groups Urge Congress to Help Big Cats, Rare Dogs
Efforts to protect many of the world’s largest and most endangered wild relatives of cats and dogs recently moved a step closer to victory with a congressional hearing on the “Great Cats and Rare Canids” bill.
Congressional Hearing
—Wildlife Conservation Society UT Southwestern's Obesity Research Receives $22 Million NIH Roadmap Grant
UT Southwestern Medical Center’s obesity research team has received a $22 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to enhance its groundbreaking efforts to attack obesity from every angle, from studying fat cells to developing medicines.
—UT Southwestern Medical Center New Scientists Join Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials
Two new scientists have joined the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. Elena Rozhkova and Elena Shevchenko are contributing their expertise to the NanoBio Interfaces Group.
—Argonne National Laboratories Future Career Path of Gifted Youth Can Be Predicted by Age 13
The future career path and creative direction of gifted youth can be predicted well by their performance on the SAT at age 13, a new study from Vanderbilt University finds. The study offers insights into how best to identify the nation’s most talented youth, which is a focus of the new $43 billion America Competes Act recently passed by Congress to enhance the United States’ ability to compete globally. (Embargo expired on 07-Sep-2007 at 00:00 ET)
Psychological Science, 7-Sep-2007
—Vanderbilt University America’s Clean Hands Report Card: Students Barely Pass; Parents Average Just a “C”
In The Soap and Detergent Association's 2007 Clean Hands Report Card, students are receiving less-than-stellar grades on basic hand hygiene. Parents should hit the books too. School nurses and health professionals come out on top. And teachers aren’t far behind.
—Soap and Detergent Association Record Spike in International Violence Points to Chronic ‘Conflict Syndrome’
Six years after 9/11, the level of international conflict is rising precipitously, with more countries involved in conflict than at any time since World War II, according to a new report from the University of Maryland. The report says the rise in conflict – a sharp spike beginning in 2005 (latest data available) – may be a symptom of a dangerous, chronic “syndrome” that resists treatment.
—University of Maryland, College Park Secular, Nationalist Surge in Iraq Continues, New Survey Shows
With the Bush Administration's progress report on Iraq due by Sept. 15, a new survey of nationally representative samples of the Iraqi population shows a continuation of two trends that give some reason for optimism about the future of that battle-scarred country: A continued shift away from political Islam among Sunnis and Kurds and a shift toward Iraqi nationalism among majority Shiites.
—University of Michigan College Rankings Permeate Decisions in Higher Education
While many college and university administrators object to the growing influence of rankings in higher education, new research by a University of Iowa professor shows those administrators often make decisions they hope will improve their own school's ranking.
Am. J. of Sociology, Jul-2007
—University of Iowa (Health Sciences) Pavarotti's Passing: an Accomplished Soprano and Professor Comments
The passing of world-renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti has saddened many. Kathleen Hacker, accomplished soprano and chair of the Department of Music at the University of Indianapolis, commented on Pavarotti’s significance and lasting impact on the music community.
—University of Indianapolis Authors Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Central High Crisis
Fifty years after nine African-American students walked through crowds under the protection of the 51st Airborne to integrate Little Rock Central High, the University of Arkansas Press is publishing four books that address different aspects of this crucial event in U.S. history.
—University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Book Argues American Conservative Movement Is Invention of Journalists, Republican Activitists
An Elizabethtown College professor and internationally known writer on political movements and political theory has published a book that argues the American conservative movement has been largely an invention of journalists and Republican activists.
Conservatism in America: Making Sense of the American Right
—Elizabethtown College Expert Urges Parents to Prepare Children for Disasters
Children will be better prepared mentally and emotionally for a disaster if parents speak with them in advance about the threats in a realistic but calm manner, says Judith Myers-Walls. It is vitally important to neither focus on nor feed fear. She says lessons can be incorporated into everyday life and even made into a fun and positive adventure.
—Purdue University Carsey Institute Experts and Research Available on Presidential Campaign Issues
Policy experts and research on key issues being debated by presidential candidates are available from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. Experts and research are available on a wide range of topics including energy, health care, immigration, income inequality, Iraq, jobs, poverty, predatory lending and women in the labor force, with a particular emphasis on rural America.
—University of New Hampshire Economic Outlook Conference
Dennis P. Lockhart, 14th president and CEO of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, will keynote MTSU's 15th annual Economic Outlook Conference. Don Ratajczak will provide trends and forecasts. The conference is targeted to bankers, business owners, managers, community leaders, legislators and students and faculty.
—Middle Tennessee State University Radio Frequency Identification Symposium to be Held at Baylor University
From September 27-28, 2007, Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business will conduct the third-annual "RFID Integrated Supply Chains" Symposium, about the use of Radio Frequency Identification in supply chains.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Symposium
—Baylor University Complex, Conflicting Rules of Origin Undercut Pacific Rim Trade Pact
USC Marshall team presents findings at APEC summit.
APEC Summit
—University of Southern California Researcher Says 9/11 May Not Mark Generational Divide
Charles D. Schewe, a marketing professor and author on generational cohorts, says the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 jolted the nation and the people who were coming of age at that time, but may not have the far-reaching impact of the JFK shooting or the attack on Pearl Harbor.
—University of Massachusetts Amherst The Times New Product Uses Professor’s Lab-to-Market Venture
For the second time in his career at an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), a professor’s laboratory research has gone commercial. Educators and students will access the expanded New York Times Knowledge Network via the Epsilen Environment (www.epsilen.com), the second of Ali Jafari’s research-turned-commercial ventures.
—Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) UW Honors The Foster Foundation’s Philanthropy with New Name for Business School
The University of Washington has received $50 million from The Foster Foundation and will re-name its Business School to the Michael G. Foster School of Business
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