As the holiday season begins, the American Sociological Association (ASA) has sociologists available to discuss holiday-related topics ranging from shopping to sadness.
Dragonflies can easily right themselves and maneuver tight turns while flying. Each of their four wings is controlled by separate muscles, giving them exquisite control over their flight. Researchers are investigating the physics behind this ability by recording high-speed video footage of dragonflies in flight and integrating the data into computer models, and they will present their findings at the 67th annual meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics.
Ice poses major impediments to winter travel, accumulating on car windshields and airplane wings and causing countless unsuspecting pedestrians to dramatically lose their balance. A team of researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) has developed a new way to prevent ice buildup on surfaces like airplane wings, finding inspiration in an unusual source: the poison dart frog.
If you’ve ever raised a glass of champagne in celebration, you may have noticed tiny bubbles bursting on its surface. But did you know this little event, which is commonly seen in much greater scale on the ocean’s surface, involves a fascinating facet of physics?
New research in the journal Cancer finds that Medicaid recipients are more likely to undergo cancer screening tests when their doctors receive higher reimbursements for routine office visits rather than for the tests themselves.
• A 12-week course of aerobic exercise improved physical function and quality of life in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. • The exercise program also decreased patients’ pain.
• Living organ donors who later need kidney transplants have much shorter waiting times, and they receive higher quality kidneys compared with similar people on the waiting list who were not organ donors.
Levels of testosterone and other naturally-occurring reproductive hormones play a limited role in driving menopausal women’s interest in sex and sexual function, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
As many as one in five people with Type 2 diabetes do not see any improvement in blood sugar management when they engage in a supervised exercise regimen, according to a new scientific review published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
New study titled, “The Impact of Whistleblowers on Financial Misrepresentation Enforcement Actions,” provides policymakers and regulators with data that proves the benefits of whistleblower involvement outweigh the costs.
Today, the Center for Social Well-Being and Development (CSWD), a chartered center within Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University, announced the launch of its new website at www.cswd-gw.org. CSWD works to promote the understanding and use of a social-ecological approach to support positive health and social outcomes to reduce vulnerability worldwide.
A new study finds that having job authority increases symptoms of depression among women, but decreases them among men.
A new study indicates that heterosexuals have predominately egalitarian views on legal benefits for — but not public displays of affection (PDA) by — same-sex couples.
The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the diagnosis and treatment of Paget’s disease of the bone, a condition where one or more bones in the body become oversized and weak.
AMP announced its 2014 award winners. Recipients of the Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics, Jeffrey A. Kant Leadership Award, and AMP Meritorious Service Award were presented at the AMP Annual Meeting this past week in National Harbor, Maryland.
Embargoed research from APHA's 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Nov. 15-19
Embargoed research from APHA's 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Nov. 15-19
On a quest to design an alternative to the two complex approaches currently used to produce electrons within microwave electron guns, a team of researchers from Euclid TechLabs and Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Nanoscale Materials have demonstrated a plug-and-play solution capable of operating in this high-electric-field environment with a high-quality electron beam.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its long-awaited proposal on October 3 for overseeing laboratory developed tests—medical tests that are created and used within a single lab, and often developed to fulfill unmet clinical needs. AACC is concerned that this guidance could hinder the ability of labs to provide physicians with the vital information they need to treat patients, and has joined the American Medical Association (AMA), American Hospital Association (AHA), and 48 other major healthcare organizations in requesting that FDA withdraw the draft guidance documents and re-issue them through the rulemaking process required under the Administrative Procedures Act.
No comprehensive study has yet been carried out to characterize the photoexcited lattice dynamics of an opaque thin film on a semi-infinite transparent substrate. As a result, ultrafast X-ray diffraction data for such samples can be challenging to interpret. Now a new study in the journal Structural Dynamics, from AIP Publishing, builds a model to help interpret such data.
The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting will be held at the Sheraton Denver, 1550 Court Place, Denver CO, 80202, from December 7-10, 2014. Talks will include scientific and technical presentations on current (and often contentious) topics such as hydraulic fracturing of natural gas, public health and legalized marijuana, and adapting to and managing natural disasters.
At the 2014 Cyber Security Division (CSD) Research and Development (R&D) Showcase, planned for Dec. 16 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will unveil more than 40 technologies, tools and techniques – developed in response to real world requirements – that will protect and secure our nation and drive the future of cybersecurity.
Recent two-week field tests in Nebraska of the Hybrid Public Safety Microphone—or Turtle Mike—allowed law enforcement, medical, fire and rescue and public works personnel to test a merge of land mobile radio (LMR) and broadband systems to enable first responders to communicate with each other. Funded by S&T’s First Responders Group (FRG) at the request of DHS’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Turtle Mike bridges these normally stand-alone systems and offers a platform that links different systems together.
Rates of diabetic kidney disease could be higher than currently assumed according to a new study presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 in Philadelphia. In an autopsy study of 150 individuals with type both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, researchers found 49.3% of individuals had diabetic nephropathy
The Endocrine Society is calling for nominations for the eighth annual Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism. The award recognizes outstanding reporting that enhances public understanding of health issues pertaining to the field of endocrinology
Embargoed research from APHA's 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Nov. 15-19.
An international team of researchers from France, Germany, and the US have identified a protein that turns a person’s immune system against itself in a form of kidney disease called membranous nephropathy (MN). The new research was presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 in Philadelphia and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Becky Morrow, assistant professor of biological sciences at Duquesne University, a licensed veterinarian and a scholar who gets her hands dirty helping communities from Clarion to the West Virginia border control feral cat colonies.
Individuals who frequently cook at home tend to maintain a healthier diet than those who cook less frequently, according to new research released today at the American Public Health Association’s 142nd Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
Embargoed research from APHA's 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Nov. 15-19.
Embargoed research from APHA's 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Nov. 15-19.
Embargoed research from APHA's 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Nov. 15-19.
Embargoed research from APHA's 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Nov. 15-19
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the world’s largest organization of kidney health professionals, has elected Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, FASN, as the next ASN President. Dr. Himmelfarb’s election took place during the society’s annual meeting, ASN Kidney Week 2014, the largest gathering of kidney disease specialists in the world.
The results of numerous high-impact clinical trials that could affect kidney-related medical care will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014, November 11¬–16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.
The results of numerous high-impact clinical trials that could affect kidney-related medical care will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014, November 11–16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) praises the November 11, 2014, decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide coverage for annual lung cancer screening via low-dose CT screening for those at highest-risk for lung cancer.
The September 2014 College Mathematics Journal serves up a selection of papers on the Rubik’s cube.
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, non-profit organization serving molecular testing professionals around the world announced the creation of an Informatics Subdivision to address the important role of this scientific discipline in molecular pathology.
More than 40 percent of U.S. Internet users use online search engines to seek guidance on weight loss and physical activity. A new study in the American Journal of Public Health finds that high-quality weight loss information often appears after the first page of search engine results.
Acute kidney injury occurs frequently in Ebola virus disease; however, providing hemodialysis to these patients was previously thought to be too risky. Clinicians recently accomplished the first known successful delivery of renal replacement therapy with subsequent recovery of kidney function in a patient with Ebola virus disease.
• A comparison of two different cholesterol management guidelines indicates that the vast majority of patients with chronic kidney disease are recommended to receive statins. • 50% of people with chronic kidney disease who are recommended to receive statins are not taking them.
In this month’s release, find new embargoed research about children with low social competence and obesity; potential mental health impacts on neighborhoods with high incarceration rates; and Hepatitis C testing in U.S. prisons and jails.
When individuals suffer a spinal cord injury, they often lose bladder control, which causes infections that can lead to kidney damage. Scientists used spinal stimulation technology to enable spinal cord- injured rats to empty their bladders more fully and in a timelier manner. The promising results achieved in rats represent a significant step towards deployment of this novel approach in humans with paraplegia.
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today presented the 2014 AMGA Acclaim Award to Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group for an innovative and integrated method to drive population health using a collaborative, team-based approach. The award, granted through AMGA’s philanthropic arm, the American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF), was presented at AMGA’s Institute for Quality Leadership Annual Conference, being held November 11-14, 2014 at the New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Soldiers hospitalized with a psychiatric disorder have a significantly elevated risk for suicide in the year following hospital discharge, according to findings published in JAMA Psychiatry, Nov. 12, 2014. Although this has long been known in the civilian sector, it has never before been studied in the military population.
From November 20 to 23, the National Communication Association (NCA) will gather thousands of scholars, teachers, and practitioners at its 100th Annual Convention in Chicago, the city where the association was founded in 1914. What began as a group of 17 college and university Speech teachers has today grown into a group representing thousands of members engaged in scholarship and teaching across a wide range of the Communication discipline.
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is convening more than 500 participants, representing the leaders of the nation's preeminent healthcare provider organizations, at the Institute for Quality Leadership 2043 Annual Conference (IQL 2014), November 12- 14 at the New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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