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Released: 20-Oct-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Pollution Causes Nine Million Deaths Per Year Worldwide Reveals New and First of Its Kind Lancet Report
Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)

Pollution in the air, water, soil and in the workplace is linked to an estimated nine million deaths each year worldwide – equivalent to one in six (16%) of all deaths, according to a ground-breaking new report in the leading medical journal The Lancet.

Released: 20-Oct-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Experts Recommend Fewer Lab Tests for Hospitalized Patients
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a review article publishing this week in JAMA Internal Medicine, physicians at Johns Hopkins, along with experts from several other institutions across north America, compiled published evidence and crafted an experience-based quality improvement blueprint to reduce repetitive lab testing for hospitalized patients.

Released: 20-Oct-2017 8:05 AM EDT
2017 AIP Science Writing Award Winners Announced
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

The American Institute of Physics announced today the winners of its 2017 Science Communication Awards for Books, Articles, Writing for Children, and Broadcast and New Media: Timothy Jorgensen for Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation; Natalie Wolchover for “What No New Particles Means for Physics"; Antonia Banyard and Paula Ayer for Water Wow: An Infographic Exploration; and Noah Baker, Lorna Stewart, and Dog and Rabbit Animation Company for “Laureates in their own words-Physics.”

Released: 20-Oct-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Historian Discovers Early Reformation Writings “Hiding in Plain Sight”
Missouri University of Science and Technology

As Protestant Christians around the world prepare to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses – the document that sparked the Protestant Reformation – a historian of early modern Europe has discovered what he believes to be early versions of another set of theological theses written some three decades after Luther’s famous pronouncement but presumed lost forever.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
Can an Aspirin a Day Keep Liver Cancer Away?
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting® – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that daily aspirin therapy was significantly associated with a reduced risk in hepatitis B virus‐related liver cancer.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
Use of Hepatitis C Positive Liver Organs
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

Use of liver organs from selected hepatitis C positive donors should be considered due to modest risk of hepatitis C transmission and the availability of safe and effective direct‐acting antiviral therapies, according to research presented this week at The Liver Meeting® — held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
Pregnancy Rates on the Rise Among Women with Chronic Liver Disease
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting® – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that the overall number of pregnancies in women with chronic liver disease or following liver transplantation has risen over the past 30 years. In addition, the proportion of full‐term pregnancies has increased significantly over that time period, and most women had favorable pregnancy outcomes.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
Deaths Rates of Liver Cirrhosis Exceed Those of 5 Major Cancers
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting® – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that liver cirrhosis mortality is greater than that of five major cancers, implying the development of appropriate interventions to treat or prevent liver cirrhosis must be prioritized.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
The Frequency of Herbal and Dietary Supplement Mislabeling
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

Herbal and dietary supplement mislabeling is common and should be evaluated as a potential cause for liver damage, according to research presented this week at The Liver Meeting® — held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
Direct‐Acting Antiviral Therapy Cuts Liver Cancer Risk By 71%
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting® — held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases — found that eradication of the hepatitis C virus induced by direct‐acting antiviral medications is associated with a 71 percent reduction in the risk of liver cancer.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
Can You Inherit a Fatty Liver?
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

Serum metabolites associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may be heritable, according to research presented this week at The Liver Meeting® — held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
The Increasing Cost of Alcohol Abuse
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

Health care costs for privately insured patients with alcoholic cirrhosis are nearly twice that of non‐alcoholic cirrhosis patients in the United States, according to research presented this week at The Liver Meeting® — held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
Screening for Hepatitis C Improves Opioid Abuse Treatment Outcomes
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

Research presented this week at The Liver Meeting® – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – shows people in treatment for opioid substance abuse significantly lowered their non‐prescribed opioid use after testing positive for hepatitis C virus.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
Cardiovascular Risk in Women with Fatty Liver Disease: Risk is Not Equal Opportunity
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with significantly higher risk of subsequent cardiovascular events in women, but not in men, according to research presented this week at The Liver Meeting® — held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
One Liver. Two Saved Lives
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting® — held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases — found that increased utilization of split liver transplantation (sharing a donor liver between one pediatric and one adult patient) could decrease the number of children who die awaiting liver transplantation without decreasing liver transplantation access for adult patients.

Released: 20-Oct-2017 7:05 AM EDT
Babson College Launches IoT For Good Lab: Where Technology, Entrepreneurship, Design, and Social Impact Meet
Babson College

Babson College and its Lewis Institute for Social Innovation have launched a new IoT For Good Lab—to encourage the creation of social impact solutions with the use of IoT (Internet of Things).

Released: 20-Oct-2017 3:00 AM EDT
San Diego State’s National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature: What Kids’ Books Say About Culture
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

By looking at the books we create for young people, we can learn a lot about what we value, says center director Dr. Joseph Thomas.

18-Oct-2017 6:05 PM EDT
Cool Roofs Have Water Saving Benefits Too
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The energy and climate benefits of cool roofs have been well established: By reflecting rather than absorbing the sun’s energy, light-colored roofs keep buildings, cities, and even the entire planet cooler. Now a new study by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that cool roofs can also save water by reducing how much is needed for urban irrigation.

18-Oct-2017 4:00 PM EDT
E-Cigarettes May Trigger Unique and Potentially Damaging Immune Responses
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

E-cigarettes appear to trigger unique immune responses as well as the same ones that cigarettes trigger that can lead to lung disease, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Released: 19-Oct-2017 11:05 PM EDT
UC Santa Cruz Goes Bald to Support Childhood Cancer Research
University of California, Santa Cruz

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation will host one of its signature head-shaving events at UC Santa Cruz's Science & Engineering Library on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 1-4pm, where more than 11 UCSC staff and students will shave their heads to raise money for lifesaving childhood cancer research.

   


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