UCSB researcher documents the enduring contaminant legacy of the California gold rush
2013-10-29
UCSB researcher documents the enduring contaminant legacy of the California gold rush
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– An unintended legacy of California's gold rush, which began in 1848, endures today in the form of mercury-laden sediment. New research ...
Moderate exercise not only treats, but prevents depression
2013-10-29
Moderate exercise not only treats, but prevents depression
TORONTO, ON – Physical activity is being increasingly recognized as an effective tool to treat depression. PhD candidate George Mammen's review published in the October issue of the American ...
Using genetic algorithms to discover new nanostructured materials
2013-10-29
Using genetic algorithms to discover new nanostructured materials
New York, NY—October 28, 2013: Researchers at Columbia Engineering, led by Chemical Engineering Professors Venkat Venkatasubramanian and Sanat Kumar, have developed a new approach to designing novel ...
Model virus structure shows why there's no cure for common cold
2013-10-29
Model virus structure shows why there's no cure for common cold
MADISON, Wis. – In a pair of landmark studies that exploit the genetic sequencing of the "missing link" cold virus, rhinovirus C, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have constructed ...
Common bias known as the 'endowment effect' not present in hunter-gatherer societies
2013-10-29
Common bias known as the 'endowment effect' not present in hunter-gatherer societies
Centuries of economic theory have been based on one simple premise: when given a choice between two items, people make the rational decision and select the one they value more. ...
Researchers quantify toxic ocean conditions during major extinction 93.9 million years ago
2013-10-29
Researchers quantify toxic ocean conditions during major extinction 93.9 million years ago
UC Riverside-led study points to an ancient oxygen-free and hydrogen sulfide-rich ocean that may foreshadow our future
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Oxygen in the atmosphere ...
Researchers detail possible resistance mechanisms of colorectal cancer to bevacizumab (Avastin)
2013-10-29
Researchers detail possible resistance mechanisms of colorectal cancer to bevacizumab (Avastin)
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal PLOS ONE shows that when colorectal cancer is targeted by the drug bevacizumab (Avastin), tumors ...
U of M researchers identify key proteins influencing major immune strategies
2013-10-29
U of M researchers identify key proteins influencing major immune strategies
Findings could help define new vaccination applications
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (October 27, 2013) – New research from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, ...
UT Dallas study shows experts' attitudes influence what children believe
2013-10-29
UT Dallas study shows experts' attitudes influence what children believe
Children are more apt to believe a nice, non-expert than a mean expert according to researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas.
In the study published in Developmental Science, ...
Microbiome in gut, mouth, and skin of low birth weight infants differentiate weeks after birth
2013-10-29
Microbiome in gut, mouth, and skin of low birth weight infants differentiate weeks after birth
Low birth weight infants are host to numerous microorganisms immediately after birth, and the microbiomes of their mouths and gut start out very similar but differentiate ...
GW researchers examine increased ER reimbursements after ACA insurance coverage expansions
2013-10-29
GW researchers examine increased ER reimbursements after ACA insurance coverage expansions
WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2013) – Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) found that outpatient emergency department encounters ...
HIV -- Geneticists map human resistance to AIDS
2013-10-29
HIV -- Geneticists map human resistance to AIDS
Do our genes hold the key to future AIDS therapies? Using a supercomputer, scientists analyzed the genomes of thousands of strains of the HIV virus and have produced the first map of human AIDS ...
Obamacare could reverse long trend of uncompensated care in ERs
2013-10-29
Obamacare could reverse long trend of uncompensated care in ERs
WASHINGTON — Emergency departments, which have suffered shortfalls in reimbursement for decades due to the high rate of uninsurance in the United States, may begin receiving "considerably ...
People seem more attractive in a group than they do apart
2013-10-29
People seem more attractive in a group than they do apart
People tend to be rated as more attractive when they're part of a group than when they're alone, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association ...
Study finds new genetic error in some lung cancers
2013-10-28
Study finds new genetic error in some lung cancers
May offer target for therapies in patients
BOSTON – A fine-grained scan of DNA in lung cancer cells has revealed a gene fusion – a forced merger of two normally separate genes – that spurs the cells to ...
Timely, effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis reduces disability 2 years out
2013-10-28
Timely, effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis reduces disability 2 years out
Discouraging patients from delaying treatment could reduce disability from RA, according to study
Delaying treatment for rheumatoid arthritis could greatly increase the likelihood ...
Study identifies biomarker linked to poor outcomes in pregnant lupus patients
2013-10-28
Study identifies biomarker linked to poor outcomes in pregnant lupus patients
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City have identified a biomarker that may predict poor pregnancy outcomes in lupus patients.
The study, titled "Angiogenic Factor ...
Study finds people who are socially isolated experience more pain after hip replacement
2013-10-28
Study finds people who are socially isolated experience more pain after hip replacement
Could being socially isolated affect how well you do and the amount of pain you experience after surgery? Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) set out to test this ...
Survey: Health care system causes doctors to 'bend' ethical norms to serve their patients
2013-10-28
Survey: Health care system causes doctors to 'bend' ethical norms to serve their patients
A survey among rheumatologists finds many face moral dilemmas when trying to do what's best for their patients in the current health care environment.
The study, titled "Bending' ...
Beta-blockers may increase adverse cardiac events, patients at risk during noncardiac surgical procedure
2013-10-28
Beta-blockers may increase adverse cardiac events, patients at risk during noncardiac surgical procedure
(Chicago, Illinois) October 28, 2013 - A recent study shows that patients given beta-blockers may actually be at increased risk of having an ...
Exhaled breath biomarker may detect lung cancer, study presented at Chest 2013
2013-10-28
Exhaled breath biomarker may detect lung cancer, study presented at Chest 2013
"We believe that cancer cells release a unique chemical signature related to the tumor-growing process," said Peter J. Mazzone, MD, FCCP, director of the lung cancer ...
Electronic intensive care units (eICUs) effective in providing remote care, study presented at CHEST
2013-10-28
Electronic intensive care units (eICUs) effective in providing remote care, study presented at CHEST
An eICU uses telecommunications technology to diagnose and treat patients in the ICU remotely. Using two-way cameras, video monitors, microphones, ...
Burden of futile care in ICU studied: Patients waiting for care affected negatively, study presented
2013-10-28
Burden of futile care in ICU studied: Patients waiting for care affected negatively, study presented
On a daily basis for a period of 3 months, researchers surveyed critical care physicians in five ICUs in one health-care system to identify patients ...
Smoking long or ultralong cigarettes increases risk of lung cancer, study released at CHEST 2013
2013-10-28
Smoking long or ultralong cigarettes increases risk of lung cancer, study released at CHEST 2013
"We found that of smokers of long or ultralong cigarettes have higher concentrations of tobacco specific carcinogens in their urine than smokers of ...
X-rays overused in ICU: Ultrasound safer, just as effective
2013-10-28
X-rays overused in ICU: Ultrasound safer, just as effective
"We found that the use of ultrasound to diagnose patients greatly reduced radiation exposure for patients without negatively affecting their health," said Margarita Oks, MD, Long Island ...
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