Embargoed for release until 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday 11 December 2023  Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet   @Annalsofim  Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information. This information is under strict embargo and by taking it into possession, media representatives are committing to the terms of the embargo not only on their own behalf, but also on behalf of the organization they represent.  ----------------------------  1. Group summarizes guidance for the prevention, ...

Conference indicates surging interest in superhot, superdeep geothermal energy   --Renewable resource has potential to revolutionize our energy system   For Immediate Release: December 11, 2023   By Elizabeth A. Thomson for Quaise Energy   For more information, including technical papers and graphic, please contact Elizabeth Thomson, 22elizabeththomson@gmail.com.     CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--In an indication of growing interest in the holy grail of geothermal energy—tapping ...

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that the school will receive a $29 million research award over four years from the National Institutes of Health to lead a multicenter trial that aims to improve health outcomes in people who inject opioid drugs and are hospitalized with infectious complications of their drug use. Faculty affiliated with the Institute of Human Virology and the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine at UMSOM will be conducting the research. The research award, which has provided ...

“This review revealed 29 primary risk factors associated with arm morbidity after breast cancer treatment.” BUFFALO, NY- December 11, 2023 – A new review paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on December 1, 2023, entitled, “Risk factors for long-term arm morbidities following breast cancer treatments: A systematic review.” In this review, researchers Ifat Klein, Michael Friger, Merav Ben David, and Danit Shahar from Assuta Medical Center and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel ...

Alzheimer’s disease has plagued one large Colombian family for generations, striking down half of its members in the prime of life. But one member of that family evaded what had seemed would be fate: Despite inheriting the genetic defect that caused her relatives to develop dementia in their 40s, she stayed cognitively healthy into her 70s. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now think they know why. A previous study had reported that, unlike her relatives, the woman carried ...

The mystery of aging has fascinated people for millennia, with many willing to do anything to halt or reverse this process, because aging is typically associated with gradual deterioration of most body functions. While senescence is a natural part of life, biologists understand surprisingly little about the emergence of this process during evolution. It is not clear whether aging is inevitable, because there are organisms that seemingly do not age at all, moreover, the phenomenon known as negative aging, or rejuvenation, does exist: some turtles’ vital functions improve ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [December 11, 2023] — New research in the December 2023 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds patients treated with first-line immunotherapy for advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) showed similar results in terms of survival, progression-free survival, and treatment duration, regardless of race or ethnicity, even with differences in income and insurance. The clinical investigators focused on patients in under-represented groups who were typically less likely to be included in the immunotherapy clinical trials that have been conducted ...

DOWNLOADABLE VIDEO MIAMI, FLORIDA (EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, DEC. 11, 2023, AT 2:45 P.M. ET) – Few standard treatments have been available for advanced myelofibrosis, a bone marrow disorder characterized by excessive scar tissue that disrupts the normal production of blood cells But new research conducted by investigators at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and collaborating cancer centers indicates that a new type of targeted therapy may ...

Rotavirus causes gastroenteritis, a condition that includes diarrhea, deficient nutrient absorption and weight loss. Severe cases result in approximately 128,000 deaths annually in infants and children worldwide. Despite intense research on how rotavirus causes diarrhea, there is still no complete answer, but in this new study researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report a new mechanism by which rotavirus induces diarrhea, interfering with the normal absorption of nutrients in the intestine. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to show that rotavirus-altered lipid metabolism in the intestine plays a ...

In a world-first, researchers from the GrapheneX-UTS Human-centric Artificial Intelligence Centre at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a portable, non-invasive system that can decode silent thoughts and turn them into text.  The technology could aid communication for people who are unable to speak due to illness or injury, including stroke or paralysis. It could also enable seamless communication between humans and machines, such as the operation of a bionic arm or robot. The ...

Tirzepatide Enhances Weight Loss with Sustained Treatment but Discontinuation Leads to Weight Regain The current class of anti-obesity drugs is proving remarkably effective at removing excess pounds. However, a phase 3 randomized clinical trial led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian found that people who stopped taking the medication regained much of that weight within a year. At the same time, the study shows that remaining on the drug not only promotes additional weight loss but preserves improvements in metabolic and cardiovascular health. The results from the SURMOUNT-4 study, which appeared Dec. ...

DALLAS, Dec. 11, 2023 — The American Heart Association — the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to a world of longer, healthier lives for all — continues its commitment to address the lack of diversity, equity and inclusion in clinical trials for medical research with the selection of two early-career scientists for the inaugural Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Leadership Award in Cardiovascular Research (Winn CILA-CV). The award is sponsored by the Bristol Myers ...

The phase 2 trial PrE0405 met its primary endpoint, achieving a complete response (CR) rate of 85% in 33 patients over the age of 60 with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who received bendamustine and rituximab, a standard chemo-immunotherapy treatment, along with venetoclax, which is investigational in this setting. The combination was generally well-tolerated, a notable finding according to Craig A. Portell, MD, who presented the data for PrECOG, LLC, at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, California, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2023 ILSI Global press contact: Katherine Broendel +1 (202) 659-0074 Ext. 175 kbroendel@ilsi.org WASHINGTON—The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) has announced that its Annual Meeting, Technologies and Climate Change: Shaking up 21st Century Food Systems – Promises and Pitfalls, will take place in Clearwater, Florida, 21-24 January 2024. ILSI's Annual Meeting will feature scientific presentations, professional development and networking opportunities for researchers, academics, industry leaders, nongovernmental organizations, as well as public sector and ...

Amanda Madden, Assistant Professor, History and Art History; Director, Geospatial History, received funding for the project: "La sfera (The Globe): A Late Medieval World of Merchants, Maps, & Manuscripts." In collaboration with the project team, Co-PI Madden, Senior Developer Jason Heppler, and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) propose to design and develop a digital edition of the text, including the user interface and data pipeline.  The NEH grant will fund the development of a dynamic, interactive ...

Scientists are developing an experiment to test whether gravity is quantum In quantum mechanics, which describes the behaviour of atoms and molecules –objects behave differently to everything we know: they can be in a quantum superposition of being in two places at the same time Now, scientists are investigating a way to determine whether gravity operates in this way, by levitating micro diamonds in a vacuum If gravity is quantum, it will ‘entangle’ the diamonds – an intriguing phenomenon which strongly links two objects in ways impossible in everyday life This research will help ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo research has identified how a misstep in the genesis of a key component of the kidney causes infantile cystinosis, a rare disease that significantly shortens the lifespan of patients. Published Nov. 30 in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, the work reveals that the mechanisms that cause the disease could be addressed and potentially cured through the genome-editing technique CRISPR. That could make kidney transplants, the most effective treatment currently available for these patients, unnecessary. Infantile ...

Raz Developing Advanced Model-Based Tools For Portfolio Management Ali Raz, Professor, Systems Engineering and Operations Research (SEOR), received funding for the project: "Advanced Model-Based Tools for Portfolio Management and Analytic: System Architecture and Multi-Attribute Decision Making for Integrating Autonomy Phase 2 (AIRC RT-1081.07.5)." Raz is supporting Purdue University and Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in the enhancement of the IAPR System-of-systems (SoS) tool suite. Raz received $20,500 from Stevens Institute of Technology on a subaward from the U.S. Department of Defense for ...

December 11, 2023, Mountain View, CA -- The SETI Institute announced today the establishment of a new postdoctoral research fellowship program funded by its transformative bequest from Qualcomm Co-founder, Franklin Antonio.  The first two fellowships are being announced in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union Conference (AGU) being held this week in San Francisco.  The Baruch S. Blumberg Postdoctoral Fellowship for Astrobiology and the William J. Welch Postdoctoral Fellowship for SETI and Technosignatures ...

URBANA, Ill. — Natural resource management decisions in protected areas impact more than the wildlife and landscapes they’re charged to conserve. They also affect neighbors, who could otherwise hunt, build, or recreate as they choose on their own land. For decades, community members primarily voiced their opinions through brief and impersonal public comment periods. But an initiative led by environmental social scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is putting a new spin on neighborly communication.  “Historically, public land management ...

Philadelphia, December 11, 2023 – Advancements in the care of premature babies are leading to improved survival rates. However, the incidence of neonatal diseases with life-long consequences such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is increasing. A novel study has implicated granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in both BPD and ROP, making it a promising therapeutic candidate. The results appear in The American Journal of Pathology, published by Elsevier. BPD, also called chronic lung disease of immaturity, afflicts approximately one third of all extremely ...

Statt at public bodies can be “overwhelmed” by having to implement human rights laws into the working of their organisation when staff are in “awe” of legislation, a new study warns. When laws are viewed as sacrosanct control over interpretation and implementation can be seen as the responsibility of a privileged few, according to the research. This leads to staff placing greater weight on implementation through processes. Laws are seen as so specialist staff feel they do not have the perceived required knowledge and expertise and cannot be trusted to implement them. Those who see equality and human rights law as malleable believe they should ...

Cola. A drink forever associated with the Christmas season. And also, for many, a liquid that can help clear a blocked oesophagus. Something that may be a bit more likely at this time of year.  However, research from Amsterdam UMC, published today in the BMJ Christmas Issue, shows that this is not worth wasting the sugary stuff.   "Emergency physician Elise Tiebie, the driving force behind this project, saw online that this was really a rumour, from tip websites to Wikipedia as well as an anecdote in a British newspaper about paramedics saving a life by using cola. I've even heard doctors recommending it,” says Arjan Bredenoord, Professor of Gastroenterology at ...

Jacques Morcos, MD, a renowned neurosurgeon from University of Miami Health System, will join UTHealth Houston as the new chair of the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, effective today. Morcos will also serve as co-director of UTHealth Houston Neurosciences alongside Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Neurology, and will be appointed as the Nancy, Clive and Pierce Runnells Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience. Nitin Tandon, MD, former chair ad interim of the neurosurgery department, ...

In March of 2020, India’s government announced a strict lockdown with just four hours notice, including a ban on the informal and traditional food outlets that 80 to 90 percent of Indians rely on for their main source of food. In a new paper, “Applying the six-dimensional food security framework to examine a fresh fruit and vegetable program implemented by self-help groups during the COVID-19 lockdown in India,” published in the journal World Development, researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT looked at the effects of a government-backed women’s self-help group program in the state of Odisha, India and how it impacted the six ...