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Public Release: 14-May-2008
Cell Host & Microbe
Vancouver researchers discover missing link between TB bacteria and humans
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered how tuberculosis bacteria hide and multiply in the human body and are working toward a treatment to block this mechanism of infection.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, TB Veterans Charitable Foundation, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Contact: Catherine Loiacono
catherine.loiacono@ubc.ca
604-822-2644
University of British Columbia
Public Release: 14-May-2008
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Mouse can do without man's most treasured genes
The mouse is a stalwart stand-in for humans in medical research, thanks to genomes that are 85 percent identical. But identical genes may behave differently in mouse and man, a study by University of Michigan evolutionary biologists Ben-Yang Liao and Jianzhi Zhang reveals.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Nancy Ross-Flanigan
rossflan@umich.edu
734-647-1853
University of Michigan
Public Release: 13-May-2008
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Treating safety research like other clinical studies slows progress
Progress in patient safety research could slow to a crawl unless regulators work out a host of ethical issues, Johns Hopkins researchers assert in an upcoming opinion piece.
Contact: Christen Brownlee
cbrownlee@jhmi.edu
410-955-7832
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Public Release: 13-May-2008
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Study: Most female child molesters were victims of sexual abuse
A University of Georgia study that is the first to systematically examine a large sample of female child molesters finds that many of them were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children.
The finding, published in the April issue of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, has the potential to help break the cycle of abuse by improving treatment for offenders and their young victims.
Contact: Sam Fahmy
sfahmy@uga.edu
706-542-5361
University of Georgia
Public Release: 12-May-2008
Can feces save the species?
It's a tough job, but somebody, or at least some dogs, have to do it.
In the Cerrado region of Brazil, four dogs trained to detect animal feces by scent are helping researchers monitor rare and threatened wildlife such as jaguar, tapir, giant anteater and maned wolf in and around Emas National Park, a protected area with the largest concentration of threatened species in Brazil.
Conservation International
Contact: Susan Bruce
sbruce@conservation.org
703-341-2471
Conservation International
Public Release: 12-May-2008
NOAA reports coastal waters show decline in contaminants
NOAA scientists today released a 20-year study showing that environmental laws enacted in the 1970s are having a positive effect on reducing overall contaminant levels in coastal waters of the US. However, the report points to continuing concerns with elevated levels of metals and organic contaminants found near urban and industrial areas of the coasts.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact: Ben Sherman
ben.sherman@noaa.gov
301-713-3066
NOAA Headquarters
Public Release: 11-May-2008
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
Binge drinkers have a disconnect between assessing their driving abilities and reality
While many people believe that alcohol-impaired drivers are usually alcoholics, in fact, 80 percent of AI incidents are caused by binge drinkers. A recent study conducted among college students has found that binge drinkers, even when legally intoxicated, nonetheless believe they having adequate driving abilities.
Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation
Contact: Cecile A. Marczinski, Ph.D.
marczinskc1@nku.edu
859-468-9235
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
Public Release: 10-May-2008
BMC Infectious Diseases
UV lotion lights the way to cleaner facilities
Hospital cleaners should watch out because the toilet police are patrolling with their new secret weapon: invisible markers
Contact: Charlotte Webber
charlotte.webber@biomedcentral.com
44-020-763-19980
BioMed Central
Public Release: 9-May-2008
University of Leicester to lead audit of adults with autism
The University of Leicester is leading on a national study to calculate the number of adults with autism, it has been announced today.
Contact: Professor Brugha
01-162-584-395
University of Leicester
Public Release: 8-May-2008
ACP says Medicare cuts will hurt physicians in small practices
Noting that many physicians across the country who lead small practices are at a business breaking point, David M. Dale, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians testified today before the House Small Business Committee. Dr. Dale emphasized that practices are medicine's small businesses, where much of their revenue is tied directly to Medicare's flawed reimbursement rates and formulas.
Contact: David Kinsman
dkinsman@acponline.org
202-261-4554
American College of Physicians
Public Release: 8-May-2008
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Skin flaps deliver cancer-fighting therapy, ASPS study reveals
Using gene therapy, plastic surgeons have delivered cancer fighting proteins through skin flaps placed on cancerous tumors on rats with a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume, according to a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Contact: ASPS Media Relations
media@plasticsurgery.org
847-228-9900
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Public Release: 6-May-2008
From Neuroscience to Social Practice: Translational Research on Violence Against Children
Journal of Loss and Trauma
National scientific meeting on child mental health at Kentucky
As the nation observes National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day on Thursday, the University of Kentucky Center for the Study of Violence Against Children will host national experts at the scientific meeting "From Neuroscience to Social Practice: Translational Research on Violence Against Children." The two-day event, being held May 7-8, includes the unveiling of research findings on violence against children that will be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Loss and Trauma.
Contact: Whitney Hale
Whitney.Hale@uky.edu
859-257-1754
University of Kentucky
Public Release: 6-May-2008
Journal of Psychopharmacology
Antidepressants do work in depression while evidence for CBT is poorer say experts
A new revision of clinical guidelines to help doctors manage patients with depression has challenged the rationale behind the UK government's policy of rolling out of cognitive behavioral therapy for milder depression.
Contact: Mithu Mukherjee
mithu.mukherjee@sagepub.co.uk
020-732-42223
SAGE Publications UK
Public Release: 6-May-2008
International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications
Berkeley Lab researchers propose a new breed of supercomputers
Three researchers from the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have proposed an innovative way to improve global climate change redictions by using a supercomputer with low-power embedded microprocessors, an approach that would overcome limitations posed by today's conventional supercomputers.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Ucilia Wang
uwang@lbl.gov
510-495-2402
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Public Release: 6-May-2008
Screw worm outbreak in Yemen
An outbreak of the insidious "screw worm" fly in Yemen, is threatening livelihoods, in a country where rearing livestock is a traditional way of life. In recent weeks, a Ministerial delegation was at the IAEA in Vienna, Austria, to turn to the international community for emergency assistance to fight the deadly pest.
Contact: Press Office
press@iaea.org
43-126-002-1273
International Atomic Energy Agency
Public Release: 6-May-2008
Geography Journal
Expert predicts 'Monsoon Britain'
Prepare for more floods -- in ways we are not used to -- that's the message from experts at Durham University who have studied rainfall and river flow patterns over 250 years. Last summer was the second wettest on record and experts say we must prepare for worse to come.
Willis Research Network: Rural Economy and Land Use Program
Contact: Alex Thomas
media.relations@durham.ac.uk
01-913-346-075
Durham University
Public Release: 6-May-2008
PLoS ONE
Don't ask, don't tell: Financial disclosure lacking in literature on stents
Most published research about coronary stents does not reveal information about authors' financial relationships that might bias their interpretation of scientific data, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
NIH/National Center for Research Resources, NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Contact: Michelle Gailiun
michelle.gailiun@duke.edu
919-660-1306
Duke University Medical Center
Public Release: 5-May-2008
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
Alcohol-outlet density and violence are clearly linked over time
A new Australian study examines the relationship between alcohol-outlet density and violence over time.
All three types of outlets examined -- hotel pubs, bars and packaged-liquor outlets -- had positive relationships with assault rates.
Hotel pubs and bars were the biggest drivers of violence in inner-city areas, while packaged-liquor outlets were more important in suburban areas.
Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation
Contact: Michael Livingston, B.A., B.App.Sci.
michaell@turningpoint.org.au
61-384-138-407
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
Public Release: 5-May-2008
Physical Review Journals
A gentle touch for better control, a quantum mechanical con, and milestone PRL papers
Physicists find that a gentle touch can help control particles and other objects better than a heavy hand; quantum mechanics leads to a novel con game.
Contact: James Riordon
riordon@aps.org
301-209-3238
American Physical Society
Public Release: 5-May-2008
Chest
New disaster preparedness strategy announced
US and Canadian experts have developed a comprehensive framework to optimize and manage critical care resources during times of pandemic outbreaks or other mass critical care disasters. The new proposal suggests legally protecting clinicians who follow accepted protocols for the allocation of scarce resources when providing care during mass critical care events.
Contact: Jennifer Stawarz
jstawarz@chestnet.org
847-498-8306
American College of Chest Physicians
Public Release: 5-May-2008
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species
The Arctic has become a poster child for the negative effects of climate change, but new research from the University of Washington shows that species living in the tropics likely face the greatest peril in a warmer world.
National Science Foundation, University of Washington Program on Climate Change
Contact: Vince Stricherz
vinces@u.washington.edu
206-543-2580
University of Washington
Public Release: 5-May-2008
Neurology
Botulinum toxin effective in many neurological disorders, not headache
New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology confirm that the drug botulinum toxin is safe and effective for treating cervical dystonia, a condition of involuntary head tilt or neck movement, spasticity and other forms of muscle overactivity that interfere with movement in adults and children with an upper motor neuron syndrome, and excessive sweating of the armpits and hands.
Contact: Rachel Seroka
rseroka@aan.com
651-695-2738
American Academy of Neurology
Public Release: 5-May-2008
Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting
New SCHIP enrollees have unmet health care needs
Even with prior private health insurance, patients enrolling in the state children's health insurance program had unmet health care needs. Instituting a waiting period to deter "crowd-out" would further prolong these children's need to address asthma and other chronic health conditions, according to research from the University of Rochester Medical Center. The study will be presented in a presidential plenary session Monday, May 5, at this year's Pediatric Academic Society Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Contact: Becky Jones
rebecca_jones@urmc.rochester.edu
585-275-8490
University of Rochester Medical Center
Public Release: 3-May-2008
Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting
Uninsured kids in middle class have same unmet needs as poor
Nationwide, uninsured children in families earning between $38,000 and $77,000 annually are nearly as likely to forgo health care as uninsured children in poorer families. More than 40 percent of children in those income brackets who are uninsured all year see no physicians and have no prescriptions all year, says new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center, to be presented Saturday, May 3, at the Pediatric Academic Society's annual meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Contact: Becky Jones
rebecca_jones@urmc.rochester.edu
585-275-8490
University of Rochester Medical Center
Public Release: 1-May-2008
Journal of Machine Learning Research
Carnegie Mellon technique accelerates biological image analysis
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Lane Center for Computational Biology have discovered how to significantly speed up critical steps in an automated method for analyzing cell cultures and other biological specimens.
National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Byron Spice
bspice@cs.cmu.edu
412-268-9068
Carnegie Mellon University
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