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Public Release: 13-Mar-2010
EXCEL trial will determine safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents vs. bypass surgery The announcement of a new clinical trial, EXCEL (Evaluation of Xience Prime versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization), that will compare drug-eluting stents to coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with left main coronary artery disease, was made today at "Optimizing PCI Outcomes: Evolving Paradigms," a symposium presented by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Contact: Judy Romero Public Release: 13-Mar-2010
Mathematical model can help communities better evaluate sex offender policies A new mathematical model developed by Indiana University Bloomington and Arizona State University geographers could help communities that are in the midst of passing or reforming sex offender laws. The researchers describe the model and report its first test in an early view edition of Papers in Regional Science. Contact: David Bricker Public Release: 13-Mar-2010
Repair of torn knee meniscus at the time of ACL reconstruction is safe and effective for children Eighty-four percent of children 18 and younger had successful clinical outcomes during an eight year follow-up to repair a torn meniscus (cartilage that provides cushioning to distribute your body weight across the knee joint) at the same time as reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament, according to a new study presented today at the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans. Contact: Lisa Weisenberger Public Release: 13-Mar-2010
'Tommy John' elbow reconstruction 95 percent successful with grown teen pitchers, study says A new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans, found that 95 percent of skeletally mature high school pitchers were satisfied with their "Tommy John" elbow reconstruction surgery. Almost as many, (94.7 percent) returned to competitive baseball. Contact: Lisa Weisenberger Public Release: 13-Mar-2010
15 years after ACL knee reconstruction, 84 percent of male patients still highly active, study says Eighty-four percent of males who had ACL knee (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction with a patellar tendon (the tendon that attaches the knee to the front of the tibia or shin bone) graft continue at a high level of activity 15 years later, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans, Louisiana (March 13). Additionally, these patients have not developed severe osteoarthritis and their knees remain stable. Contact: Lisa Weisenberger Public Release: 13-Mar-2010
New study finds 70 percent of able-bodied hockey players have abnormal hip and pelvis MRIs Seventy percent of healthy professional and collegiate hockey players had abnormal hip and pelvis MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging), even though they had no symptoms of injury, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans. The study's surprising findings could serve as a warning for surgeons to not depend excessively on imaging when diagnosing patients. Contact: Lisa Weisenberger Public Release: 13-Mar-2010
Minimally invasive sports hernia repair may get athletes 'back in the game' faster, study says A new minimally invasive sports hernia repair gets athletes back in the game 3 times faster than the traditional repair, according to a new study presented today at the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans. Sports hernias were often difficult to diagnose and prior to this new repair had a lengthy rehabilitation time. Contact: Lisa Weisenberger Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
Look at Mie! Rice students put calculations by German physicist Gustav Mie, made in 1908, to the test when they decided to look at the optical properties of single nanoparticles. Contact: Mike Williams Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
Tropical Storm Tomas approaching Nadi this weekend Tropical Storm Tomas is on a southern track in the South Pacific Ocean, and residents of Nadi, Fiji will be watching it as it approaches the eastern side of the island late this weekend. A tropical cyclone alert is in effect for all of Fiji this weekend. Contact: Rob Gutro Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
NASA's Aqua Satellite shows strong convection in Tropical Storm Ului NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Tropical Storm Ului during the morning hours (Eastern Time) on March 12 and noticed a large area of strong convection in the storm's center, indicating strengthening. Contact: Rob Gutro Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
GOES-12 captures south Atlantic Tropical Storm 90Q far from Argentina's coast The second–ever known tropical cyclone in the South Atlantic Ocean can't escape satellite eyes, and today, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-12 captured a visible image of Tropical Storm 90Q now located off the coast of Argentina. Contact: Rob Gutro Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
Chinese medicine societies reject tiger bones ahead of CITES conference WWF and TRAFFIC welcome a World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies statement urging its members not to use tiger bone or any other parts from endangered wildlife. Contact: Sarah Janicke Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
A golden bullet for cancer Nanocages that efficiently convert light to heat are the basis for a targeted form of phototherapy that would destroy tumors without making cancer patients sick. Contact: Diana Lutz Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
AgriLife scientists do groundwork for genetic mapping of algae biofuel species Using green algae to produce hydrocarbon oil for biofuel production is nothing new; nature has been doing so for hundreds of millions of years, according a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. Contact: Robert Burns Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
Foiling an attack on general relativity In an attempt to explain away invisible dark matter and dark energy, some theorists have offered modified theories of gravity that try to improve on Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. A new study based on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and inspired by the work of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory cosmologist Uros Seljak indicates that at least one of these alternate theories is wrong. Contact: Paul Preuss Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
New study identifies best treatment for childhood epilepsy One of the oldest available anti-seizure medications, ethosuximide, is the most effective treatment for childhood absence epilepsy, according to initial outcomes published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine Contact: Tamara Hargens-Bradley Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
Some older ER patients are getting the wrong medicines, U-M study finds According to a U-M study, it is common for patients 65 and older to receive potentially inappropriate medications when treated in an emergency room. Nearly 19.5 million older patients, or 16.8 percent of eligible emergency visits from 2000-2006, received one or more of these medications. Contact: Bruce Spiher Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
Princeton scientists say Einstein's theory applies beyond the solar system A team led by Princeton University scientists has tested Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity to see if it holds true at cosmic scales. And, after two years of analyzing astronomical data, the scientists have concluded that Einstein's theory, which describes the interplay between gravity, space and time, works as well in vast distances as in more local regions of space. Contact: Kitta MacPherson Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
ATS issues statement on disorder of respiratory and autonomic nervous system regulation The American Thoracic Society has released a new official clinical policy statement on congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, a disorder of respiratory and autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulation. The ANS regulates reflexive acts, including heart rate and blood pressure, digestion, body temperature and pain perception. Contact: Keely Savoie Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
New clues about the basis of muscle wasting disease New findings that shed light on how genetic damage to muscle cell proteins can lead to the development of the rare muscle-wasting disease, nemaline myopathy, are reported today, March 15, in the Biochemical Journal. Contact: Dianne Stilwell Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
Exercising just got easier for busy people, study shows Researchers have found that interval training does not have to be "all out" to be effective in helping reduce the risk of such diseases at Type 2 diabetes. Contact: Jane Christmas Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
The use of cover crops in vineyards can help control the yield and quality of grapes and wine Correct management of soil and irrigation is a vital factor in modern viticulture, due to the influence of the water balance of the vineyard on wine quality and the environmental impact of agricultural practices on vineyard soils. Contact: Amaia Portugal Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
Lost into space Space physicists from the University of Leicester are part of an international team that has identified the impact of the Sun on Mars' atmosphere. Contact: Ather Mirza Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
Phylogenetic analysis of Mexican cave scorpions suggests adaptation to caves is reversable A new study of the scorpion family Typhlochactidae, a group of nine dark-adapted species endemic to Mexico, shows that specialized traits are not necessarily an evolutionary dead end. At least three reversals, or a return to generalized morphology, were found in a phylogenetic analysis. Contact: Kristin Elise Phillips Public Release: 12-Mar-2010
Securities analysts' reports new technology slow adoption, warns study in INFORMS journal The reluctance of securities analysts to recommend investment in veteran companies using new techniques to grapple with radical technological change may be harming these companies as they struggle to compete, according to a new study in the current issue of Organization Science, a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Contact: Barry List Showing releases 1-25 out of 340 releases.
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