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Public Release: 1-Aug-2013

Journal of American Society of Nephrology
Moderate kidney disease costs medicare tens of billions of dollars each year
Medicare spending attributable to moderate stages of chronic kidney disease is likely to exceed $48 billion per year. Efforts to prevent the development of chronic kidney disease may lead to significant medical cost savings.

Public Release: 1-Aug-2013

Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Bigger lungs may be better for transplants
A University of Iowa study has found that bigger lungs appear to improve the survival for patients receiving double-lung transplants. The UI team used a new formula based on height and gender to match lung donors and recipients and to calculate optimal lung sizes for transplant patients. Results were published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Public Release: 1-Aug-2013

Current Biology
Trouble waking up? Camping could set your clock straight
If you have trouble going to sleep at night and waking up for work or school in the morning, a week of camping in the great outdoors might be just what you need. That's according to evidence reported on August 1 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, showing that humans' internal biological clocks will tightly synchronize to a natural, midsummer light-dark cycle, if only they are given the chance.

Public Release: 1-Aug-2013

Cell
Promising compound could offer new treatment for heart failure
Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. Current therapies are not adequately effective at improving health. A study reveals the key role of a family of molecules known as BET proteins in activating genes that contribute to heart failure. The study also demonstrates that a BET-inhibiting drug can protect against heart failure in mice, opening up promising new avenues for the treatment of this devastating condition.

Public Release: 1-Aug-2013

American Psychological Association's 121st Annual Convention
Being bullied throughout childhood and teens may lead to more arrests, convictions, prison time
People who were repeatedly bullied throughout childhood and adolescence were significantly more likely to go to prison than individuals who did not suffer repeated bullying, according to a new analysis presented at the American Psychological Association's 121st Annual Convention.

Public Release: 1-Aug-2013

Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy
An interesting feature of the α-preformation probability was identified by Chinese researchers
Alpha decay is always an important topic in nuclear physics, and the formation of the α-particle is usually supposed to be indispensable in this decay process. In the 2013 issue of Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, a paper reports the derivation from experimental data of an empirical expression that offers new insight into an aspect of a crucial quantity, namely the α-preformation probability.

National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Major State Basic Research and Development of China

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
New target identified for food allergy therapy
Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified an enzyme that is essential to the allergic reaction to peanuts. Blocking the enzyme's activity in sensitized mice prevented diarrhea and inflammation, and reduced levels of several proteins associated with allergies. The findings, published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, identify the enzyme, known as Cyp11a1, as a potential target for treatment of increasingly common and potentially deadly food allergy.

National Institutes of Health

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

PLOS ONE
Breath analysis reliably indicates presence, level of infection in mice, UCI study finds
Breath analysis may prove to be an accurate, noninvasive way to quickly determine the severity of bacterial and other infections, according to a UC Irvine study appearing online today in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

Reproductive Health
Obesity doesn't reduce chance of getting pregnant with donor eggs
In women who use donor eggs to become pregnant through in vitro fertilization, those who are obese are just as likely to become pregnant as normal weight women, according to a new report.

NIH/Women's Reproductive Health Research Program

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013
Satellite sees Flossie fizzle fast
Tropical Depression Flossie fizzled fast on July 30 in the Central Pacific Ocean. Satellite imagery on July 31 showed remnant clouds northwest of the Hawaiian Island chain.

NASA

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013
NASA finds powerful storms in quickly intensifying Tropical Storm Gil
No sooner had Tropical Storm Flossie dissipated then another tropical cyclone called Tropical Depression 7E formed yesterday, July 30, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA's TRMM satellite saw "hot towers" in the storm's center early on July 31, that indicated it would likely strengthen, and it became Tropical Storm Gil hours later.

NASA

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013
NASA technologist makes traveling to hard-to-reach destinations easier
Traveling to remote locations sometimes involves navigating through stop-and-go traffic, traversing long stretches of highway and maneuvering sharp turns and steep hills. The same can be said for guiding spacecraft to far-flung destinations in space. It isn't always a straight shot.

NASA

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013
New Explorer mission chooses the 'just-right' orbit
Principal investigator George Ricker likes to call it the "Goldilocks orbit" -- it's not too close to Earth and her Moon, and it's not too far. In fact, it's just right.

NASA

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Fertility therapy not associated with long-term cardiovascular disease
Women who gave birth following fertility treatment had no long-term increased risk of death or major cardiovascular events compared to women who gave birth without fertility therapy, according to new research by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Women's College Hospital.

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

New England Journal of Medicine
Therapy for severe vasculitis shows long-term effectiveness
Administering the drug rituximab once weekly for one month provides the same benefits as 18 months of daily immunosuppressive therapy in people with severe forms of vasculitis, or inflammation of the blood vessels, a study has found.

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013
Chanel, UCSB's corpse flower, blooms and causes a big stink
Chanel, UC Santa Barbara's corpse flower, has finally spread her odiferous wings, broadcasting a stench that smells like a cross between rotting flesh and Limburger cheese. "It's disgusting," said UCSB junior Connor Way, who visited Wednesday morning. "It's pretty nasty."

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

Nature Communications
Understanding the effects of genes on human traits
Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a genetic variant predisposing to a disease is only a first step. In a study published today in Nature Communications, Montreal researchers with colleagues from Texas, propose a novel approach for scanning the entire genome that will help us understand the effect of genes on human traits.

Genome Canada, Genome Quebec, National Institutes of Health

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Figuring out flow dynamics
Since 2006, Beverley McKeon, professor of aeronautics at Caltech, and collaborator Ati Sharma have been working together to build models of turbulent flow. Recently, they developed a new and improved way of looking at the composition of turbulence near walls, the type of flow that dominates our everyday life. Their research could lead to significant fuel savings, as a large amount of energy is consumed by ships and planes, for example, to counteract turbulence-induced drag.

Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

BMJ
BMJ editorial: India's research participant protection policy
In an editorial published online today in BMJ, bioethicist Jeremy Sugarman and other experts warn that action is urgently needed to deal with possible unintended consequences of India's new policy protecting research participants.

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

Journal of Biomedical Optics
New 3-D colonoscopy eases detection of precancerous lesions
New technology offers three-dimensional images, making it easier to detect precancerous lesions.

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

Geology
Ancient whale coprolites, fault slickensides, shergottites, Ediacara, and Cascadia
Two new Geology articles this month are open access: "Steady rotation of the Cascade arc" and "Silica gel formation during fault slip: Evidence from the rock record." Other new articles cover everything from the discovery of fossilized whale "intestinal products" in central Italy to flooding as a result of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption to new findings via the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars to using microfossils to reconstruct massive earthquakes in Cascadia.

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

Journal of Animal Science
Rubber slat mats could improve animal well-being
Animal scientists and producers are testing new kinds of flooring to improve animal health. Rubber slat mats are one option that could help pregnant sows avoid joint problems and circulatory issues.

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013
Boomers hit hardest by 'Great Recession'
A new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research looks at California data on the uninsured between 2007 and 2009 and finds that of the approximately 700,000 Californians to lose health insurance during this time, a majority were between the ages of 45-64.

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

American Journal of Human Genetics
Penn: New variants at gene linked to kidney disease, sleeping sickness resistance
A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers involves a classic case of evolution's fickle nature: a genetic mutation that protects against a potentially fatal infectious disease also appears to increase the risk of developing a chronic, debilitating condition.

National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health

Public Release: 31-Jul-2013

Human Brain Mapping
Brain maps to benefit epileptic surgery
A brain imaging research team led by Simon Fraser University neuroscientist Dr. Ryan D'Arcy has found a new way to help surgeons more accurately plan for surgical treatment in epilepsy.


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