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Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
 PLOS ONEAcademics earn street cred with TED Talks but no points from peers, IU research shows TED Talks, the most popular conference and events website in the world with over 1 billion informational videos viewed, provides academics with increased popular exposure but does nothing to boost citations of their work by peers, new research led by Indiana University has found. 
National Science Foundation
Contact: Steve Chaplin
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
American Journal of OphthalmologyNew drug could help AMD sufferers University of Iowa ophthalmologists have tested a new drug to treat age-related macular degeneration in older patients. The researchers report that half of the eyes treated responded to the new drug, Eylea, with reduced fluid in the eyes, while one in three had improved vision after six months. Results appear in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Richard Lewis
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Advanced MaterialsPrinting tiny batteries Three-dimensional printing can now be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand. The printed microbatteries could supply electricity to tiny devices in fields from medicine to communications, including many that have lingered on lab benches for lack of a battery small enough to fit the device, yet provide enough stored energy to power them.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Dan Ferber
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
PrimatesPersonality test finds some mouse lemurs shy, others bold In the last 10 years the study of animal personality has gained ground with behavioral ecologists. Researchers at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center and the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, N.C., have now found distinct personalities in the grey mouse lemur, the tiny, saucer-eyed primate native to the African island of Madagascar. Contact: Robin Ann Smith
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineEarly-life air pollution linked with childhood asthma in minorities, in study A research team led by UCSF scientists has found that exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide, a component of motor vehicle air pollution, is strongly linked with later development of childhood asthma among African-Americans and Latinos. Contact: Elizabeth Fernandez
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Nature CommunicationsScientists discover new details about rice blast, a deadly plant fungus An international team of researchers discover new information about how rice blast fungus invades plants. Contact: Barbara Valent
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Ethics and BehaviorSexual minority youth need specialized treatment from therapists Despite advances in civil rights, sexual minority youth are still at greater risk for suicide than their heterosexual peers, according to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. A University of Missouri psychology graduate student recently published recommendation to improve psychologists' treatment of sexual minority youth, which could help improve psychological functioning and reduce depression and suicide rates. Contact: Tim Wall
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesChemical probe confirms that body makes its own rotten egg gas, H2S, to benefit health A new study confirms directly what scientists previously knew only indirectly -- that poisonous "rotten egg" gas hydrogen sulfide is generated by the body's blood vessel cells. Researchers made the confirmation by developing a chemical probe that lights up in reaction to rotten egg gas. The scientists observed the process in real-time through a microscope, said chemist Alexander Lippert, Southern Methodist University, Dallas. "This is going to open up many experiments for scientists," Lippert said.
National Institutes of Health, Packard Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Amgen
Contact: Margaret Allen
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Organization for Human Brain Mapping SensorsFiber-optic pen helps see inside brains of children with learning disabilities For less than $100, University of Washington researchers have designed a computer-interfaced drawing pad that helps scientists see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they read and write.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Doree Armstrong
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
RadiologyAtherosclerosis in abdominal aorta may predict adverse cardiovascular events, UTSW scientists report Magnetic resonance imaging of aortic atherosclerosis can predict the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in otherwise healthy individuals, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. Contact: Jan Jarvis
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Journal of the American College of SurgeonsACS NSQIP® data is more accurate than administrative data for tracking 30-day hospital readmissions A new study appearing in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program® led to more accurate data tracking than another popular database, the University HealthSystem Consortium, for tracking 30-day hospital readmissions among colorectal surgical patients. Contact: Sally Garneski
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
British Medical JournalTackling a framework for surgical innovation An international team of investigators co-led by Weill Cornell Medical College is offering a new framework for evidence-based surgery and device research, similar to the kind of risk and benefit analysis used in evidence-based medicine.
Food and Drug Administration, National Institute for Health Research in the UK, Health Technology Assesment Programme, Johnson and Johnson
Contact: Gerard Farrell
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Water Resources ResearchSmall dam construction to reduce greenhouse emissions is causing ecosystem disruption Researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may cause unanticipated and potentially significant losses of habitat and biodiversity.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Desiree Tullos
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
PLOS ONEHerbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent, UCI study finds The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to UC Irvine researchers.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Tom Vasich
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Journal of NeurotraumaNew concussion data: 2 biomarkers better than 1 Scientists are scrambling to gather data for the FDA to support the need for a blood test to diagnose brain injury in the United States. The University of Rochester Medical Center just added significant evidence by reporting in the Journal of Neurotrauma that it might be clinically useful to measure two brain biomarkers instead of one.
New York State Department of Health, Academic Health Center Consortium, Emergency Research Network of the Empire State
Contact: Leslie Orr
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Journal of NeuroscienceThe discerning fruit fly: Linking brain-cell activity and behavior in smell recognition Comparing apples to oranges, or different apples. Neuroscientists in Associate Professor Glenn Turner's group at CSHL have visualized and quantified the activity of cells in the fruit fly brain that process smell. They found that the activity of as few as 25 cells correlated extremely well with the flies' ability to tell different smells apart, as well group similar smells together, and they could predict fly behavior patterns towards the odors based on these responses.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Edward Brydon
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
International Journal of ObesityParenting and home environment influence children's exercise and eating habits Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Rachel Harrison
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Psychological ScienceBeliefs about causes of obesity may impact weight, eating behavior Whether a person believes obesity is caused by overeating or by a lack of exercise predicts his or her actual body mass, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Contact: Anna Mikulak
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
CellAn article in 'Cell' reveals a new resistance mechanism to chemotherapy in breast and ovarian cancer The team led by Spanish National Cancer Research Centre researcher Óscar Fernández-Capetillo, head of the Genomic Instability Group, together with researchers from the National Cancer Institute in the US, have participated in a study that describes the causes that explain why tumors with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations stop responding to PARP inhibitor drugs. Contact: Press Office
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Journal of Cognitive NeuroscienceIt's the way you tell em': Study discovers how the brain controls accents and impersonations A study, led by Royal Holloway University researcher Carolyn McGettigan, has identified the brain regions and interactions involved in impersonations and accents. Contact: Tanya Gubbay
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
OncogeneStudy shows how the Nanog protein promotes growth of head and neck cancer Researchers have identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells that is essential for promoting head and neck cancer. The study shows that a protein called Nanog, which is normally active in embryonic stem cells, promotes the growth of cancer stem cells in head and neck cancer. The findings provide information essential for designing novel targeted drugs that might improve the treatment of head and neck cancer.
NIH/National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, Joan Bisesi Fund
Contact: Darrell E. Ward
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Nutrition JournalIodine in bread not enough for pregnant women Research from the University of Adelaide shows that iodized salt used in bread is not enough to provide healthy levels of iodine for pregnant women and their unborn children. Contact: Vicki Clifton
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Journal of Criminal PsychologyHuddersfield researcher publishes a study of psychopathy and criminal behavior Dr Boduszek has published a critical review of psychopathy literature, with a particular focus on recent research examining the relationship between psychopathy and various forms of criminal behavior. Contact: Megan Beech
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
What makes people click? A new study by academics at the University of Bristol's Intelligent Systems Laboratory has analyzed tens of thousands of articles available to readers of online news and created a model to find out 'what makes people click.' Contact: Joanne Fryer
Public Release: 18-Jun-2013
Journal of Consumer ResearchGel or whitening? Consumer choice and product organization Consumers choose lower-priced products and are more satisfied with their purchase when products are organized by benefits instead of features, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Contact: Mary-Ann Twist
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