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Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
 NatureAlgae held captive and genes stolen in crime of evolution Microscopic animals held algae captive and stole their genes for energy production, thereby evolving into a new and more powerful species many millions of years ago reveals a new study published today in the journal Nature. Contact: Nerissa Hannink
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
New practices reduce surgical site infections after colorectal surgery Surgical teams at Cedars-Sinai have reduced surgical site infections by more than 60 percent for patients who undergo colorectal procedures by introducing evidence-based protocols that are easy to follow and relatively low in cost. Contact: Duke Helfand
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Rapid Prototyping JournalWSU researchers use 3-D printer to make parts from moon rock Imagine landing on the moon or Mars, putting rocks through a 3-D printer and making something useful – like a needed wrench or replacement part. "It sounds like science fiction, but now it's really possible,'' says Amit Bandyopadhyay, professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University. 
W.M. Keck Foundation
Contact: Amit Bandyopadhyay
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Science Translational MedicineIn Cedars-Sinai study, common drug reverses common effect of Becker muscular dystrophy Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have found in an initial clinical trial that a drug typically prescribed for erectile dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension restores blood flow to oxygen-starved muscles in patients with a type of muscular dystrophy that affects males, typically starting in childhood or adolescence.
Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Research Resources
Contact: Sally Stewart
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
New England Journal of MedicinePonatinib acts against the most resistant types of chronic myeloid leukemia A previously invincible mutation in chronic myeloid leukemia has been thwarted by an investigational drug in a phase I clinical trial reported in the current edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. Contact: Scott Merville
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
NatureTexas astronomers measure most massive, most unusual black hole using Hobby-Eberly Telescope Astronomers have used the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory to measure what may be the most massive black hole yet -- 17 billion suns -- in galaxy NGC 1277. The black hole makes up 14 percent of its galaxy's mass, rather than the usual 0.1 percent. This galaxy and others in the study (to be published in Nature 11/29/12) could change theories of how black holes and galaxies form and evolve. Contact: Rebecca Johnson
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
ScienceNREL researchers use imaging technologies to solve puzzle of plant architecture Scientists at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the BioEnergy Science Center combined different microscopic imaging methods to gain a greater understanding of the relationships between biomass cell wall structure and enzyme digestibility, a breakthrough that could lead to optimizing sugar yields and lowering the costs of making biofuels.
US Department of Energy
Contact: David Glickson
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Soil Science Society of America JournalPrinting soil science The advantages of 3-D printing are now being put to the test in soil science laboratories. Contact: Philippe Baveye
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Archives of Disease in ChildhoodTesticular cancer risk tripled in boys whose testes fail to descend Boys whose testes have not descended at birth -- a condition known as cryptorchidism -- are almost three times as likely to develop testicular cancer in later life, finds an analysis of the available evidence published online in Archives of Disease in Childhood. Contact: Stephanie Burns
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
New England Journal of MedicineHealth-care providers can play critical role in reducing and preventing intimate partner violence In a perspective article to appear in the Nov. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health report that health-care providers can play a critical role in helping to reduce and prevent intimate partner violence by screening and referring patients to appropriate resources. Contact: Gina DiGravio
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
PLOS ONERisk of childhood obesity can be predicted at birth A simple formula can predict at birth a baby's likelihood of becoming obese in childhood, according to a study published today in the open access journal PLOS ONE.
Medical Research Council, Imperial College London, University of Oulu, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Contact: Sam Wong
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
NatureLiverpool scientists decipher genetic code of wheat Scientists at the University of Liverpool have deciphered the genetic code of wheat to help crop breeders increase yield and produce varieties that are better suited to a changing environment.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Contact: Samantha Martin
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Clinical Pediatrics80 percent of parents interested in genetic risk assessment for siblings of children with autism The vast majority (80 percent) of parents with at least one child with ASD would pursue genetic testing, if available, to identify risk in a younger sibling, citing earlier identification of at-risk children, evaluation and intervention, closer monitoring and lessened anxiety reported in the journal Clinical Pediatrics. The survey also reported an almost three-year lag from the time ASD was initially suspected until diagnosis -- even in families with a previously diagnosed child.
IntegraGen
Contact: Jane E. Rubinstein
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Science Translational MedicineJohns Hopkins scientists pair blood test and gene sequencing to detect cancer Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have combined the ability to detect cancer DNA in the blood with genome sequencing technology in a test that could be used to screen for cancers, monitor cancer patients for recurrence and find residual cancer left after surgery.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Vanessa Wasta
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
New England Journal of MedicineHIV treatment reduces risk of malaria recurrence in children, NIH funded study shows A combination of anti-HIV drugs has been found to also reduce the risk of recurrent malaria by nearly half among HIV-positive children, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Robert Bock or Marianne Glass Miller
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Potentially toxic flame retardants found in many US couches More than half of all couches tested in a Duke University-led study contained potentially toxic or untested chemical flame retardants that may pose risks to human health.
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Contact: Tim Lucas
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
NatureUC Davis researchers aid effort to sequence the complex wheat genome Intent on developing wheat varieties with higher yields and enhanced nutritional content to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding global population, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have teamed up with scientists at nine other institutions in an attempt to sequence the wheat genome. Results of the group's effort will be reported Nov. 29 in the journal Nature.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, US Department of Agriculture, Royal Society, and others
Contact: Patricia Bailey
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
NatureGenetic variation recent, varies among populations Nearly three-quarters of mutations in genes that code for proteins -- the workhorses of the cell -- occurred within the past 5,000 to 10,000 years, fairly recently in evolutionary terms, said a national consortium of genomic and genetic experts, including those at Baylor College of Medicine. Contact: Glenna Picton
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
NatureCOUP-TFII sparks prostate cancer progression Which cancers are essentially indolent and present no risk and which are life threatening? Which can be watched and which need aggressive treatment? Drs. Ming-Jer and Sophia Tsai both professors in the department of molecular and cellular biology at Baylor College of Medicine, think a receptor called COUP-TFII that they have long studied may point the way to an answer. Contact: Dipali Pathak
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Journal of the National Cancer InstituteCombined RB and PTEN loss identifies DCIS primed for invasive breast cancer The combined loss of two tumor suppressor genes, retinoblastoma and phosphatase and tensin homolog was shown to be strongly associated with progression of DCIS to invasive breast cancer, according to a study published Nov. 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Contact: Zachary Rathner
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Journal of the National Cancer InstituteNSAID use linked to reduced hepatocellular carcinoma risk and mortality due to chronic liver disease Researchers found that aspirin use is associated with a decreased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma and death from chronic liver disease, according to a study published Nov. 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Contact: Zachary Rathner
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Journal of the National Cancer InstituteKRAS and BRAF mutation screening in metastatic colorectal cancer costly in relation to benefits Researchers report that screening for KRAS and BRAF mutations can reduce the cost of anti-EGFR treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer but with a very small reduction in overall survival according to a new study published on Nov. 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Contact: Zachary Rathner
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Arthritis & RheumatismComplications challenge rheumatoid arthritis patients after joint replacement surgery In the first systemic review of evidence assessing complications following total joint arthroplasty, patients with rheumatoid arthritis were found to have an increased risk for hip dislocation after hip replacement surgery compared to those with osteoarthritis. Study findings published online in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology, also indicate that RA patients have a higher infection risk following total knee replacement than patients with OA. Contact: Dawn Peters
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
PLOS ONEScientists identify depression and anxiety biomarker in youths Scientists have discovered a cognitive biomarker -- a biological indicator of a disease -- for young adolescents who are at high risk of developing depression and anxiety. Their findings were published Nov. 28 in the journal PLOS ONE.
Wellcome Trust
Contact: Genevieve Maul
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
PLOS ONENew studies show moral judgments quicker, more extreme than practical ones -- but also flexible Judgments we make with a moral underpinning are made more quickly and are more extreme than those same judgments based on practical considerations, a new set of studies finds. However, the findings also show that judgments based on morality can be readily shifted and made with other considerations in mind.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, John Templeton Foundation, National Science Foundation
Contact: James Devitt
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