ACM has named 71 new Fellows. ACM Fellows are registered members of the society and were selected by their peers for achieving remarkable results through their technical innovations and/or service to the field. This year’s honorees hail from 14 countries and were chosen from among ACM’s global membership of more than 100,000 computing professionals

A new white paper looks at designing higher education for women balancing caregiving, work and learning by University of Phoenix Dr. Jessica Sylvester.

Spinal metastasis, or the spread of cancer to the spine, is a frequent complication of advanced cancer. Surgery may be an option for patients with a favorable prognosis, while palliative care may be recommended for patients with limited life expectancy. An accurate prognosis is essential for selecting appropriate treatment, but traditional scoring systems rely on outdated data and do not reflect recent advances in cancer therapy that have improved survival rates. Researchers in Japan developed a simple, highly accurate prognostic prediction system using large-scale prospective data from spinal metastasis patients who received modern cancer treatments.

A new study, published today in Pediatrics, found that among patients ages 6 months to 6 years about one fourth of children  who experience a concussion will develop prolonged symptoms, which can affect learning and behavior later in childhood.