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Effects of climate change on West Nile virus
Date: Sep-12-2013The varied influence of climate change on temperature and precipitation may have an equally wide-ranging effect on the spread of West Nile virus, suggesting that public health efforts to control the virus will need to take a local rather than global perspective, according to a study published this week in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
Young adults reminisce about music from before their time
Date: Sep-12-2013Music has an uncanny way of bringing us back to a specific point in time, and each generation seems to have its own opinions about which tunes will live on as classics. New research suggests that young adults today are fond of and have an emotional connection to the music that was popular for their parents' generation. "Music transmitted from generation to generation shapes autobiographical memories, preferences, and emotional responses, a phenomenon we call cascading 'reminiscence bumps,'" explains psychological scientist and lead researcher Carol Lynne Krumhansl of Cornell University...
Rare, inherited mutation leaves children susceptible to acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Date: Sep-12-2013Researchers have discovered the first inherited gene mutation linked exclusively to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) occurring in multiple relatives in individual families. The discovery of the PAX5 gene mutation was led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and others. The work appears in the current advance online edition of the scientific journal Nature Genetics. The mutation was identified in two unrelated families in which pediatric ALL has been diagnosed in multiple generations...
Programmable glue made of DNA directs tiny gel bricks to self-assemble
Date: Sep-12-2013A team of researchers at the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has found a way to self-assemble complex structures out of bricks smaller than a grain of salt. The new method could help solve one of the major challenges in tissue engineering: creating injectable components that self-assemble into intricately structured, biocompatible scaffolds at an injury site to help regrow human tissues. The key to self-assembly was developing the world's first programmable glue...
The new face of Medicaid: Incoming enrollees may be younger; more white men, smokers, drinkers
Date: Sep-12-2013States that choose to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to millions of uninsured adults may see an increase in younger people and white men qualify for the coverage, a new University of Michigan study says. Potential new enrollees are also generally healthier than the current Medicaid population, with less prevalence of obesity and depression - but they are more likely to be smokers and heavy drinkers. The new group of potential Medicaid beneficiaries may also cost less than what lawmakers projected, according to the study that appears in Annals of Family Medicine...
Scientists successfully erase unwanted memories
Date: Sep-11-2013In the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jim Carrey's and Kate Winslet's characters have their painful relationship memories erased. Now, researchers have demonstrated a method in mice that disrupts unwanted memories while leaving the rest untouched. Though it may sound like science fiction, the results, which were published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, are very real...
HIX Reloaded, November 14-15 in Baltimore, MD
Date: Sep-11-2013Help Us Help You - Vote Now to Tell the Speakers What You Want to Hear Get ready, get set - it's crunch time! With enrollment beginning in October and coverage starting on January 1, there's not much time for you to create a marketing campaign, build out your network as necessary, ensure your IT systems are compatible, and do everything else you need to do before exchanges are live. You need to prepare, but there are so many questions it's hard to know where to start...
MERS lab strain could lead to vaccine
Date: Sep-11-2013Scientists have developed a strain of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) that could be used to develop a vaccine against the deadly pathogen. According to the World Health Organization, the virus has so far infected 114 and killed 54 people since September 2012. The team, from the Autonomous University of Madrid ("la Autónoma") in Spain, reports the achievement in a study published online this week in mBio...
FDA announces new labeling and safety rules for opioids
Date: Sep-11-2013The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will make changes to safety labeling and post-market study requirements for extended-release and long-acting opioids. Opioids are a commonly used class of narcotic pain medication. They work by binding to specific proteins called opioid receptors that are located in the brain, spinal cord and gastrointestinal tract. They then block the brain's ability to perceive pain...
New study reveals patients are missing out on essential palliative care
Date: Sep-11-2013New research published[1] on Monday 9 September from researchers at Marie Curie Cancer Care, the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian, reveals that only 20% of non-cancer patients are receiving palliative care before dying. The study, published in the European Journal of Palliative Care, is the first of its kind in the UK to examine the point at which patients are formally identified for palliative care. The research team investigated cases from nine GP practices and the cases of 684 patients in Scotland...
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