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BU's service-learning program to teach hands-only CPR for high school students is effective

PumpStart, a community service-learning program created by students at Boston University School of Medicine, that teaches hands-only CPR to the general public, is effective for both teaching high school students a life-saving skill and providing medical students with an opportunity to engage in public health and medical education.

7 Jan 2019

Bulldogs' screw tails linked to rare inherited syndrome in humans

With their small size, stubby faces and wide-set eyes, bulldogs, French bulldogs and Boston terriers are among the most popular of domestic dog breeds. Now researchers at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine have found the genetic basis for these dogs' appearance, and linked it to a rare inherited syndrome in humans.

3 Jan 2019

Identifying risk factors linked to teen partner rape

If teen partner rape could be predicted, it could be better prevented. Social scientists from Michigan State University are helping close that gap by identifying risk factors linked to sexual violence in young women's first relationships in life.

3 Jan 2019

Scientists suggest need for new approach to confront side effects of common anti-cancer therapy

Results of a new study by neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Toronto suggest that a new treatment approach is needed - and how this may be possible - to address adverse effects of aromatase inhibitors, drugs commonly prescribed to both men and women to prevent recurrence of estrogen-positive breast cancer.

27 Dec 2018

Study: Forming an understanding of masculinity and femininity begins as early as kindergarten

Sociologists at the Higher school of economics showed that preschool education has its own hidden curriculum: kindergarten teachers transmit social norms to children, including conservative ideas of femininity and masculinity.

24 Dec 2018

Atmospheric scientists observe effect of aerosols on clouds at the cleanest place in the world

How do airborne particles, so-called aerosols, affect the formation and life cycle of clouds and precipitation? In order to come one step closer to solving this question, atmospheric scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research and the Leipzig Institute for Meteorology at Leipzig University will observe the atmosphere at one of the cleanest places in the world for at least a year.

21 Dec 2018

Calorie-labeling may change the way your brain responds to food

Seeing pictures of food with calorie information not only makes food less appetizing but it also appears to change the way your brain responds to the food, according to a Dartmouth-led study published in PLOS ONE.

21 Dec 2018

New portable optical imaging system brings diagnostic potential into operating room

A team of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers led by Professor Stephen Boppart has successfully visualized the tumor microenvironment of human breast tissue shortly after it was surgically removed from a patient in the operating room.

20 Dec 2018

Judge who invalidated Obamacare has been a ‘go-to judge’ for Republicans, critics say

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor has a history of siding with Republicans on ideologically motivated lawsuits. His ruling last week, in which he sided with the GOP on a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, was not a one-off.

20 Dec 2018

WU biomedical engineer makes a significant step toward precision medicine

In 2015, then President Barack Obama launched a precision medicine initiative, saying that its promise was "delivering the right treatments, at the right time, every time to the right person.

20 Dec 2018

MUSC researchers identify potential therapeutic target for lung fibrosis

In an article published online by Frontiers in Endocrinology, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina report that they have identified a potential therapeutic target for lung fibrosis or scarring.

19 Dec 2018

Vaping surges among American teenagers says new report

A latest report finds that United States teenagers are increasingly using e-cigarettes also known as vapes. These electronic cigarettes were initially targeted towards adults who were willing to quit smoking.

19 Dec 2018

Universal meningitis vaccination for college students may be too costly, study suggests

A computer-generated model developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers adds to evidence that providing universal vaccination against meningitis B infection to students entering college may be too costly to justify the absolute number of cases it would prevent.

19 Dec 2018

New study illustrates impact of social class microaggressions on individuals

Although overt expressions of hostility are considered to be ill-mannered and undesirable behaviors, covert discrimination and degradation continue to be directed at individuals, communicating that recipients are less than dominant culture individuals, that they do not belong, and that their realities are invalid.

19 Dec 2018

University of Marburg team celebrates success at 2018 IGEM Giant Jamboree competition

At the 2018 iGEM Gaint Jamboree, the team of the University of Marburg won the Grand Prize in the overgraduate section with their project “VibriGens – Accelerating SynBio”. At the end of October the team received its award in Boston, USA.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 19 Dec 2018

Study finds high prevalence of TB infection among Tibetan refugee schoolchildren

In a tuberculosis screening and treatment initiative covering the entire population of Tibetan refugee schoolchildren in northern India, a team directed by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of Wisconsin says it has found not only a startlingly high prevalence of TB disease and infection, but also a potentially workable strategy to eliminate the disease in a large, high-risk group.

19 Dec 2018

Afghan attitudes towards education, child marriage appear to have changed, study reveals

In Afghanistan's most underdeveloped regions, attitudes towards education and child marriage appear to have changed significantly since the overthrow of the Taliban government in 2002, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

19 Dec 2018

FSU researchers discover how breast cancer evades immune system detection

Recent breakthroughs in immunotherapy are making a huge difference in treating some forms of cancer, especially metastatic cancer. But breast cancer has proven a tricky foe for this new therapy, and an interdisciplinary team of FSU researchers is now a little bit closer to figuring out why.

18 Dec 2018

Advanced method can help detect multiple markers that contribute to Alzheimer's disease

In biomedical research, plant breeding, and countless other endeavors, geneticists are on the hunt for the specific genes responsible for disease susceptibility, yield, and other traits of interest.

17 Dec 2018

Assisted living’s breakneck growth leaves patient safety behind

They found Bonnie Walker's body floating in a pond behind her assisted living facility in South Carolina. There were puncture wounds on her ear, her temple, her jaw and her cheeks.

17 Dec 2018

Students News and Research

BU's service-learning program to teach hands-only CPR for high school students is effective

Bulldogs' screw tails linked to rare inherited syndrome in humans

Identifying risk factors linked to teen partner rape

Scientists suggest need for new approach to confront side effects of common anti-cancer therapy

Study: Forming an understanding of masculinity and femininity begins as early as kindergarten

Atmospheric scientists observe effect of aerosols on clouds at the cleanest place in the world

Calorie-labeling may change the way your brain responds to food

New portable optical imaging system brings diagnostic potential into operating room

Judge who invalidated Obamacare has been a ‘go-to judge’ for Republicans, critics say

WU biomedical engineer makes a significant step toward precision medicine

MUSC researchers identify potential therapeutic target for lung fibrosis

Vaping surges among American teenagers says new report

Universal meningitis vaccination for college students may be too costly, study suggests

New study illustrates impact of social class microaggressions on individuals

University of Marburg team celebrates success at 2018 IGEM Giant Jamboree competition

Study finds high prevalence of TB infection among Tibetan refugee schoolchildren

Afghan attitudes towards education, child marriage appear to have changed, study reveals

FSU researchers discover how breast cancer evades immune system detection

Advanced method can help detect multiple markers that contribute to Alzheimer's disease

Assisted living’s breakneck growth leaves patient safety behind

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