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The premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.http://www.eurekalert.org en-usCopyright 2011 by the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceFri, 14 Oct 2011 10:33:05 EDTEurekAlert!http://www.eurekalert.org/images/logo.gifhttp://www.eurekalert.org The premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.60webmaster@eurekalert.org (EurekAlert!)(<i>Wiley-Blackwell</i>) A new study has found that processes that control heart rate play an important role in the quality of life experienced by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study, which was published in the journal Respirology, indicates that heart-related treatments may improve the wellbeing of some individuals with COPD.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/w-hhi101411.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/w-hhi101411.php(<i>Deutsches Aerzteblatt International</i>) Combination therapy for fecal incontinence is more effective than the current standard treatment. This is the conclusion of a randomized trial comparing the different treatments, described by Thilo Schwandner and colleagues in the current issue of Deutsches ?rzteblatt International.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/dai-aet101411.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/dai-aet101411.php(<i>European Molecular Biology Laboratory</i>) Scientists at EMBL Grenoble have discovered how a protein sounds the alarm when it detects viruses invading a cell. The study, published today in Cell, is a key development in our understanding of the innate immune response, shedding light on how cells rapidly respond to a wide range of viruses including influenza, rabies and hepatitis.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/embl-idr101411.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/embl-idr101411.php(<i>Monash University</i>) The effects of obesity - both on our bodies and on the health budget - are well known, and now, scientists are getting closer to understanding how the disease progresses, providing clues for future treatments.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/mu-act101311.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/mu-act101311.php(<i>American Physiological Society</i>) After a heart attack, women's hearts are more likely to maintain their systolic function -- their ability to contract and pump blood from the chambers into the arteries. According to C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, Director of the Women's Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles, this suggests that heart disease manifests differently in women, affecting the microvasculature (small blood vessels) instead of the macrovasculature (major blood vessels) as it does in men.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aps-whd101311.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aps-whd101311.php(<i>American Society of Nephrology</i>) Highlights: African Americans with certain gene variants develop non-diabetic kidney disease more often than expected. African Americans with these variants risk developing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and HIV nephropathy in particular and may need dialysis at a young age. Screening for these variants could identify individuals who should receive kidney-protective treatmentshttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/ason-bwt101311.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/ason-bwt101311.php(<i>London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine</i>) One in six mobile phones in Britain is contaminated with faecal matter, according to new research released ahead of Global Handwashing Day. Experts say the most likely reason for the potentially harmful bacteria festering on so many gadgets is people failing to wash their hands properly with soap after going to the toilet.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/lsoh-cou101211.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/lsoh-cou101211.php(<i>American Academy of Pediatrics</i>) Pulse oximetry, a non-invasive procedure that measures the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream, can be used as a screening tool to detect critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) in infants, and is more readily available than echocardiography, the current gold standard for CCHD diagnosis, according to a new research abstract presented Friday, Oct. 14, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) in Boston.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aaop-poa101111.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aaop-poa101111.php(<i>American Academy of Pediatrics</i>) In the research abstract, ?Internet Usage by Parents Prior to Seeking Care at a Pediatric Emergency Department,? presented Friday, Oct. 14, at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Boston, researchers interviewed 262 parents or guardians who brought their child to an urban emergency department about whether they used the Internet as a resource for medical information about their child?s illness or injury before making the decision to visit the emergency department.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aaop-pwg100711.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aaop-pwg100711.php(<i>American Academy of Pediatrics</i>) African-American and Hispanic children are less likely to receive a cranial computed tomography scan in an emergency department following minor head trauma than white children, according to an abstract presented Friday, Oct. 14 at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Boston.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aaop-mcl100711.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aaop-mcl100711.php(<i>American Academy of Pediatrics</i>) Pediatric patients, primarily those who are underinsured (either without insurance or receiving Medicaid), are increasingly receiving psychiatric care in hospital emergency departments, according to an abstract presented Friday, Oct. 14, at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Boston.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aaop-ped100711.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aaop-ped100711.php(<i>American Academy of Pediatrics</i>) Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels, and pediatricians are on the front lines. Pediatricians will confront these issues during a special pre-conference session at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, before the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition in Boston.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aaop-pat100711.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/aaop-pat100711.php(<i>Scripps Research Institute</i>) A scientist at The Scripps Research Institute has been awarded $4.2 million from the National Institutes of Health in a program to advance what the agency calls "bold and creative research" into Type I diabetes.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/sri-sfs101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/sri-sfs101311.php(<i>Case Western Reserve University</i>) Virtual brains modeling epilepsy and schizophrenia display less complexity among functional connections, and other differences compared to healthy brain models, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine report.The researchers worked backward from brain rhythms - the oscillating patterns of electrical activity in the brain recorded on electroencephalograms - from both healthy and ill individuals.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/cwru-dsu101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/cwru-dsu101311.php(<i>Washington University School of Medicine</i>) Scientists have developed a way to evaluate new treatments for some forms of attention deficit disorder. Working in mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed that they can use brain scans to quickly test whether drugs increase levels of a brain chemical known as dopamine.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/wuso-bsr101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/wuso-bsr101311.php(<i>University of Houston</i>) With resistance to existing antimalarial drugs on the rise, there is a renewed push to find different ways to fight it. Two University of Houston engineers have stepped up to the plate to answer the call. Professors Jeffery Rimer and Peter Vekilov, both with the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering, were awarded a grant from the US Department of Defense to create an entirely new platform for developing antimalarial drugs.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uoh-uef101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uoh-uef101311.php(<i>Penn State</i>) The first case study in how social-media sites can affect the spread of a disease has been designed and implemented by a scientist at Penn State University studying attitudes toward the H1N1 vaccine. The method is expected to be repeated in the study of other diseases.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/ps-tdu101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/ps-tdu101311.php(<i>University of Notre Dame</i>) Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have announced a breakthrough approach to allergy treatment that inhibits food allergies, drug allergies, and asthmatic reactions without suppressing a sufferer's entire immunological system.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uond-rea101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uond-rea101311.php(<i>American Physical Therapy Association</i>) A new study suggesting that "the role of the physician gatekeeper in regard to physical therapy may be unnecessary in many cases" could have significant implications for the US health care system, says the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The study was published ahead of print Sept. 23 in the journal Health Services Research (HSR).http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/apta-dat101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/apta-dat101311.php(<i>NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases</i>) Four companies are to develop broad-spectrum therapeutics -- antibiotics, antivirals and an antitoxin -- to prevent or treat diseases caused by multiple types of bacteria or viruses, under contracts awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Total funding for the four contracts could reach $150 million over a maximum five-year period.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/nioa-nfd101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/nioa-nfd101311.php(<i>University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine</i>) What links genetic differences to changes in altered brain activity in schizophrenia is not clear. Now, three labs have come together using electrophysiological, anatomical, and immunohistochemical approaches -- along with a unique high-speed imaging technique -- to understand how schizophrenia works at the cellular level, especially in identifying how changes in the interaction between different types of nerve cells leads to symptoms of the disease.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uops-ptl101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uops-ptl101311.php(<i>Northwestern University</i>) Lower income, urban dads are involved in their children's health and encourage them to exercise and eat healthy foods. But these same dads may also give their kids the wrong dose of medicine and are uncomfortable handling emergency medical care for them. The study, the first of its kind, is a wakeup call to health care providers to include and educate fathers as key partners in their children's health.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/nu-lid101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/nu-lid101311.php(<i>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</i>) What if you could trace the history of everything you buy back to its origins? Using your smart phone camera, you could learn what factory made the ingredients in your heart medication, what country grew the corn in your breakfast cereal, or even how to recycle the phone. You could follow the whole life cycle of a product and everyone who handled it along the way to ensure that the medicine you're taking isn't counterfeit and the food you're eating is safe.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uoia-pes101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uoia-pes101311.php(<i>National Jewish Health</i>) National Jewish Health researchers have received nearly $13 million from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate potential rescue medications for victims of terrorist attacks, wartime use of toxic gases, and/or inhalation disasters. "The excitement about these studies is that they are designed to provide rescue treatments," said Carl White, MD, principal investigator of the grant.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/njh-njh101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/njh-njh101311.php(<i>International Osteoporosis Foundation</i>) For this year's World Osteoporosis Day, the International Osteoporosis Foundation is releasing a 24-page report promoting a three-step strategy for healthy bones and strong muscles.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/iof-tst101311.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/iof-tst101311.php

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