Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication. ExAblate Neuro uses magnetic resonance (MR) images taken during the procedure to deliver focused ultrasound to destroy brain tissue in[Read More…]
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Building History: Architecture in National Parks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. For most people, national parks bring to mind gorgeous landscapes of mountains, coastlines, deserts and forests teeming with wildlife. Yet many of the 412 locations in the National Park System include historic buildings that tell stories of the people who built them and how they were[Read More…]
Poll: More Than Four in Ten Working Adults Think Their Work Impacts Their Health
Most say their workplace is supportive of actions to improve their health Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll finds that more than four in ten working adults (44%) say their current job has an impact on their[Read More…]
‘Frankenstein’ Galaxy Surprises Astronomers
At left, in optical light, UGC 1382 appears to be a simple elliptical galaxy. But spiral arms emerged when astronomers incorporated ultraviolet and deep optical data (middle). Combining that with a view of low-density hydrogen gas (shown in green at right), scientists discovered that UGC 1382 is gigantic. Credits: NASA/JPL/Caltech/SDSS/NRAO/L.[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Announces New Initiative to Confront Violence in Children’s Lives
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Friday announced a new initiative in the wake of the recent killings of two black men in St. Paul, Minn., and Baton Rouge, La., and of five police officers in Dallas. The AAP will convene a group[Read More…]
Use It or Lose It: Visual Activity Regenerates Neural Connections Between Eye and Brain
NIH-funded mouse study is first to show visual stimulation helps re-wire visual system and partially restores sight Regenerating mouse retinal ganglion cell axons (magenta and green) extending from site of optic nerve injury (left). Andrew D. Huberman Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. A study in mice funded by the National Institutes[Read More…]
Advice for Older People on Staying Safe in Hot Weather
Risk of heat-related health problems increases with age. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Summer is here and it’s blazing hot! It is important to be aware of the health risks that higher temperatures can bring. Older adults and people with chronic medical conditions are particularly susceptible to hyperthermia and other heat-related[Read More…]
International Collaboration to Create New Cancer Models to Accelerate Research
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. An international project to develop a large, globally accessible bank of new cancer cell culture models for the research community launched today. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health; Cancer Research UK, London; the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, England; and[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Leaked Document Reveals Alarming New Environmental Threats of Transatlantic Trade Pact
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. This morning, as the most recent round of trade negotiations between the United States and European Union began in Brussels, the Guardian reported a leaked document from the EU that reveals its intentions to include new, dangerous language in the proposed energy chapter of the[Read More…]
Report: Pharmaceutical Industry Funding Influences Lawmakers in Contentious Medicare Part B Reform Battle
U.S. Representatives Who Sided with Big Pharma Received 82 Percent More Contributions From Industry for 2016 Election Campaigns WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives who sided with the pharmaceutical industry in an ongoing lobbying fight over Medicare reforms received 82 percent more in[Read More…]
