Student URLs, Jan 30, 2017

Danielle Shelton

Why Does Mom’s BMI During Pregnancy Predict Kids’ Weight?
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Obesity/62706?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-01-25&eun=g332005d0r&pos=4

Researchers discover BRCA1 gene is key for blood forming stem cells
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170124140907.htm

A gene's journey from from covert to celebrated:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123125608.htm

Preterm birth risk: New method for filtering results from genetic studies:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123094723.htm

 

Nadia Masroor

1. Why Does Mom's BMI During Pregnancy Predict Kids' Weight?- Study points to genetics, not gestational or environmental factors
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Obesity/62706?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-01-25&eun=g332005d0r&pos=4

2. Smokers Who Know Personal Risk More Likely to Quit- Personalized letter emphasizes individual's risk for harm
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/Smoking/62733?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-01-26&eun=g332005d0r&pos=1

3. Cancer down nationwide, but 'hot spots' persist
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/24/health/cancer-cluster-disparities-county-study/

 

Greg Chambers

Maternal BMI and Childrens BMI- http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Obesity/62706?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-01-25&eun=g332005d0r&pos=4

Chondroitin and glucosamine for arthritis- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.39819/full

Antibiotics in hospitals- http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2816%2930514-X/fulltext

 

Lauren  Waaland-Kreutzer

1) "Polio Front and Centre at Annual Meeting of Global Public Health Leaders."
 http://reliefweb.int/report/world/polio-front-and-centre-annual-meeting-global-public-health-leaders

"Ministries of health from around the world call for urgent measures to secure lasting polio-free world"

2) "Public health statistics reveal opportunities."
http://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/contributors/writers-group/2017/01/26/public-health-statistics-reveal-opportunities/95664472/

"Two sets of related research findings on the American health and life expectancy published over the past 12 months garnered negative and alarmist headlines. Although neither study provided good news about American health, collectively they demonstrated the need to carefully analyze statistics and the importance of the emerging field of public health."

3) "Health department urging vaccinations following mumps outbreak."
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Health-department-urging-vaccinations-following-mumps-outbreak-411999525.html

"Public health officials are seeing a large increase in mumps cases reported nationwide, as well as outbreaks in multiple states, including Colorado."

 

Joshua Montgomery

1. Trends and Patterns of Disparities in Cancer Mortality Among US Counties, 1980-2014
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2598772?&utm_source=BHClistID&utm_medium=BulletinHealthCare&utm_term=012517&utm_content=MorningRounds&utm_campaign=BHCMessageID

2. Health Law Coverage Has Helped Many Chronically Ill — But Has Still Left Gaps
 http://khn.org/news/health-law-coverage-helped-many-chronically-ill-but-still-left-gaps/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+First+Edition&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=41205154&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_mY5Gv0JibOV1NlfyyWllppENvFe2GeIt2nIMx3z8iMRHlpajKKsjPdCZzTc4jTFTs__7UW5JhsrC6xJiNMX2YmoenHg&_hsmi=41205154

3. People With Medical Debt Most Likely To Be Dunned By Collection Agencies
http://khn.org/news/people-with-medical-debt-most-likely-to-be-dunned-by-collection-agencies/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+First+Edition&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=41205154&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--4yep0X07yQJAmUO7HgKE7VYdVBOf_ZNEOTW_hAvtY7Lc7s4cO_qgxlUFEm0DvkETk5bYQSiv4U3nN-P9qtk8jH81NdQ&_hsmi=41205154

 

Emily Stephens

Scientists get best view yet of cancer-causing virus HPV

Available: http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy.library.vcu.edu/science/article/pii/S0969212616303914?np=y&npKey=081bdf7983ffdc11bc789cde917c6774a3a2336cefdaf1d7db7066c5aa611db8

Citing: Jian Guan, Stephanie M. Bywaters, Sarah A. Brendle, Robert E. Ashley, Alexander M. Makhov, James F. Conway, Neil D. Christensen, Susan Hafenstein. Cryoelectron Microscopy Maps of Human Papillomavirus 16 Reveal L2 Densities and Heparin Binding SiteStructure, 2017; DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2016.12.001

Cervical cancer mortality rates may be underestimated

Full article not available to VCU, abstract here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/cncr.30507/abstract
Recap of paper by ScienceDaily (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123094748.htm) and New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/health/cervical-cancer-united-states-death-toll.html).

Citing: Anna L. Beavis, Patti E. Gravitt, Anne F. Rositch. Hysterectomy-corrected cervical cancer mortality rates reveal a larger racial disparity in the United StatesCancer, 2017; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30507

 

Emily Godbout

Cervical cancer death rates are much higher than thought, study says – Jan 25, 2017 http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/health/cervical-cancer-death-study/index.html
Cervical Cancer Still a Killer – Jan 23, 2017 http://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/cervicalcancer/62674
Journal Reference:
Anna L. Beavis, Patti E. Gravitt, Anne F. Rositch. Hysterectomy-corrected cervical cancer mortality rates reveal a larger racial disparity in the United StatesCancer, 2017; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30507


Quick-and-dirty DNA repair sets the stage for smoking-related lung cancer – Jan 26, 2017
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170126142917.htm

Journal Reference:
Clare E. Weeden, Yunshun Chen, Stephen B. Ma, Yifang Hu, Georg Ramm, Kate D. Sutherland, Gordon K. Smyth, Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat. Lung Basal Stem Cells Rapidly Repair DNA Damage Using the Error-Prone Nonhomologous End-Joining Pathway. PLOS Biology, 2017; 15 (1): e2000731 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2000731


High maternal BMI during pregnancy unlikely to cause fatness in childhood and adolescence
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170124152032.htm

Journal Reference:
Rebecca C. Richmond, Nicholas J. Timpson, Janine F. Felix, Tom Palmer, Romy Gaillard, George McMahon, George Davey Smith, Vincent W. Jaddoe, Debbie A. Lawlor. Using Genetic Variation to Explore the Causal Effect of Maternal Pregnancy Adiposity on Future Offspring Adiposity: A Mendelian Randomisation Study. PLOS Medicine, 2017; 14 (1): e1002221 DOI: