Evaluation of promising peer mentoring program for early career gero-nursing faculty
New models for providing mentorship to early career academics will become key to developing and maintaining an experienced faculty.
Aug 2, 2016
Archive: 02/08/2016
Heritability of thoracic spine curvature
Researchers from the Harvard affiliated Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) recently published a study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, suggesting that hyperkyphosis may be heritable, or passed ...
Aug 2, 2016
Zika suspected in six deaths in Honduras
Six people have died and 10 babies have been born with defects in Honduras in cases feared to have been caused by Zika, the health minister said Tuesday.
Aug 2, 2016
'Virtual dental homes' prove safe, effective in six-year California study
Bringing "virtual dental homes" to schools, nursing homes and long-term care facilities can keep people healthy - reducing school absenteeism, lessening the need for parents to leave work to care for an ailing child, and ...
Aug 2, 2016
Lower weight in late life may increase risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found an association between lower weight and more extensive deposits of the Alzheimer's-associated protein beta-amyloid in the ...
Aug 2, 2016
US issues patent for Valley Fever detection technology
Valley Fever, a potentially deadly dust-borne fungal disease, should be easier to diagnose and treat thanks to a testing technology developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Northern Arizona University ...
Aug 2, 2016
