A brief history of federal funding for basic science
Biomedical science in the United States is at a crossroads.
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Investigative Techniques: News and Research on Cohort Studies
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Study finds that patients with glioblastoma who received gabapentin lived longer
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that gabapentin, a relatively common anti-seizure/pain medication, is linked to improved survival in patients with glioblastoma (GBM)—the most common and deadly ...
May 15, 2025
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Q&A: How halt in funding hurts efforts to ensure safety of patients in medical research
The Trump administration's freeze of more than $2 billion in federal research grants to Harvard has disrupted work in a number of areas, including efforts to ensure the rights and safety of patients who take part in medical ...
Apr 29, 2025
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New analysis underscores health risks of e-cigarettes
A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led analysis of medical information gathered on a diverse group of almost 250,000 people over four years has significantly clarified the link between the "exclusive" use of e-cigarettes and chronic ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Cannabis users face substantially higher risk of heart attack
Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not use the drug, even among younger ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Exploring the stability of risk preference: Meta-analysis reveals discrepancies in how it's measured
Past psychology research suggests that some people are more prone than others to take risks in uncertain situations, such as investing money in risky business ventures, consuming addictive substances or leaving a secure job ...
Years of experience support the safe use of fine-needle aspiration for pediatric thyroid nodules
Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) has long been used as a safe and effective way to evaluate thyroid nodules in adults, usually without sedation. Less is known about the safety and tolerability of FNA in children, ...
Jan 22, 2025
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Caregiving stress linked to high blood pressure in younger Black women
A new analysis finds that the stress of being a caregiver is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension in 21 to 44-year-old Black women, a group known to have a higher prevalence of the condition compared ...
Dec 12, 2024
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Preferential promotion of white men persisting in academic medicine
Preferential promotion of white men within academic medicine is persisting, with racially and ethnically diverse women experiencing greater underpromotion, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 4, 2024
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COVID-19 burden in hospitals affects risk for in-hospital adverse events
Greater hospital COVID-19 burden is associated with an increased risk for in-hospital adverse events (AEs) among patients with and without COVID-19 in the United States, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in JAMA ...
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