Genetics
Philadelphia pitches its bonafides to biotech CEOs at confab, and some even seemed impressed
Stanley Satz heard it all.
Jun 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stalk antibodies provide flu protection in humans
A universal flu vaccine that could prevent a potential influenza pandemic has been a holy grail for epidemiologists around the world ever since the first flu vaccines were developed in 1938.
Jun 3, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Examining perceptions of accessibility symbols
Recent research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Occupational Therapy has assessed individual comprehension and perceptions of nine existing and newly created accessibility pictograph symbols, and ...
May 31, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Britain wakes up to student mental health plight
Former business student Greg used to resort to drink and drugs to get to sleep—a common story at British universities struggling to adapt to growing concerns about student mental health problems.
May 27, 2019
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Health
How universities can help scale back the 'Freshman 15'
Students typically gain weight in their first year of university. There are expressions to reflect this knowledge, such as the "freshman 15" in North America (which assumes students gain 15 pounds, or around 8kg) and "freshman ...
May 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Too much love: helicopter parents could be raising anxious, narcissistic children
The Age newspaper recently highlighted the issue of so-called "helicopter parenting" at universities. The report talked of parents contacting lecturers to ask about their adult children's grades, sitting in on meetings with ...
May 9, 2019
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Health
Contracts give Coca-Cola power to 'quash' health research, study suggests
A study of over 87,000 documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests has revealed a contract mechanism that could allow Coca-Cola to "quash" findings from some of the health research it funds at public universities ...
May 8, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Immediate HIV treatment initiation: Increased but not yet universal in NYC
A new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases found that immediate treatment initiation for HIV infection has improved since local and federal guidelines began to recommend universal treatment for all persons ...
May 6, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting has these things in common with other campus shootings
The April 30 shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte follows a familiar pattern of mass shootings at college campuses in the United States.
May 2, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Towards new indicators of vulnerability to psychotic disorders
The decision-making processes of healthy subjects with sub-clinical psychotic episodes are altered in a way that is similar to what happens in subjects with schizophrenia. This is the key result of a study conducted by the ...
Apr 9, 2019
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