Month: March 2021

David C. Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, an assistant professor of Translational Medicine & Human Genetics and director of the Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, was awarded $1 million by the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) to expand the scope of the COvid19 Registry of Off-label & New Agents (CORONA) project and build out his team to accelerate treatment identification for COVID-19.

HOW MANY COUNTRIES ARE READY FOR NUCLEAR-POWERED ELECTRICITY?

A new study in the journal Risk Analysis suggests that countries representing more than 80 percent of potential growth in low-carbon electricity demand—in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa—may lack the economic or institutional quality to deploy nuclear power to meet their energy needs. The authors suggest that if nuclear power is to safely expand its role in mitigating climate change, countries need to radically improve their ability to manage the technology.

CDC and NIH bring COVID-19 self-testing to residents in two locales

CDC, in collaboration with the NIH, has launched a community health initiative called “Say Yes! COVID Test” starting in Pitt County, North Carolina, and coming soon to Chattanooga/Hamilton County Tennessee.

Repurposing Tocilizumab in Scleroderma Patients May Prevent Early Lung Disease

A phase 3 clinical trial finds an anti-inflammatory drug used in rheumatoid arthritis can preserve lung function in patients with systemic sclerosis.

The George Washington University Partners with American Public Health Association and de Beaumont Foundation to support Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic.

The George Washington University announced a new partnership today between two of its schools, Milken Institute School of Public Health and the School of Media and Public Affairs, with two world-class organizations, The American Public Health Association and the de Beaumont Foundation.
Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic features prominent public health experts, medical professionals, health policy experts, and journalists who discuss their work and experiences on a broad range of topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unbound Medicine Integrates Machine Learning Into Digital Platform

Unbound Medicine® today announced a major upgrade to their digital publishing platform. Unbound developed Unbound Intelligence™‒ exclusive artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to help clinicians keep up to date with current research, as well as discover and fill knowledge gaps.

FAU Expert Answers Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines

March 31, 2021 sarah JonasFeature Expert

FAU’s Joanna Drowos, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines.

Covering a Pandemic: University of Kentucky Study Explores Impact of COVID-19 on Journalists

To learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on TV journalists, researchers in the College of Social Work (CoSW) Self-Care Lab at the University of Kentucky conducted a national study.

Inspect to protect

Thanks to facility renovations, research innovations and in-class lessons, West Virginia University’s C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry has received the nation’s top undergraduate safety program award in chemistry – for a second time.

ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS FOUNDATION AWARDS FIRST DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FELLOWSHIP TO PURDUE FACULTY MEMBER

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation has awarded its first Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship to registered dietitian nutritionist Marie AK Allsopp, a clinical assistant professor in nutrition science at Purdue University.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation Receives $24,000 Quality of Life Grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation for Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) Devices

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation is proud to announce that it has been awarded $24,000 as part of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) 2020 2nd Cycle Direct Effect Quality of Life grants. Fifty-one grants totaling $925,492 were awarded. The Quality of Life Grants Program supports nonprofit organizations that empower individuals living with paralysis. Since the Quality of Life Grants Program’s inception, more than 3,300 grants totaling over $32 million have been awarded. Funding for this new cycle of grants were made possible through a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living (ACL grant #90PRRC0002-03-00).

For the Health of Everyone, Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines Urgently and Quickly Needed in All Countries

March 31, 2021 sarah JonasPolicy

An article launched today by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), an organization comprised of the world’s leading international respiratory societies, including the American Thoracic Society, highlights COVID-19 efficacy and safety and calls for urgent equitable access in all countries.

Shrub willow as a bioenergy crop

Research highlights shrub willow’s ability to store carbon, provide ecosystem services, and adapt to different geographical regions.

Tree fungus reduces fertilizer requirement for ketchup tomatoes

Researchers report in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry they have recruited a fungus to bolster fertilizer efficiency, meaning tastier tomatoes can be grown with less fertilizer.

Case Western Reserve University biotech startup Rodeo Therapeutics Corp. sold to Amgen Inc.

March 31, 2021 sarah JonasMarketplace

Rodeo Therapeutics Corp., a drug-development startup founded by two leading researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and a third scientific partner, has been sold to Amgen Inc., a publicly traded international biopharmaceutical company.

Under terms of the agreement, Amgen, based in Thousand Oaks, California, will acquire all outstanding shares of Rodeo for $55 million, plus “future contingent milestone payments potentially worth up to an additional $666 million in cash,” the companies announced today. Total consideration to Rodeo stakeholders could potentially be worth up to $721 million in cash.

Is battery recycling environmentally friendly?

In a new study, researchers at Aalto University have investigated the environmental effects of a hydrometallurgical recycling process for electric car batteries. The carbon footprint of the raw material obtained by the recycling process studied is 38% smaller than that of the virgin raw material. The difference is even greater if copper and aluminium recovered during mechanical pre-treatment are included.

Worldwide study ratifies link of processed meat to cardiovascular disease and death

The information comes from the diets and health outcomes of 134,297 people from 21 countries spanning five continents, who were tracked by researchers for data on meat consumption and cardiovascular illnesses. After following the participants for almost a decade, the researchers found consumption of 150 grams or more of processed meat a week was associated with a 46 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular disease and a 51 per cent higher risk of death than those who ate no processed meat. However, the researchers also found moderate levels of consumption of non-processed meats had a neutral effect on health.

Drinking Wine May Help Protect Against Cataracts

People who consume alcohol moderately appear less likely to develop cataracts that require surgery. The new research was published as an Article In Press in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

A tale of two forests could reveal path forward for saving endangered lemurs