Derek Haseltine Named Director of the Hertz Fellowship Program
After a national search, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has named Derek Haseltine the new director of the Hertz Fellowship Program.
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A Free App Can Help School and College Administrators Contain COVID-19 This Semester
With COVID-19 infection rates rising across the country as students return to school for the spring semester, how will schools
Read moreRoadblocks to success for PhD grads could mean missed opportunities for Canada
A new Expert Panel report from the Council of Canadian Academies
Read moreChildren cannot ignore what they hear when detecting emotions
Children determine emotion by what they hear, rather than what they see, according to new research. The first-of-its-kind study, by
Read moreAging-US: Growth factor beta type 1 and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 transcription complex
‘The Aging-US authors report for the first time that in human breast cancer, AML and embryonic cells, HIF-1 and AP-1 upregulate the expression of TGF-β’
Read moreOncotarget: Drug-resistant cells grow exponentially in metastatic prostate cancer
The Oncotarget authors show that the drug-resistant, metastasis-causing cells are capable of producing drug-resistant, exponentially growing tumors, responsible for tumor growth as a patient receives different treatments
Read moreOncotarget: Improved therapeutic efficacy of unmodified anti-tumor antibodies
The Oncotarget findings suggest that MEKi induced an increased expression of tumor-associated antigens, which in combination with anti-tumor antibodies, generated a robust adaptive anti-tumor response that was sustained by immune checkpoint inhibition the
Read moreOncotarget: Prognostic biomarker for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Reduced expression of TBX15 in tumor tissue represents a potential biomarker for predicting poor survival of patients with HCC
Read moreThe public health employment picture: Are graduates meeting the demands of the workforce?
January 25, 2021 — In a study to gain understanding of the future public health workforce, researchers at Columbia University
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Sport may fast-track numeracy skills for Indigenous children
Greater sports participation among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is linked with better academic performance, according to new research from the University of South Australia.
Read moreResearch shows preference for male children is declining in Bangladesh
Research from the University of Kent has demonstrated a decline in ‘son preference’ by women of childbearing age in Bangladesh. However, the study also shows that fertility decisions are still influenced according to son preference.
School-made lunch ‘better’ for children
Packing a lunchbox with fruit, sandwiches, and snacks is common practice for most Australian families. But what if there was another way?
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