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UrduIn a joint journal statement in this issue, the editors-in-chief of six scientific journals ( Science , Nature , Cell , PNAS , PLOS and The Lancet ) highlight their concerns regarding the 2018 “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” rule…
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Examining population and power through the lens of online petitions
New modeling will shed light on policy decisions’ effect on migration from sea level rise
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new modeling approach can help researchers, policymakers and the public better understand how policy decisions will influence human migration as sea levels rise around the globe, a paper published today in Nature Climate Change suggests. “I’m…
Industry executives: Profits drive rising prices for MS drugs
Study provides insight about drug industry price-setting
A study compares how water is managed in Spain, California and Australia
Turning on the faucet and having water come out has become such a common daily occurrence that nobody stops to think about it. In times of abundance, everything goes smoothly. However, when rain is scarce or almost inexistent and reservoir…
Study examines women’s ability to adapt effectively to climate change
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and…
Industry executives: Profits drive rising prices for MS drugs
Study provides insight about drug industry price-setting
A study compares how water is managed in Spain, California and Australia
Turning on the faucet and having water come out has become such a common daily occurrence that nobody stops to think about it. In times of abundance, everything goes smoothly. However, when rain is scarce or almost inexistent and reservoir…
Study examines women’s ability to adapt effectively to climate change
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and…
Bielefeld University Press celebrates foundation
Launch on 27 November in the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF)
Simulations suggest embryo selection based on traits like height or IQ is still far off
There have been concerns about the idea of “designer babies” for almost as long as in vitro fertilization and technology to screen embryos for inherited disorders have existed. While the recent live births resulting from human embryonic CRISPR editing have…
Working, yet poor
Goethe University is a participant in a project receiving 3.2 million Horizon 2020 grant
Who is left behind in Mass Drug Administration?
Ensuring equity in the prevention of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is critical to reach NTD elimination goals as well as to inform Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have unmasked inequities in the delivery…
Despite political turmoil, international collaboration continues to flourish
Latest Nature Index supplement shows US-China research collaborations to be stronger than ever, while UK-EU collaborations stall
Survey: Most teenagers in legalized states see marijuana marketing on social media
UMass Amherst researcher says more restrictions needed to protect youth
Bielefeld University Press celebrates foundation
Launch on 27 November in the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF)
Simulations suggest embryo selection based on traits like height or IQ is still far off
There have been concerns about the idea of “designer babies” for almost as long as in vitro fertilization and technology to screen embryos for inherited disorders have existed. While the recent live births resulting from human embryonic CRISPR editing have…
New opioid library unveiled to help address epidemic
Online resource helps weed out bias, conflicts of interest, unproven therapies for anyone affected by opioid use disorder
Study — disparities in care among homeless adults hospitalized for cardiovascular conditions
Homeless adults are substantially less likely to undergo potentially life-saving procedures for emergent cardiovascular conditions
Paying countries for carbon protects forests, but only if payments continue
Fires ravaging the Amazon rainforests and global climate strikes have highlighted the need for global action to mitigate climate change and conserve forests. Though the situation can seem dire at times, there is good news from a study published in…
Most physicians and other faculty in large medical center experienced sexual harassment
New Rochelle, NY, November 18, 2019–A new study has shown that the majority of women (82.5%) and men (65.1%) working at an academic medical center reported at least one incident of sexual harassment by staff, students, and faculty during the…
Study — disparities in care among homeless adults hospitalized for cardiovascular conditions
Homeless adults are substantially less likely to undergo potentially life-saving procedures for emergent cardiovascular conditions
Paying countries for carbon protects forests, but only if payments continue
Fires ravaging the Amazon rainforests and global climate strikes have highlighted the need for global action to mitigate climate change and conserve forests. Though the situation can seem dire at times, there is good news from a study published in…
Most physicians and other faculty in large medical center experienced sexual harassment
New Rochelle, NY, November 18, 2019–A new study has shown that the majority of women (82.5%) and men (65.1%) working at an academic medical center reported at least one incident of sexual harassment by staff, students, and faculty during the…
Saving ‘half Earth’ for nature would affect over a billion people
As the extinction crisis escalates, and protest movements grow, some are calling for hugely ambitious conservation targets. Among the most prominent is sparing 50% of the Earth’s surface for nature. ‘Half Earth’ and similar proposals have gained traction with conservationists…
People in counties with worse economies are more likely to die from heart disease
A new study, led by Penn Medicine, found counties that experienced the most economic distress in the aftermath of the Great Recession had the highest cardiovascular mortality rates
Mapping disease outbreaks in urban settings using mobile phone data
Researchers from EPFL and MIT have shown that human mobility is a major factor in the spread of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue even over short intra-city distances. In a paper published in Scientific Reports , the team…
AJ Drexel Autism Institute awarded grant for autism and criminal justice system
International Society for Autism Research policy brief grant will fund International Meeting in Philadelphia in 2020
FDA awards $1.7 million to IU and other universities for quality management research
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded $1.7 million to five universities, including Indiana University, for a wide-ranging research project designed to help the agency better understand how to employ its quality management resources when inspecting…
J.M.K. Innovation Prizes go to 10 transformative early-stage initiatives
J.M. Kaplan Fund reports on innovation trends from 1,300+ submitted ideas and opens funder access to trove of proposals
New study casts doubt on China’s organ donation data
The Chinese government may have been systematically misreporting the number of organs it claims it has voluntarily collected since 2010, according to new research published in BMC Medical Ethics . In 2015 China promised the world they would no longer…
AJ Drexel Autism Institute awarded grant for autism and criminal justice system
International Society for Autism Research policy brief grant will fund International Meeting in Philadelphia in 2020
FDA awards $1.7 million to IU and other universities for quality management research
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded $1.7 million to five universities, including Indiana University, for a wide-ranging research project designed to help the agency better understand how to employ its quality management resources when inspecting…
J.M.K. Innovation Prizes go to 10 transformative early-stage initiatives
J.M. Kaplan Fund reports on innovation trends from 1,300+ submitted ideas and opens funder access to trove of proposals
New study casts doubt on China’s organ donation data
The Chinese government may have been systematically misreporting the number of organs it claims it has voluntarily collected since 2010, according to new research published in BMC Medical Ethics . In 2015 China promised the world they would no longer…
Study: After trade deal, unhealthy foods flowed into Central America, Dominican Republic
The research highlights the importance of studying ties between trade and diet
Study: After trade deal, unhealthy foods flowed into Central America, Dominican Republic
The research highlights the importance of studying ties between trade and diet
Cats of the sea offer insights into territorial behavior of wild fishes
The entertaining spectacle of wild fishes chasing lasers shone onto the seabed could provide scientists with an innovative way of measuring their territory size and therefore helping to sustainably and spatially manage fisheries and associated habitats in the future, a…
Cats of the sea offer insights into territorial behavior of wild fishes
The entertaining spectacle of wild fishes chasing lasers shone onto the seabed could provide scientists with an innovative way of measuring their territory size and therefore helping to sustainably and spatially manage fisheries and associated habitats in the future, a…
Engineers help with water under the bridge and other tough environmental decisions
In two new papers, civil engineers explore how to make decisions using quantifiable social, economic and environmental guidelines. It’s called a sustainability-based optimized algorithm. It’s designed to help land managers, city planners, engineers and policymakers make decisions about civil engineering…
Engineers help with water under the bridge and other tough environmental decisions
In two new papers, civil engineers explore how to make decisions using quantifiable social, economic and environmental guidelines. It’s called a sustainability-based optimized algorithm. It’s designed to help land managers, city planners, engineers and policymakers make decisions about civil engineering…
Cardiologists establish how e-cigarettes damage the brain, blood vessels and lungs
Cardiologists have issued a stark warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, particularly for young people, as results of new research show the damage they cause to the brain, heart, blood vessels and lungs. The study, which is published in the…
Hurricanes affecting Puerto Rico reveal the serious crisis the country is experiencing
An article led by Joan Benach shows how the underlying causes of the crisis in Puerto Rico stem from colonialism and the lack of political sovereignty
Beyond borders: Geographers link formation of international laws to refugee crisis
West Virginia University geographers are linking the political and human rights issues at borders today to the legacies of foreign and domestic policy across the globe since World War I. Karen Culcasi and Cynthia Gorman , of the Department of…
Scientists take action to prevent sexual harassment and bias
A diverse group of scientists gathered last December at the Banbury Center in Cold Spring Harbor, NY, to confront how institutions and funding agencies can prevent sexual harassment and gender bias in the STEM workforce. The conclusions from the meeting…
Hurt in the east — distance in the west
Interview project ‘Generation 1975 — being 14 in the new Germany’: As evaluation of material has started, the project initiator from the University of Konstanz considers the results so far
Higher earning ‘elite’ political lobbyists overstate their own achievements, study shows
“Elite”, high-earning political lobbyists are more likely to overstate their achievements, a new study shows. Political influencers who have a smaller salary and work in specialist areas or for public interest groups are less overconfident – or even underestimate their…
It takes courage and conviction to deal with an ethical dilemma
Courage and Conviction: Ethical Dilemmas, Decision-Making, and Resolution deals with the subject of ethical dilemmas in personal and work life. It discusses the nature of ethical dilemmas, moral reasoning and what it takes for effective decision-making when faced with an…
Longevity policy, governance and AI for longevity summits at King’s College London
The biogerontology research foundation announces its strategic support of two longevity-themed summits being held at King’s College London on Nov. 12, 2019
Solar and wind energy preserve groundwater for drought, agriculture
California’s switch to solar, wind energy reduced reliance on hydropower, natural gas