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14-Nov-2024

Standardized autism screening during pediatric well visits identified more, younger children with high likelihood for autism diagnosis

Drexel University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute found that the use of standardized autism screening during pediatric well-child visits identifies more children with high autism likelihood at a younger age, including those presenting with more subtle symptoms.

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

14-Nov-2024

2024 Joseph A. Johnson Award Goes to Johns Hopkins University Assistant Professor Danielle Speller

American Institute of Physics
Grant and Award Announcement

Danielle Speller is the 2024 winner of the Joseph A Johnson award for her research on neutrinoless double beta decay and dark matter research, and for mentoring the next generation of aspiring physicists. Jessica Esquivel receives an Honorable Mention her work at Fermilab and for fostering equity, education, and community through the #BlackInPhysics social movement and Oyanova Enterprises.

14-Nov-2024

Engineered receptors help the immune system home in on cancer

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Most cancer treatments – from chemotherapies to engineered immune cells – have a host of side effects, in large part because they affect healthy cells in the body at the same time as targeting tumor cells. For the same reason, designing new cancer drugs can be challenging due to the molecular similarities between tumor cells and healthy cells.

Journal: Nature
Funder: Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, CRI Lloyd J Old STAR Award, NIH Director's New Innovator Award, NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences

14-Nov-2024

Community protected by law on coast of Southeast Brazil is threatened by litter tourists leave on beach

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers partnering with the City of Guarujá (São Paulo state) conducted a study that found a high level of contamination on Perequê Beach, with plastics and cigarette butts predominating. The results will be useful for policymakers to implement measures that can mitigate the problem.

Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

14-Nov-2024

INSEAD furthers commitment to transform learning experience through partnership with XR platform AVRIS

INSEAD Asia Campus
Business Announcement

This partnership marks a new chapter in INSEAD’s long legacy of being at the forefront of innovation in management education, supporting the school’s priority in offering transformative learning experiences.

14-Nov-2024

Updated first aid guidelines enhance care for opioid overdose, bleeding, other emergencies

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

First aid guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross address common emergencies

Journal: Circulation

14-Nov-2024

Revolutionizing biology education: Scientists film ‘giant’ mimivirus in action

Tokyo University of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all the importance of educating the public about viral infections. Besides educating the general public, we need to equip the next generation of scientists by bringing viral education into the classroom. Now, researchers from the Tokyo University of Science have filmed the ‘giant’ virus Mimivirus in the process of infecting a cell, creating a fascinating film that can help educators teach biology in a more engaging manner.

Journal: Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science