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Risk of thyroid cancer among GLP1-RA users

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study found no evidence that glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA) use is associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer. The study is published in the peer-reviewed journal Thyroid^®, the official journal of the American Thyroid Association^® (ATA^®).

Journal: Thyroid

UTA becomes one of largest natural history libraries

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

Thanks to in-kind donations of tens of thousands of rare books, scientific journals, and articles, and reports over the past two years, The University of Texas at Arlington’s Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center (ARDRC) has become one of the largest publicly accessible herpetology libraries in the world.

The genes that grow a healthy brain could fuel adult glioblastoma

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UCSF scientists have discovered a stem cell in the young brain that’s capable of forming the cells found in tumors. The breakthrough could explain how adult brain cells take advantage of developmental processes to instigate the explosive growth seen in deadly brain cancers like glioblastoma.

Journal: Nature
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health

UTA’s Associate Research VP tapped for national leadership post

University of Texas at Arlington
Business Announcement

Jeremy Forsberg, associate vice president of research and innovation at The University of Texas at Arlington, has been named to chair a leadership committee within the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), the national authority on federal policies and regulations affecting U.S. research institutions.

Discovery of new class of particles could take quantum mechanics one step further

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study published in Nature, physicists at Brown University have now observed a novel class of quantum particles called fractional excitons, which behave in unexpected ways and could significantly expand scientists’ understanding of the quantum realm.

Journal: Nature

Patient education during transitional care

European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New points-to-consider

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The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a critical period for young people, and perhaps even more for those having juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (jRMDs). EULAR – The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology convened a task force of 26 experts from 10 European countries which established new points-to-consider for transitional care in rheumatology. These guidelines focus on patient education, aiming to empower young patients to manage their physical activity and pain.

Journal: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Deans of the University of Nottingham visited Korea University's College of Medicine

Korea University College of Medicine
Business Announcement

Korea University's College of Medicine Dean, Sung Bom Pyun, and Deans of the University of Nottingham; successfully held a researcher meeting program for 2 days from November 11th to 12th.

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