America Is Witnessing Fastest Aging of Any Decade in 130 Years
The United States grew older, faster, last decade.
The share of residents 65 or older grew by more than a third from 2010 to 2020 and at the fastest rate of any decade in 130 years, while the share of children declined, according to new figures from the most recent census.
The declining percentage of children under age 5 was particularly noteworthy in the figures from the 2020 head count released Thursday. Combined, the trends mean the median age in the U.S. jumped from 37.2 to 38.8 over the decade.
America’s two largest age groups propelled the changes: more baby boomers turning 65 or older and millennials who becam...
Source: TIME: Health - May 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Schneider / AP Tags: Uncategorized Immigration wire Source Type: news
Want to improve young scientists ’ mentoring experience? Train their mentors in cultural awareness
Scientists who reflect on their racial and ethnic identities—as well as on those of their mentees—have the potential to be better mentors. And mentees of these scientists were also more likely to say their mentors were respectful of, and held space for conversations about, race and ethnicity. Those are the take-home message from a new randomized controlled trial—the first of its kind.
“Race matters in mentoring,” says Stephen Thomas, a social behavioral scientist at the University of Maryland, College Park who was not involved in the new study.
Mentoring is a fundamental part of a scientist’s path. ...
Source: ScienceNOW - May 24, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
City of Baltimore, University of Maryland Create Pilot Program to Train People to Work in Clinical Laboratories
Funded by the CDC, the program hopes to alleviate personnel shortages in Baltimore area clinical labs while also producing a knowledge base for lab managers nationwide Clinical laboratory managers struggling to fill vacant phlebotomy and accessioning positions will be interested to learn about a pilot program being conducted by the City of Baltimore and the […]
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Source: Dark Daily - May 19, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory Hiring & Human Resources Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory News Laboratory Resources accessioner accessioning anatomic pathology Baltimore City Community College Baltimore Mayor’s Workforce Development B Source Type: news
Shares in College Park's IonQ jump to 52-week high on Amazon announcement
The local company was founded in 2015 and was built on research at the University of Maryland and Duke University.#universityofmaryland #dukeuniversity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New UMD Study Shows How Mesothelioma Can Spread
Researchers at the University of Maryland are getting a better idea of why mesothelioma takes decades to develop in the body.
In a 2023 paper published in the journal Environmental Research, a team of researchers at the University of Maryland found that understanding mesothelioma involves the way immune cells “sense” and interact with particles around them.
The study found the geometry of contaminant particles is more important than mineral composition. This means asbestos causes an immune response once the immune system is exposed to the right shape and size of the particle.
Hijacking the Immune System
Res...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - May 17, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments Mesothelioma Source Type: news
Privacy concerns sparked by human DNA accidentally collected in studies of other species
Everywhere they go, humans leave stray DNA. Police have used genetic sequences retrieved from cigarette butts and coffee cups to identify suspects; archaeologists have sifted DNA from cave dirt to identify ancient humans. But for scientists aiming to capture genetic information not about people, but about animals, plants, and microbes, the ubiquity of human DNA and the ability of even partial sequences to reveal information most people would want to keep private is a growing problem, researchers from two disparate fields warn this week. Both groups are calling for safeguards to prevent misuse of such human genomic “bycat...
Source: ScienceNOW - May 15, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Are Teens Really Having Less Sex —Or Do They Just Define It Differently?
SAN FRANCISCO — Situationships. “Sneaky links.” The “talking stage,” the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase—typically done via text—that can lead to a hookup.
High school students are having less sexual intercourse. That’s what the studies say. But that doesn’t mean they’re having less sex.
The language of young love and lust, and the actions behind it, are evolving. And the shift is not being adequately captured in national studies, experts say.
For years, studies have shown a decline in the rates of American high school students having sex. That trend continu...
Source: TIME: Health - May 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JOCELYN GECKER/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research Source Type: news
A dying star consumes a planet, foreshadowing Earth ’s fate
For the first time, astronomers have observed a dying star billowing up and swallowing one of its planets—just as the Sun will someday consume Earth. Researchers spotted the event some 12,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila while searching for the fireworks associated with stellar mergers. The relatively minor cataclysm, which flared only 1/1000th as brightly as a binary star merger, could open a whole new field of study, researchers say.
“This opens a pathway to more discoveries,” says Igor Andreoni, an astronomer at the University of Maryland who was not involved in the observations. “How does ...
Source: ScienceNOW - May 3, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Two-Parent Privilege*
A new and great book, authored by Melissa S. Kearney of the University of Maryland. The subtitle is How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind, and here is one excerpt of the summary points: Two-parent families are beneficial for children. The class divide in marriage and…#melissaskearney #universityofmaryland #relatedstorieswomen #costco (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Clears Second Bivalent COVID-19 Booster for People 65 and Older
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring — while taking steps to make coronavirus vaccinations simpler for everyone else.
The Food and Drug Administration said anyone 65 or older can opt to roll up their sleeves again as long as it’s been at least four months since their first dose of the so-called bivalent vaccine that targets Omicron strains.
And most people who are immune-compromised can choose another bivalent booster shot at least two months later, with additional dose...
Source: TIME: Health - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lauran Neergaard/AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Pregnancy-Related Mortality Increased in 2021
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 -- Pregnancy-related mortality increased more rapidly in 2021 than in 2020, according to a study published online March 16 in Obstetrics& Gynecology.
Marie E. Thoma, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland in College... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Forget 'blue balls', now doctors are warning about blue VULVA
The phenomenon is only temporary and does not cause any permanent damage, Dr Rena Malik, a urologist and an associate professor of surgery at the University of Maryland, said. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Source: The Cornflower - March 24, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Darlene Kaskie Tags: Blog Source Type: news
Creating a Roadmap to Quantitative Systems Pharmacology-Informed Rare Disease Drug Development - 05/11/2023
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in collaboration with the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI) will host a virtual public workshop entitled “Creating a Roadmap to Quantitative Systems Pharmacology-Informed Rare Disease Drug Development” on May 11, 2023. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - March 17, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Baltimore startup raising $4M to make nosebleeds easier to manage
Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne used to make do-it-yourself nose clips out of tongue depressors to stop patients' nosebleeds from flowing onto the floor.
The University of Maryland emergency room physician is hunting for $4 million in seed funding to bring a device that replaces the tongue depressors — NasaClip — to a wider market. Patients can treat their nosebleeds at home using the device instead of rushing to a hospital and it gives doctors a tool more advanced than a few sticks and some tape. Nosebleeds… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - March 10, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Matt Hooke Source Type: news
