NSF director underscores'CHIPS & Science Act' opportunities in visit to Washington state
U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan spoke at a press conference at the University of Washington in Seattle. Director Panchanathan was joined by Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and leaders from Washington state higher education … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - April 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Sick With Something That Isn ’ t COVID-19 or the Flu? Here ’ s What It Might Be
Flu season is wrapping up, and weekly COVID-19 diagnoses are declining. But if you’re currently sick with a respiratory illness, you’re not alone.
Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that a mixture of respiratory viruses are circulating right now, including common coronaviruses (other than SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19), respiratory adenovirus, and parainfluenza (which is distinct from influenza).
All of these viruses can cause cold-like symptoms including fever, runny nose, sore throat, and cough, so “it’s very, very hard to tell the difference between any o...
Source: TIME: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Inspired by their chance to make a difference
Years of training and studying all led to a tense but joyous moment Friday morning for nearly 180 future doctors in the graduating class of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.Match Day was finally here.As the clock hit 9 a.m. — at the same time as thousands of their peers across the country — UCLA medical students began tearing into acceptance envelopes, eager to learn where they will spend the next three to seven years in residency or advanced training programs. Shouts of excitement erupted throughout Irma and Norma n Switzer Plaza as the aspiring physicians shared their news with the friends, family members ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
How little green aliens are helping the space flight experts of the future
It may be just a game but some players have gone on to careers in physics, engineering and aeronautics. Now the team behind Kerbal Space Program 2 is working with the European Space Agency to make it even more realisticWhen Dr Uri Shumlack was contacted by a video game developer who wanted to discuss his work on interstellar propulsion, for a game about spaceflight, he was wary. A professor of aeronautics and astronautics at the University of Washington, he was a busy individual, and not exactly an avid gamer. He asked some of his engineering undergraduates whether they had heard of a game called Kerbal Space Program, only...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Keza MacDonald Tags: Games Culture Space Source Type: news
Ahead of Texas Abortion Pill Ruling, Some Urge Biden Administration to Do More on Issue
Eight months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the Biden administration is bracing for another ruling that could further restrict access to abortion across the country.
Administration officials are preparing to respond to a ruling from a conservative federal judge in the Northern District of Texas that could restrict one type of abortion pill—mifepristone—that has been used for decades in medication abortions. If the judge’s order does restrict access to mifepristone, it could also impact treatments for miscarriages, where the drug is used as well.
Lawyers at the Department of Justice and Hea...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brian Bennett Tags: Uncategorized abortion Biden Administration Health Care Joe Biden uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
Advocates Urge Biden and FDA to Do More Ahead of Texas Abortion Pill Ruling
Eight months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the Biden administration is bracing for another ruling that could further restrict access to abortion across the country.
Administration officials are preparing to respond to a ruling from a conservative federal judge in the Northern District of Texas that could restrict one type of abortion pill—mifepristone—that has been used for decades in medication abortions. If the judge’s order does restrict access to mifepristone, it could also impact treatments for miscarriages, where the drug is used as well.
Lawyers at the Department of Justice and Hea...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brian Bennett Tags: Uncategorized abortion Biden Administration Health Care Joe Biden uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
University of Washington Researchers Use Genomic Analysis to Track Shigella Infections as Decreased Cost of Gene Sequencing Aids Public Health Research
Another study in the United Kingdom that also used genomic analysis to understand drug-resistant Shigella produced findings that may be useful for microbiologists and medical laboratory scientists From the onset of an infectious disease outbreak, public health officials, microbiologists, and clinical laboratory managers find it valuable to trace the origin of the spread back to […]
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Source: Dark Daily - March 1, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing anatomic pathology antimicrobial therapy CDC Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy centers for Source Type: news
How to unlock creativity in the workplace
A contend to write the most entertaining research paper of the year. But Yu Tse Heng, now at the University of Virginia, Christopher Barnes of the University of Washington and Kai Chi Yam of the National University of Singapore should take a bow nonetheless. In a study published in 2022, the trio…#yutseheng #universityofvirginia #christopherbarnes #kaichiyam #nature #manuelsosa #sunkeelee #aaronsorkin #friedrichnietzsche #agathachristie (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fine particulate air pollution associated with higher dementia risk
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2021/9/papers/dementia-risk/thumb921321.jpg?itok=h8C7YhpT" /><br /><p>NIEHS-funded researchers from the University of Washington analyzed detailed exposure data from more than 4,000 Seattle-area residents.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Ongoing Duwamish River recovery inspires video series, book
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2020/8/community-impact/duwamish/thumb896947.jpg?itok=jBfTez9u" /><br /><p>Outreach by University of Washington Superfund Research Program includes a new history of the river and educational videos on safe fishing.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
EHP names Kaufman new editor in chief
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2020/1/feature/1-feature-ehp/thumb882934.jpg?itok=eWJe80nV" /><br /><p>The journal announced that Joel Kaufman, from the University of Washington, will take the helm in February.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Postdocs need raises. But who will foot the bill?
Postdocs—the Ph.D.s who do much of the labor of science—are notoriously underpaid. But the problem has intensified over the past year as postdocs struggle to get by amid soaring inflation and professors
report problems recruiting Ph.D. graduates
to fill positions. Several institutions and states have recently implemented policies to increase their pay. But these policies haven’t always come with an increase in funding, leaving lab leaders wondering how to cover rising staff costs and what the downstream effects will be. “I think a lot of faculty feel extremely trapped,” one professor says.
“This...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 31, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
China ’s True COVID Death Toll Estimated To Be in Hundreds of Thousands
This reported number of Covid-19 deaths might be the tip of the iceberg,” said Zuo-Feng Zhang, chair of the department of epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health at University of California, Los Angeles.
While the figure is roughly in line with what Zhang estimated might be coming from the country’s hospitals, he said it’s only a fraction of the total Covid deaths across the country.
Using a report from the National School of Development at Peking University that found 64% of the population was infected by mid-January, he estimated 900,000 people would have died in the previous five weeks bas...
Source: TIME: Health - January 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized China COVID-19 overnight wire Source Type: news
NSF still won ’t track sexual orientation among scientific workforce, prompting frustration
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) says it does not plan to include a question about sexual orientation in a major national workforce survey, prompting hundreds of researchers to send a letter of protest.
Last month, the agency submitted its plans for the 2023 National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG), a biennial survey of more than 160,000 U.S. bachelor’s degree holders with a focus on the science and engineering workforce, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. Many LGBTQ scientists were pleased that the survey will, for the first time, include a question about gender identity for al...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 13, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Why Rapid COVID-19 Test Results Are Getting More Confusing
After a recent COVID-19 exposure, Dr. Christina Astley tested positive on an at-home test—but just barely. The line signifying a positive result was so faint that Astley, an endocrinologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, took a picture and applied a camera filter to confirm it was there at all.
Further complicating matters, Astley later tested negative with a different manufacturer’s kit. Even for a physician who is “hyper-vigilant” about COVID-19, Astley says, the results were hard to interpret.
Experts say ambiguous results like these may be more common now—but not because rapid tests ...
Source: TIME: Health - January 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
