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Oxford University launches new access program to help disadvantaged students raise their academic standards

The University of Oxford today launches an innovative new access programme, the 'Astrophoria Foundation Year', to help able students from disadvantaged backgrounds raise their academic standards and apply successfully to Oxford.

4 May 2022

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be linked with lower bone mineral density in male teens

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalates (two types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals) may be associated with lower bone mineral density in male teens, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

4 May 2022

Web-based tool for monitoring indoor airborne COVID-19 transmission risks expands across North America

It is becoming increasingly likely that humanity will have to learn to live with COVID-19. But that does not mean we should be letting our guards down or ignoring the way it spreads throughout the population.

4 May 2022

Study finds brain circuit controlling drug withdrawal-induced anxiety and reinstatement

New research from the University of California, Irvine, finds that drug withdrawal-induced anxiety and reinstatement of drug seeking behaviors are controlled by a single pathway in the brain and centered around dopamine cells.

4 May 2022

Study reveals the efficacy of teacher-implemented intervention in reducing learning gaps

New research from Center for BrainHealth® at The University of Texas at Dallas demonstrates that professional development with a focus on neuroscience equips teachers with the tools and confidence to reduce learning gaps in eighth grade students, as measured by State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) performance.

4 May 2022

Scientists discover a potential new method of active immunization to prevent Alzheimer's disease

During experiments in animal models, researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered a possible new approach to immunization against Alzheimer's disease (AD).

4 May 2022

Psychologists investigate the likelihood of individuals recovering and living a life after mental illness

University of South Florida (USF) psychologists are challenging stereotypes surrounding mental illness – finding that some conditions are not always chronic and can still allow for one to thrive.

4 May 2022

On the steps of the Supreme Court, tears and glee, bitterness and smiles

On Tuesday morning, emotions were raw on the sidewalks and street separating the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court building — a microcosm of the reactions rippling across the country after Politico published a news bombshell Monday night.

3 May 2022

How a COVID support team mitigated SARS-CoV-2 transmission within a university community

Researchers demonstrated how a campus coronavirus disease support team [CCST] efficiently mitigated potential COVID 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks within the school of public health (SPH) of the mid-Atlantic university in the United States (US).

3 May 2022

NIH awards $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine a five-year, $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research and expand its efforts to prevent, treat and cure HIV infection, and thereby reduce the burden of HIV, locally, nationally, and internationally.

3 May 2022

Study offers insight into how remote learning impacts motivation of school students

Over 40% of parents of primary school students and 38% of parents of secondary school students felt their child found remote learning 'difficult' or 'very difficult', according to new data from the Schools Infection Survey (SIS).

3 May 2022

Student debt may increase risk of cardiovascular illness among adults

Adults who failed to pay down student debt, or took on new educational debt, between young adulthood and early mid-life face an elevated risk of cardiovascular illness, researchers report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier.

3 May 2022

Moms with limited financial resources experienced tremendous stress during the pandemic, finds study

A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that mothers with limited financial resources often experienced tremendous stress during the pandemic, but that they also valued the opportunity to spend more quality time with their children.

3 May 2022

Researchers find an uptick in the use of school mental health services before the pandemic

Months after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) declared a national emergency in child and mental health, Emory University researchers have found that use of school of mental health services went up among key adolescent groups in the year before COVID-19 struck compared to previous years in the U.S. The study offers critical insights about the importance of school mental health services in alleviating the growing youth mental health crisis.

3 May 2022

Schools' role in the spread of SARS-CoV-2

The Omicron wave of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)––the causative pathogen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the current pandemic––led to rampant transmissions in schools. Therefore, the school-based viral transmission must be curtailed to reduce viral evolution and maintain children's in-person education.

2 May 2022

Combining two cancer drugs can be effective in treating specific type of colorectal cancer, study shows

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School Medicine have found that combining two cancer drugs can be effective in treating a specific type of colorectal cancer, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.

2 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding varies widely in asymptomatic and mildly ill patients

In a recent study published in the Nature Microbiology journal, researchers assessed the longitudinal viral dynamics in asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.

1 May 2022

University of Arizona, Oklahoma State University join forces to combat opioid crisis and chronic pain

Robert C. Robbins, MD, president of the University of Arizona, and Kayse Shrum, DO, president of Oklahoma State University, today announced the two institutions’ academic medical centers have joined forces to combat the opioid crisis and chronic pain through research, treatment and education.

30 Apr 2022

Weill Cornell Medicine honors students, staff for exemplary efforts to promote diversity and inclusion

Weill Cornell Medicine honored a dozen faculty, trainees, students and staff April 25 for their outstanding service and leadership in promoting diversity at the academic medical institution.

29 Apr 2022

Roswell Park's nursing teams share research at 47th Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society

Several nursing teams from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center were invited to share their research at the 47th Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society, which is underway in Anaheim, California, and continues through May 1, 2022.

29 Apr 2022

students News and Research

Oxford University launches new access program to help disadvantaged students raise their academic standards

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be linked with lower bone mineral density in male teens

Web-based tool for monitoring indoor airborne COVID-19 transmission risks expands across North America

Study finds brain circuit controlling drug withdrawal-induced anxiety and reinstatement

Study reveals the efficacy of teacher-implemented intervention in reducing learning gaps

Scientists discover a potential new method of active immunization to prevent Alzheimer's disease

Psychologists investigate the likelihood of individuals recovering and living a life after mental illness

On the steps of the Supreme Court, tears and glee, bitterness and smiles

How a COVID support team mitigated SARS-CoV-2 transmission within a university community

NIH awards $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research

Study offers insight into how remote learning impacts motivation of school students

Student debt may increase risk of cardiovascular illness among adults

Moms with limited financial resources experienced tremendous stress during the pandemic, finds study

Researchers find an uptick in the use of school mental health services before the pandemic

Schools' role in the spread of SARS-CoV-2

Combining two cancer drugs can be effective in treating specific type of colorectal cancer, study shows

SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding varies widely in asymptomatic and mildly ill patients

University of Arizona, Oklahoma State University join forces to combat opioid crisis and chronic pain

Weill Cornell Medicine honors students, staff for exemplary efforts to promote diversity and inclusion

Roswell Park's nursing teams share research at 47th Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society

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