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Switching from “food security” to “nutrition security”

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A simple approach to accurately predict disease outbreaks

Time to look much closer at climate engineering disease impacts

Radical solutions to climate change might save lives, but a commentary in the October 2018 issue of the journal Nature Climate Change calls for caution because geoengineering still lacks a “clean bill of health.” With global fossil-fuel emissions reaching an all-time high and the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, climate experts have become increasingly interested

Time to look much closer at climate engineering disease impacts

Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, Georgetown seeks volunteers

A huge international medical trial could be a gamechanger for millions of people at risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at 60 sites in the United States, Canada and Australia are getting ready to test an antibody that they believe could break-up a dangerous form of plaque that builds in the brain. It is called

Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, Georgetown seeks volunteers

The Test Could Be the First Step in Developing Treatments to Halt or Slow Alzheimer’s

A blood test has the potential to predict Alzheimer’s disease before patients start showing symptoms In March of this year, a team of Georgetown University scientists published research showing that, for the first time ever, a blood test has the potential to predict Alzheimer’s disease before patients start showing symptoms. AACC is pleased to announce that

The Test Could Be the First Step in Developing Treatments to Halt or Slow Alzheimer’s

Who Says Math Has to Be Boring?

American students are bored by math, science and engineering. They buy smartphones and tablets by the millions but don’t pursue the skills necessary to build them. Engineers and physicists are often portrayed as clueless geeks on television, and despite the high pay and the importance of such jobs to the country’s future, the vast majority

Who Says Math Has to Be Boring?

4.4 million jobs will be created worldwide to support Big Data by 2015

IBM Narrows Big Data Skills Gap, Partnering with More than 1,000 Global Universities IBM announced on August 24, 2013, that it has added nine new academic collaborations to its more than 1,000 partnerships with universities across the globe, focusing on Big Data and analytics — all of which are designed to prepare students for the 4.4 million jobs that will be

4.4 million jobs will be created worldwide to support Big Data by 2015

A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself

The dun wheat field spreading out at Ravi P. Singh’s feet offered a possible clue to human destiny. Baked by a desert sun and deliberately starved of water, the plants were parched and nearly dead. Dr. Singh, a wheat breeder, grabbed seed heads that should have been plump with the staff of life. His practiced

A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself

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China tops the U.S. on AI research in over half of the hottest fields: report
Data: Emerging Technology Observatory Map of Science; Chart: Axios Visuals China leads the U.S. as a top producer of research in more than half of AI's hottest fields, according to new data from ...
Most Americans believe it will take over two decades to pay off their student loans
Surveying more than 4,500 U.S. adults, it found respondents, on average, expect college to cost $77,300 in total—and they’re expect to pay off their debt by the age of 45. The average cost of an ...
Aubex Therapeutics Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Georgetown University for Novel Cancer Drug ATX100
Jeffrey Glazer expressed his enthusiasm about the collaboration, saying, "This exclusive licensing agreement with Georgetown University marks a pivotal moment for Aubex Therapeutics. ATX100 has ...
Cognitive Impairment Still Seen in Children, Teens With HIV
Cognitive impairment persists in children and adolescents living with HIV even in the era of antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to research published online April 23 in eClinicalMedicine. Sophia ...
Georgetown study raises concerns over aspirin's role in breast cancer treatment
A new study examining the role of aspirin in breast cancer treatment reveals critical issues related to health equity and aging that have broad implications for cancer and other disease intervention ...

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Pennington Biomedical is Bringing Scientists Back Home to Louisiana
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Disturbing Discovery After Arrest of Pro-Palestinian Protesters at College: Many Were Not Even Students
After pro-Palestinian protesters hit the University of Texas on Wednesday, school President Jay Hartzell made an astonishing announcement that threw the whole "protest" into doubt and undermined the ...
How one evangelical leader uses the Bible to expose the ‘False White Gospel’
Jim Wallis, an evangelical leader, says White Christian nationalism has existed in the US since its founding. He calls it the “False White Gospel,” and a form of heresy.
DC students, faculty launch combined pro-Palestine protest at GWU
Students and faculty from colleges and universities around the D.C. area launched a combined demonstration at the George Washington University (GWU) campus early Thursday, continuing national protests ...
Generative AI meets scams and spam: Deciding what’s real on social media gets trickier
AI-generated images draw in users—and Facebook’s recommendation algorithm may be organically promoting these posts.