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The ‘diversity problem’ in science. Hammonds calls for continued study in scientific communities. As part of the keynote address delivered at MIT’s Institute Diversity Summit, Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds said that “barriers within science have persisted for minority women even as they changed for white women and minority men.”/Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer Opportunities […]
Wellness after cancer: Stanford opens clinic to address survivors’ needs Someone in my family survived lung cancer six years ago. The treatment didn’t include radiation or chemotherapy, and the tumor was removed neatly by an excellent surgeon. But the surgery scar still interferes with his normal muscle function, and the possibility that the cancer might come […]
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Future of medical research is at risk, says Stanford medical school dean. The inability of a congressional “super committee” to deliver a budget proposal has endangered the U.S. medical research enterprise and the potential discovery of future treatments, warns School of Medicine Dean Philip Pizzo, MD, in a commentary published in today’s San Jose Mercury News. In the piece, Pizzo discusses […]
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Vigorous Exercise Linked to Gene Activity in Prostate. UCSF Discovery Sheds Light on How Robust Exercise May Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer Progression. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified nearly 200 genes in the healthy prostate tissue of men with low-grade prostate cancer that may help explain how physical activity […]
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Goals for Blood Pressure in Kidney Disease Patients May Be Unrealistic, Suggests Study One Third of Kidney Patients Have Uncontrolled Hypertension, Study Also Shows An upward revision of the blood pressure numbers used to identify risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) might actually help doctors provide better care for their patients, said the authors of […]
UCSF researchers call for sugar to be regulated like alcohol and tobacco … The Toxic Truth About Sugar with Robert Lustig, MD Robert H. Lustig, MD, and a team of UCSF researchers argue that sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health. In a new report, they maintain that sugar is […]
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From impostors to chocolate January session gave GSAS students a raft of offbeat program offerings A personal finance session sponsored by the Harvard University Employees Credit Union focused on giving graduate students the practical skills they would need throughout life. “My goal is to help you understand what is important to you, and what your […]
The smoking gun of the Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher’s relationship with the tobacco industry I have to admit, I’ve not yet seen Meryl Streep’s Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. But the chameleon actress who inhibits the skin of all of her characters has brought the life of the former British Prime Minister to a whole new generation […]
Societal Control of Sugar Essential to Ease Public Health Burden … The Toxic Truth About Sugar with Robert Lustig, MD Robert H. Lustig, MD, and a team of UCSF researchers argue that sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health. In a new report, they maintain that sugar is fueling a […]
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UN refugee agency concerned over treatment of asylum-seekers in Ukraine 1 February 2012 – The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern over the plight of asylum-seekers, including some minors, held in two detention centres in Ukraine, where more than 100 people are reportedly challenging their detention or have complained that they were denied the right […]
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