$1M NIGMS grant gives students at Lewis Katz School of Medicine chance at early success

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(Philadelphia, PA) – Rapid evolution in the field of biomedical research demands well-trained scientists. Adapting biomedical research training programs to keep up with the increasingly complex and interdisciplinary nature of the field, however, presents complex challenges for higher-education institutions. The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, home to highly skilled researchers and professors…

Brain injury lab receives additional federal funding to boost research

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IMAGE: Deepak Subramanian is a postdoctoral researcher at UC Riverside. view more  Credit: Santhakumar lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Earlier this year, Viji Santhakumar, an associate professor of molecular, cell and systems biology at the University of California, Riverside, received funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disaster and Stroke of the National Institutes of…

Do more visits with kidney specialists improve dialysis patient-reported outcomes?

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Highlights Patients with kidney failure did not report better experience with care from more frequent face-to-face visits with kidney specialists at dialysis facilities. In fact, more frequent visits were linked with slightly lower patient-reported experiences with kidney-related care. Washington, DC (July 12, 2021) — In a recent analysis, more frequent kidney specialists’ visits to clinics…

Dancing Despite the Rain

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Irvington, N.Y. — Roughly two hours after the start of the Pyer Moss Couture 1 show was delayed by lightning, thunder and rains of biblical dimensions, the designer Kerby Jean-Raymond darted onto the lawn of the white stucco mansion where the event was staged and passed out blunts. Miraculously, if only briefly, the torrent let…