During the large second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in fall 2020, pulmonologist and critical care provider Juan C. Rojas, MD, reflected on how disproportionately members of minority populations were being affected by the disease. After hearing similar thoughts from colleagues in New Orleans and New York City, Rojas began to wonder how, if at…
IMAGE: This graphic compares the economic indicators for May 2021 and June 2021, showing sharp increases for people with and without disabilities. view more Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – July 2, 2021 – Sharp rises in the job numbers signal economic recovery for people with and without disabilities, according to today’s National Trends in…
(Boston)–Would you be more willing to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus if you could participate in a lottery for cash and prizes? The answer was surprisingly no, according to Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers who found that Ohio’s “Vax-a-Million” lottery-based incentive system, intended to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates, was not associated with…
IMAGE: Luke Remage-Healey is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at UMass Amherst. view more Credit: UMass Amherst Neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have demonstrated in new research that dopamine plays a key role in how songbirds learn complex new sounds. Published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the finding that dopamine drives plasticity…
United by a shared commitment of transforming cardiovascular care, the American College of Cardiology is partnering with the Singapore Cardiac Society (SCS) to host ACC Asia 2021 Together With SCS 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting Virtual, taking place July 9-11, 2021. Led by conference co-chairs Fred M. Kusumoto, MD, FACC, and Kian Keong Poh, MBBChir, FACC,…
NEW YORK – July 2, 2021 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that TVT 2021 will feature 12 studies as Late-Breaking Clinical Science. An annual meeting from CRF, TVT features cutting-edge research and techniques for structural heart interventions. TVT will take place online and in person, with limited attendance, at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach…
Alexandria, Va., USA — The International and American Associations for Dental Research announce that the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) 2-year Journal Impact Factor™ is over 6 for the first time at 6.116, ranking #5 of 91 journals in the “Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine” category, and the JDR 5-year Journal Impact Factor™ is over…
IMAGE: While wheelchairs enable mobility for many individuals with spinal cord injury, the need for repairs and maintenance can hinder their ability to engage in their communities. view more Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. July 2, 2021. Among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury 42 percent reported adverse consequences related to needing wheelchair repair, according…
BOSTON — Gaurav Gaiha, MD, DPhil, a member of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, studies HIV, one of the fastest-mutating viruses known to humankind. But HIV’s ability to mutate isn’t unique among RNA viruses — most viruses develop mutations, or changes in their genetic code, over time. If a virus is disease-causing,…
The Arizona Center for Rural Health’s mission to improve the health and wellness of Arizona’s rural and vulnerable populations through its state and federally designated and funded State Office of Rural Health program will continue thanks to a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). “We are very honored and…