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2020-04-02 – As more and more people are affected by COVID-19 restrictions, we want to share an important update from our publisher, Wiley, on decisions they’re making to manage publishing operations during the pandemic. Like many of us, Wiley and their vendor-partners in most regions are now working from home…
2020-03-27 – "We are living in an increasingly digital world with a variety of devices around us that can measure not just physiological variables but also our day-to-day behavior. These devices are evolving quickly and are increasingly being used by our patients, by our communities, and by populations at large…
2020-03-25 – As the COVID-19 health crisis evolves, we are seeing an increasing impact on everyone professionally, personally, and socially. Please see below for information about a few ANA program deadlines that have been extended in response to the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. ANA2020…
2020-03-24 – On March 16, NIH issued a news release detailing the start of a Phase 1 clinical trial on a COVID-19 vaccine taking place in Seattle, Washington. The vaccine was developed by NIAID scientists in collaboration with Moderna, Inc. and will be tested on 45 health adults between ages 18 and 45. NIAID…
2020-03-24 – Researchers from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Public Health Research Institute, which is within the Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases (i3D), have conducted the first evaluation of an innovative point-of-care test to detect COVID-19 within 45…
2020-03-17 – "There are a lot of areas in neurology that are pretty stable and very important, still, but traumatic brain injury in neurology is an area of growth and a lot of young neurologists are quite interested in this area. There’s a lot of opportunity; there’s still a huge unmet need." ~David Brody, M.D…
2020-03-03 – "One hears a lot about malaria deaths, but the sad reality is that a third of survivors sustain a brain injury with associated neurological sequelae. More than 200,000 African children each year end up with neurodisabilities from malaria. This is low-hanging fruit for decreasing the global burden…
2020-03-02 – "The most important thing in global health work is collaborating with a team of people, often in the country that you’re working in. And that means not only the doctors there but also nurses, research staff, other people in the hospital, and the patients. And really listening to them, listening to…
2020-02-25 – "Cerebrovascular disease is probably one area in neurology where the greatest advances in treatment and diagnosis have happened over the past few years. " - Magdy Selim, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology at Harvard University In observance of Heart and Stroke Awareness Month in February, we turn…
2020-02-25 – The latest NIH All About Grants podcast, released February 19, includes a conversation with National Institute of General Medical Sciences Director Jon Lorsch, PhD. Dr. Lorsch discusses NIH’s interest in diversifying the research workforce, including information on who is eligible for specific…