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James Orr joins Ohio State as vice provost for strategic enrollment
The Ohio State University has appointed James Orr to serve as vice provost for strategic enrollment management, effective Aug. 1. Orr joins the university from the University of Memphis, where he serves as vice provost for academic affairs and strategic enrollment.
Why isn't plastic biodegradable?
The enzymes in the microorganisms that break down biodegradeable materials don’t recognize the bonds that hold together the polymers in plastics – so they will last for hundreds of thousands of years.
Disparities in opioid treatment access remain for women, Black and Hispanic people
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Buprenorphine is a prescription approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that effectively treats opioid dependence or addiction. But women, as well as Black and Hispanic populations, do not have equal access to this potentially lifesaving medication, new Mayo Clinic research finds. The study published Friday, June 3, in JAMA Network Open. The research team used the OptumLabs Data Warehouse to examine 3,110 filled prescriptions of buprenorphine from 72,055 emergency department visits across the…
NIH study confirms benefit of supplements for slowing age-related macular degeneration
After 10 years, AREDS2 formula shows increased efficacy compared to original formula, benefit of eliminating beta-carotene.
Immune modulator drugs improved survival for people hospitalized with COVID-19
Study was part of the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines public-private initiative.
NIH launches trial of monoclonal antibody to treat asthma in urban youth
Study also will examine relationship of airway gene network activity to health outcomes.
Brain scans remarkably good at predicting political ideology
Brain scans of people taken while they performed various tasks – and even did nothing – accurately predicted whether they were politically conservative or liberal, according to the largest study of its kind.
