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Research
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Source: Science Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear.
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Your Study is Terminated: Researchers Need to Prepare Participants
Source: The Hastings Center for Bioethics At this unprecedented time for medical research, there is an urgent need for protocols to prepare for and communicate the termination of a study to all research stakeholders.
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Why Do People Volunteer for Neural Device Research?
Source: The Hastings Center for Bioethics The term “engagement” is a buzzword in research on devices implanted into people’s brains, and it is widely considered a mark of ethical research.
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Topological turning points across the human lifespan
Source: nature Researchers discovered five phases of brain rewiring across the lifespan. The eras of childhood, adolescence, adulthood, early aging, and late aging each have characteristic rewiring of structural connections across the whole brain.
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Technology Ethics
Trump orders wide-ranging "Genesis Mission" to boost AI research
Source: Axios It seeks to encourage government data sharing with industry, academia and other scientific institutions.
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The Role of Advanced Technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Surgical Training: A Consensus Report
Source: Cureus This white paper presents the consensus opinions of the Artificial Intelligence Surgery Editorial Board and its Task Force on Surgical Training regarding the integration and role of advanced technologies and AI in surgical education.
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Safety
Worldwide work-related musculoskeletal disorder prevalence among nurses: systematic review and meta-analysis
Source: ScienceDirect The aim of this study was to investigate the worldwide overall WMSD and for nine body areas prevalence among nurses.
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The associations of the psychosocial safety climate with human service workers’ job demands, resources, and work-and health-related outcomes: A scoping review
Source: ScienceDirect This scoping review synthesizes the current state of literature reporting on the associations of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) with human service workers’ job demands, resources, and work- and health-related outcomes.
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Compliance
Those with positive experiences or conflicts of interest dominate FDA drug advisory meetings
Source: EurekAlert! Mass General Brigham researchers found that 43% of public speakers report a conflict of interest.
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Quality
CDC in turmoil after agency backpedals on rejecting vaccines-autism link
Source: The Washington Post Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), who voted to confirm Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he pledged not to remove language stating vaccines do not cause autism from the CDC website, condemned the change.
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Ten Of The Best Higher Education Books Of 2025
Source: Forbes From admission guides to research exposes, from leadership advice to books on tenure and academic freedom, here’s a look at ten of the best higher ed titles for 2025.
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