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Some labs, projects win big as Department of Energy disburses extra funds
Source: Science Department’s Office of Science divvies up one-time infusion of $1.55 billion from Inflation Reduction Act
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5 takeaways from the FDA’s list of AI-enabled medical devices
Source: MedTech Dive As the number of devices increases, the agency is looking to adapt its regulatory framework to the new technology, including faster approval of algorithm updates.
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National Library of Medicine Helps Lead the Way in AI Research
Source: National Institutes of Health Did you know that the NIH’s National Library of Medicine (NLM) has been serving science and society since 1836?
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As Musk reshapes Twitter, academics ponder taking flight
Source: Science Many researchers are setting up profiles on social media site Mastodon.
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Americans report more engagement with science news than in 2017
Source: Pew Research Center More than half of U.S. adults (56%) say they talk about science news with others at least a few times a month.
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How often do cancer researchers make their data and code available and what factors are associated with sharing?
Source: BMC Medicine Various stakeholders are calling for increased availability of data and code from cancer research. However, it is unclear how commonly these products are shared, and what factors are associated with sharing.
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Latest U.S. defense-intelligence report on UFOs to be made public soon
Source: Reuters A declassified version of the latest U.S. defense-intelligence report on UFOs - rebranded in official government parlance as "unidentified aerial phenomena" - is expected to be made public in the coming days.
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CRISPR cancer trial success paves the way for personalized treatments
Source: Nature ‘Most complicated therapy ever’ tailors bespoke, genome-edited immune cells to attack tumours.
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The Emotional Toll of Frontline Labor
Source: Harvard Business Review Customers’ incivility toward frontline employees hurts workers emotionally, physically, and cognitively and can result in lower performance. But these effects are compounded when employees are required to keep providing “service with a smile.”
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'The tipping point is coming’: Unprecedented exodus of young life scientists is shaking up academia
Source: STAT News Faculty are struggling to hire postdocs, delaying research projects and pressuring universities to consider improving salaries and benefits as endowments are shrinking.
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