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4-Dec-2024

New effort to improve care for hidden heart disease

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

American Heart Association initiative aims to overcome gaps in care for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most common inherited heart disease

4-Dec-2024

Study explores race and ethnicity dynamics in survival in the United States after people reach their mid-80s and beyond

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Though African Americans have higher death rates before their 80s, around age 85, they have lower death rates compared with white people. This phenomenon is known as the “Black-White mortality crossover.” New research published in the Journal of Internal Medicine and based on data from 2006 to 2019 US National Center for Health Statistics reveals that this lower mortality among African Americans persists to age 100+ years.

Journal: Journal of Internal Medicine

4-Dec-2024

Research reveals gender gaps in perceptions of economic security and social protections across countries

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Gender gaps are known to persist in social and economic outcomes in most countries, but less well known is how women and men perceive their economic security and their benefits from social programs. New research published in the International Social Security Review investigated this topic through surveys completed by individuals in 27 OECD member countries.

Journal: International Social Security Review

4-Dec-2024

Barrow researchers investigate whether environmental manganese exposure can lead to Parkinson’s disease

Dignity Health Arizona
Grant and Award Announcement

Backed by a $2.9 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Barrow Neurological Institute researchers are expanding their efforts to test a hypothesis that exposure to environmental manganese, two orders of magnitude below the typical occupational exposure, is associated with the progression of Parkinson’s symptoms.

Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

3-Dec-2024

Nearly 1 in 3 retail pharmacies have closed since 2010

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The rate of pharmacy store closures in recent years has more than doubled, and the risk of closure was higher in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods.

Journal: Health Affairs
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging

3-Dec-2024

nTIDE Deeper Dive November 2024: Employment trends highlight strength of veterans with disabilities

Kessler Foundation
Reports and Proceedings

Despite pandemic challenges, veterans with disabilities sustained robust employment levels, outpacing peers. Veterans bring training and skills, especially from combat experiences, which may contribute to their higher employment rates.

Funder: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Kessler Foundation

3-Dec-2024

Binghamton University collaborates with industry, academic partners on new $285M Manufacturing USA Institute

Binghamton University
Business Announcement

Binghamton University is a key partner in a new federally funded institute focused on the use of digital twins to improve domestic semiconductor design and manufacturing.

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corp. (SRC) announced last week that they are negotiating for the department to provide SRC $285 million to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA Institute. With combined funding totaling $1 billion, this investment will support the launch of the first-of-its-kind CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute.