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Business leader and philanthropist Michael Greenebaum named new chair of the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine's Board of Visitors

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Business Announcement

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, has announced that prominent business leader and philanthropist Michael Greenebaum has been named Chair of the School's Board of Visitors. Mr. Greenebaum served as the Inaugural Vice Chair of the Board of Visitors since 2021 and has been a board member since 2012.

Neural signature could show the way to recovery from trauma

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Some people bounce back from trauma, but others get caught in depressive loops that sap the joy from their lives.

Journal: Nature
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Neuronex, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund, Simons Foundation, Gatsby Charitable Foundation, Kavli Foundation, Human Frontier Science Program, Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Pew Charitable Trusts, McKnight Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award

Study shows significant rise in psychotherapy use among adults, but gains are uneven across socioeconomic groups

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Access to psychotherapy has risen substantially among U.S. adults with mild to moderate distress since 2018, according to a new study. The increase in psychotherapy use is particularly notable among younger adults, women, college-educated individuals, and those with higher family incomes. Privately insured individuals also experienced greater gains in psychotherapy use compared to those who are publicly insured or uninsured.

Journal: JAMA Psychiatry

Free to register: AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston (Feb. 13-15)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Meeting Announcement

We invite you to register for the 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting from February 13-15, which will be in-person only in Boston, Mass. Eligible journalists, public information officers, and journalism professors and students will be approved with free access. View the schedule.

Meeting: 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting

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

Long-term survival and cardiac efficacy of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy evaluated the long-term survival and cardiac efficacy of the gene therapy delandistrogene moxeparvovec in a rat model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Journal: Human Gene Therapy

UC3M and Arquimea lead the PERTE Chip EPIQ Chair to apply photonics and integrated electronics to the quantum revolution

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Business Announcement

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the engineering company Arquimea have received one of the 17 grants awarded by the Spanish government under the "Cátedras Chip" (Chip Chairs) programme to advance the application of photonics and integrated electronics in quantum technology research, promoting their adoption by industry. These fields are essential for ensuring the security and technological development of future industries.