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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 6-Oct-2025 21:11 ET (7-Oct-2025 01:11 GMT/UTC)

Howard University football team joins the Nation of Lifesavers

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The Howard University football team participated in an American Heart Association Hands-Only CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training to learn the correct rate and depth of CPR compressions to be confident and capable when faced with a cardiac emergency.

Osteoblast stress alone fails to explain bone’s weaker response to exercise in aging

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — April 7, 2025 — A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on March 18, 2025, in Volume 17, Issue 3, titled “Mitochondrial oxidative stress or decreased autophagy in osteoblast lineage cells is not sufficient to mimic the deleterious effects of aging on bone mechanoresponsiveness.”

Journal: Aging-US

One third of Americans work in STEMM jobs accounting for 39% of GDP, according to economic impact study

Science is US
Reports and Proceedings

Professionals working in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) now number more than 73.6 million, a 9.7% increase from 2021 to 2023, and they are driving the American economy.

Parasite avoidance study could shed new light on social distancing's role in disease prevention

University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Grant and Award Announcement

Little research exists to prove that social distancing is an effective strategy for avoiding disease, but a new study focused on understanding how organisms avoid parasites could give scientists new insight into just how important a tool it is for public health.

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

German Center for Infection Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical deficiencies in the global health system and provides important lessons to improve preparedness for future emergencies. A case in point is Latin America, where access to testing was constrained by affordability and poor infrastructure. In recent months, three pivotal studies have converged to highlight critical vulnerabilities and lessons for global health resilience and equity. From diagnostic limitations in resource-limited settings to socioeconomic disparities in testing capacity, these findings underscore the need for collaborative and globally equitable health strategies.

Journal: BMJ Open

Journal of Health Communication publishes inaugural Society for Health Communication special issue

CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Society for Health Communication and the Journal of Health Communication at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) have published its inaugural special issue: Successes and Failures: Everything We Learned from Health Communication Campaigns and Programs.

Journal: Journal of Health Communication

Korea University and Yonsei University's Colleges of Medicine promote a joint research project to train new Korean physician-scientists

Korea University College of Medicine
Business Announcement

Korea University College of Medicine (Dean Pyun Sung-Bom) and Yonsei University College of Medicine (Dean Choi Jae-Young) are kicking off a step-by-step global R& D network project in earnest to train future domestic physician-scientists.