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Policy & Ethics

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Jul-2025 15:11 ET (15-Jul-2025 19:11 GMT/UTC)

17-Feb-2025

New study evaluates public policy preferences for limiting children’s access to energy drinks

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new paper co-written by experts in food marketing and food policy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Tennessee Knoxville gauged the public’s preferences for and perceptions of energy drink policies and marketing.

Journal: Food Policy

17-Feb-2025

Emboa Medical creates, validates novel catheter to improve stroke patients’ outcomes

Purdue University
Business Announcement

Stroke is the second-leading cause of death worldwide. Almost 90% of cases are caused by an obstruction of one of the arteries that supply blood to the brain, known as an ischemic stroke. It is an extremely time-sensitive condition that requires swift therapy for a patient’s full functional recovery. Emboa Medical Inc., a medical device startup, has mimicked a snake’s evolutionary advantage to improve the retrieval of blood clots that cause stroke.

17-Feb-2025

Algal blooms intensify in global large lakes over the past two decades

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a paper published in National Science Review, an international team of scientists conduct an in-depth study of algal blooms in large lakes worldwide. Using daily MODIS satellite data from 2003 to 2022, the team analyzed algal bloom trends in 1,956 large freshwater lakes, revealing alarming patterns and trends in bloom occurrences.

Journal: National Science Review
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, Shenzhen Science and Technology Program

14-Feb-2025

Three Texas A&M professors elected to National Academy Of Engineering

Texas A&M University
Grant and Award Announcement

The addition of this year's members brings the total of National Academy members in the College of Engineering to 38.

14-Feb-2025

Drivers of variation in health care spending across U.S. counties

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, variation in health care spending among U.S. counties was largely related to variation in service utilization. Understanding the drivers of spending variation in the U.S. may help policymakers assess the allocation of health care resources.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

14-Feb-2025

INSEAD webinar on the dual race to AI & global leadership

INSEAD Asia Campus
Meeting Announcement

Join INSEAD for a free TECH TALK webinar featuring a discussion between Tim Gordon (MBA’00D), Partner, Best Practice AI and Theos Evgeniou, INSEAD Professor of Technology & Business and Director of Executive Programs in AI.

13-Feb-2025

Mini flow battery speeds energy storage research

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mini flow cell battery provides the first step toward an AI-driven, robotic energy storage discovery laboratory.

Journal: Journal of The Electrochemical Society
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy