“What CITI Program is Reading” is our biweekly blog series which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare, technology, and more. Follow us on LinkedIn for upcoming editions and more information from CITI Program.
FTC’s Newly Proposed Privacy Rules Could Bring “Substantial Changes” to Ed-Tech Industry
Source: EdWeek Market Brief The consumer protection agency's proposed rules could limit companies' ability to collect data for one product and use it to develop another one.
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New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for STEM workers
Source: Science Changes clarify route to a green card within annual cap set by 1990 immigration law.
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Blockbuster Alzheimer’s paper retracted by former Stanford president after a decade of resistance
Source: The Stanford Daily A 2009 study, cited as a “key scientific discovery” by Genentech as it sought a higher valuation, has now been retracted by former University head Marc Tessier-Lavigne. It is his fourth retraction in as many months.
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Harvard President to Step Down Amid Controversy
Source: Inside Higher Ed Besieged by charges of plagiarism—on top of a disastrous appearance before a congressional hearing on antisemitism—Claudine Gay resigned after the shortest presidency in Harvard history.
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Utility of smart watches for identifying arrhythmias in children
Source: Nature Zahedivash et al. undertake a single center retrospective analysis of patients less than 18 years of age with history of an arrhythmia to determine whether a wearable device can capture arrhythmias.
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COVID Map Shows States Where Mask Mandates Have Returned
Source: Newsweek Hospitals in four states, as well as Washington D.C., have brought in some form of mask-wearing requirements amid an uptick in cases.
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Baby boy thriving 1 year after ‘world’s first partial heart transplant’
Source: ABC News A boy has not only survived but is thriving one year after the “world’s first partial heart transplant,” according to Duke Health.
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Major Medical Journal Reverses Itself On ‘Research Parasites’ As NIH Beefs Up Data Sharing Rules
Source: Forbes Research parasites take note: the New England Journal of Medicine is now on your side, as is the US government.
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Challenging current scientific practice: how a shift in research methodology could reduce animal use
Source: Nature The 3R principles provide an ethical framework for animal research throughout the world. However, despite the increasing awareness of these principles, there is still a lot of room for improving their implementation.
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Researchers identify path to prevent cognitive decline after radiation
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that microglia—the brain’s immune cells—can trigger cognitive deficits after radiation exposure and may be a key target for preventing these symptoms.
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Biospecimen Waste in Hospitals Can Be Used in Clinical Research for Drug Development
Source: Pharmacy Times Billions of samples are discarded while investigators struggle to assemble collections.
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