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Value in Health announced today the publication of a series of articles investigating the use of health technology assessment (HTA) in healthcare decision making across the globe. The series, “HTA Around the World—Influences of Culture, Values, and Institutions,” appears in the January 2020 issue of Value in Health.

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Keywords: Value in Health, health technology assessment, HTA

A new study that incorporates datasets gathered from more than 100 sites by institutions including the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, suggests that decomposition of organic matter in permafrost soil is substantially larger than previously thought, demonstrating the significant impact that emissions from the permafrost soil could have on the greenhouse effect and global warming.

Channels: Climate Science, Environmental Science, Geology,

Keywords: Environmental and Earth Science, Atmospheric Science, Climate Science, Soil Science, Carbon Sequestration, Computing, Environment & Life Sciences, Environmental Science

DHS S&T awarded a $704,000 research-and-development (R&D) contract to Atlanta-based Georgia Tech Applied Research Center (GTARC) to address a crucial gap in the trustmark framework for the public safety community’s information sharing and safeguarding (IS&S) capabilities.

Channels: Technology, Cybersecurity,

Keywords: Science And Technology, CISA, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Agency, Communication, Public Safety

DHS S&T announced that eight faculty members from MSI across the United States were recently selected to receive funding awards totaling $373,000 to continue their 2019 SRT Program for Minority Serving Institutions research projects at several DHS S&T COE.

Channels: Education, Environmental Science, Ethics and Research Methods, Immigration,

Keywords: Science And Technology, Research And Development, Students, R&D, Minority Serving Institutions

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Keywords: Iowa Caucuses, Democratic Candidates, Polling, Voter Behavior

However, San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) Research Scientist Igor Tsigelny recently collaborated Researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer at UC San Diego and colleagues from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and the Pasteur Institute in France released a study focused on improving the prognosis for glioblastoma patients.

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Keywords: Glioblastoma, Brain Cancer Research, Igor Tsigelny, San Diego Supercomputer Center, Uc San Diego, Olig2, Karolinska Institute, Pasteur Institute

The largest single-day mentoring event in the history of the Adirondacks saw over 100 volunteers from area colleges, hospitals, businesses and law enforcement travel to schools to share their own stories and offer career advice to thousands of young people

Channels: Back to School, Business Ethics, Education, Government/Law, Healthcare, In the Workplace,

Keywords: Mentoring, CFES, College, New York, Adirnodacks

A team of University of Florida scientists, in partnership with a team of Israeli researchers, is now looking into whether the gut bacteria of two invasive fruit fly species could hold the key to preventing future outbreaks.

Channels: Agriculture, Environmental Science, Nature,

Channels: Gender Issues, Government/Law, Women in Business, U.S. Politics,

Keywords: Iowa Caucuses, Gender, Elections & Campaigns, Women & Politics

A bacteria typically linked to periodontal disease, Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nuc), could play an important role in the rising incidence of colorectal cancer in people under the age of 45. Another type of bacteria, Moraxella osloensis, has been found in colorectal cancer tumors at a nearly four-fold higher rate in people over 75 than in those under 45 years of age, pointing out how differences in the bacteria that comprise what is known as the body’s microbiome could affect cancer outcomes to varying degrees. These are the preliminary findings of an ongoing study that will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco from January 23-25, 2020.

Channels: Cancer, Digestive Disorders, Healthcare, Microbiome, Embargoed Feed - hidden, All Journal News,

Keywords: Microbiome, microbiome and cancer, GI cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer, asco GI 2020