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Iris Burns, Thomas Jefferson University
Iris Burns, Thomas Jefferson University
'Better Than We Found It' - Addressing Unconscious Bias in Higher Education
by Karuna Meda
 

An occupational therapy student describes her struggle with whether to speak out or stay silent about bias while trying to learn and thrive. 

 
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Research Affairs Office Funds Three Thomas Jefferson University Teams Pursuing NIH P and U Grants
by Julia Kay
 

The teams represent some of University’s leading areas of programmatic strength; neurological disease, vaccine development, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

 

 

 
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Why Telehealth is Not Meeting the Needs of African Americans with Diabetes
by Roni Dengler
 

Mistrust in physicians kept some Black patients with diabetes from using these services during the pandemic.

 
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Vaping Increases Susceptibility to Coronavirus in Mice
by Karuna Meda
 

A new study finds that exposure to e-cigarette vapor leads to higher levels of the coronavirus receptor ACE-2 in lungs of mice, with nicotine enhancing that increase in male mice. 

 
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How to Cope While Caregiving for a Stroke Patient
by Karuna Meda
 

Occupational and physical therapy experts provide tips for balancing self-care with helping loved ones on their road to recovery. 

 
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A Distinctive Inflammatory Signature Found in a Genetic Form of ALS
by Karuna Meda
 

Researchers find an increase in inflammatory molecules in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of C90RF72 patients, informing future anti-inflammatory therapies. 

 
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How Can Mentoring Programs Improve Confidence of Adolescent Girls?
by Karuna Meda
 
 
Shawana Moore, Thomas Jefferson University
Shawana Moore, Thomas Jefferson University

A novel approach for providing early support for overall physical and mental wellbeing for teenage girls.

 
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How Do We Decolonize African Studies?
by Karuna Meda
 
 
Marcella McCoy-Deh, Thomas Jefferson University
Marcella McCoy-Deh, Thomas Jefferson University

Creating a database of and elevating scholarship produced by African researchers.

 
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Discovery Identifies a Highly Efficient Human Reverse Transcriptase that can Write RNA Sequences into DNA
by Edyta Zielinska
 

In a discovery that challenges long-held dogma in biology, researchers show that mammalian cells can convert RNA sequences back into DNA, a feat more common in viruses than eukaryotic cells.

 
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As We Emerge From the Pandemic, Who Is at Risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
by Patrick Monaghan
 

A traumatic event can cause PTSD, but so can unrelenting stress, such as what we’ve experienced during the COVID pandemic.

 
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CABE Team Awaits Results of International Design Competition
by Brian Hickey
 

Many of the 11 students have graduated, but remain focused on the Solar Decathlon China 2021 competition.

 
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Have you always wanted your own SAS (Statistical Analysis System)? Now it's available for you to download for free at the Jefferson library. Learn more here.

 
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