Month: December 2016
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Advocacy archives 2016-2015
Recent advocacy articles of interest We invite you to read these recent articles of interest: Shifting Demographics among Research Project Grant Awardees at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) The present study was initiated because of concerns expressed by NHLBI-funded mid-career investigators regarding perceived difficulties in the renewal of their grant awards. This…
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University of Toronto Researchers May Have Found The Reason Loneliness Leads To Depression
“The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” -Mother Teresa At one time or another, everyone experiences moments of social isolation, when there is no one around and the world is confined to one’s own existence. In short bursts these moments of solitude can be therapeutic and may lead to moments…
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McMaster Scientists Discover Autism Gene Slows Down Brain Cell Communication
Scientists at McMaster University’s Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute in collaboration with Sick Children’s Hospital have discovered genetic alterations in the gene DIXDC1 in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This gene was found to change the way brain cells grow and communicate. This finding, published today in Cell Reports, provides new insights into…