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Policy & Ethics

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4-Nov-2024

Virginia Tech researchers find menthol restrictions may drive smokers to healthier alternatives

Study shows that if menthol products are unavailable, smokers find replacement therapies such as nicotine gum and lozenges are practical alternatives, potentially improving health outcomes for people who use menthol cigarettes.

Journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence

4-Nov-2024

Science between freedom and responsibility

Goethe University Frankfurt
Reports and Proceedings

On the occasion of its 110^th anniversary, Goethe University Frankfurt released a paper outlining its positioning in the area of tension between science’s social responsibility, academic freedom and freedom of opinion. Its main message: the university offers science a space for autonomy and creativity while simultaneously defending it against non-scientific interests. However, this autonomy also has its limits and requires responsible handling, both on the part of the university as well as its members and affiliates. The paper supplements the university's mission statement and specifies the rights and obligations both of the university and its academics, as derived from Germany’s Basic Law and other legal norms.

4-Nov-2024

Childhood overweight is associated with socio-economic vulnerability

Uppsala University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

More children have overweight in regions with high rates of single parenthood, low education levels, low income and high child poverty. The pandemic may also have reinforced this trend. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University and Region Sörmland in collaboration with Region Skåne.

Journal: Acta Paediatrica

3-Nov-2024

From compliance to conversation: New guidelines push for ethical reflection in research reporting

University of Technology Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study highlights key challenges and tensions in research ethics, particularly in light of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and calls for the adoption of new research ethics policies.

Journal: PLOS One

2-Nov-2024

Mathematical model illuminates how environment impacts life choices of salmon

Tokyo Metropolitan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a mathematical model that models how the evolutionary strategies of organisms are affected by the environment. They studied salmonid fishes which choose either to migrate to the sea then return to lay eggs or stay in the river depending on their individual features. Their model correctly predicts how the proportion choosing to migrate changes with environmental conditions, predicting how environmental change can trigger eco-evolutionary responses.

Journal: Population Ecology

1-Nov-2024

In major win for patients, CMS adjusts nuclear medicine reimbursement policy, expanding access to life-saving scans

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Business Announcement

SNMMI is celebrating a landmark victory for patients and care providers as CMS announced a significant adjustment to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) — removing financial barriers that have long hindered patient access to essential nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures.

1-Nov-2024

University of Maryland-YouGov poll: Alsobrooks dominates Hogan, amendment to state constitution garners broad support

University of Maryland
Reports and Proceedings

An Oct. 23-27, 2024 poll of 500 likely Maryland voters that finds broad support for reproductive freedom, and Angela Alsobrooks (D) with a sizeable lead over former Maryland governor Larry Hogan (R) in the race to fill a U.S. Senate seat.