All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 53
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NewsToddlers at highest risk of chemical eye burns
Finding overturns commonly held belief that adults were at greater risk thanks to on the job hazards
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BusinessStandard antibody will bolster biopharma
New NIST reference material will help validate and compare analytical techniques
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BusinessAmgen and Advaxis partner on immuno-oncology
Deal covers rights to system for building cancer therapies specific to a patient’s own tumours
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NewsResearch labs exempted from new Texas campus gun law
‘High hazard’ research areas are excluded from law that allows licensed owners to carry guns at university
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ResearchProbable carcinogens found in e-cigarette vapour
Vaping emits harmful compounds – including propylene glycol and glycerine – as solvents are broken down by heat
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ResearchPigeons used to map lead pollution in cities
Researchers find lead levels in pigeons mirror those of children in New York City
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NewsCall for US national laboratories to publish demographic data
Transparency key to improving diversity among STEM workforce, says congresswoman
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NewsNo health effects from chemicals from West Virginia spill
January 2014 leak from Freedom Industries’ site at levels too low to harm people’s health
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BusinessFormer Lotte Chemical chief under fire
Ex-head of South Korean firm grilled by prosecutors over alleged fake accounting records
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NewsColumbia pays for over-charging on research grants
University ordered to pay US government $9.5 million in civil fraud lawsuit
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BusinessJuno CAR-T trial suspended after patient deaths
Immunotherapy study restarted with amended pre-treatment protocol
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BusinessDuPont found liable in second of 3400 cancer cases
US jury awards over $5 million in claim linked to PFOA emitted by DuPont plant
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NewsYoung scientists discover if you don’t ask you don’t get
Early career biomedical researchers struggle to secure grants simply because older investigators apply for more
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NewsUS urged to curb chemicals that harm brain development
NIH-backed coalition calls for immediate action to reduce developmental toxicant exposures
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NewsSupport for stiffer sanctions for science fraud in US
Vast majority of the American public wants research fraud criminalised, with many supporting prison sentences
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NewsBias in science funding favours big Canadian universities
Weak research grant funding at smaller universities is result of ‘systemic bias’
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ResearchMartian manganese oxides hint at high past oxygen levels
Discovery in Mars’s rocks indicates that the planet once may once have had Earth-like levels of atmospheric oxygen
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BusinessUnpicking doctor payments
Accepting even small meals from drug industry reps appears to influence doctors’ prescription rates
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NewsClinton unveils plans for US science
US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton wants to boost research funding and give green cards to foreigners with advanced US STEM degrees
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NewsHigher lead levels in blood of Flint’s young children
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports levels of lead are of concern