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Early 20th century closures of US medical schools resulted in drops in infant mortality, non-infant mortality, and total mortality

Carnegie Mellon University
Reports and Proceedings

Efforts in the early 20th century to improve the quality of medical education in the United States led to a steep decline in the number of medical schools and medical school graduates. In a new study, researchers examined the consequences of these medical school closures between 1900 and 1930 for the number of county-level physicians, nurses, and midwives, and for infant, non-infant, and total mortality. The closures led to a 4% reduction in physicians per capita and resulted in declines in infant mortality, non-infant mortality, and total mortality, they found.

Taking the fear out of quantum physics

University of Texas at Arlington
Meeting Announcement

Just the word “quantum” can make even seasoned science teachers break into a sweat. But a national pilot program led by The University of Texas at Arlington is helping take the mystery out of the subject for students and educators alike. This week, 50 high school students and science teachers gathered at Arlington Martin High School to dive into the topic through Quantum for All, a program launched by Karen Jo Matsler, a professor of practice and master teacher in UT Arlington’s UTeach program.

Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

AI blunders: Six-finger hands, two suns and Jesus Christ on a surfboard in a stormy sea

Stevens Institute of Technology
Reports and Proceedings

Image-generating chatbots hallucinate, fabricate and miss cultural nuances. As AI adoption increases, whether for marketing, education, travel or any other use, users will expect to receive information and images that are correct and bias-free. Having the proper terms and language to describe the current issues AI is having will help train it to generate images appropriately.

Meeting: CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

A nutritional epigenetics study protocol indicates changes in prenatal ultra-processed food intake may reduce lead and mercury exposures to prevent autism and ADHD

Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Increasing evidence supports the nutritional epigenetics model for autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders that explains how unhealthy diet contributes to the epigenetic inheritance of these disorders. An unhealthy diet characterized by excessive intake of ultra-processed foods results in heavy metal exposures and deficits in zinc that may impact metallothionein gene function. Metallothionein gene malfunction may result in the bioaccumulation of mercury and/or lead in the blood depending on diet. Nutritional epigenetics education may be used as an intervention to reduce the intake of ultra-processed foods and heavy metals in expectant mothers and prevent the development of autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders in children.

Journal: World Journal of Experimental Medicine

AERA selects James A. Banks to deliver 2025 Brown Lecture in Education Research

American Educational Research Association
Business Announcement

James A. Banks, the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus and founding director of the Center for Multicultural Education (now the Banks Center for Educational Justice) at the University of Washington, has been selected by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to present the 2025 Brown Lecture in Education Research.

Nearly 8,000 gather in New Orleans for SNMMI 2025 Annual Meeting offering groundbreaking research, education and clinical innovation

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Business Announcement

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) welcomed 7,800 physicians, technologists, pharmacists, laboratory professionals, scientists, industry leaders and patients this week at its 2025 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, themed “Accelerating the Cure.” With the rapid pace of evolution in the specialty, the meeting provided a key forum for sharing new research and ideas and building connections.

Meeting: Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025 Annual Meeting

CHEST launches critical care APP education and certification

American College of Chest Physicians
Business Announcement

The CHEST educational program and formal certification exam for critical care advanced practice providers is now available to nurse practitioners and physician assistants/associates.

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