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21-Aug-2025

Weight loss trial reports success for breast cancer patients at one year mark

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Breast cancer patients who participated in a remote weight loss intervention program lost an average of 4.7 percent of their baseline body weight after one year, while those in the education only control group gained an average 1 percent of their baseline weight, according to a new report from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators. The findings from the Breast Cancer Weight Loss (BWEL) clinical trial set the stage for ongoing research to determine if weight loss following breast cancer treatment can reduce the risk of cancer recurrence and extend survival.

Journal: JAMA Oncology

21-Aug-2025

Why parents should have a bigger say in how schools are run

Ohio State University
Book Announcement

One reason why so many schools in the United States struggle to provide a high-quality education is that their core constituents – students and parents – have the least say in how they’re run. That’s the argument made by Vladimir Kogan, a political science professor at The Ohio State University, in his new book “No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids.”

21-Aug-2025

Increased patient-provider communication, education about COPD needed to improve patient care

COPD Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Prioritizing communications between patients and health care providers and increasing patient education about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could help improve patient care, according to a new study.

Journal: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation
Funder: Verona Pharma, plc

20-Aug-2025

Updated lab guide equips researchers with modern tools to identify plant pathogens

American Phytopathological Society
Book Announcement

A trusted and essential resource for more than four decades, Laboratory Guide for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria returns in a fully updated fourth edition.

20-Aug-2025

Are police in schools protecting children - or just policing them?

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Police officers in schools may be doing more harm than good when tackling harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) – with girls affected by sexual harm particularly badly served – according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Children & Society

20-Aug-2025

WPI researcher receives CAREER Award for project focused on fibrosis

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Catherine Whittington has been awarded a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to develop three distinct laboratory models for the study of fibrosis in pancreas, skin, and uterine fibroids.

Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

20-Aug-2025

Lehigh University helps Pennsylvania teachers meet STEELS Standards with launch of free computer science toolkit

Lehigh University
Business Announcement

As the new school year arrives, Pennsylvania teachers are knee-deep in lesson planning while preparing for a major shift: implementing the state's STEELS standards—which emphasize science, technology, engineering, environmental literacy, and sustainability—in time for full integration into K-12 classrooms by the start of the 2025-26 school year. To support educators already stretched for time and resources, especially those new to teaching computer science, Lehigh University is introducing the Lehigh K-12 Computer Science STEELS Toolkit: a suite of flexible, free enrichment activities designed and tested by undergraduate students and partnering teachers at local schools for use in elementary and secondary classrooms.