Science Education & Policy

UN Sustainable Development Goals Are Discriminatory And Ageist

One of the main health targets proposed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals is to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases such as cancer, stroke and dementia by a third. The goals for 2016-2030 define "premature" mortality a ...

Article - News Staff - May 29 2015 - 3:24pm

Nutrition: Credentialed Providers Have Greater Knowledge

Nutritionists take a lot of criticism- conferences that revolve around Yogic flying instructors and actresses who think their breast milk has "otherworldly power" will do that to your field, but there is at least one way to know if someone knows ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2015 - 8:00am

Data Underlying U.S. Dietary Guidelines Flawed- Or Not

U.S. government-issued dietary recommendations continue to evolve over time but a new paper by scholars claims that the main source of dietary information used by the U.S. Government’s 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) is scientifically fla ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2015 - 10:30am

Thanks, Jurassic World: Science Fiction Drives Research Funding

The park is almost open. Two decades on and Jurassic Park has morphed into Jurassic World, the one and only dinosaur theme park. Science has apparently evolved too: the genetically-engineered dinosaurs are to take a secondary role to a new star of the sho ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 12 2015 - 11:00am

It's Hard To Fix A Student's Mindset About Their Own Intelligence

How children think about their own ability can affect their progress and achievement at school, according to a number of education scholars.  The work of Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck and her concept of “mindset” has been particularly influ ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 12 2015 - 8:36am

Most Adults Want To Ban Powdered Alcohol

After this year's legalization of powdered alcohol, some states have already banned it-- a move that the majority of the public supports, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's He ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 15 2015 - 12:29pm

To Sustain Innovation, Randomized Controlled Trials Must Be Simplified

Randomized controlled trials must be simplified to sustain innovation in cardiovascular diseases, which are still the biggest killer in Europe, according to the Cardiovascular Round Table (CRT), an independent forum established by the European Society of ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 17 2015 - 8:00am

Charging Immigrants For Health Care Won't Ease Strain On NHS

New measures introduced by the UK government in April linking applications for residence permits to up-front payments for potential use of NHS hospital services, and proposals to further restrict access to NHS services for migrants, will not reduce the st ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 18 2015 - 8:07am

The Industry Funding Behind Anti-GMO Activist Gilles-Éric Séralini

Gilles-Éric Séralini is a French scientist who has been a professor of molecular biology at the University of Caen since 1991. ...

Article - Genetic Literacy ... - Jul 2 2015 - 11:39am

Bipartisan Bill Aims To Consider Consequences Of Regulations

Every president for more than 30 years has required executive branch agencies to analyze regulatory impacts before issuing new requirements. They’ve relied on the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget t ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 20 2015 - 7:33am