Indian-origin immunologist Sankar Ghosh elected to National Academy of Sciences
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Indian-origin immunologist Sankar Ghosh elected to National Academy of Sciences
PTI / May 6, 2021, 08:10 IST
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NEW YORK: An eminent and award-winning Indian-origin immunologist has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research .
Sankar Ghosh is the Silverstein and Hutt Family Professor of Microbiology and chair of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University.
He was among the 120 newly elected members announced by the Academy last week, a statement by Columbia University Irving Medical Center said.
WHO highlights importance of good hand hygiene
To mark World Hand Hygiene Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for countries to reduce inequalities in the availability of good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control (IPC) measures.
While good hand hygiene is considered vital in preventing healthcare-associated infections and the spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, research has shown that in some low-income countries, only 1 in 10 healthcare workers practices proper hand hygiene, and that s often because they lack the resources to do so. A 2020 WHO report found that globally, 1 in 4 healthcare facilities lacks basic water services, and 1 in 3 lacks hand hygiene supplies at the point of care.
Prenatal stress can program a child s brain for later health issues
Laura Williamson, American Heart Association News
May 6, 2021
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Soaring blood pressure. A racing heartbeat. Trouble sleeping. Excessive worrying. Difficulty concentrating. These are warning signs of out-of-control stress and anxiety, and their roots could begin long before you might think.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issue in the United States, affecting nearly 1 in 5 adults, or 40 million people. Another 19 million adults – 8% of the population – has depression. Both can harm heart and brain health.
While the causes of these disorders are not fully understood, researchers believe at least some of the architecture of mental health begins long before adulthood. And a growing number of studies show it can begin in the womb. High levels of maternal stress during pregnancy can predispose a developing fetus to psychiatric and cardiovascular illnesses decades later.
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The inaugural Women at Weill investment competition recently selected Intellihealth, a comprehensive medical obesity treatment platform co-founded by Dr. Katherine Saunders, assistant professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, as its first winner.
Hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine s BioVenture eLab in collaboration with AmplifyHer Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage businesses built by outstanding women, the competition aimed to highlight exceptional women innovators at the academic medical institution. As winner, the Intellihealth team presented at the 2021 Weill Cornell Startup Symposium, which took place virtually in February, and will receive investment funding from AmplifyHer. We re really honored and grateful that we were chosen, said Dr. Saunders, who is also an obesity expert at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and a Weill Cornell Medical College alumna. The majority of our team are women, so it s exciting