A Potential Database for Preclinical Work, Possible Budget Increase for the NIH, and Brain Exercises to Encourage Happiness…

They’re all included in this edition of Blog Buzz!

  • Stat reports that CDC Commissioner Robert Califf suggested a database for preclinical research. The article explores the implications of this idea further and is worth a read.
  • The senate appropriations committee has approved a proposal including a budget increase of for the NIH in fiscal year 2017. More details are included in this press release from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) applauding the move.
  • I enjoyed this Mayo Clinic Infographic on ways focus your thoughts to encourage happiness, and thought others might as well.

Stories from the Internet…

An article from New Scientist discusses the large amount of patient data from three London hospitals being shared with Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence in an effort to develop predictive support tools for healthcare providers. Thanks to Marina Rosenfield for alerting me this story.

The NIH has announced the appointment of Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D. as the new head the National Library of Medicine. Read the press release here. Dr. Brennan has experience with both patient care and medical informatics.

The Clinical Librarian from the Edward L. Pratt Library at Cincinnati Children’s has posted on the Library Blog about some medical podcasts and resources for locating more podcasts on medicine. You can also find more podcasts on medicine, science, and a wide variety of other topics on our new Podcasts LibGuide.

Today on Twitter, Some Reactions to Science Magazine on Sci-Hub Usage

Have you read the article in Science Magazine (linked above via Twitter and here) which analyzes usage data from the illegal paper sharing site Sci-Hub? Continue reading