Fish n Tips

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You don’t always need fancy gadgets in the library to make things easier on your user community.  Sometimes all it takes is some space, a few chairs, and some electrical outlets to add 6 more work spaces to the library. Bring your own device or check out a laptop or tablet to use within the library.

First Look at @bernmelnyk’s New #EvidenceBasedPractice Title!

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The Library has recently added Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Competencies in Healthcare, co-authored by Bernadette Melnyk and published by @STTI to our catalog. This text was recommended by one of the Library’s Research Informationists, Marisol Hernandez as she recently attended a 5-day Evidence-based Practice Immersion Event with MSK Nursing Leadership. The program was taught by faculty of The Ohio State University’s Center for Transdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice (CTEP) where Bernadette Melnyk serves as dean. Continue reading →

Something New About “Big Data”, Myeloma and More…

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Surfing the web, I uncovered these new items worth sharing:

  • Researchers at the University of Hawaii have developed a computational algorithm to analyze “Big Data” from tumor samples to better understand cancer. The algorithm is called Joint Analysis of Many Matrices by ITeration (JAMMIT) and it uses advance math to identify patterns in molecular data. Further discussion is found in BioData Mining.
  • Scientists in Australia have discovered a new class of drugs that may be effective in treating incurable myeloma. These targeted therapies are furthered discussed in the journal Blood.
  • More support for minority focused research with increased community participation would help improve scientific knowledge of chronic disease among all races and ethnic populations according to a paper published by lead researchers at Tufts. Their discussion is presented in Health Affairs.
  • Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand and the South African Centre for Excellence in PalaeoSciences have discovered a fossilized human toe bone, which dates back 1.7 million years, that shows evidence of osteosarcoma. This fossilized foot bone is the oldest evidence yet that ancient humans suffered from cancer. Read more about this discovery in Science Alert.