POLICY | Lawsuit Dismissal Removes Cloud Over Alzheimer’s Research In a move that researchers called a victory for science, a lawsuit that threatened scientists who use mouse models in Alzheimer’s research has been dismissed. [Alzheimer’s Institute of America, United States] Agencies Unveil Plans to Safeguard Science White House is reviewing 19 ‘scientific integrity’ policies submitted by US agencies. [US White House, United States] Johns Hopkins Education Leaders Call for Radical Transformation in Graduate Biomedical Curriculum Leaders in biomedical education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are calling for a radical new approach to post-graduate training in the life sciences to address significant challenges. [Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United states] Primate Death Spurs Citations Citations issued by the US Department of Agriculture last year failed to prevent another animal death at the New England Primate Research Center, a facility of the Harvard Medical School. [US Department of Agriculture, United States] Turin Reformer Promises Shake-Up of Italy’s National Research Council On 13 August, Italy’s Minister of research and education, Mariastella Gelmini, appointed Francesco Profumo, the successful, reform-minded rector of the Polytechnic University of Turin as the Italian National Research Council’s new president. [Italian National Research Council, Italy]
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