Health Science + Technology
Celebrating International Women's Day - Women and Girls in STEM
As a precursor to International Women's Day, 4wrd, our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative, recently hosted a panel discussion celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in STEM. The panelists included leaders from our Health Science + Technology team including Associate Partner Tif[...]
continue readingPromising New Treatment for Sepsis
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition associated with an inflammatory response to infection that has the potential to cause multiple organ failure. Sepsis kills more people in the hospital than any other disease. Worldwide, Sepsis is estimated to impact 15 to 19 million people annually with a mor[...]
continue readingBreakthrough in Autism Research
An exciting breakthrough in autism research was recently published in the highly reputable academic journal, Nature. Scientists have observed brain enlargement in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A retrospective analysis of head circumference and longitudinal brain volume studies in [...]
continue readingCancer Death Rates Fall
E4H was elated to read the number of deaths from cancer in the United States have dropped 25 percent since hitting a peak in 1991. The report, issued by the American Cancer Society, hit home for a lot of us. This drop means that 2.1 million fewer people died from cancer between 1991 and 2014 than[...]
continue readingTracking Cancer
New research out in American Chemical Society (ACS) Nano suggests the approach to tracking cancers may be on the verge of revolution. Liposomes, tiny fatty envelopes, are often used to package anti-cancer drugs as they tend to congregate around loosely bound tumor cells as a matter of biophysics[...]
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