The Department of Biomedical Data Science and the Center for Quantitative Biology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth invite applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor as part of a targeted expansion of Dartmouth’s Biomedical Data Science Faculty. The Department of Biomedical Data Science […]
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Dartmouth Study Reveals Flaws in Statistical Modeling Approach Used in Health Services Research
Findings from a new study conducted jointly at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School, and published in Health Services Research, highlight the statistical drawbacks of one form of analysis commonly used in health services research while demonstrating the benefits of another.
Geisel’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health Receives $7.1M Grant to Expand Work in Digital Therapeutics
Read the article in Geisel News! The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth’s Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) has received a five-year renewal grant of more than $7.1 million from The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), an institute under the National Institutes of Health dedicated to supporting scientific […]
Geisel and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Receive Grant to Monitor COVID-19 Variants in the Region
The NIH has awarded a grant to a team of researchers and clinicians at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) to track the development and spread of COVID-19 variants that are detected in the Upper Valley. The one-year project is part of an initiative by the […]
A new study finds more screen time may mean less nighttime sleep for infants
In a new study published in BMJ Open, Jennifer A. Emond, James O’Malley, and colleagues report on the associations between infant exposure to screen media and sleep as infants aged from 3 to 12 months old. In a collaboration with Sara Benjamin-Neelon (Johns Hopkins), the team utilized data from Dr. […]
Dartmouth-led study finds that fast food companies violated self-stated pledges to make food the primary message of ads
Jennifer Emond et al published a study in Pediatrics in which they quantified the on-screen presentation of meal premiums vs. food in child-directed fast food TV ads. The findings demonstrate that fast food companies violated their self-stated pledges to make food the primary message of ads. Read more here: Dartmouth-led […]
A new Dartmouth-led study finds that fast-food intake among preschoolers leads to weight gain
Jennifer Emond, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Pediatrics at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, led a study to show that fast food consumption uniquely contributes to weight gain in children ages 3 to 5 years old. While previous research has established a link between fast-food consumption […]
Hassanpour Lab develops new AI model to automate classification of colorectal polyps using histopathological slides
A team of researchers led by Dr. Saeed Hassanpour at Geisel School of Medicine has developed a model that uses artificial intelligence for automated classification of colorectal polyps. The model was first developed using 326 slides from Dartmouth-Hitchcock for training, 157 slides for an internal data set, and 25 slides […]
New report finds causal relationship between alcohol ads and youth drinking
In a report completed by investigators at Geisel School of Medicine and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, researchers find that underage drinking is directly linked to exposure to alcohol marketing, marking the first time that public health experts have unequivocally determined that exposure to alcohol advertising is one […]
NIH awards $3 million to CTBH Deputy Director Catherine Stanger for diabetes research
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has awarded Catherine Stanger, PhD, CTBH Deputy Director, a 5-year grant for a study to test the effectiveness of innovative behavioral health intervention tools for high-risk patients who suffer from Type 1 diabetes. The aim of the study is […]