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An inexpensive DNA-based test for human papillomavirus (HPV) can effectively be deployed in low- and middle-income countries such as Honduras, where prevalence of cervical cancer is high due to lack of screening resources.

DNA Test Is an Effective Cervical Cancer Screening Tool for Women in Low-Income Countries

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Effective cervical cancer screening initiative by Dartmouth researchers in Honduras identifies different human papillomavirus types than those in the U.S.

Dartmouth Study Links State Tax Spending to Middle-Aged Mortality Rates

by Timothy Dean in Research

There is a strong association between the amount that U.S. states spend on their residents through statewide taxation and state government expenditures and middle-aged mortality rates, according to a new Dartmouth study in the journal PLOS One.

Study Finds that Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy Lowers Risk of Preterm Births

by Timothy Dean in Research

There is an important association between maternal cigarette smoking cessation during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, according to a new Dartmouth-led study published in JAMA Network Open.

O’Malley Receives Distinguished Award for Scientific Excellence

by Timothy Dean in Research

James O’Malley, MS, PhD, a professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and of biomedical data science at the Geisel School of Medicine and director of the Program in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, has received the 2019 ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research) Award for Excellence in Health Economics and Outcomes Research Methodology.

Dartmouth Researchers Offer New Insights into How Maternal Immunity Impacts Neonatal HSV

by Timothy Dean in Research

Findings from a Dartmouth-led study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, are offering new insights into neonatal herpes, its impact on developing nervous systems, and how newborns can be protected from the disease. In this innovative study, investigators were able to measure not only mortality but also neurological consequences of infection in mice who acquired the virus.

Michael Whitfield, PhD, Named Chair of the Department of Biomedical Data Science

by Derik Hertel in Research

Michael L. Whitfield, PhD, has been named the chair of the Department of Biomedical Data Science at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Whitfield, a professor of biomedical data science and molecular and systems biology, has served as the department’s interim chair since November 2017.

Photo: National Cancer Institute (https://www.cancer.gov).

New Machine Learning Method Could Spare Some Women from Unnecessary Breast Surgery

by NonPerson Geisel Web Service Acct in Research

Dartmouth researchers have found a machine learning method that can predict the likelihood that a high-risk type of breast lesion is cancerous, potentially saving some women from unnecessary surgeries and overtreatment.

Deborah Hogan, PhD (photo by Jon Gilbert Fox)

Deborah Hogan Named a 2019 Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology

by Timothy Dean in Research

Deborah Hogan, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been named a 2019 Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology based on her record of scientific achievement and original contributions to the field of microbiology.

Attendees of the TB Symposium: Critical Updates in TB Care and Prevention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The symposium was a joint effort by Geisel’s DarDar programs and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, and Tanzania's National TB and Leprosy Programme and National AIDS Control Program.

Building Linkages to Combat Tuberculosis in Tanzania

by Timothy Dean in Research

Global health teams from Geisel and its partner organizations held a symposium in Dar es Salaam in December to provide critical updates in TB care, prevention, and research. The event was the latest step in their 17-year history of working collaboratively to combat HIV-related TB in Tanzania.

PEMM Student Arielle Baker Receives Prestigious National Fellowship

by Susan Green in Research

Arielle Baker, Guarini ‘19, a PhD candidate in the neuroscience track of the Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine (PEMM), has received a Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship. She will be working with the Committee on Women at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to advocate for the participation and retention of women in these disciplines.

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DNA Test Is an Effective Cervical Cancer Screening Tool for Women in Low-Income Countries

Dartmouth Study Links State Tax Spending to Middle-Aged Mortality Rates

Study Finds that Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy Lowers Risk of Preterm Births

O’Malley Receives Distinguished Award for Scientific Excellence

Dartmouth Researchers Offer New Insights into How Maternal Immunity Impacts Neonatal HSV

Michael Whitfield, PhD, Named Chair of the Department of Biomedical Data Science

New Machine Learning Method Could Spare Some Women from Unnecessary Breast Surgery

Deborah Hogan Named a 2019 Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology

Building Linkages to Combat Tuberculosis in Tanzania

PEMM Student Arielle Baker Receives Prestigious National Fellowship

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