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The Petrie-Flom Center of Harvard Law School has posted a symposium based on last March's national conference on research integrity and trustworthy science.

Patient-led medicine, powered by mobile technology like smartphones and wearable fitness trackers, is transforming health research. While these new tools have powerful potential, some of this research is not subject to federal regulations, raising quandaries about how to ensure adherence to independent review, informed consent and privacy standards.

In the 12 years since the University of Minnesota established its Office for Technology Commercialization (OTC) in 2006, more than 120 new companies have been founded based on the U's diverse research activities. Now, OTC is a finalist for an international award recognizing the best academic technology transfer units in the world.

An article in the Brainerd Dispatch describes a new collaboration between members of the Minnesota Precision Medicine Collaborative (MPMC) and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe; together, they will "investigate aspects of lung cancer and nicotine metabolism from commercial tobacco use that may be unique to the A

Prof. Susanna Blumenthal has been appointed to a prestigious named professorship at the University of Minnesota Law School, assuming the title of the William L. Prosser Professor of Law on May 4.

The recent cluster of E. coli contamination, which is linked to romaine lettuce and has sickened people in 22 states, has just caused its first fatality. We don't yet know the source of the infection. The outbreak demonstrates gaps in the systems used to track food pathways in the US.

A new paper describes a low-cost 3D printing technology that could be used to print on skin temporary sensors for detecting chemical or biological agents, solar cells to charge electronics, or new types of skin grafts.

The newest issue of the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics is a symposium guest edited by Consortium chair Susan M.

Consortium chair Susan M. Wolf  and Dr. Ronald Petersen (Mayo Clinic) were interviewed yesterday about the practical, ethical and legal implications of new tools for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The interview was conducted by Kerri Miller of MPR News, and focuses on Dr.

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded Carl Elliott, MD, PhD, a fellowship in medicine and health. Prof.