Publications by authors named "J VandeBerg"
The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic elicited a rapid commitment to the development of animal models for ZIKV research. Non-human primates (NHPs) and mice have made significant contributions to this research, but NHPs are expensive, have a long gestation period, and are available only in small numbers; non-genetically modified mice are resistant to infection. To address these deficiencies, we have established the laboratory opossum, , as a small animal model that complements the mouse and monkey models.
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- Surgical care in the operating room creates a lot of greenhouse gas emissions, making up a third of healthcare's total emissions.
- A big study looked at many articles about how gastrointestinal surgery affects the environment to find ways to make it more sustainable.
- The results showed that using less anesthetic gases and reducing surgical waste can significantly help lessen the impact on the environment, and having special teams to promote these changes is a good idea.
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- Surgeons around the world are interested in making surgery more eco-friendly, so a group was formed to learn more about their thoughts on this topic.
- They sent out a survey to understand how surgeons feel about being sustainable, how much they know about the carbon footprint of their surgeries, and what changes they are willing to make.
- The results showed that most surgeons want to help the environment but don’t know much about how their practices affect it; they prefer learning through online resources.
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- This study investigates the brain development of the marsupial Monodelphis domestica, highlighting its unique postnatal growth due to being born immature without placental support.
- Researchers used RNA-sequencing to analyze the expression of transporters and enzymes in the brains of newborn to juvenile Monodelphis, comparing the findings with data from developing eutherian rats.
- Results showed that Monodelphis has early limitations in drug entry into the brain, but compensates for the lack of placental protection by activating protective mechanisms during brain development.
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- The healthcare system has a big impact on the environment, especially operating rooms, which contribute a lot to carbon emissions.
- Major organizations and governments are working together to make healthcare more sustainable and reduce its carbon footprint.
- A new group called the Sustainability in Surgical Practice task force was formed to promote better practices and encourage actions that help both surgery and the environment.