Pandemic caused massive disruption to scientific research
By American Heart Association 十大电子游戏平台
去年年初，新冠肺炎大流行导致一系列轮流关闭，大大减少了对其他疾病的科学研究, temporarily halted many clinical trials, 限制进入实验室和关闭医学研究设施, according to a new report from the American Heart Association.
Yet at the same time, the authors wrote, 通过将资源转向迅速开发治疗方法和疫苗，以抵御全球卫生危机，取得了非凡的成功.
"Over the last 18 months of the 新型冠状病毒肺炎 pandemic, 面对巨大的挑战，我们见证了非凡的科学成就," writing group chair Dr. Elizabeth M. McNally said in a news release. “然而, 世界各地的研究实验室每天都面临着种种障碍，这些障碍始于实验室的关闭, followed by the need to social distance, 疾病, supply chain limitations, 还有许多其他的障碍在每个阶段和每种类型的研究中都存在."
The presidential advisory, published Monday in the AHA journal Circulation，详细介绍了当前和未来心脏病和中风研究的连锁反应. 它敦促立即努力恢复对科学研究的投资, 为受大流行影响的科学家和卫生保健专业人员提供更多的资源, and increase the public's understanding of science.
"The pandemic has illustrated why science matters, 我们必须重新投资于科学基础设施，以重建科学——这样我们就准备好迎接我们面前的下一个挑战," said McNally, 芝加哥西北大学范伯格医学院基因医学中心主任.
When the pandemic hit in early 2020, shelter-in-place orders in the U.S. and nations around the world effectively shut down research labs. 为了安全重新开业，在任何特定十大电子游戏平台只有有限数量的工作人员可以在现场工作. Many clinical trials were halted to protect patient safety. Funding sources were reduced, 研究材料和设备的供应链受到了破坏，现在仍然如此.
The pandemic made it difficult to hire and train needed staff. 许多现有工作人员不得不搁置研究职责，在他们的医院提供新型冠状病毒肺炎护理. What's more, 学校关闭给研究人员和临床医生带来了挑战，他们必须帮助现在在家学习的孩子.
“有年幼孩子的科学家尤其挣扎，因为, for most researchers, 在家里做研究根本是不可能的，因为家里不是实验室," McNally said.
这些挑战不成比例地影响了职业生涯早期的研究人员, 来自种族和民族群体的妇女和科学家在医学领域的代表人数不足, the report found.
As of May 21, roughly 80% of non-COVID trials on ClinicalTrials.gov had been stopped or interrupted, the report found. Many researchers and labs shifted their focus to COVID-related work. 这一大规模的合作努力帮助应对了公共卫生危机，也导致了数据整合和分析方式的进步，这将对未来的研究开展方式产生持久影响.
然而，报告说，需要采取步骤重建科学界. These include increased federal research funding, support for scientists and institutions, more virtual and networking opportunities for scientific meetings, and greater opportunities for collaborative science using 技术. It also urged a long-term commitment to funding education in science, 技术, 通过工程和数学提高公众对科学的理解，建设一个更能抵御公共卫生危机的社会.
"We are at risk of losing a generation of scientists, 这可能会阻碍疾病治疗的进展," Dr. 该报告撰写小组副主席米切尔·埃尔金德(Mitchell Elkind)在十大电子游戏平台稿中说. 埃尔金德是美国心脏协会(AHA)的前任主席，也是纽约市哥伦比亚大学(Columbia University)神经病学和流行病学教授.
“我们必须迅速采取行动，在这些后果变得不可逆转之前，将资源用于解决这个问题,”他说. 我们必须确保这些资源和努力在全社会公平分配，以确保社会各阶层都能受益."
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