UC San Diego Researchers launch combination drug trial to eradicate B-cell malignancies
Credit: UC San Diego Health Fueled by a multimillion dollar grant from the state's stem cell agency, researchers at University of California San Diego School...
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Dr. Botticello receives Neilsen Foundation Grant to improve spinal cord injury outcomes
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - March 9, 2018 - Amanda Botticello, PhD, MPH, has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Craig H....
nTIDE Feb 2018 jobs report: Americans with Disabilities close in on 2 years of job gains
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - March 9, 2018. The major economic indicators held more good news for Americans with disabilities, according to today's...
Newfound clock in blood brain barrier of fruit flies regulates daily permeability
Credit: The lab of Amita Sehgal, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - The blood brain barrier (BBB), like a bouncer outside...
Majority of mining-related injuries and illness in Illinois go unreported
Illnesses and injuries associated with working in Illinois mines are substantially underreported to the federal agency tasked with tracking these events, according to a new...
Sustainable embedded wireless systems reduce environmental impact of ICT
Credit: @IMDEA Networks Institute Renowned international scientists have presented first-level research results on the intersection of embedded systems and wireless networks at the EWSN 2018...
Report identifies options for lowering risk of failure of undersea bolts on offshore oil rigs
WASHINGTON -- A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies strategies for improving the reliability of bolts used in offshore...
Burn specialists report a dramatic increase in burn injury survival over the past 30 years
CHICAGO (March 9, 2018): For many years, people who sustained severe burn injuries often died. But great strides in burn care over the last 30...
Intravenous arginine benefits children after acute metabolic strokes
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Children with mitochondrial diseases who suffered acute metabolic strokes benefited from rapid intravenous treatment with the amino acid arginine, e..
Dupilumab for neurodermatitis: Indication of an added benefit in adults
Dupilumab (trade name: Dupixent) has been approved since September 2017 for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe neurodermatitis (atopic dermatitis) who are...
Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers improve rates, reduce absenteeism
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 9, 2018 - Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers improve participation by as much as 30 percent and...
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture invests in exploratory research
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today awarded grants to support the initial...
Emotional support is key for stroke patients, research suggests
Doctors caring for severe stroke patients need to take account of their psychological needs and help prepare families for the possibility that they may not...
An itch you can’t scratch: Researchers find ‘itch receptors’ in the throats of mice
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have found previously known skin itch receptors in the airways that appear to contribute to bronchoconstriction and...
Tokyo Tech’s six-legged robots get closer to nature
Credit: IEEE ACCESS A study led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has uncovered new ways of driving multi-legged robots by means...
