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UrduMayo Clinic y Boston Scientific Corp. emprendieron en una reciente iniciativa para acelerar el desarrollo de tecnología médica y nuevos tratamientos de invasión mínima para muchas enfermedades que entorpecen la calidad de vida y la longevidad.
Month: August 2019
Discovery of distinct lung cancer pathways may lead to more targeted treatments
Known for its poor prognosis, lung adenocarcinoma is the most common type of lung cancer, responsible for about 4 of 10 diagnoses, according to the National Cancer Institute. Researchers on Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus can now distinguish between two pathways where this deadly cancer can develop. They say their discovery could help future patients. The findings appear in Cancer Cell.
Babson Offers Two-Day Innovation Program for Companies
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Babson Executive Education is launching a new open enrollment program as part of its capability in helping companies drive growth and innovation. The two-day overview — Building A Capability For Breakthrough Innovation — at Babson in October shows innovation leaders, innovation managers and their teams and organizational leaders how to build a capability for breakthrough innovation at a company.
Species aren’t adapting fast enough to cope with climate change, according to new study
Many species are adapting to climate change, but those adaptations aren’t occurring fast enough to guarantee their long-term survival, according to a recent study that analyzed 10,000 published scientific papers. An Iowa State University biologist contributed to the international research team.
GW Experts Available to Comment on Data Breaches
In the wake of one of the largest data breaches ever, experts from the George Washington University are available to discuss cybersecurity from a variety of perspectives. GW’s Flash Studio, a state-of-the-art broadcast studio, is available for remote, live, or…
Neurosurgical Awareness Month 2019
In August 2019, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) has turned the focus of Neurosurgical Awareness Month to the diseases and treatments of the spine. To share information, all of the association’s Patient Pages relating to conditions and treatments of the spine, which reside on www.aans.org, were updated by fellows of the association.
next-generation cameras – dynamic vision sensors, or DVS, to interpret live information
ORNL story tips: Training next-generation sensors to “see,” interpret live data; 3D printing tungsten could protect fusion reactor components; detailed study estimated how much more, or less, energy U.S. residents might consume by 2050 based on seasonal weather shifts; astrophysicists used ORNL supercomputer to create highest-ever-resolution galactic wind simulations; new solar-thermal desalination method improves energy efficiency.
UNC collaborates with NC Department of Public Safety, Durham County Sheriff’s Office on opioid addiction treatment
Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine will collaborate with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the Durham County Sheriff’s Office to implement and evaluate two new opioid addiction treatment programs for people in the criminal justice system.
Textron Aviation joins Innovation Campus at Wichita State University to develop future workforce
Wichita State University and Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. company, have announced the next step in ongoing collaboration efforts to develop the future of the aviation industry and next generation of employees when the company signed a long-term lease at the Wichita State Innovation Campus.
Pitching competition will highlight Iowa State innovation, entrepreneurship at Iowa State Fair
More than 150 Iowa State University entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas to visitors at the ISU exhibit during this month’s Iowa State Fair. The exhibit, “The Great Iowa State Pitch Off: STANDING InnOVATION!,” will be in the Varied Industries building at the Iowa State Fair, held Aug. 8-18.
Case Western Reserve ‘spinout’ company, Convelo Therapeutics, partners with Genentech to develop medicines for neurological disorders
Convelo Therapeutics Inc., a Cleveland company based on the research findings of Paul Tesar and Drew Adams at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has entered into a strategic partnership with Genentech to develop new therapeutic drugs to repair damaged myelin insulation on nerve cells for patients suffering from neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis.
Texas Tech Experts Can Discuss Parent-Teacher Interactions, Kids’ Anxiety, More
Back-to-school time is here again! As students and teachers prepare to begin a new year, parents are preparing for a new routine and new challenges. Whether parents are sending their child off to school for the first time or the…
Fight Colorectal Cancer Manuscript Investigating Colon and Rectal Cancer in Young Adults Published
Newly published manuscript explores risk factors and etiology of sporadic colon and rectal (colorectal) cancer in young adults.
Back to School Tips for Parents
Back to school tips for parents include meeting with teachers early and kids making friends sooner rather than later when they start a new school.
Finance expert can talk back-to-school budgeting tips
For all of the upcoming back-to-school shopping sales, deals and promotions, Stephanie Yates, Ph.D., finance expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham can discuss a wide range of school budgeting tips, including: How to buy school supplies without breaking…
Russian geophysicist available for comment on giant earthquake in California
MOSCOW (MIPT) — Thousands of earthquakes happen across the world each day, shaking the Earth’s surface, reshaping the landscape, and at times posing a threat to the population. While seismologists have come a long way understanding the processes behind earthquakes, the…
County Board of Supervisors Approves $170 Million Five-Year Annual Funding for Patient Care and Physician Medical Education at LAC+USC Medical Center
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a five-year, $170 million annual funding agreement for the Keck School of Medicine of USC to provide patient care services and physician medical education at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center.
DURING KIDS EAT RIGHT MONTH™, MAKING TIME TO EAT TOGETHER PROMOTES HEALTHFUL EATING HABITS
August is Kids Eat Right Month™, when the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its Foundation focus on the importance of healthful eating and active lifestyles for children and their families.
From Japanese basket weaving art to nanotechnology with ion beams
The properties of high-temperature superconductors can be tailored by the introduction of artificial defects. An international research team around physicist Wolfgang Lang at the University of Vienna has succeeded in producing the world’s densest complex nano arrays for anchoring flux quanta, the fluxons.
How Roads Can Help Cool Sizzling Cities
Special permeable concrete pavement can help reduce the “urban heat island effect” that causes cities to sizzle in the summer, according to a Rutgers-led team of engineers. Their study appears in the Journal of Cleaner Production.
Ancient predators inspire visionary research
Insects are inspiring University of South Australia researchers to create new technology based on their extraordinary vision.