Newswise HAMMOND An increasing number of hazardous waste disposal sites are using nanotechnology and nanomaterials in their environmental remediation efforts, leaving open questions about the safety of such techniques. An inaugural national workshop will be held at Southeastern Louisiana University June 5-7 to try to provide some answers to the questions and concerns on the safe use of nanomaterials in environmental remediation. Nanomaterials are tiny engineered particles, often smaller than the width of a human air, that are being synthesized and formed to perform specific functions in medicine delivery, pharmacology, industry and environmental remediation. Continue reading
Tag Archives: university
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine – 2013 Graduation Ceremony – Video
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine – 2013 Graduation Ceremony By: Armory Track Continue reading
Freedom Slam Boomers 10-4 to Take Series
May 23, 2013 – Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom The Freedom found their bats in a 10-4 rout of the Schaumburg Boomers in the Rubber match of the three game series. The victory gave the Freedom their first series win of the season. The Boomers opened the scoring in the first inning on an RBI single by first baseman Steve McQuail to take a 1-0 lead. Continue reading
International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel VI: Future Analogs – Video
International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel VI: Future Analogs May 18, 2013 Physicians and biomedical scientists gather to discuss space medicine research at this annual conference organized by the Baker Institute and Ba… By: Rice University's Baker Institute Continue reading
International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel II: Planning for Long-duration Missions – Video
International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel II: Planning for Long-duration Missions May 17, 2013 Physicians and biomedical scientists gather to discuss space medicine research at this annual conference organized by the Baker Institute and Ba… By: Rice University's Baker Institute Continue reading
International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel III: Maximizing Scientific Return – Video
International Space Medicine Summit 2013 — Panel III: Maximizing Scientific Return May 17, 2013 Physicians and biomedical scientists gather to discuss space medicine research at this annual conference organized by the Baker Institute and Ba… By: Rice University's Baker Institute Continue reading
201305-09 Gary Taubes QA CU Medical School – Video
201305-09 Gary Taubes QA CU Medical School Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories, and Why We Get Fat, speaks before the University of Colorado Medical School in May 2013. In this Q A, he answers questions from Larry Hunter,… By: Shelley Schlender Continue reading
Philip LeSueur graduates from medical school
Submitted photo Philip LeSueur reacts with pleasure having graduated from medical school. The 2003 St. David High School graduate will do a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency program for four years with Banner Good Samaritan and Phoenix Childrens hospitals in Phoenix. Continue reading
HHS-CCSC Awards Honor Efforts to Eliminate Health Care-Associated Infections
Newswise The Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces recipients in the 2013 National Awards Program to Recognize Achievements in Eliminating Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs) Continue reading
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Announces Licensing Agreement with CU Aerospace to Market Unique …
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) and CU Aerospace have entered into a licensing agreement through which CU Aerospace will act as a vendor for Thermosys software, developed by Dr. Andrew Alleyne Continue reading
Celerion Appoints Dr. Bruce Morimoto as Executive Director, Applied Translational Medicine
LINCOLN, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Celerion is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Bruce Morimoto as Executive Director of Applied Translational Medicine. Dr. Continue reading
uniQure and Consortium to Receive EUR 2.5 Million Eurostars Grant to Develop RNAi Gene Therapy for Huntington's Disease
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — uniQure B.V., a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today announced that with its consortium partners it is to receive a EUR 2.5 million Eurostars grant to develop an RNA interference (RNAi) gene therapy for Huntington’s disease. The consortium is a pan-European collaboration consisting of uniQure as the coordinator, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland, University Medical Center Gttingen, Germany, and Maria Curie-Skodowska University, Poland. Continue reading
Non-native goats and iguanas threaten Pacific islands
Feral goats and green iguanas wreaking havoc with the ecosystems in the small islands in the Pacific, biologists warn, in two separate studies published in Pacific Science last month, calling for control or elimination of these animals. The animals have been introduced there by humans, but are now threatening the survival of native wildlife. Feral goats rapidly deplete grazing lands, the first paper warns, while green iguanas threaten the local horticultural industry, according to the second study Continue reading
Dr. Tom Reh on Stem Cell Therapy – Video
Dr. Tom Reh on Stem Cell Therapy www.fightblindness.org | Thomas Reh, Ph.D, of the University of Washington, discusses how stem cell therapy, a term for using stem cells to treat and prevent… By: FndFightingBlindness Continue reading
Dr. David Gamm on Stem Cell Therapy – Video
Dr. Continue reading
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission goes to development
NASAs first asteroid sample return mission took a step closer to reality on Wednesday, as the OSIRIS-REx project was cleared for development and testing. Scheduled to launch in 2016, the mission passed a series of detailed project assessments and now goes on to the development phase Continue reading
The Paradigm Shift of Nanotechnology: Consequences of Status Quo Lab Attitudes – Video
The Paradigm Shift of Nanotechnology: Consequences of Status Quo Lab Attitudes With Stephanie Vasko, student panelist. Continue reading
2013 School of Medicine Gala: Why Do I Give? – Video
2013 School of Medicine Gala: Why Do I Give? Brian J. Continue reading
Cytomedix to Present at the World Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Congress 2013
GAITHERSBURG, MD–(Marketwired – May 17, 2013) – Cytomedix, Inc. (OTCQX: CMXI), a regenerative therapies company commercializing and developing innovative platelet and adult stem cell technologies, announced today that Edward Field, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, has been invited to make a presentation on Partnering & Collaboration at the World Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Congress 2013, which will be held May 21-23, 2013 in London, United Kingdom. Continue reading
MMRGlobal Adds Concierge Medicine Specialist Jeremy Fine, M.D. and Pediatrician and New York Times Best-Selling Author …
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – May 17, 2013) – MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) (“MMR”), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs) MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and MMRPro document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced the addition of two new members to its Medical Board of Advisors.Dr. Continue reading