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NSU Receives a $2.1 Million Federal Grant to Provide Training to Improve Geriatric Care in South Florida

$2.1 Million Federal Grant issued to Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine to help improve geriatric care in South Florida.

Chemists Discover Method to Create High-Value Chemicals from Biomass

Walter Trahanovsky, an Iowa State professor of chemistry, was trying to produce sugar derivatives from biomass using high-temperature chemistry. He was surprised when his research also produced significant yields of high-value chemicals.

New Warning Signs May Predict Kidney Transplant Failure

Kidney transplants that show a combination of fibrosis (scarring) and inflammation after one year are at higher risk of long-term transplant failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

Occurrence of Increased Kidney Transplant Listings in Patients with Prior Non-Kidney Transplants

Individuals who received a non-kidney organ transplant in the past may be more likely to be listed for a kidney transplant prior to initiation of dialysis (pre-emptive listing) than other candidates, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results indicate that the growth in the numbers of this group of kidney transplant candidates adds to the list of organ allocation challenges.

NIH Awards $1.2 Million to Study Protein Misfolding Diseases

NIH has awarded UMass Amherst a four-year, $1.2 million EUREKA (Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration) grant to study secretory protein folding in the cell’s protein factory, where misfolding can lead to diseases such as cystic fibrosis and liver cirrhosis.

Nonprofits a Surprising Bright Spot in National Jobs Picture

Nonprofit employers are providing one of the few bright spots in the country's dismal employment picture this Labor Day, according to new data released today by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies.

Laser-Based Missile Defense for Helicopters Being Developed

Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M spin-off company.