Can cells collected from bone marrow repair brain damage in babies with CHD?

Philadelphia, Pa. – (November 18, 2019) – An upcoming clinical trial at Children’s National Hospital will harness cardiopulmonary bypass as a delivery mechanism for a novel intervention designed to stimulate brain growth and repair in children who undergo cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease. The NIH has awarded Children’s National $2.5 million to test the…

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WPI engineers creating miniaturized, wireless oxygen sensor for sick infants

Worcester, Mass. – November 14, 2019 – Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing a sensor the size of a Band-Aid that will measure a baby’s blood oxygen levels, a vital indication of the lungs’ effectiveness and whether the baby’s tissue is receiving adequate oxygen supply. Unlike current systems used in hospitals, this miniaturized…

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Research explores impact of racial discrimination on dating websites for gay, bisexual men

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Race-based discrimination and stereotypes are ubiquitous in the online communities and mobile apps that gay and bisexual men use to search for sexual and romantic partners, research indicates. But because racialized sexual discrimination – also called sexual racism – is a relatively new area of study, researchers currently don’t have a tool…

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George Kent and the Bow Tie of History

Amid all the debate and various through-the-mirror interpretations of Day 1 of the public impeachment inquiry, all the grandstanding, pundit-ing and parsing of testimony, there was one surprising point of fascination among the viewing public: the bow tie worn by George P. Kent, the State Department official in charge of Ukraine. A lot of people…

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