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Univ. Spin-Off Developing High-Nutrition Corn
A company spun-off from a university agriculture research lab is developing a variety of corn with more vitamin A and other nutrients missing from most other types.
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Brain Tissue Model Devised for Cancer Drug Testing
A three-dimensional brain tissue model, including a patient’s tumor cells, shows in lab tests an ability to test current and experimental cancer drugs.
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Steps for Building Your Employee Team
In this article, we are going to take a look at four of the steps that you should be taking when you are hiring new employees.
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Wearables Assessed for Clinical Trial Value
An evaluation of wearable devices shows their value for collecting useful data in a clinical trial can vary depending on the purpose of the device.
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Natural Enemy Shown Effective Against Staph Bacteria
A clinical trial shows adding a treatment for drug-resistant infections based on the bacteria’s natural enemies kills more Staphylococcus aureus bacteria than standard antibiotics alone.
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Making Your Business More Secure
Almost half of all business have become victims of cybercrimes at some point, with the average cost of the damage they cause around $2,000.
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Trial Assesses MRI-Guided Radiation Cancer Therapy
A clinical trial is underway to evaluate radiation therapy guided by magnetic resonance imaging, to help encourage its adoption in clinical cancer practice.
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Venture Fund Formed to Back Longevity Research
A new venture capital fund is being formed to finance start-up companies developing technologies that aim to extend healthy human life spans.
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A Caring Approach To Business
Let’s talk about why a caring approach to business breeds profitability and longevity.
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Book Review – The Fifth Risk
Michael Lewis describes in a gripping narrative some of those critical life-protecting functions the federal government performs in his new book The Fifth Risk.