Posts Tagged ‘research’
Progress, hope for Type 1 Diabetes. Challenges, disparities in research – Ocean State Stories
By G. Wayne Miller (originally published by Ocean State Stories on Nov. 21, 2024 – republished here with agreement) November was National Diabetes Month “T1D is a complex autoimmune disease. While our understanding of the disease has advanced significantly, we are still diligently working on the path to better treatments, new therapies, and ultimately, cures…
Read MoreUPDATE: Rhode Island Life Science Hub Inaugural Summit: Industry leaders on collaboration, growth
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Read MoreBU Level 4 Lab condemned for modifying COVID virus. Researchers say guidelines not clear.
The news cycle began in the UK when the Daily Mail carried a story with this headline, “This should be totally forbidden, it’s playing with fire. Experts condemn Boston lab for creating a new deadly Covid strain with an 80% kill rate – warning it could spark a lab-generated pandemic.” Shortly afterward, most major news…
Read MoreRhode Island Foundation awards seed funding for 15 medical research projects
Rhode Island Foundation awards more than $360,000 in seed funding for medical research – Grants are intended to help emerging researchers advance projects to the point where they can compete for national funding The Rhode Island Foundation announced today that it is awarding more than $360,000 in seed funding to 15 promising medical research projects.…
Read MoreURI researchers develop non-invasive saliva COVID-19 test
URI researchers develop new test for coronavirus, launch clinical trial – Non-invasive saliva test increases access, is accurate, simple and cost-effective Researchers at the University of Rhode Island have developed a new COVID-19 test that will soon be put into use across its campuses as a screening and surveillance tool for the COVID-19 virus. The…
Read MoreAntibiotic resistance. Rhode Island’s next health emergency? – Kerry LaPlante, Pharm.D.
by Kerry LaPlante, Pharm.D., F.C.C.P., F.I.D.S.A Last week, I met with Rhode Island congressional staffers as part of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Stand Up to Superbugs initiative. Together with dozens of health care professionals, scientists, farmers, superbug survivors, and others from across the country, I urged our policymakers to prioritize efforts to combat a looming…
Read MoreOperation Warp Speed’s research partners – rushing to save our lives
Pfizer says they ARE part of Operation Warp Speed Just about everything can become political. Even scientific developments. And when it comes to COVID-19, especially so. Learning that Pfizer had developed the first vaccine, estimated to be about 90% effective, was a gleeful moment. From the stock market to other researchers to individuals to the…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, August 22, 2020
Photo: Dr. Anthony Fauci Bobblehead dolls raising money for PPE NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL 42,000 bobblehead dolls of Dr. Anthony Fauci were developed by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and sold at auction, raising over $200K for American Hospital Assoc which has shipped PPE to hospitals in need all around the US (https://store.bobbleheadhall.com). Dr. Fauci…
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