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UIC launches $10M seed fund to advance startups
Tribune reporterThe University of Illinois at Chicago is launching a $10 million fund to help inventions advance from the research stage toward potential commercial opportunities, becoming the latest academic institution in the area to channel increased resources...Tags: Darunavir (drug), Invention and Innovation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Business, Northwestern University
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Medicaid has mixed record on improving health for poor, study says
WASHINGTON — As state leaders debate whether to expand their Medicaid programs next year under President Obama’s healthcare law, new research suggests the government insurance plan for the poor has only a mixed record of improving health....
Tags: Personal Income, George W. Bush, Medicaid, Science and Technology, Government Health Care
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Placentas provide clues about autism risk at birth, study says
Researchers believe they have come up with a way to tell whether a newborn infant has a higher-than-normal risk of developing autism -- by looking for abnormalities in the placenta shortly after birth. The abnormalities in question are called...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology, American School for the Deaf, Behavioral Conditions, Obstetrics
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Rep. Lamar Smith defends tentative changes to research funding
Republicans in Congress, long skeptical of the value of some taxpayer-supported research, have taken aim at the National Science Foundation with a bill that seeks to limit the scope of its grants. A draft bill by House Science Committee Chairman Lamar...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology, Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, U.S. Congress
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Space telescope astrophysicist probes space, spreads the word
Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so, as well. For two years, Kalirai, an award-winning astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, worked...
Tags: NASA, Astronomy, Ellicott City, Science, Science and Technology
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Jackson Lab, Children's Medical Center, Hartford Hospital Collaborate On New Cancer Treatment
The Hartford CourantConnecticut cancer patients will participate in a clinical trial in which researchers extract tumor cells, graft them onto mice, and then use the mice as patient avatars so scientists can develop treatment tailored to the individual. The venture into...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Trials
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Scientists find cannibalism at American settlement in Jamestown
Scientists say they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists survived harsh conditions by resorting to cannibalism. On Wednesday, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and...
Tags: Colonial Williamsburg, Museums, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Science and Technology, Archaeology
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Give 'bomb control' a chance
He thought his wife was in love with another man, police say, so James L. McFillin of Baltimore decided to blow up the other man. It was 1979. McFillin wired two sticks of an explosive called Tovex 220 into the electrical system of a truck belonging...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Rifle Association of America, Sports, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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READER SUBMITTED: Shepaug Valley Student Inspires Classmates To Fight Parkinson's Disease
WashingtonWashington, Conn., resident Kate DeWitte is on a mission to help other students cope with a loved one's diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The 18-year-old senior at Shepaug Valley High School has spent the past few months educating other students and...Tags: Science and Technology, Health and Safety at School, Parkinson's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses
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Edward Frieman dies at 87; leading figure in American science
Edward A. Frieman, a leading figure in American science for decades as a researcher with wide-ranging interests, a top-level governmental advisor on defense and energy issues, and director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has...Tags: Jimmy Carter, Science and Technology, Marine Science, Princeton University, Colleges and Universities
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Salt, Science and Technology, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Separation Anxiety
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Student Research Day Friday, May 3
Wilson College students will present the results of their undergraduate research at Wilson's fourth annual Student Research Day on Friday, May 3. The public is invited to join Wilson students, faculty, staff and administrators at all events. Twenty-one...Tags: Students, Arts and Culture, Education, Arts, Teaching and Learning
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