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‘Butterfly Biology 101’ topic of program at library – The Spokesman-Review (blog)

Posted: Published on March 14th, 2017

MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017, 6 A.M. NATURE -- "Basic Butterfly Biology" and spotlight on five Eastern Washington species of conservation concern will be presented in a free program by members of the Washington Butterfly Association, 6 p.m., Wednesday, Room 1A, Downtown Public Library, 906 W. Main St. in Spokane. One of the exciting announcements on our upcoming meeting will be regarding treasure hunting. Our March 15th meeting will cover five Eastern Washington Butterfly Species of Conservation Concern, and what we are doing to track them! It will be followed by an introduction on DVD by noted lepidopterist Jonathan Pelham on Basic Butterfly Biology Ann Potter and Wendy Connolly will discuss a new citizen science project in which WBA members are partnering with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to complete through the next several seasons to track the populations of five butterfly species. The program also includes butterfly expert Jonathan Pelhams fast paced and humorous introduction to butterfly biology, recorded from a presentation he gave to Seattle members. Continue reading here: 'Butterfly Biology 101' topic of program at library - The Spokesman-Review (blog) … Continue reading →

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New report examines the Global bioinformatics market is expected to reach USD 22.78 billion by 2024 – WhaTech

Posted: Published on March 14th, 2017

Details WhaTech Channel: Medical Market Research Published: 14 March 2017 Submitted by Shubham Dwivedi WhaTech Pro+ News from Data Bridge Market Research Viewed: 1 times Global bioinformatics market is expected to reach USD 22.78 billion by 2024 from USD 6.54 billion in 2016, at a CAGR of 16.8% in the forecast period 2017 to 2024. The global bioinformatics market is segmented based on industry, product type, service and application.. Based on industry, the bioinformatics market is segmented into molecular medicine, drug development, clinical diagnostics, agriculture, forensic, animal, academics and research, environmental and gene therapy. Based on product type, the bioinformatics market is segmented into sequencing platforms, knowledge management tools and bioinformatics software. Based on applications, the bioinformatics market is segmented into preventive medicine, molecular medicine, genomics, drug development, transcriptomics and, other biotechnological applications. Based on services, the bioinformatics market is segmented into data analysis, sequencing, data integration among others. Request for sample pages: databridgemarketresearch.com/reports/global-bioinformatics-market/ Based on geography the market is segmented into 5 geographical regions, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America and rest of the world. The geographical regions are further segmented into 24 major countries such as U.S. Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, U.K., Belgium, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey, Japan, China, … Continue reading →

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Pain in the Neck – Newswise – Newswise (press release)

Posted: Published on March 14th, 2017

Newswise For millions of sufferers, there is nothing more debilitating than chronic back or joint pain. It can feel like a lifetime of misery. But researchers led by University of Utah bioengineering assistant professor Robby Bowles have discovered a way to curb chronic pain by modulating genes that reduce tissue- and cell-damaging inflammation. This has applications for many inflammatory-driven diseases, Bowles says. It could be applied for arthritis or to therapeutic cells that are being delivered to inflammatory environments that need to be protected from inflammation. The teams discovery was published in a new paper this month, CRISPR-Based Epigenome Editing of Cytokine Receptors for the Promotion of Cell Survival and Tissue Deposition in Inflammatory Environments, in a special issue of Tissue Engineering. University of Utah bioengineering doctoral student, Niloofar Farhang, co-authored the study, which is a collaborative project between the University of Utah, Duke University and Washington University in St. Louis. In chronic back pain, for example, slipped or herniated discs are a result of damaged tissue when inflammation causes cells to create molecules that break down tissue. Typically, inflammation is natures way of alerting the immune system to repair tissue or tackle infection. But chronic inflammation can instead lead … Continue reading →

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UW Center for Dialysis Innovation gets $15M grant to improve … – GeekWire

Posted: Published on March 14th, 2017

Jonathan Himmelfarb, co-director of the UWs Center for Dialysis Innovation and also director of the UWs Kidney Research Institute. (UW Photo) Dialysis can be a life-saving treatment forthe millions of people across the globe who face kidney failure. But despite the importance of this treatment, the technology behind it is still essentially the same as when the process was pioneered at the University of Washington in Seattle in the early 60s. Now, a new UW center is hoping to revolutionize the technology again. The Center for Dialysis Innovation brings together researchers from around the university with the goal of greatly improving dialysis technology, and it just received a $15 million grant from nonprofit dialysis providerNorthwest Kidney Centers to pursue that goal. Northwest Kidney Centers says the grant will support startup projects within the Center for Dialysis Innovation, with the goal of one day developing dialysis technology that can completely restore kidney health. Dialysis is currently the only treatment for kidney failure, short of a kidney transplant. Today, over 450,000 people in the U.S. are on dialysis, and the life expectancy for those patients is only 3 to 5 years. We are excited about the Center for Dialysis Innovation because it … Continue reading →

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Grey's Anatomy – BuddyTV (blog)

Posted: Published on March 14th, 2017

Nathan Riggs had us all swooning when he finally asked Meredith out on an official date on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. Of course in true Mer form, she told him she needed to think about it before she gave him an actual answer. She probably knows that once she goes down that route, that will take whatever it is they're doing to a completely new level. But I'm all for it! I figured she needed my help to figure out if Nathan is really right for her. So I wanted to give her a few reasons to consider why she should give him a real chance. It's Beyond Time I think we can all agree that it's time. It's been a couple of seasons since Shonda Rhimes made me and millions of others livid with Derek's tragic and shocking death. Meredith went through her dark phase, as any woman would. And Derek's passing is almost like a faint memory as the show has clearly moved on without him. Now, it's time for Meredith to be in a serious relationship. She definitely deserves to be happy after everything she has gone through. Grey's Anatomy Prepares to Lose a Doctor>>> He Just Might … Continue reading →

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Scoop: GREY'S ANATOMY on ABC – Thursday, March 30, 2017 – Broadway World

Posted: Published on March 14th, 2017

In the episode Be Still, My Soul, when Maggies moms health deteriorates, the doctors are at odds over how to treat her. Meanwhile, Richard comes to grips with Baileys betrayal over the Residency Program, on Greys Anatomy, THURSDAY, MARCH 30 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. Greys Anatomy stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber, Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt, Jessica Capshaw as Arizona Robbins, Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery, Sarah Drew as April Kepner, Caterina Scorsone as Amelia Shepherd, Camilla Luddington as Jo Wilson, Jerrika Hinton as Stephanie Edwards, Kelly McCreary as Maggie Pierce, Jason George as Ben Warren, Martin Henderson as Nathan Riggs and Giacomo Gianniotti as Andrew DeLuca. Greys Anatomy was created and is executive produced by Shonda Rhimes (Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder), Betsy Beers (Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder) and Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan). William Harper, Stacy McKee, Zoanne Clack and Debbie Allen are executive producers. Greys Anatomy is produced by ABC Studios. Guest Starring is Marika Dominczyk as Eliza Minnick, LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Diane Pierce and Richard Lawson as Bill Pierce. … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of an Historic Northeast Blizzard – Warming Trend Here – 60F by Sunday? – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted: Published on March 14th, 2017

Potentially Historic Blizzard Shuts Down Northeast Meteorologists are prone to pangs of jealousy. You see, we all want the most interesting, peculiar weather to show up over our respective cities. It gives us something to babble about - it makes us feel important. So you can only imagine how much I'd like to be in New York City or Boston today. A late-season blizzard will drop snow at a rate of 2-3 inches/hour with thunder and lightning; winds topping 50 mph creating hour after hour of white-out conditions. The northeast will effectively shut down for the next 48 hours. According to FiveThirtyEight New York has seen only 5 snowstorms of a foot or more in March or April since 1870. California just had the wettest winter in 122 years; now a super-sized blizzard for New England? There's more water in the air - more fuel for blizzards and floods. We've had our (3-inch) drama here at home. Take a mental snapshot of the snow in your yard - it'll be gone within 2 days. 40s return Thursday with 50s early next week. Models suggest a mild, Pacific breeze into late March. Spring won't come as early as 2012, but 2-3 … Continue reading →

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Switzerland researchers advance smart neuroprosthetics for … – Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2017

Switzerland-based Ecole polytechnique fdrale de Lausanne researchers are studying intelligent neuroprosthetics with the potential to help those with neurological dysfunction. Here are six observations: 1. Dr. Grgoire Courtine demonstrated paralyzed primates could walk with the help of a smart neuroprosthetic system, "brain-spine interface." The interface decodes brain signals and stimulates the spinal cord to contract leg muscles for a walking motion. 2. Also, Dr. Courtine found paralyzed rats could recover from spinal cord injuries with a few weeks of rehabilitation, leveraging electro-chemical stimulation and physiotherapy with a robotic harness. 3. Clinical trials are testing the spine aspect of the brain-spine interface on people with partial paralysis in clinical trials. 4. As opposed to working toward spinal cord neural regrowth, Dr. Courtine studies the plasticity of the nervous system. 5. The neuroprosthetic protocols feature implantable electrodes equipped with the ability to read neural activity, stimulate nerves and bypass nerve injury for biological function restoration. 6. These electrodes, however, often lead to inflammation and tissue aggravation when implanted. To fix this problem, Dr. Stphanie Lacour designed e-Dura implants, flexible electrodes that conform to the body with the intention of lessening inflammation. More articles on spine: Would back pain patients let non-physicians decide … Continue reading →

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InVivo Therapeutics Reports 2016 Year-end Financial Results and Business Update – OrthoSpineNews

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2017

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.(BUSINESS WIRE)InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016. Mark Perrin, InVivos CEO and Chairman, said, 2016 was a year marked by meaningful and significant progress. In 2016, we: We ended the year with approximately $33 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities that we project will fund us into the second quarter of 2018, by which time we expect to be able to submit the HDE application for marketing approval of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold. Over the coming quarters, we will continue to make progress toward this goal by enrolling more patients, increasing sites, expanding into the U.K., and completing enrollment of the INSPIRE study, which we are now projecting will occur in the third quarter of 2017. In addition to the progress with INSPIRE, we also plan to initiate our first study in cervical SCI in Canada in the coming months. Cervical SCI represents a higher risk, higher reward indication in which the effects of neural preservation, regeneration or remyelination may be more dramatically demonstrated. I am excited at the prospect of building upon last years advances and continuing our journey to redefine the lives of patients with spinal … Continue reading →

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What is an Acquired Brain Injury? – SBS

Posted: Published on March 13th, 2017

The recovery process from an ABI differs significantly between patients due to individual circumstances. After patients leave the acute sector of a hospital they often spend a period of time in a rehabilitation ward or an ABI specialist rehab unit. When they are discharged to the community patients are designated case workers to assist with the rehabilitation process. Professor Perminder Sachdev says while the brain has a capacity to regenerate after an ABI, he says few patients return to their full abilities after an ABI. He also says there needs to better rehabilitation facilities available and different types of facilities including more physical rehabilitation options. We have to make our rehabilitation programs more comprehensive and look at other aspects of rehabilitation as well, Perminder says. Lisa Bryants daughter Ricky has a seizure when in 2015 at 23 years old and went from being very independent to requiring her mothers full time care. Lisa is no longer able to go to work, but along with the financial struggle, she says there has been an emotional toll of caring for her daughter who is now unable to perform basic function. You take what happens, you care for the child that you have, … Continue reading →

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