Take a Petri dish containing crude petroleum and it will release a strong odor distinctive of the toxins that make up the fossil fuel. Sprinkle mushroom spores over the Petri dish and let it sit for two weeks in an incubator, and surprise, the petroleum and its smell will disappear. “The mushrooms consumed the petroleum!” [...]
If you, or someone you know suffers from overactive bladder (otherwise known as OAB or “urge incontinence”), you might qualify for a research study of an approved medication where you can participate from the privacy and comfort of your own home. Subjects who qualify and participate will receive $ 25 each time they complete an [...]
Companies Contribute 15,767 Jobs, $ 755 Million to Utah Economy The University of Utah is No. 1 in the country in starting companies based on university research for the second year in a row, according to an annual survey recently released by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). The survey ranks U.S. universities and [...]
Beginning Dec. 1 (World AIDS Day), movie fans and social networkers will be able to participate in the latest innovation in “filmanthropy.” The Road We Know (www.theroadweknow.com), a new documentary about a youth movement in Botswana aimed at HIV prevention, has teamed up with technology company UbicMedia(TM) and its proprietary PUMit tool to allow audiences [...]
A team of researchers from the University of Utah and the University of Massachusetts identified the first gene associated with frequent herpes-related cold sores. The findings were published in the Dec. 1, 2011, issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Herpes simplex labialis is an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) that [...]
Runoff from the Sierra Nevada, a critical source of California’s water supply, could be enhanced by thinning forests to historical conditions, according to a report from a team of scientists with the University of California, Merced, UC Berkeley and the Environmental Defense Fund. The team proposes to test the hypothesis that forest-management strategies that use [...]
Analysis Comparing Implants With Various Metal, Ceramic and Polyethylene Combinations Shows Equivalent Effectiveness While Presenting Evidence of Safety Concerns Associated With Metal-on-Metal Implants More than 270,000 Americans get hip replacement surgeries every year — a number that is projected to double in the next decade as the population ages. With various options for implants, including [...]
The Government of Canada will be contributing up to $ 2,016,563 to four angel networks and two organizations representing angel networks across southern Ontario. These investments will allow four angel networks, located in Cambridge, Collingwood, Kingston and Toronto, to expand their membership bases. In addition, the Ontario and national organizations will receive contributions to develop [...]
PepperMob today launched its new mobile app, PepperMob Field, on salesforce.com’s AppExchange Mobile, extending the marketplace built for the social enterprise. PepperMob Field is among the first apps to leverage AppExchange Mobile, tapping into the power of the proven Force.com platform, salesforce.com’s social enterprise platform for employee social apps. PepperMob Field is currently available for [...]
Education Online Services Corporation has established an educational partnership with Southern University System to develop and implement multiple online degree programs. It is the aim of Education Online Services Corporation and Southern University to launch multiple online degree programs as early as January 2012. “The Southern University System is excited to work with EOServe Corp. [...]
