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ITT Technical Institutes Named Military Friendly Schools by G.I. Jobs
The ITT Technical Institutes have been named military friendly schools by G.I. Jobs. The institutes were recognized for their support to military personnel, veterans and their dependents.

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:59:00 -0700

Study shows treatment for S.aureus skin infection works in mouse model
Scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and University of Chicago have found a promising treatment method that in laboratory mice reduces the severity of skin and soft-tissue damage caused by USA300, the leading cause of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:42:30 -0700

Novartis and collaborators discover novel antimalarial drug candidate
( Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research ) Published this week in Science the findings demonstrate that the antimalarial candidate, spiroindolone NITD609, is effective against both strains of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium (P.) falciparum and P. vivax. Through a novel mechanism NITD609 rapidly clears plasmodium in a malaria mouse model and shows pharmacological properties compatible with ...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:17:14 -0700

Manchester institutes charge for notarizing documents
MANCHESTER — Starting today it will cost $5 to have a document notarized at Town Hall — a service that had been free. It’s not a case of trying to raise money, town officials say of the change, but rather a need to free up busy staffers in already hectic offices.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:37:45 -0700

NIH Awards $1.2 Million To Study Protein Misfolding Diseases
Three University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists have received a four-year, $1.2 million EUREKA grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study folding and misfolding of secretory proteins in the cell's protein factory, the endoplasmic reticulum, where misfolding can lead to diseases such as cystic fibrosis and liver cirrhosis. EUREKA stands for Exceptional, Unconventional ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:27:41 -0700