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Re-Accreditation Confirms High Quality, Ethical Research at Baylor Research Institute

Officials announced today that Baylor Research Institute (BRI), part of the Baylor Health Care System, was recently re-accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). The re-accreditation certifies that BRI maintains efficient systems for monitoring research participant safety and embraces ethical standards higher than required by law in order to protect human participants participating in BRI research programs.

Acne Drug Prevents HIV Breakout

Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a safe and inexpensive antibiotic in use since the 1970s for treating acne effectively targets infected immune cells in which HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, lies dormant and prevents them from reactivating and replicating.

Causes Found for Stiff Skin Conditions

By studying the genetics of a rare inherited disorder called stiff skin syndrome, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have learned more about scleroderma, a condition affecting about one in 5,000 people that leads to hardening of the skin as well as other debilitating and often life-threatening problems. The findings, which appear this week in Science Translational Medicine, open doors to testing new treatments.

Oldest Collegiate Bach Festival Celebrates 78 Years

The annual Baldwin-Wallace College Bach Festival, April 16-18, brings together international soloists, B-W students and faculty, who perform the music of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries.

How ‘Seven Revolutions’ Will Shape the Future

What will our world look like in 15 years? If your organization hasn’t paused to consider this question, Erik Peterson, senior advisor for a prominent D.C. think-tank, says you’re risking your company’s future and bottom line.

Hiring Subsidy Bill Will Not Deliver Jobs as Promised, Says Expert

John H. Bishop, a professor at Cornell University’s ILR School, says the federal hiring bill approved by the Senate on March 17 is less effective than the subsidy proposed by President Barack Obama.