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Released: 17-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST
Access to Care, Knowledge About Genetic Testing and Clinical Trials Identified as Key Issues in Landmark Survey of Neuromuscular Community
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)

ONEVoice, a landmark survey funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and conducted by Edge Research, has identified key areas of concern among more than 3,000 respondents – 2,430 adults with neuromuscular disease and 932 caregivers/family members – as well as ways in which many of these concerns can be addressed.

Released: 16-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
ASU professor finds correlation between cochlear implant users' vocal emotional recognition, quality of life
Arizona State University (ASU)

Better vocal emotional recognition correlates to a better quality of life. Cochlear implant users often confuse happiness with anger.

Released: 16-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
New Mayo Clinic-ASU MedTech Accelerator opens applications
Arizona State University (ASU)

The Mayo Clinic-ASU MedTech Accelerator, a collaboration between Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University that is designed specifically for medical device and health care technology companies, is now accepting applications.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
ASU Online undergraduate degrees ranked No. 2 in the nation by US News & World Report
Arizona State University (ASU)

The online undergraduate program at Arizona State University has been ranked No. 2 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, earning a score of 98 out of 100. Four online master’s degree programs at ASU also were ranked in the top 10 in the country.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
ASU engineering ranks in U.S. News’ top 10 best online programs
Arizona State University (ASU)

Innovative technology and award-winning faculty propel Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering to #9 among online graduate engineering programs nationwide

Released: 15-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Adapting protocol pioneered for Zika, researchers find West Nile Virus now a permanent part of Arizona ecosystem
Northern Arizona University

With winter temperatures in Maricopa County rarely dipping below freezing--60 degrees and raining, like today, is one of its more wintry days--Arizona is a perfect home for virus-carrying mosquitoes to overwinter, allowing the virus to survive.

   
Released: 15-Jan-2019 8:00 AM EST
MDA Awards Venture Philanthropy Grant to AcuraStem to Develop Novel Treatment for ALS
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)

The Muscular Dystrophy Association has awarded an MDA Venture Philanthropy (MVP) grant totaling $300,000 over two years to AcuraStem Incorporated to support preclinical development of a novel small molecule therapeutic for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Released: 4-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
The Science of Consciousness TSC 2019Interlaken - Switzerland June 25-28, 2019
Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona

The Science of Consciousness (TSC) 2019 is the 26th annual international interdisciplinary conference on fundamental questions and cutting-edge issues connected with conscious experience. https://www.tsc2019-interlaken.ch/

Released: 2-Jan-2019 8:05 AM EST
NAU’s Trujillo on team discovering farthest solar system object ever seen
Northern Arizona University

Astronomy professor Chad Trujillo is on a team that's searching for Planet X, and while they're still looking for the elusive orb, the team has discovered other planets and more moons around Jupiter.

Released: 7-Dec-2018 12:00 PM EST
Animals help mitigate climate change through influence on carbon cycle, according to interdisciplinary team of remote sensing scientists
Northern Arizona University

Scott Goetz and Chris Doughty of Northern Arizona University participated in a study published in the journal Science that shows animals play a significant role in mitigating the effects of climate change by mediating carbon exchange between ecosystems and the atmosphere.

Released: 6-Dec-2018 6:05 PM EST
Thunderbird’s Master of Global Management degree named No. 1 in Times Higher Education/Wall Street Journal 2019 Business Schools Report
Arizona State University (ASU)

Thunderbird is the only US-based school in the report’s top 5 “Master in Management” degrees.

   
3-Dec-2018 3:05 PM EST
Hysterectomy Linked to Memory Deficit in an Animal Model
Arizona State University (ASU)

The non-pregnant uterus is commonly assumed to be an unimportant organ. One third of American women have a hysterectomy by age 60, often before natural menopause. Arizona State University researchers have found an animal model of hysterectomy resulted in decreased memory capacity and an altered hormonal profile within two months after surgery. The study suggests an important role for the uterus that could impact cognitive aging.

Released: 3-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Bioarchaeologist receives NSF grant to study rise and fall of ancient societies in southern Peru
Northern Arizona University

Corina Kellner of Northern Arizona University will use a Senior Archaeology Award to fund two summers of research in southern Peru to study the development, expansion and collapse of the Nasca and Wari societies during the Andean Middle Horizon period at Huaca del Loro.

   
Released: 30-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
ASU research finds that women earn 18 percent less than men in online job market
Arizona State University (ASU)

A team at ASU has analyzed a huge data set from an online labor market and discovered that women earn less than men in technology work — primarily because of the women's choices in seeking jobs.

Released: 28-Nov-2018 5:05 PM EST
Researchers visually track disease transmission, reveals previously unknown connections
Northern Arizona University

The study, which was recently published in Nature, tracked how disease is spread by placing colored dust on hibernating bats to mimic how a fungal pathogen is transferred from one individual to another. Then, biologists found connections between how the dust moves and actual diseases spread.

Released: 28-Nov-2018 12:05 PM EST
So tired you can't even...make ethical decisions
Arizona State University (ASU)

Sleep deprivation can have a negative impact on ethical decision-making, says ASU professor

   
Released: 26-Nov-2018 1:05 PM EST
Professors investigate potential cultural barriers to Indigenous peoples’ success in STEM fields
Northern Arizona University

Jani Ingram and Angelina Castagno of Northern Arizona University received an NSF grant to study the ethical issues Indigenous students and professionals experience in STEM fields and the extent to which spiritual beliefs and taboos create barriers to the pursuit of STEM-related careers.

   


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