Drexel University's plasma medicine technologies were licensed to Plasma Technologies, Inc.(PTI), a Texas-based company that intends to design, patent and market medical devices related to wound healing and care, prevention of hospital borne infections, and other medical applications.
Drexel University professor Gail Hearn heralded the official opening this week of a wildlife research station on Equatorial Guinea's Bioko Island, the first such facility in the region and a long time goal for Hearn. The field station is expected to boost wildlife conservation efforts in the oil-rich African country and enhance educational opportunities for its people.
The Drexel University School of Public Health was awarded an Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) grant from the National Institutes of Health for more than $14,300,000 to examine risk factors and the development of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in expectant mothers and their babies.
The behavior of children with autism may improve during a fever, according to a first-of-kind study. Researchers hypothesize that fever may restore nerve cell communications in regions of the autistic brain. The restoration may help children improve socialization skills during a fever.
Why do some people solve problems more creatively than others? Are people who think creatively different from those who tend to think in a more methodical fashion? A study led by John Kounios of Drexel University and Mark Jung-Beeman of Northwestern University answers these questions by comparing the brain activity of creative and noncreative thinkers.
Drexel University engineers are researching methods to establish the safe load capacity of aging concrete bridges in West Virginia.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to Drexel University chemistry professor Dr. Alan Bandy to conduct research on Earth's cooling system and how it affects climate change.
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In a study of more than 1,000 void galaxies, using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, astronomers from Drexel and Widener Universities found that the growth of monster black holes "“ with masses millions to hundreds of millions times that of our sun "“are found where galaxies are sparse and interact very little with each other.
A Drexel University engineering professor has developed a millimeter-size cantilever biosensor that can detect cells and proteins in trace samples and in only minutes. The sensor could have wide applications in medical diagnostic testing (prostate cancer), detecting contamination in food products (E. coli bacteria) and monitoring for biothreat agents (anthrax).
Drexel University College of Engineering researchers have successfully developed carbon nanotube-tipped pipettes that could become key to cell biology in-situ DNA sequencing and organelle-targeted drug delivery.
In partially solving a mystery that has baffled archeologists for centuries, a Drexel University professor has determined that the Great Pyramids of Giza are constructed with a combination of not only carved stones but the first blocks of limestone-based concrete cast by any civilization.
Drexel University and Boca Raton, Fla.-based NanoBlox Inc. researchers have shown that the mechanical characteristics of electroless nickel-boride coatings deposited on steel can be significantly improved upon the addition of small amounts of nanosized diamond particles into deposition baths.
From lymphedema to LympheDIVA: three friends and young breast cancer survivors have made it their mission to help breast cancer survivors manage their lymphedema in a fashionable way, and inspire them to feel attractive, strong, and confident.
Researchers from Drexel University and the University of Brighton in the U.K. have achieved groundbreaking results, which may significantly improve the treatment of sepsis. Their article has been published in the December issue of Biomaterials.
At the nanometer scale, composition and characterization of materials leads to new discoveries for researchers around the world. To springboard this research, Drexel University will officially open its doors to a new state-of-the-art facility available to worldwide researchers on October 25, 2006.
As the Food and Drug Administration takes days to track down the source of the E. coli outbreak, Dr. Raj Mutharasan is optimizing a sensor that can enable growers to do the job themselves in a few minutes.
Imagine having computer memory so dense that a cubic centimeter contains 12.8 million gigabytes (GB) of information. Imagine an iPodTM playing music for 100 millennia without repeating a single song or a USB thumb-drive with room for 32.6 million full-length DVD movies.
Why do "Aha!" moments sometimes come easily and sometimes not at all? A new study reveals that patterns of brain activity before people even see a problem predict whether they will solve it with or without a sudden insight.
Food historian William Woys Weaver, who has devoted more than 30 years of research into the origins of the traditional kitchen garden, has joined Drexel University and is teaching culinary arts students how to plant an heirloom garden in a very nontraditional setting"”on Drexel's urban campus.
Drexel University has deployed next-generation wireless security technology developed by Drexel researchers. The technology is designed to enhance communications and response times for campus public safety personnel. Among its features, the technology allows GPS tracking of officers' locations and the transmission of map directions.
Realizing the importance of finding hematoma as soon as possible after the injury, a team of Drexel University biomedical engineers has created the InfraScanner(tm), the first handheld device that medical professionals can use to detect brain hematoma at the accident scene.
"I chose the name Langdon for a combination of reasons," said Dan Brown, DaVinci Code author. "The name first occurred to me as a tribute to one of my favorite artists, John Langdon, who not entirely coincidentally is a passionate art-lover and a teacher like Robert Langdon."
As a service to the news media, faculty from Drexel University and MCP Hahnemann University will be available for comment on their area of expertise.
Physicians in MCP Hahnemann University's cardiology and pulmonary clinical practices are participating in a three-month beta test program using the Palm VII Connected Organizer (Palm Pilot) in an effort to streamline patient care.
Drexel will operate as a fully wireless CyberCampus as of fall 2000, University President Constantine Papadakis recently announced.
There will soon be no leatherback turtles left in the Pacific Ocean, according to a Drexel University environmental science professor and his colleagues whose findings appear in the June Nature Magazine.
Bringing together medical leaders from throughout the East Coast, Drexel and MCP Hahnemann Universities present "Challenges Confronting IRBs on the Protection of Human Research Subjects."
In a development that promises to further strengthen MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine's recovery, Michael D. Ezekowitz, a world authority on atrial fibrillation, has been named chair of the School's Department of Medicine.
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