Many researchers have studied the psychological effects of combat after the fact, but this appears to be the first study to scientifically investigate resilience during wartime.
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Michigan State Leads First Study of Resiliency on the Battlefield, by MSU News
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011New Painkiller May be More Effective Than Morphine with Less Side Effects, by Rebecca Hernandez
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011An experimental painkiller may be more effective and less dangerous than morphine, says a new study led by a Loyola University Health System anesthesiologist.
Chicago Innovation Mentors (CIM) Mentoring Program to Bridge Gap Between Ideas and Innovation
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011One of the biggest challenges to early stage innovation is that it most needs experienced advice when it is least able to attract it, says Alan Thomas, director of UChicagoTech, the University of Chicago’s Office of Technology and Intellectual Property. “A structural problem in Chicago is that at this embryonic point there have been very few resources to turn to,” he says.
Neighborhoods Still Working to Close Digital Gap, by Jeffrey Steele
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011Studies have shown that cost is a major barrier to Internet access, especially in the home. In Chicago, nearly 40 percent of residents do not have the broadband connections required to compete in the Digital Age.
Age doesn’t matter: New genes are as essential as ancient ones
Monday, January 3rd, 2011New genes that have evolved in species as little as one million years ago — a virtual blink in evolutionary history — can be just as essential for life as ancient genes, startling new research has discovered. University of Chicago
Two Books Explore the History and Delights of Honey, Bees and Beehives, by Diana Yates
Monday, January 3rd, 2011Kritsky, a University of Illinois Alumnus, book traces the history of human exploitation of honey bees, starting with the honey hunters’ earliest forays into wild areas to look for swarms they could rob. Gradually humans learned that they could relocate bee swarms into logs, pipes or clay vessels placed closer to home.
C2ST Alum Dr. Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti Helps to Offer Obese Kidney Patients New Hope, by Sherri McGinnis González
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010UIC surgeons have transplanted 13 morbidly obese patients since 2009 and report that all were successful, 100 percent patient and graft survival, with no complications. The team of surgeons includes Dr. Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, head of robotic surgery, Dr. José Oberholzer, and Benedetti.
Smarter Systems Help Busy Doctors Remember, by Marla Paul
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010After one year, the software program significantly improved primary care physicians’ performance and the health care of patients with such chronic conditions as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The program, a new comprehensive approach tied to a doctor’s performance review, also boosted preventive care in vaccinations and cancer and osteoporosis screenings.
Drugs Appear to Stop PTSD in its Tracks, by Rebecca Hernandez
Thursday, December 9th, 2010PTSD is a debilitating mental illness that affects around 8 million Americans. Symptoms include depression, panic attacks, flashbacks and chronic fear and anxiety.
New Institute to Tackle Exascale Computing, by Eleanor Taylor
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010Exascale computing represents the next generation of supercomputers, systems that will be 1,000 times more powerful than the Tianhe-1A—a supercomputer in China that was recently named the fastest in the world… Exascale machines will be measured in exaflops, which are the equivalent of a quintillion, or one million trillion floating point operations per second.
