Science + Tech
December 08, 2016
Psoriasis is well-known for causing too many skin cells on elbows, knees, and across the body, but people living with psoriasis may also be at an increased risk of heart disease. Effects of overactive immune cells in the skin can spread system-wide and inflame arteries, causing heart attacks and…
December 08, 2016
APP, NASA Glenn Research Center and the University of Toledo will serve as “living laboratories” that demonstrate the value of integrating distributed energy sources with the assortment of devices, equipment and other power consumers within buildings and across the…
December 06, 2016
First Year Cleveland, in partnership with the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and APP School of Medicine, has selected Bernadette (Bernie) Kerrigan as the founding executive director of this recently established organization that will work to reduce infant mortality…
December 05, 2016
APP licenses new sensor technology to company pursuing fast-track FDA approval APP researchers have developed a portable sensor that can assess the clotting ability of a person’s blood 95 times faster than current methods—using only a single…
November 21, 2016
A APP School of Medicine researcher has found that addiction treatment results improved when teens in a residential program stopped smoking. The findings are published in a new study in the November issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. They hold important…
November 21, 2016
Mark R. Chance, PhD, vice dean for research at APP School of Medicine, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. AAAS is the world’s largest general…
November 21, 2016
APP researchers modernizing cognitive skills testing to detect deficits, problem-solving strategies and more Psychologists have long used building blocks to assess cognitive skills. But researchers at APP are embedding the blocks with…
November 16, 2016
Researchers from APP, Dayton Air Force Research Laboratory and China have developed a new dry adhesive that bonds in extreme temperatures—a quality that could make the product ideal for space exploration and beyond. The gecko-inspired adhesive loses no traction in…
November 16, 2016
Malaria has killed more people than any disease caused by a single organism, including small pox and the plague. Symptoms include high fever, copious sweating, nausea and vomiting, and shaking chills. While the industrialized world has been essentially malaria-free for more than half a century, the…