CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2018 By: Louise Lerner Scales are the material of choice for animals from pangolins to fish: They’re customizable, water-friendly, strong but flexible, and easy to fix when damaged. Scientists would like to recreate this unique structure—they can imagine uses from medical implants to flexible electronics—but it’s proved difficult[Read More…]
Month: January 2018
Davos: UN Rights Chief Stresses Leading Role of Businesses in Ending LGBTI Discrimination
SWITZERLAND—(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2018 – With major companies joining the growing list of early adopters of United Nations standards to promote equality for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, the UN human rights chief on Friday highlighted the private sector’s crucial leadership role in ensuring the dignity and equal[Read More…]
Brain-scan Guided Emergency Stroke Treatment Can Save More Lives
NIH-funded study finds patients treated up to 16 hours after stroke showed positive outcomes. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2018 By: Barbara McMakin Advances in brain imaging can identify a greater number of stroke patients who can receive therapy later than previously believed, according to a new study. The results of the[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Certain Digestive Tract Cancers
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2018 By: Angela Stark The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lutathera (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate) for the treatment of a type of cancer that affects the pancreas or gastrointestinal tract called gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). This is the first time a radioactive drug, or[Read More…]
Inventories and Rising Trade Deficit Hold Down Fourth-Quarter GDP
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2018 By: Dean Baker The savings rate is at the lowest level since the peak of the housing bubble. The Commerce Department reported that GDP grew at a 2.6 percent annual rate in the fourth-quarter, somewhat less than most economists had predicted. The weaker-than-expected growth was the[Read More…]
Earthjustice: President Trump Continues Outrageous Attempt to Hold Dreamers Hostage for Senseless Border Wall
People’s futures are not bargaining chips Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2017 By: Raul Garcia The Trump White House will issue a proposal to address the crisis that 800,000 Dreamers and other young immigrants are facing in exchange of $25 billion for border wall funding plus myriad, extreme cuts to family[Read More…]
Hubble Finds Substellar Objects in the Orion Nebula
Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- In an unprecedented deep survey for small, faint objects in the Orion Nebula, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered the largest known population of brown dwarfs sprinkled among newborn stars. Looking in the vicinity of the survey stars, researchers not only found several very-low-mass brown dwarf[Read More…]
Tickets Now on Sale for The Drama Group’s Children’s Theater Presentation of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2018 By: Tina Zagone The Drama Group is always pleased to present quality live theatre for children, schools and daycare. This season we bring you the beloved classic, ‘Little Red Riding Hood,’ directed by Charlie Misovye. Performances will be held at The Drama Group’s Milord Studio Theatre[Read More…]
Illinois Bill to Pull Out of Controversial Crosscheck Program Moving Forward
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2018 By: Indivisible Social State lawmakers have set a public hearing date for legislation to protect Illinois voter data by pulling state voter data out of the national Crosscheck program. The hearing on SB2273, crafted in partnership between Indivisible Chicago and state lawmakers, is scheduled for January 30,at 1:30[Read More…]
Chicago Teachers Union to Begin Counting Members’ Votes on Merging with Unionized Charter Educators
Couriers will begin delivering ballot packages from CPS public schools to CTU headquarters around 2p.m. Friday. Provisional results expected later Friday. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2018 By: Chris Geovanis Beginning at 2 p.m. Friday, January 26, couriers will begin delivering packets of ballots from each of more than 500 Chicago public[Read More…]
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