NIH Awards $2.8 Million to Ñý°®Ö±²¥ Researchers and Collaborators
Researchers will work to define the mechanisms governing how cells decide whether to become a mature cell or whether to die. Their work will shed light on how to make transplantable tissues to cure diseases.
Ñý°®Ö±²¥ Harbor Branch to Host Public Forum on Lagoon Health
The theme of the public outreach day of the 2016 Indian River Lagoon Symposium is "Engaging the Public: It's Our Lagoon!"
Ñý°®Ö±²¥'s Harbor Branch to Help Relieve Poverty and Hunger
The saying, "Give a Man a Fish and You Feed Him for a Day. Teach a Man to Fish and You Feed Him for a Lifetime," aptly describes the partnership between Ñý°®Ö±²¥'s Harbor Branch and Aquaculture without Frontiers.
Ñý°®Ö±²¥ Receives NIH Grant to Develop Esophageal Cancer Stent
A bioengineer at Ñý°®Ö±²¥ will develop a novel biodegradable polymer stent that will be designed to prevent complications while at the same time serving as a drug delivery system for esophageal cancer therapy.
Study Shows Benefits of Regular Mammograms Extend to Elderly
A new study shows that black and white women ages 75 to 84 years who had an annual mammogram had lower 10-year breast cancer mortality than corresponding women who had biennial or no/irregular mammograms.
Harbor Branch Unveils Ocean Technology Exhibit
"Sight, Sound and Dynamics in the Sea: The Role of Technology in Ocean Exploration" is the first in a series of exhibits featured under HBOI's "Mission: Ocean Discovery" program.
Ñý°®Ö±²¥ Joins Archaeological Project in Vero Beach
Ñý°®Ö±²¥ is now partnering with the Old Vero Ice Age Sites Committee on one of the oldest and largest archaeological digs of its kind.
Novel Mechanism Identified in Cells in Close Proximity
Ñý°®Ö±²¥ researchers are the first to show that cells in close proximity to each other can sense when a cell is dying due to environmental stressors like UV light and smoke, and eat the cell before it becomes toxic.
First Study to Show Police Leaders' Thoughts on Body Cameras
Researchers from Ñý°®Ö±²¥ and collaborators measured law enforcement leadership attitudes toward police wearing body cameras, and published results of their study in the American Journal of Criminal Justice.
$1.3 Million Grant for New Alzheimer's and Dementia Project
The Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center in Ñý°®Ö±²¥'s Lynn College of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.