Improves potential to help Parkinson’s, other degenerative diseases Human neurons (red) extend neural outgrowths across the 3D scaffold. Prabhas Moghe, Rutgers. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. National Institutes of Health-funded scientists have developed a 3D micro-scaffold technology that promotes reprogramming of stem cells into neurons, and supports growth of neuronal connections[Read More…]
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Experimental Dengue Vaccine Protects All Recipients in Virus Challenge Study
Vaccine developed by NIH and FDA scientists A female Aedes mosquito, which spreads dengue virusNIAID Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. A clinical trial in which volunteers were infected with dengue virus six months after receiving either an experimental dengue vaccine developed by scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 12, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 265,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 259,000 to 258,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Illinois Budget Battle Jeopardizes College Access and Affordability
Students gather in the Illinois State Capitol to lobby their lawmakers against budget cuts affecting education spending on October 20, 2015. Source: AP/Seth Perlman ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The future of public higher education is on shaky footing in Illinois. As a budget impasse that froze all state funding to[Read More…]
ACLU Sues for Federal Records on Grant to Religious Group That Obstructs Trafficking Victims’ Access to Reproductive Health Care
FOIA Lawsuit Demands Records on $2 Million Contract to U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed suit to obtain records related to the federal government’s award of funds to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which has routinely denied survivors of[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry on on Daesh and Genocide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. In 2014, the terrorist group Daesh began to seize territory in Syria and Iraq, overrunning major cities and committing atrocities. The United States responded quickly by denouncing these horrific acts and – more importantly – taking coordinated actions to counter them.[Read More…]
Omron Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd. to Pay $4.55 Million for Bid Rigging on Power Window Switches
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Omron Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $4.55 million criminal fine for conspiring to rig bids on power window switches installed in Honda Civics sold to U.S. consumers, the Department of Justice today announced. “Omron and its co-conspirators targeted the[Read More…]
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL and Possessing Firearms as a Felon
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2016. A Sheffield Lake, Ohio, man pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, as well as firearms violations. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, Acting U.S. Attorney Carole[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Announcing Judge Merrick Garland as his Nominee to the Supreme Court
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden talk with Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland in the Oval Office, prior to a Rose Garden statement announcing Chief Judge Garland as the President’s nominee to the United States Supreme Court, March 16, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Washington[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, March 16, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2016 – 1:50 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Always fun to cover a little history, right? This has made plenty of news today. I don’t think I have anything to add to it at this point. But I’m happy to take your questions on the Supreme Court nomination[Read More…]
