NIH awards grants under Biomedical Research on the International Space Station

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the first new grants under the Biomedical Research on the International Space Station (BioMed-ISS) initiative, a collaborative effort between NIH and NASA. Using a special microgravity environment that Earth-based laboratories cannot replicate, researchers will explore fundamental questions about important health issues, such as how bones and ...

Laughlin in brief - a collection of area events.

LAUGHLIN - The Laughlin Chamber of Commerce “Business After Hours” mixer, the first of the 2010-11 season, originally scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 9, has been advanced to today, Sept. 8, at the Golden Nugget in Tarzan's at 5:30 p.m. on Casino Drive.

Quake-hit workers get $15m package

The Government is to pay workers in small businesses forced to close because of the earthquake $350 a week each.

Smith discusses small business in G.I.

The largest roadblock when starting a small business and for keeping that business afloat is one and the same -- money

Girl Power: Life Skills, Then Some at Nonprofit

Girls Inc. in Costa Mesa has the support of many local female executives