Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Named National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education

For the second consecutive year, the Uniformed Services University’s Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing (GSN) was recently named a National League for Nursing (NLN) Center of Excellence in Nursing Education. This year, the prestigious honor was bestowed upon the advanced nursing program for its superior standards in promoting faculty expertise This is a five year designation for this category (2021-2025).

What to Call Seafood Made from Fish Cells

Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse What to Call Seafood Made from Fish Cells

Food companies, regulators, marketers, journalists and others should use the terms “cell-based” or “cell-cultured” when labeling and talking about seafood products made from the cells of fish or shellfish, according to a new Rutgers study in the Journal of Food Science.

Study Finds Recent Change in EMS Transport Policy Could Improve Stroke Outcomes

Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Study Finds Recent Change in EMS Transport Policy Could Improve Stroke Outcomes

A new EMS transport policy implemented in Chicago showed that sending patients suspected of experiencing large vessel occlusion directly to comprehensive stroke centers led to an increase in the use of endovascular therapy, an important treatment for acute ischemic stroke.

Inspired by Barnacles, Medical Glue Stops Bleeding in Seconds

Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Inspired by Barnacles, Medical Glue Stops Bleeding in Seconds

Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a rapid-sealing paste that can stop bleeding organs independent of clotting. The details are published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

The inspiration for this paste? Barnacles.

Why People Snub Their Friends with Their Phone

Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Why People Snub Their Friends with Their Phone

Smartphones have made multi-tasking easier, more understandable, and at times compulsive. But in social settings, these devices can lead to a form of contemporary rudeness called phone snubbing, or phubbing, the act of ignoring one’s companions to pay attention to a phone.