Posted on September 25th, 2012
Now in its 11th year, the annual Tech Briefing is one of the most eagerly anticipated events on Winston-Salem’s business calendar attracting 300-400 attendees. Each presenter speaks for just five minutes about their innovative technologies, designs, and products – and they leave you amazed at what is happening in Winston?Salem. This year’s speakers included TSC members Dany Kim-Shapiro and Paul Laurienti. See more at http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/sep/20/3/chambers-tech-briefing-brings-out-the-beet-juice-ar-2625122/
Posted on August 8th, 2012
Erik Johnson’s latest study, which appears in the current issue of Genetics, uses the fruit fly to look at enzyme signaling as a key to developing new treatments for diabetes and as an aid in all sorts of metabolic research, including weight-loss drugs. For more information jump to: http://news.wfu.edu/2012/08/08/fruit-fly-research-might-change-diabetes-treatment/
Posted on May 7th, 2012
The research of Paul Laurineti, M.D, TSC member and Wake Forest University Health Sciences Center Professor of Radiology, was featured on ABC’s World News with Diane Sawyer. To view the story on the effects of caffeine on the human brain go to http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2086889/Converted%20video.m4v
Posted on April 4th, 2012
Professor Jack Rejeski finds that weight loss and exercise for older adults with type 2 diabetes will help prevent them from becoming physically disabled. The research makes the case for patients to not rely solely on support and education. To learn more jump to : http://news.wfu.edu/2012/04/04/more-exercise-can-help-older-diabetics/
Posted on March 21st, 2012
On February 25th, two TSC members, Paul Laurienti and Paul Pauca, spoke at the debut TEDxWakeForestU , 1,000 attendee conference designed to encourage innovation and entrepreneurial activities in the Piedmont community and within the Wake Forest community of students and faculty. Speaker themes centered around Social Impact, Technological Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. To hear more jump to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm6XUBnUZDs&context=C47854b6ADvjVQa1PpcFO5ICyxG1WD0jCheiXhmh0v-rwudFuYlQw= (Paul Laurineti)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmCM2cHsjo0&context=C49880deADvjVQa1PpcFO5ICyxG1WD0nx2VE06auEiDlbcxeg9noA= (Paul Pauca)
Posted on November 22nd, 2011
Wake Forest University Old Gold and Black reports on the Translational Science Center’s Brain Boot Camp study looking at video game that keeps older adults moving. To read more jump to http://oldgoldandblack.com/?p=16429.
Posted on July 26th, 2011
Now a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Wake Forest University and Institute for Transfusion Medicine study offers an explanation of how blood goes bad in storage, offering a first step to developing better ways to preserve blood quality. Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11206/1162740-114.stm#ixzz1TDcPmHzX
Posted on July 19th, 2011
New research shows baby boomers are not getting enough exercise. Professor Jack Rejeski says it takes physical activity, not just dieting, to shed pounds, and that exercise is especially important as people start to age because dieting alone could cost them precious muscle in addition to fat. Read more in the San Francisco Chronicle at http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/07/18/national/w111155D05.DTL
Posted on July 15th, 2011
Depending on the amount and age of the stored blood used, transfusion can lead to complications including infection, organ failure and death. New research by Professor of Physics Daniel Kim-Shapiro found these complications are likely due to red blood cell breakdown during storage, suggesting blood may need to be stored differently. For full story jump to Windowns on Wake Forest at http://news.wfu.edu/2011/07/14/safer-blood-transfusions/
Posted on July 15th, 2011
On March 9, 2011, WXII Channel 12’s Michelle Kennedy interviewed TSC researchers about their work on dietary nitrate and health. To see this interview go to http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2086889/beet.final.mp4
