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El Salvador's Decision On Bitcoin Is 'Nonsensical' And Could 'Collapse The Economy,' Economist Says
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 - 5:30pm | 543Steve Hanke — the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University who served as a senior economist under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1982 — said that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) adoption could "completely collapse the economy" of El Salvador. He has...
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Johns Hopkins University To Research Cannabinoid Therapies Via New Partnership
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 3:20pm | 303Johns Hopkins University is collaborating with Realm of Caring and Bloom Medicinals on a research initiative focused on cannabinoid therapies. The research will center on the collection of “substantive, educational data” currently available in legal medical cannabis markets....
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COVID-19 Vaccine Updates: J&J Identifies Lead Candidate, IMV Eyes Clinical Testing In Summer, Altimmune Partners With University Of Alabama
Monday, March 30, 2020 - 9:59am | 770Two coronavirus vaccine candidates are in the clinics and 42 more are in preclinical studies, according to updated data provided by the World Health Organization on March 20. Three biopharma companies issued updates Monday on their developmental efforts for vaccines to combat the deadly virus...
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Coronavirus Pandemic Has College-Bound Students, Parents Rethinking Higher Education Decisions
Monday, March 23, 2020 - 11:09am | 2041Colleges and universities across the country made swift moves to protect the health of their campus communities as President Donald Trump declared the novel coronavirus a national emergency. Students, faculty, staff and administration at colleges and universities have been forced to rethink...
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'Spider-Man' Glenn King Hopes His Potential Stroke-Saving Arachnid Molecule Makes It To Market
Friday, March 24, 2017 - 1:50pm | 1157The journey is just beginning for Glenn King, a researcher whose team found that the world’s most poisonous spider could provide fast treatment for stroke victims and stop their brain cells from burning out. The initial findings were presented this week in the journal Proceedings of the...
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Slingshot Insights' Expert Conference Call On Lipocine
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 3:03pm | 301Lipocine Inc (NASDAQ: LPCN)’s LPCN-1021’s PDUFA date is coming up on June 28. Given the major potential near-term catalyst, Slingshot Insights recently conducted an expert conference call with a professor, researcher and a clinical director from the Department of Medicine at Johns...
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Michael Bloomberg And Joe Biden Lay Out How We Can Beat Cancer
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:25am | 263Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden penned an open letter on Bloomberg View, arguing that the cure for cancer is "within reach." "We believe that it's time for a full and complete national commitment to rid the world of this disease, because the truth is...