During May, American Stroke Month, the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, is raising awareness nationwide that stroke is largely preventable, treatable and beatable.

An ongoing watershed project led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research is working to reduce flood risks for residents in Coryell County and surrounding areas.

The 30-month project, launched in February and funded by $4 million in disaster relief support from the Texas General Land Office, aims to mitigate long-term flood damage and strengthen community resilience associated with flooding in the Leon River Watershed and Cowhouse Creek Watershed.

Here’s a look at some of the most recent discoveries from UCLA scientists that are helping to advance more effective and targeted treatment strategies for glioblastoma and other aggressive brain cancers.

When someone goes missing, time is of the essence. Those first 24 to 48 hours are critical to search and rescue efforts. The missing could be in grave danger, and finding them often requires a fresh trail with evidence that hasn’t been washed away by rain or disturbed by animals or people. A research team based out of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), is working with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications’ (NCSA) resource Delta to help shorten the time between when a person goes missing, and when they’re found.

Two Grateful City of Hope® Patients Meet Blood Stem Cell Donors at Cancer Center’s Annual Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Reunion.    

Laguna Niguel resident and University of California, Irvine student Nick De Graw and Nevada lobbyist Pete Ernaut will meet donors who saved their lives.

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