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 | Silver is key to reducing pneumonia associated with breathing tubes School of Medicine research found that silver-coated endotracheal tubes led to a 36 percent reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Friedmann receives lifetime achievement award for martial arts prowess Alberto Friedmann hasn't let a diagnosis of a degenerative joint disease stop him from doing anything he has wanted to do in life. Brain tweak lets sleep-deprived flies stay sharp When School of Medicine scientists genetically tweaked a part of the brain in fruit flies, the flies were unimpaired even after being deprived of sleep. Cancer research grant requests due Oct. 10 Applications are due Oct. 10 for awards from the University's American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant. | |