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Study shows year-end test scores significantly improved in schools using Web-based tutor
WORCESTER, Mass. — Year-end test scores of Massachusetts middle school students whose teachers used a Web-based tutoring platform called ASSISTments as a central part of their mathematics instruction were significantly better than those of stu…
UC San Diego engineers play role in warehouse fire safety
Imagine this: Firefighters enter a several football field-sized, 60-foot high, pitch-black warehouse and they can’t see inside — they don’t know if there is an inferno or a small fire with a lot of smoke. It’s a very dangerous situation, making …
A ‘stitch in time’ could help damaged hearts
WORCESTER, Mass. — A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has demonstrated the feasibility of a novel technology that a surgeon could use to deliver stem cells to targeted areas of the body to repair diseased or damaged tissu…
New evidence on how cranberry juice fights bacteria that cause urinary tract infections
Scientists reported new evidence on the effectiveness of that old folk remedy — cranberry juice — for urinary tract infections at the ACS’ 240th National Meeting. “A number of controlled clinical trials — these are carefully designed and co…
Cranberry juice shows promise blocking Staph infections
WORCESTER, Mass. — Expanding their scope of study on the mechanisms of bacterial infection, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have reported the surprise finding from a small clinical study that cranberry juice cocktail block…