National Institute of Aging gives Brown $10M to study long-term care
WASHINGTON – The National Institute of Aging, a component of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to researchers...
U.S. industrial output shrinks 0.5% in October
WASHINGTON – U.S. industrial production shrank 0.5 percent last month, erasing September’s revised gain of 0.2 percent, the Federal Reserve said in a statistical...
Newport woman accused of futures-trading fraud
WASHINGTON – In a civil filing this morning, the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission charges Elizabeth Baldwin of Newport with fraudulently soliciting and obtaining...
Cyberkinetics shrinks 3Q loss, inks new alliance
FOXBORO, Mass. – Neurostimulation and neurosensing startup Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems Inc. (OTCBB: CYKN) today posted a loss of $2.4 million or 7 cents per...
Port of Providence set to launch worker-ID program
PROVIDENCE – About 3,000 longshoremen, truckers and others who work at the Port of Providence will be enrolled in the U.S. Department of Homeland...
P&W Railroad’s 3Q profit plunges to $181K
WORCESTER – For the quarter ended Sept. 30, the Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. (AMEX: PWX) today posted a profit of $181,000, or 20...
U.S. mortgage applications at highest level of ’07
WASHINGTON – Mortgage applications nationwide rose last week to their highest level this year, led by a surge in homeowners seeking to refinance, the...
R.I. Health Center Association honors BCBSRI
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has been honored for excellence in health care leadership with the Rhode Island Health...
Miriam named to NIH’s AIDS Clinical Trials Group
PROVIDENCE – Researchers at the The Miriam Hospital’s Immunology Center will continue their groundbreaking work to improve treatment for patients infected with human immunovirus...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 9¢, to above $3
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have passed the $3 per gallon mark, having increased 9 cents from last week and 36 cents...
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