Kelly Drew: In The News

 Will Mars colonists snooze their way to the Red Planet?
(29 November 2017) NBC News
Animals Don't Actually Sleep for the Winter, and Other Surprises About Hibernations
(12 October 2017) National Geographic
Why Do Animals Hibernate?
(6 June 2016) LiveScience
Scientists Say Cryosleep Is the Only Way for Humans to Achieve Interstellar Travel
(29 April 2016) Outer Places
Researchers are “freezing” patients to avoid death
(16 February 2016) Quartz
A Brief History of Cryosleep
(19 January 2016) Motherboard
UAF researchers adapt Stanford method to make transparent brains
(19 May 2015) Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
NASA is seriously discussing whether they can make humans hibernate Read more: http://modernnotion.com/can-we-make-humans-hibernate/#ixzz3ZBuFE945
(4 May 2015) Business Insider
Can humans hibernate in space?
(27 April 2015) The Guardian
Scientists optimistic about human hibernation; taking cue from animal hibernators
(20 April 2015) Techie News
Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out If Humans Can Hibernate Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-are-trying-figure-out-if-humans-can-hibernate-180955018/#AhQlop0o8Q8LfPIy.99 Give the gift of Smithsonian magazine for only $12! http://bit.ly/1cGUiGv Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter
(16 April 2015) Smithsonian
Is human hibernation possible?
(14 April 2015) New Zealand Herald
Hibernation for humans may not be a pipe dream forever
(13 April 2015) The Washington Post
Deep sleep: Is human hibernation possible?
(13 April 2015) Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Cool arctic squirrels may hold key to Alzheimer's cure
(10 April 2015) The Guardian
Protecting The Brain With Hibernation Triggering receptors involved in hibernation may help stroke and heart-attack patients
(6 April 2015) Chemical and Engineering News
Marijuana prohibition is immoral
(22 October 2014) Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks residents debate legal pot sales in last of initiative hearings
(30 September 2014) Alaska Dispatch News
Neuroscientist receives national biomedical research mentoring award
(17 June 2014) News-medical.net
University of Alaska Fairbanks neuroscientist receives national mentor award
(17 June 2014) Alaska Business Monthly
Alaska neuroscientist receives national mentor award
(16 June 2014) Phys.org
Neuroscientist receives NIH mentoring award
(16 June 2014) Bio-Medicine
Family offers $1 million gift to University of Alaska Fairbanks
(23 December 2011) Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Scientists successfully induce hibernation in animals for the first time
(22 September 2011) Popular Science (Popsci.com)
Achievements
(19 September 2011) UAF Chancellor's Report
Hibernation found to be neuroprotective
(19 September 2011) Labnews.co.uk
Squirrels and bears help fight heart attack damages
(14 August 2011) Smartplanet.com
UAF scientists show how hibernation in initiated in ground squirrels
(10 August 2011) Capital City Weekly (Juneau)
Hibernation switch identified in squirrels
(3 August 2011) New Scientist
Hibernation on demand
(29 July 2011) Kopalnia Wiedzy (Poland)
Scientists induce hibernation in squirrels
(28 July 2011) US News and World Report: Science
Hibernation science at UAF
(28 July 2011) KUAC Public Radio
Discovery Of Hibernation-Inducing Signaling Mechanism Brings Scientists Closer To Human Application
(27 July 2011) MedicalNews Today
Scientists identify hibernation-inducing signaling mechanism
(27 July 2011) Alaska Native News
Scientists identify hibernation-inducing signaling mechanism
(27 July 2011) Sit News
Scientists unlock key to hibernation in name of stoke, heart research
(27 July 2011) The Australian
Alaska scientists make squirrels hibernate
(26 July 2011) AFP (Seoul, South Korea)
UAF scientists identify hibernation mechanism, hope for medical uses
(26 July 2011) Anchorage Daily News
Arctic Lessons: Scientists study northern mammals for ways to help humans stay healthy
(17 February 2011) Alaska Magazine
Stroke and SIDS in Alaska topics of neuroscience conference
(23 August 2008) Science Centric
Neuroscience conference: Strokes and AIDS in Alaska
(20 August 2008) Medical, Health News and Articles
Stroke and SIDS in Alaska topics of neuroscience conference
(19 August 2008) Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Stroke and SIDS in Alaska topics of neuroscience conference
(19 August 2008) Bio-Medicine

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