Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center leads group buying PPL'S cloning, stem cell business
...plantation), the most advanced of the three, which aims to address the critical shortage of human organs for transplantation by making use of organs and tissues from cloned pigs; stem cell technologies focused on production of therapeutic cell lines for possible treatments for diabetes and neurological di...Gastric emptying for specific foods may be key to managing deadly illnesses in elderly
...ly phase of gastric emptying. A New Study The aims of a new study were to evaluate the effects of ingestion of a solid, noncarbohydrate meal on gastric emptying and intragastric distribution of, and the glycemic and cardiovascular responses to, a liquid glucose load in healthy, older subjects. The st...Energy department awards $9 million for energy-related genomic research
...'s Office of Science. The Genomes to Life program aims to use the department's unique computational capabilities and research facilities to understand the activities of single-cell organisms on three levels: the proteins and multi-molecular machines that perform most of the cell's work; the gene regulat...Destination Deadhorse...and beyond
... by ONR and the National Science Foundation, which aims to assess climate change in the Arctic. In addition to scientists from the National Ice Center, the Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other research institutions, a team of specialists studying the ice cover on Jupiter's m...DFG to establish 14 new priority programmes
... 112. The "Priority Programmes" funding instrument aims to bring together and support researchers from var...e dialogue between neurons and glia cells and also aims to contribute to extending the lead which German research has in the international field. (Coordinat...DFG to establish nine new collaborative research centres
...ther within the scope of this topic. This approach aims to develop new models which describe the role of i...fect they have at a molecular level. This approach aims to lay important foundations for extracting and optimising novel active substances with which infect...Double research boost for tissue engineering community
...mercialisation of this technique, the new research aims to improve the development and manufacture of these materials and develop validated accelerated test systems for monitoring biodegradation in vitro that can be related to in vivo performance. The consortium has already begun work on an ASTM Standard ...Pancreatic cancer genes ID'd in most accurate study to date
...k, as well as a new patient care program, the team aims to find new ways to improve diagnosis and treatment of the deadly disease. In the paper, published May 15, the team reports finding 158 genes specific to pancreatic cancer the most accurate list to date. They used tissue samples that had been swiftl...Faster method for growing adult stem cells for bone regeneration developed at Hebrew University
...s a bridge between the university and industry. It aims to develop business links between them which will allow industry to use the results of university research to advance commercial ventures. The Kaye Innovation Awards at the Hebrew University were established by Isaac Kaye of England, a prominent indu...Hebrew University researchers develop method to improve neutraceutical absorption
...s a bridge between the university and industry. It aims to develop business links between them which will allow industry to use the results of university research to advance commercial ventures. This is the tenth anniversary year for The Kaye Innovation Awards at the Hebrew University. Isaac Kaye of Engla...European experiment hardware reaches the International Space Station
... the Progress M1-10 was PROMISS-2. This experiment aims to understand the fundamental processes, which underly protein crystallization. On the educational side of the Spanish Soyuz mission, the following experiments have been uploaded to the ISS from the Progress M1-10: APIS This is an experiment aimi...Changing focus of traditional hospital 'rounds' improves patient care
...r the patient. By developing a list of short-term aims for each patient, timed directly to a daily care plan, the medical team was able to reduce hospital time while also improving patient safety and satisfaction. The study, implemented from July 2001 to June 2002, involved 112 patients in The Johns Hop...UC Riverside is part of new initiative to share patented research on agriculture
...erty Resource for Agriculture, the initiative also aims to achieve food security for the poor and excluded of the world, and has long-term goals for coordinating research-based technology packages and know-how for projects that will directly address critical global agricultural needs. "One of the Univers...Collaborative grant to Rutgers and Rep. of Georgia for salmonella research
...public of Georgia. According to the CRDF, the team aims to create a novel treatment that could be used against all bacterial pathogens that cause salmonella infection in humans. "This joint partnership between Rutgers and the Republic of Georgia can lead to a breakthrough treatment in the fight against sa...APS awards more than $33,000 to its 2003 undergraduate research fellows
... APS member. Now in its fourth year, this program aims to excite and encourage students about careers in biomedical research. In 2003, 57 applicants vied for the 12 research positions. Each fellow receives a $2,000 stipend to cover travel and living expenses during the 10-week fellowship. Fellows als...Grant funds research to develop tissue-engineered solutions for heart disease
...oengineers is developing a myocardial patch, which aims to serve as replacement tissue for damaged or diseased heart muscle. The process involves seeding of stem cells onto a biodegradable polymer scaffold and training this tissue for the rhythmic contractions that it ultimately will need to perform. For ...Worm farmers wriggle into US market
... a large-scale expansion programme. The subsidiary aims to build up annual production to 150 metric tons of ragworms (known as sandworms in the USA) - that's about 40 million worms. Its parent company currently produces about 50 metric tons, the majority exported to 20 countries. Seabait, a research 's...A wake-up call for environmental health
... comments: '[George W] Bush's Clear Skies Act 2003 aims to reduce power-plant emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury, but ignores the role of carbon dioxide, concentrations of which have dramatically increased over the past century. The new chief of the US Environmental Protection Age...Sex-based and women's health research gain $150,000
...o psychomotor stimulant drugs. "One of the primary aims of this study is to look at the XY and XX chromosomes in the sexes and determine if this genetic difference is responsible for the different drug-induced behavioral responses observed in female and male mice," she said. The second study was awarded ......in between different samples. Since one of the key aims of scientific research in space is to obtain large..., Politecnico di Milano: This experiment proposal aims to ascertain the feasibility of investigating in space "Thermal Diffusion", also called "Soret Effec...