Researchers identify gene for premature aging disorder
...d a news conference in the First Amendment Room to announce the discovery of a gene mutation that causes progeria, a rare genetic disease that resembles accelerated aging. The research will be published in Nature magazine. NHGRI is part of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Reso......atients, AACR is conducting this teleconference to announce the results of several key studies. These and other studies are published in AACR's 94th Annual Meeting Proceedings, which can be accessed on their Web site at www.aacr.org . Following the briefing, the phone lines will be opened for a "question a...Clothing from Corn: DuPont develops innovative process to create polymer from renewable resources
...roduce the Sorona polymer. The company expects to announce transition plans to the new bio-based process later this year. At the AAAS meeting, Nichols will provide an overview of the fermentation-based PDO initiative and highlight key success factors in the research and development phases, including the valu...APS announces its 2003 Distinguished Lectureships
...American Physiological Society (APS) is pleased to announce its Award Lectures and Distinguished Lectureships for 2003. Presentations by award winners will be given at the Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego, Ca., on April 11-15, 2003. AWARD LECTURES Shu Chien University of California, San Diego Phy...Antegren (natalizumab) clinical study results published in New England Journal of Medicine
..."Elan") and Biogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGEN) ("Biogen") announce the publication of two clinical study reports on ANTEGREN (natalizumab) in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Natalizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody, showed promising results on disease remission and improved quality of life...First awards for FIC global health research initiative program for new foreign investigators
...l Institutes of Health (NIH) and nine NIH partners announce 16 new grants to support the re-entry of young NIH-trained foreign investigators from the developing world to their home countries. The combined financial commitment from FIC and its NIH partners is approximately $1 million for the first year of thes...Media alert: press briefings and special sessions at the GSA's Annual Meeting
... The Merck Institute of Aging & Health (MIAH) will announce the results of a new survey on older Americans' concerns about the availability and training of healthcare workers. MIAH and the National Academy on an Aging Society, the policy institute of GSA, will also release their State of Aging and Health in ...Next generation genome map to be announced
...ingdom, Japan, Nigeria, and the United States will announce a public-private effort to create the next-generation map of the human genome. The International HapMap Project will identify genetic variation that helps researchers more rapidly discover genes contributing to common illnesses. The press conferenc...FIC announces first awards for international collaborative genetics research and training program
...onal Institutes of Health (NIH) and seven partners announce six new research and training grants to support international collaborations in human genetic sciences. FIC led the development of the International Collaborative Genetics Research Training Program in close collaboration with six NIH institutes and t......ofessor Neil Wrigley, who directed the study, will announce its results at the festival on 9th September at 14...'s One Europe or Several? Research Programme, will announce the research findings at the festival on September 11th at 14.00. Happiness and economics Getting ...The Ecological Society of America is proud to announce the following winners for ecological achievement. The awards will be given at ESA's 87th Annual Meeting in Tucson, Arizona on August 8, 2002. Murray F. Buell Award Melinda Smith The Murray F. Buell Award is given annually for the most outstandi...National study halted since health risks exceed benefits in postmenopausal women on estrogen
...Press Club in Washington, D.C. Tuesday (July 9) to announce their action. A paper describing the findings in detail will appear online in JAMA-Express also on July 9 and in the July 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. "This was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of estrogen plus p...Snail venom heralds new era of pain treatment
...ess being held in Cairns (8-12 July), and formally announce the discovery the following week at the Venoms to Drugs conference on Heron Island (14-19 July). "We have advanced the research to a stage where we now seek a commercial partner to take this novel compound to human trials and develop it as a treatmen...ACS's JobSpectrum to help state labs fill public health jobs; fight terrorism
... Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) announce a new partnership to help state public health laboratories prepare for biomonitoring to combat the growing threat of chemical terrorism. This partnership is supported with funds provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) throug...New Science Press launches Proteins: From Sequence to Structure
New Science Press is pleased to announce the online publication of Proteins: From Sequence to Structure, a concise post-genomic account of the relationship between protein sequence and protein structure from the forthcoming Protein Structure and Function by Gregory Petsko and Dagmar Ringe, ...APS announces its 2002 Young Investigators Awards
...American Physiological Society (APS) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2002 Young Investigators Awards. The winners, who hold academic standing up to the assistant professor level, are APS members who have demonstrated outstanding promise in one of four fields of physiology. Monetary prizes are pres...Conservation International and National Geographic Traveler announce World Legacy Awards
...its April issue, National Geographic Traveler will announce the partnership and the creation of the new award to its four million international readers. To learn more about the World Legacy Awards, visit www.wlaward.org and http://www.ecotour.org or send an email to http://worldlegacy@conservation.org . Y...Signs of recovery in Adirondack lakes apparent, say researchers
...orkshop in June at the Institute, researchers will announce the most up-to-date results in the acid-rain studies to leading scientists around the country....APS announces its 2002 Distinguished Lectureships
...American Physiological Society (APS) is pleased to announce its Award Lectures and Distinguished Lectureships for 2002. Presentations by award winners will be given at the Experimental Biology meeting in New Orleans, La., on April 20 24, 2002. Allen W. Cowley, Jr. Medical College of Wisconsin Physiology ...Honey shines in athletic research, has scientific community abuzz
The National Honey Board is pleased to announce promising results from three clinical trials on honey for athletes. The studies were undertaken to evaluate honey compared to other popular forms of carbohydrates used by athletes. All three double-blind, placebo-controlled studies were conducted at ...