STS-89 Will Carry Five Science Payloads From NASA/Marshall
...our payloads support work by NASA/Marshall and the biomedical communityto determine the structure and function of the thousands of proteins usedin the human body and in valuable plants and animals. The Diffusion-controlledCrystallization Apparatus for Microgravity (DCAM) and the Proteincrystal growth nitrogen ...Experimental Trial Combines DNA Vaccine With Triple-Drug Therapy To Stop HIV
...ational Institutesof Health, the primary funder of biomedical research in the nation -- $149million in federal fiscal year 1996. In addition, for the second consecutiveyear, the institution posted the highest growth rate in its research activity --9.1 percent -- of the top ten U.S. academic medical centers duri...Gene Therapy Enables Transplantation Without Immunosuppressive Drugs
...ational Institutesof Health, the primary funder of biomedical research in the nation -- $149million in federal fiscal year 1996. In addition, for the second consecutiveyear, the institution posted the highest growth rate in its research activity --9.1 percent -- of the top ten U.S. academic medical centers duri......ational Institutesof Health, the primary funder of biomedical research in the nation. In federalfiscal year 1997, the medical center received $175 million. News releases fromthe medical center are available to reporters by direct E-mail, fax, or U.S.mail, upon request. They are also posted to the center's websi...Short-Course TB Prophylaxis Effective In HIV-Infected Individuals
... the National Institutes of Health (NIH), supports biomedical research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, asthma and allergies. CDC is the nations lead agency for the prevention and control of tuberculosis and other diseases. NIH and...Hormone Control Of Rare Leukemia Sheds Light On Molecular Basis Of Cancer
...ationalInstitutes of Health, the primary funder of biomedical research and training inthe nation--$175 million in federal fiscal year 1997. In addition, for the thirdconsecutive year, the institution posted the highest annual growth in theseareas--17.6 percent--of the top ten U.S. academic medical centers. News...Molecular Mechanochemistry: An Emerging Discipline At The Nexus Of Biology And Physics
...ationalInstitutes of Health, the primary funder of biomedical research and training inthe nation--$175 million in federal fiscal year 1997. In addition, for the thirdconsecutive year, the institution posted the highest annual growth in theseareas--17.6 percent--of the top ten U.S. academic medical centers. News...Transplanted Neurons Restore Function In Rats After Stroke
...tional Institutes of Health, the primary funder of biomedical research andtraining in the nation -- $175 million in federal fiscal year 1997. In addition,for the third consecutive year, the institution posted the highest annual growthin these areas -- 17.6 percent -- of the top ten U.S. academic medical centers...Study Shows: Just Say NO To Bone Loss
...oxide in mind.The molecule is found throughout the biomedical world, playing a vital, thoughoften baffling, role in everything from blood pressure, to bone loss, torheumatoid arthritis, to male erection. Now, biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have confirmed thelegendary West's observation by show...Researchers From Rockefeller University Develop Novel Method To Fight Cancer
...viruses," says lead author Matthew Albert, B.S., a biomedical fellow in theLaboratory of Cellular Physiology and...ller Institute for Medical Research, thefirst U.S. biomedical research center. Rockefeller faculty members have madesignificant achievements, including the discov...AAAS, State Of Arizona Co-Host Conference On Research And Development
...at the Environmental Protection Agency. A panel on biomedical and biotech research will be hosted by ASU's Stuart Lindsay,professor of biophysics and UA Dean of Agriculture Eugene Sander. Panel participants areMaryanna Henkart, deputy director of the NSF's Molecular and Cellular BioscienceDivision; and Dov Jaro......-- By studying how goats and spiders get around, a biomedical engineer at the University of Pennsylvania has designed and patented an all-terrain wheelchair that can climb up to 12-inch steps and amble over obstacles. The prototype vehicle has powered rear wheels and two robotic arms tha...Yale Announces New Biotech Firm
...h in recent years. Today, the averagesalary for a biomedical research job in Connecticut exceeds $63,000 ayear, and each new job generates 2.5 additional jobs in fields such asprofessional services, engineering and financial services, according to arecent survey. The survey -- which was conducted by Connectic...Link Made Between Human Growth Hormone, Bone Quality In Mice
... surgery in the U-M Medical School andprofessor of biomedical engineering in the U-M College of Engineering, suggestedhis results, while preliminary, raise a "red flag" on the increasing use ofhuman growth hormone in short children and as a "fountain-of-youth drug" in theelderly. The study by Kuo-Fung Tseng, no...New Test Opens Window On Corrosive Free-Radical Activity In Individuals
...tional Institutes of Health, the primary funder of biomedical research andtraining in the nation -- $175 million in federal fiscal year 1997. In addition,for the third consecutive year, the institution posted the highest annual growthin these areas -- 17.6 percent -- of the top ten U.S. academic medical centers...Hard Hearts: New Discovery Of Bone In Heart Tissue May Explain Valve Disease
...ational Institutes ofHealth, the primary funder of biomedical research in the nation. In federalfiscal year 1997, the medical center received $175 million. News releases fromthe medical center are available to reporters by direct E-mail, fax, or U.S.mail, upon request. They are also posted to the center's websi...Rockefeller University Researchers Hunt For Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Genes
...ller Institute for MedicalResearch, the first U.S. biomedical research center. Rockefeller faculty membershave made significant achievements, including the discovery that DNA is thecarrier of genetic information and the launching of the scientific field ofmodern cell biology. The university has ties to 19 Nobel...Stanford Microbiologist Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
...ifetime of outstanding contributions infundamental biomedical research in any of the microbiological sciences, will bepresented at the General Meeting of the ASM, May 17-21, 1998 in Atlanta,Georgia. Dr. Yanofsky, who is being recognized for his discoveries in molecularmicrobiology, received his M.S. and Ph.D. d...New Vancomycin Structure May Point To Path For Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance
...tional Institutes of Health, the primary funder of biomedical research andtraining in the nation -- $175 million in federal fiscal year 1997. In addition,for the third consecutive year, the institution posted the highest annual growthin these areas -- 17.6 percent -- of the top ten U.S. academic medical centers......Institutes of Health, the nation's lead agency for biomedical and behavioral health research. *Indiana University, University of Connecticut, University of California at San Diego, State University of New York- Health Science Center at Brooklyn, University of Iowa....