Scientists making advances receive international awards
...al science. Named for the renowned virologist and discoverer of the Friend virus, Dr. Charlotte Friend, this lecture provides recognition for an outstanding scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research and who has, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement ...Scientists discover the body's marijuana-like compounds are crucial for stress-induced pain relief
...lli at the University of California-Irvine, is the discoverer of a compound that blocks the breakdown of this marijuana-like compound called 2-AG, and it is that blocking compound, patented by UC-Irvine, that could become the new drug of choice for those suffering from pain or stress conditions. Importantly, it...NIH, UNC scientists find anti-cancer drugs might work in treating deadly aging disease
...ate, attracted widespread attention in 1989 as the discoverer of the defective gene that causes cystic fibrosis, another fatal illness that afflicts children. A report on the research appears in the Sept. 6 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Other authors of the report include M.D.-Ph...Pramipexole delivered sustained efficacy in clinical trial of patients with Restless Legs Syndrome
...n the treatment of RLS. Boehringer Ingelheim, the discoverer of the molecule, has also recently submitted applications for international regulatory approval of pramipexole in the treatment of RLS....New data suggest pramipexole relieves symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and is well-tolerated
...ole in this indication. Boehringer Ingelheim, the discoverer of the molecule, has also recently submitted applications for international regulatory approval of pramipexole in the treatment of RLS....Scientists making advances in cancer to receive international awards
... in science. Named for the renowned virologist and discoverer of the Friend virus, Dr. Charlotte Friend, this lecture provides recognition for an outstanding scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research and who has, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement ...Mobile DNA part of evolution's toolbox
...E copy were regulating the activity of ISL1. The discoverer of mobile DNA elements, Barbara McClintock, suggested in 1950 that they might play a role in the regulation of genes -- a hypothesis that was more fully developed by Roy Britten and Eric Davidson in about 1970, when it was discovered that more than h...Founding member of Pitt's Biology Department to be honored in Harrisburg, Pa., ceremony
...nce was Jonas Salk, Lauffer's former colleague and discoverer of the Salk polio vaccine. Today, Pitt's Department of Biological Sciences continues to flourish under the leadership of chair Graham Hatfull, a respected teacher and mentor and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute "Million Dollar Professor," who recen...Sensational find: The mini-dinosaurs from the Harz Mountains
...eing given a new scientific name: in honour of its discoverer it is to be called 'Europasaurus holgeri'. An international team of scientists have excavated and preserved more than 1000 dinosaur fossils in the quarry since 1998 at the invitation of the 'Association for the Promotion of Palaeontology in Lower Sax...Anthropologist challenges species identification of ancient child skeleton found in Ethiopia
...emy of Arts and Science. Just as Donald Johanson, discoverer of the 3.2 million-year old Lucy, initially suggested, Schwartz and Tattersall found there is more than one kind of hominid represented in the Hadar material. "Since the chewing surfaces of the Dikika child's teeth have not yet been exposed, one can...Oldest animal fossils may have been bacteria
...st known living bacterium. In 2005, Thiomargarita discoverer Heide Schulz, from the University ofHannover in Germany, showed that the bacterium promotes deposition of amineral known as phosphorite. The fossils identified as eggs and embryos in 1998 came from southernChina's Doushantuo Formation, which is rich...Leading researchers honored for progress in cancer prevention, detection and treatment
...ctureship in 1998 to honor renowned virologist and discoverer of the Friend virus, Dr. Charlotte Friend. The lecture recognizes an outstanding scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research and who has, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement of women in sci...