Mayo Clinic awarded major NIH contract for smallpox genomics research
...ers at Mayo Clinic have been awarded a $10 million federal contract to study genetic susceptibility to smallpox and genomic-based risks to the smallpox vaccine. "This award underscores the confidence of the National Institutes of Health in our research capabilities and our track record, specifically our pub...Viruses found in untreated city water
...he city's treated water meets or exceeds state and federal standards for drinking water, researchers and public health officials agree that more study is needed to pinpoint sources of the viruses and to determine if some viruses are surviving chlorination and making people sick with diarrhea and vomiting. ...New Jersey Institute of Technology professor to develop supersized virtual library
...ived last month a total of more than $2 million in federal funding to develop computer software to create such a tool. "We're developing a supersized library," said Bieber. "Our meta information engine will automatically add links within Web pages to related documents and services, customized to your curren...Children's Hospital Boston wins $2.5 million in health surveillance grants
...he pilot projects at Children's will further a new federal agenda to improve the nation's health information infrastructure. In July, Tommy Thompson, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, outlined a 10-year plan to deliver "consumer-centric and information-rich health care." For more information...Electronics recycling made easy
...s over compliance with changing regulations. "The federal government and all 50 states have enacted regulati...e materials to a broad range of clients, including federal and state agencies and Fortune 500 companies. Onyx Environmental Services, one of four decentralized...Workshop on Responsible Stem Cell Research
The federal government provides funding for human embryonic st...der array of stem cell research. In the absence of federal regulations to govern broader stem cell research, a committee of the National Academies' National Re...Rice engineer wins prestigious Annunzio Award
...he Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation is a federal government agency established to "encourage and support research, study and labor designed to produce new discoveries in all fields of endeavor for the benefit of mankind." Governed by a Presidential appointed Board of Trustees, the Foundation seeks ...Two UT Southwestern physicians elected to National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine
...pe policies affecting public health and advise the federal government on issues involving medical care, research and education. Selection is based on international distinction in science, clinical medicine, public health or medical administration. Inductees are elected by incumbent members. "This is a no...Military hazards are greater for Native Americans, according to sociological research
...cquired in a very short period of time because the federal government already owned them," the researchers write of the military's expansions. "This contingent intersection of Indian conquest and the rise of the Pentagon placed Native Americans at great risk of exposure to noxious military activities." Becau...Economics and ecology combine at UGA in NSF-funded study of evolutionary game theory
...pplications are awarded funding. As an independent federal agency, NSF supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering, with an annual budget exceeding $5.5 billion. Keenan has a research background in the area of game theory, which he said was originally developed t...ORNL project earns top honor from Southeast tech transfer group
...he FLC promotes technology commercialization among federal laboratories. The MicroCAT technology enables mice and other small creatures to be screened for tumors and genetic study while they are still alive. The technology provides three-dimensional images of the subject being studied. The device saves ti...National Eye Institute funds search for genetic key to corneal disease
HOUSTON (Nov. 5, 2004) A new federal grant focusing on painful inherited visual disorders that scar the cornea will allow researchers to narrow the genetic cause of one type of corneal dystrophy and to offer improved diagnosis of this family of diseases. The $1.1 million, three-year awa...Research effort seeks A's to gene expression Q's
...ost 50 organizations from industry, academic labs, federal agencies and other key stakeholders....US DHS sponsored evaluation confirms superior performance of Response Biomedical's RAMP anthrax test
...te, provincial, municipal, and local laws and many federal food standards worldwide. For more information, please visit www.aoac.org. About Response Biomedical: Response Biomedical develops, manufactures and markets rapid on-site diagnostic tests for use with its RAMP System for clinical and environme...Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes being studied
...ibility." The project was started with a federal U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service grant, Olson said. "This is serving as a model for similar problems that could arise anywhere in the state of Texas or the United States," he said. ...Antipsychotic drugs stop fatal viral infection in brain cells
...n 1979 and 1994, according to a study conducted by federal researchers. But a team of scientists, led by Brown virologist Walter Atwood, has found that a handful of antipsychotic drugs can prevent brain cells from becoming infected by the JC virus. The drugs may prove to be an effective, ready-made therapy f...Invasive sea squirt alive and well on Georges Bank
Woods Hole, Mass.--The invasive sea squirt that federal and university researchers discovered on Georges Bank a year ago is flourishing in U.S. waters near the U.S.-Canada boundary, a joint research team announced today following a research cruise that concluded last week. Scientists from the U.S. Geologi...New bulls may revive the Texas state Bison Herd
...and Halbert already were sampling the DNA from the federal bison herds throughout the United States for anoth...gnificantly less genetic variation than any of the federal herds and most any of the other state and private herds," he said. This led them to conclude the he...Acid-resistant bug doesn't give in to alcohol either
...search is promising enough to have been award both federal and private funding. Kappock is a little surprised that relatively few others have studied Acetobacter, given the common and widespread nature of the organism. "It's literally garden-variety," he said. "Acetobacter clings to plant surfac...Menssana research at NJIT receives kudos for FDA-approved breath test
...s way beyond the sniff test. In February 2004, the federal Food and Drug Administration approved the marketing of Menssana's Heartsbreath test. The test determines whether patients with heart transplants are showing signs of rejecting the new heart. The FDA said the test might be used as an adjunct to biop...