New genetic mutation linked to Parkinson's disease
...under the direction of Dr. Foroud is an $8 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke designed to identify the genes causing Parkinson's disease. Families with at least two living members affected by Parkinson's disease may obtain more information about the IU study at ...Study identifies the most common genetic cause of Parkinson's disease
...author and principal investigator of an $8 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)....A new New Year's reason to work out: Exercise improves three measures of heart protection
...as submitted). Research was supported in part by a grant from the Life Fitness Academy, which supports research by young faculty and graduate students. Life Fitness, which makes exercise equipment, is a subsidiary of Brunswick Corp....Current human embryonic stem cell lines contaminated UCSD/Salk team finds
...ursued under existing rules for the use of federal grant dollars," Varki said. The first author of the Nature Medicine study is Maria J. Martin, Ph.D., a post doctoral researcher in Varki's lab at UCSD. An important additional author is Gage's post doctoral fellow Alysson Muotri, Ph.D. The study was funde...University of Arizona receives IBM grant for massive virtual storage system for life sciences data
...awarded a new IBM Shared University Research (SUR) grant of a storage infrastructure that will give researc...le in different tiers of storage. At its core, the grant will enable the development of a data life cycle management system that allows researchers to have d...Startling results from new biomedical research international conference
...ries?" He goes on to ask "How appropriate is it to grant a monopoly over the building blocks of life or indeed life itself in the guise of genetically engineered organisms?" Laurie quotes the recent severe set-back for Genentech Inc. who foresaw the therapeutic value of a protein occurring naturally in the...Glow-in-the-dark zebrafish at UH hold keys to biological clocks
...under a $1.2 million National Institutes of Health grant through 2007 as the principal investigator on "Genetic analysis of zebrafish circadian rhythmicity," under which this latest study falls....Blocking cell signaling can stymie viral infections, study shows
...acute viral conditions." The study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infecti...le immunity to the often lethal disease. The NIAID grant supports research into the basic workings of the immune system, with the expectation that it will le...Lupus Research Institute increases funding for innovative research
...ute (LRI) is raising its individual novel research grant awards to $300,000. "Despite such encouraging prog...e cause and cure for lupus." The LRI's 2005 novel grant program seeks projects that deal with less investigated aspects of the disease as well as applicatio...NJIT professor receives NSF CAREER award for emergency response research
...ders of the 21st century. The award is a five-year grant of $400,000. "Disasters routinely create non-routine situations," Mendonca said. "History repeatedly teaches us that flexibility and an ability to improvise are key to emergency preparedness and response. We must therefore plan, but also plan to impr...Weight-loss and exercise study compares center- and home-based programs
...l of Nursing, is funded by a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health. The study, which began in January 2004, compares two weight-loss and exercise programs that are identical except for their locations and delivery of treatment. "Cen...International HapMap consortium expands mapping effort
... add that information to the map. As a result of a grant competition last summer, Perlegen received a $6.1 million award from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to add data on 2.25 million additional SNPs to HapMap. The new development, en...EMBO, HHMI join forces to promote brain gain
...s for up to six grants. Another $25,000 a year per grant will come from the participating member countries ...a guarantee of continuing career opportunities for grant recipients. Applicant institutions are being asked to make a commitment to ongoing support of the sc...NIH to investigate Ohio State University spinal injury course
...ns using drugs. Ohio State University received a grant from the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to fund the spinal cord injury techniques course over five years. The next class is scheduled July 15-20, 2005. This will be the third year OSU has offered this course. Universit...Bird brains show how trial and error may contribute to learning
...ysiology at UCSF, whose lab is funded in part by a grant from HHMI. "It makes sense that one part of the brain has as part of its job introducing that kind of variability." Kao began with an experiment to stimulate the region of the forebrain called LMAN (lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior nidop...UCF stem cell research may hold promise for treating Alzheimer's disease
...s. The researchers are working with a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. "By using a patient's own stem cells instead of embryonic stem cells, we're able to avoid the ethical concerns many people have about stem cell research," Sugaya said. "We also don't have to worry about the imm...Ingestion of afterbirth appears to promote maternal behavior in mammals
...ral neuroscience, has received a two-year $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, to test his hypothesis. In 1986 Kristal discovered an opioid-enhancing molecule he called the Placental Opioid-Enhancing Factor or POEF. His discovery led to a series of studies that shed light on t...HHMI professor, 138 undergraduates identify essential genes in eye formation
... a mid-term exam, each student writes an NIH-style grant proposal for original research. The final is a scientific paper that summarizes the research findings. Innovative undergraduate courses such as this, bringing education and research closer together, are the kind of transformation of the undergraduate...Anita Roberts to deliver Excellence in Science lecture
... her choice at which time an unrestricted research grant is made by a representative of Eli Lilly and Company. The award also includes travel expenses, complimentary registration at the meeting, and a plaque in recognition of the award....Purdue proves concept of using nano-materials for drug discovery
...The center was created at Purdue in 2003 through a grant from the Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund, established by the state of Indiana to promote high-tech research and to help commercialize innovations. The vessels discussed in the research paper are cylindrical cavities that are open at...