Science journalists awarded fellowships to study at the MBL in Woods Hole
...atory. To date, the Science Journalism Program has granted fellowships to more than 250 journalists from a wide range of news organizations, including The New York Times, Science, National Public Radio, The Washington Post, CNN, and Scientific American. It is also gaining cachet with journalists overseas, an...ACS weekly press package — May 1st, 2006
...d a record 406,302patent applications in 2005, and granted 165,485 patents, including 151,079utility (inventions), 13,395 design and 816 plant patents. The inventionsbeing patented today are on the cusp of tomorrow's sciencenews. To keep pace with some of thehottest patent activity, try the ACS's Patent Wat...Dan David Prize awarded to two leading American cancer researchers
... of our world. Three prizes of $1 million each are granted annually in the fields chosen for the three time dimensions. The prize is unique in that its laureates donate 10 percent of their prize money to graduate students in their respective fields, thereby contributing to the community and fostering a new g...Innovations needed to monitor kidney health
...rom Finland, the Netherlands and Italy. The EU has granted 4.4 million euro funding for this project. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasing health threat in Europe. Presently already 12 % of population suffers from some degree of CKD. The most immediate challenge is to better understand the connec...UK markey cancer center receives FDA approval to test novel cancer drug
...phase is successfully completed, the drug could be granted a license to be prescribed in the treatment of cancer....Yale ovarian cancer detection technology licensed in China by SurExam
...f Cooperative Research today announced that it has granted an exclusive license agreement with the Chinese company SurExam Life Science & Technology (Shenzhen) Co. for the commercialization of the university's blood testing technology for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). In the United States, EOC is the fou......of the Montreal Protocol, but some exceptions were granted for the food and farming industries. "The initial hardware cost of an MSDD system is higher than methyl bromide, but the cost of chemicals is much cheaper, so that eventually it would pay for itself", Essert told Chemistry & Industry. Around $20 -...Yale biomedical engineers receive prestigious Early Career Awards
...within the previous six years. Erin Lavik was granted the award for her project "Sustained delivery of timolol maleate for management of elevated IOP for glaucoma," in collaboration with Young Kwon and Markus Kheun at the University of Iowa. "There are medications that lower intraocular pressure (IOP)...Seminal RNAi innovation is cleared for patenting in Australia
... popularly as the Fire and Mello patent, was first granted in the United States by the United States Patent a... School under an interinstitutional agreement, has granted approximately 50 non-exclusive licenses to companies using this invention. The patent covers a pro...Wild bees and the flowers they pollinate are disappearing together
...d elsewhere, the 'pollinator services' we take for granted could be at risk. And with it the future for the plants we enjoy in our countryside." Pollinators are essential for the reproduction of many wild flowers and crops. Co-author Simon Potts (of the University of Reading) said: "The economic value of p...Proprio Foot stands and delivers for amputees
... down or rise from a chair: actions once taken for granted only by the able-bodied. Just try standing up from a seated position on one foot to get an idea of the impact of the PROPRIO FOOT. The foot's anatomically correct response creates a more symmetrical and balanced gait, reducing the need both to "...Ecosystem services and invasive species
...en spaces for their recreational value, taking for granted the ecological and economic importance of these spaces. Ecosystem services in such area can include water purification, regulation of climate, and recreational values. Rosanna Cappellato and student Adam Bohnert (Rhodes College, Memphis) studied fou...EMBL scientists found start-up company to develop anti-cancer drugs
...eives seed funding from EMBL Ventures and has been granted exclusive license rights to selected discoveries made at EMBL. "Elara draws on the skills and know-how of some of Europe's leading molecular biologists and the cutting-edge technology of EMBL's Chemical Biology Core Facility", says George Reid, resea......thropology, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia, was granted permission to study the original bones by Radien P. Soejono, National Archaeological Research Center, Jakarta, Indonesia. The analysis by Jacob's full research team, including Eckhardt and others mentioned below, demonstrates that claims of a new spe......ns remain about the process by which molecules are granted or denied passage," says Peter Askjaer of IRB. The new study shows that a protein called MEL-28 is a component of nuclear pores in the worm C. elegans, one of biology's most important model organisms. More importantly, it reveals that MEL-28 is one ...Scientists crack genetic secrets of human egg
...ionally healthy eggs, Cibelli said. All the donors granted informed consent for their surplus eggs to be used for this research. Cibelli worked with researchers in Chile to extract the RNA from the unfertilized eggs soon after they were harvested. That material (atreasure of genetic information,) was froze...Two at Yale named outstanding new environmental scientists by NIEHS
...of support to early career scientists. The NIEHS granted a total of for $3.6 million to this year's eight awardees. The program is a key element of the NIEHS 2006 Strategic Plan, a five-year blueprint for identifying and funding promising young scientists engaged in new research initiatives that will addre...Field Museum receives $5 million grant from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
... John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has granted The Field Museum $5 million to strengthen and broaden the Museum's work in conservation. The MacArthur Foundation's generous grant is a testament to the Museum's successful track record of working with the Foundation to study biodiversity and put tha...Abnormal overexpression of p53 is a predictive molecular biomarker
... gene therapy, according to Introgen, and has been granted fast track designation for an application of use in head and neck cancer. Results from two phase II clinical trials involving more than 160 SCCHN patients have found that 18 percent of patients treated with Advexin achieved local regional disease con...Field Museum receives $5 million grant from the Grainger Foundation
CHICAGO -- The Grainger Foundation has granted The Field Museum $5 million to enhance the Museum's scientific research capacity and public exhibition areas. The grant reflects the growing role innovative natural science research plays in helping humans better understand the Earth and its people....