Neurologists developing first standardized measurement scale for dyskinesia in Parkinson's patients
...will have an "answer key" -- ratings made by three internationally recognized dyskinesia experts. Clinicians learning to use the scale will be able to watch the tape, make their own assessments, and then compare their ratings to the experts'. ...Yale dean addresses biggest environmental threats in new book
...al growth in the world economy and its integration internationally has given environmental challenges not only a distinctly global cast but also a new urgency," say the authors. "Whether we like it or not, we are now at the planetary controls and must make the hard choices necessary to address global environmental c...Carnegie Mellon, Pitt receive $15 million from NSF to found center to improve quality of life
...ions to improve the human condition." Cooper, an internationally recognized expert on wheelchair design as well as an accomplished wheelchair athlete, explained that the research agenda of the new ERC would be guided by both personal and societal needs. "We want to make sure we're developing technologies that are ...2.5M boost for marine biology in Liverpool
... "Our Marine Biology Research Group is already internationally renowned we provide advice to many marine and environmental agencies in the UK and beyond on issues such as marine environmental management and policy." Part of the development of the Department of Marine Biology will include the transfer of resea...US grant targets genes behind severe arthritis
...rch budgets are relativelysmall. "But you can be internationally competitive and get good funding from elsewhere if you do the right project in the right disease." He said some of the first work on the project was to collate the 8000 DNA samples from the US and UK together in one place. ...Northwestern receives Gates Foundation grant for medical diagnostics
...esigns work under real-life conditions. Murphy, an internationally recognized clinical AIDS researcher, has established a global network of clinical investigators to conduct trials of therapeutics for HIV infection. "The antiviral drug shortage is easing up, and now the focus is on reliable, user-friendly diagnost...Research team to analyze brain changes in schizophrenia
...rtem brain tissue to be studied is provided by two internationally renowned brain banks, the Stanley Brain Research Laboratory at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md, and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Under a separate five-year, $650,000 grant from the Stanley M...Gropep launches new product to support cell culture products business
...h factor I currently used in the manufacture of 7 internationally approved biopharmaceuticals that generated annual sales in excess of US$4.2 billion in 2005-06. GroPep's new kit will help customers meet regulatory requirements by making it easier to reliably measure LONGTMR3IGF-I in their manufacturing processes......lison. "This is because the fish that are traded internationally are generally higher-value species, such as tuna, hake, sole, shellfish, octopus and squid, which would have been destined for luxury urban markets anyway, rather than being an important part of the diets of the poor and food-insecure." Fish are th...HHMI hosts international scientists at Janelia Farm Research Campus
...tists to remain in their own countries and conduct internationally competitive research. "HHMI's international research scholars are talented scientists who are respected leaders in their fields, known well beyond the borders of their own countries," said Peter J. Bruns, HHMI vice president for grants and special ...Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to host press conference call/webcast on data published in NEJM
...g Hospitals NHS Trust is a locally, nationally and internationally renowned centre of excellence for patient care, education and research....Bacteria for better ice cream and artificial snow no longer depends on trek to poles
...ible for this attraction," notes Dr Walker, who is internationally known for her work with insect resistance to environmental and chemical stressors. "Our findings will help to decrease the costs involved in further discovery of such bacteria, since scientists will no longer need expeditions to the poles in order...UCR's Xuemei Chen receives the 2006 Charles Albert Shull Award
...ow microRNAs can control plant development. She is internationally recognized for her seminal research in organ development and RNA metabolism. Additionally, Chen is involved with a variety of professional activities, including serving as monitoring editor for Plant Physiology and as a member of the editorial bo...16 outstanding researchers receive Singapore's highest honor in science and technology
...in the field of quantum coherence and developed an internationally recognised "Singapore Protocol" for quantum key tr... Dr Brenner. He connected A*STAR and Singapore to internationally renowned scientists, many of whom, at his behest, have joined Singapore as Scientific Advisors, Prin...Grant to UA makes Kartchner Caverns a Microbial Observatory
...ence. "And the development of Kartchner is a model internationally for the development of a cave as a living system. It's a model for preservation." The researchers will catalog the microbial inhabitants of the cave, study how tourism affects their diversity and investigate whether microorganisms are involved in th......ology for the University of Colorado Museum and an internationally known expert in trace fossils. "This research is exciting because it provides evidence for the movement of tiny, soft-bodied organisms inside the gut cavity of a dinosaur." The findings are being presented at the 118th annual meeting of the Geolog...Space radiation threats to astronauts addressed in federal research study
...ry for Atmospheric and Space Physics. Baker, an internationally known space weather expert, said the report brought together space physicists and radiation biologists, amplifying common interests between the groups. "This was an important step," he said. "One of the benefits of this report is that we are beginn...CAAT celebrates 25 years and still going strong
...ves center in the United States, and is recognized internationally for its efforts to promote the development, validation and use of alternatives to animals in research, product safety testing and education. The Center, whose approach is one of dialogue and collaboration, is well known for bringing people from dive...Opening of the first German-Korean research training group
...er basic research and practical applications at an internationally high level. Doctoral students will have the opport... German science to this formula for success is its internationally recognised expertise in material science and basic research, while the Korean side is recognised wor...Museum-fueled global study shows you can't judge biodiversity by its bird
... the British science journal Nature. Rasmussen, an internationally renowned expert on birds and author of a recent two-volume guide to birds of South Asia, contributed species occurrence data from her vast database to the study. What they've learned is that contrary to popular belief, pinpointing geographic areas in...