Progress being made in exploring potential use of stem cells to treat heart disease
..." says Srivastava, who is also a UCSF professor of pediatrics and the Wilma and Adeline Pirag Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Developmental Cardiology. "Although there are clearly many obstacles to overcome, it is significant that a roadmap of the derivation and use of stem cells for human heart disease is...HHMI helps physicians launch careers in research
... an assistant professor of medical informatics and pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, combines a passion for computers with M.D.-Ph.D. training in medical endocrinology and bioinformatics. His research goal is to solve the genomic puzzle of type 2 diabetes. More than 30 types of high-through...Meconium: Baby's first stool may provide clues to fetal alcohol exposure
...ol use," said Enrique M. Ostrea, Jr., professor of pediatrics at Wayne State University. "In this study, we have found a direct association between the presence of certain FAEEs and alcohol use." Ostrea, Jr. is also the corresponding author for the study. When people drink alcohol, it combines with certain fa...From basic science to the bedside: APS conference takes stock of lung disease
...tology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, professor of pediatrics at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine and chair of the conference organizing committee. Scientists are using these advances to identify the genes and proteins implicated in diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), sh...Rare disease's gene may illuminate major disorders
...M.D., professor of molecular and medical genetics, pediatrics and neurology in the OHSU School of Medicine. But because it may heighten understanding of other, better-known neurological disorders, "To the general population, (the discovery) has a larger impact, and that's a significant benefit." In a study publ...Scientists tie several cancers to common 'oncogene engine'
...angeable," said Fisher, who is also a professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. His team demonstrated this point by showing that when tumors in mice were shrunk by disabling one of the transcription factors, replacing it with another member of the family re-started the tumor's growth.In the short term,...UF pediatric geneticist named to prestigious society
...Daniel J. Driscoll, M.D., Ph.D., a UF professor of pediatrics and of molecular genetics and microbiology and the John T. and Winifred M. Hayward professor of genetics research, was one of 15 scientists named to the prestigious society this year. The society was created in 1967 to honor successful former postdoc...Immunology symposium to honor Dr. Robert Good's legacy
...symposium director Noorbibi Day, PhD, professor of pediatrics at USF and colleague and widow of Dr. Good. "We are bringing together some of the world's greatest minds so that health professionals, scientists in related fields, students and the interested lay public can share the latest discoveries and trends in...UAB researchers find two surgical interventions for preemies have same effectiveness
...immitt, M.D., M.S.P.H., UAB assistant professor of pediatrics and co-author of the study. "My colleagues and I believe that with the results of this study, surgeons will continue to perform the operation they are most comfortable with, but we hope it spurs discussion of alternative operations with scientific no...For Stanford scientists, RNAi gene therapy takes two steps forward, one step back
...he latest twist, Kay, professor of genetics and of pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and postdoctoral fellow Dirk Grimm, PhD, report an unexpected side effect of another type of RNAi gene therapy not on trial - mice in that study suffered liver toxicity from the treatment and some died. ...Protein connections: A network to understand disease
...ar and human genetics, neurology, neuroscience and pediatrics at BCM, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and senior author of the paper. "A gene is mutated, and a defective protein is made. We need to know what proteins interact with it, and then we study those interactions to learn how the mutant p...NIH panel urges more informed approach to multivitamin/mineral use for chronic disease prevention
..., toxicology, geriatric medicine, family medicine, pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology, cancer prevention, epidemiology, disease prevention and health promotion, and consumer protection. A brief biography on Dr. McGinnis is available at http://www.iom.edu/?id=28194 . A listing of the panel members and thei...New study reveals signaling pathways required for expansion of pancreas stem cells
...ly eliminated," says Alberto Hayek, a professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego and scientific director of the Whittier Institute for Diabetes. "The replacement may occur at the expense of self-replication of still-intact beta cells, or at the expense of replication and further differen...SNM's 53rd Annual Meeting: Research brings new world of diagnosing, treating illness
...t, lung cancers, leukemia, chemotherapy response); pediatrics (Hodgkin's disease, lymphoma); infectious disease (fever of unknown origin, hip prosthesis, knee arthroplasty); computers and instrumentation; endocrinology (diabetes, hyperthyroidism); musculoskeletal (spinal tuberculosis, back pain); and technologi...USC receives first round of stem cell training funds
...e and Stem Cell Therapy Program and a professor of pediatrics and molecular microbiology and immunology at the Keck School. "We at the Keck School of Medicine are gratified by our selection as one of the institutions receiving a CIRM stem cell training grant award," said Frank Markland, Ph.D., the Keck School's...3D ultrasound device poised to advance minimally invasive surgery
...ment engineer Edward Light, assistant professor of pediatrics Salim Idriss, Pratt undergraduate Kathryn Sullivan and associate professor of biomedical engineering Patrick Wolf, all of Duke....Novel newborn screening can open door to treating rare but devastating diseases
...search group are chemistry professor Michael Gelb, pediatrics professor C. Ronald Scott, chemistry graduate student Ding Wang and chemistry postdoctoral researcher Yijun Li. The work is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and Genzyme Corp. of Cambridge, Mass. Turecek discusses the team's ...Internationally renowned expert discusses growth, development, biological differences in boys/girls
...Stanford as intern, resident and chief resident in pediatrics and, thereafter, as a post-doctoral fellow in pediatric endocrinology. He joined the faculty at Stanford in 1980, was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 1985 and to professor in 1989. In 1993, he left Stanford to accept the position of ch...Internationally renowned expert discusses growth, development and biological gender differences
...Stanford as intern, resident and chief resident in pediatrics and, thereafter, as a post-doctoral fellow in pediatric endocrinology. He joined the faculty at Stanford in 1980, was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 1985 and to professor in 1989. In 1993, he left Stanford to accept the position of ch...Joslin Diabetes Center partners with Fremont Medical Center in Las Vegas
... in six specialties, ranging from primary care and pediatrics to hospital in-patient care and emergency medicine. The Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at Fremont Medical Center, which opened Jan. 16, offers the latest advances for treating diabetes and its complications as well as patient education and support...