Joslin Diabetes Center awards 1st Mary K. Iacocca Faculty Fellowship
...owship selection process. "Following a competitive review of over 50 applications from around the globe, we are delighted to name Dr. von Andrian as our first Mary K. Iacocca Faculty Fellow, and with the opportunity this affords us to apply his exciting research in cell imaging to diabetes." Dr. von Andria...Loyola begins study on blood substitute in trauma patients at the scene of injury
... a body responsible for the initial and continuing review and approval of the research, will oversee this study. Criteria for patients to be enrolled in the study include: patients are in a life-threatening situation requiring emergency medical intervention; currently available treatments are unsatisfacto...U-M researcher examines the cell's housekeeping habits
...as been studying autophagy in yeast, has written a review article on the latest work in the field with post-doctoral fellow Takahiro Shintani that is featured on the cover of the Nov. 5 edition of Science magazine. Klionsky also recently edited the authoritative book on autophagy. A cell undergoing autoph...Stowers Institute scientist named American Cancer Society research professor
... awards are made through a highly competitive peer review process. Only one or two professors in each category are usually appointed in any year. The Society dedicates more money to cancer research than any other not-for-profit, non-government funder of cancer research in the United States, spending over $1...Global warming's impact on US plants, animals determined from review of dozens of studies
...w Center on Global Climate Change. The Pew Center review of more than 40 studies is co-authored by Camille ...ilar findings involving an even larger statistical review of global warming's impact on plants and animals around the world appeared in a January 2003 issue o...US DHS sponsored evaluation confirms superior performance of Response Biomedical's RAMP anthrax test
...program, which provides an independent third-party review of test kit performance claims. RAMP has the exclusive designation of being the only commercially available system to meet the new standards for rapid and reliable anthrax detection. In studies designed by AOAC scientists and implemented at U.S. Army...Discovery of real-time natural gas formation offers prospect for renewable energy resource
...end certain current operating practices as well as review current legal and regulatory underpinnings of energy development. The company is currently discussing its findings with Wyoming and U.S. national agencies, as well as with major energy companies working in the PRB region. ...Researchers call for studies on role of BRCA1 mutations in chemotherapy response
...of BRCA1 in chemotherapy response, concludes a new review in the November 17 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. BRCA1 mutations account for only 5% of breast and ovarian cancers, but loss-of-function mutations in the BRCA1 gene confer up to an 82% risk of breast cancer and up to a 54% ...Ubiquitination in real-time: A world first at the Universit de Montral
...cribing this research work appears in the year-end review of the Nature Methods scientific publication. The work was performed under the direction of Michel Bouvier, Professor and Director of the Biochemistry Department of the Universit de Montral and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Signal Transducti...New report offers recommendations to spur interdisciplinary research
...and projects, the report adds. In particular, the review process should include scientists and engineers with interdisciplinary expertise, along with experts in discrete disciplines. Journal editors, the committee said, should actively encourage the publication of interdisciplinary research results throug...Spider silks, the ecological materials of tomorrow?
...ntelligent materials of the future, according to a review article published this month in the journal Microbial Cell Factories. The characteristics of spider silk could have applications in areas ranging from medicine to ballistics. The distinctive toughness of spider silk could allow manufacturers to impro...Yerkes researchers discover baisis for determining handedness in chimpanzees
...ous to the human language brain region. A detailed review of the data showed the asymmetries in the KNOB corresponded to right- and left-handedness whereas the asymmetries in the language area did not, leading the researchers to conclude handedness is linked explicitly to the KNOB and not other brain region...INEEL honors five scientists as Laboratory Fellows
...ear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The review committee noted that his work for ITER made him without peer in the international fusion safety community. Petti is also the technical director of the DOE Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Development and Qualification Program, responsible for qualifying the...Journal of Dental Research: New editor, new content, new look, new access
...so on). The January issue will feature: a critical review focusing on the unique structural organization of ...'s structural and functional integrity; a critical review on ABO blood-group antigens in oral cancer, wherein the authors discuss that altered group antigen i...Hospital epidemiologists trace outbreak of organism to commonly used wound care equipment
... place." The investigation began with an immediate review of medical records after an initial cluster of five patients became infected with the bacteria, a five-fold increase from previous months for rates of hospital-based infections. Culture results from patient samples of blood, sputum, urine and wounds...Animal experiments more stressful than previously recognized
...n Laboratory Animal Science, based on an extensive review of the scientific literature by ethologist Jonatha...uched or stuck with a needle." The paper, a review of 80 previously published studies, is titled, "Laboratory Routines Cause Animal Stress," and focuse...Mothers speak: Physicians often fall short when delivering a down syndrome diagnosis
...nsive," he says. "This study is the most searching review of parents' experiences of postnatal presentation of a diagnosis of Down syndrome ever published, and it has been done with considerable statistical care. It is clearly a case of families teaching physicians." Skotko notes that mothers with the best ......fs concerning various aspects of the condition and review results based on medical trials. "Chronic constipation is uncomfortable, but not dangerous," states lead author Stefan A. Mller-Lissner, MD. "This might be the reason why medical doctors often do not take it seriously. There are many unproven belie...FDA approves ABRAXANE(TM) for metastatic breast cancer
... cycles of therapy using an independent radiologic review reconciled with the investigator response assessment. It is well established that independent radiologically reviewed response rates are lower than the investigator reported response rates that are typically reported in the scientific literature. T...Microbiologist named National Associate of National Academies
...t Program. In addition, Yates recently completed a review of a just-released NRC report titled Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania. According to Bruce Alberts, chairman of the National Research Council, Yates is one of the "dedicated individuals who serve pro bon...