McConnell to receive The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Maxwell A. Pollack Award
...more research. Individuals who are mid-career and actively engaged in the conception and development of innovative programs that demonstrate excellence in translating research into practical application or policy are eligible for this prize. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientifi...The Gerontological Society of America confers 2003 Freeman Award to U. of Washington's Abrass
...t Harborview Medical Center, where he participates actively in the care of geriatric patients. He supervises medical students, residents, and fellows, and has served as a clinical and research mentor to numerous talented fellows and postdoctoral trainees in geriatric medicine. He is widely published in the ar...EUROCARE 3 - new European cancer survival figures
...o improve survival in Europe. The EUROCARE team is actively inviting independent clinical commentary on the study. Generating an appropriate level of concern to address this problem would be an important outcome of the EUROCARE project."...First study to show link between children's solid tumours and their mothers' breast cancer
...ht to originate before birth. The foetus itself is actively involved in the production and regulation of oestrogen, a hormone that is an established risk factor for breast cancer. We think that a combination of disruption of the normal role of p53 in cell cycle control and hormonal disruption during pregnancy...Anticonvulsant drug promising therapy for cocaine abuse
...hed healthy family relationships, went to work, or actively sought work. GVG, also known as vigabatrin, is approved in many countries as a treatment for epilepsy. Its main effect is that it increases the amount of another brain chemical involved in nerve cell communication, GABA, and thus helps moderate seiz...Study raises prospect of practical vaccine for metastatic melanoma
...bersome. The retrovirus enters only cells that are actively dividing and could itself increase the risk of cancer. Vaccines prepared in this fashion therefore require extensive safety testing before being injected into patients. The vaccine used in the new study, by contrast, was made with a weakened cold vi...American Academy of Ophthalmology announces Special Recognition Award recipients
...in Congressional support for the NEI. He was also actively involved in the development of the first clinical trials sponsored by the NEI, the annual planning process and technology transfer programs. He has served as a mentor for scores of vision scientists and academic ophthalmologists and is recognized as ...How a nightcap may hinder rather than help your sleep
Many alcoholics have sleep problems while actively drinking and also after they've stopped drinking. ...s often have significant sleep problems both while actively drinking as well as after they've stopped drinking. A study in the August issue of Alcoholism: Cli...Eliminating hunger in a world of plenty
..."It is vital for dietetics professionals to become actively involved in food assistance programs," said Hampl. "When possible, dietetics professionals should get involved on long- and short-term bases in relief, development and education activities in the developing world." The ADA statements says that diete...World's largest scientific society convenes regional meeting May 30 - June 2 in Chicago
...on affirmative action and focus on how mentors can actively promote diversity in science. (Hilary Arnold Godwin, Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry, Evanston, Ill., 847-467-3543, h-godwin@northwestern.edu ) Monday, June 2 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cleaning the uncleanable: particulate and finger oil...Deadline for $10,000 Maxwell A. Pollack Award has been extended!
...nd practice. Individual(s) who are mid-career and actively engaged in the conception and development of innovative programs that demonstrate excellence in translating research into practical application or policy are eligible for this award. This award carries a cash prize of $10,000 and covers travel expe...Soaking in the genius of Mother Nature
...ersion of a bilge pump, Handy said, an enzyme that actively transports most drugs out of the cell before they can take effect. As a result, the cells are resistant to many of the drugs and treatment protocols normally used to combat cancer. Once introduced into multidrug-resistant cancer cells, though, lamell...Joint-custody arrangements good for children of divorce -- but only if there is no parental conflict
...dren were likely to feel sad, actively intervene into the parental c...ker and I know that they are not passive. Children actively appraise the situation they are in and respond to it with different ...Doctors have trouble talking to patients about psychotic symptoms
...atient clinics in London. They found that patients actively attempted to talk about the content of their psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and the distress associated with these symptoms. However, doctors tended to hesitate and avoid answering the patients' questions, indicating a relu...Why are people who recover from major depression never really out of the woods?
... An acute depression group of seven women who were actively suffering from a major depression (all, except one...d patients (who had been well for over a year) and actively depressed patients -- while showing similar changes in many regions seen in healthy subjects -- also...UCSD cancer researchers develop new anti-leukemia strategy
...hich is the main T cell growth factor, making them actively proliferate. Following that they added anti-CD3/anti-CD28 monoclonal antibodies, which are known to amplify the proliferation of T cells. "By day 42, we saw that the T cells had more than tripled in volume and had killed significant numbers of the pa...New compound holds promise for lupus and related diseases
...other autoimmune diseases, and the researchers are actively pursuing these possibilities, according to Opipari. "This paper illustrates the wonderful opportunities there are for chemists, such as Drs. Glick and Ellman, who are willing to venture beyond the lab and apply their skills to significant problems i...United States to host World Sight Day celebration October 10
...ight Day help empower people at the local level to actively participate in promoting and maintaining healthy vision."...Surprise: Pharmacists care program boosted patients satisfaction, but also hospital, ER visits
...re out a way to involve community pharmacists more actively in patient care, and so in the study we provided pharmacists with patient-specific information," Weinberger said. "We also gave them tools and training on how to use that information to communicate more effectively with patients when they filled pres...Initial Avon/NCI breast cancer research grants awarded in 'Progress for Patients' awards program
...e Avon Foundation for their concurrence. "Avon is actively committed to finding the cure for breast cancer, as well as improving the quality of treatment and access to care among medically underserved women," said Kathleen Walas, president, Avon Foundation. "In partnership with the NCI, we believe we can he...