The CDC has awarded $4.5 million to UCSFS Institute for Global Health
...toring/evaluation--and will draw support from five affiliated partners," said CIASTE's principal investigator, G...UCSF's Institute for Global Health (IGH). The five affiliated institutional partners are the California Department of Health Services, Children's Hospital and Res...Memory training may help some Alzheimer's patients in the early stages of the disease
...l Association (APA). In London, neuropsychologists affiliated with University College London, The Open University, and the Medical Research Council Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, England, were intrigued by anecdotal "success stories" of memory training provided by rehabilitation experts. Explain...CDC designates new Kentucky biodefense center
...ces. Atlas, Clover and three other faculty members affiliated with the center, Paul McKinney, William Smock and James Snyder, all have advised the federal government on bioterrorism issues over the past year. The center is receiving $1.5 million in funding through a federal appropriation to the CDC secured earl...Brain images from patients with schizophrenia will be shared in first nationwide imaging network
... can be treated." The BIRN research effort will be affiliated with the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology [Cal-(IT)2] to develop large-scale medical science advances. Cal-(IT)2 researchers at UC Irvine and UCSD and the data and knowledge engineering team at UCSD's San Diego ...New $9.5 million grant to support Male Contraception Research Center
...f Rockefeller University, New York. There are also affiliated projects at the University of Virginia and the Jackson Laboratories. "A variety of safe and effective contraceptive methods is necessary to respond to the needs of people of different backgrounds and ages, both male and female, throughout the wor...NIDA sponsors Frontiers in Addiction Research at Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting in Orlando
...various training levels, including faculty members affiliated with minority or majority institutions. Dr. Hanson, other NIDA staff, and NIDA-supported researchers will be present to interact with forum attendees and to discuss various grant-funding opportunities at NIDA. NIDA staffers Pushpa Thadani and Don Ve...Making therapeutic kitchens more like home aids Alzheimer's patients
...and nursing-home facilities," said Marsden, who is affiliated with UF's Institute on Aging and has co-authored two books dealing with making dementia-care facilities more like home and supportive of residents. Nursing homes and assisted-living facilities, where half of residents are estimated to have some form...For determining protein structures, a new method boosts precision and speed in high-dimensional NMR
...human genome project. UB's NESGC researchers are affiliated with the Strategically Targeted Academic Research (STAR) Center in Disease Modeling and Therapy Discovery at UB, sponsored by the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research. NMR machines use very powerful magnetic fields to d...Study shows faceguards, safety balls cut number of Little League injuries
...ientist said. About half of those belong to groups affiliated with Little League. Major League Baseball supported the UNC research through a grant to USA Baseball. A study Mueller, Marshall and Kirby published in 2001 showed that 13 Little League players died from baseball injuries between 1987 and 1996. Muelle...Argentina's largest health system works to lower drug costs
...lead author of the article, Juan C. Cervellino, is affiliated with the NISSRP. The "Revista/Journal" article describes the study's design and principal findings, followed by a comprehensive discussion of the theoretical and practical advantages and pitfalls emanating from the agreement. The authors caution that...Study: Couric's colonoscopy caused cross-country climb in colon cancer checks
...l internist Mark E. Cowen, M.D., S.M., who is also affiliated with St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor; Danie...ndeep Vijan, M.D., M.S. Vijan and Inadomi are also affiliated with the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, while Fendrick also holds a position in the U-M School of P...Taking control: Lab testing you order for yourself
...Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC), affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is starting to evaluate a possible role in DAT. Direct Access Testing: A Retail Business What is evident to the federal government, states, and medical community is that DAT changes the basic re...Vaccine development sparks debate on changes to cervical cancer screening guidelines
...ither Myers nor Kulasingam owns equity in Merck or affiliated companies....Synthetic marijuana compound reduces agitation, improves appetite in Alzheimer's patients
...health programs and services in Central New Jersey affiliated with Meridian Health System. "In the study, dronabinol appeared to be safe and effective for these patients. The results point to a promising direction for future research." Dronabinol, marketed under the trade name Marinol, is synthetic delta-9-te...UCSD team finds that ethics consultations reduce futile end-of-life treatments
... County Medical Center (a public teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota Medical School), Minneapolis, Minn.; Swedish Covenant Hospital (a community hospital), Chicago, Illinois; Little Company of Mary Hospital (a general acute care community hospital), Torrance, California; Stanford Medic...HHS announces new regional centers for biodefense research
...y Each center comprises a lead institution and affiliated institutions located primarily in the same geographical region. The eight institutions receiving an RCE grant and the principal investigator at each are: Duke University, Barton Haynes, M.D. Harvard Medical School, Dennis Kasper, M.D. New York S...Ultrafiltration device shown safe, effective and reduces hospital stay for heart failure patients
... Rosa Costanzo led the study at four Midwest Heart affiliated hospital sites; Good Samaritan Hospital, Edwards Hospital, Central DuPage Hospital, and Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. "Conventional diuretic treatments have been frustrating to doctors due to unpredictable results and treatment times," said Dr. Maria ...Joslin and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center sign new joint venture clinical agreement
...een the two nonprofit institutions, which are both affiliated with Harvard Medical School. In addition to strengthening current diabetes treatment and education programs, Joslin and BIDMC will create new clinical guidelines and interactive programs in a number of areas including diabetes and cardiovascular dise...Northwestern named Udall Center for Parkinson's Disease Research
...c nucleus. Two other projects involve researchers affiliated with other institutions. Kitoshi Kita, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, heads a team whose goal is to understand how globus pallidus and subthalamic neurons communicate with one another. Last, Charles Wilson, University of Tex......HD grant, the applicant institution also had to be affiliated with a medical school....