St. Jude scientist to lead NCI Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program
The National Cancer Institute has announced the establishment of the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program (PPTP), a program that will systematically test 10-15 agents or combinations of agents annually in preclinical models of common childhood cancers. The PPTP is supported through an NCI res...Weizmann Institute receives $8 million grant from Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute
...ttee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS) announced today that the Weizmann Institute in Israel has been awarded an $8 million grant from the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI). According to ACWIS chairman Robert B. Machinist, the grant will fund the Center for Advanced Research on L...NIH funds seven science education partnership awards
...ponent of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today it will provide $8.1 million to fund seven FY 2004 Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA). The projects will receive from two to five years of funding. SEPA programs are designed to improve the country's life science literacy by bringing t...McMaster named Canadian Research University of the Year
...ch income. The Research University of the Year was announced today by Research Inforsource Inc. when it released its annual Top 50 Research Universities report. The rankings are based on total sponsored research income, faculty and graduate student research intensity, and the number of publications in leading...Advanced, precise radiation may boost limb-sparing therapy for sarcoma
...opaedists and preventive medicine researchers, who announced the results recently at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Atlanta. The results equal that of a similar trial done at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Oscar E. Streeter Jr., M.D., associa...Six new Roybal Centers for Applied Gerontology established by National Institute on Aging
..., part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced the establishment of six new Edward R. Roybal Centers for Research on Applied Gerontology. The Centers at the Indiana University, Princeton University, Stanford University, RAND, and the Oregon Health and Sciences University will join the four exi...American College of Chest Physicians announces new Critical Care Institute
The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) announced today the formation of the new ACCP Critical Care Institute (ACCP-CCI) as a center of excellence within the ACCP, housing programs and initiatives related to critical care medicine. With the help of its founding partner, the American Association of ...AAN, ANA announce support for embryonic and adult human stem cell research
...neurologists and neuroscience professionals, today announced their support for government funding of adult and embryonic stem cell research. "The AAN and ANA recognize there are differing ethical opinions on the status of embryos that cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of all through medical science alone...VaxGen, Inc. announced recently that the award of a contract to supply 75...ant anthrax vaccine to the U.S. government will be announced November 5. VaxGen believes it is the only company currently negotiating with the U.S. government to...Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces macugen data on treating macular degeneration
...Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: EYET) today announced that the treatment effect with the investigational drug Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) extends for two years in patients with neovascular or wet, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), who are at risk of losing their vision. A treatment benef...Long-term study demonstrated ADDERALL XR is an effective option to treat adolescents with ADHA
...Group plc (NASDAQ: SHPGY, LSE: SHP.L, TSE: SHQ CN) announced today that ADDERALL XR (an extended release, mixed salts amphetamine product) is effective and generally well-tolerated for adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The short- and long-term study results of the multicenter P...Indiana a national leader in new federal funding for health information technology
...to any of the 38 states that received the recently announced awards. The funding is part of a new $139 million initiative by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality aimed to improve the quality of health care, increase communication among health care provid...NIDA sponsors frontiers in addiction research mini-convention
...tion and alcoholism. This year's recipient will be announced at this event. The NIDA chair is NIDA Deputy Director Dr. Timothy P. Condon. For more information on this NIDA event, call Michelle Person or Blair Gately in the NIDA Press Office at 301-443-6245. The Society for Neuroscience press...Panel finds that scare tactics for violence prevention are harmful
...and other health-risking behaviors in adolescents, announced today its assessment of the current research. The panel found that group detention centers, boot camps, and other "get tough" programs often exacerbate problems by grouping young people with delinquent tendencies, where the more sophisticated instruc...Department of Energy announces new agreement with USC, national labs and private company
...ases, U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham has announced that five Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories, along with a California-based private company and three universities, have signed agreements to form a research partnership. Leading this partnership is the Doheny Eye Institute at the Keck ...DOE labs, universities and second sight partner to speed development of 'artificial retina'
...inal diseases, Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced today that five Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories, a private company and three universities have signed agreements to form a research partnership. The goal of the agreements signed today is to advance the science, technology and clin...Foundation to honor physicians and community health initiatives around the world
The CHEST Foundation announced today it will hold its annual "Making a Difference" awards dinner this year on October 23 in Seattle, WA. The dinner will recognize 22 physicians from around the world who will be awarded the Governors Community Service Award for their community-bas...NSF, AAAS announce winners of 2004 Visualization contest
...RNA Molecules Contest sponsors announced the rules and deadlines for the 2005 visualization challenge, which may be found at the SEVC Web site along with a list of frequently asked questions. NSF and Science will appoint judges to choose winners in each of five categories: photographs, illu...Rice bioengineer named to Technology Review's TR100
HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2003 Rice University today announced that bioengineer Rebekah Drezek has been named to the 2004 list of the world's 100 Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, MIT's Magazine of Innovation. The annual TR100 list recognizes individuals under age 35 whose innovative research in technol...National Academies news: Communication Awards winners announced
WASHINGTON -- The National Academies today announced the recipients of its 2004 National Academies Communication Awards. Part of the National Academies Keck FUTURES INITIATIVE, these prestigious awards recognize excellence in reporting and communicating science, engineering, and medicine to the genera...