Narcolepsy network issues national 'wake up' call
Advocacy group announces nationwide initiative to boost awareness ofnarcolepsy Fairfield, NJ, June 29, 1999 -- The Narcolepsy Network announced today that itis joining forces with sleep centers nationwide to launch "Wake Up toNarcolepsy," an educational initiative to rais...AAPS announces AAPS PharmSciTech, the association's second online journal
...an Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) announces the launch of its newest exclusively online journal, AAPS PharmSci Tech,www.pharmscitech.com. The first issue of the journal will be published in the first quarter of 2000. AAPS PharmSciTech covers the basic and applied research on pharmaceutica...Conference on youth and violence to be held May 12-13, 2000
The Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis announces the Conference on Youth and Violence. The two-day event, which will address the widespread societal problem of youth violence, will take place May 12-13, 2000 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington Street, conveniently located at the corn...First medicinal cannabis studies approved by research center
...ia-based center funded by the State of California, announces the approval of its first proposals for the study of cannabis as a treatment for specific medical conditions. Four proposals out of thirteen submitted from various California research institutions were recommended for funding by the CMCRs independent......r (FIC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces its intention to fund 10 research grant awards under the new International Studies on Health and Economic Development (ISHED) Program. FIC spearheaded the development of the ISHED, working closely with four co-sponsors at the NIH: the National Insti...Examining The Science Behind Nutraceuticals: Proceedings of the AAPS Dietary Supplements Forum
...n Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), announces the publication of a book that explores the science and quality issues of nutraceuticals. Examining The Science Behind Nutraceuticals: Proceedings of the AAPS Dietary Supplements Forum features presentations by leading pharmaceutical scientists and p...NIAAA steps up search for brain mechanisms of alcohol abuse, alcoholism
...National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism announces a 5-year initiative funded at approximately $50 million to define the brain circuits and mechanisms that underlie behavioral responses to chronic and excessive alcohol consumption. The multidisciplinary Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholi...Atorvastatin shown to decrease heart disease and stroke (more follows)
...nd the effects of additional cholesterol lowering, announces today that it has stopped part of its trial earlier than expected because results collected already show a significant benefit to patients on one of its treatments. It found that among 10,297 patients with hypertension and cholesterol levels lower th...New book highlights ergonomics research on sound
...dited by Ellen Haas and Judy Edworthy HFES proudly announces a new compilation of top-rated Annual Meeting proceedings papers demonstrating the critical need for a greater understanding of and appreciation for the ergonomics of sound. The editors selected 54 full papers representing the best of almost 200 meet...Professorial Fellowships announced
...intment of nine Professorial Fellowships, the ESRC announces today its new scheme that enables some of the UK's best social scientists to research unconstrained by administration and teaching. They will be able to create and evolve their own innovative and groundbreaking research agendas in various areas of t...NCCAM announces new research fellowship program
...ponent of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces the creation of a new NCCAM Directors Fellowship in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Research. The new fellowship program will add measurably to NCCAMs ongoing training activities by sponsoring outstanding research fellows to work in its ...Roche pledges continued support for Organ Transplantation Research Foundation
Roche announces that it is pledging further funding for the Roche Organ Transplantation Research Foundation (ROTRF) until 2008. With an annual donation of over CHF 5 million, Roche is reinforcing a long-term commitment to transplantation research that aims to impr...Committee on disabilities research announces progress and recommendations
...n its latest report to the President and Congress, announces progress in several areas including rehabilitation, technology transfer, dissemination of disability statistics, and efforts to break down barriers to the disabled in education, the workforce, and public facilities. The National Science Foundation (N......o my seat, until suddenly Captain Gilles Le Barzic announces 'injection!' and the 20-second period of weightlessness begins. The aircraft traces a parabola through the air and a brief swirl of clouds can be seen before we are facing more dark blue. It is only the white breakers that make me realise that it is...Researchers identify leukemia-linked pathway targeted by a new kinase inhibitor
...oguang Li, M.D., Ph.D., of The Jackson Laboratory, announces success with another kinase inhibitor that blocks a different path used by cancer. Studying mice, the researchers discovered that the BCR-ABL1 gene activates three additional enzymes that lead to B-ALL leukemia. One of these enzymes may also be invol...ACP announces international medical fellowship
...pril 20, 2004) The American College of Physicians announces the launch of a new international exchange program that will bring physicians from around the world to the United States and Canada to participate in observational, short-term medical fellowships under the mentorship of senior physicians. The In...AAN develops neurology education series for patients and families
The American Academy of Neurology announces publication of a series of books that offer valuable information about common disorders of the brain and central nervous system. Migraines and Other Headaches is the first in the series. "This book is the essential guide for anyone who suffers from h...Cedars-Sinai receives full AAHRPP accreditation for all research involving human subjects
... ANGELES, May 3, 2004 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announces that it has been fully accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP), for all research involving the protection of patients. Cedars-Sinai is the only Medical Center in the state of Californi...U of MN establishes nation's first endowed chair in sexual health
...PAUL (May 24, 2004) -- The University of Minnesota announces the nation's first endowed chair in sexual health. The chair is part of an ongoing initiative within the University's Program in Human Sexuality to provide research, education, and patient care in this field of public health. More than 260 donors hav...FOSRENOL (R) maintains bone health status of end-stage renal disease patients
...Group plc (NASDAQ: SHPGY, LSE: SHP.L, TSE: SHQ CN) announces that long-term treatment with FOSRENOL (lanthanum carbonate), a new non-calcium, non-aluminum phosphate binder, does not promote bone softening or cause harmful effects on bone, according to data presented today at the American Society of Nephrology ...