Rice's CNST awards Smalley/Curl funds for innovation
HOUSTON, Feb. 7, 2005 Rice University's Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) today awarded its first grants from the Smalley/Curl Fund for Innovation to faculty members Michael S. Wong, Rebekah Drezek and Jason Hafner....... The one-year, $15,000 grants are designed to provide faculty with the seed funds they need to develop novel ideas that have the potential of impacting all area...CNS cancers and other diseases: Using proteomics to identify unique protein 'fingerprints'
Using mass spectrometry, Emory University scientists have identified specific protein fingerprints in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of humans that enable them to differentiate between cancers, both primary and metastatic, and non-cancerous diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). This finding offers promise of a more rapid, less invasive, and more accurate method of diagnosis of CNS diseases...First biomarkers to diagnose Lou Gehrig's disease found in CNS
A University of Pittsburgh pathologist has identified the first protein biomarkers able to diagnose patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) with near 100 percent accuracy. Before this finding, there were no known diagnostic biomarkers for this neurodegenerative disease. ...... As a result, diagnosis typically takes from six to 12 months after patient...Calling all young minds 2002 AstraZeneca CNS awards program launched
AstraZeneca announced today the 2002 launch of their prestigious Young Minds in CNS Awards Program and invite all Young Minds to make an application to this years program. The Awards recognise and support rising stars (aged 35 years or under) working within the field of the Central Nervous System (CNS) and offer significant rewards, including an unrestricted career development award of $20,000 (U...