NIH Honors Emory Researcher With Merit Award For Work On Renin-Angiotensin System
...ave beenresponsible for a number of key scientific discoveries that have transformed theway in which scientists view the renin-angiotensin system and its effects oncardiovascular function. In 1989 they became one of the first laboratories inthe world to isolate and clone the gene for the angiotensin converting e......tand how it works. The ultimate hope is that these discoveries leadto better treatments for sleep disorders." The OHSU research was funded by the National Institutes of Health and bythe "Research for the Future" program of the Japan Society for the Promotion ofScience.......d to attend AACR's 90th Annual Meeting. The latest discoveries in the following areas will be highlighted at scientific sessions throughout the meeting: Recent Developments in Colon Cancer Prevention New Approaches to Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer Role of Diet in Cancer Causation and Prevention New Di...Transplant Pioneer Thomas E. Starzl Most Cited Researcher In Clinical Medicine Over Past 17 Years
...king proves that he haslaid the foundation for new discoveries in the field," said John J. Fung, M.D.,Ph.D., the professor of surgery and chief of transplantation at the Universityof Pittsburgh's Starzl Transplant Institute....UCSF Cancer Center joins elite group of National Cancer Institute-designated centers
...tists, thus fostering thetranslation of laboratory discoveries into new therapies for improved patientcare." After the initial three-year funding period, the UCSF Cancer Center is eligiblefor a five-year NCI renewal grant. Typically, this grant amounts to 20 percentof the total NCI funding an institution receive...NSF award to five Georgia universities for new Science and Technology Center
...will enable us to transmit the excitement of these discoveries to anew generation of investigators." The Science and Technology Center program is an initiative to explore frontiersof science while also creating educational opportunities. It is designed toincrease minority participation in science, encourage tech...UI researchers discover that aggressive cancer cells may make their own blood vessels
...dependent ofangiogenesis. Because the researchers' discoveries call attention to analternative pathway that is responsible for aggressive tumor growth and spread,the findings potentially could change the way cancers are regarded, diagnosedand treated. The UI investigation was conducted by Andrew J. Maniotis, Ph....Turning off cancer shield may allow safer cancer therapy
...sed to commercialize new applications of its joint discoveries with UIC,while the university holds the patents. First authors on the Science report are husband and wife researchers PavelKomarov and Elena Komarova of UIC; Roman Kondratov, a visiting scholar at UIC;Konstantin Christov-Tselkov, a research assistant...100 years of Freud's interpretation of dreams
... While current work in neuroscience is leading to discoveries in brain function,past work has led to better understanding of the brain's chemistry. This work,which was presaged by Freud when he tried to integrate his observation ofdreaming with the biology of his time, has led to breakthroughs in drugtherapies ...UK College of Medicine researchers study technologies to deliver drugs to the brain
...onment necessary totake full advantage of emerging discoveries in the basic and technologicalsciences that are the prelude to clinical advances. It is my hope that thescientists at the different centers will work together whenever possible." Initially, the UK College of Medicine researchers will work wi...Indiana University Cancer Center receives National Cancer Institute designation
... that focuses on the rapid translation of research discoveries todirectly benefit people with cancer. "Indiana University Cancer Center's recognition as an NCI cancer centeris a major accomplishment that will have many important benefits for those whoare served by IU," said Brian W. Kimes, Ph.D., directo...Chemist Percy Julian captures spirit of black history celebration scientist
...TORS: Black Chemist Percy Julian made significant discoveries using soybeans that revolutionized the treatment of glaucoma and arthritis - treatments that are still the major ones used today. This article about his work is suggested as a feature for black history month. For further information, including inte......for researchers hoping to safely and speedily move discoveries from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside. The study was conducted by Anthony Chan, Ph.D., a staff scientist at OHSU's Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, and his colleagues in a lab coordinated by Gerald Schatten, Ph.D., professor of o...Teasing out the early steps of neurodegeneration
...ll. Zoghbi emphasizes that the scientists' basic discoveries will not likely lead to direct clinical applications. "Nevertheless, if we could understand the early perturbations in calcium homeostasis in these Purkinje cells, and if these could be pharmacologically altered, these basic findings might ultimat......d Medical School in Boston. She has made many key discoveries about the mechanisms that control the development of neural connections in the brain. Her work has had the broadest implications in our understanding of brain development, including neurological birth defects. Dr. Mildred S. Dresselhaus, recipi..."Radical" Discovery Advances Medicine and Plastics
...and nations around the world. More than 30 places, discoveries and devices have achieved landmark status since the program's inception. Moses Gomberg's discovery of organic free radicals will be designated a National Historic Landmark by the American Chemical Society on Sunday, June 25, at the Universit...Researchers create a strong new molecule in the fight against AIDS
...erapeutic advances start this way, with scientific discoveries such as this." HIV infection is a multi-step process, where the virus penetrates the body's cells and begins to replicate itself. The virus uses its own enzymes and reproduces itself through the body's own biochemistry. An early major step involves a...Millennium, Aventis Pharma form novel alliance
... drugs and predictive medicine products based upon discoveries made in the alliance, while Aventis will retain the rights to develop gene therapy and vaccine products. Under the terms of this agreement, Aventis and Millennium will each contribute inflammation discovery pipeline assets to the collaboration. Eac......est positioned to make the scientific and clinical discoveries that will change the ways medicine is practiced." The joint-degree program is designed for students preparing themselves for careers in academic medicine. It combines a thorough medical education with rigorous graduate training in a basic science, ...UT Southwestern Nobel laureate leads bold project changing way scientists conduct research
... numbers of scientists via the Internet, where new discoveries will be posted as they are made; * AFCS participants will relinquish intellectual property rights on scientific discoveries. Universities and researchers normally claim those rights in hopes that the research will quickly have practical applications...