More than $34 Million in SPORE Grants
...ies may be developed. Specifically, the SPORE will enable researchers to: understand the genetics of drug-resistant disease in AML, targeting hypermethylation-associated silencing of tumor suppressor genes identify target antigens for both graft versus leukemia effect (GVL) and graft versus host diseas...New Hampshire lung disease research center funded
...e." "The funding will create the infrastructure to enable Dartmouth and Keene State investigators to conduct...n proteomics -- the study of proteins -- that will enable scientists to study the location, structure and function of the proteins involved in these lung dise...Stages of memory described in new study
...earch helps explain the process in our brains that enable us to first create the memories and then to stabilize and 'save' the memories we've created." The findings then go on to explain how memories can later be "edited" once they've been saved. Walker, who conducted the research while at the Massachusetts...NYU School of Medicine attracts a powerful MRI machine
...he emerging field of "molecular imaging," and will enable researchers to distinguish minute amounts of metabolites in the brain, such as glutathione, taurine, and aspartate, as well as neurotransmitters used for neuronal communication, such as glutamate and gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA). Researchers ...HFES Annual Meeting papers feature work on critical health and safety issues
... a method for detecting flaws in sytems that might enable hackers to cause damage or disruptions. The Human Factors Vulnerability Analysis was subsequently used to identify, analyze, and solve vulnerabilities and was employed in conjunction with a technical security audit, which detects whether hackers can ...Penn study to determine why African-American males have worse outcomes from prostate cancer
...enn's School of Medicine. The five-year study will enable researchers to determine what factors influence bad outcomes among African-American men and how these factors may influence the disparity that exists among African-Americans and men of other races. "There may be many factors that contribute to poor...Vibrating insoles could improve balance for elderly people
...dynamic balance activities (eg,walking), and could enable older adults to overcome postural instabilitycaused by age-related sensory loss."...Unrestricted metabolic research grant awarded to Beth Israel Deaconess
...ns imposed by more typical sources of funding will enable us to take greater risks when it comes to investigating new ideas and examining new pathways, and we're all excited to see the outcomes that these investigations will yield." Jeffrey Flier received a B.S. from City College of New York in 1968 and an...Novel technology to monitor 'hidden depths' of silent killer
...tion of atherosclerosis in blood vessels which may enable us to better evaluate the vascular effects of lipid-lowering therapy, and in clinical practice the use of MRI could facilitate early diagnosis and treatment," stated Dr. Baocheng Chu of the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle and inv...NIAID awards $81 million for HIV vaccine development
...h immune system cells specifically attach and that enable them to recognize a pathogen as foreign. Epitope-based vaccination is a promising but as yet unproven technology that could be applied to many infectious diseases. The priming inoculation will be a DNA-based vaccine expressing HIV epitopes specifica...NIH awards $51 million to fight autoimmune diseases
... impaired quality of life. The ACE expansion will enable a wider range of autoimmune diseases to be studied as it facilitates collaboration and draws on the expertise of a larger network of scientists and physicians. The ACEs and principal investigators are Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York, NY...Antigen targeted in therapy for melanoma also prompts immune response in brain tumor cells
...itute. It also may be useful as a marker that will enable scientists to monitor immune responses in human clinical trials against cancer cells called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), often referred to as gliomas. Institute scientists and neurosurgeons have for several years conducted clinical trials using imm...The European Cancer Patient Coalition - challenges for the future
...e funding to overcome the linguistic divide and to enable the coalition to operate effectively, said Ms Redmond. "There is a growing political ideology that patients should be involved at all levels of health decision making. Coupled with the increase of consumerism, and the growing freedom to express ...Standard treatment for lung cancer should be changed, say scientists
...apy including more than 4,000 patients will better enable us to detect factors allowing us to predict treatment effects."...UCLA scientists invent search-and-destroy method to flush HIV out of hiding places in body
...nstitute. "If our method proves successful, it may enable HIV-infected individuals to discontinue costly and...an HIV-positive person's dormant virus, we hope to enable the immune system to recognize and eradicate HIV-infected cells before they spread more virus." Anti...'Shifty-eyed' monkeys offer window into brain's social reflexes
...ntion to in social situations. Such a model would enable scientists to better understand how processing of social attention works in the brain, and how it can go awry in such disorders as autism. Such basic studies, said the neurobiologists, could lead to better treatments for autism and better methods to ...Study shows melatonin supplements may make standing a hazard for the cardiovascular-challenged
...nd jet-lagged travelers, melatonin supplements may enable a good night's sleep. However, a study by Chester...pplements can hinder nervous system responses that enable the body to compensate for the drop in blood pressure when a person moves from a seated to standing ...Detection of glycoprotein could indentify ovarian and uterine cancers with poor prognosis
...nd ovarian cancers with poor prognosis and thereby enable better disease management of women with aggressive uterine or ovarian cancer, suggest authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Ovarian and uterine cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer-related deaths for women with gynaec...Comfort-food cravings may be body's attempt to put brake on chronic stress
..." Stress, of course, is a strategy that evolved to enable the body to deal with threats - those ranging from the crouched lion ready to pounce, to the possibility of losing a job. It promotes quick, though somewhat inflexible, physical and mental responses, vigilance and attention. In the immediate response...Clinical study of Penn State Hershey technology begins in South Africa
...zation with the device will prevent lung collapse, enable these babies to breathe easier on their own and avoid mechanical ventilation. "We hope this study finds that the chest splint is a simple, inexpensive alternative that can be used in a low intensive care neonatal nursery to help babies," he said. ...