Research reveals no benefit of rapid MRI over X-rays in patients with low back pain
...nt outcomes because incidental abnormalities would foster increased interventions and unnecessary morbidity. Our study suggests that substituting rapid MRI scans for radiographs is likely safe but may in fact result in more specialist consultations and operations." In his editorial, Hadler wrote: "As a resu...U.S. News & World Report ranks The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia the top pediatric center
...e in cardiac catheterization techniques has helped foster its expansion from solely a diagnostic tool to its use as a therapeutic modality. Cardiac Center surgeons are leaders in the use of pioneering techniques for minimally invasive cardiac surgery in children, including the modification of instruments fo...UCI resarchers create first living model to exhibit
... altering it to host three mutant human genes that foster lesion growth: beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP), presenilin-1 and tau. APP is the source of the beta-amyloid protein that forms into brain plaques, while presenilin-1 is needed for this protein to form. Tau is the critical component of tangles. ...Professorial Fellowships announced
...orting in particular how law might be developed to foster a new ethic. Professor Gerry Stoker, Department of Government, University of Manchester, will enhance debates about governance that have taken place in different disciplines of social science and in distinctive sectors of society and economy....Summit agrees to improve coordination of global Earth observation
... and contribute to Earth observation data; and, to foster the exchange and integration of information obtained from the ground, as well as from planes and satellites. The Earth Observation Summit also agreed to prepare a 10-year Implementation Plan to build on existing systems and initiatives. ESA's delegat...HHS announces new regional centers for biodefense research
...ng diseases." The RCE program's primary role is to foster the physical and intellectual environments in which wide-ranging research on infectious diseases can proceed productively and safely. All RCEs will: Support investigator-directed research Train researchers and other personnel for biodefense res...NIAID initiative addresses primary immune deficiency diseases
...mittee will identify research needs, mechanisms to foster research and methods to encourage new investigators to enter the field. A peer-review advisory panel will evaluate research proposals and make funding recommendations to the steering committee. Members of the steering committee include Hans Ochs, ...Duke study links forgiveness to less back pain, depression
... approach to developing love and forgiveness - can foster forgiveness, reduce anger, and improve the pain and adjustment of these patients. Forgiveness in this context is understood as a person's act of deliberately giving up anger and resentment felt toward an offender, and fostering qualities of love, und...The Gerontological Society of America confers 2003 Mentorship Award to Amherst's Whitbourne
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. Dr. Whitbourne has had a significant influence on the field of gerontology through her theoretical and empirical contributions and a...Nesselroade to receive The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Distinguished Career Award
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. The breadth of Nesselroade's influence is arguably unmatched in the field of life-span development. Early in his career, along with ...U. of Michigan's Whall wins The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Schwartz Award
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. Dr. Whall is being recognized for her significant impact on both knowledge development and patient care in the field of gerontologic...The Gerontological Society of America confers 2003 Freeman Award to U. of Washington's Abrass
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. Dr. Abrass is recognized not only for his research accomplishments, but also his excellence in clinical care and teaching. He curren...Ikeno set to present the Geron Corporation - Samuel Goldstein Distinguished Publication Lecture
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. Dr. Ikeno is renowned for his research on the pathology of aging and the role of oxidative stress in age-related pathology. He also ...The Gerontological Society of America confers 2003 Lawton Award to Columbia University's Gurland
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Gurland has made contributions to service and public policies that bear on dementia, depression and disa...Yale University's Levy wins The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Margret M. Baltes Award
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. Professor Levy's research explores psychosocial influences on aging. She is one of the first researchers to study whether or not old...McConnell to receive The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Maxwell A. Pollack Award
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. McConnell has worked for both the House and Senate Aging Committees. He worked to apply research to many key issues for older Americ...Wright University's Kapp wins The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Donald P. Kent Award
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. Kapp's curriculum vitae spans 90 pages and represents the multidisciplinary nature of his work. He is a GSA fellow and currently ser...The Gerontological Society of America bestows Kleemeier Award to Idaho's Austad
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. Dr. Austad is a Professor of Zoology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Idaho and an Affiliate Associate ...The Gerontological Society of America confers 2003 Kalish Award to Utah's Pasupathi
...San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. Dr. Pasupathi's publication, "The Social Construction of the Personal Past and Its Implications for Adult Development," was deemed b...Hansen to present the Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Maxwell A. Pollack Award lecture
...tel and Marina. The meeting itself is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals. Hansen won the prestigious Pollack award in 2002 and the recipient traditionally gives a lecture the following year. This prize, giv...