2005 Behavioral Sciences & Health Services Research Award
...ublic health problems in Europe and Africa. He has inspired numerous junior faculty members in Finland, and continues to be an inspiration for his colleagues in Nordic countries, as well as in several developing countries. Many of Dr. Hausen's colleagues have gone on to publish well-regarded research in the a...New trials for counseling caregivers and patients with Alzheimer's begin
...sease and their family members. These studies were inspired by the success of a previous trial at the NYU School of Medicine that showed that even a short period of counseling can have a long-term beneficial impact on the emotional well-being of people taking care of spouses with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheim...Prestigious 2004 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize honors Maxine Singer
...ervices to the scientific community. The Prize was inspired by Philip Hauge Abelson, "a true icon in the scientific community" who served as long-time senior adviser to AAAS, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and editor of the Association's journal, Science . Abelson, who also served a...Research explores why some internationally adopted children excel while others struggle
...te intervention," said Krakow. Krakow's daughter inspired her interest in the language development of children from China. "My daughter, who is now five, was adopted at 8 months so she was very young when she came to the U.S. Still, she heard only Chinese for most of the first year of her life. The rapidi...Novel drug-antidote strategy provides greater control of drug action
...nger, and his colleague Chris Rusconi, Ph.D., were inspired by Duke cardiologists who said they needed a reliable blood-thinning agent that they could give to patients without the accompanying risks of bleeding. When bleeding events occur, cardiologists have little recourse except to wait for the drug to be c...UCLA study shows Medicaid costs can shrink
...ren and Families ," the research by Dr. Herman was inspired by Head Start directors who were graduates of the Head Start/Johnson & Johnson management fellows program held at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Founded in 1991, it is the only executive management program of its kind. In 2000 a survey of He...Has cricket helped to unite South Asia?
...ata suggest that in one day matches, Miandad's six inspired an improvement in Pakistan's performance or a decline in India's, or both, but this effect was small in test cricket, say the authors. They believe that these data support their hypothesis that a single shot had an enduring influence. "Now India must...Grant expands Indiana University-Kenya AIDS program
... like John Sidle, Bill Tierney and Joe Mamlin have inspired us to keep at this over the past 14 years." Drs. Einterz, Tierney, Sidle and Mamlin currently are in Africa working with their Kenyan colleagues on the program. The co-directors of the program are Haroun N.K. Mengech, PB ChB, director of the Moi Te...Stevens' Cattabiani helps link doctors, hospitals worldwide
...ry. "Operation Outreach" in Zrenjanin, Serbia, was inspired by the success of earlier expeditions to other regions of the world. It began with a request for support from a former graduate student of Cattabiani's, Veljko Popov, and the team of surgeons working at a charity hospital, the St. John Hospital for S...Rochester chosen to focus on rare neurological diseases
...eer investigating rare neuromuscular disorders was inspired when he did some basic research on insect muscle when he was 17 years old. "It takes a great deal of work to understand a disease enough to search for treatments. By focusing attention on these disorders, it will help us attract additional people who...Improving the quality of life for larynx cancer patients
...problems The new voice-producing element that was inspired by the lips of a trumpet player is working well technically, but poses a prototyping problem as it is too big to fit into an existing shunt valve. Work is progressing to try to develop a small voice-producing element that still has the proper frequen...Irvine chemist wins national award for new drug techniques
...ad absolutely no interest in chemistry until I was inspired by a great teacher in college. What ultimately intrigued me was not only the idea of studying the natural world but also creating things that didn't exist before." Overman received his undergraduate degree from Earlham College in 1965 and his doctora...UI researchers use SIREN driving simulator to study driving risk factors
...new PC-based driving simulator tool. This tool was inspired by the modern aviation information displays found in sophisticated airplanes and used by pilots to monitor the skies. Using enhanced visual cues, the tool allows excellent situation awareness on a small screen, and can be used to test drivers' decisi...Study: Couric's colonoscopy caused cross-country climb in colon cancer checks
...dy doesn't reveal whether the "Today Show" viewers inspired by Couric to get colonoscopies were those whose risk of colon cancer was highest. Although colonoscopy can catch and remove pre-cancerous polyps in any colon, current national guidelines recommend it mainly for people age 50 and over, who face the hi...Secret documents reveal how tobacco industry targeted gay men
...he researchers found that, ultimately, the boycott inspired the tobacco company to use philanthropy to gain the gay community's support. "Philip Morris settled the boycott by agreeing to financially support groups fighting HIV/AIDS," said Naphtali Offen, B.S., a research associate in the UCSF School of Nursin...San Diego chemist wins national award for innovative drug design
...yprus, Nicolaou said his pursuit of chemistry "was inspired by an outstanding high school teacher." He left the Mediterranean island at age 18 "but I've never given up my passion and focus." He received his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees from the University of London in 1969 and 1972, and he is a member of t...Model dental school curriculum to address disparities in oral health care
...e general U.S. population. The new UIC program was inspired in part by the first-ever U.S. Surgeon General's report on the nation's oral health, issued in May 2000, which estimated that 25 million Americans are living in areas lacking adequate dental care services. Particularly vulnerable, the report said, we...Study finds outbreak of Cipro web sites followed anthrax outbreak
...ot filled the regulatory vacuum." Tsai said he was inspired to undertake the research project after studying the work of other researcher-activists. Sehgal teaches an "Activism and Medicine" elective class for CWRU medical students. More information about this class can be found at http://home.cwru.edu/acti...Schepens is recipient of the most National Eye Institute funds in 2001
...on was the result of an intentional reorganization inspired by Streilein, who became Ankeny Director of Research at The Schepens in 1993, and its president in 1995. For many years, The Schepens has been a leader in development of novel diagnostic instruments for non-invasive evaluation of eye function, and it...Nasal spray flu vaccine developed at U-M needs no additional clinical trials, says FDA
...ed his doctoral dissertation on influenza in 1956, inspired by his mentor, Dr. Thomas Francis Jr., who had overseen the U.S. Army's flu vaccine program during World War II. Francis was founder of U-M's epidemiology department and a mentor to Jonas Salk; he oversaw the polio vaccine clinical trials conducted a...