Yale University's Levy wins The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Margret M. Baltes Award
...t ten years are eligible. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting the following year. The award is given by GSA in conjunction with the Baltes Foundation....McConnell to receive The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Maxwell A. Pollack Award
... eligible for this prize. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting the following year. The award is made possible through a generous grant from The New York Community Trust's Maxwell A. Pollack fund....Wright University's Kapp wins The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Donald P. Kent Award
...dings into practical use. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting the following year. The Kent Award Lecture is expected to be one of the conference's highlights....New scientific study finds forgiveness a factor in decreasing spread of AIDS
...ccording to researcher Rebecca Wald, this study presents preliminary results from an ongoing study of forgiveness in persons with HIV/AIDS. Because of the intense fear and stigma still associated with HIV/AIDS, many persons with HIV feel alienated from their families, communities, and churches. This sense...Data mining gains ground in key sectors
...ully integrating unstructured with structured data presents a challenge to businesses," observes Technical Insights Research Analyst Michael Valenti. While data mining can address all these limitations, persuading companies to invest in analytic tools is a challenge. To this end, providers are focusing on dev...Former NHLBI director Lenfant receives Lifetime Achievement Award
...shment spanning a career in health care. The ACCP presents the award to an individual, who, at the time of selection, has exhibited profound, sustained, and high quality contributions in the areas of teaching, educational innovation, publication, research, public service, or service to the profession. "I am...ACP Foundation health communication conference to discuss literacy, technology, & ethnic disparities
...ues, the American College of Physicians Foundation presents Strategies to Improve Health Care by Removing Communication Barriers, co-sponsored by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). This second national health communication conference by the ACP Foundation and the IOM will focus on operational programs in both t...New program establishes distinguished scholar in thrombosis
...stinguished Scholar. "The Distinguished Scholar presents an opportunity to make an outstanding contribution to the diagnosis and treatment of thrombosis," said Diane E. Stover, MD, FCCP, President of The CHEST Foundation. "By taking a unique approach, the scholar can explore and promote alternatives for th...Poorer performing Philadelphia schools have more undiagnosed asthma, Jefferson study finds
...ad more severe cases of the disease. Dr. Mangione presents his findings October 29 at CHEST 2003, the 69th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians in Orlando. These data, he says, support previous research showing more than twice the prevalence of asthma among tho...Better brain imaging helps surgeons avoid damage to language functions
... & Behavior, a Washington University research team presents a recent brain surgery case in which their fMRI brain mapping technique helped pinpoint the unusual location of language centers in a patient with a long history of severe epileptic seizures, including information critical to the surgery's success. ...Jefferson scientists find radiation and blood vessel inhibitor more effective against brain tumors
... and Drug Administration, he says. Dr. Wachsberger presents the group's work November 19 at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Boston. "These are the first studies showing a potential benefit of this agent and radiation," Dr. Dicker says. The scientist...The pros and cons of HIV testing in less-developed countries
... relief, and the funding it is startingto attract, presents not a threat but an advantage to more mainstreamanti-AIDS activities. We urge all those involved in tackling the HIV/AIDSpandemic to seize this opportunity.'...Rensselaer to open new Terahertz Research Center
... terahertz (THz) frequency range -- or "T-rays" -- presents the next frontier in imaging science and technology. Researchers at Rensselaer have used advanced THz technology to uncover small defects in the foam used for space shuttle insulation. Terahertz waves also offer enormous potential to find answers to...New drug may help cancer patients in need of stem cell transplants, Jefferson trial shows
...ho oversees the trial at Jefferson. Dr. Flomenberg presents the trial's interim results December 7 at the American Society of Hematology's 45th Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego. As a result, he says, there were fewer stem cell collections necessary and more stem cells retrieved."This is the first ti...Early treatment of blinding eye disease in infants can prevent severe vision loss
... Because it follows an unpredictable course, ROP presents doctors with difficult treatment decisions. In many infants the disease spontaneously regresses and spares vision.However, in some infants ROP progresses, resulting in serious visual impairment. Existing therapy involves using a laser, or less frequ...ACP and AAFP release joint clinical guidelines to manage common heart condition
...m. This recent systematic review of the literature presents strong enough evidence for both the ACP and AAFP to agree on guidelines focusing on control of heart rate (with anticoagulation) as the best strategy for most patients." Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia. Common signs are fluttering s...U of MN study first to detect tobacco-specific carcinogens in non-smokers in public setting
...al tobacco smoke in restaurants, bars, and casinos presents a potential health hazard to employees and non-smoking patrons," said lead author Kristin Anderson, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Public Health and Cancer Center member. "However, further studies are needed to examine the long-term heal...Midlife brain crisis spawns late-life Alzheimer's
...-reviewed journal Neurobiology of Aging, the model presents opportunities to explore how lifestyle changes, hormone replacement therapy, higher education or treatment with common medications in middle age might help brains remain healthy longer. "This model embraces the human brain as a high-speed Internet ra...Gene targeting prevents memory loss in Alzheimer's disease model
...patients with Alzheimer's disease. The study also presents new evidence that beta-amyloid is directly responsible for causing the memory-robbing effects of Alzheimer's disease, said Masuo Ohno, research assistant professor of physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Ohno's co-rese...New report presents options for oversight of genetic testing of human embryos
...", details the concerns in each of these areas and presents an array of possible policy options. These options include leaving decisions about PGD to individuals and their health care providers, government restrictions on PGD's use and availability, voluntary regulation by professional groups, and an outright...