Binghamton University launches microelectronics research center
...nder the auspices of USDC, industry or its own R&D program that can be further developed in a fully-integrated manufacturing line. Equipment will be accessible to both the University community and private industry, which will participate in the CAMM through paid membership fees and funded research programs. ...Canadian neurologist wins highest award as American Stroke Association honors five
...ociation and a past chair of the stroke conference program committee. He is past Richard and Beryl Ivey Chair of the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences at the University of Western Ontario. Hachinski pioneered the development of acute stroke units providing specialized patient care; discovered the...Stroke patients receive better care when hospitals 'get with the guidelines'
...a challenge, but Schwamm said that the GWTG-Stroke program addresses the type of "rapid cycle improvement" needed to target this problem. "It's the first program that has been able to show this much improvement in stroke care so rapidly across this scope and sca...Association publishes blueprint to strengthen stroke care from prevention through recovery
... American Stroke Association's quality improvement program Get With The GuidelinesStroke helps hospitals ensu...rly in the 109th Congress, would: create a grant program to help states ensure that patients have access to quality stroke prevention, treatment and rehabili...Clinical breast examination offers modest benefit to breast cancer screening program
...ical breast examination to a mammography screening program provides only a modest benefit in detecting cancer...cer) who participated in a breast cancer screening program at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, WA, found that mammography plus clinical breast examination ...Dartmouth awarded $21.8 million NSF grant
...nd brain sciences, and the Native American Studies program and the digital resources at Baker Library. A part...ington in this effort. Lynne E. Bernstein, the NSF program officer for the Dartmouth center, said, "CCEN is coordinating research in four content areas -- lang...ASGE announces grant recipients in annual research awards program
...ons receiving ASGE grants in this 20th year of the program include: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta; Indiana University School of Medicine, Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis; Legacy Health System......od Johnson Foundation's State Coverage Initiatives program (SCI), tells the story of state health coverage ac...yhealth.org . AcademyHealth serves as the national program office for SCI. The SCI program is a national initiative of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that ...Nanoscale diagnostic sets sights on Alzheimer's
...pported by both NSF's Engineering Research Centers program and the NSF Office on International Science and En...Sohi Rastegar, a bioengineering expert and the NSF program director who oversees the agency's support of the Northwestern NSEC and several other bioengineering...UC Irvine's undergraduate research programs receive $900,000 funding boost
...raduates site in integrated micro/nanosystems -- a program beginning this summer that will allow students fro...nd principal investigator of the NSF grant. "This program extends to undergraduate students the kind of interdisciplinary collaborations we have brought to lo...American Academy of Neurology program receives Grassroots Award
...ple with neurological disorders is what makes this program exceptional," said Catherine M. Rydell, executive director and chief executive officer of the American Academy of Neurology. "The training they receive gives them tools to be patient advocates and leaders in their communities, their states, and the n...Medical meeting to feature research findings and disease prevention and health promotion sessions
...ease prevention and health promotion highlight the program for Preventive Medicine 2005, the premier national conference held annually for physicians and other healthcare professionals with an interest in preventive medicine. The forum serves as the annual meeting for the Washington, D.C.-based American Coll...Auditory screening for newborns can be successful, UT Southwestern researchers report
...aluation, the audiologist overseeing the screening program can assist the family with navigating the often co...view hearing screening results more seriously in a program with few false positives."...Longer cardiac rehab programs necessary, says U of T study
...ry Rehabilitation , found a 52-week rehabilitation program that combined supervised and unsupervised exercise... and Health and the Faculty of Medicine. Increased program length also gives health care professionals a longer period to help patients make heart-healthy life...First US kidney cancer vaccine trial underway at Columbia
...conducting clinical studies of tumor vaccines. The program also includes scientists working in research laboratories within Columbia University to translate clinical learnings into new vaccines and therapies. Columbia University Medical Center provides international leadership in basic, pre-clinical and cl...New research reinforces importance of aerobic health
... demonstrating outstanding promise in his research program in physiology. He was also invited to give a lect...he chair of the biochemistry and molecular biology program at Williams College, where he has taught since 1996. His research has focused on the molecular base...More studies on risks and benefits of COX-2 inhibitors published in Archives of Internal Medicine
...f 6,250 patients enrolled in the Maryland Medicaid program found that COX-2 inhibitors did not increase the risk for cardiovascular events over nonnaproxen NSAIDs in a high-risk population. Fadia T. Shaya, Ph.D., M.P.H., from University of Maryland, Baltimore, and colleagues analyzed the claims of noninstitu...Mental health crisis looming for tsunami survivors, warns psychologist just back from Indonesia
...s done work for 15 years. He heads a collaborative program between the UW and Bogor Agricultural University that includes research and training components, as well as an effort to conserve a number of endangered primate species. Of the 370 students from Aceh province at Bogor Agricultural University, at lea...American Academy of Neurology names two Advocates of the Year
...ltiple sclerosis. Wasay has established a training program for Pakistani neurologists similar to the Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum. "The greatest thing which I am really happy about is that we have been able to do a lot with this workshop and training," said Wasay. The American Academy of Neurology est...Study confirms ICDs more effective in preventing sudden cardiac death than medical therapies
...ascular Institute The NCVI is a world-class heart program offering comprehensive services and state-of-the-art surgical treatments in all areas of cardiovascular care. Patients treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital benefit from a timely response to referrals and a multidisciplinary approach that joins ...