Public morally obliged to take part in scientific research, says leading ethicist
The public has a moral obligation to support and take part in scientific research, says a leading ethicist in the . ...... John Harris, Professor of Bioethics at the Institute of Medicine, Law and Bioethics at the University of Manchester, does not advocate making it a legal requirement for people to get involved. But he contends that compulsion is, in principle, justifiable, and in certain circ...National Academies advisory: May 2 Symposium on International Science Policy
Many of the issues facing the world -- such as emerging infectious diseases, global climate change, energy sources, human migration, and the problems of megacities and environmental sustainability -- are fundamentally international and do not respect national borders. Confronting these problems requires organizing the world's science, health, and technology communities to provide policy advice. ....Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
PITTSBURGH, March 29 The development of the Salk polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh represents one of the most important milestones in medical history. To commemorate the achievements of Jonas Salk, M.D., and his team of Pitt researchers and pay tribute to the people of the Pittsburgh community whose involvement was critical to the success of the endeavor, the University is hosting tw...OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss
PORTLAND, Ore. Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University, in collaboration with Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., have successfully tested a research medication that both stimulates appetite and reduces metabolic rate in preclinical trials. Neurocrine, which developed the test medication for this research, is now developing a related medication that will likely be tested in patients suffering...NIH state-of-the-science panel calls for 'demedicalization' of menopause
An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health found that many women move through the menopausal transition with few disabling symptoms, and that it is important that menopause not be viewed as a disease. The tendency among women and their healthcare providers in the U.S. to medicalize menopause concerned the panel because the tendency can lead to overuse of treatmen...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
1. ... ...Giselle P. Lim, Frdric Calon, Takashi Morihara, Fusheng Yang, Bruce Teter, Oliver Ubeda, Norman Salem Jr, Sally A. Frautschy, and Greg M. Cole... ...Low levels of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have been reported in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), as has evidence for an AD protective effect of increased marine fish consumption, a...Scientist works on innovative treatments for brain tumors
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. With a five-year, $1.25 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher will continue his quest to offer new treatments for one of the deadliest types of brain tumors.... ...Waldemar Debinski, M.D., Ph.D., a nationally recognized physician-scientist who pioneered a method to destroy malignant brain tumor cells witho...New thrust needed to tackle health inequalities globally says UCL scientist
UCL public health scientist, Professor Sir Michael Marmot, writes in a paper published in the Lancet journal on 18th March 2005 that a major new thrust is needed internationally to tackle health inequalities. Professor Marmot, Director of UCL's International ...Centre for Health & Society, will chair the Commission on Social Determinants of Health launched by the World Health Organisation on Frid...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
1. ...... Irina Bystron, Zoltn Molnr, Vladimir Otellin, and Colin Blakemore ...... This week, Bystron et al. provide information on the earliest neurons that appear in the human telencephalon, well before the formation of the cortical plate or the onset of synaptogenesis. They identified the cells as neurons based on microtubule associated protein 2 (MAP2) immunoreactivity in tissue available fr...Euroscience Open Forum 2006 launches call for proposals
The organisers of ESOF2006 now welcome contributions to the Forum's programme. The call for proposals is open from March 15th until June 15th 2005. Proposals for scientific sessions and outreach activities can be submitted online at . To stimulate inspiring submissions, 18 broad themes have been selected. These themes highlight current developments in research and science policy and set the fram...Earlier use of prostate cancer vaccines urged by Hopkins scientists
Timing is everything when it comes to killing prostate cancer cells with specially tailored vaccines, say scientists testing the drugs in mice at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. ...... .......ESMO Scientific & Educational Conference (ESEC)
ESEC 2005 Highlights ... The future in genomics and proteomics... Assessing risk in cancer patients... Avoiding side-effects of cancer therapy... Immunotherapies... Development of cancer-killing viruses... How communities can fight tobacco addiction... State-of-the-art oncology for various tumor types... ...Some other special features ... New and updated ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendati...CAS science spotlight identifies most requested article
SAN DIEGO, CA, March 14, 2005 - A nanotechnology-related paper published in the journal CHIRALITY in 2002 was the scientific article most requested by users of CAS electronic services during 2004, according to CAS's Science Spotlight web service. Three co-authors of the paper--Prof. Stefan Matile, Dr. Naomi Sakai, both from the University of Geneva, Switzerland and Dr. Gopal Das, currently affil...Growing your own replacement teeth? Not science fiction!
Baltimore, MarylandDental medicine is on the brink of profound change due, in large measure, to unprecedented advances in science and technology. Advances in stem cell biology will improve our understanding of degenerative diseases and assist in developing therapies for replacing damaged or diseased parts/tissues. ......During the 83rd General Session of the International Association for Dental R...2005 Behavioral Sciences & Health Services Research Award
Baltimore, Maryland...Dr. Hannu Hausen, University of Oulu, Finland, has been named the 2005 recipient of the Behavioral Sciences & Health Services Research Award, presented by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), convening today for its 83rd General Session.... Dr. Hausen is an international leader in the field of oral diseases risk assessment and dental disease prevention....New scale predicts recovery of consciousness from coma after brain injury
CHICAGO --- A Northwestern University researcher has developed the first truly reliable measure of neurobehavioral functioning during coma from severe brain injury that predicts recovery of consciousness up to one year after injury, with up to 86 percent certainty.... Theresa Louise-Bender Pape, assistant research professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Northwestern University Feinb...News tips from the 2005, 54th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology
... ...... Johns Hopkins scientists have found that modern, implanted heart devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators are safe for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, a diagnostic and imaging tool long ruled potentially unsafe and off-limits for more than 2 million Americans who currently have them in their bodies. The Hopkins team has also developed new guidelines fo...Tobacco industry pays scientists to challenge secondhand smoke's link to infant death risk
The link between secondhand smoke and sudden infant death has been discredited in the last few years in scientific articles paid for and influenced by cigarette manufacturers, according to a new study of once-secret industry documents....... The key article, commissioned by Philip Morris and published in a respected pediatric epidemiology journal in 2001, discounts the significance of research sh...University of Manchester awarded 826k for brain science and mental health research
The University of Manchester's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences has been awarded 826k by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Department of Health (DH). The award is part of a 5.3m package, to fund research projects into brain science and build increased capacity for clinical trials of new treatments. ...... Of 326 applications received nationally, four of the 28 projects funded are base...Innovation prize finalists announced in 'Science of Better'
Hanover, MD, March 2, 2005 The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) today announced six finalists in its competition to win the 2005 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. The annual contest highlights innovations in organizations that are profit and non-profit, in the U.S. and across the world, and frequently id...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
... ...Ralph Feuer, Robb R. Pagarigan, Stephanie Harkins, Fei Liu, Isabelle P. Hunziker, and J. Lindsay Whitton... ...Coxsackievirus B (CVB) infections can cause serious consequences such as meningoencephalitis, particularly in newborns and young children. This week, Feuer et al. track the insidious path of CVB3 infection in neonatal mice....Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
Boston, Mass. For the first time, scientists have regenerated a damaged optic nerve -- from the eye to the brain. This achievement, which occurred in laboratory mice and is described in the March 1, 2005 issue of the Journal of Cell Science, holds great promise for victims of diseases that destroy the optic nerve, and for sufferers of central nervous system injuries. "For us, this is a dream bec...OHSU scientists develop MRI approach to improve breast cancer detection
PORTLAND, Ore. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Advanced Imaging Research Center (AIRC) are developing a new imaging method that may provide a clearer diagnosis of breast cancer. The research is published in the latest issue of the journal Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. AIRC Director Charles Springer, Ph.D., is senior author, and AIRC Manager, Xin Li, Ph.D., is first author o...Scientific evidence for diets: don't believe everything you read
In a society increasingly fixated with body image, we are bombarded with so-called scientific evidence promoting the use of a myriad of diets. An article published today in the Open Access journal BMC Medical Research Methodology suggests that we shouldn't take everything we read at face value, as most research articles reporting weight loss studies fail to indicate crucial patient characteristic...Scientists replicate hepatitis C virus in laboratory
For the first time, scientists have replicated hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the laboratory. The ability to replicate HCV in cell culture will allow researchers to better study the life cycle and biology of this virus and to test potential antiviral compounds, which may lead to new therapies for the liver disease that results from infection with HCV. Scientists at the National Institute of Diabete...Can routine commercial cord blood banking be scientifically and ethically justified?
Umbilical cord blood - the blood that remains in the placenta after birth - can be collected and stored frozen for years. It is sometimes used as an alternative to bone marrow for treating diseases such as cancer and immune disorders - the cord blood is given to siblings or unrelated recipients. Many women altruistically choose to donate cord blood for unrelated recipients to public banks. Howev...UCLA neuroscientists pinpoint new function for mirror neurons
The road to interpreting intentions is paved with mirror neurons. ......A study by UCLA neuroscientists featuring functional magnetic resonance imaging and a well-stocked tea service suggests for the first time that mirror neurons help people understand the intentions of others -- a key component to social interaction. ......Reporting Feb. 22 in the online edition of PLoS Biology, the UCLA team f...Jefferson scientists uncover potential trigger of diabetic kidney disease
Scientists at Jefferson Medical College and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a protein that plays a leading part in triggering kidney disease in diabetic patients, a condition known as diabetic nephropathy and the leading cause of kidney failure worldwide. The finding, which they report February 22 in the journal ...According to study co-author Kumar Sharma, M.D., director of the C...23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society to be held May 6-9 in Vancouver
Glenview, IL (April 7, 2004) The proceedings of the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society (APS) will be held May 6-9, at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year, the APS meeting will be held as a joint scientific conference with the Canadian Pain Society. APS is the leading multidisciplinary professional society in the United States dedicated to advancing...UCLA scientists identify genetic link to migraine
UCLA geneticists have discovered the first evidence that migraine with aura is a hereditary condition. Reported in the March 1 edition of the American Journal of Human Genetics, the findings will enable researchers to isolate the gene that predisposes people to the painful disorder....... For the first time, we have proof of an isolated genetic link to migraine, said Dr. Aarno Palotie, principal...Science backs Cod Liver Oil as cure for arthritis
Scientists at Cardiff University (Wales, UK) have confirmed what thousands of people with arthritis have believed for years. Cod Liver Oil really is effective in treating joint pain and can slow, even reverse, the destruction of joint cartilage. ......Cartilage is the gristle that cushions bones and prevents them from grinding against each other. Loss of cartilage leads to osteoarthritis, the...Scientific Foundations For Regulating Drug Product Quality
. .With contributions by many influential scientists, this publication offers cutting-edge information from the Scientific Foundations and Applications for the Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) and . . . Regulatory status and scientific foundation of three drug product quality regulatory guidelines;. General outline of a biopharmaceutics classification guidance that will be used as a...Stress: It's Not Just All In Your Head; Scientists Map The Wear And Tear Of Daily Life
Researchers have finally proven that feeling "stressed out".isn't just something in our heads, it also shows up in our bodies - and.it can have deadly consequences. . New England Journal.of Medicine , Bruce S. McEwen, PhD, of Rockefeller University, identifies.eight physical indicators in the body - from blood pressure to cortisol.levels to abdominal fat- that can be measured to give a tangible.... Brand new ways to look at and evaluate medicine have flourished along.with the reach of managed care. But the language of population-based science is.foreign and even intimidating to many doctors, nurses and other health.professionals who were taught to focus on "the patient.". . Researchers at the Center for Clinical Evaluation Sciences at the Emory.University School of Medicin...Impact of scientific advances on drug studies and membrane research to be explored
How to apply scientific advances to drug research, particularly on the structure and function of cell membranes, is among the topics to be addressed during the De Lange Conference at Rice University in Houston March 7-9. ... Titled "Frontiers of Medicine: Society, Pharmacology and Membrane Biology in the Genomic Era," the conference will gather international experts for three days of presentatio...Florida Tech scientist wins patent for device to deliver X-ray irradiation
MELBOURNE, Fla.--Florida Tech and Dr. Kunal Mitra, Florida Tech associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, have just been assigned a U.S. patent for an x-ray delivery device which can be used for arterial irradiation following balloon angioplasty. The methodology can prevent the frequent re-formation of plaque after angioplasty and stent implantation....... Dr. Mitra...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
... ...Jin Qiu, William B. J. Cafferty, Stephen B. McMahon, and Stephen W. N. Thompson... ...Regeneration in the CNS after spinal cord injury is limited because of obstacles such as glial scars and myelin-based inhibitory factors. On the other hand, axons in the PNS are much more resilient. This week, Qiu et al. provide evidence for Janus kinase (JAK)signal transducer and activator of transcri...Johns Hopkins scientists receive presidential medals
Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Solomon H. Snyder, M.D., and astrophysicist Riccardo Giacconi, Ph.D., have been named recipients of the 2003 National Medal of Science, the United States' top scientific recognition, the White House announced today. ...... The two will be the seventh and eighth Johns Hopkins faculty members to receive this honor. Giacconi and Snyder will receive the medals in a White...Gladstone Institutes rank high in the scientist survey of best places for postdocs
The J. David Gladstone Institutes, a group of UCSF-affiliated medical research institutes, is among the top 15 institutional work environments for life sciences postdoctoral fellows, according to The Scientist's annual "Best Places to Work for Postdocs" survey, set to be published in the February 14 issue. ......The Gladstone Institutes, the only Northern California institution to be named in the...UCLA brain scientists crack mystery of how alcohol causes intoxication
BACKGROUND: Alcohol interferes with how brain cells communicate with one another, coordination, grogginess, impaired memory and loss of inhibitions associated with drunkenness. Yet researchers have been unable to pinpoint how alcohol causes this disruption in the brain. ... ...FINDINGS: Now scientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have deciphered how a naturally occurring gene...