RIT takes eye-tracking research to next level
...deaf students in a simulated classroom. The study, sponsored by the NSF's Research on Learning and Education program, seeks to understand how deaf students divide their attention between instructor, interpreter and a graphic display. Another study, conducted with a team including graduate student Justin Laird...Massive weight loss conference Dallas April 1-2
...sive weight loss will be the focus of a conference sponsored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) in Dallas, April 1 2, at the Fairmont Hotel. The conference, Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss, is open to physicians and the ...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...pril 21-22. One of only three annual conferences sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP), UH is hosting "The Critical Path to New Medical Products: The Challenges in Protecting Human Subjects." The two days of presentations, panels and break...Bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy prolongs survival for some patients with advanced lung cancer
...herapy without bevacizumab. The clinical trial was sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and conducted by a network of researchers led by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, Calif., which manufactures bevacizumab,...Awards & fellowships at the International & American Association for Dental Research General Session
...affecting periodontal tissue formation. The award, sponsored by the Procter & Gamble Co., is in memory of William B. Clark, the late Professor of Oral Biology and Director of the Periodontal Research Center at the University of Florida. National Student Research Group Mentor Award This award is presented t...Emotional memory study reveals evidence for a self-reinforcing loop
... Brain Imaging and Analysis Center. Their work was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. "This study is the first to really test recall of emotional memories after a long time period," said Cabeza. "Previous studies had only allowed a short time interval, for examp...College students at no greater risk of alcohol-related problems than peers
...h. The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse was sponsored by the Office of Applied Studies within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and was conducted by Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, N.C....Telemedicine revolution is 'disappearing' from the NHS
... the National Health Service, according to a study sponsored by the ESRC. The expected revolution in medicine, overcoming problems of access to specialist care and speeding up referrals and diagnosis, has simply not happened, say researchers led by Professor Carl May, of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. ...Job satisfaction? Not much for Britain's hard slog 'robot' workers
...satisfaction in Britain, according to new research sponsored by the ESRC. Feelings of insecurity, too high expectations and people being 'over-educated' and unable to find work to match their qualifications, are largely dismissed as factors, in the study led by Professor Francis Green of the University of Kent...New patient magazine from American Academy of Neurology to launch in April
...by subscription for home delivery. In focus groups sponsored by the AAN, neurologists said they needed more time and effort spent on patient education and public awareness. Neurology Now was developed in response to this need, and it will report on the latest advances in research and treatment in easy-to-read ...Treatment guidelines for kids with bipolar disorder published
... to new treatment guidelines. The guidelines were sponsored by the Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF), a national parent advocacy group, and were drafted by a scientific consortium led by Robert Kowatch, M.D., director of the Pediatric Mood Disorders Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical ...Latest findings on genetic blood disorder 'Cooley's Anemia'
...tional conference March 17-19 in Orlando, Florida, sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences, in collaborat...last major symposium on the disease, in 1997 (also sponsored by the Academy and Foundation). Organizers of the conference are Elliott Vichinsky, Children's Hos...New study tests amitriptyline for painful bladder syndrome
...e Interstitial Cystitis Clinical Research Network, sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestiv... Nyberg Jr., Ph.D., M.D., who oversees IC research sponsored by NIDDK. "And we'll never know if we are raising false hopes for patients, and unnecessarily spendi...UCLA study: Nearly a third of drug ads in medical journals contain no references for medical claims
... citing original research, 58 percent had research sponsored by a pharmaceutical company or had affiliated auth...rch cited in the ads to support medical claims was sponsored by pharmaceutical companies," said Cooper. Schriger notes that improved monitoring and access to r......erences citing original research, 58% had research sponsored by a pharmaceutical company or had affiliated authors, 19% was funded by government or charitable sources and 23% had no funding statement at all. In comparison, 8% of the original research reported in these journal issues was funded by a pharmaceuti...International trial of two microbicides begins
...ion has opened to volunteer enrollment. The trial, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, represents a partnership among various research institutions in Africa and the United States. Although no licensed microbicides are avail...High levels of airborne mouse allergen in inner-city homes could trigger asthma attacks
...r city in comparison to other areas. The study was sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute. Co-authors include Elinor Simons, Arlene Butz and Peyton Eggleston from the Johns Hopkins Ch...Mount Sinai stroke prevention trial published in JAMA
...etes or coronary artery disease). The research was sponsored by AstraZeneca PLC, which is developing ximelagatran under the trade name EXANTA. Ximelagatran is currently approved for short-term use in some European countries, but it has not been approved in the United States. "The SPORTIF data indicate a solid ...New survey finds red dress symbol prompts women to take action to care for their hearts
...l awareness campaign for women about heart disease sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (...l awareness campaign for women about heart disease sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health,...Promise of 'bladder pacemaker' for people with spinal cord injury
... will be published later in 2005. The research was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Whitaker Graduate Student Fellowship program. The researchers used cats in their studies because cats, like humans, empty their bladders through coordinated bladder and urethral sphincter activity. NIH ani...