Oxygen reduces effects of retinal detachment
...etinal detachment, demonstrating thegreat value of translational research by building a bridge between the basicscientist and the retinal surgeon." "The bottom line is that oxygen therapy reduces the amount of damage tothe photoreceptor cells of the retina," said Steven K. Fisher, Ph.D., directorof the Ne...UCSF Cancer Center joins elite group of National Cancer Institute-designated centers
...-designation is a testimonial to our commitment to translational andclinical research," says Frank McCormick, PhD, ...laborative infrastructure likeUCSF's that supports translational research by bringing researchers from variousdisciplines together. Under the leadership of McCormick...U-M health leaders offer an innovative framework for keeping academic medicine viable
...enesis. Establishment of special funds to support translational research, bridging basic and clinical researchers. Innovative programs in medical education, including increased training in ambulatory care, and selection and mentoring of cohorts of "educational innovators." Prominent participation in the Univers...Neuroscience and Psychiatry: NIMH Sponsors
... "Richard Wyatt's lab has been the pioneer in translational research in psychiatry at the NIMH," noted Weinberger. "It provided a model for interactions between basic and clinical scientists focused around a common program goal: to understand the biology of schizophrenia. His lab has produced a generati...New awards, expanded focus for Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group
...ral drugs in HIV-infected pregnant women; continue translational research for resource-poor international partners; and examine why current interventions are not fully successful. Pediatric Treatment: study the safety of new drugs, the best use of available drugs and treatment management; and evaluate the effect ...Breast cancer under threat from the new ethics say top cancer specialists
... healthy environment that facilitates clinical and translational research."...JDRF launches multimillion-dollar Center for Islet Transplantation at Emory University
...ncreas transplants and fosters cutting-edge basic, translational and clinical research to improve the effectiveness of transplantation. The establishment of the first clinical islet cell transplant program in Georgia, combined with groundbreaking research on strategies to stop rejection of transplants by establish...NIH-funded UCSD rheumatic diseases center to facilitate collaboration, speed discoveries
...regg Silverman, M.D., said the goal of the RDCC is translational medicine, the rapid movement of innovative scientific discoveries from the laboratory to patient treatment. Well be successful if during the next five years were able to develop new diagnostic tests and undertake several new clinical trials of inno...UNC Center for AIDS Research database collaboration with SAS also helping patient care
...credibly powerful tool for doing both clinical and translational research, moving clinicians and basic scientists closer together. And, while it wasn't our primary intention, the database already is improving the care of people in our clinic because clinical providers now have their information in a much more orga...Substance found in sharks could lead to weight loss drug, research shows
...iking," said Michael Zasloff, Dean of research and translational science at Georgetown and the senior author of this article. "The mice receiving the MSI-1436 ate less and lost weight. But the really remarkable thing was that they lost fat instead of muscle, and they experienced no decrease in their metabolism." ...Drug protects fertility, offspring in mice after radiation exposure
...ir fertility. "But," Dr. Fuks adds, "this is still translational research, and there is still much work to be done." Further research is being planned, he said....Fred Hutchinson receives $12.7 million to lead prostate-cancer consortium
...velopmental-research program to support innovative translational research aimed at improving survival in prostate-cancer patients. Research proposals will be solicited from investigators within the four participating institutions. Established by Congress in 1992, the organ-based SPORE program was created to promo...Initial Avon/NCI breast cancer research grants awarded in 'Progress for Patients' awards program
...d treatment. The awards will help fund innovative translational science at 10 research institutions. Funding will...20 million pledge from the Avon Foundation to fund translational research on breast cancer. The pledge is Avon's largest single award ever. The funds were raised b...Fred Hutchinson oversees two grants of nearly $8 million to develop blood test for breast cancer
...NCI. The funds will be used to support innovative, translational science at 10 research institutions. "Our partnership with the NCI will support the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade's mission to reverse historic disparities in health care while greatly accelerating important research in prevention, detection and treatme...OSU cancer researchers win $9.5 to study immunity
...te data from a broad platform of bench science and translational research aimed at defining rational immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer. "This is a tremendous achievement," says Dr. Clara Bloomfield, director of the OSUCCC. "The competition for Program Project Grants is intense; we feel the award is a clear...$12 Million SPORE grant spurs head and neck cancer research
...SPORE grant pushes M. D. Anderson's already-strong translational research efforts in head and neck cancer to a new ...centrated research that focuses on projects with a translational emphasis. M. D. Anderson has received five SPORE grants over the past six years totaling more than ...Beijing conference to address lung cancer crisis in China
...nity to address the crisis." Jablons, who conducts translational research into targeted cancer therapies, is direct...malignancies. The Laboratory's effort is primarily translational in nature with the intent to bring advances from the laboratory to clinical application. Its scienti...Neurologist says stroke among neonates and children is severely under-recognized
...e insufficient numbers of investigators trained in translational and clinical research in pediatric stroke.The American Academy of Neurology, the AAN Education & Research Foundation, the Child Neurology Society and the Child Neurology Foundation are sponsoring the briefing....UT Southwestern researchers, Nobel Prize winners share 2003 Albany Medical Center Prize
...health care and promoting biomedical research with translational benefits applied to improved patient care. The winner of the 2002 prize was Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, a pioneering AIDS researcher and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Arnold J. Levine, former president of Rocke...