Prison stigma leads to poor health for African American men
...s many African American men went to prison than to universities and colleges. A study published in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship supports that following release from prison, men in this demographic group need steady jobs and stable homes to prevent imminent health problems, yet find it extremely difficult t...Antioxidant controversy: Scientists seek measurement standards
...on of Analytical Communities, as well as a host of universities and food-related organizations. A second meeting on antioxidant methods is expected to take place next year, Finley said, adding that he hopes to expand the meeting to include more participation from the dietary supplement and cosmetic industries. ...U of MN establishes nation's first endowed chair in sexual health
...xas, believes the endowed chair will inspire other universities to follow suit. "The field of sexuality has become... world, sets the arena and the standards for other universities to follow."...UCI Tobacco research center reports why teens are most vulnerable to smoking addiction
...ts. Findings from Brown University, as well as the universities of Pennsylvania, Southern California, and Wisconsin are also featured in the report. "The knowledge gained from working together will help us increase our understanding of how young people can become vulnerable to tobacco and the factors that contrib...Negative side effects downplayed in prostate cancer treatment guides, U-M study finds
...ns, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, universities and comprehensive cancer centers. Web sites were identified by reviewing national organizations, pharmaceutical companies and an open-ended Web search. Any materials that did not cover the four standard prostate cancer treatments, lo...University of Minnesota to lead national effort in food bio-security
...tor, and government partners including three other universities (Michigan State University, North Dakota State University, and University of WisconsinMadison), experts at 12 more universities, independent research facilities, state health and agriculture agencies, professional organizations, and agriculture and f...Student builds micro biosensor chip to move DNA molecules
...ecent years the leader among the nation's research universities in winning federal research and development grants. The opportunity to be involved in important research is one of the distinguishing characteristics of an undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins. The Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards program ...Facing oral health disparities in Hawaii
...or research through focus group interactions. Both universities have been awarded NIDCR Planning Grants to fund activities to support the combined intellectual and physical resources of multiple private, public, and community organizations to achieve the goal of improving the oral health status of the people of H...Brain Science Institute at Columbia University established by Kavli Foundation gift
...ing established by the Kavli Foundation at leading universities worldwide. The other eight Kavli Institutes are located at Stanford (particle astrophysics & cosmology), University of California at San Diego (brain & mind), University of California at Santa Barbara (theoretical physics), Delft University of Techno...UNC to become regional center for research on health workforce
...aenger said. Similar facilities are located at the universities of California at San Francisco, Illinois at Chicago, New York at Albany, Texas at San Antonio and Washington at Seattle. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee will comprise the new center's Sou...FIRST fellowship program proves worthy model for training faculty in biological sciences
...try in a specific area of research and to teach in universities and colleges serving minority students. During th...ng the faculty, students and administration of the universities at the AU Center and Emory," he says. "I have been very fortunate to have been a participant in th...New standard proposed for coronary artery calcium screening
...e members come from leading healthcare centers and universities in the United States, Europe and Israel. (W.K. is a consultant for QRM and Siemens Medical Solutions.) RSNA is an association of more than 35,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists and related scientists committed to promoting excellence in radiolog......s who can bridge the research interests of the two universities and ensure the research focus and benefits in biom...ble by HEFCW to assist cashflow. In addition, the universities will make available at least 12Million from their own funds to support new staff appointments and ca...Study: growth hormone-deficient young adults need larger replacement doses than older adults
...h Sciences University, Stanford University and the universities of California at Los Angeles and Michigan. Canadian institutions included Children's Hospital in Winnipeg, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, Central University Hospital in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the Research Center of Hotel-Dieu of Montreal and Ce...NIH grants support health disparities biomedical research
...pacity and infrastructure at minority colleges and universities that offer doctorates in the health and health-related sciences. Institutions eligible to apply for RCMI grants must have one or more under-represented minority groups that individually or collectively comprise 50 percent or greater of their student ...NCCAM funds Developmental Centers for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
...ive medicine (CAM) institutions and major research universities in an innovative effort to advance research on widely used CAM practices. The first two Developmental Centers for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (DCRC) will help to build a collaborative CAM research community that will enhance t...2003 winners of Collegiate Inventors Competition announced in NYC
...ies were received for this year's competition from universities around the world. A first round of judges evaluated entries in order to select the fifteen finalists. Patricia Hallberg, President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, said, "Collectively, these winners are an excell...President names eight elite scientists and engineers to receive National Medals of Science
...engineers receiving the medals have connections to universities and organizations in and around New York City. Glimm received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in mathematics and Witkin (now at Rutgers) received hers from Columbia in zoology. Darnell, of Rockefeller, Garwin, of the Council on Foreign Relations...In childhood leukemia study, aggressive chemotherapy cuts deaths by 37%
...rs. The study, conducted by researchers at nine universities and research hospitals, was led by Barbara L. Asselin, M.D., associate professor of Pediatrics and Oncology at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester. It focused on children with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or T-AL......he University of Glasgow and colleagues from other universities in Scotland. Their findings are published in the September issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. The high-IQ individuals may have lived long lives because they learned better health behaviors early in life or because higher mental ability allowed them to ...