3D atlas will help navigate the spinal cord
...nsequences of spinal cord injury, the project will accelerate progress of such research because it will permit scientists to navigate seamlessly between the rat and human spinal cords to test hypotheses inspired by human considerations and relate data from experiments in animals back to humans. The proposed des...UCSB professors among team awarded $13 million to mount nano-attack on plaque
...ical engineering. As part of the NIH's strategy to accelerate progress in medical research through innovative technology and interdisciplinary research, cardiac disease was chosen as the focus of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's recently-established Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology. The m...Smoking and obesity accelerate human ageing
...indings suggest that obesity and cigarette smoking accelerate human ageingthe difference in telomere length between being lean and being obese corresponds to 88 years of ageing; smoking (previous or current) corresponds on average to 46 years of ageing; and smoking a pack per day for 40 years corresponds to 74 ...New finding may aid adult stem cell collection
...he development of a new chemical compound that can accelerate this process (called stem cell mobilization) in mice--which could eventually lead to more efficient stem cell harvesting for human use. The researchers, from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati (UC), s...Spinifex secures $3.25m investment to develop pain therapy
...ed by the investment commitment which will help to accelerate their drug development program. "We've several promising small molecules currently under evaluation and we plan to be in a position to start a formal toxicology program on one of those molecules in 2006," said Dr Thurn. "The two main causes of neur...University of Newcastle upon Tyne to lead UK Stroke Research Network
...arch studies across the UK. This will increase and accelerate the development of new treatments to benefit the 150,000 people that have a stroke in the UK each year. The Stroke Association is looking forward to working closely with the network to ensure that the best possible patient benefit is derived from str...Proteome Systems raises $10m through a private placement to institutional and professional investors
... per share The proceeds will allow the Company to accelerate development of its TB test and undertake clinical ...ant near term commercial returns. The Company will accelerate the development of its rapid diagnostic test for active tuberculosis. This will build on local and ...Mayo Clinic receives $15 million to launch innovative neuroscience research program
...ic has received $15 million for research that will accelerate the testing of promising therapies for patients wi...ive. "We believe this additional funding will help accelerate that process by giving support to researchers who are working directly with patients. These physicia...Biomarkers used to predict recurrent disease in hepatitis C transplant patients
...ased 21 expression, such as occurs with aging, can accelerate liver disease progression."...VGTI researchers receive $12.6 million to study West Nile virus in the elderly
...d Research Collaborations. "This grant award will accelerate the further development and eventual commercialization of a new drug candidate," said Al Ferro, Ph.D., Chairman of Virogenomics Inc. Virogenomics is an Oregon-based biotechnology company that has been working with the VGTI to develop novel therapeuti...'Big picture' of brain changes may be crucial to recovery from stroke injury
...cits caused by injury and assessing the options to accelerate recovery from those deficits." The new study, published online Oct. 16 in Nature Neuroscience, focused on patients with injuries located on the right side of the brain, approximately between the temple and the ear, in areas known as the temporoparie...Military funds research on how nicotine impairs bone healing
...ne in neurology to create drugs for depression, to accelerate bone healing."...Growth hormone illegal for off-label anti-aging use, study warns
...-reviewed science indicates that HGH could in fact accelerate aging and shorten lifespan. It is associated with very high rates of serious adverse effects, and long-term use could increase one's risk of cancer." According to Olshansky, "off-label use for many drugs is a normal and accepted practice in medicine,...Major boost for rheumatoid arthritis drug development
...fits to the community and the grant will certainly accelerate the path to commercialisation." Phylogica's Phylomer technology is an alternative to conventional antibody-based therapies and can be manufactured at a much lower cost. The AusIndustry funding will be used to progress promising drugs for Rheumatoid A...Molecular Profiling Institute secures $7.5 million in Series B funding
... for cancer patients. "Our series B funding will accelerate the introduction of our new genetic-based profilin... pleased to be working with Molecular Profiling to accelerate scientific breakthroughs that will help improve patient care." Affymetrix' GeneChip technology ena...$50 mil. gift from the Simmons to expand cancer care, clinical research programs at UT Southwestern
...s and his wife, Annette, have given $50 million to accelerate development of a nationally ranked cancer program at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The gift will enable the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center to implement a broad range of supporting programs and recruit 30 top cancer specialists to pro...Multilateral initiative on malaria seeks international effort
...ican scientists leading malaria research teams can accelerate efforts to find new ways to fight the disease. For example, he said while there is an urgent need to conduct more clinical trials in malaria-affected areas, without extensive knowledge of local social and cultural conditions, it can be very difficul...Clues to the progression of Alzheimer's disease revealed in brain imaging studies
... on both patients and researchers alike could help accelerate the pace of clinical trials of Alzheimer's disease." Alzheimer's is a debilitating brain disease that affects memory and cognitive function in an estimated 4.5 million Americans, and if advances in treatments are not realized, will strike as many as ...Mailman School of Public Health receives grant for homelessness prevention studies
...se on the factors underlying chronic homelessness, accelerate the development of evidence-based preventive interventions, and disseminate effective interventions, treatments, and service models to benefit the mentally ill at greatest risk of long-term housing instability," observes Ezra Susser, MD, DrPH, Anna C...Institute of Medicine news: Report on health care performance
... will focus on the redesign of health insurance to accelerate the pace of quality improvement efforts in the United States. Subsequent reports will evaluate Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization program and analyze payment incentives....