Coherent, robust performance measurement system needed
...s necessary to understand how measurement can best accelerate health care quality improvement....New microchip technology for medical imaging biomarkers of disease
...ology of a programmable chip that can dramatically accelerate thedevelopment of many new molecular imaging molecules for PET. As a proof ofprinciple, this group of academic and commercial scientists demonstratedthat FDG could be synthesized on a "stamp-size" chip. These chips have adesign similar to integrated...Agreement signed on milk bioactive products
... formed in 2002 to provide strategic direction and accelerate developments in the rapidly expanding business of specialised proteins and nutritional supplements. Professor John Mattick, the Director of the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, said this collaboration was another example of the strong links IMB h...NIAID researchers show how promising TB drug works
...y can use to produce improved PA-824 relatives and accelerate the pace of new TB drug development....Reduced brain volume may predict dementia in healthy elderly people
...cent and 40 percent, suggesting that atrophy rates accelerate in patients with Alzheimer disease." "Our study suggests that structural brain imaging can help identify people at high risk for developing dementia, even before they have any memory complaints or measurable cognitive impairment," they write. "Howev...AstraZeneca and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center form umbrella scientific collaboration agreements
... a variety of ways across a portfolio of agents to accelerate development of new treatments that may benefit cancer patients. ...AACR supports new FDA clinical research guidelines
...ng with FDA's Critical Path Initiative designed to accelerate the approval of innovative diagnostics, drugs and other therapeutics to prevent and treat diseases, including cancer. "All of the nation's cancer research community has been talking excitedly about 'translational' cancer research, the process by whic...Awards totaling $6.2 million to create major genetic testing lab at University of Iowa
...of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, will greatly accelerate all of this work, and I believe that it will ultimately impact the lives of millions of people." John Carver said, "When Marcia and I became aware of the great need for genetic testing in this country, and the exciting nonprofit strategy that the Uni...Obesity may be factor in accelerated type I diabetes in some patients
...ty, long known as a cause of type II diabetes, may accelerate the onset of type 1 diabetes in some but not all groups of younger patients, according to research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and six clinical sites nationally. "The increasing prevalence of childhood obesity may substantially acc...First disease-specific (breast cancer) protein library opens new drug paths
...s collection will enable pilot experimentation and accelerate the development of faster techniques for studying breast cancer in a mammalian setting," says Joshua LaBaer, MD, PhD, director of the Harvard Institute of Proteomics (a division of Harvard Medical School), and also co-principal investigator. "To adv...Boston University and Boston Medical Center partner with CIMIT
...he outstanding institutions that comprise CIMIT to accelerate the development and implementation of advances that will improve patient care. CIMIT's objectives parallel our increased focus on translational research, as evidenced by our recent selection as one of only nine institutions to receive a biomedical e...Columbia receives up to $15 million from Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation
...hed Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease to accelerate the discovery of medical advances for SMA, a devastating disease that is the number one genetic killer of infants and toddlers. Were excited to work with Columbias Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease--in addition to being one of the best cent...Large prospective study examines colon cancer risk in women
.../journal/ijc ). Because exercise has been shown to accelerate gastrointestinal transit time, upregulate immune function, and alter the production of prostaglandins and insulin, experts have theorized that it might also inhibit colon cancer. Over forty epidemiologic studies have examined the association with var...NIH seeks strategies to preserve brain health
...ive and Emotional Health Project to coordinate and accelerate research leading to interventions for neurological health," says NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "This report suggests a future direction of research and is a terrific example of what we can learn when scientists of diverse specialties work toge...Scientists use PET scans to monitor lung inflammation noninvasively
...ve approach for assessing lung inflammation should accelerate efforts to develop drugs for inflammatory lung conditions like cystic fibrosis and pneumonia, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report. Researchers have used positron emission tomography (PET) scans to monitor artifi...ABIM to recognize CMS Physician Voluntary Reporting Program measures
...create a context for the CMS PVRP data that should accelerate improvement and lead to better outcomes for Medicare enrollees. ABIM's Maintenance of Certification program requires that internists and subspecialists measure important aspects of their practice performance. Diplomates (ABIM Certificate holders) t...$13.7 million in gifts support UI Center For Macular Degeneration
...ry vision scientists and allow these scientists to accelerate their work toward a cure for a number of blinding eye diseases. Second, it will help us expand our model for nonprofit genetic testing laboratory to an international level. The combination of these things will bring hope -- and some very real help --...Avantogen and Hawaii Biotech to combine vaccine businesses
... scientific, and management resources to focus and accelerate development of our vaccines, including those for avian flu, West Nile, and dengue fever."...UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center named Survivorship Center of Excellence
...uffman, LAF survivorship network officer. "To help accelerate the pace of progress in addressing the needs of the growing survivor community, we established the LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center of Excellence Network to serve as comprehensive, one-stop sources of information, care and services for cancer survivors......exchanging information among researchers that will accelerate our understanding of the human nervous system," he...of Health (NIH), which have formed a consortium to accelerate breakthroughs in understanding the nervous system. St. Jude undertook the BGEM project under subcont...