American Academy of Neurology supports embryonic stem-cell research bill
...urology. "We believe this bill would significantly advance embryonic stem-cell research while ensuring the strongest ethical safeguards possible," said Thomas R. Swift, MD, president of the AAN. "It is time to pass this important legislation. It will give American researchers a much better chance to better u...OHSU researchers help develop portable device to assist those combating balance disorders
... West Campus in Beaverton. The NSI's mission is to advance our understanding of the brain and neurological disorders. NSI scientists use integrated and interdisciplinary approaches to expand knowledge about how the brain and nervous system function. Their goal is to translate new knowledge into innovative wa...NIAID funds Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI)
...rovide the fuel of ideas required to significantly advance HIV vaccine development," says Margaret I. Johnston, Ph.D., assistant director for HIV/AIDS vaccines at NIAID....HUP becomes first in region to implant a HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System into a patient
...f treating end-stage heart failure. It is a major advance in treatment, and holds high promise for the future." Thoratec, the maker of the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System, says it's designed to address the need for smaller, long lasting devices in Destination Therapy for patients requiring long-...National Institutes of Health accept clinical study of Zestra(TM) for women
...cal journals. The makers of Zestra TM continue to advance women's options through its voluntary program of conducting clinical trials to FDA standards. About Zestra TM Feminine Arousal Fluid (U.S. Patent 6,737,084) Zestra TM is designed to increase female sexual sensation, arousal and pleasure when top...Armed forces search for ways to improve survival in the combat zone
...enable the medical arms of the military to further advance their capabilities in treating life-threatening hemorrhage and effectively meet their mission. The military will invite investigators of pre-proposals having the greatest military relevance and scientific merit to submit full proposals for possible ...UCF tops $100 million milestone in research funding for 2004-05
...eir time and considerable talents in projects that advance knowledge, improve student learning and increase the quality of life throughout our community, state and nation. Crossing the $100 million threshold is a significant milestone in UCF's progress from promise to prominence." UCF has posted double-digit...Eight million dollar commitment to schizophrenia research
...alise on those strengths and build new pathways to advance scientific knowledge and ultimately, treatments," he said. Executive Director POWMRI, Professor Peter Schofield, is a highly respected researcher with a strong track record in mental illness research. He also has been involved with NISAD since its in...Researchers identify gene set linked to breast cancer's spread to lungs
NEW YORK, July 28, 2005 In a potential advance for the treatment of aggressive breast cancer, scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have identified a set of genes in breast tumors that appear to predict if the disease will spread to the lungs and, once there, how virulent i...Experts on global nursing shortage provide recommendations to stem crisis
...e of partnerships among nursing peers worldwide to advance nursing services. The group's recommendations for resolving the global nursing shortage build upon previous successes in developing policies and practices to recruit, build capacity, motivate, and retain nurses. On an international scale, the expert...Prenatal exposure to famine increases risk of schizophrenia
... Dutch work, unfortunately is not able to directly advance understanding of how nutrition may perturb prenatal neural development so as to influence risk for schizophrenia. The most pressing question from a public health and interventionist perspective is whether the relevant nutritional restriction of inte......ll give a better understanding of our mission - to advance eye and vision research around the globe," said Foundation Chairman John E. Dowling, PhD. Founded in 2002, The ARVO Foundation for Eye Research provides continuing education and support for original and innovative vision research, particularly with t...Earthquake briefing on Capitol Hill
...ive to prepare the public and their communities in advance to minimize the loss of life and property. The briefing will show how the public can become involved in monitoring earthquake shaking, how to design and build earthquake-resistant structures and how to protect our infrastructure, including communicat...Mayo Clinic Cancer Center receives SPORE grant for breast cancer research from NCI
...gs $6.9 million over three years to Mayo Clinic to advance translational research intended to reduce the burden and deaths due to breast cancer. Mayo Clinic oncologist James Ingle, M.D., is the principal investigator for the SPORE. Dr. Ingle will lead a large multidisciplinary team of basic, clinical and p...NASH clinical research network launches trial for treatment of liver disease in children
... natural history of this liver disease, which will advance treatments and improve patient outcomes," says Jay Hoofnagle, M.D., director, NIDDK Liver Disease Research Branch. The NASH Clinical Research Network, consisting of eight clinical centers and a data coordinating center, was formed in September 2002 ...ASU secures $3.9 million to study spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders
...ently secured four grants totaling $3.9 million to advance efforts to repair or replace lost function for peo...y system will provide scientists an opportunity to advance basic biomedical discoveries aimed at improving human health. The $1.3 million high-resolution, 7....Real-time MRI helps doctors assess beating heart in fetus
...nal measurements, functional MRIs may represent an advance over the current technology, fetal echocardiography. "With echocardiography, the heart looks like a shadow. It looks more like a heart with real-time MRI, with excellent soft tissue contrast," said pediatric cardiologist Mark A. Fogel, M.D., director...Novartis MS drug shows promising results
...speech or mental impairment. About 50% of patients advance to the secondary progressive (SPMS) course within 10 years....Sharper picture of major depression and alcohol disorders
...actice and provide researchers with information to advance hypotheses about common biobehavioral factors that may underlie both conditions." The NESARC results demonstrate a strong relationship of MDD to substance dependence and a weak relationship to substance abuse, a finding that suggests focusing on dep...Large tularemia vaccine contracts among new NIAID biodefense awards
...ate research requiring multidisciplinary effort to advance promising candidate vaccines, therapeutics and other products through the product development pathway Small Business Biodefense program awards BioShield http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2005/27million_bioshield.htm Regional Centers ...