RAND, Health Dialog form alliance to create tools to evaluate health-care quality and efficiency
... performance measurement system. This alliance brings together two organizations that are leading efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare in the United States and abroad, said George Bennett, Chairman and CEO of Health Dialog. The integration of our respective knowledge, research and...New algorithm matches any tumor cells to best possible anti-cancer treatments
...he cost of drugs also will come down. Basically it brings the chemists making the drugs much closer to the clinic, saving time. Because the NCI-60 set of cells has been used to screen thousands of chemically defined compounds and natural extracts for anticancer activity, we were able to make significant ...Extreme weather monitoring boosted by space sensor
...them and hopefully get people out of the way. This brings hydrology into the 21st century and makes life better for people." Soil moisture is the water stored in the soil within reach of plants. When there is too little soil moisture, rain-fed crops and natural vegetation wilt. When there is too much soil ...Damon Runyon renews its $2.25 million investment to support young clinical cancer investigators
...are unlikely to respond. Dr. Joel Rubenstein brings basic research to the bedside to address a growing health crisis in the United States - how obesity contributes to cancer. Using novel epidemiological analyses, he will investigate the association between lower levels of circulating adipokines, obes...Advocates ask fashion industry to support braille clothing tags; talking Web site
... in Rome. The biannual roundtable, formed in 2002, brings together leaders of the fashion and non-profit worlds to encourage ethical and socially responsible practices. In January, the Fashion for Good Roundtables focus on underweight models and eating disorders gained attention worldwide. Previous round...ACP supports improved access to information on relative strengths and weaknesses
... the different value systems that each stakeholder brings to the table. For these reasons, the College suggests that federally-funded comparative effectiveness research should, at least in its early stages, focus on relative clinical efficacy rather than cost-effectiveness. At the same time, however, we s...Simple test predicts 6-year risk of dementia
...; thickening of the internal carotid artery, which brings blood to the head and neck; and the presence of one or two copies of the e4 allele, or subtype, of APO-E, the gene that codes for the protein known as Apolipoprotein. The presence of APO-E e4 alleles is a known risk factor for Alzheimers disease. A......ng, which also is co-host of CREATE. The project brings together longstanding ISI strengths in web resources, information sharing and artificial intelligence to the task of gathering and distributing the specific data necessary to perform the tree analyses and other problems of "what-if" risk analysis in ...Scripps Research awarded $17 million for adult stem cell use to treat eye diseases
...ander lab, Scientific Associate Mohammed El Kalay, brings decades of experience with cell-based engineering to the task of developing good laboratory practices. "This program has enabled my group to collaborate with several highly talented investigators here at Scripps, many of whom were not previously wo...Moderate drinking lowers women's risk of heart attack
...reason to begin consuming alcohol, because alcohol brings with it risks for other conditions, such as breast cancer. "I certainly wouldn't recommend that women start drinking, but among those who do, if they are concerning about heart health, the message is that a small amount is OK."...Pioneering UK skin researchers achieve international quality standard
...entres to be set up in the University of Leeds. It brings together academics, clinicians and scientists and has an established international reputation for dermatological research. Dr Bojar and his team have invested substantial resources over the past five years to ensure the centre's laboratories meet t...'Star Trek'-type scanning may reveal genetic activity of tumors, Stanford study shows
...ogy resident at Stanford. In some ways, the work brings to mind a device that science fiction fans may recall from the TV series, "Star Trek." "In almost every episode of 'Star Trek,' there is a device called a tricorder, which they used noninvasively to scan living or nonliving matter to determine its mo...International cooperation boosts EarthCARE
...tinuation of this kind of observation by EarthCARE brings strong interest from the US science community. This was demonstrated by a large US participation at the workshop, including the principal investigators of CloudSAT and CALIPSO. The impressive results of these missions are highly encouraging for the i...Decorated professor adds Farfel Award to his long list of honors
...l Award to his list of accomplishments. The award brings with it a $10,000 cash prize and an acknowledgement of overall career excellence. Coming to the United States from Bangladesh as a Fulbright Scholar in 1965 and joining UH in 1971, Hussain is the Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Profe...Faster and better emergency response through satellite telecoms
...es knowledge of a particular threat or disease and brings it to remote areas, even if they are in an extreme state of disorder. It helps with logistical support and reduces the need to carry large amounts of heavy equipment to trouble spots. A pan-European solution HEWS works by setting up a communi...India's DBT and IAVI forge partnership to develop 'next generation' vaccine candidates
...d critical arm of the human immune system. "DBT brings enormous strengths in peptide and protein design to this collaboration with IAVI," said Dennis Burton, Scientific Director of the NAC. "We believe these strengths are crucial to the rational HIV vaccine design strategy being pursued by the Neutralizi...Mayo Clinic research in cardiovascular disease presented at Experimental Biology 2007
...8-May 2 in Washington, D.C. This annual meeting brings together scientists from dozens of different disciplines whose work spans laboratory to translational to clinical research throughout the United States and the world. More than 12,000 biological and biomedical scientists are expected to attend. The...DOE commits $27.5M for uranium contaminant transport field studies
...igration in a complex subsurface environment. "It brings to bear the best science available, and will help us resolve questions about the movement of subsurface contaminants at Hanford and other DOE sites." The five-year research project will help develop transport models that will be relevant and app...Bypassing eggs, flu vaccine grown in insect cells shows promise
...oes work in the real world. Freedom from the egg brings implications important to a world facing the threat of pandemic bird flu. For decades the nations efforts to prevent flu have centered on growing flu virus in hundreds of millions of fertilized eggs, with each egg containing less than a teaspoonful...Kennedy Krieger Institute launches first national online autism registry
...l struggling with many of the same questions. IAN brings these two groups together in a way thats never been done before, through an online registry, to find answers. Designed to drive autism research forward more quickly and efficiently, IAN will facilitate the exploration of causes, treatments and th...