NSF grant to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia bridges academic research, child safety innovation
...within two different federal agencies. This study brings together the NHTSA Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS) with the Centers for Disease Control's Multiple Cause of Death files in order to better understand why children die in crashes and how vehicles and restraints can be improved to prevent these ...Public forum on breast cancer issues 'call to action'
...fically cancer detection and diagnosis. This forum brings to light the important issues facing legislators, researchers and treatment providers committed to improving breast care and health in this state. By convening this diverse group of leaders to address these critical issues, change can be affected toa...Side-effects cause some breast cancer patients to skip hormone treatment
...t menopausal women are embarking on treatment that brings back hot flushes and night sweats when they thought they had finished with them. For pre-menopausal women, possibly taking hormone tablets, who have also been hit by chemotherapy, the sudden onset of menopausal hot flushes and night sweats is a devas...Precision radiation therapy yields rare success for liver tumors
...is deadly disease, doubling the length of survival brings hope to our patients and that is so important," Katz said. Katz led the research, along with Paul Okunieff, M.D., chair of Radiation Oncology, Michael Schell, Ph.D., Christine Huggins, Ph.D., and Madeleine Carey Sampson, M.D. The Wilmot Cancer Center...UGA receives $3.5 million CDC grant to create center in health marketing and health communication
...es, injuries or disabilities. At UGA, the center brings together a network of health researchers from the Department of Speech Communication and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, as well as investigators from the Terry College of Business, the Institute for Behavioral Research and th...Mayo Clinic research collaboration discovers why some DNA repair fails
...b0805-635.pdf ) welcomes the clarity the Mayo work brings to the problem of DNA's abnormal expansion within a cell, which appears to be the underlying condition that leads to the repair defect. The commentator notes that the finding helps provide "the first clues for understanding the expansion" phenomenon,...Do the Europeans turn ill sitting up so late?
...cquire the funding. This sleep restriction project brings together researchers from five countries, thus creating an efficient network where the special skills of each partner can be utilized. The network will provide funding for 24 doctoral and post-doctoral researchers.A high level research training progr...SCAI, NCQA partner to hold landmark conference on introducing complex medical therapies
... patient safety. SCAI and NCQA recognized that CAS brings together many of the variables that the medical community will face as new technologies are unveiled. For this reason, the two organizations proposed using CAS as a case study for safely introducing and achieving quality outcomes with new treatments....Hebrew University receives its largest NIH research grant ever -- $5.6 million biodefense award
...ate to halt the toxins but without the excess that brings on shock. Indeed, once protected, the survivors became immune to further toxin challenges. Prof. Kaempfer's earlier research which led up to the NIAID award was funded by the US Department of Defense and by its Defense Advanced Research Projects Age...Scrapping BCG vaccination in British schools is justified
...rculosis with BCG vaccine will stop. This decision brings the UK into line with much of the rest of the world and is well justified, writes Professor Paul Fine in this week's BMJ. The spread of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom has changed greatly over the years since the BCG programme began. The annual ri...Polar explorer delivers rare snow-depth data to ESA for CryoSat validation
...se encounter with death. This experience certainly brings home the dangers that researchers and explores alike face when out in the field in the name of science and climate research. In an interview with Marc, he recounts some of his experiences and expresses his concern about climate change: What were the...Mayo Clinic Cancer Center receives SPORE grant for breast cancer research from NCI
... (NCI) for breast cancer research. The SPORE grant brings $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...MRSA is a global problemperspectives from around the world
...sue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The debate brings together viewpoints from across the world as MRSA experts share the challenges that individual countries face in trying to control the spread of MRSA. Despite extensive research, "uncertainty remains about the best approach to prevent and control thi...Researchers link childhood asthma to exposure to traffic-related pollution
...noying rumble of cars and trucks: For children, it brings an increased risk of asthma, according to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Scientists studying air pollution levels in 10 Southern California cities found that the closer children live to a freeway,...Researchers discover how malaria parasite disperses from red blood cells
...erg said. By first understanding how the parasite brings about these steps, it may be possible to find ways to prevent them from occurring....... Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS) brings together world-renowned pediatric cardiovascular health professionals and experts to discuss key issues around cardiovascular science. The WCPCCS is held every four years and will be held this year in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This congress will brin...Percutaneous aortic valve replacement
...aortic valve replacement is becoming a reality and brings new hope for a number of patients who cannot currently be treated with traditional surgical techniques. Whereas surgical valve replacement concerns about 200,000 patients worldwide every year, it is estimated that between 1/3 (Iung et al, Euro Heart...Nanotechnology goes glam: Cosmetics advances, challenges discussed at ACS meeting
... researchers are thinking small, as nanotechnology brings new products and techniques to their toolkits. More than 25 presentations, ranging from polymers and film ingredients to innovations in eye, hair and skin care, are highlighted in a special symposium, "Cosmetic Nanotechnology: Polymers and Colloids i...Tungsten in the environment: National symposium, Aug. 29
...olves under mild environmental conditions and this brings about acidification of soils and depletion of their dissolved oxygen content. In addition, when mixed with soils in amounts greater than 1 percent, tungsten triggers changes in soil bio-communities that result in the death of soil microorganisms, red...Special issue of Yale journal analyzes environmental impact of consumption
...ies such as emissions from factory smokestacks. It brings systematic analysis of the role of consumption in environmental management to a new and higher level. Questions addressed include: how big is the footprint of households taken as a whole, and which activities are the most damaging. "The research in t...