Early-childhood intervention may improve well-being through young adulthood
....org .) Editors Note: This work was supported by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, as well as by the Foundation for Child Development, the National Institute for Early Education Research, the McCormick Tribune Foundation...W.M. Keck Foundation announces 2007 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in medical research
...lars Program was initiated in 1999 and has awarded grants totalling nearly $45 million to date. Each grant applicant must be nominated by his or her research institution and then evaluated by the Foundations Medical Research Board and a Scientific Advisory Committee and unanimously approved by the Foundatio...Physician-researchers often less successful in obtaining NIH funding
....D. degree are less likely to receive NIH research grants than researchers with a Ph.D. degree or those with...irst-time applicants with an M.D. who were awarded grants was 28 percent, while that for applicants with a Ph.D. was 31 percent and for applicants with an M.D...High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act endorsed by American College of Physicians
...sources and Services Administration (HRSA) to make grants to health facilities to alleviate shortages of int...Dr. Dale noted. The legislation also will provide grants to states to provide physicians with care coordination fees for managing and coordinating care, in p...CIRM awards $3.79 million to Burnham Institute
...rch. Burnham was one of 17 institutions receiving grants from CIRM for a total of more than $50 million. CIRMs competitive research grants have significantly expedited human embryonic stem cell research activity at Burnham through the awar...USC and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles both receive grants for stem cell facilities
...stitute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). These grants will fund dedicated laboratory space and equipment... Hospital fared well in securing these most recent grants from CIRM," says Brian Henderson, M.D., dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. "The grants com...Benefits of school-based fitness programs fade after summer
...org .) Editors Note: This study was supported by grants from Genentech Center for Clinical Research and the University of Wisconsin Sports Medicine Classic Fund. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, fundin......s. The National Institute on Aging decided to fund grants at three institutions to do studies of this sort in the right way, he says. In six to 10 months, once all the mice in the control group have died, the scientists will get answers to the really burning question: Will the mice fed NDGA, already well...Susan G. Komen for the Cure and American Society of Clinical Oncology partner in national initiative
...two organizations will create programs and provide grants that will support tangible improvements in access to and the delivery of cancer care. Special emphasis will be placed on disparities in care and access to clinical trials. Even with great advances in science, there is a great divide in the delivery...Dyson Foundation gives $5 Million for ophthalmology research at Weill Cornell Medical College
...f grant-making, the Dyson Foundation awarded major grants totaling $28 million to several organizations. In addition to Weill Cornell Medical College, recipients included Cornell University, Pace University (New York and Pleasantville, N.Y.), Health Quest Inc. (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), Marietta College (Mariett...UC environmental health chair recognized nationally for urologic research excellence
...rders. Ho holds more than $5 million in research grants from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Department of Defense and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders....Commercializing university research -- Hopping robots, liquid shoes, electricity from heat
...e centers grant total to more than $2.8 million in grants to fund 65 research projects with commercialization potential. The Center funded nine of 23 applications made in the latest round of applications reviewed by an external committee of industry experts and von Liebig Center staff. Technology and bus...$10M grant to VCU to develop new cancer treatments
...cer Center and Massachusetts General Hospital have grants in both biology and physics within their radiation oncology programs. These grants tend to lead to proof-of-concepts and new standards of treatment for cancer treatment nationwide. Th...Federal Budget boosts Australian health and medical research
Fifteen grants ranging from $5.3 million to $100 million will fund the development and expansion of medical research facilities across Australia, and the operation of the Australian synchrotron in Victoria. Research Australia CEO Rebecca James said the funding pr......ck said. The research is currently supported by grants from the National Heart Foundation and research fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Dr Jason Peart completed his undergraduate degree at Griffith and PhD in the Heart Foundation Research Centre, before moving...Higher calcium and vitamin D intakes positively associated with brain lesions in older men and women
... late-life depression. This research was funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health. MRI brain scans of a person with lesions are available to reporters, courtesy of Duke Universitys Neuropsychiatric Imaging Research Laboratory....$1.5 million awarded for palliative care research
...nter (NPCRC) are awarding $1.5 million in research grants to researchers at ten institutions for studies aim... will be conducted over the next two years. "These grants will bring much-needed research dollars to a field that has become an increasingly important part of...Professors named Fulbright scholars
...Holm will conduct research in Poland. Fulbright grants are made to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Since the programs inception, more...AIUM announced Endowment for Education and Research grant recipients
...ts 2007 Endowment for Education and Research (EER) grants at the 2007 AIUM Annual Convention in New York, NY. The funding for the grants is made possible by generous donations from AIUM members. Congratulations to the following invest......inority Scholar Awards are supported generously by grants from the Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch ...end its reach. These awards also are supported by grants from the National Cancer Institutes Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch. Candidates must hav...