Vicente Fox Center and RAND launch joint program to find policies to combat poverty
...ke at the signing ceremony today. The Fox Center joins with universities and research institutions to examine ways to preserve and promote democracy in Mexico and all of Latin America. ...UQ researchers honored with leading fellowships
...t. "Professor Koopman is a worthy candidate who joins our current 16 Federation Fellows in an unparalleled convergence of world-leading researchers at The University of Queensland," Professor Siddle said. The fact that we have been successful with three Federation Fellows, two of whom have achieved t...Research highlights from Thoracic Society Conference
...American Thoracic Society National Jewish faculty joins thousands of researchers from around the world to present the latest research in lung and related diseases at the 2007 International Meeting of the American Thoracic Society, May 18-23, in San Francisco. Listed below are a few highlighted talks Natio...UCLA Nobel Laureate honored with membership in the American Philosophical Society
...evements in science, letters and the arts. Ignarro joins an illustrious group of members that has included Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Andrew Carnegie and Beverly Sills. The American Philosophical Society promotes knowledge through scholarly research, professional meetings, publicati...HIVMA opposes The Gambia's unproven AIDS remedy
...n order to qualify to receive his "cure." HIVMA joins its colleagues in the International AIDS Society and the Society for AIDS in Africa in expressing great concern regarding this practice. "There currently is no cure for HIV/AIDS," said HIVMA Chair Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD. "President Jammeh is giving ...46-year-old man receives first temporary total artificial heart in Northeast US from Penn
...heart until another one becomes available." Penn joins a short, prestigious list of institutions worldwide -- becoming the first hospital in the region, 8th in the country, and 15th in the world -- to complete TAH-t certification by performing a first proctored implant. Proceeds of more than $700,000 ...Operations research pioneer outlines ways to make kidney transplant allocation more equitable
...istinct quality grades for kidneys. When a patient joins the kidney transplant waiting list, he/she is given information on how long it would take to wait for each of these grades (higher quality is paired with longer waits and vice versa) and what the expected outcomes for transplanting each grade are, gi...International award honors M. D. Anderson President for pioneering research
...imensions of Past, Present, and Future. Mendelsohn joins Joseph Schlessinger, Ph.D., chairman of pharmacology at Yale University School of Medicine, as co-winner in the "Future Time Dimension" category, designed this year to recognize innovation in cancer research that will impact future treatment of the d...Accomplishments at UH earn spot in French Academy of Sciences for professor
...2005 Nobel Prize Laureates in Chemistry, Glowinski joins some of the most prominent French scholars in this organization and officially will be presented with the honor in a ceremony June 7 in France. Academy membership is a notable honor that is offered to scientists of renowned accomplishment and calibe...Exercise associated with reduced risk of dementia in older people
...tly that exercise reduces risk of dementia, but it joins a growing body of observational research pointing to an association between exercise and cognitive decline, say scientists at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and...Keck School of Medicine pediatric endocrinologist elected to Institute of Medicine
...cts, such as camps for children with diabetes. She joins nine IOM members at USC and the Keck School: Alexander M. Capron, University Professor of Law and Medicine and Henry W. Bruce Professor of Equity; Clifton O. Dummett, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Dentistry; Brian E. Henderson, Distinguished Pr...'Healthy weight, healthy shape' key in preventing heart disease
...ondition. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) joins the World Heart Federation in trumpeting the importance of 'Healthy Weight, Healthy Shape for a Heart for Life' on World Heart Day, 25 September 2005. Through its recent annual scientific event, the ESC Congress 2005, held in Stockholm, 3-7 September...New arrival at UC Davis Medical Center
... can occur after a fall. The new $50,000 simulator joins three other high fidelity mannequins in the medical center's innovative virtual care program. The units, which now range in size from infant to adult, provide trainees with an impressive variety of trauma scenarios and other medical situations. Sim...Researchers find way to streamline new non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment
...er than through external beams. Radioimmunotherapy joins radioactive atoms to special antibodies. These antibodies are injected into the body, where they deliver their radioactive payload by seeking out and binding to proteins found on cancer cells. Selected institutions have been offering this treatment t...