$50 mil. gift from the Simmons to expand cancer care, clinical research programs at UT Southwestern
...llion Innovations in Medicine campaign, equals the largest gift in UT Southwestern's history as well as the largest gift ever made to a Dallas organization. In 1988 the Simmons family donated $41 million to UT Southw...Sensors, a smart dose of medicine for cancer treatment
... the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, one of the largest oncology centres in the UK. Of the two devices, the diode system is the most commercially viable. However, the MOSFET system is working and we'll have the results of patients trials in the next few months," says Jaksic. "We need to further optimise s...Xeloda plus oxaliplatin (XELOX) dramatically reduces hospital visits by over 60%
...on. 5,6,7 XELOX is also being investigated in the largest ever Phase III clinical trial programme for the treatment of colorectal cancer, with over 4,000 patients from more than 30 countries involved....HIV-infected adults in Botswana respond positively to ARV therapy public treatment program
... was recently extended through 2007, making it the largest and longest running adult ARV treatment research study in the region....ERS altimeter survey shows growth of Greenland Ice Sheet interior
...of global warming. The ice sheet covering Earth's largest island of Greenland has an area of 1 833 900 squar...rage thickness of 2.3 kilometres. It is the second largest concentration of frozen freshwater on Earth and if it were to melt completely global sea level would...Johns Hopkins celebrates its first century of neuroscience
...ne of the first in the nation, and today it is the largest of the basic science departments at the School of Medicine, with 25 primary faculty. Another 78 Hopkins faculty have secondary or joint appointments in neuroscience, including two dozen or so whose primary appointments are in the departments of Neuro...Aspirin & similar drugs may cut risk of esophageal cancer in people with Barrett's esophagus
...unded by the National Institutes of Health. In the largest and longest observational study of its kind, lead author Vaughan and colleagues studied the impact of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, on changes in the lining of the esophagus that signal the advancement toward cancer. "We found th...Minimally invasive surgery may increase options for octogenarians with some lung cancers
...e lung cancer surgery for a long time and have the largest experience in the world," said McKenna, a pioneer in the development and use of the technology who has performed VATS procedures since 1989. "We follow our patients carefully and have shown that this is the standard cancer operation with the same sur...Nov. 11 event celebrates a century of brain science at Johns Hopkins
...ne of the first in the nation, and today it is the largest of the eight basic science departments at the School of Medicine, with 25 primary faculty. Another 78 Hopkins faculty have secondary or joint appointments in neuroscience, including two dozen or so whose primary appointments are in the departments of...NHS England extend BioMed Central membership to 2008
...ounded in 1948, the National Health Service is the largest health organisation in Europe. As well as providing free healthcare for the British public, the NHS also has a commitment to invest in developing future treatments and expanding medical knowledge. Ben Toth, Programme Director, National Library for H...Study: N.C. parents want tobacco use prevention to become higher priority
...nd other issues. "While North Carolina remains the largest tobacco-producing state in the country, this data shows policy-makers that the great majority of North Carolina families support stronger regulations on tobacco," Goldstein said. Over two-thirds of respondents supported a boost in the state excise ta...Mayo Clinic Cancer Center finds better predictors for outcomes after radical prostatectomy
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In the largest study of its kind to date, Mayo Clinic researchers report that prostate specific antigen (PSA) kinetics, both velocity and doubling time, can be used to predict disease progression and likelihood of death after radical prostatectomy surgery, suggesti...For European media only: Can latest advances in health psychology help improve HIV care?
Initial results from the OpenMind study, the largest behavioural study to look at both patients' and physicians' perceptions to a self-injectable HIV therapy (enfuvirtide) will be presented at the 10th European AIDS Conference of the European AIDS Clinical Society on 18th November in Dublin. The study ...OHSU study reveals each persons' activity level appears intrinsic, possibly tied to genetics
... in Washington, D.C., Nov. 12-16. It is one of the largest and most respected meetings of neuroscientists in the world. "Previous research has revealed that increased physical activity can decrease the risk of obesity, coronary heart disease, respiratory disease, metabolic diseases like diabetes, anxiety, ...Amgen investigational therapy for bone loss, denosumab, show increased bone mineral density
...ember 13, 2005) Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), the world's largest biotechnology company, today announced that twice-yearly subcutaneous injections of denosumab (60 mg), (previously referred to as AMG 162), increased bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spine, total hip, distal 1/3 radius and total body compared...ANU cancer researcher wins biomedical award
...Foundation, which awards the Medal, is Australia's largest foundation dedicated to the advancement of biomedical research, according to Perpetual Trustees. Professor Parish is the Head of the Division of Immunology and Genetics, and leads the Cancer and Vascular Biology Group at the John Curtin School of Med......e monitored and treated accordingly. As one of the largest hypertension clinics in North America, the Texas Children's clinic currently follows close to 1,000 hypertensive children and evaluates five to eight new patients each week....Research reveals likely connection between early-life stress and teenage mental health problems
...ngton, D.C., Nov. 12-16. The meeting is one of the largest and most respected gatherings of neuroscientists in the world. Both past research and human observation reveal that children who experience early-life stresses such as abuse, neglect, or loss of a parent have an increased risk of developing attachme...Some foods and beverages could hold clues for future diabetes treatment
...rnal of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Tea fights cataracts, boosts insulin activity -- New research in animals suggests that tea may be a simple, inexpensive means of preventing diabetes and its ensuing complications, including cataracts. Researchers fed green and ...International multi-center study confirms value of blood test to diagnose heart failure
...e researchers from the Netherlands contributed the largest population of subjects with acute heart failure; and the clinical investigators from Barcelona previously published one of the first analyses of NT-proBNP in the emergency department setting. We are continuing the ICON initiative in several follow-u...