Seminar examines biology of pain and nerve repair in peripheral nerve disease
...ck of information about the disease and decided to launch a concerted effort by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago to investigate the basic biology of the neuropathy and to search for better treatments and, eventually, a cure for this common nerve disorder. Schedule --- Friday, April 28, 2006 Id...Envisat altimeter watches Pacific for cold tongue of La Niña
...en flying radar altimeters in space ever since the launch of ERS-1 in 1991, amassing a continuous 15 year dataset that covers not only the global ocean but also freshwater bodies, land surfaces and the cryosphere. This archive will extend further into the future, with a radar altimeter set to be included on...GE Healthcare and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix announce research agreement
...inical environment. "This announcement marks the launch of a significant collaboration between two leaders in healthcare and academic research capable of leveraging world-class technology and world-class medical research to meet the healthcare challenges of the future," said John Chiminski, vice president...Public support for science and innovation: Productivity Commission report
...tured products after the automotive industry. "The launch of new medicines over the past 30 years is also responsible for an increase of three weeks in longevity of life across the entire population. Five year survival rates for cancer have increased by 25 percent since the 1970s, with medicines taking cred...Study on brain injury in rugby players will enhance safety and recovery
...The George Institute for International Health will launch the second phase of a large-scale study on mild-Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) among non-elite rugby union and league players in Sydney. The study will provide the evidence upon which guidelines/policies can be developed that manage a player's return ...Study highlighted at ACC better identifies patients at risk for sudden cardiac death
...nter and co-author of the current study, helped to launch the International Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) Registry, a database of families with the LQTS trait. By following generations of sufferers, gene hunters used the registry to track down more than 300 genetic mutations involving seven genes that cause vers...The world health organization launches new stop TB strategy in the Lancet
...ng this ancient scourge of humanity," he adds. The launch of the strategy in The Lancet is accompanied by a series of short essays written by experts from around the world and comes just ahead of World TB Day on March 24. In a Comment to introduce the essays, Professor Alimuddin Zumla (Director, Centre for ...Radar altimetry confirms global warming is affecting polar glaciers
...he green light from its Member States to build and launch a CryoSat recovery mission, CryoSat-2. CryoSat-2 will be equipped with an enhanced radar altimeter instrument, called the Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL), that will allow it to send 17 800 separate radar pulses per second ...Clinton Foundation, Yale and Ethiopian Ministry of Health forge partnership
...ed forces with the Ethiopian Ministry of Health to launch the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative (EHMI) to improve management of the public hospital system in Ethiopia. EHMI began at the request of Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebeysus, the Ethiopian Minister of Health, as part of efforts by the Clinton Founda...Oxford Immunotec welcomes UK NICE guideline on tuberculosis as disease incidence continues to rise
...tuberculosis called T- SPOT.TB, today welcomed the launch of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline for managing tuberculosis (TB). Titled "Tuberculosis: clinical diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, and measures for its prevention and control", the NICE recommendati...World Water Day: Space tool aids fight for clean drinking water
... the next ESA radar altimetry mission, expected to launch in 2009, is designed to measure changing ice field... ESA Earth Explorer ice mission, which was lost at launch in 2005 due to an anomaly in the Russian launcher, CryoSat-2 will fly an enhanced radar altimeter in...Study shows rituximab effective in treating chronic graft-versus-host disease
...rs when immune system cells in transplanted tissue launch an attack on recipients' own tissue, producing problems that can range from a mild rash to diarrhea and fever to life-threatening disorders. Despite therapy that can last months or years, chronic GVHD kills up to a third of all those who survive lon...Newt Gingrich to speak about saving lives and saving money now
... in the Tosteson Lecture Series coincides with the launch of a student-developed online venture to promote health policy education among emerging medical professionals: ImproveHealthcare.Org. WHEN: Thursday, March 30, 2006 12:30-1:30pm Please RSVP to Leah Gourley at 617-432-0442 or public_affairs@hms.ha...AACR launches new magazine to focus on people and progress in cancer
... Followed by a cocktail reception to celebrate the launch WHERE: The Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Horizon Room Washington, DC 20004 CONTACT: Cindy Geoghegan/The Advocate Partners 203 563 0513/203 858 8288 cindy@geogheganmail.com Karen Russell/AACR 215 440 9300 russell@aacr.org...Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel condemns 'censorship' of scientists
...ty professor of Physiology and Cell Biology at the launch of his new book at the Academy Readers & Writers lecture series. Kandel is a member of the Academy's President's Council. Not a Political Commentary In the book, Kandel recalls how his mentor, Harry Grundfest, a neurologist at Columbia Universit......aging." Holloszy and Fontana are getting ready to launch a second phase of the CALERIE study, to look at the effects of calorie restriction over the course of two years. "We know people on calorie restriction will lose weight," says Fontana. "But this study isn't a weight-loss study. We're hoping to lear...IAMP expresses support for Disease Control Priorities Project
...esearch Network, which was created in 2001, and to launch several new projects, including comprehensive studies of the high incidence of perinatal mortality and rheumatic fever in developing countries. The members also agreed to sponsor efforts to help young researchers, especially in the developing world, ...Accentia Biopharmaceuticals to begin shipping MD Turbo
...opment partner, Respirics Inc. In preparation for launch to healthcare professionals, TEAMM will begin shipping into distribution channels over the next month. MD Turbo is the first and only available product that transforms many of the most commonly prescribed metered dose inhalers (MDIs) into breath-act...MetOp satellite shipped to Baikonur on 18 April
... meteorological satellite arrived yesterday at its launch site, the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, follo...mechanical ground support equipment needed for the launch campaign. The mission includes a total of 12 instruments developed in cooperation with French Space ......ks forward to working with Sucampo to successfully launch AMITIZA and help make it a trusted and valuable therapy for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation," said Art Rice, general manager, Gastroenterology. "AMITIZA has been shown to deliver targeted and predictable relief to people with chroni...