Draining away brain's toxic protein to stop Alzheimer's
...neuroscientist Berislav Zlokovic, M.D., Ph.D., the leader of the team. If we are able to lower the levels of amyloid-beta circulating in blood by sequestering more of it there, then the brain should follow and lower its levels too. This is exactly what we found. The team concentrated its efforts around a ...UIC researchers to develop new drugs to fight bioterrorism
... Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences being a national leader in the design, discovery, development and delivery of new medicines for the near future," said Beck. The $880,000 in federal support was secured with the assistance of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis. "This grant is a practical expression of the need to r...Nottingham center to help UK to meet its carbon targets
...kage for CICCS, with a view to it becoming a world leader in the development of novel processes for carbon capture and storage and establishing partnerships with major international industries and research centres. Dr Maroto-Valer, Director of the Centre, said: The novel technologies developed at the Cent......f human food supply. However, Satish Gupta, group leader notes The adverse impacts of consuming plants that contain small quantities of antibiotics are largely unknown. Consumption of antibiotics in plants may cause allergic reactions in sensitive populations, such as young children. There is also concer...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...pproximately 1,000 x-ray pixels. According to team leader Jian Zhang (jzh@physics.unc.edu), the cost of these machines would not rise significantly, as new technology enables hundreds of x-ray cathodes to be fabricated on a single silicon wafer. (Monday, July 26, 2007, 5:12 PM, Paper MO-E-L100J-7) III....LSUHSC awarded designation resulting in improved patient safety and outcomes
...a of excellence in the quest to make New Orleans a leader in the biomedical field. As one of only eighteen ...n has cemented the Learning Center's status as the leader in medical education for undergraduates, graduates, and professionals in the region, said Dr. John ...SAGE to publish British Journal of Infection Control
...omplement its established reputation as the market leader in the social sciences. SAGE publishes over 460 journals, over 150 of which are in the science, technical and medical fields, including influential publications such as The American Journal of Sports Medicine, the Journal of Psychopharmacology, and t...Students with symptoms of mental illness often don't seek help
...keep people from seeking help. U-M is a national leader in efforts to reach students and educate them about resources available, Eisenberg said. The University recently developed a mental health assessment instrument that will be used by a national network of counseling centers, conducted a stigma reducti...Spuds that like you -- in your summer salad
...Food and Agriculture doi:10.1002/jsfa.2835). Study leader Jos Francisco Prez at the Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona, Spain, said: The use of raw potato starch in this experiment is designed to simulate the effects of a diet high in resistant starch says Prez. Humans do not eat raw potatoes, but they do ea...Poker match pits an vs. machine in world first match
...annual event," said Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer, a team leader of the Polaris program. Schaeffer believes the event is an evolution of the 1997 match between IBM's "Deep Blue" chess program and Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion at the time. "The difference is that chess is a game of perfect knowledg...Surgery by satellite -- New possibilities at medicine's cutting edge
...oviding advanced healthcare services, says project leader Reiza Rayman....CIRM awards $3.79 million to Burnham Institute
...cantly advance the Institutes standing as a global leader for research and training in stem cell research. Dr. Evan Snyder, Director of the Stem Cell Center and Director of the Institutes Program in Stem Cells and Regeneration, will serve as Associate Director of the CIRM-funded shared laboratory. CIRM ...Study shows Diachrome improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes
...said Cesar Albarracin, MD, lead investigator and a leader in the field of nutritional management of type 2 diabetes. This study shows that adding Diachrome to anti-diabetic medications can help patients reach their blood sugar goal simply, effectively and safely. About the study The randomized, doubl...New study could bring relief to sweltering city slickers
...een without human-caused climate change. Project leader Professor Geoff Levermore, Professor of the Built Environment at The University of Manchester and lead author of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report Working Group Three Chapter on Buildings said: Our urban and city areas are becoming increasingly unhea...Targeted, oral agent Enzastaurin shows favorable results
...dent, cancer research and global oncology platform leader for Lilly. Our objective with enzastaurin is to continue investigating the efficacy and safety of this unique molecule in order to determine the diseases where enzastaurin could have the most positive impact on patients. In the study, patients re...Clinical data suggest potential versatility of ALIMTA-based regimens in lung cancer
...dent, cancer research and global oncology platform leader for Lilly. We look forward to continued research on ALIMTA as a chemotherapeutic foundation with targeted therapies and other anti-cancer agents for the treatment of lung cancer. Lilly is aggressively investigating potential novel therapies in oth...Lilly studies try to shed light on impact of race
...dent, cancer research and global oncology platform leader at Lilly. Ultimately, our goal is to ensure that we offer the optimal outcome to each and every patient....... California Information Sciences Institute project leader Michael Orosz is leading the team working on the tool, called Risk Analysis Workbench, or RAW, which will ultimately be used at all eight DHS research centers, not just CREATE, which is located at the University of Southern California. ISI is part...'Energy Up' demonstrates success as obesity intervention program for inner-city girls
...rgy Up" program developed by lifestyle and fitness leader Kathie Dolgin known to her students as High Voltage, has recently been evaluated in an article published in the May issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health ( www.adolescenthealth.org/journal.htm ). The health brief titled,"Energy Up" A Novel Approa...New AIDS Tech Transfers reinforce Roche commitment to strengthen African manufacturing
...itiative in 2006 highlights Roche as an innovative leader in supporting sustainable solutions to deliver HIV healthcare where it is needed most." Roche's dedicated team will work onsite at the manufacturing facilities in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and from its headquarters in Switzerland to undertake the tech...