AACR establishes new lectureship in honor of Dr. Jane C. Wright
...evels and helped saved lives. Dr. Wright began her pioneering work in 1949, and during her forty-year career she published over 100 research papers on cancer chemotherapy and led delegations of cancer researchers to Africa, China, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union. By 1967, she was the highest ranking Afri...Pediatricians must confront community-based threats to health
...ions and conclusions in the study are based on the pioneering work done by Rochester-based practitioners in the field of pediatric community health. "In the past, pediatricians focused solely on the patient and the treatment of disease," said Jeffrey Kaczorowski, M.D., a pediatrician at URMC, co-director of th...How medical research is taking care of your heart
...0 lives each year. The event is set to outline the pioneering progress made in the treatment of heart conditions. Professor Moncada, FRS, Director for the Wolfson Institute for BiomedicalResearch and member of the National Academy USA, was named the superstar of British science in the 1990s by the US-based Inst...Too many doctors fail to follow guidelines and to prescribe best treatments for heart patients
...still not adhering to the guidelines, according to pioneering research published today (Tuesday 3 May) in Europe's leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal. In the first large European study to look at the effect of prescribing practices on outcome in heart failure outpatients outside of a clinica...Three NYU faculty named to the National Academy of Sciences
...chool of Medicine. Lehmann is widely known for her pioneering work on germ cells, which give rise to egg and sperm, during early development of the embryo. By studying aberrant development of mutant germ cell lines in the fruit fly, her research has laid the foundation for understanding the potential causes of ...Sabin Gold Medal awarded to vaccine developer Dr. Albert Z. Kapikian
...uses of various viral diseases. He is renowned for pioneering studies using electron microscopy to discover and characterize viruses causing major diseases in humans. In 1972, Dr. Kapikian identified the Norwalk virus, the first virus associated with acute epidemic gastroenteritis, gaining recognition as "the f...Professor criticises medicine's 'blind spot'
...ions in psychology, medicine and psychiatry and is pioneering an area of medical research known as symptoms research. This field of research uses scientific methods to understand and treat symptoms. He explains: "The scientific study of symptoms in their own right provides an essential compliment to existing di...'Sister Mary' the robo-doc to start making ward rounds at St Mary's Hospital
...e USA. The RP6 robots are the latest strand in the pioneering integration of robots into healthcare by Professor Sir Ara Darzi, Head of Imperial's Division of Surgery, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care and a practising surgeon at St Mary's. Professor Sir Ara Darzi adds: "This is a revolutionary concept which open...Arthur Frommer tells America where to stop when they need to go
... company's mission is to improve people's lives by pioneering novel healthcare solutions....Fine tuning drug levels in neuroblastoma patients is effective, St. Jude researchers show
...ssful, the simplified technique, developed through pioneering work at St. Jude in PK-based dosing, would benefit many more children throughout the world, according to Stewart. Other authors of the study include Wayne L. Furman, Catherine A. Billups, Fredric Hoffer and Andrew M. Davidoff.This work was supported...University of Maryland scientist wins 2005 Kettering Prize
...the prestigious Charles F. Kettering Prize for her pioneering work in developing aromatase inhibitors, a new cla...e world. "Dr. Brodie was awarded the prize for her pioneering work in the development of specific aromatase inhibitors. This new class of compounds has significan...New base for North American cancer screening pioneers
A North American business specialising in pioneering skin cancer and sun-damaged skin testing is to establish a base in the UK to continue its world-leading research. Canada-based Genesis Genomics (GGUK), a cutting-edge biotech research corporation, is currently developing a new early warning system to...Street-level London air pollution warnings coming via mobile phones
...gh of Croydon is being forecast daily as part of a pioneering ESA-backed project. Around a thousand asthma sufferers and other vulnerable individuals in Croydon should soon receive text message warnings to their mobile phones before elevated air pollution days, with additional patients in other London boroughs...Rice bioengineer wins ASME's Van C. Mow Medal
...ann Professor of Bioengineering, was selected "for pioneering work in articular cartilage bioengineering, particularly the invention of a self-assembling approach without use of scaffolds to engineer articular cartilage constructs with properties approaching those of native cartilage." Established in 2004, the ...Computers: Poor placement does not compute in medical exam rooms
.... Frankel notes that other studies, including many pioneering ones from Regenstrief researchers, have examined the effect of computers on patient outcomes and quality of care, but have not evaluated the impact of technology on doctor-patient communications. His study investigates the impact of technology on th...Quitting smoking could save your teeth, study shows
...h prematurely than those who don't kick the habit, pioneering research has shown. Dental researchers at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, observed a group of cigarette smokers with chronic gum disease over one year and found some symptoms were more likely to improve in the people who quit during the st...Cannabis-based drugs could offer new hope for inflammatory bowel disease patients
... Canada, and Salisbury-based GW Pharmaceuticals is pioneering many of the advances in this field....Report reveals high rate of heart attack amongst ethnic minorities in Scotland
...ity Health to make full use of the results of this pioneering work. We have already taken steps to build this work into the way we work so that in the future NHS Scotland will have the information and support it needs to ensure that Scotland's ethnic minority communities benefit fully from the Executive's comm...Does the workplace damage your brain?
...diology, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Newberg's pioneering research largely focuses on the relationship between brain function and meditation. The results and implications of this research are delineated in Dr. Newberg's book, Why God Won't Go Away (Ballantine/Random House). Fred Travis, Ph.D., Director of t...A pioneering University of Queensland (UQ) research project will help children overcome extreme anxiety. The Kids Coping Team, headed by Sonja March and Professor Sue Spence have developed a new treatment program for childhood anxiety. According to Psychologist...