NIH grant to fund U-Georgia's doctoral student's innovative dietary research
...t is rare for a doctoral student to receive such a prestigious grant. "I was surprised to receive the grant on my first attempt," said Della, who will also be using part of the research as her dissertation....New TB test scoops top prize at Medical Futures competition
...at this has been acknowledged by winning this very prestigious award." Professor Stephen Smith, Principal of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London said: "David and Jon's work is an excellent example of how organisations such as Imperial can really help make a difference. The development of a low cos...International team of experts leads new stroke journal
...ed that Professor Donnan has agreed to lead such a prestigious team of editors" says Ren Olivieri, CEO of Blackwe...onnan is Past President of two of Australia's most prestigious societies the Stroke Society of Australia and the Australian Association of Neurologists." The edi...Cincinnati Children's scientist wins achievement award for advances in heart disease research
...dical Center, will be honored with one of the most prestigious awards given by the American Heart Association, the 2005 Research Achievement Award, which is presented annually for achievements in cardiovascular research. Dr. Robbins is a specialist in molecular cardiology, a branch of medical research that focus...Penn researcher wins awards from two major cardiovascular research organizations
...iation Population Research Prize. She received the prestigious national distinction for her continued tireless efforts in a career devoted to the prevention of heart disease, stroke and related disorders. The new award was presented to Kumanyika today (November 13th) at the annual Scientific Sessions of the AHA ...ANU cancer researcher wins biomedical award
...rug in commercial development has been awarded the prestigious Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Science for 2005. Professor Chris Parish, who has made fundamental and applied contributions to knowledge in the fields of immunology and cancer biology, was presented with the award in S...Two UT Southwestern researchers honored by American Heart Association
... a tremendous honor." Dr. Hobbs is a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and holds the Eugene McDermott Distinguished Chair for the Study of Human Growth and Development and the Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Cardiology Research. The designation of "Distinguished Scie...New research targets treatment for dementia and brain injuries
...ased institute, features on the front cover of the prestigious Washington-based Journal of Neuroscience. Dr Bull's and Professor Bartlett's research demonstrated adult mice produce multi-purpose, or progenitor, cells in the hippocampus. "The research suggests while progenitor cells in mice do not behave like s...Iron particles and MRI could replace biopsies to track stem cell therapy and deploy stents
...the heart meeting, where he was a finalist for the prestigious Melvin Judkins Young Clinical Investigator Award. With IRON, conventional MRI technology is adapted to reveal images of ever smaller numbers of cells, avoiding image artifacts that mimic the appearance of iron-labeled cells. Scientists were able to v...An ISN Bellagio Summit - Preventing vascular diseases around the world
...d vascular diseases. Supported by a grant from the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation, this ISN Summit meeting has been specifically crafted to tackle the alarming global shift in the leading causes of death. Nutritional deficiency and infectious diseases no longer account for the highest mortality statistics: t...Award winning eye-heart discovery
...this subject in the past three years, published in prestigious journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet, the Journal of American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal. Associate Wong has received a $2 million Science, Technology and Innovation Grant from the Victorian Stat...Hebrew University scientists develop prototype drug to prevent osteoporosis
... describing this research appears this week in the prestigious American journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A.). The researchers, from the Bone Laboratory of the Hebrew University, are headed by Prof. Itai Bab, working in cooperation with Prof. Esther Shohami of the Laborator...Caring for cancer carers: Are women's needs different from men's?
...y need. The three year project is funded through a prestigious Australian Research Council Linkage grant, and will be led by the Gender, Culture and Health Research Unit (PsyHealth) at the University of Western Sydney, in conjunction with the Medical Psychology Research Unit at Sydney University; Westmead Hospit...Follow-up study shows drug slows severe Alzheimer's symptoms for one year
...e drug or a placebo. The results, published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine in the spring of 2003, showed that the drug could slow the downward spiral of the disease. Dr. Reisberg also was the principal investigator of this study. The new study evaluated the effects of the medication in the sa...Manchester oral health pioneer wins second major honour in six months
... The University of Manchester has been awarded the prestigious H. Trendley Dean Distinguished Scientist Award for...d: "I feel very honoured to have been given such a prestigious award, which actually recognises the achievements of everyone I have been lucky enough to work with ...Healing from research: A real possibility
...this subject in the past three years, published in prestigious journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal....UQ scientist honoured for developing the world's first cancer vaccine
... scientist Professor Ian Frazer today received the prestigious award for developing a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer the world's first ever cancer vaccine. He was a joint recipient of the award with Professor Barry Marshall and Dr Robin Warren who received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2005 for their rese...Computer systems assisting orthopaedic surgeons
...ce of particular areas of expertise. Winner of the prestigious Frost and Sullivan 2005 'Product Innovation of the Year' award, the Profile system allows the use of patient data as both a reference for diagnosis and management of individual patients, and as a source for studying current patients. Using the softwa...Australian medicine again recognised in Australian of the Year
...serve, locally and globally. "In awarding him this prestigious honour, Professor Frazer is being acknowledged for two decades of work in trying to find this vaccine. That sort of time frame is quite normal in medical research, where it often takes more than 10 years to bring a medicine from molecule to market." ...Three Pitt 'teacher-scholars' honored by NSF with CAREER awards
... Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, its most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. The award supports the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization. The Pitt scientists ...