Federal grant funds research on novel HIV therapy
...s. "Including a private sector partner is a way to strengthen the goal of moving our scientific studies closer to clinical application," said Dr. Douglas. Finally, a Biostatistics and Pharmacology Core serves all other components of the project. Directed by Avital Cnaan, Ph.D., with co-director Jeffrey Barrett...New studies identify advances in treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia
...ity, Portland, Ore. "Continued research will only strengthen our understanding of the disease and support the therapeutic potential of current and developing treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia." CML is usually diagnosed by finding a specific chromosomal abnormality called the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph ...More funding needed to fight Australia's biggest killer
...for Australia's health and economic future, and to strengthen our international position over the long term, increased Federal Government funding (averaging $166 million a year over the next 5 years), is urgently required. As noted by an Access Economics report, every $1 invested in cardiovascular research and...New E700,000 initiative launched to tackle cancer in children in the developing world
...improve early diagnosis and access to care, and to strengthen support for children with cancer and their families in the developing world. The projects encompass a huge range of ideas, from provision of psychosocial and nutritional support to the setting up of satellite clinics through the internet to try to ma...ESA participating in UN's Montreal summit working for a better atmosphere
...nto operational applications, and in particular to strengthen the effectiveness of international conventions. So work began on the Kyoto Inventory service for land cover mapping back in November 2002, well before the Kyoto Protocol had been ratified. The work being supported through the Agency's Data User Prog...Cardiac pump can extend life in end-stage heart failure
...doctors treat these patients with medications that strengthen the heart's pumping ability or, when symptoms are life-threatening, with heart transplantation. LVADs perform the mechanical work of the heart when medications fail. They're implanted in the abdomen and attached to the left ventricle and the main b...Study: N.C. parents want tobacco use prevention to become higher priority
...grounds so there are still many ways the state can strengthen its policies for eliminating tobacco use and secondhand smoke from schools."...Regular physical activity may strenghten knee cartilage
...the commonly held belief is that exercise will not strengthen joint cartilage and may even aggravate cartilage loss. Until recently, investigators were unable to put that belief to the test. Radiographs, the standard measure of OA's progression, made it impossible to assess cartilage before severe cartilage d...Implementing European Space Policy: Key ESA/EC agreement on Earth Observation data signed today
...t of the information services of the EU. This will strengthen cooperation with the EU and secure the GMES (the joint EC-ESA initiative for Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) as a major information management and policy support tool for Europe," said Volker Liebig. There are four fields in which E...Injury prevention for indigenous children
...lem. There is a need for innovative approaches to strengthen the capacity of Indigenous led initiatives. The re...d mainstream models of resilience that empower and strengthen capacity for injury prevention. The research involves the development of partnerships between Indige...Senator Arlen Specter to be honored at AACR gala
...R Public Service Award for his tireless efforts to strengthen the nation's biomedical research capability. The A...l advances, stem cell research, and legislation to strengthen cancer research, prevention, and treatment has truly made a difference in the lives of millions of c...Large tularemia vaccine contracts among new NIAID biodefense awards
... has recently made several dozen awards to further strengthen the nation's biodefense and emerging disease research capabilities. The new awards include grants totaling approximately $87 million for the construction of four biosafety level-3 (BSL-3) laboratories as well as two five-year contracts totaling appro...The ACCP strives to close the 10/90 gap between rich and poor nations
... Ameer states the working goal of the group is "to strengthen the capacity of clinical pharmacologists worldwide in pursuit of the College's mission of improving health by optimizing therapeutics." The ACCP has taken a leadership role among its peer organizations in being responsive to professional colleague...Autoimmune overload may damage HIV-infected brain
...sanna Lamers of Gene Johnson and UCSF, the results strengthen an earlier hypothesis by Kenneth Williams of Harvard University and William Hickey of Dartmouth Medical School. They had suggested that the continual build-up of white blood cells in the brain could lead to HIV-associated dementia. "In our work," s...Mayo Clinic boosts immune system
...d cancer vaccines, as well as to ways to otherwise strengthen immune responses. The Mayo report appears in the current online edition of the journal AIDS, ( http://www.aidsonline.com ). Mayo Clinic scientists studied the immune system responses in blood samples from health care workers accidentally exposed to H...U.S. House introduces Microbicide Development Act of 2005
...ment Unit at the National Institutes of Health and strengthen microbicide activity at USAID and the Centers for Disease Control. Named one of the "10 most promising biotechnologies for improving global health," microbicides are a class of products currently under development that women could apply topically to...MCW Research Foundation licenses invention for stroke treatment
...l original new drugs. Taisho continues efforts to strengthen its prescription drug business through expansion of its novel original research and development and active collaboration with domestic and foreign pharmaceutical companies....Academic medical centers face multiple challenges for conducting medical research
... requirements prescribed by federal regulations to strengthen the safeguards against conflicts of interest in human research. However, this survey also revealed that the academic medicine community still has more work to do to establish a uniformly robust set of policies and procedures. Sustaining public trust...Researchers link childhood asthma to exposure to traffic-related pollution
...s, the federal agency that funded the study. "They strengthen an emerging body of evidence that air pollution can cause asthma, and that exposure to outdoor levels of nitrogen dioxide and other traffic-related air pollutants may be a significant risk factor for this illness." Researchers looked at the pollution...Use of antibiotics for acne may increase risk of common infectious illness
... their findings will stimulate further research to strengthen or dispel the observed association between URTIs and antibiotic use in patients with acne. Large prospective clinical studies will be required, ideally as part of a randomized trial. If an association is confirmed, additional research will also be ne...