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Genetics: Pet project Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:12PMStymied in the search for genes underlying human neuropsychiatric diseases, some researchers are looking to dogs instead. David Cyranoski meets the geneticist's new best friend.
Two out of Three Office Workers Want Choice to "Sit or Stand" at Desks, Says New Ergotron Survey Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:57AMST. PAUL, Minn.----Two-thirds of U.S. office workers wish their employers offered them desks that could be adjusted so they could work either seated or standing. Over half of employees surveyed were convinced they would be more productive if they had the option to work on their feet.
A working life: The pathologist Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:17AMForget Silent Witness and CSI; Stephen Abbs works with 90,000 DNA samples, and no bodies. The results create key advances in medicine Unlike television pathologists in CSI or Silent Witness, Stephen Abbs goes nowhere near cadavers or organs. As head of the Molecular Genetics laboratory at GSTS Pathology at Guy's hospital near London Bridge, he leads a team of analysts and scientists specialising ...
Center for Molecular Medicine opens at UNR Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 8:20PMAfter years of planning and fundraising, the Center for Molecular Medicine has opened its doors at the University of Nevada Medical School on the UNR campus.
Antibiotics will fail within 10 years Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 10:54AMAntibiotics are a bedrock of modern medicine. But in the very near future, we're going to have to learn to live without them once again. And it's going to get nasty Just 65 years ago, David Livermore's paternal grandmother died following an operation to remove her appendix. It didn't go well, but it was not the surgery that killed her. She succumbed to a series of infections that the pre ...
A world without antibiotics? Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 10:54AMAntibiotics are a bedrock of modern medicine. But in the very near future, we're going to have to learn to live without them once again. And it's going to get nasty Just 65 years ago, David Livermore's paternal grandmother died following an operation to remove her appendix. It didn't go well, but it was not the surgery that killed her. She succumbed to a series of infections that the pre ...
Reportlinker Adds Worldwide Market for In Vitro Diagnostic Tests, 7th Edition, The Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:30AMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
Leading Addiction Researcher Antonello Bonci joins NIDA to lead Intramural Research Program Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 8:51AMAntonello Bonci, M.D., one of the world's leading researchers in neuropsychopharmacology, has been appointed the Scientific Director of National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) in Baltimore. NIDA is part of the National Institutes of Health.
Researchers Use Nanoparticles as Destructive Beacons to Zap Tumors Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:48PMA group of researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is developing a way to treat cancer by using lasers to light up tiny nanoparticles and destroy tumors with the ensuing heat.
Nanotech Medicine, Tumor Tracking, New Technologies, and More Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 9:41AMThe 52nd meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) convenes from July18 - 22, 2010 in Philadelphia. AAPM is the premier organization in medical physics, a broadly-based scientific and professional discipline encompassing physics principles and applications in medicine and biology.
Nanotech Medicine, Tumor Tracking, New Technologies, and More --Highlights of the American Association of Physicists ... Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 2:13AMWASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 52nd meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) convenes from July 18 - 22, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. AAPM is the premier organization in medical physics, a broadly-based scientific and professional discipline encompassing physics principles and applications in medicine and biology. Its membership includes medical ...
Nanotech Medicine, Tumor Tracking, New Technologies, and More --Highlights of the American Association of Physicists ... Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:19PMWASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 52nd meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) convenes from July 18 - 22, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA.
Interferon might help asthma patients breathe easier, UT Southwestern study suggests Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 1:32PM( UT Southwestern Medical Center ) An immune-system protein already used to treat diseases like multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C and a variety of cancers might also aid asthma patients, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
Small molecule boosts production of brain cells, protects new cells from dying Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 11:16AM( UT Southwestern Medical Center ) UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found a compound that preserves newly created brain cells and boosts learning and memory in an animal study.
Researchers find key to getting estrogen's benefits without cancer risk Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 11:32AM( UT Southwestern Medical Center ) Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have pinpointed a set of biological mechanisms through which estrogen confers its beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system, independent of the hormone's actions on cancer.
1000 Genomes Project releases pilot data Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 6:46AM( Baylor College of Medicine ) The completion of three pilot projects designed to determine how best to build an extremely detailed map of human genetic variation begins a new chapter in the international project called 1,000 Genomes said the director of the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center, which is a major contributor to the effort.
Ecology: Emergency medicine for frogs Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 12:14PMWith chytrid fungus rapidly spreading around the world, researchers are testing an extreme approach to saving endangered amphibian populations. Naomi Lubick reports from a rescue site.
Hofstra, North Shore-LIJ Receive Medical School Approvals, Open Facility Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 1:45PMread more
Hofstra, North Shore-LIJ Receive Medical School Approvals, Open Facility Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 11:00AMNew School of Medicine to Enroll First Class in Summer 2011
UT Southwestern scientists uncover protein that thwarts tumor invasion Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 8:55AM( UT Southwestern Medical Center ) Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that cancer cells lacking a key protein are more invasive and more likely to metastasize, providing a possible drug target to combat certain tumor types.
Honoring Excellence Profiles Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 11:29AMThe Foundation for Excellence 2010 Awards
VIDEO: Jackson Lab, public money, hospital and a charter school at Ave Maria Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 5:00AMTalks are already under way for a hospital and charter school next to Jackson Laboratory at Ave Maria, says Maine-based genetics lab vice president and COO Chuck Hewett.
Researchers discover new way to 'rescue' treatment sensitivity of breast cancer cells Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 8:19AM( Georgetown University Medical Center ) A study by researchers from the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center identifies a potential new combination therapy to "rescue" treatment sensitivity to fulvestrant in estrogen receptor positive breast cancers. The findings were published on May 15, 2010, as the cover story of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.
Judge praises Young Americans for excelling in school, community Sunday, May 2, 2010 @ 12:04AMROCKFORD — Honor students, scholar athletes, church leaders and community activists made up the list of winners at this year’s Young American banquet. But that’s just the beginning of what these bright students have to offer as they aspire to become lawyers, biologists and engineers.
Research initiative to study impact of microbes on human health, disease Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 6:56AMThe human species is dependent for its survival on the billions of microorganisms that inhabit multiple environmental niches within and on the human body. While microbes are commonly associated with diseases and infections, they are also vital in essential, beneficial roles such as digestion, where they help synthesize vitamins and ferment complex indigestible carbohydrates.
Letters: The City destroys jobs in industry Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 6:07PMRecently, I had a letter from George Osborne. One of the points he made was the Tories' plans to train 400,000 apprentices over two years.
Bacterial Infections Defy Treatment Friday, April 16, 2010 @ 11:55AMA new government report finds little progress in lowering rates of infections associated with health care institutions. And many of those infections are becoming increasingly difficult to treat. Ira Flatow and guests discuss the problem of drug-resistant bacteria, including MRSA.
From Chidambaram to Cambridge: solving the 30S subunit structure of the ribosome Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 3:10PMRIBOSOME MOMENT: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on December 10, 2009.
Scientists unravel brain-hormone circuit that helps police diabetes, female fertility Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 8:32AM( UT Southwestern Medical Center ) New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest that the hormones leptin and insulin work together in specific neurons in the hypothalamus region of the brain to affect both the regulation of blood sugar levels in the body and, surprisingly, female fertility.
From Chidambaram to Cambridge: a life in science Wednesday, April 7, 2010 @ 2:57PMIn this charmingly narrated autobiographical essay written for the Nobel Foundation, 2009 Chemistry Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan recalls his Indian roots, the shaping role of his exceptional parents and teachers, the affective care he received from his grandmother and aunt, the twists and turns of his scientific career — and how he came to his lifelong interest in ribosomes.
Wise up with WIREs Thursday, April 1, 2010 @ 8:26AMArchana Venkatraman, Information World Review , Thursday 1 April 2010 at 14:11:00 Review and reference have been combined in an intriguing cross-disciplinary approach to hot topics website review Don’t want to subscribe to journals routinely but need to know when an expert review on your favourite scientific topic will appear? Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews, or WIREs, might be just what you are ...
NHGRI Launches Genomics Careers Resource Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 9:45AMNEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Aiming to inform potential young scientists about the possibilities of a career in genomics and genetics, the National Human Genome Research Institute has launched a new web site presenting videos, career profiles, income information, and other resources, NHGRI said today.
Cultural diversity in spotlight Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 2:30AMInternational Days at Lakehead University features dancers, singers, films and food, but mostly it‘s about diversity and the benefits that various cultures bring to the university and community, say organizers of the week-long celebration.
Mad scramble over beef imports Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:00AMAUSTRALIANS love their meat pies.
Bacteria-Killing Proteins Cover Blood Type Blind Spot Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 8:08AMA set of proteins found in our intestines can recognize and kill bacteria that have human blood type molecules on their surfaces, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered.The results were published online Feb.
Bacteria-Killing Proteins Cover Blood Type Blind Spot Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 7:37AMA set of proteins found in our intestines can recognize and kill bacteria that have human blood type molecules on their surfaces, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered. The results were published online Feb. 14 and are scheduled to appear in the journal Nature Medicine. Many immune cells have receptors that respond to molecules on the surfaces of bacteria, but these ...
Welch Foundation honors Orth as 'rising star' in chemistry Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 3:35PM( UT Southwestern Medical Center ) Dr. Kim Orth, associate professor of molecular biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was honored today with the 2010 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research for pioneering work focusing on the mechanisms bacteria use to cause disease.
Liberty Analytics Co. Initiates Independent Research Coverage on Health Discovery Corporation Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 8:00AMCALGARY, Alberta -- Liberty Analytics Co., a leading provider of large, small- and micro-cap independent investment research, today initiated coverage on Health Discovery Corporation .
NIDA researchers honored with Presidential Early Career Award Wednesday, January 13, 2010 @ 2:35PM( NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse ) Two researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, have been awarded the White House Office of National Science and Technology Council's Presidential Award for Early Career Scientists and Engineers.
NIDA Researchers Honored with Presidential Early Career Award Wednesday, January 13, 2010 @ 1:20PMTwo researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, have been awarded the White House Office of National Science and Technology Council’s Presidential Award for Early Career Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). NIDA grantees Dr. Bruce J. Hinds, III and Dr. Gonzalo E. Torres will receive their awards today during a ceremony at the Commerce ...
New mechanism underlying cocaine addiction discovered Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 1:33PM( NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse ) Researchers have identified a key epigenetic mechanism in the brain that helps explain cocaine's addictiveness, according to research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Top Scoops Monday, January 4, 2010 @ 6:53PMMargulis: Peer Review Or "Cycle Of Submission"? "Grants are awarded by your colleagues who sit in Research Councils and Foundations. Most of us, in any establishment, tend to be conservative and to follow what is called the paradigm. This creates a cycle of submission. . .
Get ready for another round H1N1 with info, vaccines Tuesday, December 22, 2009 @ 5:26PMWith another wave of H1N1 influenza in the medical forecast, local efforts are increasing to inform and protect the community.
India is 'thailand' to Asia, say scientists Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 6:44AMBy Raja Murthy MUMBAI - Since "thai" means "mother" in classical Tamil, the language of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu and said to be the oldest living language in the world, "thailand" m...
Robert Peston Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 4:12AMFive years of stunted bankers' bonuses
India is 'thailand' to Asia, say scientists Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 3:42AMMUMBAI - Since "thai" means "mother" in classical Tamil, the language of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu and said to be the oldest living language in the world, "thailand" means motherland.
$1 billion-plus development year for downtown Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 11:19PMMore than $1 billion of development projects either opened, were under way or got started or are on drawing boards for downtown Richmond this year.
An apology to our readers Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 8:40PMThe Daily Sound would like to take this time to apologize for publishing a guest opinion article on Thursday, Dec 10 written by Gina Perry titled “Watch out for ‘Obama Thumpers.’”
Skymark Research Initiates Independent Research Coverage on Vivakor, Inc. Tuesday, December 15, 2009 @ 8:00AMCALGARY, Alberta -- Skymark Research, a leading provider of small- and micro-cap independent investment research, today initiated coverage on Vivakor, Inc. . Skymark Research is currently offering a complimentary trial subscription.
Copenhagen talks Friday, December 11, 2009 @ 3:41PMUN conference: Still squabbling over form