Ixonia resident appointed ophthalmology professor Sep 23, 2008
D., of Ixonia, has been appointed assistant professor of ophthalmology and biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee ... Carroll completed two postdoctoral fellowships, one at the University of Rochester Center for Visual Science in New York, and another in the department of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he also earned his Ph. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
New Synthetic Form Of Protein Holds Promise To Stop Cancer Spread Sep 19, 2008
18, 2008) Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have a pending patent on a new synthetic form of a protein involved in certain types of cancers and immune system diseases ... 11, 2005) Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in collaboration with a national team have developed a biodefense cocktail which activates the immune system against a broad range of. (Science Daily)
Ballet aids study to prevent cardiovascular disease Sep 18, 2008
This technique would not have been possible without David Harder, professor in cardiovascular research and director of the Medical College of Wisconsin s Cardiovascular Center, and Dr. David Gutterman, senior associate dean for research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Hoch said. Harder and Gutterman suggested using the ultrasound technique to study the 22 dancers. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Scientists, FDA face off over safety of BPA in plastics Sep 17, 2008
D. Gail McCarver, a pediatrician at the Medical College of Wisconsin, says the FDA report underestimates how much BPA children are exposed to. She notes that the report's safety ruling is based on "average" exposures for formula-fed infants even though some babies may consume much more than average. (USA Today)
From Wine to New Drugs: A Novel Way to Reduce Damage from Heart Attacks Sep 12, 2008
"AldA1 remains a promising start, but it is just the first step in a long process if it will be used clinically," says John Baker, a biochemist at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, who did not participate in the research. With continued study, scientists may be able to design drug modifications that will enhance the beneficial effects of aldA1 and make it more "human friendly," as well. (Scientific American)
Early Onset Gene For Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Identified Sep 4, 2008
Kugathasan recently was recruited to Emory University School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics from the Medical College of Wisconsin to head the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease program. Dr Kugathasan's future research will focus on discovery of additional IBD genes and in depth study of how these genes influence disease onset and progression. (Science Daily)
United Way sets $44M goal Sep 3, 2008
The 2008 goal was expected to be announced Wednesday morning at the new Clinical Cancer Center at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa by campaign co-chairs David Lubar, president of , Mary Ellen Stanek, managing director of & Co., and James Ziemer, president and CEO of. The troubled economy is expected to challenge fundraisers this year, and United Way officials are calling for a stronger commitment to giving to the campaign in 2008. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
New Genes Found For Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Children Sep 2, 2008
Their study, performed in collaboration with researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, The University of Utah, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and two research hospitals in Italy, appears in advance online publication Aug. 31 in Nature Genetics ... Financial support for the study came from the National Institutes of Health, the IBD Family Research Council, the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, the Koss Foundation, the NIH General Clinical Research Center of the Medical College... (Science Daily)
HHS: Doctors can refuse abortions Aug 22, 2008
"It's breathtaking," said Robyn Shapiro, a bioethicist at the Medical College of Wisconsin. "The impact could be enormous.". (Boston Globe)
Drugs to inhibit blood vessel growth show promise in rat model of deadly brain tumor Aug 22, 2008
In a landmark study, Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee report that drugs used to inhibit a specific fatty acid in rat brains with glioblastoma-like tumors not only reduced new blood vessel growth and tumor size dramatically, but also prolonged survival. The study is the featured cover story of the August, 2008 Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow olism. (EurekAlert!)
Doctors set up drug database Aug 14, 2008
Dr. Jaishree Hariharan, associate professor of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, proved patient contracts help physicians track pain medications last year when she published a study in the April 2007 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Hariharan and her team followed 330 patients with chronic pain for five years and found only 17 percent of patients had their contracts canceled, primarily because of substance abuse and other noncompliance problems. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Froedtert tops in renal transplant survival Aug 14, 2008
Kidney centers that perform 70 to 150 transplants per year have the most optimal results, said Dr. Christopher Johnson, Medical College of Wisconsin transplant surgeon and medical director of the transplant center. When the kidneys fail, patients have two options: dialysis or kidney transplantation. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Outlook Poor for Cirrhosis Patients in Car Crashes Aug 5, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After a motor vehicle crash, hospitalized patients with cirrhosis have a poorer prognosis than those without the liver scarring disease, according to research from the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee. Cirrhosis is a significant risk factor for dying in the hospital after a motor vehicle crash and is associated with a longer hospital stay, Dr. Jasmohan S. Bajaj and colleagues found. (MEDLINEplus)
Alzheimers-related gene linked to reduced connectivity in brain Aug 2, 2008
JS Online: Alzheimers-related gene linked to reduced connectivity in brain (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Childrens Hospital to build in New Berlin Aug 2, 2008
A traffic impact study completed for Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin Real Estate Ventures LLC, and submitted to New Berlin city officials in March, shows the Children s Hospital clinic will be one of two buildings at the new medical office park ... Records from the New Berlin assessor s office and Waukesha County Register of Deeds Office show that Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin Real Estate Ventures purchased 35 acres... (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Bush threatening access to the pill? Jul 31, 2008
"The breadth of this is potentially immense," said Robyn S. Shapiro, a bioethicist and lawyer at the Medical College of Wisconsin. "Is this going to result in a kind of blessed censorship of a whole host of areas of medical care and research?". (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Healthy Children Of Alzheimer Patients Show Early Brain Changes Jul 31, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 30, 2008) Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee have reported that children of Alzheimer's patients who are carriers of a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease have neurological changes that are detectable long before clinical symptoms may appear. See also. (Science Daily)
Brain Differences Visible In Symptomless Carriers Of Alzheimer's Gene Jul 30, 2008
Dr Shi Jiang Li, professor of biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, US, presented the results of the study today, July 29th, at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's disease in Chicago. Li and colleagues conducted the study at Froedtert Hospital, a teaching hospital in southeast Milwaukee, where they recruited 28 neurologically-normal people aged from 45 to 65. (Medical News Today)
More men going under the knife Jul 29, 2008
Compared with the $8,000 to $10,000 for facelifts, Botox has become a popular and economically sound choice for many, said Dr. David Larson, chairman of plastic surgery at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Jolene Andryk, a plastic surgeon with , said despite the increase in male patients, she doesn t market her business to them because cosmetic surgery still carries a stigma for men. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
New study finds healthy children of Alzheimer patients show early brain changes Jul 29, 2008
Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee have reported that children of Alzheimer's patients who are carriers of a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease have neurological changes that are detectable long before clinical symptoms may appear. Functional MRI brain imaging revealed that these symptomless carriers of the APOE-4 gene demonstrated significantly reduced functional brain connectivity between the hippocampus and the posterior cingulated cortex, two important brain... (EurekAlert!)
New study spotlights National Institutes of Health grant outcomes for clinical research Jul 26, 2008
Although the need to translate basic science discoveries into the clinical arena is widely acknowledged, a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified reasons why clinical science grant applications receive less positive peer reviews than basic science grant applications to the NIH. The findings were published in the July issue of The American Journal of Medicine. In collaboration with Michael R. Martin, Ph. (EurekAlert!)
Tri and excel: Two women tackle a triathlon, and learn what it takes to make it through the competition (14) Jul 17, 2008
Dr. Anne Z. Hoch, director of the womens sports medicine program and associate professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. David Geier, director of the sports medicine program at the Medical University of South Carolina. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Link found between cholesterol, memory Jul 5, 2008
in maintaining a healthy brain," he said. "Whether this ends up as a clinically useful finding, we won't know for a while (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Severe retinal hemorrhaging is linked to severe motor vehicle crashes Jun 24, 2008
The severity of retinal hemorrhaging for young children in motor vehicle crashes is closely correlated to the severity of the crash, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Retinal hemorrhages occur when the blood vessels lining the retina rupture, resulting in bleeding onto the surface of the retina. (EurekAlert!)
Obits: Roehr, Roehr, & Gross Jun 19, 2008
Frances is survived by her son Garrett (Carol) Gross of Elm Grove, Wisconsin, professor of pharmacology at the Medical College of Wisconsin; nieces and nephews Janet (Cal) Kirschenmann, Sue (Ron) Olofson, Kathy (Doug) Nelson, Richard (Pamela) Smith, Stephanie (Tom) Zerfas, Randy (Trudi) Smith; sister-in-law Ruth Smith of Aberdeen; stepchildren Kathryn Landreth and Michael (Susan) Gross; grandson Christopher (Gulnara) Gross, and great grandson Nikita Gross. In addition to her parents and her two... (Marshall County Journal, SD)
Choice of hospital impacts outcomes for inflammatory bowel disease surgery Jun 19, 2008
Hospitals with higher annual volumes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who undergo surgery have lower in-hospital mortality rates than hospitals with lower volumes of IBD patients, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. The study also found a trend toward shorter post-operative hospital stays for patients who undergo surgery for Crohn's Disease, a form of IBD, at high-volume centers. (EurekAlert!)
27 Iowa Levees in Danger of Overflow Jun 18, 2008
The flooding also raised concerns of contamination in rural wells, said G. Richard Olds, professor and chairman of the Medical College of Wisconsin. "For rural folks, it's going to be hard to know if their water's safe or not," he said. (Time.com)
'We've Just Begun to Fight' Jun 17, 2008
The flooding also raised concerns of contamination in rural wells, said G. Richard Olds, professor and chairman of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Adding to the misery were mosquitoes, which can breed rapidly in the standing water. (Fox News)
Gun cure is: Apply the law Jun 11, 2008
All we have to do, says a new study from the Medical College of Wisconsin, is apply our background check law thoroughly to reduce firearm deaths. Whenever a firearm is sold, gun dealers contact the law enforcement agency designated by each state to conduct background checks. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Firearm suicide and homicide rates associated with level of background check Jun 4, 2008
States that perform local-level background checks for firearms purchases are more effective in reducing firearm suicide and homicide rates than states that rely only on a federal-level background check, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. The study, led by Steven A. Sumner, B.S., a third-year medical student, and Peter Layde, M.D., professor of population health and co-director of the Injury Research Center at the Medical College, is... (EurekAlert!)
Sedentary High School Girls Are At Significant Risk For Future Osteoporosis May 30, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 29, 2008) Significant numbers of female high school athletes and non-athletes suffer from one or more components of the female athlete triad, a combination of three conditions that can lead to cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee. See also. (Science Daily)
New study shows sedentary high school girls are at significant risk for future osteoporosis May 29, 2008
Significant numbers of female high school athletes and non-athletes suffer from one or more components of the female athlete triad, a combination of three conditions that can lead to cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee. The study results were presented today at the American College of Sports Medicine at Indianapolis, by Anne Z. Hoch, D.O., associate professor of orthopedic surgery and physical medicine and rehabilitation at... (EurekAlert!)
Injuries Common among Young Pole Vaulters May 28, 2008
While pole vaulting is inherently risky, many of the injuries seen in the study were preventable, according to the researchers, led by Dr. Gregory S. Rebella of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Many of the ankle and knee injuries, for example, occurred when the athletes landed awkwardly on the padding after clearing the crossbar. (MEDLINEplus)
Proteins That Help Develop Mammalian Hearts Identified May 20, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 19, 2008) The absence of two proteins in mammalian embryos prevents the development of a healthy heart, a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, has found. See also. (Science Daily)
Physician Survey Reveals that Universal Healthcare Will Intensify the U.S. Doctor Shortage: LocumTenens.com Says That 20 Percent of Physicians Will Le May 16, 2008
Richard Cooper, MD, director of the Health Policy Institute at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and a national expert on physician-workforce issues, has projected a shortage of 50,000 physicians by 2010 that could expand to 200,000 physicians by 2020. When asked whether any healthcare reform package proposed by the 2008 presidential candidates should include policies to address the existing U.S. 40 percent of respondents indicated the shortage is a real concern that the presidential... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
TV Coverage of Tragedies Often Lacks Prevention Messages May 10, 2008
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Medical College of Wisconsin analyzed one month's worth of late-evening TV newscasts from 122 stations in the nation's top 50 television markets. Of the 2,795 newscasts, 1,748 included coverage of incidents such as crashes, fires, falls, drownings, accidental poisonings and recreational and sporting mishaps. (MEDLINEplus)
Naturally-occuring protein may be effective in limiting heart attack injury and restoring function May 7, 2008
Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee have shown for the first time that thrombopoietin (TPO), a naturally occurring protein being developed as a pharmaceutical to increase platelet count in cancer patients during chemotherapy, can also protect the heart against injury during a heart attack ... Co-authors of the study included Jidong Su, research associate of cardiothoracic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin; Anna Hsu, research associate of pharmacology and toxicology;... (EurekAlert!)
Batch of USU grads earn a special new distinction May 4, 2008
It (the URS) helped me get in, physics major Mike Larson said of being admitted to the Medical College of Wisconsin for a combined M.D. and Ph. D. program. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Pediatric Medication Mix-ups Targeted Apr 15, 2008
"Children are not just small adults," says Matthew Scanlon, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics and critical care medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of the Joint Commission group that wrote today's guidelines. "This is another important step in increasing awareness around the unique needs of children.". (CBS News)
Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids Apr 12, 2008
Matthew Scanlon, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics-critical care, Medical College of Wisconsin and member, Joint Commission's Sentinel Event Advisory Group) ... "Sadly, there seems to be a lack of widespread appreciation even among health-care providers that children have unique safety and medication needs," said Dr. Matthew Scanlon, assistant professor of pediatrics-critical care at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of the Joint Commission's Sentinel Event Advisory Group. (Health-Finder)
La Crosse County’s alcohol-related injuries from 2004-06 exceed state average Apr 11, 2008
Whether or not alcohol was involved often is not recorded, too, meaning these numbers likely underrepresent the problem, said Stephen Hargarten, director of the Injury Research Center and professor and chairman of the Medical College of Wisconsin s Department of Emergency Medicine. The coalition will continue to collect data for the report and compare it with other information, such as statistics from other college communities, said Kolkmeier. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
New Albany orthopedic clinic opens Apr 9, 2008
He received a medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and completed residency training in orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minn. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
State, federal officials to mark completion of Ricketts Laboratory Apr 4, 2008
Participating institutions are Chicago, Northwestern University, Argonne National Laboratory, Battelle Memorial Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute, Illinois State University, Loyola University of Chicago, Mayo Clinic, Medical College of Wisconsin, Michigan State University, National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, Ohio State University, Purdue University, the University of Cincinnati, the University of... (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Doctor not qualified for DHD2 jobs; state sets visit Apr 4, 2008
Hanert s contract stated he was to enroll at the Medical College of Wisconsin to work toward the degree. According to officials with the college, he never enrolled. (Oscoda Press, MI)
Lower mound could be arm saver Apr 2, 2008
Dr. Raasch is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and the head team physician for the Milwaukee Brewers. Dr. Raasch and his associates recently completed a study, financed by Major League Baseball, of the stress throwing from the mound places on a pitcher's arm. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Losing that connection Mar 28, 2008
A year ago, a team at the Medical College of Wisconsin exposed rats to six hours of cell phone emissions for 18 weeks and found that the rats own emissions went haywire. Specifically, their sperm exhibited a significantly higher incidence of sperm cell death than control group rats. (MSNBC -- Health)
Height of Pitcher's Mound Can Strain Shoulders Mar 28, 2008
"Our researchers employed a motion analysis system using eight digital cameras that recorded the three-dimensional positions of 43 reflective markers placed on the athletes' bodies," study leader Dr. William Raasch, an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, said in a prepared statement. "Then we analyzed the pitching motion at mound heights of the regulation 10 inches, along with eight-inch and six-inch mounds, as well as having the athletes... (MEDLINEplus)
Pitching Mound Height Affects Throwing Motion, Injury Risk Mar 25, 2008
The study was led by William Raasch, M.D., associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, who also is the head team physician for the Milwaukee Brewers ... (Credit: Image courtesy of Medical College of Wisconsin). (Science Daily)
Study finds pitching mound height affects throwing motion, injury risk Mar 24, 2008
The study was led by William Raasch, M.D., associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, who also is the head team physician for the Milwaukee Brewers. Major League Baseball funded the study in an effort to help prevent injuries among professional baseball players. (EurekAlert!)
Medical College of Wisconsin discovery alters longstanding concept of fixed protein structure Mar 18, 2008
Now, researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have found that a protein, lymphotactin, which plays a vital role in the bodys immune response, can rapidly shift its shape --up to ten times a second-- between two totally unrelated structures, each with a unique role in defending the body. Their discovery, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, March 17, alters a fundamental concept of biochemistry established in the 1960s. (EurekAlert!)
Cyclic Vomiting Linked to Psychiatric Disorders Mar 7, 2008
Sally Tarbell and B U. K. Li, from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, write in the medical journal Headache. They add that most children with the disorder have a subtype that is considered to be a periodic syndrome and a precursor to migraine. (MEDLINEplus)
PET/CT planning beneficial for head and neck cancer patients Mar 5, 2008
So, researchers in the departments of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Neoplastic and Related Disorders, and Otolaryngology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee conducted this study to evaluate the clinical outcomes, including overall survival, disease-free survival and the incidence of recurrence of patients receiving PET/CT-guided radiation therapy and the correlation of the clinical outcomes to the maximum standard uptake value obtained on the PET scan ... PET/CT provides a higher... (EurekAlert!)
Low-fat beats low-carb in diets to reduce heart disease: experts Mar 4, 2008
The study, conducted by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, found that low-carb diets can hide calories, fat, protein and cholesterol. The study involved participants aged 18 and 50 who were obese. (CBC Prince Edward Island)
New study shows low-fat diets more likely to reduce risk of heart disease than low-carb diets Mar 1, 2008
Low-fat diets are more effective in preserving and promoting a healthy cardiovascular system than low-carbohydrate, Atkins-like diets, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee ... The study was funded by the support of the National Institutes of Health General Clinical Research Center and the Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiovascular Center ... Co-authors of the study included Jason Jurva, M.D., assistant professor of medicine; Amjad Syed,... (EurekAlert!)
Cell phone use linked to poor sperm quality Feb 8, 2008
In 2007, Dr. Ji-Gen Yan at Medical College of Wisconsin and colleagues already reported that rats exposed to two 3-hour periods of daily cellular phone emissions for 18 weeks had a significantly higher incidence of sperm cell death than control group rats. The study published in the October 2007 issue of Fertility and Sterility also found abnormal clumping of sperm cells in rats subject to cell phone emission, but not in rats without such exposure. (Food Consumer)
Text of Governor Doyle’s State of the State Address Jan 24, 2008
From research at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin to the NanoRite project in the Chippewa Valley and new facilities at the Marshfield Clinic, we re building economic engines in every corner of the state. Research and Development. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Healing the hungry: Project offers medical care in the places the poor regularly gather Jan 16, 2008
It's so frustrating, says Dr. Jim Sanders of the Medical College of Wisconsin. So specialists increasingly are seeking other ways to address glaring disparities in U.S. health care, by taking care directly to where the people who need it most hang out. (Missoulian, MT)
Dr. Edward Kelly Jan 5, 2008
He continued his education at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, then completed as internship in general surgery at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. He had just finished his internship at Mercy when the Navy drafted him in 1968 and sent him to Vietnam. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Striking Shift Seen Among Newly HIV-infected Men Regarding Partners Jan 3, 2008
Co-authors of the study include Steve Morin and Hong-Ha Troung, UCSF; Robert H. Remien, Jacqueline Correale, and Anke E. Ehrhardt, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University; Ronald A. Brooks, UCLA; Robert Dubrow, Yale University; Peter R. Kerndt, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services; Stephen D. Pinkerton, Medical College of Wisconsin; Kathleen J. Sikkema, Duke University; Corinna Young, UC- San Diego. Funding from the National Institute for Mental Health supported... (Science Daily)
Food pantries offering health care to needy Dec 26, 2007
Consequently, "they only come when they're out of medicines or have symptoms. It's so frustrating," says Dr. Jim Sanders of the Medical College of Wisconsin. So specialists increasingly are seeking other ways to address glaring disparities in U.S. health care, by taking care directly to where the people who need it most hang out. (CNN)
Hallucinogenic plant joins list of banned substances in Ill. Dec 26, 2007
The herbs long-term effects are still unknown, said Dr. Neil Farber, an associate professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin who has researched the herb. But it can be as potent as LSD, causing visions and improved moods in some people, Farber said. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
The power of a single neuron Dec 20, 2007
Brecht says that when he did experiments with blind and sighted rats, "You really had to label the cage with the blind rats because they moved so perfectly with their whiskers. Light touch Both teams used techniques that allowed them to stimulate specific sets of neurons. Svoboda and his colleagues created transgenic mice that express a light-responsive protein specifically within the region of the barrel cortex associated with learning. The protein, naturally found in algae, responds to blue... (Nature News Service)
Fragile X fixed in mice Dec 20, 2007
Animal studies suggest a way to treat the devastating mental retardation disorder. Researchers have reversed almost all symptoms of fragile-X syndrome in a mouse model for the disease. (Nature News Service)
Science appoints Bruce Alberts as editor-in-chief Dec 20, 2007
Science appoints Bruce Alberts as editor-in-chief : Nature News (Nature News Service)
Dr. Robert Keller, MD, Named Head of Scientific Advisory Board for Galea Life Sciences' BioSource Therapeutics, Inc. Subsidiary Dec 18, 2007
He has served on the faculties of the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin (Marquette University). Dr. Keller was elected to The Board of Governors of the American Academy of HIV medicine, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of several Biotech companies. (Primezone Releases)
