EDITH LOIS BURLESON - 65 - CHEROKEE Nov 19, 2009
Memorials may be given to Hospice Circle of Love or Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Lung Division through the funeral home. COMMENTS. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Immune tribe 'indicates CJD hope' Nov 19, 2009
Medical Research Council experts assessed more than 3,000 survivors of the mid-20th Century epidemic. Their findings appear in the New England Journal of Medicine. (BBC News -- Health)
Unis push for land to build student housing Nov 19, 2009
The state Science and Medical Research Minister, Jodi McKay, said the Government would address the student housing issue. We understand the importance for growth in this sector and the potential for attracting more international and interstate students to NSW,'' she said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A Novel Protective Prion Protein Variant and Kuru Exposure Nov 19, 2009
From the Medical Research Council Prion Unit, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, University College London Institute of Neurology (S.M., J. Whitfield, M.P., P.S., J.U., T.C., H.A.-D., H.H., J.B., M.P.A., J.C.); the Genome Centre, Barts and the London Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, John Vane Science Centre (C.A.M.); and the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (C.V., J. Whittaker) all in London; Papua New Guinea... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Transplant drug aids Huntington's Nov 19, 2009
The research by the Department of Medical Genetics at Cambridge University, funded by the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust, found that rapamycin can reduce the levels of a toxic protein causing Huntington's. It does this by speeding up the break-down of the protein in cells. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
Medicine gobbles up research money Nov 19, 2009
In 2007, medical research received $23 ... This emphasis on medical research began in the mid-1980s ... After 1985, funding for seven of these categories remained almost flat, but medical research funding began to rise steeply. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Parkinson's Disease: Findings Could Speed Development of New Drugs Nov 19, 2009
Neuroscientists at Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a mathematical model and microscopy method that reveal the mechanisms behind synaptic dopamine release -- and the factors that govern the probability of release. These important findings, made by Drs James Daniel and Bryce Vissel, are now published online in the Journal of Neuroscience. (Science Daily)
MARSHFIELD AROUND TOWN: New look for coffee shop sign Nov 19, 2009
Her name is Madison Zalapski; her only hope will rest in the hands of her father Jimmy's estranged friend Wesley Canton, a medical researcher, who will do anything to regain his friendship with his long-lost buddy. On the auspices of finding a cure, Wesley joins a medical research team in South America whose practices are circumspect, but whose results have elicited a serum that could save Madison's life. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
• Paul W. Aaron Nov 19, 2009
His generosity continued even in death, Paul donated his body to the Duke Anatomical Program for medical research. There will be no formal memorial service at this time; a service will be held in the spring at Duke Chapel in Durham, N.C., the date to be determined. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Q&A: Explaining the new mammogram recommendations Nov 19, 2009
A: It's an independent panel of government-appointed experts that reviews medical research and recommends ways to reduce the risk of illness and death. Although it's sponsored and funded by the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, doctors are not obligated to follow its recommendations. (USA Today)
Powerful new world alliance of global health researchers announce landmark pact on priorities Nov 17, 2009
Three new members (the South African Medical Research Council, the Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the US National Institutes of Health) were welcomed by the Alliance 's six charter members. Australia National Health and Medical Research Council ... Indian Council of Medical Research. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
How Cells Tolerate DNA Damage: Start Signal for Cell Survival Program Identified Nov 17, 2009
"For medical research it is of enormous significance to understand these signaling pathways. This is based on the hope to identify targets for the development of drugs, which allow to switch off the survival factor NF-kappaB in cancer diseases in a context-specific manner.". Already now, clinical trials are in progress worldwide with various, not yet approved substances, which target and inhibit PARP-1 and which have gained much attention from the scientific community. (Science Daily)
Immune system of healthy adults may be better prepared than expected to fight 2009 H1N1 influenza Nov 17, 2009
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)The Nation's Medical Research Agencyincludes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. (EurekAlert!)
MapleWorks opens Houston office Nov 17, 2009
We are excited to continue our expansion by this move to Houston, which has a thriving business economy that includes a strong energy base as well as high-technology industries, medical research, health care and professional services, Paul Gasparro, chief executive officer of MapleWorks, said in a statement. Most Read Stories. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Somalia: WHO Confirms First Cases of H1N1 Nov 17, 2009
"Two out of 10 samples tested positive for novel H1N1 [pandemic strain] on 3 November 2009 in KEMRI [Kenya Medical Research Institute] referral laboratory in Nairobi," Mohamed Mahamud Fuje, WHO's H1N1 focal point for Somalia, told IRIN.. On 9 November, WHO issued a statement saying Somalia was the last country in the Eastern Mediterranean region to report confirmed cases of H1N1. (allAfrica.com)
UN questions Iran’s truthfulness Nov 17, 2009
Iran has yet to definitively respond to a proposal to swap its enriched uranium for fuel rods to operate a medical research reactor, and world powers have begun buzzing about imposing new economic sanctions. Russia s energy minister also announced yesterday that its completion of a long-delayed nuclear power plant in the Iranian port city of Bushehr would be pushed back until after this year, said the Interfax news agency. (Boston Globe)
South Africa: Death Stats 'Implausible' Nov 17, 2009
This is according to the Medical Research Council (MRC), which usually supplies government with mortality figures. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told a press briefing last week that, in 2007, the total number of deaths from all causes was 573,408 but by the end of 2008, this figure had jumped to 756,062. (allAfrica.com)
Footy Show payout and apology 'best outcome' Nov 17, 2009
Dr Alberti runs a charitable organisation dedicated to fund-raising for medical research in Australia, particularly juvenile diabetes. She said that her daughter died from the disease 16 years ago. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Slow walkers more likely to die of heart disease Nov 17, 2009
"The main message for the general population is that maintaining fitness at older age may have important consequences and help preserve life and (muscle) function," one of the study's authors, Dr. Alexis Elbaz, director of research at the Paris-based medical research institute Inserm, told Reuters Health by email. He said the study, which appeared in the journal BMJ, also suggests that a test of walking speed might be used to test the health of elderly patients. (MSNBC -- Health)
The Burnham buzz Nov 17, 2009
Recent developments at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, November 2009. New antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other pesky bacteria. (EurekAlert!)
U.S., Russia: We're closer to nuke deal Nov 16, 2009
The United States and other leading nations have been negotiating with Iran to send low-enriched uranium abroad to be turned into material for use in medical research and treatment at a reactor in Tehran. The deal could reduce the amount of material Iran has to make a nuclear bomb. (CNN)
Computer Database Compresses DNA Sequences Used in Medical Research Nov 16, 2009
15, 2009) Researchers in Egypt have developed a technique to compress DNA sequences of the kind used in medical research so that they take up a lot less space in a computer database but without loss of information ... These sequences play a vital role in medical research, disease diagnosis, and the design and development of new drugs. (Science Daily)
Iran says nuclear rights non-negotiable - report Nov 16, 2009
A draft deal brokered by the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), calls on Iran to send some 75 percent of its low-enriched uranium (LEU) to Russia and France to be turned into fuel for a Tehran medical research reactor. Tehran says it prefers to buy reactor fuel from foreign suppliers rather than part with its low enriched uranium, that can be used for bombs if enriched further. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Barter boom: Swapping sex toys for plumbing Nov 15, 2009
These 7 entrepreneurs are bringing tech, medical research and design jobs to the Detroit metro area. Sponsors. (CNN -- Money)
Dopamine Enhances Expectation of Pleasure Nov 15, 2009
This research was supported by the Wellcome Trust, the British Academy and the Medical Research Council. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
South Africa: The Cost of Drug Addiction Nov 15, 2009
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has found that the average age of patients who reported Tik as their primary substance of abuse in the second half of 2008 was 24 years and 73% were males. However, the study has also found that boys as young as 12 abuse Tik. (allAfrica.com)
Newly Discovered Mechanism of Insulin Production Could Lead to Better Treatment for Diabetes Nov 15, 2009
The researchers involved in the project, whose findings were published recently in the journal Cell Metabolism, were led by Dr. Yuval Dor of the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada of the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School and included students Zvi Granot, Avital Swisa, Judith Magenheim and Miri Stolovitch-Rain, as well as scientists from Kobe University in Japan, and American researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Washington University in St. Louis and Massachusetts... (Science Daily)
Preventing Spinal Cord Damage Using A Vitamin B3 Precursor Nov 13, 2009
(June 13, 2005) Professor George Paxinos and Dr Yuri Koutcherov of the Spinal Injuries Research Centre at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute have been awarded ~ 200,000 by the Christopher Reeve. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Mood Improves On Low-fat, But Not Low-carb, Diet Plan Nov 13, 2009
This study was supported by project grants from the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. Simplot Australia, Mt. Buffalo Hazelnuts Victoria, Webster Walnuts Victoria, Stahmann Farms Queensland and Scalzo Food Industries Victoria donated foods for this study. (Science Daily)
Longview girl helping shed light on rare genetic disorder Nov 13, 2009
julietorell wrote on Nov 12, 2009 11:10 AM:" I think with that beautiful smile and personality she will go very far in life, Mom! With medical research expanding every day, I'm sure by the time Samantha is an adult, a lot more possibilities will be available. Someone that can remember faces and names with good verbal skills will go far in life, and would be excellent in the legal and medical professions.Add to that a love of music, which is the universal language, and your daughter will go far... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Research reveals lipids' unexpected role in triggering death of brain cells Nov 13, 2009
D., a former postdoctoral fellow in d'Azzo's laboratory, currently at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, Calif. Investigators found evidence that the build-up of GM1 changes the composition of the contact sites linking ER and mitochondria and increases their number. (EurekAlert!)
Stem cell progress on Parkinson's Nov 13, 2009
He was addressing a meeting of more than 500 stem cell researchers organised by the UK Medical Research Council. Patients with Parkinson's disease have lost large numbers of a particular key type of brain cell that produces a chemical needed for the body to control muscular movements. (Yahoo News -- Parkinson's Disease)
Piper Trust hands out $1 million to arts groups Nov 13, 2009
It supports health-care and medical research, education and religious organizations in addition to the arts. Last year, the trust committed $1 million in community relief grants to aid Maricopa County human services non-profit organizations, who were hit by the economic downturn. (AZCentral -- News)
U.S. Military Sees PC Instead of Jihad Nov 13, 2009
More sensational was the fact that the senior Army psychiatrists who witnessed the 50-slide PowerPoint presentation, based not on medical research as scheduled, but rather on classical jihad doctrine from the Koran and Hadiths, did nothing that rid the armed forces of this jihad threat in uniform. Hasan's presentation, called "The Koranic World View As It Relates to Muslims in the U.S. Military" and viewable online at the Washington Post, describes, in Hasan's words, "what the Koran inculcates... (Townhall.com)
Source: Falcons coach fined $15K for melee Nov 13, 2009
Player fines collected by the league are used to support the NFL Players Association's Players Assistance Trust as well as charitable initiatives supporting youth, education and sports-related medical research. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. (ESPN -- Football)
7.5 million ($12.6 million) collaborations lead UK research community's response to H1N1 pandemic Nov 12, 2009
In May and June, the UK's leading biomedical and animal health research funders the Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) together with the Department of Health and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), brought together leading clinical and veterinary researchers to catalyse action and a coordinated response from the research community. Today, the outcome of those meetings is announced: a... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Small Increases In Phosphorus Mean Higher Risk Of Heart Disease Nov 12, 2009
"This may help to explain why even early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk that is not otherwise explained by traditional risk factors," comments Katherine R. Tuttle, MD (Providence Medical Research Center, Spokane, WA). The study looked at the relationship between phosphorus levels and coronary artery calcification (CAC) in nearly 900 healthy adults from the Spokane Heart Study, a long-term study of heart disease risk factors. (Science Daily)
Our view: Juvenile injustice? Nov 12, 2009
Even in older adolescents, the parts of their brains that handle impulse control, responsibility, forward thinking and other socially important behavior have not fully matured, according to generally accepted medical research given to the U.S. Supreme Court. Most adults know someone who was out of control as a teenager but later became a responsible adult. (Anchorage Daily News)
Dog trainer to Seattle's famous presumed murdered Nov 12, 2009
Terry Hillblom, 59, a former attorney and the vice president of a nonprofit that issues medical research grants, says a Fresno County sheriff's deputy violated his Fourth Amendment rights by conducting an unlawful search and seizure in his home. The lawsuit, which was filed in Fresno County Superior Court, alleges deputy Robert Carey also used excessive force when he "violently" seized Hillblom and slammed him against a brick fireplace, cutting his wrist and forearm and ripping an insulin needle... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
UTHSC, UTMB join ResearchMatch program Nov 12, 2009
The CTSA Consortium is a national network of 46 medical research institutions working together to improve the way biomedical research is conducted across the country. The CTSA program at UTHSC is participating in ResearchMatch through a program called the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences that is operated with The and the. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Unravelling The Pathology Of Dementia Nov 12, 2009
Their research drew upon data from the Medical Research Council's Cognitive Function and Ageing Study -- a major investigation into dementia in England and Wales that began in 1990 ... Matthews FE, Brayne C, Lowe J, McKeith I, Wharton SB, Ince P. Epidemiological Pathology of Dementia: Attributable-Risks at Death in the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study. (Science Daily)
Mouse gene suppresses Alzheimer's plaques and tangles Nov 12, 2009
Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) and colleagues have identified a novel mouse gene (Rps23r1) that reduces the accumulation of two toxic proteins that are major players in Alzheimer's disease: amyloid beta and tau ... About Burnham Institute for Medical Research ... Burnham Institute for Medical Research is dedicated to discovering the fundamental molecular causes of disease and devising the innovative therapies of tomorrow. (EurekAlert!)
Nonprofits rethinking business model Nov 12, 2009
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute will start one such venture Jan. 1 when it begins a management contract with the Industrial Macromolecular Crystallography Association (IMCA), a consortium of nine of the nation s largest pharmaceutical companies. The five-year contract calls for Hauptman-Woodward to manage IMCA s Advanced Photon Source near Chicago, where X-rays used for X-ray crystallography are produced. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Is Russia playing both sides on Iran nukes? Nov 11, 2009
Washington - Iran's failure to respond to an international offer to enrich much of its uranium stockpile outside the country for use in a Tehran medical research facility is again raising the prospect of tougher sanctions. Much of the focus of the sanctions debate is falling on Russia, which has blown hot and cold on additional punitive measures on Iran over its nuclear program but which is sounding open to the idea once again. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Madoff associate wills fortune to charity Nov 11, 2009
The foundation, the will said, would be "for broad charitable purposes," although Picower suggested it spend half its money on medical research. He also gave $25 million to the Picower Institute of Learning and Memory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $1 million each to the New York Public Library, the Harlem Children's Zone and the Nurse-Family Partnership in Denver, Colo. (MSNBC -- Business)
UK studies on boundaries of using human DNA in animals Nov 11, 2009
Robin Lovell-Badge, a stem cell expert at Britain's National Institute for Medical Research, and a member of the group conducting the study, said there are two main types of experiments: altering an animal's genes by adding human DNA or replacing a specific animal sequence with its human counterpart. The researchers said they are now trying to determine where the line should be drawn on experiments that use human material in animals. (Xinhuanet, China)
7 Innovators: New jobs for Motor City Nov 11, 2009
These 7 entrepreneurs are bringing tech, medical research and design jobs to the Detroit metro area. 1 of 7A medical pioneer. (CNN -- Money / Economy)
Expertswant debateon animals with human genes Nov 10, 2009
British scientists want to know if such experiments are acceptable, or if they go too far in the name of medical research. To find out, Britain's Academy of Medical Sciences launched a study Tuesday to look at the use of animals containing human material in scientific research. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Nobel Laureate, man who discovered virus, gives Claflin address Nov 10, 2009
Dr. Luc Montagnier, president of the World Foundation for Medical Research and Prevention, gave a lecture titled HIV/AIDS: Future Prospects for Controlling Infection to a large group of students and faculty gathered in the Daniel C. Moss Jr. Auditorium ... Dr. Luc Montagnier, president of the World Foundation for Medical Research and Prevention, had an opportunity to meet the faculty and students from Claflin Universitys School of Natural Science and Mathematics Department and tour the... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Transplant drug aids Huntington's Nov 10, 2009
The research by the Department of Medical Genetics at Cambridge University, funded by the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust, found that rapamycin can reduce the levels of a toxic protein causing Huntington's. It does this by speeding up the break-down of the protein in cells. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
After years of growing tensions, 7 minutes of bloodshed Nov 10, 2009
The third brother, Eyad, graduated from George Mason University and became a human resources officer for a medical research firm based in Virginia ... " Hasan was born in Arlington, Va., on Sept. 8. 1970. His parents, Palestinians who had immigrated from the West Bank in the 1960s, moved the family to Roanoke when he was an adolescent. The lower cost of living offered a chance to open businesses, relatives said: first a somewhat seedy bar in the old farmer's market downtown; later a more upscale... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Deceased investor’s estate may compensate Madoff victims Nov 10, 2009
The will, which will be publicly available at the probate court in New York today, provides that the remainder of Picower s estate will be contributed to a new charitable foundation that would direct at least half of its grants to medical research. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Amyloid beta protein gets bum rap Nov 10, 2009
The school educates physicians and biomedical scientists, conducts medical research, and provides health care on a local, national and international level. Research at the school seeks new cures and treatments in several key areas: cancer, infectious disease, liver disease, aging and brain disease and heart/lung disease. (EurekAlert!)
Low-Fat Diet Makes People Less Angry, Depressed Than Low-Carb, Study Says Nov 10, 2009
The study was funded by Australias , the National Health and Medical Research Council, and four closely held Australian food companies, including nut growers. To contact the reporter on this story: in Singapore at. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Teenagers Affected by School Start ... Nov 10, 2009
This finding supported medical research that shows that teenagers typically become sleepy around 11:00 p.m.. Attendance in Minneapolis schools improved after the change in statistically significant amounts. (Suite101.com)
U.K. Studies Using Human DNA in Animals Nov 10, 2009
"It sounds yucky, but it may be well worth doing if it's going to lead to a cure for something horrible," said Robin Lovell-Badge, a stem cell expert at Britain's National Institute for Medical Research, and a member of the group conducting the study. At a media briefing in London, Lovell-Badge said there were two main types of experiments: altering an animal's genes by adding human DNA or replacing a specific animal sequence with its human counterpart. (Time.com)
Supreme Court case: juvenile offenders serving life in prison Nov 9, 2009
Mr. Makar acknowledges social science and medical research show that juveniles are developmentally different from adults and thus less culpable for their crimes. But, he says, state lawmakers were aware of these findings when they adopted sentencing laws that include age as a factor. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Kenya: Researcher Awarded for Efforts in Fighting Malaria Nov 9, 2009
But Dr Elijah Songok, a researcher based at the Kenya Medical Research Institute who also won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation award alongside Dr Okumu says his worry is to come up with affordable way to prevent or cure HIV infection. Dr Songok hopes his breakthrough will come when he finally succeeds in tying the loose ends in the preliminary studies which have already indicated that commercial sex workers (in Majengo slums) tend to have natural resistance to the HIV virus. (allAfrica.com)
Jeremy Morris, 99; proved exercise is heart-healthy Nov 9, 2009
In 1948, he was appointed director of the social medicine division of the government-financed Medical Research Council. There he began his studies of exercise and heart risk. (Boston Globe)
Warmer Homes Mean Better Health For Poor People, Study Suggests Nov 9, 2009
Hilary Thomson, of the Medical Research Council's Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, Scotland, and her colleagues combined the results of 40 studies from the 1930s through 2007. Improvements in general, mental, and respiratory health followed increases in warmth of a person's housing, studies showed. (Science Daily)
After setbacks, small successes for gene therapy Nov 7, 2009
Researchers were stymied, said the lead investigator of the ALD study, Dr. Patrick Aubourg of Inserm, an institute for health and medical research in France ... Researchers were stymied, said the lead investigator of the ALD study, Dr. Patrick Aubourg of Inserm, an institute for health and medical research in France. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Phosphorus Levels May Predict Heart Disease Nov 7, 2009
"Even small increases in the blood level of phosphorus predicted an increased risk of progressive CAC in these apparently healthy adults," Dr. Katherine R. Tuttle, of the Providence Medical Research Center in Spokane, said in a news release. The researchers also found that people with lower kidney function -- even if not below the normal range -- were more likely to have progressive CAC.. (MEDLINEplus)
Lap Band Surgery Effective For Morbidly Obese Children, Study Finds Nov 7, 2009
Medical research indicates that surgery to reduce obesity can completely eliminate all. (Apr. (Science Daily)
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | Nov. 3 Nov 7, 2009
I know that medical research is very expensive, but I do believe some costs are ridiculously high and could come down. For instance, a month's supply of Ambien can cost more than $1,000, just for 30 pills. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Iran questioned Nov 7, 2009
A confidence-building proposal under which Iran would export low-enriched uranium from its stocks and in return would get fabricated fuel for a medical research reactor seems to have been rejected by the Iranians, at least in its present form. "Iran's response has been so miserable that it is hard to be optimistic that this will go anywhere," says Mark Fitzpatrick, a proliferation expert at the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), a London based think-tank. (BBC News -- Africa)
