Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine awarded 6 DOD CDMRP grants for medical research (News-Medical-Net)
Publish Date: Jan 28, 2010
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded six Department of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) grants for innovative medical research. The grants, totaling nearly $2.8 million, will advance research in the field of breast cancer.
Case Western Reserve Receives $2.8M For Breast Cancer Research (Medical News Today)
Publish Date: Jan 28, 2010
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded six Department of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) grants for innovative medical research. The grants, totaling nearly $2.8 million, will advance research in the field of breast cancer. Case Western Reserve School of Medicine investigators received three postdoctoral awards and three Idea ...
Reality Health -- a column by Dr. Sara Levine (Boca Raton News)
Publish Date: Feb 8, 2010
Please email all questions to drsaralevine@bellsouth.net. Q: My daughter is turning 13 and her pediatrician has counseled her regarding prevention of sexually transmitted diseases should she become sexually active.
Research and Markets: AIDS and Tuberculosis: A Deadly Liaison (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Publish Date: Feb 1, 2010
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "AIDS and Tuberculosis: A Deadly Liaison" to their offering.
How blood flow force protects blood vessels (Science Daily)
Publish Date: Feb 1, 2010
Most people know that exercise protects against heart attack and stroke, but researchers have spent 30 years unraveling the biochemistry behind the idea. Researchers have now revealed new details of how athletic hearts push blood through arteries with greater force and the force-sensitive chain reaction that protects arteries.
How Blood Flow Force Protects Blood Vessels (Medical News Today)
Publish Date: Jan 29, 2010
It is second nature for most of us that exercise protects against heart attack and stroke, but researchers have spent 30 years unraveling the biochemistry behind the idea. One answer first offered by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center is that athletic hearts push blood through arteries with greater force, which alone triggers reactions that protect against dangerous clogs ...
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings May Reduce Depression Symptoms (Medical News Today)
Publish Date: Jan 29, 2010
One of many reasons that attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings helps people with alcohol use disorders stay sober appears to be alleviation of depression. A team of researchers has found that study participants who attended AA meetings more frequently had fewer symptoms of depression - along with less drinking - than did those with less AA participation. The report will appear in the ...
Translational Research Award Funding To Test Potential Therapeutics For Rett Syndrome (Medical News Today)
Publish Date: Jan 29, 2010
The International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) has announced that it will commit $446,000 in 2010 to fund a large translational research program to test potential therapeutics for Rett Syndrome in mouse models of the disease. The funds will be awarded through the IRSF's new Advanced Neurotherapeutic Grant of Excellence (ANGEL) mechanism which seeks to provide funds for translational research ...
Should medical workers participate in the development of "medicalized" weapons? (News-Medical-Net)
Publish Date: Jan 29, 2010
(Garrison, NY) The latest issue of the Hastings Center Report features articles on "medicalized" weapons that temporarily incapacitate targets, sharing the benefits of newly found biological resources, and applications of GINA (the Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act).
Research Reveals How Blood Flow Force Protects Blood Vessels (redOrbit)
Publish Date: Jan 29, 2010
It is second nature for most of us that exercise protects against heart attack and stroke, but researchers have spent 30 years unraveling the biochemistry behind the idea.