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BWH Center for LAM Research and Clinical Care awarded $1 million grant from Department of Defense

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) The Center for LAM Research and Clinical Care at Brigham and Women's Hospital has been awarded a $1 million plus, four-year grant from the US Department of Defense. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

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Lauren Sciences LLC awarded MJFF grant to develop a V-SmartTM therapeutic for Parkinson's disease

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Lauren Sciences LLC) Lauren Sciences LLC, a privately held biotechnology company furthering development of its new V-SmartTM nanovesicle platform technology, announced today the award of a grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. The grant from MJFF will support development of the novel V-SmartTM nanovesicles for systemic, targeted delivery of GDNF (glial-derived naturetic factor) across the blood brain barrier (BBB) to the brain for treatment of Parkinson's disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

Magic mushrooms, international law and the failed 'war on drugs'

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:36:26 +0100

Recent research suggesting potential therapeutic benefits of psilocybin focus attention on the need to reform drug lawsIt's been a busy fortnight. First the publication of two major peer-reviewed research papers about magic mushrooms that attracted worldwide publicity. Then off to Prague for an international drugs policy symposium. And just last week, news of a large grant for our next collaborative study with Imperial College. But I'm getting ahead of myself.I established the Beckley Foundation some 14 years ago as a think tank on drugs policy. It was apparent even then that the "war on drugs" had failed. A 1997 report by the United Nations Drugs Control Programme put the value of the global trade in illicit drugs at around $400bn. Recent UN figures show that global production of opium (u...

Bill Gates backs climate scientists lobbying for large-scale geoengineering

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:18:00 +0100

Other wealthy individuals have also funded a series of reports into the future use of technologies to geoengineer the climate• What is geo-engineering?• Scientists criticise handling of geoengineering pilot projectA small group of leading climate scientists, financially supported by billionaires including Bill Gates, are lobbying governments and international bodies to back experiments into manipulating the climate on a global scale to avoid catastrophic climate change.The scientists, who advocate geoengineering methods such as spraying millions of tonnes of reflective particles of sulphur dioxide 30 miles above earth, argue that a "plan B" for climate change will be needed if the UN and politicians cannot agree to making the necessary cuts in greenhouse gases, and say the US governme...

The Risk Of Colon Cancer Could Be Reduced By Regular Use Of Vitamin And Mineral Supplements

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Could the use of vitamin and mineral supplements in a regular diet help to reduce the risk of colon cancer and protect against carcinogens? A study published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (CJPP) found that rats given regular multivitamin and mineral supplements showed a significantly lower risk of developing colon cancer when they were exposed to carcinogens. "It has been unclear whether multivitamin supplementation to cancer patients is helpful, has no effect, or is even detrimental during therapy," commented Dr. Grant Pierce, Editor of CJPP... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Dana-Farber nets cancer imaging research grant

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has awarded Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

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Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Announces Funding to Create Jobs and Strengthen the Economic Foundation of Rural America

News stories via the Rural Assistance Center — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced that USDA has selected 298 recipients in 44 states and Puerto Rico to receive business development assistance through the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

Donation opens new opportunities for more effective diabetes treatment

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Karolinska Institutet) The Swedish medical university, Karolinska Institutet, has received a grant of 1.6 million euros from the Stichting af Jochnick Foundation for research into the fundamental causes of diabetes. The grant will make it possible to use unique methods to study how the release of insulin is regulated in living organisms -- and this will create new opportunities for developing more effective drugs against diabetes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Cognitive Therapy for Low-Functioning Patients With Schizophrenia [Original Article]

Archives of General Psychiatry — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion Cognitive therapy can be successful in promoting clinically meaningful improvements in functional outcome, motivation, and positive symptoms in low-functioning patients with significant cognitive impairment. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00350883 (Source: Archives of General Psychiatry)

Komen to restore grants to Planned Parenthood

USATODAY.com Health — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:20:41 +0100

Amid pressure and furor from critics, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation reversed a decision to end Planned Parenthood grants. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

Does A Lab-Measured Compassionate Brain Fare Well In Real Life?

Health News from Medical News Today — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0100

A new series of studies is being launched by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, exploring insight knowledge on how laboratory measures of moral qualities, such as compassion, relate to real-life behavior. Founder of the UW's Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM), Dr. Richard J. Davidson at the Waisman Center, was awarded a three-year, $1.7 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for developing laboratory and real life measures of moral qualities, such as compassion and selflessness... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants

NYT — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:11:47 +0100

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding. (Source: NYT)

West Perry Lands $43,294 Health Initiative Grant

RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

West Perry School District was among three recipients of a new school health initiative grant. The Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation presented the grants in support of its 5210 Youth Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative. In all, $105,000 was split among West Perry, $43,294; Big Spring, $33,582; and Carlisle Area, $28,083. The program emphasizes a daily wellness message: Eat five or more fruits and vegetables, have no more than two hours of screen time, get one or more hours of physical activity and consume zero sugar-sweetened beverages. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)

Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants

NYT Health — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:13:12 +0100

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding. (Source: NYT Health)

Komen Reverses on Planned Parenthood

WSJ.com: Health — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:24:17 +0100

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity said it was reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)

NeurogesX Grants Equity Awards Under Its 2011 Inducement Stock Plan

Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:15:00 +0100

SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeurogesX, Inc. (Nasdaq:NGSX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing a portfolio of novel non-opioid, pain management therapies, today announced that the Board of Directors granted equity awards under its 2011 Inducement Stock Plan (the "Plan") to its recently appointed President and Chief Executive Officer Ronald A. Martell. The Plan was originally adopted by the Board of Directors in September 2011 pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) as a means of making stock grants to senior executives as an inducement to their joining the Company. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))

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Susan G. Komen reverses Planned Parenthood funding move

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:04:26 +0100

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation on Friday said it has reversed its decision about funding grants for Planned Parenthood. The organization, which has Cincinnati affiliate, said earlier this week that it would not fund grant applications to groups under federal investigation, which includes Planned Parenthood. Culture Map reports that after the initial Komen announcement, Planned Parenthood received more than $400,000 in donations in 24 hours. A Friday statement from Nancy Brinker, the founder of the foundation, apologized for upsetting its supporters and partners with the funding removal, and said the foundation will “ensure that politics has no place in our grant process... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

State health funds to boost Dayton groups

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:54:21 +0100

The Ohio Department of Health has awarded two grants worth a combined $65,000 to the Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board for Montgomery County. One grant, worth $40,000, will go toward programs for mental health consultation, assessments and treatment of children from birth to 5 years old who are at risk of removal from their custodial home, are victims of abuse or neglect or are entering foster care. Those dollars also can be used to help educate biological and foster parents of children in the welfare system... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

Komen reverses decision on funding Planned Parenthood

USATODAY.com Health — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:43:02 +0100

Amid pressure and furor from critics, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation reversed a decision to end Planned Parenthood grants. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

Explicitly Correlated Coupled Cluster Calculations for Molecules Containing Group 11 (Cu, Ag, Au) and 12 (Zn, Cd, Hg) Elements: Optimized Complementary Auxiliary Basis Sets for Valence and Core–Valence Basis Sets

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:38:54 +0100

Journal of Chemical Theory and ComputationDOI: 10.1021/ct200856f (Source: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation)

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Komen Breast Cancer Group Reverses Decision That Cut Off Planned Parenthood

NYT Health — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:25:41 +0100

After days of public outcry, Susan G. Komen for the Cure said it would again make Planned Parenthood eligible for grants for breast cancer screening. (Source: NYT Health)

Susan G. Komen reverses Planned Parenthood funding move

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:08:57 +0100

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation on Friday said it has reversed its decision about funding grants for Planned Parenthood. The organization, which has an Albany, New York, affiliate, said earlier this week that it would not fund grant applications to groups under federal investigation, which includes Planned Parenthood. Culture Map reports that after the initial Komen announcement, Planned Parenthood received more than $400,000 in donations in 24 hours. A Friday statement from Nancy Brinker, the founder of the foundation, apologized for upsetting its supporters and partners with the funding removal, and said the foundation will “ensure that politics has no place in our grant process... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

NERC asks institutes to weed out poor grants

Chemistry World | Latest News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:53:57 +0100

Research council plans to improve grant success rates by getting universities to screen out uncompetitive proposals (Source: Chemistry World | Latest News)

[Book Review] When Do Incentives Corrupt?

Science: Current Issue — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:34:11 +0100

Analyzing incentives in terms of power rather than as trades, Grant concludes that their use to further desired social and political goals raises some ethical concerns.Author: Tyler Cowen (Source: Science: Current Issue)

Komen drops plan to cut Planned Parenthood grants

USATODAY.com Health — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:09:21 +0100

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

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Famed Materials Scientist Charged With Grant Fraud

Chemical and Engineering News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:46:00 +0100

Craig Grimes is accused of misusing $3 million in federal research funds (Source: Chemical and Engineering News)

Dana-Farber nabs $10M for molecular cancer imaging center

Health Imaging News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:47:25 +0100

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has awarded Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute a $10 million grant to support the expansion of its cancer imaging research program. (Source: Health Imaging News)

UA Awarded National Cancer Research Grant

Health — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

The UA and the Translational Genomics Research Institute have received a three-year, $600,000 grant to study targeted cancer therapies. The grant will fund the Center for Targeted Cancer Therapies, created in 2002 to discover new therapies to treat pancreatic cancer. (Source: Health)

Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decision

Los Angeles Times - Science — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:45:00 +0100

Nancy G. Brinker says abortion is not the reason that grants for breast cancer exams are being cut off. Lawmakers, women's health advocates and others continue to criticize the move, and both groups see donations pour in.As the backlash grew against the decision by Susan G. Komen for the Curefoundation to cease awarding grants to Planned Parenthood, Komen officials ended two days of silence on Thursday and tried to manage the uproar. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)

[Original Articles] Effect of Chronic Dementia Caregiving and Major Transitions in the Caregiving Situation on Kidney Function: A Longitudinal Study

Psychosomatic Medicine — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions Kidney function did not differ between caregivers and controls over time. However, GFR had impaired at 3 months after a major caregiving transition. Because the effect of placement of the spouse with Alzheimer’s disease on the decline in GFR was moderated by BP, it might be confined to caregivers who experience increased sympathetic activation after placement. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)

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Functional characterization of a ficolin-mediated complement pathway in amphioxus. [Additions and Corrections]

Journal of Biological Chemistry — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

VOLUME 286 (2011) PAGES 36739–36748 The grant information footnote should read as follows. “This work was supported by Project 30901103 from the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Projects 2011CB946101 and 2007CB815800 of the National Basic Research Program (973), Project 2008AA092603 of the State High-Tech Development Project (863), and Project 2007DFA30840 of the International S Key Project 0107 from the Ministry of Education; and projects from the Commission of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City and from the Sun Yet-sen University Science Foundation.” (Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry)

Malaria kills twice as many people as previously thought, research finds

Guardian Unlimited Science — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:41:00 +0100

Malaria kills 1.2 million people every year, a finding that has implications for global efforts to eliminate the diseaseMalaria kills twice as many people every year as formerly believed, taking 1.2 million lives and causing the deaths not only of babies but also older children and adults, according to research that overturns decades of assumptions about one of the world's most lethal diseases.The findings from the research, published on Friday, which has reanalysed 30 years of data on the disease using new techniques, will force a rethink of the huge global effort that has been under way to eliminate malaria. That ambition now looks highly unlikely by the UN target date of 2015.It also raises urgent questions about the future of the troubled Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria, whic...

Breast Cancer Action donations surge after Komen-Planned Parenthood fiasco

bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:32:25 +0100

Believe it or not, there is a beneficiary of the controversial decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to not continue funding breast cancer screening at Planned Parenthood centers. San Francisco-based Breast Cancer Action saw donations from its recent email alerts surge 30-fold from the average volume of click-throughs from the alerts, said spokeswoman Angela Wall. It sent out two alerts Wednesday about the change in Komen’s grant process, which Planned Parenthood has charged was based on pressure from antiabortion activists, and how the change affects Planned Parenthood... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)

Explaining Health Care Reform: How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Small Businesses and Their Employees?

Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:26:52 +0100

Describes ACA initiatives that will be implemented between now and the year 2016 and affect small businesses in terms of insurance exchanges, penalties for not providing affordable coverage, tax credits, and grants for wellness programs. -- Kaiser Family Foundation (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)

Nigeria: 36 Govs Rise to Polio Challenge, Sign Eradication Pact

AllAfrica News: Polio — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:12 +0100

[Daily Champion] Perhaps moved by the $500,000 grant to be awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to states that meet all the criteria for polio eradication by end of 2012, Nigeria's 36 governors and minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have signed up to the Nigeria Immunization Challenge initiative launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation last year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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Dropping Planned Parenthood Is Not Political, Says Susan G. Komen For The Cure

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says that dropping Planned Parenthood from its granting process is not political, and says it is "dismayed and extremely disappointed" that its action has been mischaracterized. The charity says it has taken actions to make its granting process stronger and more effective, resulting in Planned Parenthood being dropped from its list of grantees. In a written communiquÃ© today, Komen says it embarked on a new initiative in 2010 to assess the impact of its community grants... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The Editor's Roundtable: Medical Management of Atrial Fibrillation

The American Journal of Cardiology — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:05:53 +0100

This article is supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis U.S., Bridgewater, New Jersey. Readers are requested to go to www.ajconline.org to participate in a survey. (Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)

Reactions heated to Planned Parenthood-Komen rift

CTV Health — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:26:42 +0100

Planned Parenthood said Wednesday that it received more than $400,000 from 6,000 donors in the 24 hours after news broke that its affiliates would be losing grants for breast screenings from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer foundation. (Source: CTV Health)

Decisions on HEFCE funding for higher education 2012-13

MEDEV News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:53:18 +0100

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) announced its funding decisions for higher education in England following the annual grant letter (Note 1) from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and subsequent decisions by the HEFCE Board. This announcement covers HEFCE funding for the academic year 2012-13 (Note 2). The overall level of government support for teaching in universities and colleges is set to increase over the next few years as a result of higher tuition fee loans under the Government’s new finance arrangements for higher education. HEFCE’s grant will reduce accordingly, but our commitment to supporting high-cost and strategically important subjects, widening participation and smaller specialist institutions will be maintained. HEFCE...

Institute for Aging research awarded $2.7 million grant to investigate 'dowager's hump'

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research) The Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, today announced that Dr. Lisa Samelson and the Institute were awarded a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to conduct a five-year study to better understand the cause of hyperkyphosis, a condition that causes extreme forward curvature of the spine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

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Comparison of Inside-Out and All-Inside Techniques for the Repair of Isolated Meniscal Tears: A Systematic Review

The American Journal of Sports Medicine — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: There are no differences in clinical failure rate or subjective outcome between inside-out and all-inside meniscus repair techniques. Complications are associated with both techniques. More nerve symptoms are associated with the inside-out repair and more implant-related complications are associated with the all-inside technique. Clinical Relevance: Rates of structural healing and complications are comparable for inside-out and all-inside repair techniques for isolated meniscal injury. Differences in observed healing rates after meniscal repair may be more dependent on tear pattern and associated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rather than an inside-out versus all-inside surgical approach. (Source: The American Journal of Sports Medicine)

Clackamas County Grants Seek to Foster Healthy Eating, Active Living

RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Fifteen local organizations will receive a combined $102,482 from the Clackamas County Health, Housing and Human Services Department's Healthy Eating, Active Living grants program. Grant recipients include nonprofits, agencies and schools working to promote health through fitness, nutrition classes, education, and community gardening. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)

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USATODAY.com Health — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:30:04 +0100

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Secrets of the inner voice unlocked

NHS News Feed — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:19:00 +0100

Conclusion This study of 15 people undergoing brain surgery has demonstrated a method of reconstructing the sound of a heard word using only the signals obtained from the brain. This study represents an important progression in the field of speech reconstruction, which has the potential to improve the lives of many who suffer from speech difficulties in the future. But the words, when reconstructed, were not of good enough quality to be recognised by a human listener when played. The words could only be identified when the original and reconstructed sound patterns were compared visually. The researchers suggest that improving the brain sensors detecting the STG brain activity may, in the future, improve the reconstructed sound to a level that could be understood by a person listening. The ...

Childhood maltreatment and the structure of common psychiatric disorders [PAPERS]

The British Journal of Psychiatry — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions The association between childhood maltreatment and common psychiatric disorders operates through latent liabilities to experience internalising and externalising psychopathology, indicating that the prevention of maltreatment may have a wide range of benefits in reducing the prevalence of many common mental disorders. Different forms of abuse have gender-specific consequences for the expression of internalising and externalising psychopathology, suggesting gender-specific aetiological pathways between maltreatment and psychopathology. (Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry)

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Corrigendum to "Trajectories of response to treatment with atypical antipsychotic medication in patients with schizophrenia pooled from 6 double-blind, randomized clinical trials" [Shizophr. Res. 130 (2011) 11–19]

Schizophrenia Research — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

We would like to correct an error regarding the affiliation and disclosure of Shitij Kapur, MD, a co-author of the above paper that was published in the August 2011 issue of Schizophrenia Research. Dr. Kapur was listed as an employee of Eli Lilly and Company which is not correct. Dr. Kapur was indeed a contributor to this manuscript and his affiliation is the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. His financial disclosures include grant support from AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and GlaxoSmithKline; consulting/scientific advisor/speaking engagements with AstraZeneca, Bioline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), Lundbeck, Otsuka, Organon, Pfizer, Servier, and Solay Wyeth. (Source: Schizophrenia Research)

University of South Florida awarded $1.57 million to study battlefield-related traumatic brain injury

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(University of South Florida (USF Health)) The University of South Florida has received a $1.57 million US Department of Defense grant to conduct translational research on traumatic brain injury and other battlefield related injuries and diseases. The studies, many in collaboration with James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, are intended to improve the quality of life for military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

Wayne State University project aims to reduce HIV, AIDS among African-Americans

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) A grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, administered by the Michigan Department of Community Health, is helping a Wayne State University researcher's effort to promote HIV testing among African-Americans. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

Importance of T lymphocytes in brain injury, immunodeficiency, and recovery after cerebral ischemia

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Vanessa H Brait, Thiruma V Arumugam, Grant R Drummond & Christopher G Sobey (Source: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow)

{gamma}-Secretase Inhibition of Murine Choroidal Neovascularization Is Associated with Reduction of Superoxide and Proinflammatory Cytokines [Retinal Cell Biology]

Investigative Ophthalmology — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions. -Secretase, and in particular PS1 alone, are potent regulators of angiogenesis and this is due in part to stabilizing endogenous superoxide generation and reducing proinflammatory cytokine expression during CNV. (Source: Investigative Ophthalmology)

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Paradoxical Embolus and Endophthalmitis

Ophthalmology — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

We describe a young, otherwise healthy Australian woman with unilateral metastatic panophthalmitis and blindness associated with congenital cardiac anomalies. (Source: Ophthalmology)

Correlates of Recovery from Alcohol Dependence: A Prospective Study Over a 3‐Year Follow‐Up Interval

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

ConclusionsVarious aspects of study design must be considered when interpreting correlates of recovery. Cross‐sectional analyses of lifetime correlates of recovery are highly subject to misinterpretation, but pseudo‐prospective survival analyses with time‐dependent covariates may yield results as valid as those from prospective studies. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research)

Sleep in Spousal Alzheimer Caregivers: A Longitudinal Study with a Focus on the Effects of Major Patient Transitions on Sleep

Sleep — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:52:03 +0100

Conclusions:Alzheimer caregivers and non-caregiving controls had similar trajectories of sleep. However, there may be subgroups of caregivers who are vulnerable to develop sleep disturbances, including those whose spouses have died.Citation:von Käanel R; Mausbach BT; Ancoli-Israel S; Dimsdale JE; Mills PJ; Patterson TL; Ziegler MG; Roepke SK; Chattillion EA; Allison M; Grant I. Sleep in spousal alzheimer caregivers: a longitudinal study with a focus on the effects of major patient transitions on sleep. SLEEP 2012;35(2):247-255. (Source: Sleep)

Cancer Group Halts Financing to Planned Parenthood

NYT Health — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:48:13 +0100

Susan G. Komen for the Cure was accused of bowing to right-wing pressure in its decision. (Source: NYT Health)

Cancer charity halts grants to Planned Parenthood

USATODAY.com Health — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:27:45 +0100

The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its financial partnerships with numerous Planned Parenthood ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

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Cancer charity halts Planned Parenthood grants

Health News: CBSNews.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:36:32 +0100

Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity and Planned Parenthood in a bitter rift over abortion debate (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

Oregon MDs nab $2.5 million in IT grants

bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:28:10 +0100

Oregon’s medical providers collected more than $2.5 million in federal health care grants that helped them install new health record technology systems. So says the Portland Interhospital Physicians Association, which helps local doctors manage their practices. Some 125 state providers have received health care reform funds intended to defray costs of installing and using new electronic health records. The money helped “early adopter” physicians add the new systems that will allow them to meet reform-driven requirements... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Investments to Promote Business Development, Improve Medical Services and Create Jobs in Ten States

News stories via the Rural Assistance Center — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:33:00 +0100

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that loans and grants provided through USDA's Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program will be provided to applicants in 10 states to support businesses, improve the quality of medical care, and create or save hundreds of jobs. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

Wakefield: Proud to Partner with NRHA

News stories via the Rural Assistance Center — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:23:31 +0100

NRHA Rural Health Voices blog gives excerpts of a talk given by Mary Wakefield, PhD, Health Resources and Services Administration administrator, at the Rural Health Policy Institute being held this week in Washington, D.C.Wakefield outlined workforce, education, health information technology, telehealth and other HRSA projects and grant programs benefiting or with the potential to help improve rural health quality and access. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

Public Health Service Act, Non-competitive Replacement Award

Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:28:30 +0100

The Health Resources and Services Administration is issuing a non-competitive replacement award under the Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program to the California Telehealth Network in order to continue advancement of the effective use of telehealth technology that will facilitate the provision of health care services to rural, medically-underserved California residents. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)

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USF gets $1.6 million for brain research

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:49:14 +0100

The University of South Florida received a $1.57 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to conduct translation research on traumatic brain injury and other battlefield-related injuries and diseases. USF plans to work with the Department of Defense, the Veterans Administration and private research entities to develop novel studies, ranging from drug discovery and preclinical work to clinical, social and behavioral trials, said Dr. Paul Sanberg, USF senior associate vice president for research and innovation and director of the USF Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

Settlement ups UK universities dependency on fees

Chemistry World | Latest News — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:08:27 +0100

Grant letter holds research funding steady while student numbers are set to drop next year (Source: Chemistry World | Latest News)

National Foundation for Cancer Research funds critical TGen-UA cancer research

TGen News — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the University of Arizona (UA) have received a three-year, $600,000 grant to study... (Source: TGen News)

How to make your JISC funding bid stand out from the crowd

MEDEV News — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:51:43 +0100

Are you looking to secure JISC funding this year? As competition grows for funds, our advice on successful bidding can help you make a strong application.Sarah Porter, director of innovation at JISC, said: “We want to attract bids from a wide range of universities and colleges, those that know JISC well and others that might be bidding for the first time or need additional help with their application. We know bidding for funds is a time-consuming process and we are therefore aiming to give organisations the best possible chance of being successful in their applications.”JISC advice for successful bidding includes:* Describe how your proposed project meets the criteria set out in the call* Demonstrate how your idea is aligned with the objectives of your college or institut...

National Foundation for Cancer Research funds critical TGen-UA cancer research

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) The Translational Genomics Research Institute and the University of Arizona have received a three-year, $600,000 grant to study targeted cancer therapies from the National Foundation for Cancer Research. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

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Police integrity lost: A study of law enforcement officers arrested

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Bowling Green State University) A Bowling Green State University criminal justice team is developing the first national profile of police integrity through an analysis of police crime committed by sworn law enforcement officers. A National Institute of Justice grant in excess of $260,000 will fund the work of criminal justice faculty members Dr. Philip Stinson, principal investigator for the project, and co-investigators Drs. John Liederbach and Steven Lab. NIJ is a branch of the Office of Justice Programs at the US Department of Justice. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

Mass. Life Sciences Center grant expands Dana-Farber's cancer imaging research

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has awarded Dana-Farber Cancer Institute a $10 million grant to support the expansion of its pioneering cancer imaging research program. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

Policy: Adaptations of avian flu virus are a cause for concern

Nature AOP — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Kenneth I. Berns, Arturo Casadevall, Murray L. Cohen, Susan A. Ehrlich, Lynn W. Enquist, J. Patrick Fitch, David R. Franz, Claire M. Fraser-Liggett, Christine M. Grant, Michael J. Imperiale, Joseph Kanabrocki, Paul S. Keim, Stanley M. Lemon, Stuart B. Levy, John R. Lumpkin, Jeffery F. Miller, Randall Murch, Mark E. Nance, Michael T. Osterholm, David A. Relman, James A. Roth & Anne K. Vidaver Members of the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity explain its recommendations on the communication of experimental work on H5N1 influenza. (Source: Nature AOP)

Who came up with the model for excessive pay? No, it wasn't the bankers – it was academics | Aditya Chakrabortty

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:30:01 +0100

All the focus has been on bankers' bonuses, yet no one has looked at the economists who argued for rewarding bosses by giving them a bigger financial stake in their companiesTake a big step back. Ignore those sterile debates about how Dave screwed up over Stephen Hester's pay and where this leaves Ed. Instead, ask this: which profession has done most to justify the millions handed over to the boss of RBS, his colleagues and counterparts? Which group has been most influential in making the argument that top people deserve top pay? Not the executives themselves – at least, not directly. Nor the headhunters. Try the economists.The ground rules for the system by which City bankers, Westminster MPs and ordinary taxpayers live today were set by two US economists just a couple of decades ago. I...

FDA Grants Approval to Axitinib for the Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Cancer Network — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the angiogenesis blocker axitinib (Inlyta), a twice daily oral drug, as a second-line treatment for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. (Source: Cancer Network)

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Research co-ordinator, Prostate Action

Society for Endocrinology — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Prostate Action are seeking a research co-ordinator to manage the annual grant round and act as point of contact for all Prostate Action funded researchers. The main duties of the postholder will be to: plan and manage the annual grant round, including placing adverts, ensuring forms and the website are up to date and co-ordinating the scientific committee and peer review process; act as main point of contact for all Prostate Action grant holders, ensuring reports are received in a timely manner and payments are made accordingly; manage the training grants budget, including deciding with the CEO which small grants receive funding; work with the CEO on research conferences, including the Young Prostate Researchers group; and act as main scientific spokesperson for the charity with regard ...

Cartography and genealogy: possible approximations for research in social psychology

Psicologia e Sociedade — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:36:33 +0100

We present examples of how these methodological strategies have operated in a research that preceded an analysis of net configurations in the mental health field. The proposed discussion provides grants for the creation of new possibilities of knowledge production in Social Psychology. (Source: Psicologia e Sociedade)

Reading instruction in tier 1: Bridging the gaps by nesting evidence‐based interventions within differentiated instruction

Psychology in the Schools — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:33:48 +0100

AbstractResponse to Intervention (RtI) has brought about many changes in the way educational services are being provided to students who are at risk of school failure. Schools are seeking strategies that will be beneficial to more and more students, including those students whose instruction is primarily in the core, or Tier 1. Nesting proven, evidence‐based practices more widely in an RtI model is discussed as an efficient strategy for closing achievement gaps and research‐‐practice gaps. To differentiate instruction relative to RtI and the core curriculum, the application of strategies typically reserved for Tiers 2 and 3 is suggested. An example of embedding, or nesting, interventions at Tier 1 is given. Organizational tools are provided for Tier 1 whole‐class, differentiated in...

As Global Fund Turns Ten, Lack of Political Support to Health Threatens Gains Against AIDS, TB, and Malaria

MSF News — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:24:00 +0100

South Africa 2011 © Chelsea Maclachlan/Le Monde A woman receives antiretroviral medication at an MSF clinic in Cape Town. While MSF relies solely on private donors, a loss of funding from the Global Fund will leave thousands without treatment. NAIROBI, JANUARY 30, 2012 - As the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria marks its tenth anniversary—and on the heels of its leadership changes—people living with HIV/AIDS and those delivering and supporting HIV and TB treatment took to the streets as they warned that the political commitment made 10 years ago to address global health is evaporating, and that drastic funding shortfalls could cause an unraveling of a decade’s progress against the three diseases. The Global Fund Board in November took t...

The operative safety and oncological outcomes of laparoscopic nephrectomy for T3 renal cell cancer

BJU International — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS• In the context of suitably experienced personnel in an established centre, LRN for locally advanced RCC is safe from an operative and oncological standpoint.• Patients clinically staged as T3 RCC must still be selected carefully for LRN in a multidisciplinary setting. (Source: BJU International)

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Can Perceived Burdensomeness Explain the Relationship Between Suicide and Perfectionism?

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Rasmussen KA, Slish ML, Wingate LR, Davidson CL, Grant DM Abstract The perception of being a burden to others has been associated with suicidal ideation and behavior. Maladaptive aspects of perfectionism have also been associated with suicidal thinking and behavior. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether perceived burdensomeness would act as a mediator between maladaptive perfectionism and suicidal ideation. Results indicated that perceived burdensomeness mediated the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and suicidal ideation, which suggest that the perception of burdensomeness may be one aspect of the mechanism by which perfectionism can lead to such psychological distress that it becomes a predictor of suicidal ideation. Clinical implicatio...

Komen Withdraws Support From Planned Parenthood

About.com Breast Cancer — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Pink Ribbon Balancing Act Art © Pam Stephan Donors Replace SGK Funds in 24 Hours Komen for the Cure, a well-established breast cancer charity, has stopped funding clinical breast exams and mammograms at Planned Parenthood affiliates and clinics. Komen's spokeswoman Leslie Aun told the media that their foundation has recently adopted a rule that prohibits the giving of grants to organizations that are under government investigation. Planned Parenthood is currently under a congressional investigation by the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee, led by Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida. In 2011, Komen granted $680,000 to Planned Parenthood for breast health exams....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)

Literally – the much misused word of the moment

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:30:00 +0100

It's like literally so misoverused. But whereas Jamie Redknapp gets the word nonsensically wrong, writers such as James Joyce knew exactly what they were doing with itI was sitting in a cafe – one of those generic pain au raisin and latte joints, with an earnest singer-songwriter soundtrack to boot – when a kid to my left piped up: "My school gym is like literally 500 years old." His friends nodded with conviction. They understood. They felt the appalling deprivation of it all. A 500-year-old cross-trainer just isn't any good to anybody. But I wasn't going to underestimate my table-neighbour just yet. I couldn't give up on him like that. After all, I appreciated the subtle contradiction of that "like", poised on the edge of potential simile, and that bold, indicative "literal...

Experts recommend genetic counseling for young sarcoma patients

Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:41:39 +0100

Genetic testing may help sarcoma patients and their famlies know their risk of other cancers later in life If your child is diagnosed with a sarcoma—a tumor in connective tissue like muscles or bones—it’s natural to become totally focused on his immediate recovery. But what if beating sarcoma wasn’t the only time your child might face cancer? Data shows that there is a link between sarcomas and Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a rare condition that raises a person’s risk of developing one or more cancers to as high as 85 percent. Cancers typically diagnosed in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome include breast cancer, sarcomas, brain tumors, acute leukemia and adrenal cortical carcinoma. Recently, the list has been expanded to include colon cancer and stomach cancer. Li-Fraumeni syndrome m...

Maximum Willpower: How to master the new science of self-control, by Kelly McGonigal; Willpower: Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength, by Roy F Baumeister and John Tierney – review

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:02:00 +0100

Who can resist the temptations of our times? If you can you've got it made, say two books on willpowerSo, I could write this review. Or then again, I could clean the kitchen cupboards, or not deal with my tax bill, or stare blankly into space. Or, you know, google some more. Because where, I ask, does one find the willpower to deal with not one but two new books on willpower?It's a procrastinator's recipe for disaster. You wait forever for a book to tell you how to exercise more, and drink less, and develop an iron self-control and God-like levels of self-discipline, and then two come along at once. So how do you choose between them? Should you read Maximum Willpower by Kelly McGonigal, or Willpower: Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength by Roy F Baumeister and John Tierney?In McGonigal's co...

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Steroid-induced insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance are both associated with a progressive decline of incretin effect in first-degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes

Diabetologia — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:52:19 +0100

Conclusion/interpretation Insulin resistance and IGT, representing two stages in the path towards diabetes, are associated with differential reductions in the incretin effect seen before the development of IGT and overt type 2 diabetes. The reduction is unrelated to secretion of incretin hormones, but is related to insulin resistance and subtle beta cell defects, and is further aggravated on development of IGT. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00784745. Funding: This study was supported by a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ArticlePages 1-11DOI 10.1007/s00125-012-2459-7Authors D. H. Jensen, Department of Endocrinology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, DK-240...

Current Endovascular Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Current Cardiology Reports — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:52:05 +0100

Abstract Fatal rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains a feared complication. Development of vascular surgery techniques over 50 years ago has fulfilled the promise of preventing rupture, but the significant morbidity associated with open repair causes physicians and their older patients pause. With the advent of less invasive endovascular techniques and devices, patients now have another viable treatment option. We review some of the important trials as well as discuss developments in the continually evolving field of endovascular repair of AAAs. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Peripheral Vascular Disease (M Shishehbor, Section Editor)Pages 1-10DOI 10.1007/s11886-012-0247-0Authors April A. Grant, 701 Grove Road, Greenville, SC 20605, USAStephen L...

Integrated Reading Environment

Libraries in the NHS — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

As far as I know there is no such thing as an Integrated Reading Environment (IRE). But there should be. Lets see what it would do:Webpage, app or widget, you would drop a well formed bibliographic reference, DOI or URL into the IRE, which would fetch the full text and load it for reading.You'd be able to see comments from other readersYou'd be able to call up the papers in the reference section in a popup windowYou'd be able to add comments and lengthier responses, which would be relayed directly to the authorsYou'd be able to check data, obtain datasets, re-analyseYou'd be able to read protocols, grant applications and other related documentsYou'd be able to find similar papersI'd happily pay £10-£15 per week for a service like this. (Source: Libraries in the NHS)

Has Diversity Increased in Orthopaedic Residency Programs since 1995?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Despite the increase in diversity in the orthopaedic workforce during the past 15 years, ethnic and gender disparities persist among orthopaedic residency programs regarding residents, clinical faculty, and basic research faculty. To increase diversity in orthopaedic residency programs, an emphasis on recruiting ethnic and gender minority candidates needs to become a priority in the orthopaedic academic community. PMID: 22286669 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research)

A working life: the geneticist

Guardian Unlimited Science — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:02:30 +0100

Joe Rainger might still have been a chef, but for a degree change that took him out of the kitchen and plunged him into a world of DNA researchPeople born with abnormal eyes could – within our lifetime – benefit from replacements that match their own DNA, thanks to research by scientists like Joe Rainger.The 35-year-old geneticist is researching a mutation in human genes that causes microphthalmia (one or both eyes abnormally small), anophthalmia (absence of one or both eyes), and coloboma (a gap in the structure of the eye). The conditions are recessive; which means you need both parents to carry the defective gene for the conditions to appear. They are therefore most common in families where first cousins marry.Rainger, who works at the Medical Research Council's human genetics unit ...

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Enantioselective synthesis of the carbocyclic nucleoside (-)-abacavir

RSC - Organic Biomolecular Chemistry — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:43:03 +0100

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C2OB06775G, PaperGrant A. Boyle, Christopher D. Edlin, Yongfeng Li, Dennis C. Liotta, Garreth L. Morgans, Chitalu C. MusondaA route to the carbocyclic nucleoside (-)-Abacavir starting from a readily available [small beta]-lactam is described.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic Biomolecular Chemistry)

Museum of Science gets $5M grant

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:08:40 +0100

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center gave a $5 million grant to the Museum of Science Boston on Wednesday to build an exhibit on biology and biotechnology to be called the Hall of Human Life (HHL). The exhibit, expected to open next summer, will include 10,000 square feet of space relying on life sciences research connections through businesses and universities in the area. The HHL itself is planned to include an interactive segment in which visitors can anonymously record their experiences in areas of food, physical forces, living organisms, social experience and time... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

[News of the Week] Random Sample

Science: Current Issue — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:42:31 +0100

Peerage of Science, an online social network founded by three Finnish ecologists, aims to provide journals with already-peer-reviewed manuscripts. And this week's numbers quantify NIH grant success rates and the number of bats that have died from white nose syndrome. (Source: Science: Current Issue)

Ortho Caps Files Opposition to Align Technology Patent

Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:10:00 +0100

HAMM, Germany, Jan. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ortho Caps GmbH today filed a notice of opposition to Align Technology's (Nasdaq:ALGN) patent EP 2 263 599. With this filing, Ortho Caps has started the opposition procedure against the above patent in the European Patent Office (EPO). If successful, it could lead to the revocation of Align's patent in the designated member states of the European Patent Organisation. "This patent describes a CAD/CAM process of fabricating dental models on which aligners are thermoformed. As an orthodontist, I can assure you that Align has essentially taken a previously known orthodontic laboratory procedure, together with a CAD/CAM technique that was already being used in dentistry, to fabricate orthodontic appliances (aligners), which have been used in ...

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Branding academic publishers 'enemies of science' is offensive and wrong

Guardian Unlimited Science — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:26:40 +0100

Publishers have made more scientific research available to more readers at a lower unit cost than ever beforeWriting in these pages last week, Dr Mike Taylor used strong language to support his assertion that academic publishers have "drifted out of alignment" with science – language that demands a response.I won't comment on the multiple references to one significant publisher – which is just one of 2,000 active scholarly publishers, most of them learned societies – but it is unfair and wrong to characterise a progressive industry in these terms. These publishers are not anti-science, anti-publication, pouring scorn on new entrants to the industry, exploiting people with preventable diseases (are you serious?) or doing almost nothing to earn their "obscene profits".They are offended...

Ground-breaking service becomes the largest online support network for people with HIV in its first year

Terrence Higgins Trust — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:47 +0100

A year today, Friday 27 January, after its launch, almost 3,000 people with HIV in the UK are part of myHIV, a groundbreaking online support system. This makes it the largest community of people with HIV in the UK, with people helping each other to manage their health and wellbeing. To celebrate the success of these services and encourage even more people to join up, Terrence Higgins Trust is holding a monthly prize draw for members, with an iPad as the opening draw’s prize.MyHIV is part of Life Plus, a suite of integrated online, face-to-face and telephone support services for people living with HIV and supports individuals’ everyday, non-clinical needs. Created by HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, the Elton John AIDS Foundation and people living with HIV, myHIV i...

Sedentary Lifestyle A Problem For 2 In 5 Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

A new study, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), found that two in five adults (42%) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were inactive. Taking measures to motivate RA patients to increase their physical activity will improve public health according to the findings now available in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). The ACR estimates nearly 1.3 million adults in the U.S... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

How to write a good research grant proposal

Paediatrics and Child Health — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:16:38 +0100

This article aims to provide a step-by-step overview of the process of applying for research funding and will be most relevant to either a new academic joining a group or a young clinician wanting to establish their own research. We explain the types of funding available and the process by which one would choose the right funding body to apply to. We highlight the various people who should be involved in developing the research proposal and making a funding application, as well as the sources of support available to help the new researcher take their ideas forward. A checklist is also provided to reiterate the key points. (Source: Paediatrics and Child Health)

European Research Council supports search for regulators of tissue damage

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia) The European Research Council has awarded Miguel Soares and his team at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência in Portugal an Advanced Grant of just over 2,2 million euros, to investigate the capacity that an infected individual has to limit the extent of tissue damage caused by different pathogens. This line of research should identify and pave the way to the development of new therapeutic interventions for various infectious diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

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Research into acute asthma attacks boosted with £4m award

Imperial College News — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

New grant from the Medical Research Council and GlaxoSmithKline will enable researchers to investigate mechanisms of potentially life-threatening asthma attacks. (Source: Imperial College News)

New center developing computational bioresearch tool

EurekAlert! - Biology — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(University of Chicago) University of Chicago scientists are working on a technique that might lead to a new, dramatically simpler way to predict molecular motion inside a cell. The team will pursue that goal with an initial $1.5 million Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation to launch the new Center for Multiscale Theory and Simulation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment support - Investing in drug treatment

NeLM - Mental Health — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Source: Department of Health (DH) Area: News From April 2013 (subject to the health and social care bill), local authorities will commission substance misuse recovery services using their public health grant according to priorities agreed by their Health and Wellbeing Board. In preparation, the National Treatment Agency (NTA) "Why Invest?" support material argues for continued investment in effective drug treatment and recovery services. NHS and local authority chief executives will wish to review and discuss the material with colleagues when considering local implementation. (Source: NeLM - Mental Health)

Facilitating Grant Proposal Writing in Health Behaviors for University Faculty: A Descriptive Study

Health Promotion Practice — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

This report describes a grant proposal–writing seminar series provided to University faculty (N = 20) and explores factors facilitating and impeding writing. Summary statistics are provided for quantitative data. Free responses were sorted by independent raters into meaningful categories. As a consequence of the training, 45% planned to submit within 18 months; 80% of grant proposals targeted NIH. At 1-year follow-up, 40% actually submitted grants. Factors impeding grant proposal writing included competing professional demands; factors facilitating writing included regularly scheduled feedback on written proposal sections and access to expert collaborators. Obtaining grants generates financial resources, facilitates training experiences, and vastly contributes to the growth and disse...

Physical Health Conditions Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in U.S. Older Adults: Results from Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

ConclusionOlder adults with lifetime PTSD have high rates of several physical health conditions, many of which are chronic disorders of aging, and poorer physical functioning. Older adults with lifetime partial PTSD have higher rates of gastritis, angina pectoris, and arthritis and poorer physical functioning. (Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

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The Global Fund - saved and wrapped in the US flag?

Guardian Unlimited Science — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:12:00 +0100

Bill Gates promises $750m for the troubled fund, its executive director quits, and a new general manager is about to arrive. The Global Fund may be revitalised, but it could look a little differentAre we watching the rebirth of the troubled Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria, perhaps in a new, more US-flavoured guise?The Fund has been in the mire now for some time after revelations that some of its grants fell into corrupt hands, left short of money and unable to agree new grants to developing countries badly in need of disease-fighting programmes. There are real fears not only that countries like Zambia and Malawi will be unable to put more people on Aids drugs (which are now known also to prevent infections) but that they might even run short of cash to keep critical supplies goin...

SAMHSA is Accepting Applications for up to $15.6 Million to Fund Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act) Grants

News stories via the Rural Assistance Center — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for up to a four year total of $15.6 million to fund STOP Act grants aimed at preventing alcohol use among underage youth in communities across the nation. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

2 in 5 adults with rheumatoid arthritis are physically inactive

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Wiley-Blackwell) A new study, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, found that two in five adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were inactive. Taking measures to motivate RA patients to increase their physical activity will improve public health according to the findings now available in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

Mass. Eye and Ear awarded $150,000 grant from Research to Prevent Blindness

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) Research to Prevent Blindness has granted Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary cornea specialist James Chodosh, M.D., M.P.H., a $150,000 Senior Scientific Investigator Award. RPB Senior Scientific Investigator Awards support nationally recognized scientists conducting eye research at medical institutions in the United States. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

ASU center ensures access to archaeological data that otherwise may be lost

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Arizona State University) The ASU Center for Digital Antiquity contains the world's largest repository of worldwide archaeology data. A new grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation enables the center to expand content, thereby preserving archaeological records, some of which have been lost because of degradation, software obsolescence and inadequate documentation. It is an especially tragic loss with archaeological data, representing a loss of irreplaceable information about our heritage. "You can't dig a site twice," says professor Keith Kintigh. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

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Sharper imaging in glaucoma focus of $1.85 million NIH grant

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(University of Houston) A University of Houston vision scientist has received a $1.85 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate whether his techniques are more effective than others in understanding the earliest changes of glaucoma, which could lead to developing a way to earlier diagnose this potentially blinding disease. Jason Porter uses a state-of-the-art instrument that takes sharper, higher-resolution images of the eye than current clinical instruments. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research awards pilot project grants

Baylor College of Medicine News — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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$1 Million Grant Will Help Lemon Grove Eat Better, Live Healthier

RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

A new community group will help residents of Lemon Grove lighten up and improve their bottom lines. The San Diego-based nonprofit group Community Health Improvement Partners has received a $1 million grant from Kaiser Permanente to fight obesity in Lemon Grove through eating better and living more active lifestyles. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)

Cavefish: A Study in Evo-Devo (interview)

ActionBioscience — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Why are cavefish a good example of evo-devo? The blind Mexican cavefish is one of the few species that has an ancestor on the surface and a descendent in caves. Jeffery: Scientists study all kinds of organisms in evolutionary developmental biology, but when I started working in the evo-devo field, I decided that in order to understand how development evolved, we would have to look at two closely related species that have diverged recently [developed in separate directions] or to look at the same species in the process of divergence. I looked around for models, and I found several of them. One of them happened to be in caves, and the species is called Astyanax mexicanus, the blind Mexican cavefish. This cave organism is one of the few in which the acknowledged ancestor is still present on...

Saint Luke’s Hospice meets fundraising goal, plans to start construction

bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:01:09 +0100

Saint Luke’s Hospice has raised $1.5 million, a goal that comes with the promise of an extra $500,000 grant and clears the way for construction of a new facility. The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation Inc. issued a challenge grant in January 2011 that gave the hospice a year to meet the fundraising goal. The hospice expects to get the $500,000 in the spring. The money is for a $7 million free-standing hospice facility. Half of that money has come from philanthropic donors. The completion of the campaign means construction can start, campaign co-chair Larry McMullen said in a release... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)

John A. Sobrato donates $5M grant to Valley Medical Center

bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:57:52 +0100

John A. Sobrato and his wife Susan on Wednesday said they are donating $5 million to help furnish and equip a new 370,000-square-foot building currently under construction at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. John Sobrato is the founder and principal of real estate development company, The Sobrato Organization, based in San Jose. The state-of-the-art Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certified medical building — which will feature 168 inpatient, single-occupancy rooms — is located at the center's main campus on Bascom Avenue in San Jose... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)

Global Fund chief quits after funding cuts

Reuters: Health — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:22:38 +0100

GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the Global Fund, the largest backer of the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, will step down in March after a misuse of funds led it to cut back on new grants to battle the diseases. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Funding for higher education in England for 2012-13: HEFCE grant letter from BIS

MEDEV News — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:50:00 +0100

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Minister for Universities and Science have today confirmed funding allocations to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for 2012-13 and the Government’s priorities for the Council for the coming year. The grant letter (note 1) confirms government funding and priorities for HEFCE and for higher education in a year when the new financial arrangements for higher education in England will be implemented. From 2012-13, universities and colleges will increasingly obtain their income for learning and teaching from publicly funded tuition fee loans. HEFCE's funding settlement reflects these new circumstances. The letter asks HEFCE to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements in the interests...

Young breast cancer survivors face serious quality-of-life challenges

UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:22:04 +0100

Quality of life in younger patients treated for breast cancer is seriously compromised, and these women face more physical and mental health issues than women their age who haven't had cancer and women over 50 who have, according to a study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study, published Jan. 20 in the peer-reviewed Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that younger breast cancer survivors suffer from a slew of problems, including severe psychological distress, infertility, premature menopause, a decrease in physical activity and weight gain. The study points to the need for oncologists to let these younger patients know from the beginning of their therapy what may happen to them after it's finished, said the study's lead author, D...

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Science Education Experts Respond to Obama's Speech

Scientific American - Official RSS Feed — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:54:00 +0100

Obama delivering his 2012 State of the Union address In his State of the Union address last night, President Barack Obama spent less time than in years past discussing his ambitions to reform science education. He referred to his administration’s offer to let states opt out of No Child Left Behind (” … grant schools flexibility to teach with creativity and passion; to stop teaching to the test …”). And he brought up the Common Core State Standards in math and language arts which 45 states plus the District of Columbia have now adopted (“we ve convinced nearly every state in the country to raise their standards for teaching and learning — the first time that s happened in a generation”). (By the way, a state survey out today from the Center on...

Can gene therapy be used to prevent vein graft disease?

University of Bristol news — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:45:29 +0100

Gavin Murphy, Reader in Cardiac Surgery in the School of Clinical Sciences at the University of Bristol, has been awarded a grant of over £100,000 from Heart Research UK to investigate gene therapy in vein grafts that are used in heart bypass surgery. (Source: University of Bristol news)

Autism Speaks' first Philip and Faith Geier Autism Environmental Sciences Research grant

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Autism Speaks) The Autism Speaks Philip and Faith Geier Autism Research Grant in Environmental Sciences honors Phil Geier and his late wife, Faith. This first Geier Grant awards $449,998 over three years to epidemiologist M. Daniele Fallin, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for research on gene-environment interactions. This annual grant will be awarded to a researcher seeking to uncover the environmental factors whose interactions with genetic factors might be a cause of autism. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

Safety of Dental Extractions in Coronary Drug‐Eluting Stenting Patients Without Stopping Multiple Antiplatelet Agents

Clinical Cardiology — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions:We found that most dental extractions in coronary stenting patients can be carried out safely without stopping multiple antiplatelet agents.The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.This study was supported in part by a grant from Yuhan Corporation, Ltd., Seoul, The Republic of Korea. (Source: Clinical Cardiology)

Funding opportunity: Electronic Consumer Health Outreach Award

Network News — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:42:46 +0100

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) is pleased to announce the following funding opportunity: Electronic Consumer Health Outreach Award http://nnlm.gov/scr/funding/echo.html This award will fund one (1) project of $25,000 for the purpose of ensuring that health professionals, their patients and the general public are connected to the health information resources they need to make informed health care decisions. Examples of some possible elements of proposed projects are: Training groups of consumers to locate good sources of health information on the Internet; training health professionals to refer consumers to MedlinePlus and other good sources of consumer health information on the Internet; Enhancing access to MedlinePlus, ClinicalTrials.gov, ...

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NN/LM SCR Funding Opportunity Digital Preservation and Access Award

Network News — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:55:31 +0100

The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the following funding opportunity: Digital Preservation and Access Award The purpose of the Digital Preservation and Access (DiPA) Award is to increase accessibility to historically significant and unique items in the South Central Region by providing funding for Network members to digitize portions of their collections. Collections considered for digital preservation under this award should increase accessibility of health/medical collections. These digital collections must be made freely available online and also accessible via the National Library of Medicine Directory of the History of Medical Collections. One project up to $25,000 will be awarded. Applications due March 9, 2012. Proposal instructions (and the complete RFP) are available at: http...

Scotland's social mind will settle independence vote

New Scientist - The Human Brain — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:09:28 +0100

Will Scotland vote to leave the United Kingdom? A social psychological analysis may provide clues, say Dominic Abrams and Peter Grant (Source: New Scientist - The Human Brain)

Nigeria: Seeking to Fight HIV/Aids for Maximum Impact

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:49:58 +0100

Daily Trust (Abuja)-Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), an international Financing organ supporting large-scale prevention, treatment and care programmes against AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in low-income countries, relies on Nigeria's National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) as its principal recipient in Nigeria to oversee sub-recipients which directly deliver GFATM's grant interventions to communities. In a brief ceremony during the weekend, NACA released a batch of vehicles to implemen (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Clinical Profile of Pharyngeal Malignancy in a Tertiary Care Centre, State of Uttarakhand

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:53:58 +0100

This study presents a series of 94 cases of pharyngeal malignancy conducted at Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology for a period of one year (2009–2010). Mean age at presentation was 56.8 years (age range 18–100 years). Male:Female ratio was 8.4:1.0. Maximum patients belonged to lower socio-economic status as per Kuppuswamy’s classification (2003). Majority of them were farmer (38.2%) by occupation and belonged to rural areas. 90.4% patients had history of tobacco smoking. Dysphagia was the commonest chief complaint. The most common subsite was oropharynx (51.0%) followed by hypopharynx (45.7%). Ulceroproliferative growth was the most common clinical finding. Histopathologically, squamous cell carcinom...

Kessler Foundation awards $425,000 to University of Hawaii virtual reality employment initiative

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Kessler Foundation) Kessler Foundation awarded major grant to University of Hawaii, to develop a virtual reality software application, EmployAble: A World Without Barriers, to help jobseekers with disabilities. EmployAble will draw on innovative components of commercial VR software programs including Multiple User Virtual Environments, Second Life, Virtual World Simulation. Employable will also demonstrate assistive technology, e.g. screen readers, captioning programs, accessible document creation, presentation programs utilizing accessible features (VoiceThread, Adobe Flash, etc.), and text-to-speech software. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

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NIH grant targets inflammation in link between obesity and disease

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Eastern Virginia Medical School) Scientists are targeting inflammation as a potential way to sever the strong link between obesity and the development of heart disease and diabetes. Early results in mice seem to confirm the link and point way to a potential treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

$5.8 million Gates grant targets child-killing bacteria diseases in Africa

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Michigan State University) Bacteria infections -- most of which are preventable via vaccines readily available in the developed world -- and not malaria are the leading cause of death for children in sub-Saharan Africa. A new Michigan State University project based in Nigeria and funded by a $5.8 million grant aims to help prevent these diseases by collecting local data on the ailments, spurring vaccine use and development. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

European Association of Echocardiography: Research Grant Programme

European Journal of Echocardiography — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) offers a variety of grants/fellowships to help young professionals in the field of cardiological training or research activities throughout Europe. The number of grants has significantly increased in recent years with contributions from the Associations, Working Groups and Councils of the ESC. The European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) is a registered branch of the ESC and actively takes part in this initiative. One of the aims of EAE is to promote excellence in research in cardiovascular ultrasound and other imaging modalities in Europe. Therefore, since 2008, the EAE offers a Research Grant Programme to help young doctors to obtain research experience in a high standard academic centre (or similar institution oriented to clinical or pre-cl...

U.K. man with locked-in syndrome seeks right to die

CTV Health — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:37:43 +0100

A former rugby player and corporate manager's life changed when he suffered a paralyzing stroke seven years ago. Now, he's asking a British court to grant him the right to die. (Source: CTV Health)

Want to attend a conference? Need some funding? Now is your chance!

Midcontinental Region News — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:34:32 +0100

Professional Development Awards -looking especially for hospital librarians -how about you? Is there something you want to attend – before April 31, 2012 – a conference where you might gain information you’d like to share with other MidContinental Region members? Funding is available up to $1500 for travel costs/conference registration. Learn more and apply at: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding/ (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News)

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Roche supports cancer care development program in Ethiopia

Roche Media News — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Roche today announced a grant to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York City, which will be used for the establishment of a program to improve basic cancer care in Ethiopia. The grant funding comes from the Roche African Research Foundation. (Source: Roche Media News)

UA Study Tests Water Quality in Swimming Pools

Health — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Environmental microbiologist Kelly Reynolds, an associate professor in the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health, has been awarded a $65,459 grant to develop standardized questions that researchers can use when performing a health impact study on pools and spas. (Source: Health)

Comment Request for Information Collection for the H-1B Technical Skills Training (H-1B) and the H-1B Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge (JIAC) Grant Programs, New Collection

Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

The Employment and Training Administration is requesting comments on a new information collection proposed to meet the reporting, recordkeeping and program evaluation requirements of both H-1B grant programs. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)

Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Awards granted for pioneering ideas in cancer research

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation) The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announced that five scientists with novel approaches to fighting cancer have been named 2012 recipients of the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award. The grant of $450,000 over three years is awarded each year to early career scientists whose projects have the potential to significantly impact the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

SUNY Downstate receives grant from research to prevent blindness

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(SUNY Downstate Medical Center) Capping SUNY Downstate Medical Center's growth into a major center for eye research, Research to Prevent Blindness has awarded SUNY Downstate a four-year challenge grant of $220,000 to spur the development of advanced research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of blinding diseases. Douglas R. Lazzaro, MD, professor and chair of ophthalmology, is the principal investigator. RPB is the world's leading voluntary organization supporting eye research. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

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UCSF shares $25-million grant to find epilepsy genes

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(University of California - San Francisco) To probe the genetic secrets of one of the most common neurological diseases, more than 4,000 people with various forms of epilepsy will have their DNA decoded over the next five years in a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and several collaborating institutions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

UCSF Shares $25-Million Grant To Find Epilepsy Genes

UCSF Medical Center — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

To probe the genetic secrets of one of the most common neurological diseases, more than 4,000 people with various forms of epilepsy will have their DNA decoded over the next five years in a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and several collaborating institutions. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)

Assessing the Value of Team Science: A Study Comparing Center- and Investigator-Initiated Grants

American Journal of Preventive Medicine — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:05:52 +0100

(Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine)

Grant Will Help Quiet Corner Health Group Spread Its Winning Formula

RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

The HealthQuest Northeast Connecticut coalition was one of 15 groups nationwide selected to mentor another community as part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program. HealthQuest is a grant-funded community collaboration project that is part of the Centers’ Action Communities for Health, Innovation and Environmental Change, or ACHIEVE. The HealthQuest project started informally in 2007 and formally in 2009 after receiving a three-year grant from the centers. The project seeks to improve community health, especially by lowering obesity rates, through policy change, according to its mission. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)

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Jefferson County Food Council Pushes Healthy Helpings

RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

A group formed to tackle food access issues in Jefferson County has chosen a list of members that includes cooks, gardeners, food industry employees, health experts and business owners. The Birmingham-Jefferson Food Policy Council, which formed last fall, announced its 21 members and held its orientation meeting this month. Supported by the Greater Birmingham Community Food Partners and funded in part by a federal grant designed to tackle health issues in the county, the organization is part of a new breed of food councils forming around the country to tackle food-related problems from hunger to obesity. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)

4th Circuit: Plan Administrator's Benefit Calculation Reasonable

LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:05:53 +0100

RICHMOND, Va. - A plan administrator's interpretation of its policy language in calculating benefits was reasonable, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 11, upholding a grant of summary judgment to the insurer (Kenneth Fortier v. Principal Life Insurance Co., No. 10-1441, 4th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 557). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Disability Insurance Legal News)

NIH Examines What Drove Its Grant Success Rate to a Record Low

ScienceNOW — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:25:54 +0100

Last week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that the success rate for... (Source: ScienceNOW)

Congress Symposium Addresses Sodium Challenges

SCCM RSS News — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:21:08 +0100

Gain a better understanding of sodium challenges and discuss strategies for management in the critical care patient during the breakfast symposium, Sodium Challenges in the Critical Care Patient, supported by an educational grant from Otsuka... (Source: SCCM RSS News)

Notice of Funding Availability for the Rural Energy for America Program

Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

This NOFA announces the acceptance of applications under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for Fiscal Year 2012 for financial assistance as follows: grants, guaranteed loans, and combined grants and guaranteed loans for the development and construction of renewable energy systems and for energy efficiency improvement projects; grants for conducting energy audits; grants for conducting renewable energy development assistance; and grants for conducting renewable energy system feasibility studies. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)

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The asbestos disease epidemic: here today, here tomorrow

Thorax — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

In what may be the best ever use of a Wellcome grant, Geoffrey Tweedale, in his fascinating history of the multinational asbestos company Turner & Newall,1 reminds us that asbestos was once known as the ‘magic mineral’. Indeed, in many ways, it is the ideal construction material: tough, durable, light in weight, fire-resistant and very cheap. Unfortunately, asbestos is also, as every respiratory physician knows, highly toxic when inhaled. Total bans on its use are in place in 52 countries including those of the European Union, Australia, Japan and South Africa2; and its use is tightly restricted in the USA, New Zealand and Canada—the last, ironically, among the world's largest exporters of the material. Readers from these countries may be surprised to learn that...

$1.6 million grant awarded to develop cervical cancer screening program for under, uninsured

Baylor College of Medicine News — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)

OCRF Researchers Discover Genomic Complexity and AKT Dependence in Serous Ovarian Cancer

OCRF News — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Dr. Doug Levine and Dr. Carol Aghajanian, both recipients of OCRF grants, were part of a project recently published in Cancer Discovery that studied AKT inhibition in ovarian cancer cell lines with various mechanisms of AKT pathway activation. Dr. Doug Levine and Dr. Carol Aghajanian, both recipients of OCRF grants, were part of a project recently published in Cancer Discovery that studied AKT inhibition in ovarian cancer cell lines with various mechanisms of AKT pathway activation. Researchers found that some cell lines were responsive to AKT inhibitors, but depended greatly on other, co-existent, mutations. The genetic heterogeneity seen in the cell lines was reflected in human tumors included as part of The Cancer Genome Atlas. These data suggest that AKT inhibition may be effe...

Neuropsychological deficits associated with cannabis use in young adults

Drug and Alcohol Dependence — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:46:52 +0100

Conclusions: This study identified cognitive deficits in cannabis users even in the absence of axis-I disorders and a history of using other illicit drugs. Future work should use longitudinal designs to track whether these deficits predate cannabis use or are due to its consumption. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)

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BWH Center for LAM Research and Clinical Care awarded $1 million grant from Department of Defense

Lauren Sciences LLC awarded MJFF grant to develop a V-SmartTM therapeutic for Parkinson's disease

Magic mushrooms, international law and the failed 'war on drugs'

Bill Gates backs climate scientists lobbying for large-scale geoengineering

The Risk Of Colon Cancer Could Be Reduced By Regular Use Of Vitamin And Mineral Supplements

Dana-Farber nets cancer imaging research grant

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Announces Funding to Create Jobs and Strengthen the Economic Foundation of Rural America

Donation opens new opportunities for more effective diabetes treatment

Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Cognitive Therapy for Low-Functioning Patients With Schizophrenia [Original Article]

Komen to restore grants to Planned Parenthood

Does A Lab-Measured Compassionate Brain Fare Well In Real Life?

Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants

West Perry Lands $43,294 Health Initiative Grant

Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants

Komen Reverses on Planned Parenthood

NeurogesX Grants Equity Awards Under Its 2011 Inducement Stock Plan

Susan G. Komen reverses Planned Parenthood funding move

State health funds to boost Dayton groups

Komen reverses decision on funding Planned Parenthood

Explicitly Correlated Coupled Cluster Calculations for Molecules Containing Group 11 (Cu, Ag, Au) and 12 (Zn, Cd, Hg) Elements: Optimized Complementary Auxiliary Basis Sets for Valence and Core–Valence Basis Sets

Komen Breast Cancer Group Reverses Decision That Cut Off Planned Parenthood

Susan G. Komen reverses Planned Parenthood funding move

NERC asks institutes to weed out poor grants

[Book Review] When Do Incentives Corrupt?

Komen drops plan to cut Planned Parenthood grants

Famed Materials Scientist Charged With Grant Fraud

Dana-Farber nabs $10M for molecular cancer imaging center

UA Awarded National Cancer Research Grant

Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decision

[Original Articles] Effect of Chronic Dementia Caregiving and Major Transitions in the Caregiving Situation on Kidney Function: A Longitudinal Study

Functional characterization of a ficolin-mediated complement pathway in amphioxus. [Additions and Corrections]

Malaria kills twice as many people as previously thought, research finds

Breast Cancer Action donations surge after Komen-Planned Parenthood fiasco

Explaining Health Care Reform: How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Small Businesses and Their Employees?

Nigeria: 36 Govs Rise to Polio Challenge, Sign Eradication Pact

Dropping Planned Parenthood Is Not Political, Says Susan G. Komen For The Cure

The Editor's Roundtable: Medical Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Reactions heated to Planned Parenthood-Komen rift

Decisions on HEFCE funding for higher education 2012-13

Institute for Aging research awarded $2.7 million grant to investigate 'dowager's hump'

Comparison of Inside-Out and All-Inside Techniques for the Repair of Isolated Meniscal Tears: A Systematic Review

Clackamas County Grants Seek to Foster Healthy Eating, Active Living

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Secrets of the inner voice unlocked

Childhood maltreatment and the structure of common psychiatric disorders [PAPERS]

Corrigendum to "Trajectories of response to treatment with atypical antipsychotic medication in patients with schizophrenia pooled from 6 double-blind, randomized clinical trials" [Shizophr. Res. 130 (2011) 11–19]

University of South Florida awarded $1.57 million to study battlefield-related traumatic brain injury

Wayne State University project aims to reduce HIV, AIDS among African-Americans

Importance of T lymphocytes in brain injury, immunodeficiency, and recovery after cerebral ischemia

{gamma}-Secretase Inhibition of Murine Choroidal Neovascularization Is Associated with Reduction of Superoxide and Proinflammatory Cytokines [Retinal Cell Biology]

Paradoxical Embolus and Endophthalmitis

Correlates of Recovery from Alcohol Dependence: A Prospective Study Over a 3‐Year Follow‐Up Interval

Sleep in Spousal Alzheimer Caregivers: A Longitudinal Study with a Focus on the Effects of Major Patient Transitions on Sleep

Cancer Group Halts Financing to Planned Parenthood

Cancer charity halts grants to Planned Parenthood

Cancer charity halts Planned Parenthood grants

Oregon MDs nab $2.5 million in IT grants

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Investments to Promote Business Development, Improve Medical Services and Create Jobs in Ten States

Wakefield: Proud to Partner with NRHA

Public Health Service Act, Non-competitive Replacement Award

USF gets $1.6 million for brain research

Settlement ups UK universities dependency on fees

National Foundation for Cancer Research funds critical TGen-UA cancer research

How to make your JISC funding bid stand out from the crowd

National Foundation for Cancer Research funds critical TGen-UA cancer research

Police integrity lost: A study of law enforcement officers arrested

Mass. Life Sciences Center grant expands Dana-Farber's cancer imaging research

Policy: Adaptations of avian flu virus are a cause for concern

Who came up with the model for excessive pay? No, it wasn't the bankers – it was academics | Aditya Chakrabortty

FDA Grants Approval to Axitinib for the Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Research co-ordinator, Prostate Action

Cartography and genealogy: possible approximations for research in social psychology

Reading instruction in tier 1: Bridging the gaps by nesting evidence‐based interventions within differentiated instruction

As Global Fund Turns Ten, Lack of Political Support to Health Threatens Gains Against AIDS, TB, and Malaria

The operative safety and oncological outcomes of laparoscopic nephrectomy for T3 renal cell cancer

Can Perceived Burdensomeness Explain the Relationship Between Suicide and Perfectionism?

Komen Withdraws Support From Planned Parenthood

Literally – the much misused word of the moment

Experts recommend genetic counseling for young sarcoma patients

Settlement ups UK universities dependency on fees