AScribe Medicine News Service articles from July 2004

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from July 2004

Crystal Structure for Anthrax-Cell Binding Complex Solved.
July 6, 2004... Byline: The Burnham Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of researchers led by The Burnham Institute's Robert C. Liddington has determined the crystal structure of the binding complex between anthrax toxin and...

Mailman School of Public Health Names New Director for National Center for Children in Poverty; Jane Knitzer, EdD, Takes the Helm.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Columbia University Health Sciences Division NEW YORK, July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health today announced that Dr. Jane Knitzer, clinical professor of population and family health, has...

Corporate Volunteers to Help Carter Center Assemble 30,000 Medical Kits for Sudan, Ghana, Nigeria; General Public Can Help Meet Goal at www.cartercenter.org.
July 12, 2004... Byline: The Carter Center ATLANTA, July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 300 corporate volunteers and members of the diplomatic community in Atlanta will join Carter Center staff July 13-30 to assemble 30,000 medical kits to use in the...

Type 2 Diabetics Can Lose Pounds, Take Less Medication With Dietitian Support, Says New University of Virginia Study.
July 12, 2004... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- A one-year study involving 118 obese people with type 2 diabetes by the University of Virginia Health System found that lifestyle management by...

Bull's Eye for JFK University at Summer Olympic Games.(John F. Kennedy University)
July 12, 2004... Byline: John F. Kennedy University PLEASANT HILL, Calif., July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- John F. Kennedy University Sport Psychology Associate Professor Alison Rhodius, Ph.D., will attend the Olympic Games in Greece Aug. 13-29 as a...

United Nations-Supported Global Media AIDS Initiative Announces New Media Efforts to Address HIV/AIDS in Russia, India, China, Indonesia, United States.
July 12, 2004... Byline: Kaiser Family Foundation BANGKOK, Thailand, July 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- New HIV-focused public education efforts in Russia, India, China, Indonesia and the United States were announced today by the United Nations-supported Global...

Study Finds 'Ratings Creep': Movie Ratings Categories Contain More Violence, Sex, Profanity Than Decade Ago; Today's PG-13 Approaches 1992's R; Development of Standardized, Universal Rating System Urged.
July 13, 2004... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, July 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Violence, sex, and profanity increased significantly in movies between 1992 and 2003 according to a study by researchers from the Kids Risk Project at the Harvard...

Nerve Cells' Powerhouse 'Clogged' in Lou Gehrig's Disease; Discovery in Animals Suggests New Therapeutic Approaches.
July 13, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, July 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- By studying rodent models of the relatively rare inherited form of Lou Gehrig's disease and tissue samples from a patient with the condition, scientists...

HIV/AIDS Crisis Drives Down Life Expectancy, Human Development Rankings in Sub-Saharan Africa.
July 14, 2004... Byline: United Nations Development Program BANGKOK, Thailand, July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The AIDS crisis has cut life expectancy in many African countries to less than 40 years, making it the biggest factor in the dramatic decline of...

NASA Infrared Camera Helps Surgeons Map Brain Tumors.(National Aeronautics & Space Administration)
July 15, 2004... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., July 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Using an infrared video camera developed by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., surgeons are testing thermal imaging and...

James Allison Named Leader of Immunology Program.
July 16, 2004... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- James Allison, Ph.D., has been named the new Chairman of the Immunology Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). He succeeds Alan...

Crossing the Country to Cycle Iowa; Parkinson's Patients From Georgia, California Tackle RAGBRAI XXXII.(Pedaling for Parkinson's)
July 16, 2004... Byline: Georgia Institute of Technology ATLANTA, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- This year, Lance Armstrong will be armed with a sleek 15 pound racing bike while the power of his every pedal stroke will be measured as he attempts to capture a...

Iraqi Child Undergoes Life-Saving Heart Surgery at NYU Medical Center; Project Kids Worldwide Heals One Young Heart From Baghdad.
July 16, 2004... Byline: NYU Medical Center NEW YORK, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four-year-old Bra'a Hussein's heart will never be the same following recent surgery at NYU Medical Center to correct a highly complex congenital heart condition called...

Protecting Seafood From Toxins, Terrorists a Priority for University of Georgia Researchers.
July 19, 2004... Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Preventing seafood safety hazards has long been a priority for University of Georgia food scientist Yao-Wen Huang. But since 9/11, his focus has been on food security...

Educating Immune System May Ease Future Use of Stem Cells.
July 19, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALITMORE, July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Results of laboratory experiments by Johns Hopkins scientists suggest it may be possible to "educate" the immune system to recognize rather than destroy...

A Pathway to Blocking .(research on autoimmunity)
July 20, 2004... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- By reprogramming cells in the immune system, a team of scientists led by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) international research scholar has...

Researchers in University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine Discover a Mechanism That Blocks Replication of a Retrovirus.
July 20, 2004... Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of scientists led by University of Georgia researchers has discovered a naturally occurring mechanism that blocks a critical step late in retrovirus...

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Not Risk Factor for Dementia, According to New Mayo Clinic Study; Those Undergoing Bypass Surgery Can Be Heartened, Lead Investigator Says.
July 20, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study conducted by Mayo Clinic found that fears surrounding a connection between coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and dementia are unwarranted. The link between...

Virtual Dentistry Allows Students to Fully Experience Mouth; Demonstration July 29.
July 27, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, July 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Faculty of the UIC College of Dentistry will test a new virtual reality system, complete with touch and feel, for training dental students in oral care....

New University of Central Florida Researchers, College Will Help Fight Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer; Researchers are Part of New Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences.
July 30, 2004... Byline: University of Central Florida ORLANDO, Fla., July 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new college of biomedical sciences will dramatically increase the University of Central Florida's research aimed at helping patients who suffer from...