AScribe Medicine News Service articles from October 2004

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from October 2004

Statements on 2004 Nobel Prize Co-Recipient Linda Buck, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School Professor of Neurobiology From November 1991 to February 2002.
October 4, 2004... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following are comments from Harvard Medical School faculty on Linda Buck, co-recipient of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. For background on Linda...

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Receives National Eye Institute Grant for 'Growing' Clinical/Scientists.
October 5, 2004... Byline: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary BOSTON, Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) of the Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of...

Blood Transfusions Increase Mortality of Hospitalized Heart Patients.
October 5, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Heart patients are more than twice as likely to die during their first 30 days of hospitalization if they receive a blood transfusion to treat blood loss or anemia,...

Low Dose Radiation Evades Cancer Cells' Protective 'Radar'; Kills More Cells Than High-Dose Radiation.
October 5, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study shows that lower doses of radiation elude a damage detection "radar" in DNA and actually kill more cancer cells than high-dose radiation. With...

Local Public Health Expert Available to Discuss Flu Vaccine Shortage.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2004... Byline: Burness Communications WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Patrick Libbey, Executive Director of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), is available to comment on today's news that the...

Joslin Diabetes Center Awards 50-Year Medal to Longtime Investigator Robert G. Spiro, M.D.
October 6, 2004... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Joslin Diabetes Center recently awarded its first 50-year medal to one of its own, Robert G. Spiro, M.D. Since 1970, Joslin Diabetes Center has awarded over 1,800 50-Year...

$5 Million Grant Awarded to University of Virginia Health System Targets Leukemia Drug Development, Creates New Jobs.
October 6, 2004... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A research team at the University of Virginia Health System has been awarded a five-year, $5 million grant to develop new targeted drug...

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Challenge Popular Decision-Making Theory.
October 6, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers in the Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University have completed a study challenging a popular theory that claims bodily states can guide...

Embryonic Stem Cells Correct Congenital Heart Defect in Mouse Embryos; Can Signal Neighbor Cells to Repair.
October 7, 2004... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study published in the Oct. 8 issue of Science describes a previously unsuspected capacity of embryonic stem cells to influence neighboring defective...

Pharmacy Researcher Michael Johnson Receives Major Biotechnology Award.
October 7, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Michael Johnson, professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has received a top award from the American Association of Colleges...

Study Lays Down Genetic Basis for Sinus Disease, Nasal Polyps.
October 7, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a three-year analysis of more than 10,500 genes, one-third of the human genome, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found a starting point to establishing...

Hospital for Special Surgery Investigators Publish Article in 'Nature Immunology' Revealing New Therapeutic Target for Potential Rheumatic Disease Treatment.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW YORK, Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Medical investigators at the Hospital for Special Surgery have identified an important new signaling pathway they believe could be a valuable target for scientists to...

Center for Human Cell Therapy Established at CBR Institute; $12.65 Million NIH Grant Includes Clinical Trials.
October 8, 2004... Byline: The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research BOSTON, Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research in Boston, in collaboration with Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Dana-Farber...

Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility Promotes Cross-Cutting Research.
October 13, 2004... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Davis, will officially dedicate its new Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility today, Oct. 13. The $95 million,...

Hidden Epidemic of Monkey Virus Infections Arose From Contaminated Polio Vaccines, Researcher Says.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Women's Information Network Against Breast Cancer ROSEMEAD, Calif., Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was recently notified of an individual infected with a monkey cytomegalovirus....

Thomas Jefferson University's New President Says 'Storm' is Needed to Reform Patient Care for 21st Century.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Thomas Jefferson University PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- America's health care system is in crisis and ripe for reform, Thomas Jefferson University's new president, Robert L. Barchi, M.D., Ph.D., said in his...

First Global Dental Congress to Convene in New York City in 2010; 'Meeting of the Decade' Possible Model for Future.
October 18, 2004... Byline: American Dental Association NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Anticipated to be the world's largest dental meeting, the first Global Dental Congress will be held in New York City, Oct. 14-17, 2010. The Congress will be...

CardioWest Total Artificial Heart Wins Approval From FDA.(SynCardia device off experimental list)
October 18, 2004... Byline: University of Arizona TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The CardioWest Temporary Total Artificial Heart today became the only device of its kind to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. "This takes...

American Dental Association Awarded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grant.
October 18, 2004... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Region V of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the American Dental Association (ADA) a grant to provide information to dentists in the Great Lakes...

Moore Foundation Awards $5.5 Million for Nursing Program at San Jose State University.
October 18, 2004... Byline: San Jose State University SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded two grants totaling $5.5 million to San Jose State University's School of Nursing for programs to increase...

Producing Flu Vaccines Is Not Simple, Expert Says.
October 21, 2004... Byline: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The upcoming flu season could be more like a punch in the stomach for many Americans than a shot in the arm. Due to the current shortage of flu...

Mouse Study: 'Critical' Down Syndrome Region Isn't.
October 21, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALITMORE, Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- After five years of work, Johns Hopkins researchers report that a particular genetic region long assumed to be a critical factor in Down syndrome isn't...

Cancer Voter Guide Released in Bakersfield, Calif.; Congressional Candidates' Views on Cancer Issues Published; Cancer Action Network Member Deborah Leary Comments.
October 21, 2004... Byline: American Cancer Society BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Voters wanting to know where candidates seeking to be the 20th Congressional District's next Representative stand on cancer related issues can now find out...

With Planning, Kids With Diabetes Can Enjoy Halloween Treats; Joslin Diabetes Center Experts Offer Tips for Holiday Fun.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- It is often assumed that children with diabetes can't enjoy Halloween and other holidays because they cannot eat any candy or treats. The truth is that children with...

Scientists at Scripps Research Institute Use Drug to Stabilize Blood Vessels, Block Metastatic Cancer Cells From Leaving Bloodstream; Sandbagging Cancer in the Bloodstream.
October 25, 2004... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has identified a potential treatment strategy against metastatic cancer cells that has never been...

Children's Hospital Boston Geneticist Awarded for Research on Muscular Dystrophy; Discoveries Have Progressed From Gene Identification to Therapy.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Louis M. Kunkel, director of the Program in Genomics at Children's Hospital Boston and a well-known muscular dystrophy scientist, has received the major annual...

University of Georgia Helps Iraq and Afghanistan Explore Strategies for Rebuilding Veterinary Education, Services.
October 25, 2004... Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Attending the First International Veterinary Conference in Kuwait City, Keith W. Prasse, dean of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine,...

First Molecular Brake Found for Blood Stem Cells.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered the first regulatory molecule that puts the brakes on the proliferation of blood stem cells....

Media Fellowship Available at Medical College of Ohio.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Medical College of Ohio TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Medical College of Ohio (MCO) at Toledo is seeking applications from science, medical and health-care journalists for a two-day Council for Advancement and...

Medical College of Ohio Foundation Receives $2.3 Million in Bequests.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Medical College of Ohio TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Medical College of Ohio Foundation in Toledo received disbursements from the trusts of local families this fall totaling more than $2.3 million. The families...

New Tool Reveals Molecular Signature of Cancer, HIV; 'LigAmp' Highly Sensitive.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists have designed a new molecular tool, dubbed "LigAmp," to pinpoint DNA mutations among thousands of cells, the equivalent of searching for a single...

Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, ALS Families Have Special Reason to Select Next U.S. President.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Killen & Associates PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Michael Killen, President of the research company, Killen & Associates, and producer of "Solve Mysteries of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and Other Devastating...

Canary Fund Launches New Collaborative Model Aimed at Early Detection of Cancer; Nonprofit Is Named Official Social Cause of Champ Car, Champ Car World Series.
October 27, 2004... Byline: David Perry & Associates WOODSIDE, Calif., Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Margaret Mead said "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." The...

'Support for Fragile X Syndrome Needed,' McGill Researcher Says; First Annual Conference to Address Needs of Fragile X Children, Parents, Educators.
October 29, 2004... Byline: McGill University MONTREAL, Oct. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Canadian researchers, educators and parents are getting together this weekend to discuss ways to bolster support for children with fragile X syndrome (FXS). McGill...