Health Benefits from the Ocean Snail
...work as an undergraduate, with snail venom, at the university led to Prialt, a drug that is injected into the spinal cord to treat severe pain. It is manufactured by Elan Pharmaceuticals of Ireland. McIntosh said, "It turns out these snails are very sophisticated in the type of arsenal they've put together to...New Company Will Seek Drugs Against Diabetes and Cancer
... group formed to help spawn biotech companies from university research, Medros will soon begin operation in the Center for Emerging Technologies. The company arose from a collaboration between Cagan and Baranski, who is also an endocrinologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Cagan showed Baranski a method develope...Scientists Claim Encouraging Progress On Hereditary Diseases
...bia as well as smaller groups from nearly 50 other university and research centres around the world. In addition there were participants from biotech and pharmaceutical companies including, Novartis, Merck, Alnylam, Medtronics, Cambridge Laboratories, Trophos, EnVivo, CombinatoRx, Metabolon, Psychogenics, BioFo...British Pupils Opt for Online Tuition from India
...growing concern among British education experts on university students buying essays and course assignments from online sites, some of them also based in India. According to investigation by Robert Clarke and Thomas Lancaster of the University of Central England, Internet cheating and selling tailored essays ...Sexual Harassment on the Rise in Aligarh Muslim University
...eing told that they are bringing a bad name to the university by protesting. But girl students told IANS they ...vance cell and the police. Goaded into action, the university suspended Mohammed Shareef, a reader in Sanskrit. "This isn't the first complaint against Shareef....Malarial Parasite Hides In Placenta
...has been working with colleagues from KI's partner university in Uganda to study in detail how the parasite infects the placenta. Their results, which are published in the American scientific journal PNAS, can enable the development of vaccines and therapies to combat severe malarial infections. During one par...President Launches Madras University's 150th Year Celebrations
...search. "Good teaching emanates from research. Any university is judged by the research it produces," Kalam told...students and academics here. He opened a virtual university portal, a joint project of Madras University with the Calcutta and Bombay Universities, by which mil...Heart Disease, a rising trend among developing nations.
...ries as well.// Professor Stephen Leeder, from the university of Sydney, has commented about heart disease becoming the single most cause of death of many women, in the developing countries, compared to deaths due to child birth and AIDS. Statistics show that HIV/AIDS causes nearly three million deaths world...Greater g factor in men responsible for sex differences in general mental ability
...mark, who earlier this year was disciplined by his university for talking to the media about his "politically incorrect" conclusions. Prof. Rushton agreed that "these are unpopular conclusions." He said, "only more data can determine the true nature of sex differences in cognitive ability. However, people sho...Researchers Discover Breakthrough in Major Third World Scourge
...f Microbiology and Immunology at USU, is currently university professor and senior associate dean for research at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-NJMS. Dr. Anthony, whose doctoral dissertation is based on this work, is now a postdoctoral fellow at Rockefeller University. Dr. Gause said th...AIIMS Goes to Polls Amid Reservation Issues
... talent," he said. "It was an issue in the Delhi university elections and will be a part of any university election in the coming days," he added. The elections were being conducted under strict security. ...Pharmaceutical Companies Banned from Giving Gifts at Stanford
...al devices or related products. Besides this the university will also abolish the long time tradition of allowing medical staff and students to accept free lunches, as when a pharmaceutical company, provides a meal along with an educational seminar staffed by the company's marketing employees. Besides this ...Incorporate Sleep Evaluation into Routine Medical Care
...ing to an international survey of more than 17,000 university students Those in rural areas who sleep fewer hours appear to have a higher average body mass index The immune system may play a role in narcolepsy, a disorder marked by a sudden and uncontrollable urge to sleep Children with chronic illnesses, es...Stem cell trial to beat Batten Disease
...ite of the availability of some state, private and university money, including Stanford and Harvard universities, it is not enough on its own. GYT...Vaccine for ear and sinus infections to be developed…
... Foundation has given a grant of a $500,000 to the university for studies on pediatric diseases and a new vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae strains not included in Prevnar's formulation. "Our ultimate goal would be to combine the three ingredients from the Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae vaccine wit...Herpes Infects Cornea, Evades Immune Cells
... federal research funding and is Chicago's largest university with 25,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundati...Antibiotic Inhibits Cancer Gene Activity
... federal research funding and is Chicago's largest university with 25,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundati...Hooked on the Hookah, a’int no good
...nd Tobacco Research, documents how women attending university in Cairo have gravitated to waterpipe tobacco smoking, which is traditionally "culturally abnormal for women to smoke cigarettes, at least in front of their husbands and families." The presence of waterpipe cafes frees women from social stigma, allow...NIH Funds the Development of National Consortium of Universities
...eart attacks. With the new research network, large university hospitals can pool their patients to spot medication side effects - or fill studies of rare diseases or new drugs - far faster than today. Dr. David Kessler, dean of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, part of the network said ......r injuries. Boston College is the first college or university in New England to offer palliative care nursing as a master's degree program, according to program administrators. The program will be directed by CSON Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Patricia Tabloski, a nationally-noted expert on care of the ...