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Research Scientist Reports On Time-Tested Solution To Current Medical Crisis

Modern Medicine is in a state of crisis largely due to the failure of highly profitable miracle drugs which had replaced the time-tested inner healing powers of individuals. In his latest article, The Perfect Health Plan: Proven, Safe, Effective, and Inexpensive, research scientist Robert L. Peck...

K-State scientist receives grant from National Institutes of Health to research cataracts

Research at Kansas State University is investigating the molecular composition of cataracts in hopes of developing a nonsurgical method to prevent or reverse the eye disease. Cataracts, a clouding of the eye lens, are the leading cause of blindness in the world, according to the National Instit...

Statement by John Bailey, Chief Scientist The Personal Care Products Council, Response to EWG's 2009 Sunscreen Report

WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than 30 years, consumers have benefited from the use of sunscreen products to protect themselves from the harmful effects of the sun, including sun burn, premature skin aging, and certain types of skin cancer. The safety and efficacy of sunscreen produ...

St. Jude Scientist Named Pew Scholar

Charles Mullighan, M.D., Ph.D., becomes fourth St. Jude scientist honored MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Charles Mullighan, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant member in the Pathology Department at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, has been named a 2009 Pew Scholar in the Bio...

CEL-SCI Scientist Invited to Discuss Plans to Launch Unique Manufacturing Process That Saves Cost While Enhancing the Shelf Life of Drugs at 5th Annual Aseptic Processing of Sterile Drug Products Conference

VIENNA, Va., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE Amex: CVM ) announced today that Eyal Talor, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Research and Manufacturing at CEL-SCI, has accepted an invitation to be a featured speaker at the 5th Annual Aseptic Processing of Sterile Dru...

Berkeley Lab scientist co-leads breast cancer 'dream team'

BERKELEY, CA An $18 million, three-year grant to develop new and more effective therapies to fight breast cancer was awarded today to a multi-institutional "Dream Team" of scientists and clinicians that is co-led by Joe Gray, a renowned cancer researcher with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawre...

Video: Waters Highlights Impact of ACQUITY UPLC with Peer-to-Peer Scientist Testimonials

ACQUITY UltraPerformance Liquid Chromatography is Proven, Reliable, and Robust MILFORD, Mass., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waters Corporation (WAT:NYSE) today released the latest of dozens of scientist testimonials highlighting the impact of Waters(R) ACQUITY UltraPerformance LC(R) (UP...

CAMH scientist first psychiatrist to win Royal College Medal Award in Medicine

Dr. Jeffrey Meyer, and Head of Neurochemical Imaging in the Mood Disorders at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), is the first psychiatrist to be honoured with the Royal College Medal Award in Medicine in the award's 60 year history. For over 30 years, scientists believed that ...

Isis Scientist Awarded 2009 Ebert Prize

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS ) announced today that Lloyd G. Tillman, Ph.D., Executive Director of Pharmaceutical Development of Isis has been awarded the American Pharmacists Association's (APhA) 2009 Ebert Prize. Dr. Tillman rece...

MIT scientist launches special nanoscience symposia at ACS National Meeting

SALT LAKE CITY, March 22, 2009 Angela M. Belcher, Ph.D., a noted scientist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will deliver the Keynote Address in Nanoscience here today at the American Chemical Society's 237th National Meeting. Her presentation will launch more than 135 sympos...

Hebrew University scientist develop technique for eliminating reblockage of arteries

Jerusalem, March 9, 2009 An easily implementable technique to avoid reblockage of arteries that have been cleared through angioplasty and stent insertion has been developed by researchers led by Prof. Boris Rubinsky of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Angioplasty is the "gold-standard" tr...

Muscular dystrophy mystery solved; Mizzou scientist moves closer to MD solution

COLUMBIA, Mo. Muscular dystrophy, which affects approximately 250,000 people in the United States, occurs when damaged muscle tissue is replaced with fibrous, bony or fatty tissue and loses function. While scientists have identified one protein, dystrophin, as an important piece to curing the dis...

Innerscope Research(TM) Names Caleb Siefert as Senior Scientist to Lead Company's Statistical Analyses and Study Designs

BOSTON, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Innerscope Research(TM), a revolutionary biometric media research firm, announced today the appointment of Dr. Caleb Siefert as Senior Scientist to lead the company's statistical analyses and study designs in the emerging field of emotional response measurement. ...

University of Alberta organic chemist receives top young Canadian scientist prize

A University of Alberta organic chemist has been named the 2008 winner of the prestigious Steacie Prize for outstanding scientific research carried out in Canada. The prize is one of Canada's most prestigious science awards encompassing a wide range of disciplines including mathematics, engineerin...

Newly Released Book by Retired Scientist Links Self-Control of Hormones to Perfecting One's Life

In his newest book, retired scientist Robert L. Peck discusses connections between the mind and body, hormone control, and personal growth. "Readers learn how ancient science was well aware of the effects of hormones and how many of the hormones could be controlled with the mind." ...

Clarus Ventures Hires Former Merck President Ed Scolnick and Broad Institute Scientist Finny Kuruvilla

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarus Ventures, LLC ("Clarus Ventures"), a leading life sciences venture capital firm, announced today the hiring of Edward Scolnick, M.D., as a Venture Partner and Finny Kuruvilla, M.D., Ph.D., as a Principal in the Firm's ...

Graduate research scientist at Rutgers University in Newark receives honors

Neuroscientist Dr. Mariano Belluscio of Rutgers University is one of 10 2008 Pew Latin American Fellows in Biomedical Sciences awarded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Launched in 1991, the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in Biomedical Sciences helps develop highly trained Latin American scientist...

MBL scientist Osamu Shimomura wins Nobel Prize for discovery of green fluorescent protein

MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA Osamu Shimomura, a senior scientist emeritus and Corporation member at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP), one of the most important tools in contemporary science and medici...

Oncology Clinical Research Scientist Recommends a Nuanced Preclinical Study Process to Speed Drug Development

Medelis, an oncology contract research organization, has published a free abstract, "Preclinical Trials: A Nuanced Approach to Get Into the Clinic Faster." In the abstract, Dr. Mike McGarry, a preclinical research scientist with 35 years of experience, discusses how oncology preclinica...

UBC scientist unveils secret of newborn's first words

A new study could explain why "daddy" and "mommy" are often a baby's first words the human brain may be hard-wired to recognize certain repetition patterns. Using the latest optical brain imaging techniques, University of British Columbia post-doctoral fellow Judit Gervain and a team of resea...

Rutgers scientist receives prestigious 'Young Investigator Award'

Dr. Mariana Pereira, postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers University in Newark (CMBN), is the recent recipient of a "2008 Young Investigator Award" from NARSAD, The World's Leading Charity Dedicated to Mental Health Research (previously known a...

QualityMetric Senior Scientist Min Yang, MD, PhD, Recipient of Prestigious Clinical Research Award in Women's Health

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Award Presented to QualityMetric Employee at Annual Clinical Meeting LINCOLN, R.I., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of clinical research to improve the understanding of Pre...

Penn scientist receives L'Oréal USA fellowship for women in science

PHILADELPHIA- Sara Aton, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, was awarded a grant from the L'Oral USA For Women in Science Program. Laurent Attal, President and CEO, L'Oral USA, and Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone, President, Nation...

Heart stem cell scientist to honor pioneering woman scientist in keynote speech

Professor Christine Mummery, one of the worlds leading heart stem cell experts, will later today (9 April) honour the memory of Dame Anne McLaren in the keynote lecture of the inaugural UK National Stem Cell Network Science Meeting in Edinburgh. Dr McLaren was an early pioneer of the study of embr...

Antisense therapeutics scientist out to pull more big deals

Aiming for more major licensing deals like the one his company recently secured with top 20 global pharmaceutical company, Teva, is front of mind for rising Australian biotechnology star, Antisense Therapeutics Ltd (ASX code: ANP)Research Director Dr Christopher Wraight when he meets with leading ...

DendriMed scientist seeks to fast-track success

Gleaning critical technical knowledge and building important international relationships is top of the agenda for rising Australian biotechnology star, DendriMed Research Director Dr Raisa Monteiro, when she meets with leading industry figures in the US in May. One of two Australian life scient...

Brain scientist shedding light on learning, memory

Neurons spoke to Dr. Joe Z. Tsien when he was a sophomore college student searching for some meaningful extracurricular activity. He had stopped by the lab of a brain researcher at Shanghais East China Normal University. The room was dark except for a light shining on the brain. You could hear ...

Leicester scientist announces 'unexpected and exciting advance' in study of cancer type

A University of Leicester scientist has announced a major advance in understanding of a cancer that strikes at infants and young children. The Leicestershire and Rutland charity Hope Against Cancer, currently celebrating its 5th anniversary, has now made funding available to further the researc...

Yale scientist honored for academic innovation and leadership

New Haven, Conn. Erin Lavik , an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Yale, was honored recently by the Connecticut Technology Council as one of their 2008 Women of Innovation. The annual event, now in its fourth year, honors Connecticut women in eight categories for their ach...

United BioSource Scientist Leads Development of New Guidelines for Drug Reimbursement by German Government

New Methods Delivered to German Government in January BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- United BioSource Corporation's (UBC) director of global health economics has just delivered to the German government one of the most significant revisions of drug policy produced in Europe in ...

CSHL scientist recognized for accelerating cancer gene research

Dr. Lars Zender, a senior clinical postdoctoral fellow at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) was recently awarded a $40,000 grant for his seminal contributions in the field of cancer biology and epigenomics. The grant, presented at the second annual Cracking the Code with the Bear Research Sympo...

Optical scientist honored for understanding and improving vision

David R. Williams, William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics and director of the University of Rochesters Center for Visual Science, has won the 2007 Alfred W. Bressler Prize in Vision Science, awarded each year by the Jewish Guild for the Blind. Williams is being recognized for his extensive...

UT Southwestern scientist receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award

DALLAS Oct. 1, 2007 Dr. Tawanda Gumbo, an assistant professor of infectious diseases at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been named one of the inaugural winners of the National Institutes of Health Directors New Innovator Award. Dr. Gumbo is one of three Texas scientists and one of 29 nat...

Joint Replacement Consumer Awareness Campaign Endorsed by Prominent Orthopaedic Scientist

Leading joint replacement scientist says the BoneSmart.org consumer awareness campaign extends the mission statement of surgeons and adds great valuable to prospective joint patients. (PRWEB) May 24, 2009 -- Dr. Ian Clarke, medical researcher and founder of the Peterson...

New United States Postal Service stamp honors an American scientist

May 5, 2008/Saranac Lake, N.Y.-- On May 12, 2008, the United States Postal Service will release a new stamp in their Distinguished Americans series. The stamp, the eleventh issued in the series, honors Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau (1848-1915). Stamp collecting is one of the most popular hobbies i...

National recognition for top scientist

Joining the ranks of Australias most esteemed scientists is Professor Patrick Tam from the Childrens Medical Research Institute, (CMRI) who has just been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Peter Doherty, Ian Frazer and Fiona Stanley are also among only 400 Australians to ...

Cell phone-cancer link found by Tel Aviv University scientist

An Israeli scientist, Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, has found a link between cell phone usage and the development of tumors. Dr. Sadetzki, a physician, epidemiologist and lecturer at Tel Aviv University, published the results of a study recently in the American Journal of Epidemiology, in which she and...

CTDC Appoints Chief Scientist

HONG KONG, Nov. 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Technology Development Group Corporation (Nasdaq: CTDC; "CTDC" or "the Company"), a provider of renewable energy solutions and network security focusing in the solar energy business in China, today announced the appointment of Dr. Jerry ...

IIT Delhi Scientist Finds Climate Models Consistent With Ocean Warming Observations

Climate models represent variability in ocean heat content on interannual-to-decadal time scales much more realistically than previously believed , a study by an Indian scientist has revealed. Krishna Achuta Rao, previously at Livermore's Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercompari...

Indian-born Australian Scientist Wins Award for Stem Cell Research

Indian-born Australian Kuldip Sidhu has won the "2007 Top Invention Prize" for his work on stem cell research that, he says, is of "great relevance for India". The prize is awarded by BioMed North Limited, a not-for-profit agency for the management and commercialisation of intellectual prop...