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Showing releases 26-50 out of 105.
Public Release: 27-Nov-2012
Developing 'second skin' military fabric to repel chemical and biological agents The researchers say the fabric will be able to switch reversibly from a highly breathable state to a protective one in response to the presence of the environmental threat without the need for an external control system. In the protective state, the uniform material will block the chemical threat while maintaining a good breathability level. Contact: Janet Lathrop Public Release: 27-Nov-2012
Binghamton University Decker School receives $757,000 grant The Decker School of Nursing has received a two-year, $757,000 traineeship grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration to provide financial support for graduate students. Contact: Ryan Yarosh Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
GW professor to examine infections in HIV patients with federal grant Imtiaz A. Khan, M.D., professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received a $1.6 million federal grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the effects of microsporidia--opportunistic inter-cellular pathogens--that cause morbidity and mortality in HIV patients. Contact: Lisa Anderson Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Grove Professor receives $1.5MM to study breast cancer therapies For some time, researchers have known about disparities in diagnoses and outcomes among breast cancer patients based on race and age. However, they have been challenged to develop a set of criteria that can be used to reliably target drug delivery mechanisms based on an individual patient's tumor. Contact: Ellis Simon Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Clemson University researchers to monitor, restore historic campus creek A Clemson University Experiment Station grant of more than $100,000 will enable researchers to monitor and restore part of an historic creek that flows through and around the campus. Contact: Cal Sawyer Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Funding for studies into tumors of the nervous system A research team from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has received grants amounting to over £400,000 from the Medical Research Council and Cancer Research UK to investigate why the mechanisms that suppress the growth and multiplication of tumors in the brain and nervous system do not work in some people, and to show how an existing drug could be used as an alternative treatment to surgery. Contact: Andrew Gould Public Release: 22-Nov-2012
Inspired: Canada funds 68 bold, inventive ways to improve health, save lives in developing countries Some 51 innovators in 18 low and middle income countries and 17 in Canada will share $7 million in Canadian grants to pursue bold, creative ideas for tackling health problems in resource-poor parts of the world. The projects will be implemented worldwide: 38 in Africa, 23 in Asia, five in Latin America/Caribbean, and two in the Middle East Contact: Terry Collins Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
New public gut bacteria study expected to reach around world Ever wondered who is living in your gut, and what they're doing? The trillions of microbial partners in and on our bodies outnumber our own cells by as many as 10 to one and do all sorts of important jobs, from helping digest the food we eat this Thanksgiving to building up our immune systems. Contact: Rob Knight Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Innovative energy project set to use cosmic rays for monitoring A research consortium led by Durham University has won government and industry funding to develop a novel technique using cosmic rays for monitoring storage sites for carbon dioxide. Contact: Carl Stiansen Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Organizations collaborate to support research on arthritis and aging The Arthritis National Research Foundation in Long Beach, CA and the American Federation for Aging Research in New York, NY proudly announce their collaboration to fund an Arthritis and Aging Research Grant. The Arthritis and Aging Research Grant provides up to $100,000 for one year to junior faculty studying the role of aging in the development of arthritis. Contact: Ashby Andrews Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Scientists win funding to study new treatment for severe chronic pain Scientists at the University of Liverpool are leading a £1.5 million project to study `immunoglobulin', a type of drug which has been shown to ease complex regional pain syndrome. Contact: Sarah Stamper Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Solving big research questions with statistics wins 2012 Victoria Prize Professor Terry Speed, a senior researcher at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, was today awarded a 2012 Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation. Contact: Vanessa Solomon Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
CardioScape: European Society of Cardiology & European Union to recommend transnational funding strategies for cardiovascular disease research The Cardioscape project will conduct a survey of the European cardiovascular research landscape, identify funding gaps, highlight where coordination could be improved, and help prioritize future areas of research. Contact: Luigi Della Sala Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
CWRU dental and nursing students collaborate for 'one-stop' healthcare Patients in dental chairs at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine will see something new: a nurse. Students from Case Western Reserve University's dental and nursing schools will soon take an innovative and interprofessional team approach to treating patients in a new three-year test project. Contact: Susan Griffith Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research announces 2 collaborative research grants Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research announces $800K grants for groundbreaking research. These grants will fund two of the most exciting and innovative new studies in the field of leukemia research, both of which feature new collaborations between researchers previously supported by the foundation. Contact: Caren Browning Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
GHSU researcher assesses driving capability in MS patients A simple, accurate testing protocol to determine driving fitness in individuals with multiple sclerosis is the aim of a three-year study at Georgia Health Sciences University. Dr. Abiodun Akinwuntan, Interim Associate Dean for Research in the GHSU College of Allied Health Sciences, has received a $360,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for phase one of a double-site study. Contact: Sharron Walls Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
Major international push to maximize bioscience research to help world's poorest farmers Sequencing historical DNA to tackle wheat's worst enemy. Unlocking ancient rice secrets to overcome rainfall extremes. Leaving a bad taste in aphids' mouths. Reducing crop losses with cereals that respond to pest attack. Exploiting wild wheat to produce better Indian varieties. Contact: Tracey Jewitt Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Templeton Foundation awards grant for meditation research The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a grant of $2.3 million over three years to continue and extend the Shamatha Project based at UC Davis, the most comprehensive investigation yet conducted into the effects of intensive meditation training on mind and body. Contact: Andy Fell Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Researchers study links between conflict and fisheries in East Africa Dr. Sarah Glaser, a visiting professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has received a two-year, $243,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue her study of the links between armed conflict and fishery resources in East Africa's Lake Victoria basin. Contact: David Malmquist Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
NIH awards Georgia malaria research consortium up to $19.4 million contract The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year contract of up to $19.4 million, depending on contract options exercised, to establish the Malaria Host-Pathogen Interaction Center (MaHPIC). The consortium includes researchers at Emory University, with partners at the University of Georgia (UGA), the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University will administer the contract. Contact: Holly Korschun Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Research gets real – Public votes determine winner of $100,000 research prize Robert Green, M.D., M.P.H., has been named the winner of the $100,000 BRIght Futures Prize, after a unique competition in which nearly 6,500 online votes from people across the globe determined the winning project. Dr. Green's project, which will explore the genome sequencing of newborns, emerged as the winner after six weeks of public voting. Contact: Marjorie Montemayor-Quellenberg Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Researchers use computer simulations to find true cost of HIV screenings Introducing HIV screenings into the nation's emergency departments leaves some doctors worrying about longer wait times, disrupted operations, and possible interference with necessary emergency services. Are their concerns unfounded? A five-year, $1.25 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to University of Cincinnati researchers will use computer-based simulation modeling to determine how screening for HIV in the emergency department will affect how those departments operate and find its true cost. Contact: Katy Cosse Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
NJIT civil engineer receives NSF grant to study storm's impact on Jersey Shore A few days after Hurricane Sandy hit, NJIT Professor Michel Boufadel was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to study the impact of the storm on the New Jersey shoreline. Contact: Sheryl Weinstein Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Cincinnati and Boston Children's Hospitals receive an NIH Autism Center of Excellence Grant A network of five leading medical centers, led by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital, has received a five-year, $12.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to learn more about how autism develops. Contact: Jim Feuer Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
£12 million funding to tackle devastating livestock and poultry viruses Over £5.6M to transform the way foot and mouth disease will be controlled in the future. Over £6.2M to develop rapid responses to emerging poultry viruses. Contact: Rob Dawson
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