Guggenheim Fellowship Awarded To Monell Scientist Mark Friedman To Study Diet And Obesity
Monell Center scientist Mark I. Friedman, PhD has been selected to receive a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship to pursue his work on diet and obesity.The prestigious fellowships are awarded to established scholars in the fields of science, humanities, and creative arts "on the basis of distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment.
Elizabeth Edwards Says Clinton Plan Would Be 'More Successful' In Achieving Universal Coverage
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (N.C.), on Wednesday said she prefers the health care plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), the AP/Winston-Salem Journal reports.
Studying Neural Sludge Accumulation In Alzheimer's
Researchers have identified a key mechanism by which the protein sludge that kills brain cells accumulates in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Their findings in mice offer clues to treating AD and also could explain why memory centers of the brain are most affected in the disease.
Mechanism For Meth Addiction Discovered
Researchers have identified, for the first time, long-term changes in the brain circuitry of methamphetamine-addicted mice that can explain why the craving of addiction is so stubborn and long-lived. The research could lead to more effective treatments for addiction to methamphetamine and related drugs.
Technique Developed At Stanford Enables Creation Of Cancer Stem Cells
With a bit of genetic trickery, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have turned normal skin cells into cancer stem cells, a step that will make these naturally rare cells easier to study.Cancer stem cells are thought to be the ones that drive a cancer, and are therefore the targets of any cancer therapy that must kill them in order to be effective.
RCN Welcomes Three-Year Pay Agreement For Nurses, UK
Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said: "We have always said we would only consider signing up to a three year pay deal if it was fair and offered nurses protection against future rises in inflation. We are delighted to put the RCN's name to a proposal that does just that.
Embryonic Stem Cells And Cancer Stem Cells Linked By Module Map
A new study suggests that a genetic fingerprint associated with normal embryonic stem cells may be important for the development and function of cancer stem cells.
Junior Doctors Working Hours: The Challenge Ahead
Continuity of care for patients, the quality of training for doctors and the efficiency of hospitals could be compromised when junior doctors hours have to be reduced further next year to meet the requirements of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD).
FDA Finds Hazardous Levels Of Selenium In Samples Of Total Body Formula And Total Body Mega Formula
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has found hazardous levels of selenium in samples of certain flavors of the dietary supplement products "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula." The FDA has received 43 reports of persons from nine states who experienced serious adverse reactions using these products.
AJCN Study On Egg Consumption: Statement By The American Egg Board And Egg Nutrition Center
A study published in the April 2008 issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition(1) suggests an association between high egg consumption and all-cause mortality, an unusual finding for which the researchers do not provide an explanation. The researchers, Djousse and Gaziano, analyzed data from the Physicians Health Study I which followed male physicians over a 20 year period.