Recovery Funds Advance Alzheimer's Disease Research Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:21:00 -0500 American Recovery and Reinvestment Funds are being used to promote the national research efforts to better understand, diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has targeted promising areas of research in granting the awards, such as new and ongoing studies to identify additional risk factor genes associated with Alzheimer's, improve diagnostic tools, find biomarkers, develop therapies, conduct clinical trials and explore preventive measures. Recovery Act Funding Seeks to Help Understand Basic Secrets of Aging Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:21:00 -0500 The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced two major awards to advance exciting areas of basic research on aging. Grants for studies to determine the potential healthy aging effects of rapamycin, a compound involved in regulating cell growth, and to understand the causes of protein misfolding -- when a protein is either not formed correctly or damaged afterwards -- that lead to age-related disease are made possible through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. These grants are part of the $5 billion that President Obama announced Sept. 30 on the National Institutes of Health campus. NIH Awards $20.4 Million for Biomedical Research in Rhode Island and South Carolina Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:08:00 -0500 Providing adequate research infrastructure, mentoring and training opportunities for biomedical researchers in the fields of regenerative medicine and stem cell biology are the goals of two new Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) awards announced today by the National Institutes of Health. Administered by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), the five-year grants totaling $20.4 million have been awarded to Rhode Island Hospital and Clemson University.
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Parkour teaches the art of moving Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:31:57 -0500 Parkour -- the "art of moving" -- is a physically challenging practice where participants move through the landscape using obstacles, like stairs and benches, to propel themselves forward and gain speed.
Flying with the flu? Some may be tempted Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:46:00 -0500 Air travelers bracing themselves for the annual Thanksgiving rush this week may have something else to fret about: passengers who could be bringing a little extra baggage of the viral kind on board.
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