Engineers Harness Cell Phone Technology For Use In Medical Imaging May 2, 2008
The National Center for Research Resources at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is supporting Rubinsky's research on the use of EIT to control gene therapy and cancer treatment in patients. The findings reported in the PLoS ONE paper demonstrate that these advanced medical technologies, which are dependent on EIT imaging, are not restricted to highly industrialized locations. (Science Daily)
Loop Diuretics Linked to Hip Bone Loss in Older Men Apr 16, 2008
Medical News: Loop Diuretics Linked to Hip Bone Loss in Older Men - in Endocrinology, Osteoporosis from MedPage Today. Personalize Your Medical News. (MedPage Today)
Air pollution affects respiratory health in children with asthma Apr 16, 2008
The study was funded by NIHs National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and National Center for Research Resources (NCRR); and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. ARTICLE: G OConnor et al. Acute respiratory health effects of air pollution on asthmatic children in US inner cities. (EurekAlert!)
Protein Data Bank Archives 50,000th Molecule Structure Apr 12, 2008
The RCSB PDB is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the Office of Science, the Department of Energy, the National Library of Medicine, the National Cancer Institute, the National Center for Research Resources, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases. Adapted from materials... (Science Daily)
Gene Variation Predicts Response To Treatment In Common Infertility Disorder, Study Shows Apr 1, 2008
Additional funding for the study was provided by NIH's National Center for Research Resources. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Oregon researchers discover a mechanism leading to cleft palate Feb 12, 2008
The U.S. National Institutes of Health and U.S. National Center for Research Resources funded the research through grants to Postlethwait, Eberhart and Kimmel. About the University of Oregon. (EurekAlert!)
Review of online breast cancer information encourages healthy skepticism for consumers Feb 11, 2008
The study was supported by grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Library of Medicine, National Center for Research Resources and a training fellowship from the W. M. Keck Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences Training. About M. D. Anderson. (EurekAlert!)
Thin Bones Seen In Boys With Autism And Autism Spectrum Disorder Feb 10, 2008
Funding for the study was provided by the NIH s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and National Center for Research Resources. The research team that conducted the study was led by Mary L. Hediger, Ph. (Science Daily)
Gene Variants Protect Against Adult Depression Triggered By Childhood Stress Feb 7, 2008
Additional research funding from the National Institutes of Health was provided by the National Center for Research Resources and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Emory University, the Emory and Grady Memorial Hospital General Clinical Research Center, and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund also contributed. (Science Daily)
Key Bone Building Pathway Identified In Mice Jan 30, 2008
The research was supported by funds from the National Institutes of Health, the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine/J. David Gladstone Institute CIRM Fellowship Program, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Heart Association, and the National Center for Research Resources. NCIRE - the Veterans Health Research Institute - is the largest research institute associated with a VA medical center. (Science Daily)
Destiny provides 'crucial' learning Jan 3, 2008
December's visits were made possible through support from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Program at the National Institutes of Health. SEPA is a current principal funder of UNC's Destiny traveling science learning program, and it has supported the development of the Caswell Destiny partnership through providing professional development for Caswell teachers, learning experiences for Caswell students on board Destiny's traveling... (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Firefly Genes In Mice Allow Testing Of New Therapy Against Lymphoma Dec 29, 2007
The research was supported in part by the National Cancer Institute and the National Center for Research Resources. Working with Rosol on the project were Sherry Shu, Murali Nadella, Nanda Thudi and Jillian Werbeck, all doctoral students; research scientist Wessel Dirksen, statistician Soledad Fernandez, and Michael Lairmore, professor and chair of veterinary biosciences. (Science Daily)
U. of Cincinnati to study the zebrafish Nov 28, 2007
"The zebrafish is therefore a powerful model organism for understanding normal development and birth defects, and providing clues to cure human diseases," Dr. Franziska Grieder, an official with the National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health, said Monday. The zebrafish research laboratory at the university's Genome Research Institute will move early next year to the school's East Campus. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Primate Embryonic Stem Cells Successfully Cloned Nov 16, 2007
The studies were funded by the Oregon National Primate Research Center, the National Center for Research Resources, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, both components of the National Institutes of Health. This advance at the Oregon National Primate Research Center builds on studies supported over several years by the NCRR aimed at understanding the basic biology of stem cells and at developing methods to investigate non human primate models of disease, said John D.... (Science Daily)
Brains Of Term Infants With Heart Disease Resemble Those Of Preemies Nov 13, 2007
Funding for the research was provided by grants from the March of Dimes Foundation, American Heart Association, Larry L. Hillblom Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and National Center for Research Resources, and awards to Miller from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder dramatically increases lifespan in worms Oct 31, 2007
All other nematode strains were obtained from the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, funded by the National Institutes of Health National Center for Research Resources. The paper can be accessed at. (EurekAlert!)
Translational medicine: From the lab to the bedside Oct 22, 2007
So, the NIH's National Center for Research Resources directed a portion of its budget to giving multi-million dollar awards to organizations, mainly universities, to set up institutes for translational research. This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Massive microRNA scan uncovers leads to treating muscle degeneration Oct 18, 2007
The study was funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and also by the National Center for Research Resources, the Associazione Amici del Centro Dino Ferrari, the Telethon Project, the Eurobiobank Project, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the National Institutes of Health, the Lee and Penny Anderson Family Foundation, and the Joshua Frase Foundation. Childrens Hospital Boston is home to the worlds largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries... (EurekAlert!)
Genes That Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Identified Oct 6, 2007
In addition to NIAMS, other support for the U.S. study came from the National Center for Research Resources, the Arthritis Foundation, grants from the Boas Family and the Eileen Ludwig Greenland Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (Feinstein Institute for Medical Research), the Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis and the Kirkland Scholar Award (University of California, San Francisco). The results appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Science Daily)
Why Don't Painkillers Work For People With Fibromyalgia? Oct 4, 2007
The research was supported by grants from the Department of the Army; the National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health; and the NIH. Harris was supported by an NIH--National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Grant. McLean was supported by an NIH grant. (Science Daily)
Improving Doctor-patient Communication Yields Significant Health Benefits Oct 3, 2007
The study was funded by the Academic Senate of UCSF, the American Heart Association, the Agency for Health Research and Quality, the National Center for Research Resources, and the Hellman Early Career Research Award. Study co-authors were Frances Wang, MA, senior biostatistician; Lay-Leng Chen, MD, research consultant; Maytrella Rodriguez, research assistant, and Sandy Wu, RN, research assistant, all of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations. (Science Daily)
NCRR backs off acquiring properties in eastern Wake Sep 24, 2007
Steve Wilson Lou Beaman and neighbors opposed NCRR s plans ... During the summer, NCRR approached property owners including Lou Beaman about acquiring dozens of acres of land near a railroad line that runs along U.S. 70. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Structure Of Enzyme In Unusual Virus Identified Sep 21, 2007
The work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Research Resources. Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Purdue University. (Science Daily)
Penn Veterinary Medicine report new strategy to create genetically modified animals Sep 21, 2007
The research was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Center for Research Resources. . (EurekAlert!)
Emory, Morehouse, Tech share $31M health grant Sep 19, 2007
"You have a powerhouse of institutions" in Georgia, said Dr. Barbara Alving, director of the National Center for Research Resources, an arm of NIH. "By linking them up ... they can provide even greater opportunities.". The grant money will be channeled through Emory, which is among 12 universities across the country that received the grants aimed at developing new treatments and delivering them faster to the public. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Vitamin E's benefits not equal for all Sep 12, 2007
Updated: 12 Sep 2007, 0319hrs IST. WASHINGTON: A new investigation on the role of Vitamin E has revealed that the antioxidants heart health benefits dont apply equally to all, and that while it may help some people, it has no effect on others. (India Times, India)
Pivotal Hearing Structure Revealed Sep 11, 2007
Funding for the study was principally provided by the NIDCD. Other NIH institutes and centers that contributed funding were the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), and the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Scripps Research Institute. (Science Daily)
Genetic Risk Factor For Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus Identified Sep 7, 2007
Additional grant support for this research was provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Center for Research Resources, the Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, and the Kirkland Scholar Award. The studies were carried out, in part, at the General Clinical Research Centers at Moffitt Hospital of the University of California San Francisco and at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, with funds provided by the National Center for... (Science Daily)
Migraine With Aura Tied to Stroke Risk for Women Aug 12, 2007
This study was supported in part by the Office of Research and Development, Medical Research Service, the Research Enhancement Award Program in Stroke, the Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs; a cooperative agreement with the Cardiovascular Health Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women's... (MedPage Today)
Accuracy Of Thyroid Hormone Testing Improved With State-of-the-art Test Jul 30, 2007
The study was funded by the National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health, and by the Office of Research on Women s Health. Dr. Soldin is the inventor of the described technology for which Georgetown University has filed a patent application. (Science Daily)
Antibody May Have Potential for At-Home Crohn's Therapy Jul 19, 2007
The trials were supported by UCB Pharma, the National Center for Research Resources, the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Dr. Lewis reported receiving research funding and consulting fee from Berlex, Elan, Synta, and Millennium. (MedPage Today)
Afraid of being railroaded Jul 18, 2007
Lou Beaman, who owns 19 acres of property near a railroad line that runs along U.S. 70, says NCRR has approached her and several neighbors with offers to buy property in the area ... NCRR is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates a 317-mile rail corridor that runs from Morehead City to Charlotte ... Scott Saylor, NCRR's president, confirms that the company's real estate representatives have contacted some property owners. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
'Virtual' mouse brains now available online Jul 10, 2007
Under funding from the National Center for Research Resources, the new imaging technologies are being developed and shared by six institutions that form the Mouse Bioinformatics Research Network (MBIRN). Those six schools -- Duke, the California Institute of Technology, the University of Tennessee at Memphis, the University of California at Los Angeles, Drexel College of Medicine and the University of California at San Diego -- are connected via a very high speed network with each other as well... (EurekAlert!)
Increased Availability Of Genetically Altered Mice To Aid Studies Of Human Diseases Jun 28, 2007
Knockout mice are useful tools that allow researchers to study human conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer s disease and then translate discoveries into cures and treatments that will improve public health, according to Barbara Alving, M.D., Director of the National Center for Research Resources, the NIH component that is leading the repository effort ... Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by NIH/National Center for Research Resources. (Science Daily)
NIH stops chimp breeding Jun 6, 2007
According to a from the NIH's National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), the agency "acknowledges the continuing importance of chimpanzees to biomedical research," but can no longer justify the expense of caring for the animals ... National Center for Research Resources: Chimpanzee Management Program. (The Scientist)
Mimicking Body's Natural 'Waste Disposal' Chemistry Saves Children With Urea Cycle Disorders Jun 1, 2007
The research was funded by the Johns Hopkins University General Clinic Research Centers, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Children's National Medical Center, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Center for Research Resources. Authors on the paper are Gregory Enns of Stanford University, Susan Berry of the University of Minnesota, Gerald Berry of Thomas Jefferson University, William Rhead of the Medical College of... (Science Daily)
Once-fatal Metabolic Disorders Treatable, Says Researcher Jun 1, 2007
People with a class of rare genetic disorders that often lead to brain damage, coma and death can be successfully treated with drugs, says a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The researchers found in their unprecedented 25-year study that prompt diagnosis coupled with a rapid start of intravenous drug therapy significantly improves the survival rates of people with the condition, called urea cycle disorders. (Science Daily)
U.S. stops breeding chimps for research May 25, 2007
The NIH's National Center for Research Resources cited financial reasons for its decision this week to permanently cease breeding of government-owned chimpanzees for research. A breeding moratorium on NCRR-owned and supported chimpanzees had been in place since 1995. (Scientific American)
Yoga and elevated brain GABA levels May 22, 2007
This study was supported in part by grants from the national Institute of Drug Abuse; the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; the National Center for Research Resources, and the Gennaro Acampora Charity Trust to the Division of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center. . (EurekAlert!)
Growing Nerve Cells In 3-D Dramatically Affects Gene Expression May 18, 2007
The National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health, funded the work through Brown University s Center for Genetics and Genomics. Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Brown University. (Science Daily)
Light Pulses Can Adjust The Brain's Clock For A Longer Day, Sufficient For Adaptation To The 24.65 Hour Day Found On Mars May 18, 2007
The research was supported by grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Cooperative Agreement NCC 9-58 with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, NASA grant NAG 5-3952 and the National Center for Research Resources National Institutes of Health Grant. The findings appear in the May 15, 2007issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (Science Daily)
Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplements May Help Prevent Weight Gain In Postmenopausal Women May 16, 2007
Many clinical centers received assistance from the General Clinical Research Center program of the National Center for Research Resources. The active study drug and placebo were supplied by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare. (Science Daily)
Hearts of male and female rainbow trout are different Apr 30, 2007
The research was funded by the NIH (grant # P20 RR16454 from the BRIN-INBRE Program of the National Center for Research Resources) and NSF (award # IOB-517669). The American Physiological Society (APS) has been an integral part of the scientific discovery process since it was established in 1887. (EurekAlert!)
Human-Chimp Differences Uncovered With Analysis Of Rhesus Monkey Genome Apr 14, 2007
The DNA used in the sequencing was obtained from a female rhesus macaque at the Southwest National Primate Research Center (NPRC) in San Antonio, which is supported by the National Center for Research Resources, part of NIH.. Independent assemblies of the rhesus genome data were carried out at each of the three sequencing centers using different and complementary approaches and then combined into a single "melded assembly." In their analysis, scientists from 35 institutions compared this melded... (Science Daily)
Tissue initiative gets NIH grant Apr 12, 2007
The funding is part of the Science Education Partnership Awards, which are granted through the NIH's National Center for Research Resources. Extra. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
MIT model helps researchers 'see' brain development Apr 10, 2007
The research was supported by the National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health, the Washington University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and the Mental Illness and Neuroscience Discovery (MIND) Institute. It is part of the National Alliance for Medical Image Computing, funded by the National Institutes of Health. (EurekAlert!)
Biofeedback Treats One Type Of Chronic Constipation Apr 6, 2007
The study was supported in part grants from the National Institutes of Health and the General Clinical Research Centers Program at the National Center for Research Resources. Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by University of Iowa. (Science Daily)
MMR, chicken pox vaccines work for preemies Mar 5, 2007
D'Angio's study was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Center for Research Resources, both part of the National Institutes of Health. D'Angio is finishing a similar study on the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which helps prevent meningitis and blood and ear infections, and is in the process of studying the influenza vaccine. (EurekAlert!)
Environment And Exercise May Affect Research Results, Study Shows Feb 24, 2007
Effects of Enriched Housing on Fibulin-4+/- Mice, is supported by the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The full text appears in the Wednesday, Feb. 21, edition of PLoS ONE, the international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication from the Public Library of Science (PLoS). (Science Daily)
Largest-ever search for autism genes reveals new clues Feb 19, 2007
Principal investigators of NIH-funded components of the study were: Joseph Buxbaum, Susan Folstein, Neil Risch, James Sutcliffe, Daniel Geschwind, Bernie Devlin, Edwin Cook, Catherine Lord, NIMH; Joachim Hallmayer, Margaret Pericak-Vance, James Sutcliffe, Thomas Wassink, NINDS; Geraldine Dawson, Gerard Schellenberg, William McMahon, Fred Volkmar, NICHD. The research was also supported by General Clinical Research Centers at Yale University and the University of Utah, both funded by the NCRR. ...... (EurekAlert!)
Wool and Graze: Feb 10, 2007
NCRR's says it funds "discoveries that begin at a molecular and cellular level, move to animal-based studies, and then are translated to patient-oriented clinical research, resulting in cures and treatments for diseases." It expects a human therapeutic payoff ... But as he collaborates with OSU, requests experimental animals, and seeks funding from NCRR, he invokes the interests of colleagues and evaluators. (Slate)
Scientists Learn The Origin Of Rogue B Cells Feb 9, 2007
The research was also funded by the NIH s National Center for Research Resources as part of its Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA). The program fosters health-related research and improves the competitiveness of investigators in states that historically have not received significant levels of research funding from NIH.. (Science Daily)
Standard Treatment More Effective Than Diabetes Drug For Achieving Pregnancy In Fertility Disorder Feb 9, 2007
"The results of this study underscore the need to test any new treatment rigorously, no matter how promising it may seem initially," said Duane Alexander, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which supported the study, along with the National Center for Research Resources. Both NICHD and NCRR are part of NIH.. (Science Daily)
Cancer Biologists Identify Major Player In Cell Growth Feb 8, 2007
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Center for Research Resources and the Herbert W. Saint 49 Fund at Brown University funded the work. Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Brown University. (Science Daily)
Standard therapy more effective than diabetes drug in helping women with PCOS achieve pregnancy Feb 8, 2007
This study was funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Center for Research Resources. PENN Medicine is a $2. (EurekAlert!)
New Angiogenesis Inhibitor Has Promise For Treating Deadly Brain Tumor Jan 18, 2007
The study was supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute, the Simches Endowment for Brain Tumor Research, the Montesi Family Fund, the National Center for Research Resources, the MIND Institute and an AACR-Genentech BioOncology Career Development Award. An integral part of one of the world's most distinguished medical centers, the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center is chosen by more cancer patients than any other hospital in New England. (Science Daily)
New Therapy Treats Severely Elevated Cholesterol Levels Jan 17, 2007
This study was supported by a Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award (to Rader) from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and grants from the National Center for Research Resources. Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. (Science Daily)
Penn researchers demonstrate ability of new therapy to treat severely elevated cholesterol levels Jan 11, 2007
This study was supported by a Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award (to Rader) from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and grants from the National Center for Research Resources. . (EurekAlert!)
New Imaging Compound Might 'See' Alzheimer's Earlier Dec 27, 2006
Beyond public support from NIA, the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Center for Research Resources, components of NIH at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Energy, the research by Small and colleagues was supported by a number of foundations. UCLA owns a patent for FDDNP, and Small and colleagues have a financial interest in the molecule. (Science Daily)
'Big Pharma' latches on for research Dec 10, 2006
"Over the years, we have met with top executives of pharma and they said, 'What we need are investigators to understand the clinical process,' " said Barbara Alving, acting director of the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health in Washington. "A new drug costs $800 million to bring to market. That's what Pfizer lost last week. We have to be better at seeing at an earlier stage that a drug is not really going to make it," Alving said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Does Too Much Protein In The Diet Increase Cancer Risk? Dec 8, 2006
Funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health supported this research. Post to. (Science Daily)
Study uncovers mutation responsible for Noonan Syndrome Dec 5, 2006
This work was supported, in part, by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Research Resources. Harvard Medical School-Partners Healthcare Center for Genetics and Genomics is dedicated to promoting the incorporation of genetics into research and clinical medicine. (EurekAlert!)
Nobel Laureate Finds 'Elegant' Explanation For DNA Transcribing Enzyme's High Fidelity Dec 3, 2006
The SSRL Structural Molecular Biology Program is supported by the Department of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, and by the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources, Biomedical Technology Program, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Portions of this research were conducted at the Advanced Light Source, a national user facility operated by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy,... (Science Daily)
New Findings May Lead To Treatment For Anxiety In Rett Syndrome Nov 18, 2006
Funding for this research came from the National Institutes of Health, the National Library of Medicine, the Keck Center for Computational and Structural Biology, the National Center for Research Resources, the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Can't find it. (Science Daily)
Unique estrogen receptor linked to metastatic breast cancer Nov 1, 2006
The National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health, funded the work. Founded in 1863, Rhode Island Hospital () is a private, not-for-profit hospital and is the largest teaching hospital of Brown Medical School. (EurekAlert!)
