Meharry received $5.7M in stimulus funds
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 11:45 amMeharry Medical College has received $5.7 million in funding from the $4.35 billion made available by the National Institutes of Health through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The money will expand the school’s research on health disparities, including research on women’s health, cancer and HIV/AIDS.
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Gore signs on to embryonic stem cell alternative
Posted on April 14, 2009 at 7:31 amUSA Today reports:
Former vice president Al Gore is entering the stem cell arena with an announcement today of a $20 million biotech venture in the hot area of “induced pluripotent” stem cells.
Induced cells are attracting interest from researchers and biotech firms as an alternative to embryonic stem cells. Induced cells are made by inserting four genes into ordinary skin cells, and they offer a new path for “regenerative” medical treatments.
“I just think it’s a very important breakthrough that is filled with promise and hope,” says Gore, a partner with the venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, which is backing the research. “I think this is one of those good news stories that comes along every once in a while.”
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Vandy researchers study effect of lithium on brain cells
Posted on April 1, 2009 at 5:26 pmFrom US News:
Lithium may help protect brain cells when people with brain cancer undergo radiation therapy, a new study suggests.
Cranial radiation therapy can cause long-term neurological effects, particularly in children, according to researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. But they explain that lithium has brain-protective properties that might reduce these side effects.
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Enough enrollment
Posted on December 11, 2008 at 5:03 pmBioMimetic Therapeutics (Ticker: BMTI) reaches a milestone in the testing of its new bone graft.
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