Pediatric Oncology Research Boosted By $330,000 Funding Of Scholar At Case Western Reserve St. Baldrick's Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, awarded $330,000 to fund Alex Huang, M.D., Ph.D., of Case Western Reserve University School of
Medicine as a St. Baldrick's Scholar for three years. St.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comInternational Champion For Children With Disabilities: GUMC Researcher To Receive Award From HHS The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services has selected Phyllis R. Magrab, M.D., director of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development and professor of pediatrics, as the recipient of its 2008 Pioneer for Persons with Disabilities Award. "I applaud Dr.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNeuroscience Information Framework To Be Led By UC San Diego The University of California, San Diego School of
Medicine has received a contract from the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) to enhance and maintain the Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) - a dynamic inventory of web-based neurosciences data, resources, and tools that scientists and students can access via any computer connected to the Internet.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIncreasing Incidence Of Rheumatoid Arthritis In Women After four decades on the decline, rheumatoid arthritis is on the upswing among women in the United States. That's the finding presented by Mayo Clinic investigators at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology
Health Professionals in San Francisco.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHow Children With Down Syndrome Learn Researchers at the University of Denver (DU) Morgridge College of Education are conducting a groundbreaking study that will compare two early literacy intervention approaches to educating young children with Down syndrome. The Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Educational Fund is funding the study, which hopes to improve teaching methods for children with the condition.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAACR-Prevent Cancer Foundation Award To Be Presented To Meyskens Frank L. Meyskens, Jr., M.D., one of the "fathers" of the field of cancer chemoprevention, has been selected to receive the seventh annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)-Prevent Cancer Foundation Award for Excellence in Cancer Prevention Research.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRejected People Better Able To Spot Fake Smiles "There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all." It's true too - next time you are lost in a foreign country, just flash a smile and the locals will be happy to help you find your way. An honest smile can convey a wide range of meanings, from being happy to having fun. Although, not all smiles are genuine. All of us have "faked a smile" at some point.
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