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Tuberculosis is one of the world's leading killers. Every year at least 9 million people are infected with TB, with almost 2 million deaths, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. Yet few citizens, scientists and policymakers are demanding more attention to TB research, treatment and prevention.
A Morgantown-based company is getting help from the state to develop technology that will help researchers identify disease-specific proteins.
Analysis of a dozen published studies testing possible new uses for a Pfizer Inc. epilepsy drug found that reporting of the results was often misleading, indicating the medicine worked better than internal company documents showed.
Pfizer Inc., which just acquired fellow drugmaker Wyeth, is closing six of the two companies' research sites and keeping open 14 others. Two Cambridge, Mass., sites will operate as one. Following is a list of the sites:
Less than a month after buying Wyeth, drug giant Pfizer Inc. has mapped out a new structure for its research and development operations.
Delphi Automotive Systems will develop more efficient car batteries with help from a $6.7 million federal grant.
The University of Michigan has received 13 federal stimulus grants worth $6.8 million for stem cell research — a sign of the state's growing clout since voters last year eased restrictions in the emerging field that seeks treatments and cures for numerous diseases.
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has received two contracts at a total value of $16 million for analytical support and administrative services.
Megamergers in the pharmaceutical industry usually take many months to sort out, but the two research directors at newly combined Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth say they're off to a running start.
The birth control pill may have done more than just help liberate women, it may also have changed “the laws of attraction” between the sexes, according to a new study.
The Pentagon runs a massive medical research program, studying a broad range of problems from cancer to malaria to sleep disorders.
Four years ago, two of the most influential researchers in higher education dove into a huge pool of data hoping to answer a bedeviling question: Why do so many students who start college fail to graduate?
FactSet Research Systems Inc. said Thursday its board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share.
With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is — so far — more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people's respiratory tracts, researchers at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.
Construction of a $100 million research plant to refine and improve technology on turning coal into clean-burning natural gas will start next year with the goal of having the plant up and running by late 2012, officials said.
Government inspection reports cited three research laboratories for a host of animal welfare violations, ranging from problems with surgeries that forced researchers to euthanize a dog and a primate to leaving a live hamster in a walk-in freezer.
Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them do.
Researchers want to fly remote-controlled airplanes near Lake Erie to determine whether lighting systems could scare away birds and cut down the number of mid-air collisions with flying fowl.
Federal scientists testing for pharmaceuticals in water have been finding significantly more medicine residues in sewage downstream from public treatment facilities that handle waste from drugmakers.
The number of experimental drugs in human testing by Pfizer Inc. has shrunk by 12 percent over the past six months, mainly because the company has narrowed the areas in which it does research.
A top children's hospital wants to improve the survival rate of infants born with a birth defect that many families have never heard of until their child is diagnosed.
A Massachusetts anesthesiologist has been accused of faking data for a dozen years in 21 published studies that suggested after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex.
Cotton candy has delighted children for a century. Now it may have found a new role: helping scientists grow replacement tissues for people. The flossy stuff may be just right for creating networks of blood vessels within laboratory-grown bone, skin, muscle or fat for breast reconstruction, researchers suggest.
Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. The study, which followed patients for six months, offers the most hopeful news to date for Parkinson's sufferers. The new technique reduced tremors, rigidity and flailing of the limbs and allowed people to move freely for nearly five extra hours a day.
It hit Stephanie Sipe’s oldest kid first. Twelve hours later, Sipe and the rest of her family were down with the worst gut-wrenching stomach bug Sipe can remember.
Census Bureau is Hiring at Least 1 Million for Coming Roll CallThe toll free hotline for Census Bureau employment is 1-866-861-2010. You can also apply at .
Researchers' Financial Interests Often Not Reported to U.S. - NYTimes.comFew universities make required reports to the government about the financial conflicts of their researchers, and even when such conflicts are reported, university administrators rarely require those researchers to eliminate or reduce these conflicts, government investigators foun …
Prejudice Fuels Opposition to Obama's PlansSubjects were more likely to support a health care reform proposal attributed to former President Bill Clinton than the same proposal from President Obama.
Mammograms and politics: Task force stirs up a tempestIn 1997, a federal committee of medical experts recommended against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, sparking a political uproar that led to congressional hearings and a unanimous Senate vote challenging the findings.
Satan, the great motivatorA pair of Harvard researchers recently examined 40 years of data from dozens of countries, trying to sort out the economic impact of religious beliefs or practices.
Animal Shelters send pets to research facilitiesSeveral states encourage the sending of "excess" shelter pets to research facilities and PETA objects. As a long time shelter volunteer, I've seen the sad choices that sometimes have to be made, and no one likes to be the one to make the call to end one of the animals' life.
Runners: Train less and be fasterIn a recent scientific study just published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Bangsbo and co-workers demonstrate that by reducing the volume of training by 25% and introducing the so-called speed endurance training (6-12 30-s sprint runs 3-4 times a week), endurance trained r …
Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduces canc... [Am J Clin Nutr. 2007] - PubMed result
Your Kids Can't Say No to Candy? Blame It on Their Brains - Yahoo! NewsChildren's inability to ignore candy is what also makes them great at discovery and learning per psychological studies and papers...
Dreams as Anticipation for the State of Being Awake"It helps explain a lot of things, like why people forget so many dreams," Dr. Hobson said in an interview. "It's like jogging; the body doesn't remember every step, but it knows it has exercised. It has been tuned up.
Neutered HIV Virus Delivers Treatment to Fatally Ill BoysResearchers may have taken a step towards curing the rare, inherited brain disease made famous by the movie Lorenzo's Oil–and also towards ushering a new era of gene therapy.
Tough love 'is good for children'Children brought up according to "tough love" principles are more successful in life, according to a study.
Dark Red Spot Found on Kuiper Belt Object HaumaeUnlike all other large Kuiper Belt Objects, which are covered in methane ice and so slightly red in colour, Haumea and its two moons are covered in water ice, giving them a blue tinge. Moreover, Haumea is much denser than water and so must have a rich rocky core.
Colleges Can Benefit by Steering More Aid to the Needy, Studies Suggest (subscription)Receiving financial aid appears to have a significant positive impact on the educational performance of college students from low-income families, but many higher-education institutions are bending to pressure to give aid to other students who do not necessarily need it, accordin …
Guys, in case you haven't noticed, it's hard to keep a lady these days. Generally, the more you take an interest in her, the more likely you are to hold her interest. How well do you know your girl? 1. What's her favorite color? 2. What's her favorite flower?
WirelessTech Taking a Toll on Earth Science and AstronomyNearly lost amidst the breathless anticipation of all things wireless...is the potential impact these gadgets may have on scientific instruments that likewise need access to the electromagnetic spectrum.
Judge OKs Challenge to Patents on Human GenesA federal judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit can move forward against the Patent and Trademark Office and the research company that was awarded exclusive rights to human genes known to detect early signs of breast and ovarian cancer. More Articles
Brains: the secret to better schools - thestar.comFrench neuroscientist Bruno della Chiesa met with his country's education minister in Paris to talk about the groundbreaking international movement to link the fields of teaching and brain science.
Decoding of pig DNA could lead to new vaccineAn international group of scientists has decoded the DNA of the domestic pig, research that may one day prove useful in finding new treatments for both pigs and people.
Brutal behavior not uncommon, author saysIt's easy to dismiss something shocking and horrific as a random act of brutality. But when a 15 year-old girl was gang raped last Saturday behind a high school in Richmond, Calif., it was an extreme example of behavior that is all too common, according to some experts' chilling …
Scientists make cells that form eggs and sperm in labU.S. researchers have found a way to coax human embryonic stem cells to turn into the types of cells that make eggs and sperm, shedding light on a stage of early human development that has not been fully understood.
Disgraced cloning expert convicted in S. KoreaSEOUL, South Korea - A disgraced cloning expert who falsely claimed major breakthroughs in stem cell research was convicted Monday for embezzlement and other charges connected to the scandal, but he will not serve time in prison.
U.S, Cuban, Mexican Scientists Plan Joint Gulf of Mexico Research"U.S., Cuban and Mexican scientists have drawn up plans for joint research in the Gulf of Mexico."
NBRI Names Melissa Barba V. P. of Research Consulting and AdministrationThe National Business Research Institute, a world leader in survey research, today announced the promotion of Melissa Barba to Vice President of Research Consulting and Administration.
Cancers Can Vanish Without Treatment, but How?...screening appears to be finding many small tumors that would not be a problem if they were left alone, undiscovered by screening. They were destined to stop growing on their own or shrink, or even, at least in the case of some breast cancers, disappear. More Articles
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