Sentences with phrase «decades of medical research»

This infographic poster, created by NHGRI, highlights focal points in the life of Henrietta Lacks — an African American woman who has only recently received widespread and well - deserved recognition for her contribution to decades of medical research.

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Decades of research, including a new study published in December in the Journal of the American Medical Association, has failed to find substantial evidence that vitamins and supplements do any significant good.

Not to mention that advances in science and technology are ushering in a new era of medical research that will likely cure many diseases in the coming decade or two.

Many institutions still lack the technological infrastructure needed to harness their own researchers» mammoth data sets, let alone those at other academic centers; fixing that alone could present medical science with one of the greatest research opportunities in decades.

Dr. Tournay Flatto spent a decade as President of the Emerald Foundation, an independently funded medical research foundation based in New York City and was the Director of External Affairs at the New York Stem Cell Foundation.

The APA states despite the persistence of stereotypes that portray lesbian, gay, and bisexual people as disturbed, several decades of research and clinical experience have led all mainstream medical and mental health organizations in this country to conclude that these orientations represent normal forms of human experience.

Dr. Andrew Newberg, MD is the Director of Research at the Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine at Thomson Jefferson University Hospital and Medical College and he has studied the neuroscientific effect of religious and spiritual experiences for decades.

Despite the persistence of stereotypes that portray lesbian, gay, and bise xual people as disturbed, several decades of research and clinical experience have led all mainstream medical and mental health organizations in this country to conclude that these orientations represent normal forms of human experience.

She spent a decade in academia — during which time she was awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen's University and joint - appointment postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts Institutes of Technology.

It is gratifying now, over a decade later, to see that medical research has done a lot to tackle the important question of safety.

According to decades of cutting edge research in trauma, we are learning that the best way to heal trauma is not necessarily through the traditional practice of cognitive and medical therapy but somatic therapy.

Alvarez, who spent a decade leading healthcare and clinical research teams, interviewed about 5,000 women about what their pumping experiences and worked with her husband, a mechanical engineer who specializes in medical devices, to create a prototype out of a surgical glove, washer, syringe and duct tape.

Among a range of experiences during the past decade, She has co-founded a trust providing free medical services in Bangladesh, worked in the Research Department of the Central Bank of Turkey in Ankara, and spent two years in financial research at Morgan Stanley in New YoResearch Department of the Central Bank of Turkey in Ankara, and spent two years in financial research at Morgan Stanley in New Yoresearch at Morgan Stanley in New York City.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful men in New York politics over the last two decades, was arrested Thursday on federal corruption charges alleging he steered real estate legislation and funneled state medical research funds in return for $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks.

«The fine particles of this drug allow for it to be released slowly and stay in the abdomen,» said Katherine Roby, Ph.D., research associate professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at KU Medical Cancer, who started her pre-clinical work on Nanotax more than a decade ago.

This study builds on nearly three decades of foundational research led by teams at Nationwide Children's and Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center and exemplifies the strong basic science and clinical bonds between the two institutions.

The federation's endorsement was an extraordinary validation of decades of research and medical experience showing that surgery to reduce food intake can alter the biochemistry of the entire body.

Despite all of the exciting potential, the number of physician - scientists within the United States has been steadily declining over the last 2 decades, mainly reflecting a drop in the number of physicians who after medical school decide to pursue research careers.

Four decades ago the federal government shut down most research on psychedelics, and the Journal of the American Medical Association warned that they can cause permanent «personality deterioration,» even in previously healthy users.

The research, which was led by Yanming Wang, a Penn State University associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, and Denisa Wagner, senior author with decades of research on thrombosis at the Boston Children's Hospital and the Harvard University Medical School, will be published in in the Online Early Edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences during the week ending 10 May 2013.

Over the past decade, he's been the recipient of many such embraces — as well as an array of honors, including the 2015 Lasker - DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, often a precursor to a Nobel Prize.

United for Medical Research, a Washington, D.C. — based lobbying group, says «this meaningful increase for NIH makes real progress toward catching up from the past decade of underfunding and keeping up with scientific advancements and public health needs.»

The study builds on more than a decade of research from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Massachusetts Medical School that in 2010 initially found the neural cadherin (CDH2) gene on canine chromosome 7 appeared to coincide with an increased risk of OCD.

In a decades - long game of hide and seek, scientists from Sydney's Westmead Institute for Medical Research have confirmed for the very first time the specific immune memory T - cells where infectious HIV «hides» in the human body to evade detection by the immune system.

Ivins's name is sure to be mentioned at a public meeting being held today by a National Research Council panel that is reviewing safety issues relating to a proposed expansion of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Frederick, Maryland, where Ivins worked for more than 3 decades.

Over the last decade, medical researchers have begun to put more of an emphasis on doing research that serves patients» needs directly.

In the past decade, medical research has discovered direct links between tanning bed use and higher rates of the skin cancers basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

In the past decade, medical research has discovered direct links between tanning bed use and higher rates of the skin cancers basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, according to Dr. Thomas.

Angell adds that the conduct of medical research has changed drastically in the past two decades, as teaching hospitals nationwide have seen their revenues squeezed.

For decades, the Tourette Association of America has led the way in research and therapeutic development for Tourette Syndrome and other Tic Disorders, and has provided more than $ 20 million in grants to fund research and develop medical programs that meet the needs of those affected by Tourette.

In an effort to put behind them decades of opposition from animal rights campaigners, dozens of organizations involved in animal research released a concordat on openness today aimed at helping the public better understand the conditions of animals in laboratories and their importance for medical and biological science.

But scant evidence bears out that traditional optimism, according to molecular biologist Adil Shamoo of the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore, co-author of the textbook Responsible Conduct of Research and the founder and, for nearly 2 decades, the editor of the journal Accountability in Research.

During the past decade, Singh and his colleagues at DeBakey VA Medical Center for Innovation in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt) and Baylor's section of health services research have quantified the issue in a series of studies, many of which were cited in the Institute of Medicine report.

Over at Discover magazine, Veronique Greenwood has written a terrific article explaining the development of gene therapy, one of the most promising avenues of medical research over the last several decades.

Robert Wildin, M.D., a clinical geneticist with nearly three decades of experience in private and hospital - based medical practice, joined the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) on Nov. 10, 2014 as chief of the Genomic Healthcare Branch (GHB).

Clearance of senescent cells has been advocated as a part of the SENS vision for the medical control of aging for more than a decade now, and it is very encouraging to see the research and development community at last coming round to this view and making tangible progress.

Those side effects, as well as the absence of a survival benefit, means doctors and patients will have to carefully weigh the risks and benefits of taking an aromatase inhibitor for a decade, said J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society who wasn't involved in the research.

Since the first organoids were created less than a decade ago, their uncanny ability to mimic in miniature the development of real organs in the human body has caused a quiet revolution in many areas of medical research.

Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first - rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades.

For the last decade, Mark Seielstad, Ph.D., has been at the forefront of research in human and medical genetics and genetic epidemiology.

The Cancer Research Institute's commitment to breast cancer goes back nearly four decades, when CRI began funding the New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer group, an alliance of physicians and surgeons from 18 medical institutions committed to developing a coordinated breast cancer diagnosis and treatment program.

After nearly a decade of advancing circuit - level neurobiology and imaging, Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus is expanding its scientific horizons to encompass the...

... literally thousands of medical, scientific and sports medicine research studies... plus my Engineering background, decades of Eastern Medicine and holistic healing experience, Quantum Energy Medicine training... and my own rigorous research and testing of optimal light wavelengths and synergistic blends over the past 7 years.

Based on the authors» decades - long experience as teachers, dietary counselors, and chefs, on scientific and medical studies documenting the health benefits of a vegan macrobiotic way of eating, and on other cutting - edge research on health, vitality, and fitness, this book features 150 - plus easy - to - follow recipes, including:

Based on the authors» decades - long experience as teachers, dietary counselors, and chefs, on scientific and medical studies documenting the health benefits of a vegan macrobiotic way of eating, and on other cutting - edge research on health, vitality, and fitness, this book features 150 - plus easy - to - follow recipes.

We chose to only make products with health benefits that are proven by decades of scientific, medical and nutrition research.

I feel like maybe a magazine article about a single woman's opinion doesn't quite hold the same weight in a debate as the body of medical research done over the decades pointing to plants as the dietary indicator of health and longevity, across all factors like gender, nationality, or level of activity.

Over decades of research and clinical study has proven that hormone replacement therapy to help with the symptoms of aging can be safe, effective and quick when working with reputable clinics, getting a legal prescription and medical supervision from licensed practitioners.

There's more: Medical research in the last decade has provided compelling evidence for the involvement of insulin resistance in cancer.

This video from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University features Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Harvard Medical School addressing basic concepts of early childhood development, established over decades of neuroscience and behavioral research, which help illustrate why child development — particularly from birth to five years — is a foundation for a prosperous and sustainable society.