Bioscience
Do your part for prostate cancer
[Source: Barbados Advocate] – CANCER is the third leading cause of deaths in Barbados after cardiovascular disease and diabetes, with prostate cancer being the leading cancer among Barbadian men. This is according to Dr. Karen Springer, Senior Medical Officer of Health who spoke yesterday at the press conference to announce the Barbados Cycles for Charity […]Blacks are more likely than whites to die of breast and prostate cancer. Researchers want to know why.
[Source: Peter Wehrwein and Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D., NEWSWEEK] – Not so long ago, people were often uncomfortable discussing breast or prostate cancer. The science was also limited by a lack of funding. But with ribbons, walks, bicycle rides and fund-raising, advocacy groups generated resources for research and public-awareness programs. As a result, breast and […]Growing use of nanomaterials spurs research to investigate possible downsides
[Source: Latest Biology News, Bio-Medicine Online] – Potential risks from the use of nanomaterials will be explored by three Arizona State University engineering faculty in a project supported by a $400,000 grant from the U.S.Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research. Nanomaterials are becoming more prevalent in our lives each day. These are […]Small tech companies highlighted
[Source: Ken Alltucker, The Arizona Republic] – Even the most experienced scientist can feel like a tiny mouse in a big maze at the biotech industry’s sprawling annual convention. Consider SenesTech President Loretta Mayer’s experience at the annual conference. She was tucked away in an out-of-the-way booth and resorted to handing out chocolate-covered mice to […]Scottsdale man donates millions for health research
[Source: The Arizona Republic, Kate Nolan] – Scottsdale resident T. Denny Sanford gave $400 million to a South Dakota health system in 2007. A year earlier, he dropped more than $400,000 with Scottsdale’s Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Now he’s stepping up to the donor plate for diabetes. Sanford, who made billions in banking and credit […]Mosquito-eating fish thrive in foreclosed pools
[Source: Tim Gaynor, ScienceDaily] – Authorities in Arizona are stepping up a program to put mosquito-gobbling minnows into the stagnant pools of foreclosed or abandoned homes to prevent an outbreak of West Nile virus. Public health workers in Maricopa County, which includes the cities of the Phoenix valley, are breeding thousands of so-called mosquitofish to […]Algae’s bright future
[Source: The Arizona Republic , Ryan Randazzo] – Many farmers keep a scarecrow handy, but Michael Bellefeuille has more to worry about than crows feeding on his unique crop. The Casa Grande researcher and farmer begins his days scanning algae samples under a microscope to ensure his slimy harvest is safe from euglenoids, the microscopic […]TGen, Biodesign central to Luxembourg’s $200 million bio investment
The expertise of Arizona's bioscience research community has received a resounding international endorsement. The government of Luxembourg is committing $200 million to a trio of interrelated biomedical-research projects, and two Arizona entities are deeply involved in the initiative: the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the Partnership for Personalized Medicine, which involves researchers from TGen and the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University.
Banner, Sun Health institutes seeks patients for Alzheimer’s study
{source: Phoenix Business Journal} – Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and Sun Health Research Institute are enrolling patients in a study of the investigational drug Dimebon for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The study will evaluate the safety and effect of Dimebon taken in combination with Aricept, an FDA-approved Alzheimer’s treatment. Results from a one-year study of […]For information about Bioscience, please contact:
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