Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

More math, science proposed for graduation

[Source: Associated Press] — A proposal to raise high school math and science graduation requirements has been overwhelmingly endorsed by Arizona educators and business leaders. High school seniors currently must complete two math and two science credits to graduate. Beginning with freshmen in 2008, the proposed requirements would be increased to three math credits. The […]

New clinical-trials studies, center signal state’s growing research capacity

As its research infrastructure matures, Arizona is gradually expanding its capacity to conduct clinical trails of new drugs, medical devices, and procedures. The latest signals of the state's progress include two clinical trials ready to kick off, plus the opening of a new clinical-trials center at Arizona State University.

Arizona Cancer Center member publishes books on prostate cancer

[Source: Donna Breckenridge, Arizona Cancer Center] — Richard J. Ablin, PhD, a member of the Arizona Cancer Center

Low-fat diet possibly linked to lower risk of ovarian cancer

[Source: Donna Breckenridge, Arizona Cancer Center] — A low-fat diet may decrease the risk of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online October 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Art in their science; educators work hard to make learning fun

[Source: Dalina Castellanos, Tucson Citizen] — Students gape as liquid nitrogen shoots out of a glass beaker and falls like snow onto their desks. “It’s so cold it hurts,” says one student, his hair covered in white. Earlier, four students were put into a “vacuum bag of death,” and not long after, lightning struck in […]

BIO5 and Biodesign Institute seek early detection of Type 2 diabetes

[Source: University of Arizona Communications] — A new team of researchers from The University of Arizona and Arizona State University is taking aim at the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States: adult-onset, or type 2, diabetes. The coalition

This is a very much needed and appreciated confere…

This is a very much needed and appreciated conference. It is difficult to know where to even begin, in terms of support in Spanish, when one is diagnosed with cancer.

States turn to seniors for help in classrooms

[Source: Christine Vestal, Stateline.org] — Dorothy Johns, 74, volunteers as a teacher

President signs Rep. Giffords’ bill, opens doors for C-Path

Nine months into her first term, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Tucson has had her first bill signed into law, a professional milestone that is also a boon to the Tucson-based Critical Path Institute. The bill authorizes expanded public-private collaborations toward quicker and safer drug development.

New federal law paves way for CPath, others in drug development field

[Source: Phoenix Business Journal] — Legislation aimed at promoting drug safety and economic development is paving the way for The Critical Path Institute in Tucson. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., said her bill was signed into law today by President George W. Bush as part of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007. […]