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December 2012

  • Woman with Quadriplegia Feeds Herself Chocolate Using Mind-Controlled Robot Arm in Pitt/UPMC Study • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center • December 17, 2012
  • Study Questions Reasons for Routine Pelvic Exams • University of California, San Francisco • December 14, 2012
  • As Asthma Rates Rise, Researchers Look at Effective Medicines for Children • University of California, San Francisco • December 07, 2012
  • Standard Dishwashing Method Does Not Eliminate Stomach Flu Virus • Private MD Labs • December 07, 2012
  • Autistic Adults Report Significant Shortcomings in Their Health Care • Oregon Health & Science University • December 06, 2012
  • UC Davis Study Shows Statins Protect Lungs from Damage Caused by Smoking • University of California, Davis • December 05, 2012
  • Bench to Bedside • University of California, Irvine • December 05, 2012
  • NIH Grant Supports Collaborative Oral Cancer Research • University of California, San Francisco • December 04, 2012

    • November 2012

  • New University of Florida Campus at Lake Nona Enhances Medical, Economic Impact in Region, Nation • University of Florida • November 30, 2012
  • AesRx to Present Phase 1 Data on Anti-Sickling Agent Aes-103 at the 2012 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting in Atlanta • AesRx • November 27, 2012
  • Seattle Children’s Research Institute Helps Identify Causes of Sagittal Craniosynostosis • Seattle Children’s Hospital • November 19, 2012
  • Stress Management Counseling in the Primary Care Setting is Rare • Harvard University Medical School • November 19, 2012
  • International Team of Investigators Discovers Likely Basis of Birth Defects Causing Premature Skull Closure in Infants • University of California, Davis • November 18, 2012
  • AAMC Comments on Enhancing Community-Engaged Research through CTSA Program • Association of American Medical Colleges • November 16, 2012
  • Hand Motor Control in Stroke Victims to be Studied by Collaborative Team • Medical College of Wisconsin • November 15, 2012
  • Factor Bioscience Awarded Two NIH Grants to Accelerate Alzheimer’s Disease Research • PR Newswire • November 13, 2012
  • Memory Loss, Thinking Problems After Surgery the Subject of New UF Research • University of Florida • November 13, 2012
  • Vitamin D Prevents Clogged Arteries in Diabetics • Washington University in St. Louis • November 13, 2012
  • Using “Killer Cells” to Treat High-Risk Pediatric Tumors • Medical College of Wisconsin • November 13, 2012
  • $50 Million to Speed Discoveries for Patients • Washington University in St. Louis • November 12, 2012
  • It’s Not Just What You Eat, But When You Eat It: Penn Study Shows Link Between Fat Cell and Brain Clock Molecules • University of Pennsylvania • November 11, 2012
  • UCSF Receives $2 Million to Advance UC-Wide Biobanking Initiative • University of California, San Francisco • November 09, 2012
  • Next Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Event Focusing on the Food and Drug Administration • Indiana University • November 07, 2012
  • Washington University School of Medicine Receives $9 Million to Investigate Blood-Clotting Disorders • Washington University in St. Louis • November 07, 2012
  • Cedars-Sinai Research: Preclinical Muscular Dystrophy Data Shows Promise • Cedars-Sinai • November 07, 2012
  • American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Teams with CTSA Consortium to Develop Translational Research in Bone • American Society for Bone and Mineral Research • November 07, 2012
  • Competition Aims to Accelerate Rare Disease Research • PHG Foundation • November 06, 2012
  • Early Treatment Sparks Striking Brain Changes in Autism • Yale University • November 06, 2012
  • Philips and American Heart Association Continue to Advance Cardiac Resuscitation with Sixth Annual Fellowship Award • PR Newswire • November 05, 2012
  • Clinical Trials for First-Ever Human Hookworm Vaccine Advance • Sabin Vaccine Institute • November 05, 2012
  • Midwest Regenerative Medicine Symposium to Be Held in Cincinnati • University of Cincinnati • November 05, 2012
  • Higher Anxiety Is Associated with Poorer Functioning in Children with Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome • University of California, Davis • November 05, 2012
  • Participants in Clinical Trials Play Valuable Role • University of Kentucky • November 04, 2012
  • New Device Could Allow Your Heartbeat to Power Pacemaker • American Heart Association • November 04, 2012
  • New Clues for Overcoming Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer • University of Cincinnati • November 02, 2012
  • Iowa Bests Northwestern in Research Volunteer Contest • University of Iowa • November 01, 2012
  • Indiana University Researchers Report First Effective Treatment of Tumors Arising from Common Genetic Disease NF1 • Indiana University • November 01, 2012

    • October 2012

  • Alzheimer’s, Cancer and Rare Disease Research to Benefit from Landmark MRC-AstraZeneca Compound Collaboration • Medical Research Council • October 31, 2012
  • ADHD Drugs Do Not Raise Risk of Serious Heart Conditions in Children, Study Shows • University of Florida • October 31, 2012
  • Collaborative Team to Study Novel Treatment for Schizophrenia • Medical College of Wisconsin • October 31, 2012
  • Bone Health Expert to Present McCoy Lecture on ‘Chasing Calcium’ • Purdue University • October 30, 2012
  • Registry Matches Volunteers with Research Studies • University of Minnesota • October 29, 2012
  • Anesthesia Type Affects Outcomes of Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery • EurekAlert!/Hospital for Special Surgery • October 26, 2012
  • New Genomics Study Shows Ancestry Could Help Solve Disease Riddles • The Scripps Research Institute • October 25, 2012
  • Academia Should Fulfill Social Contract by Supporting Bioscience Startups, Case Study Says • University of California, San Francisco • October 25, 2012
  • University of Rochester Medical Center, Deaf Community, Study How to Improve Research Participation • University of Rochester Medical Center • October 24, 2012
  • UC Health Campuses Meet to Review Progress of Biomedical Research Collaboration • University of California, San Francisco • October 19, 2012
  • Game On! University of Iowa Challenges Northwestern to Recruit Research Volunteers • University of Iowa • October 19, 2012
  • USC Researchers Land $1 Million NIH Grant to Develop Pacemaker for Unborn Babies • University of Southern California • October 19, 2012
  • Early Detection of Prostate Cancer is Goal of Collaborative Research Team • Medical College of Wisconsin • October 18, 2012
  • Stroke Patients Benefit from Carmaker’s Efficiency • Washington University in St. Louis • October 18, 2012
  • Hospital Uses ‘Lean’ Manufacturing Techniques to Speed Stroke Care • American Heart Association • October 18, 2012
  • Weight Loss Does Not Improve Fertility • Penn State University • October 17, 2012
  • Emory External Research Funding Tops $500 Million for Third Year • Emory University • October 16, 2012
  • Genetic Error Linked to Rare Disease that Causes Chronic Respiratory Infections • Washington University in St. Louis • October 15, 2012
  • Miami CTSI Announces Support for New Research Services and Funding Opportunities • University of Miami • October 09, 2012
  • Intact Limbs and Brain Function to be Studied in Amputees • Medical College of Wisconsin • October 03, 2012
  • Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute Supports New, Cutting-Edge Technology • Boston University • October 03, 2012
  • Implementation Science Links Research with Real-World Practice to Improve Health • University of California, San Francisco • October 02, 2012
  • Tanning Beds Linked to Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer • University of California, San Francisco • October 02, 2012

    • September 2012

  • Patient Selection for Bilateral Total Knee Replacement Needs Improvement • EurekAlert!/Hospital for Special Surgery • September 28, 2012
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Researchers Identify New Class of Drugs Effective Against Superbug • The Ohio State University • September 28, 2012
  • West Health Institute Unveils New Kinect-based Physical Therapy Technology, Launches Research Studies with Naval Medical Center San Diego • West Health Institute • September 26, 2012
  • New “Collaboratory” Aims to Produce High-Quality Data for Improved Healthcare Decision-Making • Duke Clinical Research Institute • September 25, 2012
  • Medical College and Blood Center Researchers to Study Causes of Drug-Induced Platelet Loss • Medical College of Wisconsin • September 25, 2012
  • NCATS Advisory Council Meets • Association of American Medical Colleges • September 21, 2012
  • Patients Come from across the Globe for Study at KU's Clinical Research Center • University of Kansas Medical Center • September 20, 2012
  • UC HEALTH LINE: Talk Shines Light on Huntington's Disease • University of Cincinnati • September 20, 2012
  • Sleep Apnea in Obese Pregnancy Women Linked to Poor Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes • EurekAlert!/University of South Florida • September 20, 2012
  • Informatics Approach Helps Doctors, Patients Make Sense of Genome Data • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • September 20, 2012
  • Genetic Mutation May Have Allowed Early Humans to Migrate Throughout Africa, Research Says • Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center • September 19, 2012
  • Penn Translational Medicine Institute to hold 7th Annual Symposium • EurekAlert!/University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine • September 18, 2012
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Offering Text Message Alerts About New Clinical Studies • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences • September 17, 2012
  • Researchers Reveal Underlying Mechanism of Powerful Chemotherapy for Prostate Cancer Treatment • Weill Cornell Medical College • September 17, 2012
  • Researchers Identify Mechanism that Leads to Diabetes, Blindness • Washington University in St. Louis • September 16, 2012
  • NIH Names NCATS Director • Association of American Medical Colleges • September 14, 2012
  • Simple Tool May Help Evaluate Risk for Violence among Patients with Mental Illness • University of California, San Francisco • September 14, 2012
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Now Enrolling Women in HPV Vaccine Clinical Trial • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences • September 13, 2012
  • Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Event to Present Lessons from 'School of Hard Knocks' • Indiana University • September 13, 2012
  • Medical College Receives Grant for Heart Failure Research • The Business Journal • September 13, 2012
  • Better Hygiene through Technology • University of Iowa • September 12, 2012
  • University of Miami Joins Elite Research Consortium, Earns $20 Million Grant • The Miami Hurricane • September 12, 2012
  • Biomarkers in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction • Medical College of Wisconsin • September 12, 2012
  • Purdue, Indiana University Health Arnett Launch Colorectal Cancer Research Partnership • Indiana University Health • September 12, 2012
  • Health in the Balance • Harvard Gazette • September 11, 2012
  • Medical Center and College of Medicine Research Growth Continues • Penn State • September 11, 2012
  • UTSA, UT Health Science Center Announce Center for Innovation in Drug Discovery • University of Texas at San Antonio • September 11, 2012
  • Grant Catapults University of Miami into Consortium Dedicated to Turning Discoveries into Therapies • University of Miami • September 10, 2012
  • Task Force Sets New Clinical Practice Guidelines for Triglycerides • University of California, Davis, CTSA • September 07, 2012
  • Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, MD, Named Director of Center for Translational Sciences and Director, Principal Investigator for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute • Children’s National Medical Center • September 06, 2012
  • West Virginia CTSI and Indiana CTSI to Collaborate on Dental Phobia Study • West Virginia University • September 06, 2012
  • R. Alta Charo Appointed to NIH Advisory Positions • University of Wisconsin Law School • September 06, 2012
  • Study Suggests How a High-Fat Diet and Estrogen Loss Lead Women to Store More Abdominal Fat Than Men • The Ohio State University • September 05, 2012
  • Study in Mice Discovers Injection of Heat-Generating Cells Reduces Belly Fat • The Ohio State University • September 05, 2012
  • Georgetown’s Victoria Shanmugam, M.D., Receives $1.9M NIH Grant to Study Wound Healing • Georgetown University Medical Center • September 05, 2012
  • Gut Bacteria Could be Linked to Childhood Obesity • Medical College of Wisconsin • September 05, 2012
  • Undergraduates Get Hands-On Experience with Clinical Research • University of California San Francisco • September 04, 2012
  • Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Improve Cholesterol as Previous Research Suggested • University of Rochester • September 04, 2012
  • Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Impaired Brain Function in Adolescents • EurekAlert!/NYU Langone Medical Center • September 03, 2012

    • August 2012

  • NIH Awards $7.5M, Designates URMC Orthopaedics as Center of Research Translation • University of Rochester • August 30, 2012
  • Multidisciplinary Team Maps Costs of Participating in Health Information Exchange • University of Wisconsin¬–Madison • August 30, 2012
  • Library Receives CTSA Community Engagement Award from the NN/LM SCR • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio • August 29, 2012
  • Turning on Key Enzyme Blocks Tumor Formation • MIT news • August 27, 2012
  • Cornell Chronicle: Tissue Chip Grant from NIH • Cornell Chronicle Online • August 27, 2012
  • NIH-Funded Tissue Chips Would Predict Drug Safety • Cornell Chronicle Online • August 27, 2012
  • Study Questions Validity of Quality Measure for Stroke Care • University of Rochester Medical Center • August 27, 2012
  • Ancestral Link Places Mexican-Americans at Greater Risk for Metabolic Disease • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston • August 24, 2012
  • Vanderbilt-Led Study Reveals Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer Care • Vanderbilt University • August 23, 2012
  • Study Suggests Early Exposure to Antibiotics May Impact Development, Obesity • NYU Langone Medical Center • August 22, 2012
  • Research Offers New Hope for HIV/AIDS Patients with Cancer • University of California, San Francisco • August 21, 2012
  • Three Ohio Universities Establish Statewide Research Collaboration • University of Cincinnati • August 17, 2012
  • Three Major Ohio Universities Establish Statewide Research Collaboration • Case Western Reserve University • August 17, 2012
  • UC Davis Faculty Awarded Funding from RISE Program • UC Health • August 17, 2012
  • UCSF's Resource Allocation Program Seeks Applications for Fall Cycle • University of California, San Francisco • August 17, 2012
  • U of M’s New ResearchMatch Effort Lets Patients Define their Interest in, Connect with Clinical Trials • University of Minnesota • August 16, 2012
  • After Stroke, When and How to Use Assistive Devices? • University of Cincinnati Health News • August 16, 2012
  • U of Minnesota’s New ResearchMatch Effort Lets Patients Define Their Interest in, Connect with Clinical Trials • University of Minnesota • August 16, 2012
  • Agreement between Ohio’s Top Academic Medical Centers Expected to Increase Collaboration and Boost State Economy • The Ohio State University • August 16, 2012
  • Introducing the Medical School's 'Dream Team' • University of Utah • August 16, 2012
  • UCSF, King’s Health Partners-London Announce Faculty Exchange • University of California, San Francisco • August 15, 2012
  • ACTSI Receives $31 Million NIH Grant Renewal • Emory University Woodruff Health Sciences Center • August 13, 2012
  • ICTS Wins $6.9 Million to Continue Research and Training • IowaNow • August 13, 2012
  • Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute Receives $31 Million NIH Grant Renewal • Emory University • August 13, 2012
  • NIH Awards $64.6M Grant to Case Western Reserve, Largest Ever in Northeast Ohio • Case Western Reserve University • August 10, 2012
  • Easing Complex Medication Management with Computer Tools • UCSF News Center • August 08, 2012
  • Revealing the Importance of Culture in Latino Dental Health • UCSF News Center • August 08, 2012
  • Helping Multiple Sclerosis Patients Face Dizzying Medication Decisions • UCSF News Center • August 08, 2012
  • Enabling Science Advances at UCSF • UCSF News Center • August 08, 2012
  • Helping Kids Describe Cancer Symptoms Through Cartoons and Digital Technology • University of California, San Francisco • August 08, 2012
  • Fructose Consumption May Impact Development of Metabolic Syndrome • UC Davis Health System • August 07, 2012
  • Community Health Engaged Researchers to Join in 'CORUS' with New Website • Indiana University School of Medicine • August 06, 2012
  • Weill Cornell Receives $49.6 Million NIH Renewal Grant Award for its Clinical and Translational Science Center • Weill Cornell Medical College • August 01, 2012

    • July 2012

  • New Melanoma Driver Genes Found in Largest DNA Sequencing Study to Date • Yale News • July 29, 2012
  • The Longer You're Awake, The Slower You Get • Brigham and Women’s Hospital • July 27, 2012
  • Brains of Teens Who Smoke Cigarettes Reveal Early Signs of Addiction • UCSF News Center • July 27, 2012
  • Pitt Researchers Developing Liver and Joint “Tissue Chips” to Better Predict Drug Safety • UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences • July 27, 2012
  • In Muscular Dystrophy, What Matters to Patients and Doctors Can Differ • University of Rochester Newsroom • July 25, 2012
  • DARPA and NIH to Fund ‘Human Body on a Chip’ Research • MITnews • July 24, 2012
  • Seattle Researchers to Engineer Kidney Tissue Chip for Predicting Drug Safety • UW Today • July 24, 2012
  • Thomson Lab Lands $2.2 Million NIH Grant • University of Wisconsin-Madison News • July 24, 2012
  • Wyss Institute to Receive up to $37 Million from DARPA to Integrate Multiple Organ-on-Chip Systems to Mimic the Whole Human Body Institute Receives Grant • Wyss Institute News • July 24, 2012
  • University of Chicago to Boost Transformative Medical Research with $23 Million Grant • The University of Chicago Medicine Newsroom • July 23, 2012
  • HPV Testing in HIV-Positive Women May Help Reduce Frequent Cervical Cancer Screening • Albert Einstein College of Medicine • July 22, 2012
  • Vanderbilt University Study Finds Stress Fuels Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Reporter • July 18, 2012
  • Spouses of Severe-Sepsis Patients at High Risk of Depression, U-M Study Shows • University of Michigan Health System News • July 18, 2012
  • Milk Thistle, Taken by Many People for Liver Disease, Ineffective as Treatment for Hepatitis C • UNC Health Care News • July 17, 2012
  • Universities Collaborate on Calcium Research • Inside Indiana Business • July 13, 2012
  • Vanderbilt’s CTSA Lands $46 Million Renewal • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Reporter • July 12, 2012
  • Gene’s Impact on ‘Good’ Cholesterol Could Affect Heart Disease Risk • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Reporter • July 12, 2012
  • Barth Syndrome Foundation Selected for Global Rare Disease Registry • Barth Syndrome Foundation • July 09, 2012
  • NIH Grant Helps SLU, Wash U Repair Research Education • St. Louis Business Journal • July 06, 2012
  • Translational Research Institute Grant Renewed with $41.5 Million • University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health News and Events • July 06, 2012
  • TMC Institutions Get $20 Million Renewal Grant for Translational Medicine Center • UTHealth • July 05, 2012
  • $53M Grant to University of Michigan Will Help Health Researchers Develop New Therapies – With the Public’s Help • University of Michigan • July 05, 2012
  • Evaluating the Impact of the CTSA Consortium on Child Health Research • Mayo Clinic News • July 05, 2012
  • U of Minnesota's Clinical and Translational Science Institute Helps Minnesota Organizations Achieve Triple Aim • University of Minnesota CTSI Blog • July 02, 2012
  • Researchers Report Success in Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder • University of Cincinnati Health News • July 02, 2012
  • Health Information Day Brings Together CUMC Researchers and WaHi Residents • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Newsroom • July 02, 2012

    • June 2012

  • BUSM Study Finds Genes Associated with Hippocampal Atrophy • Boston University Medical Center News • June 28, 2012
  • Indiana Translational Sciences Institute Pioneers National Collaboration Capability • Indiana University OVPIT News • June 27, 2012
  • When a Calorie Is Not Just a Calorie • Harvard Gazette • June 27, 2012
  • University of Florida Delivers Promise of Personalized Medicine to Heart Patients • University of Florida News • June 25, 2012
  • Reactions in Kids with Food Allergy Are Common • Medpage Today • June 25, 2012
  • IMPACT! UF and FSU Researchers are Collaborating to Tackle Youth Concussions • Explore • June 22, 2012
  • 1 in 8 Heart Patients Suffer PTSD • Columbia University Medical Center Newsroom • June 20, 2012
  • Digging Data for a Healthier World • Stanford Medicine • June 20, 2012
  • Novelos Therapeutics Announces Positive Initial Imaging Results In Brain Cancer Trial with I-124-CLR1404 (LIGHT) Cancer-Targeted PET Imaging Agent At UW Carbone Cancer Center • PR Newswire • June 19, 2012
  • Nanoparticles Engineered at Notre Dame Promise to Improve Blood Cancer Treatment • Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics News • June 15, 2012
  • University of Texas System Awards Grants for Innovation and Entrepreneurship • The University of Texas System • June 08, 2012
  • Doubling Down on Heart Failure: Researchers Discover New Route to Disease, and Drugs to Match • University of Rochester Medical Center • June 07, 2012
  • Obesity, Exposure to Pollutants Affect Asthma Control • University of Cincinnati healthNEWS • June 01, 2012
  • Alcohol May Trigger Serious Palpitations in Heart Patients • University of California, San Francisco • June 01, 2012

    • May 2012

  • Academic-Community Partnership to Address HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Through Clergy Participation • University of Cincinnati Health News • May 31, 2012
  • From Bench to Bedside—and Beyond • TuftsNow • May 31, 2012
  • Genes Predict if Medication Can Help You Quit Smoking • Wasington University Newsroom • May 30, 2012
  • Researchers Outline Duke Translational Nursing Institute’s Successes • Duke Clinical Research Institute • May 23, 2012
  • Sleep Apnea Associated with Higher Mortality from Cancer • University of Wisconsin–Madison • May 21, 2012
  • Strategy Discovered to Activate Genes that Suppress Tumors and Inhibit Cancer • Penn State University • May 19, 2012
  • NCATS’ Austin to Speak via Live Stream at 8 a.m. CST, May 18 at OSU Event on Integration of “Omics” into Clinical and Translational Research • Ohio State University • May 18, 2012
  • Dept. of Biostatistics Recognizes Melissa Begg, SD '89 • Harvard School of Public Health • May 15, 2012
  • AesRX Anti-Sickling Drug Aes-103 Enters Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial at NIH • AesRx • May 14, 2012
  • University of New Mexico's Cancer Center and Center for Molecular Discovery Are Paving the Way for Finding New Uses for Approved Drugs • University of New Mexico • May 14, 2012
  • Scripps Doctors Study Novel New Device to Diagnose Irregular Heart Beat • Scripps Health • May 11, 2012
  • Anantha Shekhar Elected President of Association for Clinical and Translational Science • Indiana University School of Medicine • May 10, 2012
  • Targeted Gene Therapy Offers Relief from Pain and Inflammation • University of California, San Francisco • May 08, 2012

    • April 2012

  • A Focus on Translational Science • Albert Einstein College of Medicine • April 27, 2012
  • Discovery of Treatment for Rare Lung Disease Earns UC Researcher National Award • University of Cincinnati • April 18, 2012
  • Two Genetic Deletions in Human Genome Linked to the Development of Aggressive Prostate Cancer • Weill Cornell Medical College • April 09, 2012

    • March 2012

  • New Gene Therapy Approach Developed for Red Blood Cell Disorders • Weill Cornell Medical College • March 27, 2012
  • Researchers Identify Approaches to Improve Health Outcomes in Northern Manhattan • Columbia University • March 13, 2012
  • Spectroscopic Imaging Reveals Early Changes Leading to Breast Tumors • Purdue University • March 06, 2012
  • Responding to the Radiation Threat • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • March 06, 2012

    • February 2012

  • New Model Accurately Predicts Who Will Develop Deadly Form of Dengue Fever • University of Texas Medical Branch • February 16, 2012

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