Charity News from Wednesday, May. 2, 2001

Cardinal Cassidy Receives AJC Isaiah Award
American Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee today honored Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy for his distinguished leadership in furthering Catholic-Jewish relations worldwide. Cardinal Cassidy, outgoing president of the Vatican's Pontifical Commission for Religious...

AJC Congressional Leadership Award Presented to Senator Joseph I. Lieberman
American Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee today presented its Congressional Leadership Award to Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT), honoring his leadership during 13 years with the Senate. "At each turn in the legislative road, Senator Lieberman has been ...

Neural Progenitor Cells Recovered From Postmortem And Adult Tissue
Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Salk Institute scientists have isolated cells from the brains of human cadavers that can grow, divide and form specialized classes of brain cells. Their findings indicate that postmortem tissue may be a potential source of multipotent stem cells.

Study Raises Questions About Relationship Between Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Events Detected by Home Monitors
Yale School of Medicine | The use of home monitors to detect prolonged cessation of breathing or a slower than normal heart rate in infants are not an effective means of preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a study by a Yale researcher has found.

 

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