Charity News from Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003Catholic Charities Agencies Being Asked to Help More People with Less Funding This Holiday SeasonCatholic Charities USA | This holiday season is a time of need for many Americans and for the Catholic Charities agencies across the country that are experiencing increases in requests for help when government funding and other revenue sources are declining or remain flat. Genes Control Severity of Heart Failure, Study Finds Duke University Medical Center | By screening the genomes of mice with heart failure, Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered multiple stretches of DNA containing genes that modify the heart's pumping ability and survival with the disease. Africare President Julius E. Coles Receives Amistad Achievement Award in New Orleans Africare | Africare President Julius E. Coles was presented with the 2003 Amistad Achievement Award by the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, on November 1, 2003. The award recognizes Coles' contributions over the past 40 years. Emory Eye Center Physician Finds Lesser Amount of Patching Effective For Treating Lazy Eye in Children Emory University | A recent study conducted at Emory Eye Center and 31 other sites found that children with amblyopia between the ages of three and seven years can be treated just as effectively with a six-hour daily regimen of patching. New drug prevents abnormal brain cell growth in lab mice St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | Investigators at St. Jude's used an experimental anti-cancer drug to prevent or reverse abnormal brain cell growth caused by lack of the anti-cancer gene Pten. The study showed that runaway cell growth is triggered by a second gene called mTor. Anti-inflammatory drugs speed brain recovery in Stanford animal study Stanford University School of Medicine | Inflammation may be the culprit in the brain's inability to recover from damage, according to researchers. Their work in rats suggests that common anti-inflammatory drugs related to ibuprofen may help the brain heal after injury or radiation therapy. UT Southwestern’s capital campaign passes $300 million mark; $50 million anonymous gift largest in Dallas’ history The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | Record-setting new gifts and pledges to UT Southwestern Medical Center's Innovations in Medicine capital drive have brought the total raised so far to $301 million, and the enthusiastic donor response has persuaded campaign leaders to raise the goal. Smoking increases bleeding strokes among women American Heart Association | Smoking increases a woman's risk of having an intracerebral hemorrhage, a severe and often fatal stroke, according to a study published in today's rapid access issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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