Charity News from Monday, Dec. 15, 2003Alzheimer's Association Statement on a Study of Stroke and the Risk of Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer's Association | A great deal of evidence shows that vascular risk factors such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure – factors that cause strokes and heart disease – may also increase the risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's Association Statement on a Study Of Clioquinol Targeting Aß Amyloid Deposition and Toxicity In Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Association | This study follows up on basic and animal research showing that an antibiotic, clioquinol, can prevent, and possibly disperse, clumps of the substance called amyloid that builds up in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease. Pioneering Program to Target Physician Fatigue, Impairment Duke University Medical Center | Duke University Medical Center, UNC Hospitals and other health care-related entities will collaborate to develop and launch a unique education program intended to improve patient outcomes by promoting physician wellness. Discovery of Brain Disorder Gene Paves Way for Genetic Test Duke University Medical Center | Duke researchers have identified the second of three genes that can each independently cause the disorder known as cerebral cavernous malformations, which is characterized by mulberry-like clusters of blood vessels in the brain. Holidays Can Spell Danger for Heart Health Emory University | The holidays are a time for feasting, partying and social drinking - all enjoyable activities for most people, if done in moderation. However, if you get caught up in the revelry and forget the "moderation" part, you could be endangering your health. Emory Makes The Top 10 Nationally In Earnings From Commercialized Research Emory University | Emory University was listed in the Top 10 among U.S. universities in this week's Association of University Technology Managers annual survey of earnings from the commercialization of research inventions. Emory collected $29.6 million in fiscal 2002. Emory University Hospital's Andrew J. McKelvey Lung Transplantation Center Marks Major Milestone with 100th Transplant Emory University | Since the program's inception in 1993, Emory University Hospital's McKelvey Lung Transplantation Center has given second chances to families throughout Georgia. The state's only lung transplant program has averaged 10 transplants a year. Drug Combination for Benign Enlarged Prostate Clearly Superior to Reduce Symptoms, Keep Men From Catheterization and the OR Mayo Clinic | A combination drug treatment for men with noncancerous enlarged prostate can significantly abate urination issues and help avoid surgery or catheterization for at least five years in the majority of sufferers, according to a national study. Brain Tumor Growth Requires Abnormal Cellular Neighbors Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis | In trying to develop a mouse model of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), a genetic disorder that predisposes children to certain types of brain tumors, the team discovered that tumors only developed when all brain cells were genetically abnormal.
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