Charity News from Thursday, Jul. 8, 2004Cancer Researchers Join with FDA for a Workshop Aimed at Speeding Cancer Drug DevelopmentDuke University Medical Center | A summit of prominent cancer researchers from academia, industry and the Food and Drug Administration will gather in Baltimore for an interactive workshop July 13 and 14 in an effort to accelerate the testing and approval of promising cancer drugs. Outlook Improving for Kids with Juvenile Arthritis Duke University Medical Center | Many people aren't aware that arthritis is a big problem for children. However, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) is the third most common chronic childhood illness, affecting almost 300,000 children in the United States. Environmental Causes of Disease, Gaps in Environmental Health Policy Duke University Medical Center | Duke University's new Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations will explore the link between exposure to pollutants and how it can lead to disease. Brain Serotonin Enzyme Finding Might Explain Psychiatric Disorders Duke University Medical Center | Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have provided the first direct evidence in mice for the role of an enzyme that specifically controls the production of serotonin in the brain. Gene Therapy Alternative to Calcium Channel Blockers for Heart Disease Works in Animals Johns Hopkins Medicine | In animal studies, scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed what is believed to be the first successful gene therapy that mimics the action of calcium channel blockers, agents widely used in the treatment of heart diseases.
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