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3 U.S. scientists share Nobel Prize in medicine
Three U.S. scientists who discovered key aspects of how cells and animals age and how cancer cells become immortal have won the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
Elizabeth Blackburn of UC San Francisco, Carol W. Greider of Johns Hopkins...Tags: George W. Bush, Nobel Prize Awards, Jack W. Szostak, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Education
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Health briefs: April 24, 2013
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.Terre Haute 'Alzheimer's for Caregivers: Late Stage' presentation set for May The Alzheimer's Association Greater Indiana chapter will host a free two-part series, "Living with Alzheimer's for Caregivers: Late-Stage" from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on May 22...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Dyslexia, Alzheimer's Disease, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Defunding the dreamers: the perils of cutting science research
When I was a Ph.D. student at Yale, I dreamed of working as a university professor, directing a research laboratory, and training students of my own. I have been a professor for a little over four years now. Of the lessons I have learned in this time, the...
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U.S. cuts could lead to 'brain drain' in medicine
Scientists at the nation's leading research institutions are warning that continued uncertainty over federal funding could lead to a brain drain that will undermine the country's global status in medicine. With funding at the National Institutes of...
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Hopkins scientists scrambled to save work after Sandy
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University slogged through thigh-deep water to rescue tissue samples and evacuate lab animals when a flood crippled a cancer research building after Hurricane Sandy last month.
"It was really an extraordinary...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Blood, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Colleges and Universities
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American science losing ground
You win some, you lose some. That appears to be the current state of affairs with federal funding for research. Congress recently passed legislation providing a modest increase in funding to the National Institutes of Health, which funds research at the...Tags: Daniel Nathans, Finance, Nobel Prize Awards, Invention and Innovation, Education
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Nobel Prize gives researcher and Hopkins more exposure
Few understand the club that Adam Riess joined Tuesday when he received a 5:30 a.m. phone call from Sweden.
But Carol Greider received the same call two years ago, and soon she'll sit with her Johns Hopkins University colleague and tell him what it's...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Nobel Prize Awards, Science, Genes and Chromosomes, Comedy Central (tv network)
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From sink to swim, just in time
As she chugs through the water, Annie Applegarth will never be mistaken for Olympic medalist Katie Hoff. Barbara Thompson will never be in a split-screen comparison to Michael Phelps.
The triumph here is that 15 weeks ago, neither woman could swim a...Tags: Health, Breast Cancer, Nobel Prize Awards, University of Maryland, College Park, Sports
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Americans Win Nobel Prize for Medicine
The Associated PressThree Americans won the Nobel prize in medicine on Monday for discovering how chromosomes protect themselves as cells divide, work that has inspired experimental cancer therapies and may offer insights into aging. The research by Elizabeth H. Blackburn,...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Jack W. Szostak, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Education, Justice System
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Americans Ostrom and Williamson win Nobel economics prize, Ostrom 1st female winner
The 33 NewsSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Americans Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the Nobel economics prize on Monday for their analyses of economic governance — the rules by which people exercise authority in companies and economic systems. Ostrom was...Tags: Alfred Nobel, Natural Resource Industry, Nobel Prize Awards, Companies and Corporations, Jack W. Szostak
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San Diego native shares Nobel Prize for medicine
FOX 5 San Diego StaffOne of the three American scientists sharing this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is a San Diego native, and another is a professor at the University of Calfornia. Carol W. Greider, who works at the Johns Hopkins University School of...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Television, Health, Nobel Prize Awards, Science
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Still searching for the secrets of life
Sun StaffFor most scientists, a Nobel Prize is the capstone of a career. But in the 50 years since their breakthrough discovery of the structure of DNA, James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick have continued to pursue the frontiers of knowledge, albeit along...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Colon, World War II (1939-1945), Cancer
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