Clinical Research Resources
News Releases and Announcements
New theory suggests how hepatitis C may cause rare immune disease
May 13 • Rockefeller University
NCRR Support: Clinical and Translational Science Award to Rockefeller University
Mothers' High Normal Blood Sugar Levels Place Infants at Risk for Birth Problems
May 7 • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: GCRCs at Northwestern University and Case Western Reserve University
Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Patients with Congenital Retinal Disease
April 27 • National Center for Research Resources and National Eye Institute
NCRR Support: University of Pennsylvania CTSA
SBRI’s Bioquest Program Awarded $800,000 SEPA Grant
April 24 • Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
NCRR Support: Seattle Biomedical Research Institute SEPA
Pitt Organizes Day of Scientific Discovery for a Novel Federal Outreach Partnership That Will Bring Research to Middle School Classrooms
April 18 • University of Pittsburgh
NCRR Support: University of Pittsburgh SEPA, CTSA
Rice and UT-Houston join DOD push for regenerative medicine
April 17 • EurekAlert!
NCRR Support: UT at Houston CTSA
New molecule could be key to anti-heart attack drug
April 17 • Rockefeller University
NCRR Support: Rockefeller CTSA
NIH Study Reveals Factors That Influence Premature Infant Survival, Disability
April 16 • National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: GCRCs at Emory, University of Rochester, Stanford, Yale, Indiana, University of New Mexico, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Statins Shown to Lower Blood Pressure
April 14 • University of California, San Diego
NCRR Support: University of California, San Diego, GCRC
Rates of Rare Mutations Soar Three to Four Times Higher in Schizophrenia
March 27 • National Institute of Mental Health and National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: University of Washington CTSA & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill GCRC
Gene Variation Predicts Response to Treatment in Common Infertility Disorder
March 27 • National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: Pennsylvania State University GCRC
Hearts of HIV-positive individuals recover from exertion more slowly
March 24 • Washington University in St. Louis
NCRR Support: Washington University GCRC
SBU Geneticist Is First to Connect A Gene Central to the Formation of Neurons to Autism Spectrum Disorder
March 19 • Stony Brook University Medical Center
NCRR Support: Stony Brook GCRC
UI will host obesity conference April 8
March 11 • University of Iowa
NCRR Support: Iowa CTSA
Thin Bones Seen In Boys with Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder
January 29 • National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and National Center for Research Resources
Supported by the NCRR-funded GCRC at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
NASA Uses Vertical Treadmill to Improve Astronaut Health in Space
January 28 • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Supported by the NCRR-funded GCRC at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Protein that controls hair growth also keeps stem cells slumbering
January 25 • Rockefeller University
Research supported by the NCRR-funded CTSA at Rockefeller University
NCRR Announces Two More Science Education Partnership Awards for FY 2007
January 21
