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UAMS to Launch Cancer Institute Advocacy Group Next Month
Printer Friendly Version Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 @08:15am CST An event is planned next month to launch a new volunteer advocacy group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
Despite sharp declines in foundation assets and individual worth, the charitable giving scene in Arkansas has had its high points.
Enforcing temporal control of maternal mRNA translation during oocyte cell-cycle progression
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA Winthrop P ...
Polymer Therapeutic Protects Gut From Radiation Damage, Infection After Cancer Treatment
Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Radiology / Nuclear Medicine A non-absorbed, oral co-polymer therapy under development by Midway Pharmaceuticals demonstrated the ability to protect against damage to healthy gastrointestinal tissues and to prevent lethal bacterial infections in animal models of ...
Polymer therapeutic protects gut from radiation damage, infection after cancer treatment
SPRINGHOUSE, PA : A non-absorbed, oral co-polymer therapy under development by Midway Pharmaceuticals demonstrated the ability to protect against damage to healthy gastrointestinal tissues and to prevent lethal bacterial infections in animal models of radiation damage.
UA project tackles spread of cancer cells
Their finding, published Nov. 15 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, might ultimately stop cancer's deadly metastasis and improve early diagnosis of the disease in its various forms.
UAMS Chancellor Warns of Budget Cuts, Layoffs
The chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences says the medical school and hospital is considering budget cuts that could include layoffs.
World AIDS Day boosts awareness
Allen Barefield used to live life in six-month increments because he didn't think he'd survive with the virus that causes AIDS.
Conway police identify man struck by train
Conway police have identified a pedestrian struck by a train Thursday night in Conway as Marco Antonio Hernandez of 1900 Dave Ward Drive.
Deborah Lyons Langford had a bad feeling, a really bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.
UAMS Research About Effects of Alcohol on Brain Leads to $3.1M Federal Grant
New findings about alcohol's effects on the brain and potential drug treatments that prevent damage to brain cells has led to three federal grants totaling $3.1 million for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Univ. Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences' V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D....
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announces the publication of the "Atlas of Breast Surgical Techniques" by V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., director of the Breast Cancer Program at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
Lawrence Schmieding, 89, died Monday following a two-year battle with cancer. a oeThis is a bittersweet moment for us, but it is also quite a tribute to him,a said Hope Hartz Fredrich, the centera s director of education.
Medical Research Study To Begin In Benton County
The study will be the largest of its kind undertaken in the United States. It will study 100,000 children from conception until 21 years of age, Dr.
Blog - Sports Doping Drugs Available Online
An experimental drug that mimics the effect of steroids, such as testosterone, without many of the harmful side effects is freely available online, according to new research.
Nanotechnology Team Discover How to Capture Tumor Cells in Bloodstream
A team led by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researchers on the cutting edge of nanotechnology has found a way to capture tumor cells in the bloodstream that could dramatically improve earlier cancer diagnosis and prevent deadly metastasis.
Kimberly Reynolds, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences graduate student in biochemistry and microbiology, and Kevin Raney, professor of biochemistry, talk about the results of a mass spectrometer Friday at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute.
UAMS Myeloma Institute Celebrates 20 Years
Prospects for many patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells, have changed dramatically since the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy was established in 1989 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences .
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Free Medical Clinic Draws 800 Volunteers
More than 800 volunteers have registered to work at a free health-care clinic Saturday, November 21, in downtown Little Rock that will provide medical treatment for uninsured Arkansans, ages 6 to 65.
Pay raises for 3,300 at UAMS canceled, rescinded to cut expenses amid budget shortfalls
Pay raises for more than 3,300 employees at the UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock are being canceled or rescinded.
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