Research News

Announcements about NCRR-supported research and awards.

NCRR Results

May 5, 2009

A daily sample of the latest NCRR-supported research cited in PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

Lef1 haploinsufficient mice display a low turnover and low bone mass phenotype in a gender- and age-specific manner external link, opens in new window
PLoS ONE

FL-41 tint improves blink frequency, light sensitivity, and functional limitations in patients with benign essential blepharospasm external link, opens in new window
Ophthalmology

Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor pharmacokinetics in a large unselected cohort of HIV-infected women external link, opens in new window
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr

Early markers of pubertal onset: height and foot size external link, opens in new window
J Adolesc Health

Effect of valsartan on left ventricular anatomy and systolic function and aortic elasticity external link, opens in new window
Metabolism

Decreased respiratory quotient in relation to resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected and noninfected subjects external link, opens in new window
Metabolism

Different pathophysiology of impaired glucose tolerance in first-degree relatives of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus external link, opens in new window
Metabolism

Exploring the relationship between sexually transmitted diseases and HIV acquisition by using different study designs external link, opens in new window
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr

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May
NIH Grants $122 Million in Institutional Development Awards external link, opens in new window
May 5 • National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence

April
Cancer-causing virus associated with higher risk of new HIV infection external link, opens in new window
April 30 • University of California San Francisco
NCRR Support: UC San Francisco Clinical and Translational Science Award

Ohio State Seeks To Improve NCAA Asthma Care Standards external link, opens in new window
April 29 • Ohio State University
NCRR Support: OSU Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award to OSU

Delaware partnership wins $17.4-million NIH grant to build state's biomedical research capacity external link, opens in new window
April 29 • University of Delaware
NCRR Support: Delaware IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence

Duke-Durham Partnership Creates Blueprint for Better Health external link, opens in new window
April 28 • Duke Medicine
NCRR Support: Duke Clinical and Translational Science Award

Risk of Autism Tied to Genes that Influence Brain Cell Connections external link, opens in new window
April 28 • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Center for Research Resources, et al
NCRR Support: Institutional Development Award (Center for Applied Genomics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), Clinical and Translational Science Award (Univ. of Penn.), and General Clinical Research Center (Univ. of Utah) programs

Researchers discover new genetic variants associated with increased risk of stroke external link, opens in new window
April 15 • National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: Cedars–Sinai General Clinical Research Center and a Clinical and Translational Science Award to Johns Hopkins University

Questions and Answers Regarding 2009 CTSA Awards
April 7 • National Center for Research Resources
2009 Clinical and Translational Science Awards

NIH Clinical and Translational Science Consortium Grows to 39 Members external link, opens in new window
April 7 • National Center for Research Resources
2009 Clinical and Translational Science Awards

March
New Way to Make Stem Cells Avoids Risk of Cancer external link, opens in new window
March 26 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: Wisconsin National Primate Research Center

NIH Announces American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding Opportunities external link, opens in new window
March 11 • National Center for Research Resources
$1 Billion Available for Extramural Core Facilities and Other Construction, Renovation or Repair Awards

Clinical Research Network Feasibility Awards
March 10 • National Center for Research Resources
NCRR-administered NIH initiative on re-engineering the clinical research enterprise

Ouachita students to present their research in D.C. external link, opens in new window
March 09 • Ouachita Baptist University
NCRR Support: Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence

February
Could Genetics Improve Warfarin Dosing? external link, opens in new window
February 19 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: University of Pennsylvania Exploratory Center for Interdisciplinary Research

UAB Wins Grant for Advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center external link, opens in new window
February 13 • University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCRR Support: UAB High-End Instrumentation grant

NCRR Awards $22.2 Million to Fund Bioinformatics Coordinating Center
February 2
NCRR Support: Biomedical Informatics Research Network

January
Linking Animal Models to Human Disease
January 28

NIH Awards Case Western Reserve $1.33M to Improve Informatics Support for Clinical and Translational Scientists external link, opens in new window
January 27 • Case Western Reserve University
NCRR Support: CTSA Informatics Pilot Projects

Three New Informatics Pilot Projects Will Aid Clinical and Translational Scientists Nationwide external link, opens in new window
January 26 • National Center for Research Resources

First Study To Test Real-world Effects Of Stun Gun Use Raises Questions About Safety external link, opens in new window
January 26 • UCSF News Office
NCRR Support: UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Award

UC Davis part of national information project to aid researchers external link, opens in new window
January 26 • UC Newsroom
NCRR Support: CTSA Informatics Pilot Projects

VMC Lands $1.3 Million Contract For Research Electronic Data Capture external link, opens in new window
January 26 • Vanderbilt Medical Center
NCRR Support: CTSA Informatics Pilot Projects

Brookhaven Lab Receives $28 Million to Support Crystallography Facility external link, opens in new window
January 23 • Brookhaven National Laboratory
NCRR Support: National Synchrotron Light Source

50 years of federal funding for world's biggest collection of mice with spontaneous mutations external link, opens in new window
January 19 • The Jackson Laboratory
NCRR Support: Mutant Mouse Resource at the Jackson Laboratory

First Science from the Compact Light Source: A miniature synchrotron for your home lab external link, opens in new window
January 7 • Lyncean Technologies
NCRR Support: Accelerated Technology Center for Gene 3D Structure

Thursday program marks first year of new statewide life sciences institute external link, opens in new window
January 7 • Indiana University School of Medicine
NCRR Support: Clinical and Translational Science Award

MCRU consolidates two of its performance sites external link, opens in new window
January 6 • University of Michigan
NCRR Support: Clinical and Translational Science Award