Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Statement by Vice President Biden on the Passing of Warren Rudman

Warren Rudman’s passion for public service was clear to anyone who met him. He was a tenacious prosecutor, a courageous combat infantry commander, and a devoted Senator. He knew as much about the federal budget as anyone who ever served in this town – and it was always a privilege to work with him, and learn from him. I was proud to call him a close personal friend and confidant. He never let politics stand in the way of doing what was right, and that’s why he had the absolute respect of Republicans and Democrats alike. Today, our thoughts and prayers are with all of Warren’s family and friends.

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/11/20/statement-vice-president-biden-passing-warren-rudman

Connie Nielsen Cristina Dumitru Daisy Fuentes Dania Ramirez

No hay más Led Zeppelin


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<P>A pesar de lo dicho ayer, Peter Mensch, manager del guitarrista Jimmy Page, se retractó totalmente en eso que la banda buscaría un reemplazo al ultragenial Robert Plant para seguir rockeando y toureándola por el mundo tras su show de 2007 en el O2 Arena de Londres por el poder de la música más sexual de la historia. No habrá más Led Zeppelin, no hay planes de que lo haya.</P><P>Mensch comentó: "Led Zeppelin se acabó. Si no los vieron en el 2007, se los perdieron. Probaron reemplazantes a Robert Plant, pero nada funcionó. Se acabó. No hay planes para continuar. Francamente, ojalá todos dejaran de hablar al respecto."</P><P>Los fans no están nada contentos, especialmente los británicos, considerando los precios delirantes de las entradas del show reunión.</P><P>¿Y a ti? ¿Qué te parece todo esto?</P>

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Source:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602369/no-hay-mas-led-zeppelin.jhtml

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Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Revised Article-Thrombocythemia and Thrombocytosis

Thrombocythemia and thrombocytosis are conditions in which your blood has a higher than normal number of platelets.

Source: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/thrm/

Diane Kruger Dido Diora Baird Dita Von Teese Dominique Swain

Delivery of Transthyretin (TTR) across the Blood Brain Barrier as a Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

The invention describes products and methods of treating Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the formation of amyloid plaques and tangles in areas of the brain critical for learning and memory. The products are a transthyretin and other blood brain barrier impermeable proteins transformed into blood brain barrier permeable forms by the coupling of an Inter-Cellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) targeting agent. Transthyretin binds to, and inhibits amyloid protein from forming plaque deposits. Deposition of amyloid is thought to underlie the disease pathology of Alzheimer's. Thus, this invention treats Alzheimer's by inhibiting the formation of amyloid plaques, which normally would result in amyloid plaque formation, inflammation, and neuronal cell death.

CRADA Opportunity: The NIH Chemical Genomics Center (NCGC) is open to collaborating in order to further develop this invention. Please contact Dr. Juan Marugan at maruganj@mail.nih.gov for more information about collaborative research opportunities.

Source: http://www.ott.nih.gov/Technologies/abstractDetails.aspx?RefNo=2117

Amber Heard Amber Valletta America Ferrera Amerie Amy Cobb

Emily Chew Joins ARVO Board of Trustees

Dr. Emily Chew was recently elected to the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Board of Trustees. She will serve as a Clinical/Epidemiologic Research Trustee. The board is comprised of elected members from ARVO's 13 scientific sections along with elected and trustee-appointed officers. It sets the strategic direction for ARVO and has the final responsibility and authority for all actions and policies that are recommended or adopted by standing and special committees, advisory councils and representatives to professional and governmental organizations, agents and employees.

Source: http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/briefs/chew_trustees.asp?nav=rss

Eliza Dushku Emilie de Ravin Emma Heming Emma Stone Emma Watson

Extended Comment Period on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition

NIH announces that the public comment period on the proposed adoption and implementation of the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition" has been extended until April 24, 2011. Comments may be submitted at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/2011guidecomments/add.htm.

Source: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/newsarchive_2011.htm#20110318

Ana Hickmann Ana Ivanovi Ana Paula Lemes Ananda Lewis Angela Marcello

The Con - 90210

Source: https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-con/id550674144?i=580029601&uo=2https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/90210-season-5/id550674144?uo=2

Bridget Moynahan Britney Spears Brittany Daniel Brittany Lee Brittany Murphy

Friedreich's Ataxia

Information on Freidreich's ataxia, compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

Source: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/friedreichs_ataxia/friedreichs_ataxia.htm

Evangeline Lilly Eve Fergie Foxy Brown Freida Pinto

New Report Highlights the Impact of the President’s Agenda on the Hispanic Community

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in a policy conversation held at the Center for American Progress on ensuring that the ladder of opportunity remains strong for the Latino community. In conjunction with that event we released a report, “An America Built to Last: President Obama’s Agenda and the Hispanic Community,” that takes a close look at the President’s agenda and how the Administration’s policies have made a difference for Hispanics and all Americans as we work to move our country forward out of the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression.

The need for this report is simple. Latinos will account for 60 percent of the nation’s population growth in the coming decades, and in turn will be an increasingly larger share of our nation’s workforce. If our nation is going to be successful, we need a strong and well prepared workforce, so the success of our nation is tied directly to the success of the Hispanic community. That’s something President Obama understands, and why he has made it a priority that his Administration is not only reflective of America’s great diversity, but that we’re being open and responsive to the needs of all Americans.

So this report looks at what the policies and programs of this Administration have meant for Hispanic Americans throughout the last three and a half years. The report highlights:

  • How policies in the Recovery Act, including tax cuts for working families and improvements in unemployment insurance, combined to keep over 2 million Hispanics out of poverty in 2010.
  • How the tax agreement the President fought for extended key provisions including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) that directly benefit an estimated 3.7 million Hispanic families, including 8 million Hispanic children.
  • How the payroll tax cut the President fought for ensures that taxes do not go up on nearly 25 million Hispanic workers.
  • How since the start of the Administration through March 31, 2012, more than $3.8 billion in over 10,800 Small Business Administration loans went to Hispanic-owned small businesses including more than $128 million through nearly 300 international trade loans.
  • The report also highlights how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working on behalf of Hispanic consumers, including taking on deceptive credit card practices, and providing protections for those who use remittance service providers and payday lenders.
  • Because education is such an important issue for this community, the report also has an extensive section on what’s being done to improve education from cradle to career and how these reforms affect a community in which only 56 percent of Latino students graduate on time from high school.
  • Along those lines, the report highlights how more than 150,000 Hispanic students stand to benefit from the increases in Pell Grants. The Obama Administration has raised the maximum Pell Grant award and has provided resources to support an additional three million Pell Grant recipients, a 50 percent increase in students served since 2008.
  • The report also details the Administration’s work toward immigration reform, and improvements that have been made in both border security and immigration enforcement, as well as in streamlining and improving the legal immigration process.
  • Civil rights have also been at the forefront of the efforts of this Administration. So this report looks at how the Department of Justice and Civil Rights divisions throughout the government are enforcing our nation’s civil rights laws, and what that means for the Hispanic community. Everything from proteting victims of crimes and abuse, to protections for farm workers, to enforcing hate crime laws and protecting migrants and guest workers against human trafficking.
  • And since more than 210,000 Hispanic soldiers are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces and we have over 1.1 million Hispanic veterans, the report looks at what our Administration is doing to make college more accessible for veterans, to make tax credits available for them, to help more veterans start businesses, and to increase access to intensive reemployment services.

The report is now available at www.whitehouse.gov/hispanic, and www.whitehouse.gov/espanol in Spanish. Take a look, let us know what you think.

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/08/08/new-report-highlights-impact-president-s-agenda-hispanic-community

Christina Ricci Chyler Leigh Ciara Cindy Crawford Cindy Taylor

Revised Spanish Article-Hemophilia

Hemophilia (heem-o-FILL-ee-ah) is a rare bleeding disorder in which the blood doesn't clot normally.

Source: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-spanish/health-topics/temas/hemofilia/

Beyonc? Bianca Kajlich Bijou Phillips Blake Lively Blu Cantrell

Director’s Update » NIMH Clinical Director Receives Prestigious Leadership Award

Source: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/updates/2012/nimh-clinical-director-receives-prestigious-leadership-award.shtml?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary

Ashanti Ashlee Simpson Ashley Greene Ashley Olsen Ashley Scott

NIH researchers implicate unique cell type in multiple sclerosis

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found evidence that a unique type of immune cell contributes to multiple sclerosis (MS). Their discovery helps define the effects of one of the newest drugs under investigation for treating MS – daclizumab – and could lead to a new class of drugs for treating MS and other autoimmune disorders.

Source: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/MS_drug.htm

Gretha Cavazzoni Gwen Stefani Halle Berry Hayden Panettiere Haylie Duff

IACUC Administrator’s Best Practices Meeting: November 2010, State College, PA

The Pennsylvania State University is presenting the "5th Annual IACUC Administrator's Best Practices Meeting." Two sessions will be held on November 9-10 and 11-12, 2010 in State College, Pennsylvania. Program information can be found on the OLAW website in the Education Section under Workshops and Conferences at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/workshop.htm.

Source: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/newsarchive_2010.htm#20101021

Donna Feldman Drea de Matteo Drew Barrymore Ehrinn Cummings Elena Lyons

New Forum for Submitting Comments on the OLAW Online Seminars

OLAW has developed an online forum for participants and viewers of the OLAW Online Seminars. If you have participated in the Online Seminar, "What Every IACUC Should Know About AAALAC International", or watched the recording, you may now submit comments and questions online. OLAW will compile comments, answer questions and post relevant material on the OLAW website. The comment period for this seminar is open until August 15, 2009. The link to the forum can be found on the Education Resources page by clicking on the seminar title.

Source: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/newsarchive_2009.htm#20090707

Jennifer Love Hewitt Jennifer Morrison Jennifer ODell Jennifer Scholle Jennifer Sky

Monday, 19 November 2012

“IACUC Responsibilities Beyond Protocol Review and Facilities Inspection” Seminar Available for Viewing

A recording of the OLAW IACUC Staff Online Seminar, "IACUC Responsibilities Beyond Protocol Review and Facilities Inspection", held March 10, 2011 has been posted on the OLAW website. The seminar recording and supporting materials can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/educational_resources.htm.

Source: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/newsarchive_2011.htm#20110317

Ana Paula Lemes Ananda Lewis Angela Marcello Angelina Jolie Anna Faris

Revised Article-Pleurisy and Pleural Disorders

Read this article to learn about pleurisy and other pleural disorders.

Source: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pleurisy/pleurisy_whatare.html

Deanna Russo Denise Richards Desiree Dymond Diane Kruger Dido

November Partner Spotlight

Check out the NDEP's partner in the November spotlight.

Source: http://ndep.nih.gov/whats-new/posting.aspx?id=92

Izabella Miko Izabella Scorupco Jaime King Jaime Pressly Jamie Chung

New Article-Respiratory Failure

Respiratory failure is a condition in which not enough oxygen passes from your lungs into your blood.

Source: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/rf/rf_whatis.html

Alessandra Ambrosio Alexis Bledel Ali Campoverdi Ali Larter Alice Dodd

Update of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research of the National Academy of Sciences has released a prepublication copy of the 8th Edition of the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals."

Source: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/newsarchive_2010.htm#20100602

Emilie de Ravin Emma Heming Emma Stone Emma Watson Emmanuelle Chriqui

2 hESC Line(s) Added to Registry for Use in NIH Funded Research

Submitted by: GENEA

Source: http://grants.nih.gov/stem_cells/registry/current.htm?sort=dtd

Cristina Dumitru Daisy Fuentes Dania Ramirez Danica Patrick Daniella Alonso