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Deputy Rector of Imperial College London Professor Stephen Richardson, Principal of the Faculty of Engineering, takes on new role - %0A " For immediate use Monday 9 November 2009 A leading engineer w

?Self-manufacturing pill? wins students international prizes Imperial College London students win a clutch of prizes at the 2009 International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Gold medal Imperi

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BERKELEY — Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have received a five-year, $10.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate several interventions to combat diarrheal disease in developing countries.

One current and one former student from UCL have represented the UK at the prestigious International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in South Korea.

Structures will limit flow of sediments toward Rio Grande Los Alamos, New Mexico, November 5, 2009— Crews broke ground this week on one of two engineered structures in a Los Alamos National Lab

Message to UCLA administrative officers, deans, department chairs, directors, vice chancellors and faculty of the medical echool and medical sciences from Scott Waugh, executive vice chancellor and p

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Astellas Pharma Inc. of Japan and California's Medivation Inc. have announced a global agreement to develop and commercialize MDV3100, a chemical compound developed in UCLA science laboratories that is now Medivation's investigational drug for the treatment of prostate cancer. MDV3100 is currently being evaluated in the Phase 3 AFFIRM clinical trial in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer who were previously treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy.

BERKELEY — After a late night of texting, instant-messaging or updating Facebook, it’s hardly surprising that many teenagers show up groggy for school.

New Centre at Imperial to explore benefits of arts therapy Researchers talk about the new International Centre for Research in Arts Therapies - %0A " A new Centre has launched at Imperial College Lon

The Social and Spatial Inequalities Research Group at the University of Sheffield's Geography Department has carried out research into the changing social geography of Sheffield. The research was commissioned by Sheffield Brightside MP David Blunkett. The researchers analysed a wide range of indicators, obtained from a variety of sources, including South Yorkshire´s Local Area Statistics On-line Service (LASOS), NHS Sheffield and Sheffield City Council, as well as national data sources such as the Office for National Statistics, Neighbourhood Statistics and HM Land Registry.

CBS's "60 Minutes" ran a story Sunday, Nov. 1, on the Japanese Yakuza that included numerous inaccuracies relating to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and organ transplants in general.

Cause of common chronic diarrhoea revealed in new research Study results suggest a hormone deficiency causes bile acid diarrhoea - Imperial College London News Release For Immediate Release Monday 2

Digital 'plaster' for monitoring vital signs undergoes first clinical trials Wireless device should enable patients' vital signs to be monitored without bulky monitoring machines News release Issued

UCL researchers have been awarded £5.3 million to investigate the causes of Parkinson's disease.

The University of Birmingham is encouraging everyone to play a part in financing future discoveries with far-reaching benefits, as it launches its £60 million fundraising campaign this week.

Nearly 500 seek positions, from laborers to project managers Los Alamos, New Mexico, October 30, 2009—Nearly 500 job seekers turned out for a Los Alamos National Laboratory-sponsored job fair near Española, New Mexico, on Thursday.

The UCLA School of Public Health has received a $5.2 million gift from Kaiser Permanente to endow the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity.

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UCL's Professor Pete Coffey is the joint leader of a major project to bring stem cell treatment to the point of clinical trial.

Carolyn Zerkle, Los Alamos National Laboratory Stimulus Project leader. Los Alamos, New Mexico, OCTOBER 29, 2009—Carolyn E. Zerkle, leader of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Stimulus Project, has been named a 2009 winner of the Governor's New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award.

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Expect the unexpected when adapting to climate change in Africa, says leading researcher Professor Sir Gordon Conway publishes paper on climate change in Africa %0A " Imperial College London news rel

A University of Birmingham academic will debate if counselling can be used as a suitable response to rising unemployment in the face of recession, at the annual Battle of Ideas international conference on 31 October, in London.

Researchers are using the supercomputer to analyze vast quantities of genetic sequences from HIV infected people in the hope of zeroing in on possible vaccine target areas.

Major research collaboration will improve British athletes? performance on world stage Imperial and partners launch £8.5 million sporting initiative %0A " For Immediate Release Tuesday 27 Octo

The UCL Genetics Institute (UGI) will be holding a public seminar to mark its launch on 11 November.

Princeton - Princeton Princeton University physical scientists will partner with researchers at four other institutions to explore the driving forces behind the evolution of cancer under a five-year, $15.2 million award from the National Cancer Institute.

BERKELEY — The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded the University of California, Berkeley, $15.7 million over five years to allow physical scientists and engineers to open a new front in the war on cancer.

Innovation and creativity wins top award for Imperial researchers at awards ceremony Institute of Biomedical Engineering wins prestigious Times Higher Education award %0A " Monday 26 October 2009 By

23. Basel - Novartis Basel , October 23, 2009 - The European Commission has granted Novartis marketing authorization for Exforge HCT" a new 3-in-1 treatment for people with high blood pressure.

PA 273/09 Better access to specialists, more relevant training for health professionals and the introduction of reliable data to manage services effectively — these are the recommendations of a

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UCL researcher Hashim Uddin Ahmed is conducting a series of world-first trials into an alternative form of treatment for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in the UK, with conventional treatment for the disease causing many distressing sid effects. Mr Ahmed is a Medical Research Council Clinical Research Fellow in the UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science.

Lab hosts ?speed-dating? event POJOAQUE, New Mexico, October 22, 2009— Los Alamos National Laboratory today hosted a business "speed-dating" event for Recovery Act subcontractors— a rapid-fire networking forum where each company in attendance got three minutes to make a pitch.

PA 271/09 Experts at The University of Nottingham say our stress levels at work peak when we reach about 50 to 55 years of age and decrease as we head towards retirement. In the first comprehensive report into age related stress and health at work to be carried out in Britain researchers from the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations also found that the effects of stress in our working lives can stay with us well into retirement.

A team of geneticists has recently proposed a set of standards designed to elucidate the quality of publicly available genetic sequencing information.

Press Release Media coverage The first UCL Venture Research Fellowship has been awarded to Nick Lane, UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment.

October 21, 2009 — Washington, D.C. — The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and the University of Miami Knight Center for International Media are pleased t

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20. Basel - Novartis Basel, October 20, 2009 - Novartis announced today that Tasigna® (nilotinib) met its primary endpoint in the first head-to-head comparison with the company's groundbreaking drug Glivec® (imatinib).

New films show how patients are benefiting from Academic Health Science Centre Four new short films launched to celebrate the second birthday of the Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC).

Franny Armstrong (UCL Zoology 1994), director of 'The Age of Stupid', participated in an audience discussion following the film's screening at UCL on 19 October 2009.