Advancing Medical Science
Shower can kick start your morning
Albany Med researcher, Frank Rice, PhD, offers a scientific explanation of why showers are invigorating.
(Times Union, Ladies Home Journal, Watertown Daily Times, Beacon Journal)
How your cell phone can save your life
A study conducted by Dr. Dennis McKenna of the department of emergency medicine finds that inputting ICE (in case of emergency) contact information in cell phones provides vital information for physicians and first responders.
(Two-part story: Times Union; Good Housekeeping, Fitness magazine)
Albany Medical Center to use state grant for improving care of Type 2 diabetes in children
The Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center receives a $500,000, five-year grant from the New York State Department of Health to create an education program for health care providers treating children with Type 2 diabetes.
(Business Review)
Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research awarded
Three researchers who were instrumental in understanding the hormones that trigger cellular activity in the body are bestowed the $500,000 Albany prize.
(The New York Times, Associated Press, Times Union, Daily Gazette, Radio-Voice of America, Capital News 9, FOX23, WNYT, WRGB, WTEN, Science magazine)
Doctor working to develop breath test to detect lung cancer
Dr. Simon Spivak, a pulmonologist at Albany Medical Center, investigates a method to detect lung cancer by analyzing DNA collected from test subjects’ exhaled breath.
(Times Union)
Albany Med to study effect of Omega-3 acid on Alzheimer’s
The Alzheimer’s Center at Albany Med receives supported from the National Institute on Aging to study whether DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in patients.
(Times Union, Daily Gazette, The Record)
Respiratory tularemia treatment
Scientists from Albany Medical College’s Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease discover a possible alternative treatment for tularemia—a potential bioterrorist agent.
(Times Union, The Record, Capital News 9, WTEN)
Albany Med scientist gets $1.4M HIV grant
Dr. Carlos de Noronha, Sc.D., assistant professor in the Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease at Albany Medical College, receives a $1.4 million, four-year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study a key protein found in HIV patients.
(Times Union, Business Review, Daily Gazette, The Record, United Press International online, Science Daily online)
Albany Med researcher receives $1.96M grant
James Drake, Ph.D., receives a $1.96 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease to study the role of cellular pathways in fighting infection with an eye toward the development of better vaccines.
(Times Union, Business Review, The Record)
Vaccine effort gets a boost
Dr. Dennis Metzger, has received a $1.8 million research grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study ways to make safe, inhaled or oral vaccines that target areas where diseases enter the body.
(Times Union, Business Review, WRGB)
Grant to pay for new position at cancer center
The Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Albany Med receives a $22,500 grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to fund a full-time research associate position.
(Times Union, Business Review, The Record, Greenville Local, Spotlight)
Albany Med researcher awarded $1.8M grant
Dr. Dennis Metzger has received a $1.8 million grant to study inhaled and oral vaccines, both of which may have the potential to be more effective than vaccines that enter the body via injection.
(Times Union, Business Review)
Eye surgery errors avoidable
The Early Show (CBS) reported on avoidable errors in eye surgery based on a study conducted by Dr. John Simon's and his colleagues that was published in the Archives of Ophthalmology.
(The Early Show, CBS)
Grant funds genetics research
Dr. Dorina Avram has received $2.9 million in federal grants to continue her research into leukemia and other autoimmune diseases.
(Times Union, Business Review, The Record, WCAX-TV)
New function for cilia discovered
Dr. Frank Rice and a team of researchers recently discovered that cilia - the tiny hairlike structures found on many types of cells - play a role in our sense of touch. Their findings were published in the Oct. 30 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
(Times Union)
