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Clinical Trial of Minimally Invasive Stenting System for Carotid Arteries Available at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Patients who suffer from plaque-related narrowing of a carotid artery but are not good candidates for open surgery may be eligible to participate in a clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of a minimally invasive procedure designed to open carotid arteries the way angioplasty and stenting clear arteries of the heart.

Patients Recently Suffering Non-Severe Strokes May be Eligible for Clinical Trial of Minimally Invasive Stenting Procedure to Open Brain Arteries

Individuals between 30 and 80 years of age, who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or non-severe stroke within the past 30 days, and who cannot be treated surgically, may be eligible to participate in a Phase III clinical trial of a minimally invasive stenting procedure at the Cedars-Sinai Neurovascular Center.

Cancer-Themed Issue of JAMA Features UAB Researchers on Reducing Disparities

Tobacco use and related cancers have decreased the mortality gap between African-Americans and non-Hispanic Caucasians but not significantly, says Edward Partridge, M.D., president-elect of the American Cancer Society National Board of Directors. “The first step is to engage the community,” he and his UAB co-authors write in a JAMA commentary.

Press Registration Open for Experimental Biology 2010

Press registration is open for the Experimental Biology 2010 meeting. The six sponsoring societies for the April meeting are the American Association of Anatomists (AAA), The American Physiological Society (APS), American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP), American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).

Even Oysters Pay Taxes

‘Metabolic taxation’ accounts for part of difference between fast and slow growth of animals, according to a new theory. USC marine biologists say that a study of oyster genes associated with growth suggests that fast-growing animals have better tuned ribosomal factories for making proteins.

U.Va. and Azure Worldwide Join Forces to Secure a Brighter Future for the Chesapeake Bay with the U.Va. Bay Game

The University of Virginia and Azure Worldwide, an organization co-founded by Philippe Cousteau, are partnering to showcase a new concept in environmental engagement and action: The Bay Game, an interactive game that simulates the conditions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with players taking the roles of people who live in the watershed and make their livelihoods from the resources of the bay.