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The Crowd: The Carousel Ball spins for a cause
Some 30 years ago, my wife and I traveled to Denver for an annual gala hosted by Barbara and Marvin Davis, which they called "The Carousel Ball." Fast forward three decades and the Carousel Ball still unfolds annually, now in Beverly Hills with Barbara...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Miss America Pageant, Neiman Marcus, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Entertainment Events
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The Crowd: Funds and awareness for rare diseases
The ballroom at the Balboa Bay Club and Resort was filled with some 500 guests from all over the nation. They had come for the inaugural Champions of Hope Gala benefiting the Global Genes/ RARE Project, a nonprofit advocating research and treatment for...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Muscular Dystrophy, Genzyme General, Richard Nixon, Entertainment
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Former professor claims retaliation in suit against UCI
A former assistant professor at UC Irvine is suing the university, saying she faced retaliation when she flagged data that she claims was falsified by researchers trying to prove a faulty hypothesis, according to her Orange County Superior Court lawsuit....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science, Allergies, Health and Safety at School, Teachers
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UC Irvine doctors implant telescopes into eye patients
UC Irvine ophthalmologists were the first in Orange County to implant tiny telescopes in two patients suffering from age-related, end-stage macular degeneration, the university announced Monday. Doctors from the university's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute...
Tags: Eyes and Vision, Health, Macular Degeneration, Medical Procedures and Tests
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UCI professor honored with leadership award
A UC Irvine professor of public health was recognized in England this week by international education groups for his leadership in making the university's courses and course materials free and public. Professor Oladele Ogunseitan, the founding chairman...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, University of California, Irvine
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UCI researcher wins presidential award
President Obama this week awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to UC Irvine assistant professor Rommie Amaro. "I was pretty surprised — very honored and surprised," said Amaro, 34, an assistant professor of...Tags: University of California, Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, White House, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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Can we delay Alzheimer's?
NEWPORT BEACH — For the first time in decades, doctors believe that early diagnosis may help delay the onset of Alzheimer's Disease in some patients, local health experts said. The change was brought on by this week's announcement that the National...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Corporate Officers, Symptoms
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Federal funding cuts have unclear effects
While a federal judge's ruling that recently halted federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research carries implications nationwide, on the local level the effects are less clear. At UC Irvine's Stem Cell Research Center, only a fraction of the...Tags: Health, Heads of State, Justice System, Politics, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Bruce Wightman: Court's genetics decision doesn't go far enough
Thursday's Supreme Court decision on Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics Inc. was much anticipated by geneticists and clinicians. At stake were property rights for two human genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Both are important because mutations...Tags: University of Utah, Agricultural Research and Technology, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Ovarian Cancer, Scientific Invention
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Dr. Henry V. "Harry" Chase
Dr. Henry V. "Harry" Chase, a retired internist who served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War, died June 9 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Somerford Place, a Frederick assisted-living facility. He was 90. The son of Harry...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Internal Medicine, Korean War (1950-1953), Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers
Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing for disease at lower cost to patients. In a unanimous decision, the justices said Myriad Genetics did not have...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Martin O'Malley, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, University of Maryland, College Park
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U.S. proposes new protections for captive chimps
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed extending tough new protections for chimpanzees in captivity, a shift that would place strict limits on primates' role as human surrogates in biomedical research. In reclassifying chimps as...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Humane Society of the United States, Endangered Species, AIDS, Conservation
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