NewsBlog: AIDS drug development wins economics award Posted by Kerry Grens [Entry posted at 23rd October 2007 03:40 PM GMT] Two economists from the University of Chicago won the Eugene Garfield Economic Impact of Medical and Health Research Award this month, given out by the advocacy group Research!America. Tomas Philipson and Anupam Jena looked at how much consumers save and companies profit from the development of... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Fires threaten experiments in California Posted by Kerry Grens [Entry posted at 22nd October 2007 07:57 PM GMT] This afternoon I was corresponding electronically with Joshua Schimel, a professor in the department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, about a story on climate change. He mentioned that last night part of a reserve managed by the university was burned by one of the numerous wildfires whipping up California's southwestern flank. Schimel wrote, "it sounds like it burned our... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Former McLean head admits misconduct Posted by Kerry Grens [Entry posted at 11th October 2007 04:09 PM GMT] The former president of McLean Hospital outside Boston has admitted to sexual misconduct and is now under investigation. The Boston Globe reported this week that Jack Gorman, who resigned from McLean in 2006, admitted to the New York Board of Professional Medical Conduct that he had inappropriate sexual contact with a patient. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health directed McLean to look into whether Gorman abused... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Company displeased with scientists' skepticism Posted by Kerry Grens [Entry posted at 11th October 2007 02:57 PM GMT] A company that develops "stem cell enhancers" as dietary supplements posted a complaint over 1,000 words in length on its website regarding an article I wrote in May about its product. StemEnhance is an algal extract promised to enhance circulating stem cells and promote wellness. In my article, responses from stem cell researchers on whether the... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Thyroid hormone in utero and vision Posted by Kerry Grens [Entry posted at 4th October 2007 08:01 PM GMT] This morning, at the annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association, I was captivated by a talk that included a very resourceful experimental design. Joanne Rovet's group, at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, described her research on the effects of hypothyroidism in pregnant women on the visual processing of their babies. Rovet's group found that babies exposed to... Click to continue Comment on this blog

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