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American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- March 26, 2008
31 Mar 2008
In a finding that could lead to more effective anti-cancer medication, scientists exposed breast cancer cells to a substance that blocks a protein called ATP synthase. The cancer cells were... Click here for more...
31 Mar 2008
In a finding that could lead to more effective anti-cancer medication, scientists exposed breast cancer cells to a substance that blocks a protein called ATP synthase. The cancer cells were... Click here for more...
Great Ape Trust to gather internationally recognized scientists for Decade of the Mind III
31 Mar 2008
With emphasis on great apes, scientists will explore how the brain creates a mind Des Moines, Iowa – March 31, 2008 – Internationally recognized research pioneers from a variety of disciplines will gather in Des Moines May 7-9 when...
31 Mar 2008
With emphasis on great apes, scientists will explore how the brain creates a mind Des Moines, Iowa – March 31, 2008 – Internationally recognized research pioneers from a variety of disciplines will gather in Des Moines May 7-9 when...
From bones to berserkers -- Vikings under the spotlight
31 Mar 2008
Viking experts will be gathering at The University of Nottingham to discuss the findings of latest research into the Norsemen. Taking in the way the Vikings fought, lived, and left their mark on Europe, some of the country’s leading...
31 Mar 2008
Viking experts will be gathering at The University of Nottingham to discuss the findings of latest research into the Norsemen. Taking in the way the Vikings fought, lived, and left their mark on Europe, some of the country’s leading...
2 new star systems are first of their kind ever found
31 Mar 2008
Ohio State University astronomers and their colleagues took this image of the dwarf galaxy Holmberg IX with the Large Binocular Telescope. The arrow indicates the approximate location of the newly... Click here for more...
31 Mar 2008
Ohio State University astronomers and their colleagues took this image of the dwarf galaxy Holmberg IX with the Large Binocular Telescope. The arrow indicates the approximate location of the newly... Click here for more...
UC San Diego researchers eliminate drug discovery bottleneck
31 Mar 2008
A new tool in the search of 'the next cyclosporine' presented at RECOMB 2008 Determining the structure of unknown natural compounds is a slow and expensive part of drug screening and development -- but this may now change thanks...
31 Mar 2008
A new tool in the search of 'the next cyclosporine' presented at RECOMB 2008 Determining the structure of unknown natural compounds is a slow and expensive part of drug screening and development -- but this may now change thanks...
First national autism registry shows notable impact on autism research in opening year
31 Mar 2008
Paul and Kiely Law, shown here with their son Isaac -- who has autism, are the founders of the innovative IAN Project. It celebrates its first anniversary and a remarkable... Click here for more...
31 Mar 2008
Paul and Kiely Law, shown here with their son Isaac -- who has autism, are the founders of the innovative IAN Project. It celebrates its first anniversary and a remarkable... Click here for more...
International workshop to address capacity building for rainforest leaders
31 Mar 2008
From the silent victims of climate change, rain forest peoples in Latin America are preparing themselves to have an active voice in international decision-making on climate issues. A major landmark in preparing for the dialogue with...
31 Mar 2008
From the silent victims of climate change, rain forest peoples in Latin America are preparing themselves to have an active voice in international decision-making on climate issues. A major landmark in preparing for the dialogue with...
Cuneiform clay tablet translated for the first time
31 Mar 2008
A cuneiform clay tablet that has puzzled scholars for over 150 years has been translated for the first time. The tablet is now known to be a contemporary Sumerian observation of an asteroid impact at Köfels, Austria and is published in a...
31 Mar 2008
A cuneiform clay tablet that has puzzled scholars for over 150 years has been translated for the first time. The tablet is now known to be a contemporary Sumerian observation of an asteroid impact at Köfels, Austria and is published in a...
Global Sourcing Council: 'Globalization and Sustainable Development in the Information Age'
31 Mar 2008
Council's spring meeting features speakers from IBM and UN HOBOKEN, N.J. - Professor Christine Bullen, president of The Global Sourcing Council (GSC) and a faculty member at The Howe School of Technology Management, Stevens Institute of...
31 Mar 2008
Council's spring meeting features speakers from IBM and UN HOBOKEN, N.J. - Professor Christine Bullen, president of The Global Sourcing Council (GSC) and a faculty member at The Howe School of Technology Management, Stevens Institute of...
Engineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowires
31 Mar 2008
Purdue postdoctoral research associate Sanghyun Ju, sitting, and professor David B. Janes work at a "micro-manipulation probe station " in research using nanotechnology to create transparent transistors and circuits. The...
31 Mar 2008
Purdue postdoctoral research associate Sanghyun Ju, sitting, and professor David B. Janes work at a "micro-manipulation probe station " in research using nanotechnology to create transparent transistors and circuits. The...
USC project aims to ease and speed access to biomed data
31 Mar 2008
Information Sciences Institute NeuroScholar software gets a $1 million boost Neuroinformatics expert Gully A.P.C. Burns of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Information Sciences Insitute. Click here for more...
31 Mar 2008
Information Sciences Institute NeuroScholar software gets a $1 million boost Neuroinformatics expert Gully A.P.C. Burns of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Information Sciences Insitute. Click here for more...
UCLA researchers design nanomachine that kills cancer cells
31 Mar 2008
'Nanoimpeller' releases anticancer drugs inside of cancer cells Researchers from the Nano Machine Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a novel type of nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs...
31 Mar 2008
'Nanoimpeller' releases anticancer drugs inside of cancer cells Researchers from the Nano Machine Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a novel type of nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs...
Veterinary college researcher studying brain tumors in people and animals
31 Mar 2008
Blacksburg, Va. -- A veterinary neurologist on faculty in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine(www.vetmed.vt.edu) at Virginia Tech has been awarded funding from the Wake Forest University Translational Science...
31 Mar 2008
Blacksburg, Va. -- A veterinary neurologist on faculty in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine(www.vetmed.vt.edu) at Virginia Tech has been awarded funding from the Wake Forest University Translational Science...
Mental disorders and exposure to war in Lebanon
31 Mar 2008
In the first study in the Arab world to document mental illness and treatment on a national level, researchers from Lebanon have described the prevalence of mental disorders and their relation to exposure to war. Elie Karam and colleagues,...
31 Mar 2008
In the first study in the Arab world to document mental illness and treatment on a national level, researchers from Lebanon have described the prevalence of mental disorders and their relation to exposure to war. Elie Karam and colleagues,...
Lingering bacteria don't indicate chronic Lyme disease
31 Mar 2008
The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, can linger in mouse tissues long after a full round of antibiotic treatment is completed, report researchers from the University of California,...
31 Mar 2008
The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, can linger in mouse tissues long after a full round of antibiotic treatment is completed, report researchers from the University of California,...
Great Ape Trust to gather internationally recognized scientists for 'Decade of the Mind III'
31 Mar 2008
With emphasis on great apes, scientists will explore how the brain creates a mind Des Moines, Iowa – March 31, 2008 – Internationally recognized research pioneers from a variety of disciplines will gather in Des Moines May 7-9 when...
31 Mar 2008
With emphasis on great apes, scientists will explore how the brain creates a mind Des Moines, Iowa – March 31, 2008 – Internationally recognized research pioneers from a variety of disciplines will gather in Des Moines May 7-9 when...
Brown hosts regional bioengineering conference
31 Mar 2008
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Leading academics and practitioners from the northeast United States will discuss the latest advances in bioengineering research and nanotechnology – such as the “printing” of human...
31 Mar 2008
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Leading academics and practitioners from the northeast United States will discuss the latest advances in bioengineering research and nanotechnology – such as the “printing” of human...
Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say
31 Mar 2008
Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists. Penn State Erie researchers Eric Corty...
31 Mar 2008
Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists. Penn State Erie researchers Eric Corty...
For the paper trail of life on Mars or other planets, find cellulose
31 Mar 2008
CHAPEL HILL – Looking for evidence of life on Mars or other planets? Finding cellulose microfibers would be the next best thing to a close encounter, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The...
31 Mar 2008
CHAPEL HILL – Looking for evidence of life on Mars or other planets? Finding cellulose microfibers would be the next best thing to a close encounter, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The...
Harvard researchers publish MRI images of genes in action in the living brain
31 Mar 2008
New study in The FASEB Journal describes the delivery of brain probes by eye drop Probes administered by eye drop attach to special cells during repair and cause them to have different magnetic movement, or magnetic resonance,...
31 Mar 2008
New study in The FASEB Journal describes the delivery of brain probes by eye drop Probes administered by eye drop attach to special cells during repair and cause them to have different magnetic movement, or magnetic resonance,...
'Alien'-type viruses to treat MRSA
31 Mar 2008
New methods that involve sticking thousands of bacteria-killing viruses to wound dressings are offering ways to prevent hospital operating theatres from spreading infections, scientists heard today (Tuesday 1 April 2008) at the Society for...
31 Mar 2008
New methods that involve sticking thousands of bacteria-killing viruses to wound dressings are offering ways to prevent hospital operating theatres from spreading infections, scientists heard today (Tuesday 1 April 2008) at the Society for...
UK takes action against PVL-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus
31 Mar 2008
Lots of work is being done to recognise and control infections such as community acquired MRSA and the UK is learning from situations in community and healthcare settings both here and abroad to stay ahead of the game, scientists will be told...
31 Mar 2008
Lots of work is being done to recognise and control infections such as community acquired MRSA and the UK is learning from situations in community and healthcare settings both here and abroad to stay ahead of the game, scientists will be told...
Mathematician foresees romps for Major League Baseball's American League in 2008
31 Mar 2008
NJIT’s indefatigable math professor Bruce Bukiet is once again opining on outcomes for this season’s Major League Baseball teams. His picks are based on a mathematical model he developed in 2000. His goal is two-fold. “I use...
31 Mar 2008
NJIT’s indefatigable math professor Bruce Bukiet is once again opining on outcomes for this season’s Major League Baseball teams. His picks are based on a mathematical model he developed in 2000. His goal is two-fold. “I use...
Think green, UO's Hutchison says, to reduce nanotech hazards
31 Mar 2008
In an invited paper in an international journal, greener nanoscience is offered as a the way to address safety University of Oregon chemist and materials scientist, is promoting the use of green chemistry to help nanotechnology...
31 Mar 2008
In an invited paper in an international journal, greener nanoscience is offered as a the way to address safety University of Oregon chemist and materials scientist, is promoting the use of green chemistry to help nanotechnology...
Community-acquired MRSA spreads
31 Mar 2008
Epidemic hits Denmark, a country with low levels of hospital MRSA Drug resistant hospital superbugs like MRSA have been kept under control in Denmark for more than 30 years. But the latest reports say that in the last 10 years MRSA cases have...
31 Mar 2008
Epidemic hits Denmark, a country with low levels of hospital MRSA Drug resistant hospital superbugs like MRSA have been kept under control in Denmark for more than 30 years. But the latest reports say that in the last 10 years MRSA cases have...
Specially-designed soils could help combat climate change
31 Mar 2008
Could part of the answer to saving the Earth from global warming lie in the earth beneath our feet? A team from Newcastle University aims to design soils that can remove carbon from the atmosphere, permanently and cost-effectively. This has...
31 Mar 2008
Could part of the answer to saving the Earth from global warming lie in the earth beneath our feet? A team from Newcastle University aims to design soils that can remove carbon from the atmosphere, permanently and cost-effectively. This has...
No benefit found from continuing neuroleptic drugs in Alzheimer's patients
31 Mar 2008
Results of a randomised trial published in PLoS Medicine show no benefit in cognitive or neuropsychiatric outcomes from continuing neuroleptic drugs in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers, led by Clive Ballard from...
31 Mar 2008
Results of a randomised trial published in PLoS Medicine show no benefit in cognitive or neuropsychiatric outcomes from continuing neuroleptic drugs in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers, led by Clive Ballard from...
A new way to fight cancer: the silver shield
31 Mar 2008
Instead of a silver bullet to kill cancer cells, USC biologists discover a way to protect all other cells against chemotherapy; experts call the animal study a major advance in cancer research Fasting for two days protects healthy cells against...
31 Mar 2008
Instead of a silver bullet to kill cancer cells, USC biologists discover a way to protect all other cells against chemotherapy; experts call the animal study a major advance in cancer research Fasting for two days protects healthy cells against...
Howe School Alliance: 'Managing Risk and Uncertainty in Pursuit of Innovation'
31 Mar 2008
Howe School Alliance for Technology Management's 17th annual conference HOBOKEN, N.J. ¯ The tension that exists between innovation and uncertainty has long been recognized: We could live in a safer world, but who would want to achieve it...
31 Mar 2008
Howe School Alliance for Technology Management's 17th annual conference HOBOKEN, N.J. ¯ The tension that exists between innovation and uncertainty has long been recognized: We could live in a safer world, but who would want to achieve it...
2,500 researchers, 1 supermachine, 1 new snapshot of the universe
31 Mar 2008
Université de Montréal physicist Claude Leroy a key figure among international team that designed world's biggest particle physics detector This release is available in French. Montreal, March 31, 2008 – Deep in the bowels...
31 Mar 2008
Université de Montréal physicist Claude Leroy a key figure among international team that designed world's biggest particle physics detector This release is available in French. Montreal, March 31, 2008 – Deep in the bowels...
Stigma clings stubbornly to women living with HIV/AIDS
31 Mar 2008
amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, to release results of a national survey of public perceptions of women living with HIV/AIDS Washington, D.C. (March 31, 2008) – HIV-positive women in the United States face strikingly high levels...
31 Mar 2008
amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, to release results of a national survey of public perceptions of women living with HIV/AIDS Washington, D.C. (March 31, 2008) – HIV-positive women in the United States face strikingly high levels...
US promotes democracy with book by Rutgers law professor
31 Mar 2008
'Law 101' encourages greater understanding of American legal system CAMDEN – America’s secret weapon in the global effort to promote understanding of U.S. law and democracy just might be a book authored by a respected...
31 Mar 2008
'Law 101' encourages greater understanding of American legal system CAMDEN – America’s secret weapon in the global effort to promote understanding of U.S. law and democracy just might be a book authored by a respected...
Feathered friends favor fruity flavonoids
31 Mar 2008
Fruit-eating birds actively select fruit with the highest concentrations of antioxidants – compounds that help them maintain a healthy immune system – ecologists have found. This is the first time that a group of antioxidants known...
31 Mar 2008
Fruit-eating birds actively select fruit with the highest concentrations of antioxidants – compounds that help them maintain a healthy immune system – ecologists have found. This is the first time that a group of antioxidants known...
Exploding star in NGC 2397
31 Mar 2008
NGC 2397, pictured in this image from Hubble, is a classic spiral galaxy with long prominent dust lanes along the edges of its arms, seen as dark patches and streaks... Click here for more information. NGC 2397,...
31 Mar 2008
NGC 2397, pictured in this image from Hubble, is a classic spiral galaxy with long prominent dust lanes along the edges of its arms, seen as dark patches and streaks... Click here for more information. NGC 2397,...
Belimed Inc. and 3M Sterilization assurance to collaborate on education
31 Mar 2008
Anaheim, Calif. (March 31, 2008) Belimed, Inc, a world leader in infection control systems, and 3M Sterilization Assurance, a world leader in sterilization monitoring products and a part of 3M Health Care, have formed a collaboration to...
31 Mar 2008
Anaheim, Calif. (March 31, 2008) Belimed, Inc, a world leader in infection control systems, and 3M Sterilization Assurance, a world leader in sterilization monitoring products and a part of 3M Health Care, have formed a collaboration to...
US promotes democracy with book by Rutgers law prof
31 Mar 2008
'Law 101' encourages greater understanding of American legal system CAMDEN – America’s secret weapon in the global effort to promote understanding of U.S. law and democracy just might be a book authored by a respected...
31 Mar 2008
'Law 101' encourages greater understanding of American legal system CAMDEN – America’s secret weapon in the global effort to promote understanding of U.S. law and democracy just might be a book authored by a respected...
Physical activity delays onset of Huntington's in mouse model
31 Mar 2008
The simple act of running in an exercise wheel delays the onset of some symptoms of Huntington’s disease in a mouse model of the fatal human disorder according to research published in the open-access journal BMC Neuroscience. These...
31 Mar 2008
The simple act of running in an exercise wheel delays the onset of some symptoms of Huntington’s disease in a mouse model of the fatal human disorder according to research published in the open-access journal BMC Neuroscience. These...
Climate change and human hunting combine to drive the woolly mammoth extinct
31 Mar 2008
Woolly mammoths were driven to extinction by climate change and human impacts. Click here for more information. Does the human species have mammoth blood on its hands" Scientists have long debated the relative...
31 Mar 2008
Woolly mammoths were driven to extinction by climate change and human impacts. Click here for more information. Does the human species have mammoth blood on its hands" Scientists have long debated the relative...
Collaborative research database to benefit complementary and alternative medicine
31 Mar 2008
March 31, 2008 – The McGill University Health Centre Research Institute and the University of Calgary in collaboration with Centennial College are launching the first-ever searchable database of outcome measures intended for...
31 Mar 2008
March 31, 2008 – The McGill University Health Centre Research Institute and the University of Calgary in collaboration with Centennial College are launching the first-ever searchable database of outcome measures intended for...
2-drug blood pressure therapy lowers cardiovascular risk
31 Mar 2008
ACE-CCB combination lowers cardiovascular risk more than ACE-diuretic combination, suggesting need to change blood pressure control guidelines ANN ARBOR, Mich. — An international blood pressure study comparing two single-pill drug...
31 Mar 2008
ACE-CCB combination lowers cardiovascular risk more than ACE-diuretic combination, suggesting need to change blood pressure control guidelines ANN ARBOR, Mich. — An international blood pressure study comparing two single-pill drug...
Spirit II explores long-term performance of XIENCE V stent
31 Mar 2008
Everolimus-coated stent may hold clinical edge over Taxus stent at 2 years CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) � Early results of the SPIRIT II study showed that the XIENCE V stent was superior to the Taxus stent in six-month...
31 Mar 2008
Everolimus-coated stent may hold clinical edge over Taxus stent at 2 years CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) � Early results of the SPIRIT II study showed that the XIENCE V stent was superior to the Taxus stent in six-month...
Boosting self-esteem can backfire in decision-making
31 Mar 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Smart business leaders understand that confidence affects decision-making and ultimately a company’s earnings. But giving employees positive feedback in the hopes of promoting better decisions sometimes can backfire,...
31 Mar 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Smart business leaders understand that confidence affects decision-making and ultimately a company’s earnings. But giving employees positive feedback in the hopes of promoting better decisions sometimes can backfire,...
Fatality rates increase with repeal of helmet laws, MU study finds
31 Mar 2008
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Since 1975, more than 100,000 motorcycle riders in America have died in crashes. The majority of states required motorcycle helmets in 1975, but today, only 20 states have universal helmet laws that require all riders to...
31 Mar 2008
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Since 1975, more than 100,000 motorcycle riders in America have died in crashes. The majority of states required motorcycle helmets in 1975, but today, only 20 states have universal helmet laws that require all riders to...
Hospital Clínic conducts the first kidney extraction through the vagina in Europe
31 Mar 2008
New intervention following guidelines of surgical techniques using the body's natural orifices This is the first time this intervention has been conducted in Europe, and the second in the world. Thanks to the work of the expert group of...
31 Mar 2008
New intervention following guidelines of surgical techniques using the body's natural orifices This is the first time this intervention has been conducted in Europe, and the second in the world. Thanks to the work of the expert group of...
Iowa State, ConocoPhillips and National Renewable Energy Lab to cooperate on biofuels research
31 Mar 2008
AMES, Iowa; HOUSTON; and GOLDEN, Colo. – Iowa State University, ConocoPhillips and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have reached a Memorandum of Understanding to identify promising...
31 Mar 2008
AMES, Iowa; HOUSTON; and GOLDEN, Colo. – Iowa State University, ConocoPhillips and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have reached a Memorandum of Understanding to identify promising...
New research shows benefits of ultrasound contrast agents outweigh potential risk to heart patients
31 Mar 2008
SLU cardiologist encourages FDA to reconsider black box warning ST. LOUIS – A Saint Louis University cardiologist called upon the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today to reconsider a strong warning it recently placed on a...
31 Mar 2008
SLU cardiologist encourages FDA to reconsider black box warning ST. LOUIS – A Saint Louis University cardiologist called upon the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today to reconsider a strong warning it recently placed on a...
LLNL teams with Quantum Fuel Systems to accelerate development of hydrogen storage technologies
31 Mar 2008
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is working with Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies on a next-generation manufacturing technique for hydrogen storage vessels. As part of a $5.6 million three-year contract with...
31 Mar 2008
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is working with Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies on a next-generation manufacturing technique for hydrogen storage vessels. As part of a $5.6 million three-year contract with...
AIDS may partly be the consequence of an evolutionary accident says scientist
31 Mar 2008
AIDS, a fatal disease in humans, may partly be the consequence of an evolutionary accident, scientists heard today (Tuesday 1 April 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh...
31 Mar 2008
AIDS, a fatal disease in humans, may partly be the consequence of an evolutionary accident, scientists heard today (Tuesday 1 April 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh...
Young black men are at higher risk of suicide than their white counterparts
31 Mar 2008
A study examining suicide rates and pre-suicide clinical symptoms in people from different ethnic groups, has found that rates of suicide vary between ethnic groups with young black men aged 13 to 24 at highest risk. The research, published...
31 Mar 2008
A study examining suicide rates and pre-suicide clinical symptoms in people from different ethnic groups, has found that rates of suicide vary between ethnic groups with young black men aged 13 to 24 at highest risk. The research, published...
Childhood leukemia survivors struggle with long-term comorbidities
31 Mar 2008
(WASHINGTON, March 31, 2008) – Survival rates of childhood cancers, especially leukemia, have improved greatly in the past three decades, but survivors of this disease still seem to face many health and lifestyle challenges as young...
31 Mar 2008
(WASHINGTON, March 31, 2008) – Survival rates of childhood cancers, especially leukemia, have improved greatly in the past three decades, but survivors of this disease still seem to face many health and lifestyle challenges as young...
Data storage using ultra-small needles
31 Mar 2008
Dutch researcher Alexander le Fèbre has demonstrated that a field-emission current signal can be used to arrange the position of thousands of nanometre-sharp needles. These probes can be applied to write and read in new storage media...
31 Mar 2008
Dutch researcher Alexander le Fèbre has demonstrated that a field-emission current signal can be used to arrange the position of thousands of nanometre-sharp needles. These probes can be applied to write and read in new storage media...
Hydrogen storage in nanoparticles works
31 Mar 2008
Dutch chemist Kees Baldé has demonstrated that hydrogen can be efficiently stored in nanoparticles. This allows hydrogen storage to be more easily used in mobile applications. Baldé discovered that 30 nanometre particles of the...
31 Mar 2008
Dutch chemist Kees Baldé has demonstrated that hydrogen can be efficiently stored in nanoparticles. This allows hydrogen storage to be more easily used in mobile applications. Baldé discovered that 30 nanometre particles of the...
Newly discovered galaxy cluster in early stage of formation is farthest ever identified
31 Mar 2008
More than 11 billion light years away, galaxies illuminate evolution of universe Irvine, Calif., March 31, 2008 — UC Irvine scientists have discovered a cluster of galaxies in a very early stage of formation that is 11.4 billion light...
31 Mar 2008
More than 11 billion light years away, galaxies illuminate evolution of universe Irvine, Calif., March 31, 2008 — UC Irvine scientists have discovered a cluster of galaxies in a very early stage of formation that is 11.4 billion light...
Replacing absent microRNAs could make tumors less invasive, more treatable
31 Mar 2008
One group of small, non-coding RNA molecules could serve as a marker to improve cancer staging and may also be able to convert some advanced tumors to more treatable stages, report a University of Chicago-based research team in the April 1,...
31 Mar 2008
One group of small, non-coding RNA molecules could serve as a marker to improve cancer staging and may also be able to convert some advanced tumors to more treatable stages, report a University of Chicago-based research team in the April 1,...
Self-organization of sandpile models
31 Mar 2008
Dutch mathematician Anne Fey has investigated probability calculations in mathematical sandpile models. Although the rules of the model are simple, the wide-ranging behaviour that emerges from these is fascinating. Fey's research concerned...
31 Mar 2008
Dutch mathematician Anne Fey has investigated probability calculations in mathematical sandpile models. Although the rules of the model are simple, the wide-ranging behaviour that emerges from these is fascinating. Fey's research concerned...
Angina drug potentially useful against heart rhythm disorders
31 Mar 2008
Rare genetic syndromes provide insights into post-heart attack electrophysiology A recently approved angina drug may also represent a powerful new treatment for a rare hereditary syndrome that places teens at risk for sudden cardiac death,...
31 Mar 2008
Rare genetic syndromes provide insights into post-heart attack electrophysiology A recently approved angina drug may also represent a powerful new treatment for a rare hereditary syndrome that places teens at risk for sudden cardiac death,...
Scientists: New technique identifies molecular 'biomarkers' for disease
31 Mar 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida chemists are the first to use a new tool to identify the molecular signatures of serious diseases -- without any previous knowledge of what these microscopic signatures or “biomarkers”...
31 Mar 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida chemists are the first to use a new tool to identify the molecular signatures of serious diseases -- without any previous knowledge of what these microscopic signatures or “biomarkers”...
Tooth Bank seeks milk teeth from 100,000 children
31 Mar 2008
The Norwegian Tooth Bank is requesting milk teeth from 100 000 children in Norway and could become the biggest tooth bank in the world. Milk teeth can give unique information about environmental influences and nutrition in the foetus and in...
31 Mar 2008
The Norwegian Tooth Bank is requesting milk teeth from 100 000 children in Norway and could become the biggest tooth bank in the world. Milk teeth can give unique information about environmental influences and nutrition in the foetus and in...
Hands-Only CPR simplifies saving lives for bystanders
31 Mar 2008
New statement from the American Heart Association puts life-saving skills in your hands Chest compressions alone, or Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), can save lives and can be used to help an adult who suddenly collapses,...
31 Mar 2008
New statement from the American Heart Association puts life-saving skills in your hands Chest compressions alone, or Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), can save lives and can be used to help an adult who suddenly collapses,...
Running out of treatments: The problem superbugs resistant to everything
31 Mar 2008
Doctors are running out of treatments for today’s trauma victims and critically ill patients because of infections due to drug resistant microbes – even after resorting to using medicines thrown out 20 years ago because of severe...
31 Mar 2008
Doctors are running out of treatments for today’s trauma victims and critically ill patients because of infections due to drug resistant microbes – even after resorting to using medicines thrown out 20 years ago because of severe...
New research provides insight into menopause
31 Mar 2008
Insight into why females of some species undergo menopause while others do not has proven elusive despite an understanding of the biological mechanisms behind the change. However, new research by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge...
31 Mar 2008
Insight into why females of some species undergo menopause while others do not has proven elusive despite an understanding of the biological mechanisms behind the change. However, new research by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge...
Warming world holds new threats for Aussie wildlife
31 Mar 2008
Climate change is likely to transform many of Australia’s natural landscapes, according to a new study by CSIRO scientists. The report, Implications of Climate Change for the National Reserve System, was prepared for the Federal...
31 Mar 2008
Climate change is likely to transform many of Australia’s natural landscapes, according to a new study by CSIRO scientists. The report, Implications of Climate Change for the National Reserve System, was prepared for the Federal...
Lung transplants not dangerous for children with cystic fibrosis, after all
31 Mar 2008
Experts say recent study was seriously flawed St. Louis, Mo. and Chapel Hill, N.C. – March 31, 2008 - Responding to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which concluded that lung transplants were harmful for children...
31 Mar 2008
Experts say recent study was seriously flawed St. Louis, Mo. and Chapel Hill, N.C. – March 31, 2008 - Responding to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which concluded that lung transplants were harmful for children...
Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for April 1, 2008, issue
31 Mar 2008
1. Perils of Testing: What Happens When Tests for Cervical Cancer are Normal but HPV Testing Is Abnormal? When nearly 10,000 women were screened with Pap tests for cervical cancer and with DNA tests for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV),...
31 Mar 2008
1. Perils of Testing: What Happens When Tests for Cervical Cancer are Normal but HPV Testing Is Abnormal? When nearly 10,000 women were screened with Pap tests for cervical cancer and with DNA tests for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV),...
Fire without smoke
31 Mar 2008
Flameless turbo power Could combustion without flames be used to build industrial gas turbines for power generation that are much more efficient than current models and produce almost no polluting emissions? Researchers in the Middle East...
31 Mar 2008
Flameless turbo power Could combustion without flames be used to build industrial gas turbines for power generation that are much more efficient than current models and produce almost no polluting emissions? Researchers in the Middle East...
Are blood thinners post-op killers?
31 Mar 2008
New study shows that the use of powerful anticoagulants to prevent pulmonary embolism may actually lead to more deaths after surgery Current US guidelines for the prescription of potent anticoagulants by surgeons who perform joint replacement...
31 Mar 2008
New study shows that the use of powerful anticoagulants to prevent pulmonary embolism may actually lead to more deaths after surgery Current US guidelines for the prescription of potent anticoagulants by surgeons who perform joint replacement...
Study finds concerns with biofuels
31 Mar 2008
Impact of biofuels on biodiversity explored Bothell, Wash. – March 31, 2008 - Biofuels are widely considered one of the most promising sources of renewable energy by policy makers and environmentalists alike. However, unless principles...
31 Mar 2008
Impact of biofuels on biodiversity explored Bothell, Wash. – March 31, 2008 - Biofuels are widely considered one of the most promising sources of renewable energy by policy makers and environmentalists alike. However, unless principles...
Study questions 'cost of complexity' in evolution
31 Mar 2008
"It appears that tuning up a complex trait in a living organism is well coordinated and the effects of pleiotropy are more focused than we thought, " said Gunter Wagner. Click here for more information. New Haven,...
31 Mar 2008
"It appears that tuning up a complex trait in a living organism is well coordinated and the effects of pleiotropy are more focused than we thought, " said Gunter Wagner. Click here for more information. New Haven,...
Researchers identify a gene responsible for cases of Lou Gehrig's disease
31 Mar 2008
Canadian-French discovery published Nature Genetics This release is available in French. Montreal, March 31, 2008 – A team of Canadian and French researchers has identified a novel gene responsible for a significant fraction of ALS...
31 Mar 2008
Canadian-French discovery published Nature Genetics This release is available in French. Montreal, March 31, 2008 – A team of Canadian and French researchers has identified a novel gene responsible for a significant fraction of ALS...
Significant reductions in mortality shown using blood pressure-lowering treatment in very elderly
31 Mar 2008
Lowering the blood pressure of elderly patients could cut their total mortality by a fifth and their rate of cardiovascular events by a third, according to a new study presented today (Monday 31 March) at the American College of Cardiology in...
31 Mar 2008
Lowering the blood pressure of elderly patients could cut their total mortality by a fifth and their rate of cardiovascular events by a third, according to a new study presented today (Monday 31 March) at the American College of Cardiology in...
Survival of the fattest: TB accumulates fat to survive -- and spread
31 Mar 2008
Medical scientists from the University of Leicester, together with colleagues from St Georges, University of London, funded principally by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and The Wellcome Trust, have published details of a new breakthrough...
31 Mar 2008
Medical scientists from the University of Leicester, together with colleagues from St Georges, University of London, funded principally by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and The Wellcome Trust, have published details of a new breakthrough...
New blood pressure medication has fewer side effects: Global study
31 Mar 2008
Telmisartan is as effective as ramipril in reducing cardiovascular death Hamilton, ON (March 31, 2008) – A major Canadian-led global study has found that a new blood pressure medication is effective in reducing cardiovascular death, with...
31 Mar 2008
Telmisartan is as effective as ramipril in reducing cardiovascular death Hamilton, ON (March 31, 2008) – A major Canadian-led global study has found that a new blood pressure medication is effective in reducing cardiovascular death, with...
Study indicates diabetes medication may help slow plaque build-up in coronary arteries
31 Mar 2008
A comparison of two types of medications to treat type 2 diabetes finds that pioglitazone is more effective at lowering the rate of progression of plaque build-up in the coronary arteries than glimepiride, according to a study in the April 2...
31 Mar 2008
A comparison of two types of medications to treat type 2 diabetes finds that pioglitazone is more effective at lowering the rate of progression of plaque build-up in the coronary arteries than glimepiride, according to a study in the April 2...
Researchers study why high school boys dodge 'Phys Ed'
31 Mar 2008
As obesity and inactivity among youth becomes a growing concern for North American families, new research based at The University of Western Ontario is asking why some high school boys are reluctant to participate in Grade 9 health and...
31 Mar 2008
As obesity and inactivity among youth becomes a growing concern for North American families, new research based at The University of Western Ontario is asking why some high school boys are reluctant to participate in Grade 9 health and...
Stanford researchers develop tool that 'sees' internal body details 1,000 times smaller
31 Mar 2008
STANFORD, Calif. - Doctors' quest to see what is happening inside a living body has been hampered by the limits on detecting tiny components of internal structures and events. Now a team of Stanford University School of Medicine researchers...
31 Mar 2008
STANFORD, Calif. - Doctors' quest to see what is happening inside a living body has been hampered by the limits on detecting tiny components of internal structures and events. Now a team of Stanford University School of Medicine researchers...
Indiana University study finds majority of US physicians favor national health insurance
31 Mar 2008
Support has grown 10 percent over past 5 years INDIANAPOLIS – The largest survey ever of American physicians’ opinions on health-care financing has found that 59 percent of doctors support government legislation to establish...
31 Mar 2008
Support has grown 10 percent over past 5 years INDIANAPOLIS – The largest survey ever of American physicians’ opinions on health-care financing has found that 59 percent of doctors support government legislation to establish...
Radioactive progenies of thoron can be measured accurately, thanks to the PTB
31 Mar 2008
Thoron progeny chamber begins calibration service This release is available in German. Approximately one fourth of our annual radiation exposure we absorb by breathing within our own four walls. A relevant radiation source here is thoron, an...
31 Mar 2008
Thoron progeny chamber begins calibration service This release is available in German. Approximately one fourth of our annual radiation exposure we absorb by breathing within our own four walls. A relevant radiation source here is thoron, an...
Drug-coated balloon overcomes in-stent restenosis
31 Mar 2008
Novel balloon catheter appears simpler, more effective than drug-eluting stent CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — An angioplasty balloon coated with a drug that reduces renarrowing of the coronary arteries appears to be more effective than...
31 Mar 2008
Novel balloon catheter appears simpler, more effective than drug-eluting stent CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — An angioplasty balloon coated with a drug that reduces renarrowing of the coronary arteries appears to be more effective than...
Successful qualification firing test for Zefiro 23
31 Mar 2008
On 27 March 2008, the second stage motor for Vega - Europe's new small launcher - successfully completed a static firing test at the Salto Di Quirra Inter-force Test Range in Sardinia, Italy. Ignition of the qualification model of the Zefiro...
31 Mar 2008
On 27 March 2008, the second stage motor for Vega - Europe's new small launcher - successfully completed a static firing test at the Salto Di Quirra Inter-force Test Range in Sardinia, Italy. Ignition of the qualification model of the Zefiro...
New data showed Actos prevented progression of atherosclerotic plaque volume in patients
31 Mar 2008
Data expands body of evidence in high risk population using IVUS, a unique marker for coronary atherosclerosis Chicago, IL, March 31, 2008 – New data from a clinical trial using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology found that in...
31 Mar 2008
Data expands body of evidence in high risk population using IVUS, a unique marker for coronary atherosclerosis Chicago, IL, March 31, 2008 – New data from a clinical trial using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology found that in...
Turn that frown upside down -- healthy gums are something to smile about
31 Mar 2008
Study published in the Journal of Periodontology suggests gum disease affects how people smile CHICAGO – March 19, 2008 – A smile is one of the most universally recognizable facial expressions, helping to depict an...
31 Mar 2008
Study published in the Journal of Periodontology suggests gum disease affects how people smile CHICAGO – March 19, 2008 – A smile is one of the most universally recognizable facial expressions, helping to depict an...
Study finds support for PCI in unprotected left main disease
31 Mar 2008
3-year survival rates were similar with stenting and bypass surgery CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be a reasonable alternative to bypass surgery in patients with blockages in the left main...
31 Mar 2008
3-year survival rates were similar with stenting and bypass surgery CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be a reasonable alternative to bypass surgery in patients with blockages in the left main...
Investigational anti-restenosis drug pimecrolimus disappoints
31 Mar 2008
Novel multi-reservoir stent design still under study CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — A new medication that researchers had hoped would reduce the risk of arterial renarrowing after stenting has turned in a disappointing performance in a...
31 Mar 2008
Novel multi-reservoir stent design still under study CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — A new medication that researchers had hoped would reduce the risk of arterial renarrowing after stenting has turned in a disappointing performance in a...
Researcher discovers pathway plants use to fight back against pathogens
31 Mar 2008
MU study determines what happens between sensing the threat and activating a defense COLUMBIA, Mo. – Plants are not only smart, but they also wage a good fight, according to a University of Missouri biochemist. Previous studies have shown...
31 Mar 2008
MU study determines what happens between sensing the threat and activating a defense COLUMBIA, Mo. – Plants are not only smart, but they also wage a good fight, according to a University of Missouri biochemist. Previous studies have shown...
Diabetics have same risk for heart attack, stroke or death from cardiovascular diseases
31 Mar 2008
American Heart Association rapid access journal report People with diabetes have the same high risk for heart attack or stroke or cardiovascular death as people who’ve already had a heart attack, researchers reported in Circulation:...
31 Mar 2008
American Heart Association rapid access journal report People with diabetes have the same high risk for heart attack or stroke or cardiovascular death as people who’ve already had a heart attack, researchers reported in Circulation:...
Registry unveils 'real-world' data on novel excel stent
31 Mar 2008
At 1 year, stent with biodegradable polymer reports good clinical outcomes CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — “Real-world” use of a novel drug-eluting stent coated with a biodegradable polymer is associated with good clinical...
31 Mar 2008
At 1 year, stent with biodegradable polymer reports good clinical outcomes CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — “Real-world” use of a novel drug-eluting stent coated with a biodegradable polymer is associated with good clinical...
MicroRNAs, EMT and cancer progression
31 Mar 2008
In the April 1 issue of G&D, a research team led by Dr. Marcus Peter (University of Chicago) identifies the microRNA miR-200 as both a powerful indicator and regulator of the epithelial phenotype of cancer cells. EMT (the...
31 Mar 2008
In the April 1 issue of G&D, a research team led by Dr. Marcus Peter (University of Chicago) identifies the microRNA miR-200 as both a powerful indicator and regulator of the epithelial phenotype of cancer cells. EMT (the...
Matrix registry probes adherence to clopidogrel at 1 year
31 Mar 2008
Study digs into reasons, consequences for stopping anti-clotting medication early CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — A large community-based registry of patients treated with drug-eluting stents is providing important insight into how long...
31 Mar 2008
Study digs into reasons, consequences for stopping anti-clotting medication early CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — A large community-based registry of patients treated with drug-eluting stents is providing important insight into how long...
The Holocaust was not experienced in the same way by everyone
31 Mar 2008
Jewish experiences of the Holocaust are complex. Swedish researcher Laura Palosuo from Uppsala University has studied the testimony of Hungarian survivors, and in her dissertation she shows that the way different people experienced the anti...
31 Mar 2008
Jewish experiences of the Holocaust are complex. Swedish researcher Laura Palosuo from Uppsala University has studied the testimony of Hungarian survivors, and in her dissertation she shows that the way different people experienced the anti...
Fewer babies born after Caesarean delivery
31 Mar 2008
Women who have a Caesarean delivery for their first child go on to have fewer children than women who give birth in the traditional way. This is shown in a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and University of...
31 Mar 2008
Women who have a Caesarean delivery for their first child go on to have fewer children than women who give birth in the traditional way. This is shown in a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and University of...
Climate changing gas from some surprising microbial liaisons
31 Mar 2008
The climate changing gas dimethyl sulphide (DMS) is being made by microbes at the rate of more than 200 million tonnes a year in the world’s seas, scientists heard today (Tuesday 1 April 2008) at the Society for General...
31 Mar 2008
The climate changing gas dimethyl sulphide (DMS) is being made by microbes at the rate of more than 200 million tonnes a year in the world’s seas, scientists heard today (Tuesday 1 April 2008) at the Society for General...
First Mosaic laureate to gain doctorate for work on heart function
31 Mar 2008
Dutch medical researcher Christiaan Tji-Joong Gan has established that patients with a high blood pressure in the lungs die because the right ventricle is not capable of pumping blood against this pressure. Further, the right ventricle needs a...
31 Mar 2008
Dutch medical researcher Christiaan Tji-Joong Gan has established that patients with a high blood pressure in the lungs die because the right ventricle is not capable of pumping blood against this pressure. Further, the right ventricle needs a...
How HIV hides itself
31 Mar 2008
Researchers have discovered how Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, can hide itself in our cells and dodge the attention of our normal defences, scientists heard today (Tuesday 1 April 2008) at the Society for General...
31 Mar 2008
Researchers have discovered how Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, can hide itself in our cells and dodge the attention of our normal defences, scientists heard today (Tuesday 1 April 2008) at the Society for General...
Virtual reality underground ride reveals extent of public paranoia
31 Mar 2008
Computer people (avatars) on a simulated underground train. The virtual reality simulation was used to measure levels of paranoid thoughts. Click here for more information. A virtual reality Underground ride has...
31 Mar 2008
Computer people (avatars) on a simulated underground train. The virtual reality simulation was used to measure levels of paranoid thoughts. Click here for more information. A virtual reality Underground ride has...
Chloroform provides clue to 150 year old medical puzzle
31 Mar 2008
One of the earliest general anaesthetics to be used by the medical profession, chloroform, has shed light on a mystery that’s puzzled doctors for more than 150 years – how such anaesthetics actually work. A discovery described as...
31 Mar 2008
One of the earliest general anaesthetics to be used by the medical profession, chloroform, has shed light on a mystery that’s puzzled doctors for more than 150 years – how such anaesthetics actually work. A discovery described as...
Are you my mother? Transference more pronounced when we are tired
31 Mar 2008
Sigmund Freud hailed the phenomenon of transference as fundamental to the process of dynamic psychotherapy. Freud depicted transference as a false connection between patient’s memories of a past relationship and the therapeutic context....
31 Mar 2008
Sigmund Freud hailed the phenomenon of transference as fundamental to the process of dynamic psychotherapy. Freud depicted transference as a false connection between patient’s memories of a past relationship and the therapeutic context....
Pensioners relaxed in front of the computer
31 Mar 2008
How can pensioners with little if any computer skills successfully cope with a digital information system? According to Dutch researcher Henk Herman Nap, the design of an accessible system needs to incorporate large letter types and keys, the...
31 Mar 2008
How can pensioners with little if any computer skills successfully cope with a digital information system? According to Dutch researcher Henk Herman Nap, the design of an accessible system needs to incorporate large letter types and keys, the...
Faster and more sensitive electronics thanks to compact cooling
31 Mar 2008
Electronics work better under cold conditions (-150o C): with less thermal noise, detectors are more sensitive and low-noise amplifiers reduce noise further. Furthermore, the speed and reliability are increased. Dutch-sponsored researcher...
31 Mar 2008
Electronics work better under cold conditions (-150o C): with less thermal noise, detectors are more sensitive and low-noise amplifiers reduce noise further. Furthermore, the speed and reliability are increased. Dutch-sponsored researcher...
Are women voters more likely to vote for female candidates?
31 Mar 2008
Research published by SAGE in Political Research Quarterly The research, conducted by University of Wisconsin’s Kathleen Dolan, examined the National Election Study (NES) data, which provided information about voters’ reactions to...
31 Mar 2008
Research published by SAGE in Political Research Quarterly The research, conducted by University of Wisconsin’s Kathleen Dolan, examined the National Election Study (NES) data, which provided information about voters’ reactions to...
Brain lesions more common than previously thought
31 Mar 2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. – New research shows cerebral microbleeds, which are lesions in the brain, are more common in people over 60 than previously thought. The study is published in the April 1, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical...
31 Mar 2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. – New research shows cerebral microbleeds, which are lesions in the brain, are more common in people over 60 than previously thought. The study is published in the April 1, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical...
Fat kids need less intensive exercise for effective weight loss
31 Mar 2008
Comparison of fat oxidation during exercise in lean and obese pubertal boys: Clinical implications Fat kids are better off doing less intensive exercise if they are to shed the pounds effectively, suggests a study of pubescent boys, published...
31 Mar 2008
Comparison of fat oxidation during exercise in lean and obese pubertal boys: Clinical implications Fat kids are better off doing less intensive exercise if they are to shed the pounds effectively, suggests a study of pubescent boys, published...
Poor kids 4 times as likely to be seriously injured on roads as rich kids
31 Mar 2008
Serious injuries in children: Variation by area deprivation and settlement type Rates of serious injury among child pedestrians in poor areas of England are four times as high as those among children in affluent areas, finds research published...
31 Mar 2008
Serious injuries in children: Variation by area deprivation and settlement type Rates of serious injury among child pedestrians in poor areas of England are four times as high as those among children in affluent areas, finds research published...
Tai Chi exercises improve type 2 diabetes control
31 Mar 2008
Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise improves T cell helper function of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with an increase in T-bet transcription factor and IL-12 production Tai Chi exercises can improve the control of type 2 diabetes, suggests...
31 Mar 2008
Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise improves T cell helper function of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with an increase in T-bet transcription factor and IL-12 production Tai Chi exercises can improve the control of type 2 diabetes, suggests...
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