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Blue Gene/P supercomputer to simulate extreme physics of exploding stars
2 May 2008
A snapshot of a Type Ia supernova simulation taken very shortly after the moment of detonation. The energy released during the detonation is equivalent to 1,027 hydrogen bombs, each equivalent... Click here for more...
2 May 2008
A snapshot of a Type Ia supernova simulation taken very shortly after the moment of detonation. The energy released during the detonation is equivalent to 1,027 hydrogen bombs, each equivalent... Click here for more...
Bruce Stillman, Ph.D., president of CSHL elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2 May 2008
Bruce Stillman, Ph.D., President of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York and an internationally renowned molecular biologist and cancer researcher, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy, based in...
2 May 2008
Bruce Stillman, Ph.D., President of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York and an internationally renowned molecular biologist and cancer researcher, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy, based in...
Top science and math teachers receive Presidential Award
2 May 2008
99 secondary school teachers come to Washington to be honored Darcy Hampton leads her 8th-grade physical science class in a discussion about the laws of conservation and mass, and evidence of chemical changes. Hampton teaches at...
2 May 2008
99 secondary school teachers come to Washington to be honored Darcy Hampton leads her 8th-grade physical science class in a discussion about the laws of conservation and mass, and evidence of chemical changes. Hampton teaches at...
Rockefeller University Press allows authors to retain copyright to their published work
2 May 2008
Citing the growing demand from the public and the scientific community for access to research data, The Rockefeller University Press has revised its copyright policy to allow authors to retain the rights to work published in its three...
2 May 2008
Citing the growing demand from the public and the scientific community for access to research data, The Rockefeller University Press has revised its copyright policy to allow authors to retain the rights to work published in its three...
UC Riverside to host conference on stricter air quality standards for Southern California
2 May 2008
Academic, government and economic leaders will explore challenges the region faces in improving its air quality RIVERSIDE, Calif. – How Southern California tackles the daunting task of meeting stricter federal and state emissions...
2 May 2008
Academic, government and economic leaders will explore challenges the region faces in improving its air quality RIVERSIDE, Calif. – How Southern California tackles the daunting task of meeting stricter federal and state emissions...
Wiley-Blackwell to launch Journal of Flood Risk Management
2 May 2008
Oxford, United Kingdom May 2, 2008 –Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced the launch of Journal of Flood Risk Management. Published in...
2 May 2008
Oxford, United Kingdom May 2, 2008 –Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced the launch of Journal of Flood Risk Management. Published in...
Evidence that stun guns may stimulate the heart
2 May 2008
On the eve of the British Columbia inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski, a review of scientific data in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) finds that in some cases, stun guns may stimulate the heart in experimental models. This...
2 May 2008
On the eve of the British Columbia inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski, a review of scientific data in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) finds that in some cases, stun guns may stimulate the heart in experimental models. This...
$45 billion a year is spent by public on health costs for full-time workers and families
2 May 2008
19 million full-time workers and dependents are uninsured and 11 million members of working families are on public programs May 2, 2008, New York, NY—Health insurance coverage and unpaid health care for full-time workers and their family...
2 May 2008
19 million full-time workers and dependents are uninsured and 11 million members of working families are on public programs May 2, 2008, New York, NY—Health insurance coverage and unpaid health care for full-time workers and their family...
A new idea for how anti-aging products delay ripening of fruit and wilting of flowers
2 May 2008
Novel chemical pathway could help design of new anti-aging chemicals for plant products, says UCR’s Michael Pirrung Michael Pirrung is a professor of chemistry and the holder of the University of California Presidential...
2 May 2008
Novel chemical pathway could help design of new anti-aging chemicals for plant products, says UCR’s Michael Pirrung Michael Pirrung is a professor of chemistry and the holder of the University of California Presidential...
FDA approves HeartMate II mechanical heart pump for heart-failure patients
2 May 2008
Clinical research by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and other centers instrumental to approval NEW YORK (April 25, 2008) -- Heart failure patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical...
2 May 2008
Clinical research by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and other centers instrumental to approval NEW YORK (April 25, 2008) -- Heart failure patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical...
Study shows gene variations may predict risk of breast cancer in women
2 May 2008
Northwestern Memorial physician leads study that paves way for future genetic testing models CHICAGO – According to a recent study, led by Virginia Kaklamani, MD, an oncologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and assistant professor of...
2 May 2008
Northwestern Memorial physician leads study that paves way for future genetic testing models CHICAGO – According to a recent study, led by Virginia Kaklamani, MD, an oncologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and assistant professor of...
Diatoms discovered to remove phosphorus from oceans
2 May 2008
Georgia Tech researchers found that diatoms naturally remove phosphorus from the oceans. Click here for more information. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new way that phosphorus...
2 May 2008
Georgia Tech researchers found that diatoms naturally remove phosphorus from the oceans. Click here for more information. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new way that phosphorus...
Solar games at Paranal
2 May 2008
ESO staff share stunning images of solar phenomena At Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope, the sky is so dark that the famous and extremely difficult to observe Gegenschein (or "counter shine ") can be seen here...
2 May 2008
ESO staff share stunning images of solar phenomena At Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope, the sky is so dark that the famous and extremely difficult to observe Gegenschein (or "counter shine ") can be seen here...
NC State leads effort to create 'next generation' of experts on hazards and natural disasters
2 May 2008
Highlighting North Carolina State University’s leadership in hazard and disaster studies, NC State’s Dr. Thomas Birkland was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to recruit and mentor...
2 May 2008
Highlighting North Carolina State University’s leadership in hazard and disaster studies, NC State’s Dr. Thomas Birkland was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to recruit and mentor...
UT researchers find link between advertising and increased tobacco use among India's youth
2 May 2008
HOUSTON – (May 2, 2008)—As the westernization of India accelerates, tobacco advertising and marketing have been linked to increased tobacco use by urban Indian children as young as 11, according to a study by researchers at The...
2 May 2008
HOUSTON – (May 2, 2008)—As the westernization of India accelerates, tobacco advertising and marketing have been linked to increased tobacco use by urban Indian children as young as 11, according to a study by researchers at The...
Closing the achievement gap in math and science
2 May 2008
Latest results from Math and Science Partnership program show gains for Hispanic and African-American students A middle-school student describes a mathematical image at the MSP Summer Institute for middle school math teachers in...
2 May 2008
Latest results from Math and Science Partnership program show gains for Hispanic and African-American students A middle-school student describes a mathematical image at the MSP Summer Institute for middle school math teachers in...
NASA calls on APL to send a probe to the sun
2 May 2008
Artist's concept of NASA's Solar Probe spacecraft making its pass toward the sun, where it will study the forces that create solar wind. Preliminary designs include a 9-foot-diameter, 6-inch-thick, carbon-foam-filled... Click...
2 May 2008
Artist's concept of NASA's Solar Probe spacecraft making its pass toward the sun, where it will study the forces that create solar wind. Preliminary designs include a 9-foot-diameter, 6-inch-thick, carbon-foam-filled... Click...
Exercise plus psychological counseling may benefit depressed heart failure patients
2 May 2008
Abstract 118 Aerobic exercise combined with cognitive behavioral therapy may improve physical function, reduce depressive symptoms and enhance quality of life in depressed heart failure patients, researchers reported at the American Heart...
2 May 2008
Abstract 118 Aerobic exercise combined with cognitive behavioral therapy may improve physical function, reduce depressive symptoms and enhance quality of life in depressed heart failure patients, researchers reported at the American Heart...
New 'OPAL Therapy' presents simple, cost-effective method of treating HIV infection
2 May 2008
Australian researchers have unveiled a new immunotherapy technique to help prevent the progression from HIV infection to AIDS. Details of the simple, cost-effective technique are published May 2nd in the open-access journal PLoS...
2 May 2008
Australian researchers have unveiled a new immunotherapy technique to help prevent the progression from HIV infection to AIDS. Details of the simple, cost-effective technique are published May 2nd in the open-access journal PLoS...
Analysis of alcoholics' brains suggests treatment target
2 May 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – An analysis of brain tissue samples from chronic alcoholics reveals changes that occur at the molecular level in alcohol abuse – and suggests a potential treatment target, according to researchers from Wake...
2 May 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – An analysis of brain tissue samples from chronic alcoholics reveals changes that occur at the molecular level in alcohol abuse – and suggests a potential treatment target, according to researchers from Wake...
Education, simple measures keys to improving vets' hypertension care
2 May 2008
Abstract 161 Focused and inexpensive measures improved high blood pressure control and treatment among veterans, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s 9th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes...
2 May 2008
Abstract 161 Focused and inexpensive measures improved high blood pressure control and treatment among veterans, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s 9th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes...
Did the solar system 'bounce' finish the dinosaurs?
2 May 2008
Cardiff study suggests link between comet bombardment and movement through the galaxy The sun’s movement through the Milky Way regularly sends comets hurtling into the inner solar system – coinciding with mass life extinctions on...
2 May 2008
Cardiff study suggests link between comet bombardment and movement through the galaxy The sun’s movement through the Milky Way regularly sends comets hurtling into the inner solar system – coinciding with mass life extinctions on...
Researchers report the cloning of a key group of human genes, the protein kinases
2 May 2008
Although the human genome has been sequenced, research into mechanism of action of genes has been hampered by the fact that most human genes have not been isolated. This is true for even the most common class of cancer-associated genes, the...
2 May 2008
Although the human genome has been sequenced, research into mechanism of action of genes has been hampered by the fact that most human genes have not been isolated. This is true for even the most common class of cancer-associated genes, the...
New software allows ISPs and P2P users to get along without getting too cozy
2 May 2008
Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services, which connect individual users for simultaneous uploads and downloads directly rather than through a central server, are reported to account for as much as 70 percent of Internet traffic worldwide....
2 May 2008
Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services, which connect individual users for simultaneous uploads and downloads directly rather than through a central server, are reported to account for as much as 70 percent of Internet traffic worldwide....
Heart failure patients may suffer similarly to advanced cancer patients
2 May 2008
Abstract 171 Heart failure outpatients have similar numbers of symptoms and levels of depression and spiritual well-being as patients with advanced lung and pancreatic cancer, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 9th...
2 May 2008
Abstract 171 Heart failure outpatients have similar numbers of symptoms and levels of depression and spiritual well-being as patients with advanced lung and pancreatic cancer, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 9th...
Glowing zebrafish help researchers track role of sugars in the cell
2 May 2008
Fluorescently tagged sugars finally allow study of role carbohydrates play on cell surface Berkeley -- Using artificial sugar and some clever chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, researchers have made glow-in-the-dark fish whose...
2 May 2008
Fluorescently tagged sugars finally allow study of role carbohydrates play on cell surface Berkeley -- Using artificial sugar and some clever chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, researchers have made glow-in-the-dark fish whose...
Blood pressure killing the world's workers while banks and drug firms stand idle
2 May 2008
In a today’s issue of The Lancet, international health experts call for urgent action from international development banks and pharmaceutical companies to stem the epidemic of blood pressure-related diseases affecting developing...
2 May 2008
In a today’s issue of The Lancet, international health experts call for urgent action from international development banks and pharmaceutical companies to stem the epidemic of blood pressure-related diseases affecting developing...
N.C. State leads effort to create 'next generation' of experts on hazards and natural disasters
2 May 2008
Highlighting North Carolina State University’s leadership in hazard and disaster studies, NC State’s Dr. Thomas Birkland was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to recruit and mentor...
2 May 2008
Highlighting North Carolina State University’s leadership in hazard and disaster studies, NC State’s Dr. Thomas Birkland was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to recruit and mentor...
Updated version of GAIM model goes operational
2 May 2008
An updated version of the Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements (GAIM) model went operational at the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) on February 22, 2008. The operational GAIM program has been under development since 1999 by the U.S....
2 May 2008
An updated version of the Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements (GAIM) model went operational at the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) on February 22, 2008. The operational GAIM program has been under development since 1999 by the U.S....
Advertisements saying dairy products help you lose weight are misleading
2 May 2008
Dairy industry have asserted the claim using millions of dollars in commercial advertising Asheville, N.C. – May 1, 2008 – There have been recent claims that dairy products can help people lose weight, and the dairy industry has...
2 May 2008
Dairy industry have asserted the claim using millions of dollars in commercial advertising Asheville, N.C. – May 1, 2008 – There have been recent claims that dairy products can help people lose weight, and the dairy industry has...
QUT researchers develop smart instrument for tissue damage assessment
2 May 2008
A tool with the potential to determine the level of tissue damage in patients with osteo-arthritis, sports injuries and other conditions affecting bone and cartilage is being developed by QUT researchers Professor Oloyede said that the device,...
2 May 2008
A tool with the potential to determine the level of tissue damage in patients with osteo-arthritis, sports injuries and other conditions affecting bone and cartilage is being developed by QUT researchers Professor Oloyede said that the device,...
Some women more likely to miss or ignore heart attack warning signs
2 May 2008
Abstract 197 Many women under age 55 aren’t seeking timely treatment for heart attack because they expect the warning signs and their reaction to follow a Hollywood script — tightening in the chest, shortness of breath, clutching...
2 May 2008
Abstract 197 Many women under age 55 aren’t seeking timely treatment for heart attack because they expect the warning signs and their reaction to follow a Hollywood script — tightening in the chest, shortness of breath, clutching...
Bees disease -- 1 step closer to finding a cure
2 May 2008
Scientists in Germany have discovered a new mechanism of infection for the most fatal bee disease. American Foulbrood (AFB) is the only infectious disease which can kill entire colonies of bees. Every year, this notifiable disease is causing...
2 May 2008
Scientists in Germany have discovered a new mechanism of infection for the most fatal bee disease. American Foulbrood (AFB) is the only infectious disease which can kill entire colonies of bees. Every year, this notifiable disease is causing...
Prevention and control of childhood pneumonia: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2 May 2008
This month’s WHO Bulletin, led by the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia (GAPP), focuses on the prevention and control of childhood pneumonia. It highlights research on the many aspects that drive this deadly...
2 May 2008
This month’s WHO Bulletin, led by the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia (GAPP), focuses on the prevention and control of childhood pneumonia. It highlights research on the many aspects that drive this deadly...
Bingman named Distinguished Research Professor at BGSU
2 May 2008
BOWLING GREEN, O.—The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees reserves the title of Distinguished Research Professor for select faculty members who already hold the rank of professor and have received outstanding national or...
2 May 2008
BOWLING GREEN, O.—The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees reserves the title of Distinguished Research Professor for select faculty members who already hold the rank of professor and have received outstanding national or...
Secondhand smoke exposure can cause cell damage in 30 minutes
2 May 2008
Exposure to secondhand smoke even for a brief period is injurious to health, a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has found. According to the study, a 30-minute exposure to the level of secondhand smoke...
2 May 2008
Exposure to secondhand smoke even for a brief period is injurious to health, a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has found. According to the study, a 30-minute exposure to the level of secondhand smoke...
Apples, apple juice shown to prevent early atherosclerosis
2 May 2008
Vienna, VA (May 2, 2008) - A new study shows that apples and apple juice are playing the same health league as the often-touted purple grapes and grape juice. The study was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food...
2 May 2008
Vienna, VA (May 2, 2008) - A new study shows that apples and apple juice are playing the same health league as the often-touted purple grapes and grape juice. The study was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food...
Cholera study provides exciting new way of looking at infectious disease
2 May 2008
Scientists in Italy have discovered a new perspective in the study of infectious disease. Normally, such studies are based upon laboratory work looking at an organism and how it works within the human body. However, in a recent paper...
2 May 2008
Scientists in Italy have discovered a new perspective in the study of infectious disease. Normally, such studies are based upon laboratory work looking at an organism and how it works within the human body. However, in a recent paper...
Children affected by parents' behavior following trauma
2 May 2008
Quality of parenting practices can influence children's adjustment St. Paul, Minn. – May 1, 2008 – A new study in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy examines the role that specific parenting practices may play in...
2 May 2008
Quality of parenting practices can influence children's adjustment St. Paul, Minn. – May 1, 2008 – A new study in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy examines the role that specific parenting practices may play in...
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