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Archaeologist uses satellite imagery to explore ancient Mexico
13 May 2008
RIT professor Bill Middleton uses novel approach to study Zapotec culture Satellite imagery obtained from NASA will help archeologist Bill Middleton peer into the ancient Mexican past. In a novel archeological application, multi- and...
13 May 2008
RIT professor Bill Middleton uses novel approach to study Zapotec culture Satellite imagery obtained from NASA will help archeologist Bill Middleton peer into the ancient Mexican past. In a novel archeological application, multi- and...
Euro Science Open Forum 2008 online media registration deadline ends June 30
13 May 2008
To those of you who planning to come to ESOF 2008 we would strongly encourage you to register online ASAP for ESOF 2008. We say this for three reasons: 1. Registering online is simple and quick and will save you time when you arrive at the...
13 May 2008
To those of you who planning to come to ESOF 2008 we would strongly encourage you to register online ASAP for ESOF 2008. We say this for three reasons: 1. Registering online is simple and quick and will save you time when you arrive at the...
Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected thanks to 21st century science
13 May 2008
A dismantled Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected in Kensington Gardens, London, thanks to the latest rock engineering techniques, says a team of experts today A dismantled Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected in Kensington Gardens,...
13 May 2008
A dismantled Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected in Kensington Gardens, London, thanks to the latest rock engineering techniques, says a team of experts today A dismantled Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected in Kensington Gardens,...
Argonne scientists use lasers to align molecules
13 May 2008
Technique could revolutionize human protein imaging ARGONNE, Ill. (May 13, 2008) – Protein crystallographers have only scratched the surface of the human proteins important for drug interactions because of difficulties crystallizing the...
13 May 2008
Technique could revolutionize human protein imaging ARGONNE, Ill. (May 13, 2008) – Protein crystallographers have only scratched the surface of the human proteins important for drug interactions because of difficulties crystallizing the...
Marc Feldmann and Sir Ravinder Maini win Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research
13 May 2008
New York, N.Y. – May 13, 2008 – Johnson & Johnson today announced that Professor Marc Feldmann, FMedSci, FAA, FRS and Emeritus Professor Sir Ravinder N. Maini, FRCP, FMedSci, FRS of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology,...
13 May 2008
New York, N.Y. – May 13, 2008 – Johnson & Johnson today announced that Professor Marc Feldmann, FMedSci, FAA, FRS and Emeritus Professor Sir Ravinder N. Maini, FRCP, FMedSci, FRS of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology,...
Utah physician honored for new techniques that use imaging to treat common heart rhythm disorder
13 May 2008
Dr. Nassir Marrouche and his team recognized for their pioneering work with magnetic resonance imaging for atrial fibrillation, which affects some 3.5 million Americans San Francisco, CA (May 13, 2008) -- Dr. Nassir Marrouche and his research...
13 May 2008
Dr. Nassir Marrouche and his team recognized for their pioneering work with magnetic resonance imaging for atrial fibrillation, which affects some 3.5 million Americans San Francisco, CA (May 13, 2008) -- Dr. Nassir Marrouche and his research...
Research shines spotlight on a key player in the dance of chromosomes
13 May 2008
Illinois postdoctoral researcher Hasan Yardimci, left, and physics professor Paul Selvin explored the role of a motor protein, CENP-E, in moving chromosomes during a critical phase of cell division. Click here for more...
13 May 2008
Illinois postdoctoral researcher Hasan Yardimci, left, and physics professor Paul Selvin explored the role of a motor protein, CENP-E, in moving chromosomes during a critical phase of cell division. Click here for more...
Fecal microorganisms inhabit sandy beaches of Florida
13 May 2008
Scientists suggest that fecal bacteria survive better in sand than seawater in the May-June issue of Journal of Environmental Quality Traditionally, the cleanliness of a beach is monitored by sampling the bathing water a few meters from shore....
13 May 2008
Scientists suggest that fecal bacteria survive better in sand than seawater in the May-June issue of Journal of Environmental Quality Traditionally, the cleanliness of a beach is monitored by sampling the bathing water a few meters from shore....
Nanowires may boost solar cell efficiency, UC San Diego engineers say
13 May 2008
Experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires show promise as efficient thin-film solar cells of future Schematic of the nanowire-polymer hybrid device created by UC San Diego engineers and described in the journal NanoLetters....
13 May 2008
Experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires show promise as efficient thin-film solar cells of future Schematic of the nanowire-polymer hybrid device created by UC San Diego engineers and described in the journal NanoLetters....
£900,000 helps Queen's lead the way in next generation computing
13 May 2008
The Belfast e-Science Centre at Queen's has been awarded a grant of over £900,000 to continue its role in developing the successor to the World Wide Web The Belfast e-Science Centre (BeSC) at Queen’s has been awarded a grant of over...
13 May 2008
The Belfast e-Science Centre at Queen's has been awarded a grant of over £900,000 to continue its role in developing the successor to the World Wide Web The Belfast e-Science Centre (BeSC) at Queen’s has been awarded a grant of over...
Small is beautiful: A European view of nanotech cosmetics and safety
13 May 2008
L'Oreal scientists address how Europe's 'precautionary principle' interacts with cutting-edge technology WASHINGTON – BusinessWeek magazine claims the $60 billion international beauty products industry is “making a big bet on...
13 May 2008
L'Oreal scientists address how Europe's 'precautionary principle' interacts with cutting-edge technology WASHINGTON – BusinessWeek magazine claims the $60 billion international beauty products industry is “making a big bet on...
NJIT Provost Priscilla P. Nelson honored at National Academy of Engineering
13 May 2008
NJIT Provost Priscilla P. Nelson. Click here for more information. NJIT Provost Priscilla P. Nelson, of West Orange, received the Kenneth R. Row Award from the American Association of Engineering Sciences on May 5th...
13 May 2008
NJIT Provost Priscilla P. Nelson. Click here for more information. NJIT Provost Priscilla P. Nelson, of West Orange, received the Kenneth R. Row Award from the American Association of Engineering Sciences on May 5th...
Other highlights in the May 13 JNCI
13 May 2008
Familial Breast Cancer Risk Continues Throughout a Woman’s Life Women who have a sister diagnosed with breast cancer are at an increased risk of developing the disease throughout their lives. The increased risk is most pronounced in...
13 May 2008
Familial Breast Cancer Risk Continues Throughout a Woman’s Life Women who have a sister diagnosed with breast cancer are at an increased risk of developing the disease throughout their lives. The increased risk is most pronounced in...
Put the trees in the ground
13 May 2008
A solution for the global carbon dioxide problem? The global CO2 problem can only be solved by the introduction of a permanent carbon sink based on using natural photosynthesis. In the wood growth and burial process, humans...
13 May 2008
A solution for the global carbon dioxide problem? The global CO2 problem can only be solved by the introduction of a permanent carbon sink based on using natural photosynthesis. In the wood growth and burial process, humans...
DNA fingerprinting simplified
13 May 2008
Teen helps design classroom DNA experiments using common food dyes Andrew N. Trigiano, a middle school student, completing an electrophoresis experiment with food dyes. Click here for more information. KNOXVILLE, TN...
13 May 2008
Teen helps design classroom DNA experiments using common food dyes Andrew N. Trigiano, a middle school student, completing an electrophoresis experiment with food dyes. Click here for more information. KNOXVILLE, TN...
Neglected tropical diseases rarely make the headlines
13 May 2008
A new study of leading news organizations has found that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) rarely make headlines, despite the huge amount of illness, suffering, and poverty that they cause. The study is published May 14th in the open-access...
13 May 2008
A new study of leading news organizations has found that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) rarely make headlines, despite the huge amount of illness, suffering, and poverty that they cause. The study is published May 14th in the open-access...
Expanded histology methods book covers processing of animal, plant, and microbial tissues
13 May 2008
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. – For more than 25 years, the book Histological and Histochemical Methods has served as an established resource for researchers, students, and technologists in the biological and biomedical sciences who need to...
13 May 2008
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. – For more than 25 years, the book Histological and Histochemical Methods has served as an established resource for researchers, students, and technologists in the biological and biomedical sciences who need to...
Chronic disease management: Does it improve health and save money?
13 May 2008
INDIANAPOLIS –A study published in the May/June issue of Health Affairs reports on the first randomized trial providing a scientifically valid look at what one might expect from chronic disease management programs that serve low-income...
13 May 2008
INDIANAPOLIS –A study published in the May/June issue of Health Affairs reports on the first randomized trial providing a scientifically valid look at what one might expect from chronic disease management programs that serve low-income...
NASA's GLAST gets shades, blankets for the beach
13 May 2008
At the Astrotech payload processing facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a worker looks over the star tracker sun shades just installed on the GLAST spacecraft. Click here for more information. GREENBELT,...
13 May 2008
At the Astrotech payload processing facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a worker looks over the star tracker sun shades just installed on the GLAST spacecraft. Click here for more information. GREENBELT,...
Reality TV provides an education for self-help citizenship, author says
13 May 2008
The reinvention of television has intersected with the reinvention of government, say the authors of "Better Living Through Reality TV. " Click here for more information. Many things have been said about reality TV,...
13 May 2008
The reinvention of television has intersected with the reinvention of government, say the authors of "Better Living Through Reality TV. " Click here for more information. Many things have been said about reality TV,...
Adding ultrasound screening to mammography brings benefits, risks
13 May 2008
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Adding a screening ultrasound examination to routine mammography reveals more breast cancers than mammography alone, according to results of a major new clinical trial. The trial, however, also found...
13 May 2008
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Adding a screening ultrasound examination to routine mammography reveals more breast cancers than mammography alone, according to results of a major new clinical trial. The trial, however, also found...
Sugar linkage could lead to better treatment for autoimmune diseases
13 May 2008
UNH Glycomics Center, Rockefeller University scientists identify linkage DURHAM, N.H. – Researchers at the University of New Hampshire Glycomics Center have helped identify a specific carbohydrate structure that confers anti-inflammatory...
13 May 2008
UNH Glycomics Center, Rockefeller University scientists identify linkage DURHAM, N.H. – Researchers at the University of New Hampshire Glycomics Center have helped identify a specific carbohydrate structure that confers anti-inflammatory...
Establishing faster-growing, durable football fields
13 May 2008
Researchers find most-effective seed mixture, planting times for fall sports fields MADISON, WI — A study published in the February 2008 issue of HortScience offers new information that can help schools and contractors get outdoor...
13 May 2008
Researchers find most-effective seed mixture, planting times for fall sports fields MADISON, WI — A study published in the February 2008 issue of HortScience offers new information that can help schools and contractors get outdoor...
Adding ultrasound to mammography may improve breast cancer detection in high-risk women
13 May 2008
The addition of an ultrasound examination to mammography for women at high-risk of breast cancer resulted in a higher rate of cancer detection, but also increased the number of false-positive results, according to a study in the May 14 issue...
13 May 2008
The addition of an ultrasound examination to mammography for women at high-risk of breast cancer resulted in a higher rate of cancer detection, but also increased the number of false-positive results, according to a study in the May 14 issue...
AMS May science highlights
13 May 2008
Following are story ideas and tips about upcoming AMS meetings, papers in our peer-reviewed journals, and other happenings in the atmospheric and related sciences community. Climate and Health Effects of Carbon Dioxide, Black Carbon and Other...
13 May 2008
Following are story ideas and tips about upcoming AMS meetings, papers in our peer-reviewed journals, and other happenings in the atmospheric and related sciences community. Climate and Health Effects of Carbon Dioxide, Black Carbon and Other...
Astronaut health on moon may depend on good dusting
13 May 2008
HOUSTON – (May 13, 2008) – Lunar dust could be more than a housekeeping issue for astronauts who visit the moon. Their good health may depend on the amount of exposure they have to the tiny particles. To prepare for a return to...
13 May 2008
HOUSTON – (May 13, 2008) – Lunar dust could be more than a housekeeping issue for astronauts who visit the moon. Their good health may depend on the amount of exposure they have to the tiny particles. To prepare for a return to...
First use of DNA fingerprinting to identify viable embryos
13 May 2008
Research could lead to improved pregnancy rates and fewer multiple pregnancies Fertility researchers have used DNA fingerprinting for the first time to identify which embryos have implanted after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and developed...
13 May 2008
Research could lead to improved pregnancy rates and fewer multiple pregnancies Fertility researchers have used DNA fingerprinting for the first time to identify which embryos have implanted after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and developed...
CU-Boulder team to build $34 million instrument package for environmental satellite
13 May 2008
Artist's rendition of NPOESS satellite Click here for more information. A $34 million solar instrument package to be built by the University of Colorado at Boulder, considered a crucial tool to help monitor global...
13 May 2008
Artist's rendition of NPOESS satellite Click here for more information. A $34 million solar instrument package to be built by the University of Colorado at Boulder, considered a crucial tool to help monitor global...
NYP/Weill Cornell gene therapy clinical trial yields promising results for Batten disease
13 May 2008
Innovative therapy is safe and slows disease progression NEW YORK (May 13, 2008) -- Promising results from a team of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center physician-scientists show that gene therapy is both safe and...
13 May 2008
Innovative therapy is safe and slows disease progression NEW YORK (May 13, 2008) -- Promising results from a team of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center physician-scientists show that gene therapy is both safe and...
Hyperactivity is associated with decreased numbers of interneurons
13 May 2008
Philadelphia, PA, May 13, 2008 – A new study published in Biological Psychiatry on May 15th is “another example of how basic science research conducted in animals may help to identify new molecular targets that may be studied for...
13 May 2008
Philadelphia, PA, May 13, 2008 – A new study published in Biological Psychiatry on May 15th is “another example of how basic science research conducted in animals may help to identify new molecular targets that may be studied for...
Study finds possible connection between marijuana abuse and stroke or heart attacks
13 May 2008
Long-term harmful effects of marijuana (MJ) include risk for heart attacks and strokes in addition to impaired learning and memory. The active chemical in MJ called delta-9-tetrahyrdocannabinol (THC) is believed to exert these effects by...
13 May 2008
Long-term harmful effects of marijuana (MJ) include risk for heart attacks and strokes in addition to impaired learning and memory. The active chemical in MJ called delta-9-tetrahyrdocannabinol (THC) is believed to exert these effects by...
American Society for Microbiology supports 'One Health' initiative
13 May 2008
May 12, 2008—Washington, DC—The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has endorsed the One Health Initiative, which recognizes the inter-relationships among human, animal, and environmental health and seeks to enhance...
13 May 2008
May 12, 2008—Washington, DC—The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has endorsed the One Health Initiative, which recognizes the inter-relationships among human, animal, and environmental health and seeks to enhance...
PET imaging may not improve diagnostic accuracy in early head and neck cancer
13 May 2008
Positron emission tomography with a radioactive tracer (18F-FDG PET) may not improve the detection of small metastases in patients with head and neck cancer who have no clinical evidence of disease in neighboring lymph nodes, according to a...
13 May 2008
Positron emission tomography with a radioactive tracer (18F-FDG PET) may not improve the detection of small metastases in patients with head and neck cancer who have no clinical evidence of disease in neighboring lymph nodes, according to a...
Treating safety research like other clinical studies slows progress
13 May 2008
Regulations for human studies may need overhaul, Hopkins researchers say Progress in patient safety research could slow to a crawl unless regulators work out a host of ethical issues, Johns Hopkins researchers assert in an upcoming opinion...
13 May 2008
Regulations for human studies may need overhaul, Hopkins researchers say Progress in patient safety research could slow to a crawl unless regulators work out a host of ethical issues, Johns Hopkins researchers assert in an upcoming opinion...
Researchers who helped millions with arthritis receive prestigious Janssen Award
13 May 2008
Two British researchers who pioneered treatments which have helped millions of people with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases have been awarded the prestigious 2008 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research, announced...
13 May 2008
Two British researchers who pioneered treatments which have helped millions of people with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases have been awarded the prestigious 2008 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research, announced...
National study examines health risks of coarse particle pollution
13 May 2008
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have conducted the largest nationwide study on the acute health effects of coarse particle pollution. Coarse particles are airborne pollutants that fall between 2.5 and 10...
13 May 2008
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have conducted the largest nationwide study on the acute health effects of coarse particle pollution. Coarse particles are airborne pollutants that fall between 2.5 and 10...
Blacks not receiving chemotherapy for rectal cancer, despite seeing cancer specialists
13 May 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Black patients and white patients are seeing rectal cancer specialists at similar rates, but blacks are still less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy, according to a new study from the University of...
13 May 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Black patients and white patients are seeing rectal cancer specialists at similar rates, but blacks are still less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy, according to a new study from the University of...
Beijing game for clean air challenge
13 May 2008
Study says Chinese air quality standards not yet met Wen-Xing’s assessment of the quality of ambient air in Beijing has just been published online in Springer’s journal, Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health.Since the 1980s, the...
13 May 2008
Study says Chinese air quality standards not yet met Wen-Xing’s assessment of the quality of ambient air in Beijing has just been published online in Springer’s journal, Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health.Since the 1980s, the...
First electrophysical recording of sleep in a wild animal
13 May 2008
Three-toed sloth Click here for more information. In the first experiment to record the electrophysiology of sleep in a wild animal, three-toed sloths carrying miniature electroencephalogram recorders slept 9.63...
13 May 2008
Three-toed sloth Click here for more information. In the first experiment to record the electrophysiology of sleep in a wild animal, three-toed sloths carrying miniature electroencephalogram recorders slept 9.63...
Study: Most female child molesters were victims of sexual abuse
13 May 2008
Athens, Ga. – A University of Georgia study that is the first to systematically examine a large sample of female child molesters finds that many of them were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children. The finding, published in the...
13 May 2008
Athens, Ga. – A University of Georgia study that is the first to systematically examine a large sample of female child molesters finds that many of them were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children. The finding, published in the...
Researchers discover architecture for fundamental processes of life
13 May 2008
Université de Montréal study published in the journal Science This release is available in French. Montreal, May 13, 2008 – A team of Canadian researchers has completed a massive survey of the network of protein complexes...
13 May 2008
Université de Montréal study published in the journal Science This release is available in French. Montreal, May 13, 2008 – A team of Canadian researchers has completed a massive survey of the network of protein complexes...
Vitamin D protects cells from stress that can lead to cancer
13 May 2008
By inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme, vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can lead to cancer, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report. “Many...
13 May 2008
By inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme, vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can lead to cancer, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report. “Many...
A new analysis method allows to find out the sex of the baby from the second month of pregnancy
13 May 2008
Up to now it was necessary to wait until the fourth or fifth month The spin off of the University of Granada Lorgen, in collaboration with the Foetal Medicine Unit of the Maternity Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of Granada, has managed to...
13 May 2008
Up to now it was necessary to wait until the fourth or fifth month The spin off of the University of Granada Lorgen, in collaboration with the Foetal Medicine Unit of the Maternity Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of Granada, has managed to...
Depression and anger can plague recent university graduates: Study
13 May 2008
Leaving home and becoming parents can be tumultuous events The post-university years can start out tough. The good news: it gets better. A new University of Alberta study of almost 600 of its graduates (ages 20-29 years old) tracked mental...
13 May 2008
Leaving home and becoming parents can be tumultuous events The post-university years can start out tough. The good news: it gets better. A new University of Alberta study of almost 600 of its graduates (ages 20-29 years old) tracked mental...
Recipe for energy saving unravelled in migratory birds
13 May 2008
Pointed wings together with carrying less weight per wing area and avoidance of high winds and atmospheric turbulence save a bird loads of energy during migration. This has been shown for the first time in free-flying wild birds by researchers...
13 May 2008
Pointed wings together with carrying less weight per wing area and avoidance of high winds and atmospheric turbulence save a bird loads of energy during migration. This has been shown for the first time in free-flying wild birds by researchers...
Surviving breast cancer 'is not enough,' warns Breast Cancer Campaign
13 May 2008
Breast Cancer Campaign's Scientific Conference -- Breast Cancer Research 2008 Women are living longer after breast cancer but simply surviving is not enough, Pamela Goldberg, Chief Executive, Breast Cancer Campaign, said today. Speaking at the...
13 May 2008
Breast Cancer Campaign's Scientific Conference -- Breast Cancer Research 2008 Women are living longer after breast cancer but simply surviving is not enough, Pamela Goldberg, Chief Executive, Breast Cancer Campaign, said today. Speaking at the...
Exposure to coarse air pollution not associated with hospital admission for respiratory diseases
13 May 2008
Exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution such as from agricultural activities, windblown dust and mechanical grinding is not statistically significantly associated with emergency hospital admissions for respiratory and...
13 May 2008
Exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution such as from agricultural activities, windblown dust and mechanical grinding is not statistically significantly associated with emergency hospital admissions for respiratory and...
Shrimps see beyond the rainbow
13 May 2008
A Swiss marine biologist and an Australian quantum physicist have found that a species of shrimp from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, can see a world invisible to all other animals. Dr Sonja Kleinlogel and Professor Andrew White have shown...
13 May 2008
A Swiss marine biologist and an Australian quantum physicist have found that a species of shrimp from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, can see a world invisible to all other animals. Dr Sonja Kleinlogel and Professor Andrew White have shown...
Soldered lenses
13 May 2008
This release is available in German. A dosing head heats small solder balls with a laser beam and accurately shoots the melted droplets onto the lenses to fix them perfectly in place. Click here for more...
13 May 2008
This release is available in German. A dosing head heats small solder balls with a laser beam and accurately shoots the melted droplets onto the lenses to fix them perfectly in place. Click here for more...
UT Southwestern researcher: Supplemental breast ultrasound boosts cancer detection
13 May 2008
DALLAS – May 13, 2008 – Among women at high-risk of developing breast cancer, breast ultrasound combined with mammography may detect more cancers than mammography alone, according to results of a multicenter trial that included UT...
13 May 2008
DALLAS – May 13, 2008 – Among women at high-risk of developing breast cancer, breast ultrasound combined with mammography may detect more cancers than mammography alone, according to results of a multicenter trial that included UT...
Sticky gecko feet: The role of temperature and humidity
13 May 2008
Akron, Ohio, May 14, 2008 - A team of five University of Akron researchers has published the paper, “Sticky gecko feet: the role of temperature and humidity” in PLoS ONE, an open-access, online journal for peer-reviewed scientific...
13 May 2008
Akron, Ohio, May 14, 2008 - A team of five University of Akron researchers has published the paper, “Sticky gecko feet: the role of temperature and humidity” in PLoS ONE, an open-access, online journal for peer-reviewed scientific...
Girls, young women can cut risk of early breast cancer through regular exercise
13 May 2008
St. Louis, May 13, 2008 — Mothers, here’s another reason to encourage your daughters to be physically active: Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 have a substantially lower risk of breast...
13 May 2008
St. Louis, May 13, 2008 — Mothers, here’s another reason to encourage your daughters to be physically active: Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 have a substantially lower risk of breast...
Chemical compound prevents cancer in lab
13 May 2008
Patented compound being developed by NCI into cancer prevention pill Principal investigator Doris Benbrook, Ph.D., in her lab at the University of Oklahoma Cancer Insitute on the campus of the OU Health Sciences Center. Click...
13 May 2008
Patented compound being developed by NCI into cancer prevention pill Principal investigator Doris Benbrook, Ph.D., in her lab at the University of Oklahoma Cancer Insitute on the campus of the OU Health Sciences Center. Click...
Scientists discover small RNAs that regulate gene expression and protect the genome
13 May 2008
The list of short RNAs grows longer RNA is best known as a working copy of the DNA sequence of genes. In this role, it’s a carrier of the genes’ instructions to the cell, which manufactures proteins according to information in the...
13 May 2008
The list of short RNAs grows longer RNA is best known as a working copy of the DNA sequence of genes. In this role, it’s a carrier of the genes’ instructions to the cell, which manufactures proteins according to information in the...
Too hot to handle! Scientists identify heat sensing regulator
13 May 2008
Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins are a step closer to understanding pain sensitivity - specifically why it’s variable instead of constant - having identified a gene that regulates a heat-activated molecular sensor. Their description of...
13 May 2008
Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins are a step closer to understanding pain sensitivity - specifically why it’s variable instead of constant - having identified a gene that regulates a heat-activated molecular sensor. Their description of...
OHSU Cancer Institute researchers pinpoint how smoking causes cancer
13 May 2008
Although it has been known that smoking causes cancer new research shows how it happens PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have pinpointed the protein that can lead to genetic changes that...
13 May 2008
Although it has been known that smoking causes cancer new research shows how it happens PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have pinpointed the protein that can lead to genetic changes that...
Hospital pay for performance incentives may backfire among safety-net hospitals
13 May 2008
Penn research suggests restructuring bonus system to boost care for poor, underserved patients (PHILADELPHIA) – The same government-backed incentive programs aimed at improving the care all Americans receive in hospitals may be widening...
13 May 2008
Penn research suggests restructuring bonus system to boost care for poor, underserved patients (PHILADELPHIA) – The same government-backed incentive programs aimed at improving the care all Americans receive in hospitals may be widening...
Firearms microstamping feasible but variable, study finds
13 May 2008
New technology to link cartridge cases to guns by engraving microscopic codes on the firing pin is feasible, but did not work equally well for all guns and ammunition tested in a pilot study by researchers from the forensic science program at...
13 May 2008
New technology to link cartridge cases to guns by engraving microscopic codes on the firing pin is feasible, but did not work equally well for all guns and ammunition tested in a pilot study by researchers from the forensic science program at...
Closing the productivity gap in Northern Ireland
13 May 2008
The nature of Northern Ireland’s productivity gap and some potential policymaking solutions are outlined in a new publication, ‘Sub-sectoral Productivity in Northern Ireland’. The booklet, funded jointly by the Economic and...
13 May 2008
The nature of Northern Ireland’s productivity gap and some potential policymaking solutions are outlined in a new publication, ‘Sub-sectoral Productivity in Northern Ireland’. The booklet, funded jointly by the Economic and...
Gene therapy slows progression of fatal neurodegenerative disease in children
13 May 2008
New Rochelle, NY, May 13, 2008—Gene therapy to replace the faulty CLN2 gene, which causes a neurodegenerative disease that is fatal by age 8-12 years, was able to slow significantly the rate of neurologic decline in treated children,...
13 May 2008
New Rochelle, NY, May 13, 2008—Gene therapy to replace the faulty CLN2 gene, which causes a neurodegenerative disease that is fatal by age 8-12 years, was able to slow significantly the rate of neurologic decline in treated children,...
Illumination made to measure
13 May 2008
This release is available in German. A novel optical component (bottom left) channels the light from light-emitting diodes (right) to the exact place where it is needed. Click here for more...
13 May 2008
This release is available in German. A novel optical component (bottom left) channels the light from light-emitting diodes (right) to the exact place where it is needed. Click here for more...
Drug therapy for PKU reverses heart damage
13 May 2008
Studies with BH4 in mice show promise A pricy drug used to treat a rare but well-known genetic disorder may hold wider promise as a treatment for millions of Americans with potentially lethal enlarged hearts, due mainly to high blood pressure,...
13 May 2008
Studies with BH4 in mice show promise A pricy drug used to treat a rare but well-known genetic disorder may hold wider promise as a treatment for millions of Americans with potentially lethal enlarged hearts, due mainly to high blood pressure,...
Satellite communications by laser
13 May 2008
This release is available in German. Satellites currently use radio waves to exchange data. Now the data rate has been increased a hundredfold by using lasers instead of radio signals. Two test satellites each carried a diode laser pump...
13 May 2008
This release is available in German. Satellites currently use radio waves to exchange data. Now the data rate has been increased a hundredfold by using lasers instead of radio signals. Two test satellites each carried a diode laser pump...
Girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke benefit more from montelukast (singulair)
13 May 2008
Girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke respond particularly well to montelukast (Singulair) according to researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center. Associate Professor of Pediatrics Nathan Rabinovitch, MD, and his...
13 May 2008
Girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke respond particularly well to montelukast (Singulair) according to researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center. Associate Professor of Pediatrics Nathan Rabinovitch, MD, and his...
Expanded food and nutrition program shows $10 benefit for each $1 spent
13 May 2008
Nutrition education is cost-effective, reports study in Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, 13 May 2008 – A program to teach low-income adults about healthy food choices is a good bargain in terms of the health and...
13 May 2008
Nutrition education is cost-effective, reports study in Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, 13 May 2008 – A program to teach low-income adults about healthy food choices is a good bargain in terms of the health and...
Novel mechanisms controlling insulin release and fat deposition discovered
13 May 2008
[PRESS RELEASE, 13 May 200] Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have in two recent studies shown that a receptor called ALK7 plays important roles in the regulation of body fat deposition as well as the release...
13 May 2008
[PRESS RELEASE, 13 May 200] Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have in two recent studies shown that a receptor called ALK7 plays important roles in the regulation of body fat deposition as well as the release...
Expanded histology methods book covers processing of animal, plant and microbial tissues
13 May 2008
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. – For more than 25 years, the book Histological and Histochemical Methods has served as an established resource for researchers, students, and technologists in the biological and biomedical sciences who need to...
13 May 2008
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. – For more than 25 years, the book Histological and Histochemical Methods has served as an established resource for researchers, students, and technologists in the biological and biomedical sciences who need to...
Businesspeople who are too sure of their abilities are less savvy entrepreneurs: New study
13 May 2008
Apprentice-style 'overconfidence' is cause of too many business start-ups and why many ventures fail in first few years Apprentice-style entrepreneurs who have an inflated sense of their own abilities may jump into new business ventures with...
13 May 2008
Apprentice-style 'overconfidence' is cause of too many business start-ups and why many ventures fail in first few years Apprentice-style entrepreneurs who have an inflated sense of their own abilities may jump into new business ventures with...
Geriatrician finds senior's gait a sign of what's to come
13 May 2008
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso can predict future mobility problems just by measuring how fast an elderly person walks. It’s a simple test that can reveal the future risk for falls, fractures, and balance issues, even in seemingly healthy...
13 May 2008
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso can predict future mobility problems just by measuring how fast an elderly person walks. It’s a simple test that can reveal the future risk for falls, fractures, and balance issues, even in seemingly healthy...
New insights into the dynamics of the brain's cortex
13 May 2008
Research demonstrates link between patterns of neuronal activity and the underlying anatomy CLEVELAND – May 14, 2008 – Using mathematics and a computer model of brain activity, Roberto Fernández Galán, Ph.D., an...
13 May 2008
Research demonstrates link between patterns of neuronal activity and the underlying anatomy CLEVELAND – May 14, 2008 – Using mathematics and a computer model of brain activity, Roberto Fernández Galán, Ph.D., an...
Genetic links to impaired social behavior in autism
13 May 2008
Philadelphia, PA, May 13, 2008 – Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show profound deficits in social interactions and communications, and display repetitive behaviors and abnormal responses to sensory experiences. One...
13 May 2008
Philadelphia, PA, May 13, 2008 – Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show profound deficits in social interactions and communications, and display repetitive behaviors and abnormal responses to sensory experiences. One...
Study says death gap increasing in US
13 May 2008
ATLANTA—May 13, 2008—A new study finds a gap in overall death rates between Americans with less than high school education and college graduates increased rapidly from 1993 to 2001. The study, which appears in the May 14 issue of...
13 May 2008
ATLANTA—May 13, 2008—A new study finds a gap in overall death rates between Americans with less than high school education and college graduates increased rapidly from 1993 to 2001. The study, which appears in the May 14 issue of...
ASGE issues updated infection control guidelines for gastrointestinal endoscopy
13 May 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. – May 13, 2008 – The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has updated its infection control guidelines regarding gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. The guidelines note that endoscopy-related...
13 May 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. – May 13, 2008 – The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has updated its infection control guidelines regarding gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. The guidelines note that endoscopy-related...
Introducing 'Orange Bulldog'
13 May 2008
New breed of pumpkin good news for growers and consumers in southeast US A new, virus-resistant pumpkin, specifically developed for ornamental fall and Halloween displays. Click here for more information. Statesboro,...
13 May 2008
New breed of pumpkin good news for growers and consumers in southeast US A new, virus-resistant pumpkin, specifically developed for ornamental fall and Halloween displays. Click here for more information. Statesboro,...
Yerkes researchers find link between psychological stress and overeating
13 May 2008
ATLANTA--Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have found socially subordinate female rhesus macaques over consume calorie-rich foods at a significantly higher level than do dominant females. The study,...
13 May 2008
ATLANTA--Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have found socially subordinate female rhesus macaques over consume calorie-rich foods at a significantly higher level than do dominant females. The study,...
Rensselaer student invents alternative to silicon chip
13 May 2008
Weixiao Haung and new GAN transistor. Click here for more information. Troy, N.Y. — Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his new transistor captured the...
13 May 2008
Weixiao Haung and new GAN transistor. Click here for more information. Troy, N.Y. — Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his new transistor captured the...
News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
13 May 2008
1. Calcium Buffering by Mitochondria Prolongs Synaptic Responses Yuliya V. Medvedeva, Man-Su Kim, and Yuriy M. Usachev Mitochondria can transform brief stimulation into long-lasting responses by rapidly sequestering and slowly releasing...
13 May 2008
1. Calcium Buffering by Mitochondria Prolongs Synaptic Responses Yuliya V. Medvedeva, Man-Su Kim, and Yuriy M. Usachev Mitochondria can transform brief stimulation into long-lasting responses by rapidly sequestering and slowly releasing...
ASGE issues updated guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis for gastrointestinal endoscopy
13 May 2008
Guidelines no longer recommend antibiotic prophylaxis before endoscopic procedures solely to prevent infective endocarditis OAK BROOK, Ill. – May 13, 2008 – The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has issued...
13 May 2008
Guidelines no longer recommend antibiotic prophylaxis before endoscopic procedures solely to prevent infective endocarditis OAK BROOK, Ill. – May 13, 2008 – The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has issued...
Study shows that prostate cancer increases the risk of bone fracture
13 May 2008
As unlikely as it sounds, scientists at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research have shown that there is a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. Analysis of data from Garvan’s Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology...
13 May 2008
As unlikely as it sounds, scientists at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research have shown that there is a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. Analysis of data from Garvan’s Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology...
Drug does not increase suitability for dialysis of surgically-enlarged blood vessels
13 May 2008
The anti-platelet drug clopidogrel reduced the frequency of early blood clot formation in new surgically enlarged blood vessels (fistulas) created for patients requiring dialysis, but did not increase the proportion of these fistulas that...
13 May 2008
The anti-platelet drug clopidogrel reduced the frequency of early blood clot formation in new surgically enlarged blood vessels (fistulas) created for patients requiring dialysis, but did not increase the proportion of these fistulas that...
Hospitals that mostly treat Medicaid patients have made smaller quality performance gains
13 May 2008
Hospitals that predominantly treat poor and underserved patients (often referred to as safety-net hospitals) have made smaller improvements in quality performance measures in recent years compared to hospitals that do not primarily serve this...
13 May 2008
Hospitals that predominantly treat poor and underserved patients (often referred to as safety-net hospitals) have made smaller improvements in quality performance measures in recent years compared to hospitals that do not primarily serve this...
Free-flowing traffic with ORINOKO
13 May 2008
How can traffic be monitored and controlled more effectively? In the ORINOKO project, scientists have developed methods of determining the traffic situation across a wide area, and have refined processes that enable traffic to be optimally...
13 May 2008
How can traffic be monitored and controlled more effectively? In the ORINOKO project, scientists have developed methods of determining the traffic situation across a wide area, and have refined processes that enable traffic to be optimally...
Mayo Clinic study shows acupuncture and myofascial trigger therapy treat same pain areas
13 May 2008
Acupuncture and myofascial trigger therapy treat same pain areas, Mayo specialist says JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ancient acupuncture and modern myofascial pain therapy each focus on hundreds of similar points on the body to treat pain,...
13 May 2008
Acupuncture and myofascial trigger therapy treat same pain areas, Mayo specialist says JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ancient acupuncture and modern myofascial pain therapy each focus on hundreds of similar points on the body to treat pain,...
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