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The International Meeting for Autism Research May 15-17, 2008
14 May 2008
Scientists to report the latest findings on the causes and treatments of autism LONDON –The 7TH Annual International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) brings experts together from around the world to the Novotel London West Hotel and...
14 May 2008
Scientists to report the latest findings on the causes and treatments of autism LONDON –The 7TH Annual International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) brings experts together from around the world to the Novotel London West Hotel and...
Video games and violence
14 May 2008
Could violent video games reduce rather than increase violence? Does playing violent video games make players aggressive? It is a question that has taxed researchers, sociologists, and regulators ever since the first console was plugged into a...
14 May 2008
Could violent video games reduce rather than increase violence? Does playing violent video games make players aggressive? It is a question that has taxed researchers, sociologists, and regulators ever since the first console was plugged into a...
AGU Journal Highlights -- May 14, 2008
14 May 2008
1. Did global sea level rise start centuries ago? Global sea level rise, an important consequence of climate change, will likely affect the lifestyles of people living in coastal communities. Yet controversy and uncertainty cloud discussion...
14 May 2008
1. Did global sea level rise start centuries ago? Global sea level rise, an important consequence of climate change, will likely affect the lifestyles of people living in coastal communities. Yet controversy and uncertainty cloud discussion...
May 22-23 workshop on impacts of severe space weather events
14 May 2008
The nation’s current and future ability to cope with severe space weather events and their possible societal and economic impacts is the focus of a free public workshop organized by the National Research Council’s Space Studies...
14 May 2008
The nation’s current and future ability to cope with severe space weather events and their possible societal and economic impacts is the focus of a free public workshop organized by the National Research Council’s Space Studies...
Deep sea methane scavengers captured
14 May 2008
Archaea in the picture in red, sulfate reducing Bacteria in green. Microscopic image of a AOM consortia after Fluorescent in situ hybridization. The samples are from deep sea sediments off the... Click here for more...
14 May 2008
Archaea in the picture in red, sulfate reducing Bacteria in green. Microscopic image of a AOM consortia after Fluorescent in situ hybridization. The samples are from deep sea sediments off the... Click here for more...
Commencement 2008: Student innovation could improve data storage, magnetic sensors
14 May 2008
Troy, N.Y. — Paul Morrow, who will graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on May 17, has come a long way from his days as an elementary school student, pulling apart his mother’s cassette player. The talented young...
14 May 2008
Troy, N.Y. — Paul Morrow, who will graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on May 17, has come a long way from his days as an elementary school student, pulling apart his mother’s cassette player. The talented young...
Physicists demonstrate how information can escape from black holes
14 May 2008
An artist's depiction of the accretion of a thick ring of dust into a supermassive black hole. The accretion produces jets of gamma rays and X-rays Click here for more information. Physicists at Penn State have...
14 May 2008
An artist's depiction of the accretion of a thick ring of dust into a supermassive black hole. The accretion produces jets of gamma rays and X-rays Click here for more information. Physicists at Penn State have...
Scientists aim to unlock deep-sea 'secrets' of Earth's crust
14 May 2008
The RSS James Cook which will set sail from the Azores on May 23 on a research trip exploring the growth of underwater volcanoes. Click here for more information. Scientists from Durham University will use robots to...
14 May 2008
The RSS James Cook which will set sail from the Azores on May 23 on a research trip exploring the growth of underwater volcanoes. Click here for more information. Scientists from Durham University will use robots to...
Undergraduates develop 'dirt-powered' microbial fuel cells to light Africa
14 May 2008
Innovation nets $200,000 prize from the World Bank's Lighting Africa initiative CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – May 14, 2008 – A team composed of Harvard students and alumni was among the winners of the World Bank’s Lighting Africa 2008...
14 May 2008
Innovation nets $200,000 prize from the World Bank's Lighting Africa initiative CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – May 14, 2008 – A team composed of Harvard students and alumni was among the winners of the World Bank’s Lighting Africa 2008...
Weill Cornell science briefs May 2008
14 May 2008
Stem Cells Might Contribute to Vascular Disease Stem Cells Might Cause More Damage After Vascular Surgery Physician-scientists believe that stem cells might play a harmful role in the body’s reaction to trauma following common vascular...
14 May 2008
Stem Cells Might Contribute to Vascular Disease Stem Cells Might Cause More Damage After Vascular Surgery Physician-scientists believe that stem cells might play a harmful role in the body’s reaction to trauma following common vascular...
Estimated 3.2 million Burmese potentially affected by cyclone
14 May 2008
Models could help relief workers concentrate aid where it is most needed Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Lehman College calculated the likely...
14 May 2008
Models could help relief workers concentrate aid where it is most needed Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Lehman College calculated the likely...
NJIT doctoral students receive recognition at poster competition
14 May 2008
Giuseppe Di Benedetto and Micaela Caramellino, two doctoral students in NJIT’s graduate chemical engineering program, recently received recognition at a student poster event organized for developing efficient and robust approaches to...
14 May 2008
Giuseppe Di Benedetto and Micaela Caramellino, two doctoral students in NJIT’s graduate chemical engineering program, recently received recognition at a student poster event organized for developing efficient and robust approaches to...
New efficiency record for solar cells
14 May 2008
Joint research at Eindhoven University of Technology and Fraunhofer Institute The efficiency improvement is achieved by the use of an ultra-thin aluminum oxide layer at the front of the cell, and it brings a breakthrough in the use of solar...
14 May 2008
Joint research at Eindhoven University of Technology and Fraunhofer Institute The efficiency improvement is achieved by the use of an ultra-thin aluminum oxide layer at the front of the cell, and it brings a breakthrough in the use of solar...
Slowing light to speed data: USC Viterbi School wins $4.3M photonics IT contract
14 May 2008
Award builds on previous success in blending laser information streams using tunable time delays Two prize-winning USC specialists hope to break a bottleneck that has long limited communication systems from using light - photons - instead of...
14 May 2008
Award builds on previous success in blending laser information streams using tunable time delays Two prize-winning USC specialists hope to break a bottleneck that has long limited communication systems from using light - photons - instead of...
UC San Diego nanostructures will raise thin-film solar cell efficiency
14 May 2008
The new devices increase both the number of absorbed photons and the number of collected electrons UC San Diego electrical engineering professor Edward Yu with drawings of the nanostructures that scatter and channel light in...
14 May 2008
The new devices increase both the number of absorbed photons and the number of collected electrons UC San Diego electrical engineering professor Edward Yu with drawings of the nanostructures that scatter and channel light in...
Nanotechnology in reverse uses cell to calibrate tools
14 May 2008
Nanotechnology researchers at UC Davis have shown that they can use a red blood cell to calibrate a sensitive instrument, an atomic force microscope. "It turns around the rules of nanotechnology, by using biology to calibrate an instrument,"...
14 May 2008
Nanotechnology researchers at UC Davis have shown that they can use a red blood cell to calibrate a sensitive instrument, an atomic force microscope. "It turns around the rules of nanotechnology, by using biology to calibrate an instrument,"...
Mouse study: When it comes to living longer, it's better to go hungry than go running
14 May 2008
BETHESDA, Md. (May 14, 2008)— A study investigating aging in mice has found that hormonal changes that occur when mice eat significantly less may help explain an already established phenomenon: a low calorie diet can extend the lifespan...
14 May 2008
BETHESDA, Md. (May 14, 2008)— A study investigating aging in mice has found that hormonal changes that occur when mice eat significantly less may help explain an already established phenomenon: a low calorie diet can extend the lifespan...
Golden nanocrown
14 May 2008
Held together by metal-metal bonds: A large ring containing 36 gold atoms This release is available in German. A giant, crown-like Au36 ring aggregate with continuous metal-metal contacts (see picture; gold(I) centers are in...
14 May 2008
Held together by metal-metal bonds: A large ring containing 36 gold atoms This release is available in German. A giant, crown-like Au36 ring aggregate with continuous metal-metal contacts (see picture; gold(I) centers are in...
OSU technologies funded for development
14 May 2008
Stillwater, Okla.—OSU’s Technology Business Assessment Group will fund four faculty research projects for spring 2008. The group identified these one-year projects from a number of excellent proposals submitted in response to a...
14 May 2008
Stillwater, Okla.—OSU’s Technology Business Assessment Group will fund four faculty research projects for spring 2008. The group identified these one-year projects from a number of excellent proposals submitted in response to a...
Mouse can do without man's most treasured genes
14 May 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---The mouse is a stalwart stand-in for humans in medical research, thanks to genomes that are 85 percent identical. But identical genes may behave differently in mouse and man, a study by University of Michigan evolutionary...
14 May 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---The mouse is a stalwart stand-in for humans in medical research, thanks to genomes that are 85 percent identical. But identical genes may behave differently in mouse and man, a study by University of Michigan evolutionary...
Micro and Nano Scale Characterization of Fibers
14 May 2008
Fibres present massive challenges and opportunities for micro and nano technologies. These challenges are not in the manufacturing of the fibres but in the control and understanding of their behaviour. This one-day workshop will focus on the...
14 May 2008
Fibres present massive challenges and opportunities for micro and nano technologies. These challenges are not in the manufacturing of the fibres but in the control and understanding of their behaviour. This one-day workshop will focus on the...
Innovative antennae may signal a 'new wave' in health care provision
14 May 2008
Compact, wireless and power efficient body sensors that allow doctors to monitor illnesses and injuries remotely are a step closer thanks to new research. The use of biosensors attached to the body for health monitoring is not new. However,...
14 May 2008
Compact, wireless and power efficient body sensors that allow doctors to monitor illnesses and injuries remotely are a step closer thanks to new research. The use of biosensors attached to the body for health monitoring is not new. However,...
Tooth loss strongly linked to risk of esophageal, head and neck, and lung cancer
14 May 2008
PHILADELPHIA – Studying thousands of patients, Japanese researchers have found a strong link between tooth loss and increased risk of three cancers – esophageal, head and neck, and lung. They suggest that preservation of teeth may...
14 May 2008
PHILADELPHIA – Studying thousands of patients, Japanese researchers have found a strong link between tooth loss and increased risk of three cancers – esophageal, head and neck, and lung. They suggest that preservation of teeth may...
Premier issue of Environmental Justice just published
14 May 2008
New Rochelle, NY, May 14, 2008—Environmental Justice, a new quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com), is the central forum for the research, debate, and discussion of the equitable...
14 May 2008
New Rochelle, NY, May 14, 2008—Environmental Justice, a new quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com), is the central forum for the research, debate, and discussion of the equitable...
BBVA Foundation international study on attitudes to stem cell research
14 May 2008
Madrid, May 13, 2008.-Unlike most scientific and technological advances, which tend to take their place silently in society, biotechnology often finds itself the center of public debate and regulatory attention, due partly to the moral issues...
14 May 2008
Madrid, May 13, 2008.-Unlike most scientific and technological advances, which tend to take their place silently in society, biotechnology often finds itself the center of public debate and regulatory attention, due partly to the moral issues...
Ice cores reveal fluctuations in the Earth's greenhouse gases
14 May 2008
The ice core boring at Dome C in Antarctica shows that the curves for the temperature and the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane follow each other over the past... Click here for more information. Ice cores...
14 May 2008
The ice core boring at Dome C in Antarctica shows that the curves for the temperature and the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane follow each other over the past... Click here for more information. Ice cores...
Indianapolis trees provide $5.7M in benefits
14 May 2008
U.S. Forest Service scientists with the Center for Urban Forest Research have completed a study that found planting and nurturing Indianapolis street trees brought a 500 percent return in benefits from storm water reduction, energy...
14 May 2008
U.S. Forest Service scientists with the Center for Urban Forest Research have completed a study that found planting and nurturing Indianapolis street trees brought a 500 percent return in benefits from storm water reduction, energy...
'Cool' new treatment for hot flashes in breast cancer survivors
14 May 2008
Study shows marked reduction in frequency, severity of hot flashes and sleep disturbances using nerve block CHICAGO – May 14, 2008 – An anesthetic injection into a collection of nerves in the neck of breast cancer survivors may...
14 May 2008
Study shows marked reduction in frequency, severity of hot flashes and sleep disturbances using nerve block CHICAGO – May 14, 2008 – An anesthetic injection into a collection of nerves in the neck of breast cancer survivors may...
University of Minnesota to host world's largest conference on evolution
14 May 2008
Author, columnist Olivia Judson headlines More than 1,400 of the world's top experts on evolution will gather in Minnesota June 20 through 24 for "Evolution 2008," the world's largest annual gathering of evolutionary biologists. The conference,...
14 May 2008
Author, columnist Olivia Judson headlines More than 1,400 of the world's top experts on evolution will gather in Minnesota June 20 through 24 for "Evolution 2008," the world's largest annual gathering of evolutionary biologists. The conference,...
Doing your PGCE at M-Level first student guide aims to de-mystify the 'M' in M-Level
14 May 2008
Book cover. Click here for more information. Los Angeles, London, New Delhi and Singapore (May 14, 2008) – SAGE have today launched the first ever student guide for the Masters-Level PGCE. Edited by Keira...
14 May 2008
Book cover. Click here for more information. Los Angeles, London, New Delhi and Singapore (May 14, 2008) – SAGE have today launched the first ever student guide for the Masters-Level PGCE. Edited by Keira...
New treatment for hepatitis C
14 May 2008
'New' drug is already FDA approved for lowering cholesterol Ted Bader, M.D., the principal investigator on the project and director of liver diseases at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Click here for more...
14 May 2008
'New' drug is already FDA approved for lowering cholesterol Ted Bader, M.D., the principal investigator on the project and director of liver diseases at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Click here for more...
UT Houston Dean Colasurdo named Executive Communicator of the Year
14 May 2008
Giuseppe Colasurdo, M.D., dean of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Click here for more information. The Houston chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators has named Giuseppe...
14 May 2008
Giuseppe Colasurdo, M.D., dean of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Click here for more information. The Houston chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators has named Giuseppe...
Warming climate is changing life on global scale, says new study
14 May 2008
Wide-scale analysis combines decades of data from all continents Temperatures over Asia, 1970-2004 Click here for more information. A vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are being affected...
14 May 2008
Wide-scale analysis combines decades of data from all continents Temperatures over Asia, 1970-2004 Click here for more information. A vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are being affected...
NASA study links Earth impacts to human-caused climate change
14 May 2008
WASHINGTON -- A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe, and lakes declining in productivity in...
14 May 2008
WASHINGTON -- A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe, and lakes declining in productivity in...
Studies confirm greenhouse mechanisms even further into past
14 May 2008
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The newest analysis of trace gases trapped in Antarctic ice cores now provide a reasonable view of greenhouse gas concentrations as much as 800,000 years into the past, and are further confirming the link between...
14 May 2008
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The newest analysis of trace gases trapped in Antarctic ice cores now provide a reasonable view of greenhouse gas concentrations as much as 800,000 years into the past, and are further confirming the link between...
Research shows HPV testing offers women protection for twice as long as smear testing
14 May 2008
The long term findings of a study carried out at Hammersmith hospital reveal that testing for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can be twice as effective at protecting women from developing cervical abnormalities as smear testing. Results of the...
14 May 2008
The long term findings of a study carried out at Hammersmith hospital reveal that testing for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can be twice as effective at protecting women from developing cervical abnormalities as smear testing. Results of the...
Taking on Britain's 'sick note culture'
14 May 2008
GPs should lend a hand to beat the ‘sick note culture’ that sees millions of working days lost every year, according to a survey of smaller business owners. The UK Business Barometer, an internet survey run by The University of...
14 May 2008
GPs should lend a hand to beat the ‘sick note culture’ that sees millions of working days lost every year, according to a survey of smaller business owners. The UK Business Barometer, an internet survey run by The University of...
Vancouver researchers discover missing link between TB bacteria and humans
14 May 2008
New treatment expected Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered how tuberculosis (TB) bacteria hide and multiply in the human body and are working toward a treatment to...
14 May 2008
New treatment expected Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered how tuberculosis (TB) bacteria hide and multiply in the human body and are working toward a treatment to...
Fox Chase Cancer Center's Ning Wong receives ASCO Cancer Foundation Career Development Award
14 May 2008
Award marks third from ASCO in Wong's young career The American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Foundation has selected Yu-Ning Wong, M.D., M.S.C.E., of Fox Chase Cancer Center, as one of 13 clinicians to receive a 2008 Career Development...
14 May 2008
Award marks third from ASCO in Wong's young career The American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Foundation has selected Yu-Ning Wong, M.D., M.S.C.E., of Fox Chase Cancer Center, as one of 13 clinicians to receive a 2008 Career Development...
Teens reach linguistic peak in online chat
14 May 2008
LOL, OMG and TTYL: parents and teachers worry that teenagers’ use of these and other forms of online shorthand is harming their language skills. Perhaps they will take comfort from a study suggesting that instant messaging (IM) actually...
14 May 2008
LOL, OMG and TTYL: parents and teachers worry that teenagers’ use of these and other forms of online shorthand is harming their language skills. Perhaps they will take comfort from a study suggesting that instant messaging (IM) actually...
Monarch butterflies help explain why parasites harm hosts
14 May 2008
Altizer with monarch. Click here for more information. Athens, Ga. – It’s a paradox that has confounded evolutionary biologists since Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859: Since...
14 May 2008
Altizer with monarch. Click here for more information. Athens, Ga. – It’s a paradox that has confounded evolutionary biologists since Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859: Since...
Scientists decipher fruit tree genome for the first time
14 May 2008
This release is available in Spanish. A scientific group of the Universities of Illinois (USA), Georgia (USA), Hawaii (USA) and Nakai (China), among others, have deciphered for the first time fruit genomic sequence, in this case papaya...
14 May 2008
This release is available in Spanish. A scientific group of the Universities of Illinois (USA), Georgia (USA), Hawaii (USA) and Nakai (China), among others, have deciphered for the first time fruit genomic sequence, in this case papaya...
Genetic variation linked to sugary food
14 May 2008
Bethesda, MD—A new study released today in the online edition of Physiological Genomics finds that individuals with a specific genetic variation consistently consume more sugary foods. The study offers the first evidence of the role that...
14 May 2008
Bethesda, MD—A new study released today in the online edition of Physiological Genomics finds that individuals with a specific genetic variation consistently consume more sugary foods. The study offers the first evidence of the role that...
Common bacteria activating natural killer T cells may cause autoimmune liver disease
14 May 2008
Researchers close in on possible cause of primary biliary cirrhosis CINCINNATI – A bacteria commonly found in soil and water triggered autoimmune symptoms in mice similar to those found in an incurable liver disease called Primary Biliary...
14 May 2008
Researchers close in on possible cause of primary biliary cirrhosis CINCINNATI – A bacteria commonly found in soil and water triggered autoimmune symptoms in mice similar to those found in an incurable liver disease called Primary Biliary...
NC State astrophysicist discovers youngest known supernova in Milky Way
14 May 2008
A North Carolina State University researcher has discovered the youngest known supernova in our galaxy. Estimated at a mere 140 years old, this celestial whippersnapper is at least 200 years younger than the next oldest known supernova, and...
14 May 2008
A North Carolina State University researcher has discovered the youngest known supernova in our galaxy. Estimated at a mere 140 years old, this celestial whippersnapper is at least 200 years younger than the next oldest known supernova, and...
Families shed light on likely causative gene for Alzheimer's
14 May 2008
Dr. Shirley E. Poduslo, neuroscientist in the Medical College of Georgia Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies. Click here for more information. The genetic profile of two large Georgia families with high rates...
14 May 2008
Dr. Shirley E. Poduslo, neuroscientist in the Medical College of Georgia Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies. Click here for more information. The genetic profile of two large Georgia families with high rates...
Discovery of most recent supernova in our galaxy
14 May 2008
This artist's impression shows a view looking down on the Milky Way galaxy. The position of the Sun is shown, as are the approximate positions and names (shown in orange)... Click here for more information. The most...
14 May 2008
This artist's impression shows a view looking down on the Milky Way galaxy. The position of the Sun is shown, as are the approximate positions and names (shown in orange)... Click here for more information. The most...
Huge hole in the cosmos disappears
14 May 2008
NOW you see it, now you don’t. A giant hole in the cosmos that shocked astrophysicists last year may not exist after all. A re-examination of the area has found that the 'void', which supposedly contained far fewer stars and galaxies...
14 May 2008
NOW you see it, now you don’t. A giant hole in the cosmos that shocked astrophysicists last year may not exist after all. A re-examination of the area has found that the 'void', which supposedly contained far fewer stars and galaxies...
Distinct treatment needed: Tourette's and obsessive-compulsive disorder
14 May 2008
Université de Montréal scientists publish first study to dissociate brain functioning in Tourette and OCD conditions This release is available in French. Montreal, May 14, 2008 – While 30 to 50 percent of people with Gilles...
14 May 2008
Université de Montréal scientists publish first study to dissociate brain functioning in Tourette and OCD conditions This release is available in French. Montreal, May 14, 2008 – While 30 to 50 percent of people with Gilles...
Molecular 'clock' could predict risk for developing breast cancer
14 May 2008
Dr. David Euhus has helped determine that methylation acts as a type of biological clock, indicating how many times a cell has divided. The chemical reaction in genes could one... Click here for more...
14 May 2008
Dr. David Euhus has helped determine that methylation acts as a type of biological clock, indicating how many times a cell has divided. The chemical reaction in genes could one... Click here for more...
Office initiative reduces headaches and neck and shoulder pain by more than 40 percent
14 May 2008
Staff also report using 51 percent fewer painkillers Office staff who took part in an eight-month workplace initiative reported that headaches and neck and shoulder pain fell by more than 40 per cent and their use of painkillers halved,...
14 May 2008
Staff also report using 51 percent fewer painkillers Office staff who took part in an eight-month workplace initiative reported that headaches and neck and shoulder pain fell by more than 40 per cent and their use of painkillers halved,...
Symposium focuses on curable cancer that affects young men
14 May 2008
Munich hosts ESMO Symposium on Testicular Cancer The latest information on the biology and treatment of testicular cancer, the most common cancer among young men, will be presented at the Symposium on Testicular Cancer organized by the European...
14 May 2008
Munich hosts ESMO Symposium on Testicular Cancer The latest information on the biology and treatment of testicular cancer, the most common cancer among young men, will be presented at the Symposium on Testicular Cancer organized by the European...
3-peat: Top PhD computer graphics innovator nabs prestigious NVIDIA Fellowship
14 May 2008
CLEMSON –– For a third year in a row, Jay Steele, a Ph.D. student in computer graphics in the School of Computing, has received the prestigious NVIDIA Fellowship Program award for his work to solve complex visual computing...
14 May 2008
CLEMSON –– For a third year in a row, Jay Steele, a Ph.D. student in computer graphics in the School of Computing, has received the prestigious NVIDIA Fellowship Program award for his work to solve complex visual computing...
Compound has potential for new class of AIDS drugs
14 May 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Researchers have developed what they believe is the first new mechanism in nearly 20 years for inhibiting a common target used to treat all HIV patients, which could eventually lead to a new class of AIDS drugs. Researchers...
14 May 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Researchers have developed what they believe is the first new mechanism in nearly 20 years for inhibiting a common target used to treat all HIV patients, which could eventually lead to a new class of AIDS drugs. Researchers...
Research sheds new light on heroin addiction
14 May 2008
Researchers from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne have identified a factor that may contribute towards the development of heroin addiction by manipulating the adenosine A2A receptor, which plays a major role in the brain’s...
14 May 2008
Researchers from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne have identified a factor that may contribute towards the development of heroin addiction by manipulating the adenosine A2A receptor, which plays a major role in the brain’s...
Study confirms link between mothers' depression, young children's injuries
14 May 2008
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the same age group, according to a new study. The study’s...
14 May 2008
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the same age group, according to a new study. The study’s...
Researchers find first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer's-like brain tangles in nonhuman primates
14 May 2008
Finding could shed light on why humans develop neurodegenerative diseases and pave the way for new treatments Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered the first conclusive evidence of...
14 May 2008
Finding could shed light on why humans develop neurodegenerative diseases and pave the way for new treatments Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered the first conclusive evidence of...
Most effective initial therapy for HIV-1 infection identified
14 May 2008
Results published in New England Journal of Medicine identify best drug combination for patients starting therapy for the first time PITTSBURGH, May 14 – In the largest study of its kind to evaluate commonly used HIV drugs, researchers at...
14 May 2008
Results published in New England Journal of Medicine identify best drug combination for patients starting therapy for the first time PITTSBURGH, May 14 – In the largest study of its kind to evaluate commonly used HIV drugs, researchers at...
Wandering poles left scars on Europa
14 May 2008
Arc-shaped troughs (black and white arrows) extend 100s of kilometers on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. These enigmatic features are likely fractures resulting from a shift in Europa's... Click here for more...
14 May 2008
Arc-shaped troughs (black and white arrows) extend 100s of kilometers on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. These enigmatic features are likely fractures resulting from a shift in Europa's... Click here for more...
Aiming to sway voters, candidates emphasize hot-button issues across party lines
14 May 2008
Focus on numerous wedge issues leads to fragmentation of campaign dialogue CAMBRIDGE, Mass. May 14, 2008 – The 2004 presidential candidates reached out to voters across the political aisle – but not in a genuinely conciliatory...
14 May 2008
Focus on numerous wedge issues leads to fragmentation of campaign dialogue CAMBRIDGE, Mass. May 14, 2008 – The 2004 presidential candidates reached out to voters across the political aisle – but not in a genuinely conciliatory...
Middle class relaxing with marijuana
14 May 2008
A variety of middle-class people are making a conscious but careful choice to use marijuana to enhance their leisure activities, a University of Alberta study shows. A qualitative study of 41 Canadians surveyed in 2005-06 by U of A...
14 May 2008
A variety of middle-class people are making a conscious but careful choice to use marijuana to enhance their leisure activities, a University of Alberta study shows. A qualitative study of 41 Canadians surveyed in 2005-06 by U of A...
Ohio congresswoman cited by American College of Physicians
14 May 2008
Rep. Kaptur receives Joseph F. Boyle Award for Distinguished Public Service Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) received the annual Joseph F. Boyle Award for Distinguished Public Service from the American College of Physicians (ACP) last night....
14 May 2008
Rep. Kaptur receives Joseph F. Boyle Award for Distinguished Public Service Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) received the annual Joseph F. Boyle Award for Distinguished Public Service from the American College of Physicians (ACP) last night....
Research examines factors in delaying or declining total knee replacement surgery
14 May 2008
A study led by Dr. Ann F. Jacobson, associate professor in Kent State’s College of Nursing, unveils the reasons why people may initially choose to postpone but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery and emphasizes the need for...
14 May 2008
A study led by Dr. Ann F. Jacobson, associate professor in Kent State’s College of Nursing, unveils the reasons why people may initially choose to postpone but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery and emphasizes the need for...
Staying Sharp in San Francisco: Leading brain experts discuss successful aging
14 May 2008
WHAT: Brain function and health will be the focus of the Staying Sharp session on May 17 at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. Part of a highly recognized series, the program will emphasize successful aging, including how to deal with the...
14 May 2008
WHAT: Brain function and health will be the focus of the Staying Sharp session on May 17 at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. Part of a highly recognized series, the program will emphasize successful aging, including how to deal with the...
Effect of mutant p53 stability on tumorigenesis and drug design
14 May 2008
In the May 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Guillermina Lozano (MD Anderson Cancer Center) and colleagues reveal how the stabilization of a mutated form of p53 affects oncogenesis, and lends startling new insight into the potential pitfalls of using...
14 May 2008
In the May 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Guillermina Lozano (MD Anderson Cancer Center) and colleagues reveal how the stabilization of a mutated form of p53 affects oncogenesis, and lends startling new insight into the potential pitfalls of using...
Risk of death persists in heart patients with acute kidney injury
14 May 2008
Dr. Chirag Parikh. Click here for more information. Acute kidney injury (AKI), a common complication of cardiac surgery during hospitalization, is linked to increased and prolonged risk of death in heart attack...
14 May 2008
Dr. Chirag Parikh. Click here for more information. Acute kidney injury (AKI), a common complication of cardiac surgery during hospitalization, is linked to increased and prolonged risk of death in heart attack...
Accounting practices ultimately affect global economy
14 May 2008
MU professor finds auditors' enforcement is as critical as accounting standards COLUMBIA, Mo. – How much a particular hill of beans is worth may depend on who’s counting the beans. When it comes to accounting standards in the...
14 May 2008
MU professor finds auditors' enforcement is as critical as accounting standards COLUMBIA, Mo. – How much a particular hill of beans is worth may depend on who’s counting the beans. When it comes to accounting standards in the...
Restoring fish populations leads to tough choice for Great Lakes Gulls
14 May 2008
Seabirds must switch to less nutritious terrestrial prey or go hungry You might think that stocking the Great Lakes with things like trout and salmon would be good for the herring gull. The birds often eat from the water, so it would be natural...
14 May 2008
Seabirds must switch to less nutritious terrestrial prey or go hungry You might think that stocking the Great Lakes with things like trout and salmon would be good for the herring gull. The birds often eat from the water, so it would be natural...
Window of opportunity for restoring oaks small, new study finds
14 May 2008
Communities of Oregon white oak were once widespread in the Pacific Northwest’s western lowlands, but, today, they are in decline. Fire suppression, conifer and invasive plant encroachment, and land use change have resulted in the loss...
14 May 2008
Communities of Oregon white oak were once widespread in the Pacific Northwest’s western lowlands, but, today, they are in decline. Fire suppression, conifer and invasive plant encroachment, and land use change have resulted in the loss...
Racism not an issue in firing of NBA coaches
14 May 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Race is not a factor in the firing of NBA coaches, although white coaches with losing records had somewhat longer tenures before being fired than African-American coaches with more losses than wins, a new study shows. The...
14 May 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Race is not a factor in the firing of NBA coaches, although white coaches with losing records had somewhat longer tenures before being fired than African-American coaches with more losses than wins, a new study shows. The...
Aprotinin associated with increased risk of death
14 May 2008
Canadian trial published in NEJM compares 3 drugs routinely used to prevent blood loss during heart surgery Aprotinin is associated with a 50 per cent increase in the relative risk of death, according to a major Canadian clinical trial...
14 May 2008
Canadian trial published in NEJM compares 3 drugs routinely used to prevent blood loss during heart surgery Aprotinin is associated with a 50 per cent increase in the relative risk of death, according to a major Canadian clinical trial...
Female sex offenders often have mental problems
14 May 2008
Women who commit sexual offences are just as likely to have mental problems or drug addictions as other violent female criminals. This according to the largest study ever conducted of women convicted of sexual offences in Sweden. Between 1988...
14 May 2008
Women who commit sexual offences are just as likely to have mental problems or drug addictions as other violent female criminals. This according to the largest study ever conducted of women convicted of sexual offences in Sweden. Between 1988...
New role found for a cardiac progenitor population
14 May 2008
In a discovery that could one day lead to an understanding of how to regenerate damaged heart tissue, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found that parent cells involved in embryonic development of the epicardium...
14 May 2008
In a discovery that could one day lead to an understanding of how to regenerate damaged heart tissue, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found that parent cells involved in embryonic development of the epicardium...
Researchers fine-tune clot-busting treatment for bleeding in brain
14 May 2008
Treatment dramatically increases survival for deadly condition A multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins doctors has fine-tuned the dosage and timing for administering clot-busting tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to patients with strokes...
14 May 2008
Treatment dramatically increases survival for deadly condition A multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins doctors has fine-tuned the dosage and timing for administering clot-busting tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to patients with strokes...
Fat chance: Brown vs. white fat cell specification
14 May 2008
In the May 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Bruce Spiegelman (Dana Farber Cancer Institute) and colleagues elucidate the molecular pathway that induces cells to become energy-burning brown fat cells as opposed to energy-storing white fat...
14 May 2008
In the May 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Bruce Spiegelman (Dana Farber Cancer Institute) and colleagues elucidate the molecular pathway that induces cells to become energy-burning brown fat cells as opposed to energy-storing white fat...
Discovery of cell linked to learning and memory
14 May 2008
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have discovered a fundamental component of the process that regulates memory formation. QBI Director Professor Perry Bartlett said the discovery explains, for...
14 May 2008
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have discovered a fundamental component of the process that regulates memory formation. QBI Director Professor Perry Bartlett said the discovery explains, for...
Common drug halts lung damage in emphysema
14 May 2008
An antibiotic commonly used to treat acne can prevent tissue damage caused by lung diseases such as emphysema, researchers have found. A team of researchers from the Universities of Leeds and California, San Diego, studying a protein called...
14 May 2008
An antibiotic commonly used to treat acne can prevent tissue damage caused by lung diseases such as emphysema, researchers have found. A team of researchers from the Universities of Leeds and California, San Diego, studying a protein called...
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