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June 2008 Geology and GSA Today media highlights
27 May 2008
Boulder, CO, USA - GEOLOGY topics include Samoa on the hotspot trail, South Carolina's offshore iceberg scours; Yellowstone's climate-induced geyser periodicity; coralline red algae as a high-resolution climate recorder; the effects of extreme...
27 May 2008
Boulder, CO, USA - GEOLOGY topics include Samoa on the hotspot trail, South Carolina's offshore iceberg scours; Yellowstone's climate-induced geyser periodicity; coralline red algae as a high-resolution climate recorder; the effects of extreme...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute names 3 new Caltech investigators
27 May 2008
PASADENA, Calif.--Every three years, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) appoints the nation's most creative biomedical scientists as investigators, giving them millions of dollars to unfetter their ambitious research plans. This year,...
27 May 2008
PASADENA, Calif.--Every three years, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) appoints the nation's most creative biomedical scientists as investigators, giving them millions of dollars to unfetter their ambitious research plans. This year,...
SF State scientists expose new threat to spotted owl
27 May 2008
First incident of malaria parasite discovered in bird from Oregon SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2008 -- A new study provides a baseline distribution of blood parasites and strains in Spotted Owls, suggesting a more fragile immune health than...
27 May 2008
First incident of malaria parasite discovered in bird from Oregon SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2008 -- A new study provides a baseline distribution of blood parasites and strains in Spotted Owls, suggesting a more fragile immune health than...
Ape language pioneer Savage-Rumbaugh receives honorary Ph.D. from alma mater
27 May 2008
In speech to Missouri State University, scientists explains importance of ape language Ape language pioneer Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a scientist with special standing at Great Ape Trust of Iowa, communicates with Kanzi, a bonobo...
27 May 2008
In speech to Missouri State University, scientists explains importance of ape language Ape language pioneer Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a scientist with special standing at Great Ape Trust of Iowa, communicates with Kanzi, a bonobo...
Pitt faculty receive awards to explore next-generation technologies
27 May 2008
National Science Foundation CAREER Awards support emerging research in harvesting neural stem cells, analyzing DNA, developing sustainable power, creating better electronics and building smarter computers PITTSBURGH—Communities powered by...
27 May 2008
National Science Foundation CAREER Awards support emerging research in harvesting neural stem cells, analyzing DNA, developing sustainable power, creating better electronics and building smarter computers PITTSBURGH—Communities powered by...
NOAA scientists win international award for ozone layer research
27 May 2008
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named two Boulder scientists among the winners of the agency’s international Ozone Layer Protection Award on Monday in Washington, D.C. David Fahey and John Daniel of NOAA’s Earth...
27 May 2008
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named two Boulder scientists among the winners of the agency’s international Ozone Layer Protection Award on Monday in Washington, D.C. David Fahey and John Daniel of NOAA’s Earth...
Yale's Scassellati gets Microsoft 'breakthrough research award' for robotics
27 May 2008
Brian Scassellati. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Brian Scassellati, associate professor of computer science at Yale, has received an A. Richard Newton Breakthrough Research Award from...
27 May 2008
Brian Scassellati. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Brian Scassellati, associate professor of computer science at Yale, has received an A. Richard Newton Breakthrough Research Award from...
EarthCARE satellite contract signed
27 May 2008
The European Space Agency and Astrium GmbH have today signed a contract worth €263 million to provide the EarthCARE satellite, the sixth Earth Explorer mission of ESA’s Living Planet Programme. As prime contractor, Astrium GmbH is...
27 May 2008
The European Space Agency and Astrium GmbH have today signed a contract worth €263 million to provide the EarthCARE satellite, the sixth Earth Explorer mission of ESA’s Living Planet Programme. As prime contractor, Astrium GmbH is...
Jacobs-Wagner named Howard Hughes Investigator
27 May 2008
New Haven, Conn. - Yale University’s Christine Jacobs-Wagner has been designated an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, a non-profit medical research organization that is one of the nation’s largest...
27 May 2008
New Haven, Conn. - Yale University’s Christine Jacobs-Wagner has been designated an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, a non-profit medical research organization that is one of the nation’s largest...
Weill Cornell team identifies new cancer stem cell driving metastatic tumors
27 May 2008
CD133- cells can initiate metastatic disease, could redirect cancer research NEW YORK (May 27, 2008) -- The molecular profile of cancer stem cells that initiate metastatic colon tumors is significantly different from those responsible for...
27 May 2008
CD133- cells can initiate metastatic disease, could redirect cancer research NEW YORK (May 27, 2008) -- The molecular profile of cancer stem cells that initiate metastatic colon tumors is significantly different from those responsible for...
Yale's Anastas honored for leadership in founding of 'green chemistry'
27 May 2008
Paul Anastas. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Paul T. Anastas, Professor in the Practice of Green Chemistry at Yale was honored on May 4 by the Council of Scientific Society Presidents with...
27 May 2008
Paul Anastas. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Paul T. Anastas, Professor in the Practice of Green Chemistry at Yale was honored on May 4 by the Council of Scientific Society Presidents with...
Some biofuels might do more harm than good to the environment, study finds
27 May 2008
Biofuels based on ethanol, vegetable oil and other renewable sources are increasingly popular with government and environmentalists as a way to reduce fossil fuel dependence and limit greenhouse gas emissions. But new research led by a...
27 May 2008
Biofuels based on ethanol, vegetable oil and other renewable sources are increasingly popular with government and environmentalists as a way to reduce fossil fuel dependence and limit greenhouse gas emissions. But new research led by a...
New unifying theory of lasers advanced by physicists
27 May 2008
An artist's rendering of a random laser that is pumped with incoherent light from the top and emits coherent light in random directions. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Researchers at Yale...
27 May 2008
An artist's rendering of a random laser that is pumped with incoherent light from the top and emits coherent light in random directions. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Researchers at Yale...
Battling bird flu by the numbers
27 May 2008
Los Alamos mathematical model gauges epidemic potential of emerging diseases LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 27, 2008—A pair of Los Alamos National Laboratory theorists have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and...
27 May 2008
Los Alamos mathematical model gauges epidemic potential of emerging diseases LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 27, 2008—A pair of Los Alamos National Laboratory theorists have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and...
Yale computer scientists devise a 'P4P' system for efficient Internet usage
27 May 2008
Data distribution under traditional, P2P and P4P architecture. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — A Yale research team has engineered a system with the potential for making the Internet work...
27 May 2008
Data distribution under traditional, P2P and P4P architecture. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — A Yale research team has engineered a system with the potential for making the Internet work...
Also in the May 27 JNCI
27 May 2008
Overlapping Tumor Suppressor Genes Independently Involved in Melanoma Mutations in the p14ARF tumor suppressor gene (ARF) may play a role in melanoma, independent of the effect of the p16 gene. ARF and p16 are overlapping genes at a location...
27 May 2008
Overlapping Tumor Suppressor Genes Independently Involved in Melanoma Mutations in the p14ARF tumor suppressor gene (ARF) may play a role in melanoma, independent of the effect of the p16 gene. ARF and p16 are overlapping genes at a location...
Global study reveals differences in standard of care for osteoporosis across the world
27 May 2008
In Europe, less screening and treatment, and an apparent higher prevalence of hip fracture than in North America and Australia Barcelona, Spain, May 25 2008 – In a first-of-its-kind study in osteoporosis, one in four women surveyed from...
27 May 2008
In Europe, less screening and treatment, and an apparent higher prevalence of hip fracture than in North America and Australia Barcelona, Spain, May 25 2008 – In a first-of-its-kind study in osteoporosis, one in four women surveyed from...
Most developing countries ill-equipped to ensure global biosafety: UN University
27 May 2008
A two-year UN study of internationally funded training programmes in biotechnology and biosafety warns that as many as 100 developing countries are unprepared to effectively manage and monitor the use of modern biotechnologies, leaving the...
27 May 2008
A two-year UN study of internationally funded training programmes in biotechnology and biosafety warns that as many as 100 developing countries are unprepared to effectively manage and monitor the use of modern biotechnologies, leaving the...
When the butterfly bush blossoms
27 May 2008
Why invasive species have an advantage over established native ones This release is available in German. The Butterfly bush was introduced to Europe about one hundred years ago from China and has been cultivated since...
27 May 2008
Why invasive species have an advantage over established native ones This release is available in German. The Butterfly bush was introduced to Europe about one hundred years ago from China and has been cultivated since...
Carbon nanoribbons could make smaller, speedier computer chips
27 May 2008
Stanford chemists have developed a new way to make transistors out of carbon nanoribbons. The devices could someday be integrated into high-performance computer chips to increase their speed and generate less heat, which can damage today's...
27 May 2008
Stanford chemists have developed a new way to make transistors out of carbon nanoribbons. The devices could someday be integrated into high-performance computer chips to increase their speed and generate less heat, which can damage today's...
September launch for ESA's gravity mission GOCE
27 May 2008
A new launch date has been set for GOCE. The change of date is due to precautionary measures taken after the malfunction of an upper-stage section of a Russian Proton launcher. Now confirmed not to affect GOCE's Rockot launcher, the most...
27 May 2008
A new launch date has been set for GOCE. The change of date is due to precautionary measures taken after the malfunction of an upper-stage section of a Russian Proton launcher. Now confirmed not to affect GOCE's Rockot launcher, the most...
SNM hosts 55th Annual Meeting of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Research
27 May 2008
'Molecular Imaging: Build on the Past, Define the Future' meeting Reston, Va.—SNM’s 55th Annual Meeting, “Molecular Imaging: Build on the Past, Define the Future,” will be held June 14–18, 2008, at the Ernest N....
27 May 2008
'Molecular Imaging: Build on the Past, Define the Future' meeting Reston, Va.—SNM’s 55th Annual Meeting, “Molecular Imaging: Build on the Past, Define the Future,” will be held June 14–18, 2008, at the Ernest N....
Weizmann Institute scientists create new nanotube structures
27 May 2008
Thanks to the rising trend toward miniaturization, carbon nanotubes – which are about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair and possess several unique and very useful properties – have become the choice candidates for use as...
27 May 2008
Thanks to the rising trend toward miniaturization, carbon nanotubes – which are about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair and possess several unique and very useful properties – have become the choice candidates for use as...
10,000 scholars to visit UBC in the largest conference of its kind in North America
27 May 2008
Vancouver, BC – Final preparations are underway as the University of British Columbia gets ready to welcome 10,000 delegates to the May 31-June 8 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest multi-disciplinary gathering of...
27 May 2008
Vancouver, BC – Final preparations are underway as the University of British Columbia gets ready to welcome 10,000 delegates to the May 31-June 8 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest multi-disciplinary gathering of...
Satellites illuminate pollution's influence on clouds
27 May 2008
Clouds have typically posed a problem to scientists using satellites to observe the lowest part of the atmosphere, where humans live and breathe, because they block the satellite's ability to capture a clear, unobstructed view of Earth's...
27 May 2008
Clouds have typically posed a problem to scientists using satellites to observe the lowest part of the atmosphere, where humans live and breathe, because they block the satellite's ability to capture a clear, unobstructed view of Earth's...
Brown chemists create cancer-detecting nanoparticles
27 May 2008
The illustration (top) shows how a RGD peptide-coated iron oxide nanoparticle binds with an integrin-rich tumor cell. At bottom left is a MRI of a mouse with the implanted U87MG... Click here for more...
27 May 2008
The illustration (top) shows how a RGD peptide-coated iron oxide nanoparticle binds with an integrin-rich tumor cell. At bottom left is a MRI of a mouse with the implanted U87MG... Click here for more...
Tourists to the Caribbean should pay 1 dollar each to help fight tropical diseases of poverty
27 May 2008
Away from the beaches, resorts, and cruise ships of the Caribbean, there lies a hidden underbelly of poverty and with this poverty comes endemic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In an editorial in this month's PLoS Neglected Tropical...
27 May 2008
Away from the beaches, resorts, and cruise ships of the Caribbean, there lies a hidden underbelly of poverty and with this poverty comes endemic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In an editorial in this month's PLoS Neglected Tropical...
ABC, CBS, NBC announce historic collaboration to 'stand up to cancer'
27 May 2008
Stars from film, television, sports, journalism and music come together for Sept. 5 prime time television event to raise funds for cancer research May 28, 2008 – NEW YORK, NY/LOS ANGELES, CA: Stand Up To Cancer (www.standup2cancer.org), a...
27 May 2008
Stars from film, television, sports, journalism and music come together for Sept. 5 prime time television event to raise funds for cancer research May 28, 2008 – NEW YORK, NY/LOS ANGELES, CA: Stand Up To Cancer (www.standup2cancer.org), a...
Healthy parents provide clues to survival of young haddock on Georges Bank
27 May 2008
Large fall phytoplankton bloom could control reproduction, future stock size In 2003, haddock on Georges Bank experienced the largest baby boom ever documented for the stock, with an estimated 800 million new young fish entering the population....
27 May 2008
Large fall phytoplankton bloom could control reproduction, future stock size In 2003, haddock on Georges Bank experienced the largest baby boom ever documented for the stock, with an estimated 800 million new young fish entering the population....
Iowa State researchers use fungus to improve corn-to-ethanol process
27 May 2008
Iowa State University researchers, left to right, Anthony L. Pometto III, Hans van Leeuwen and Mary Rasmussen display the 2008 Grand Prize for University Research recently presented to their research... Click here for more...
27 May 2008
Iowa State University researchers, left to right, Anthony L. Pometto III, Hans van Leeuwen and Mary Rasmussen display the 2008 Grand Prize for University Research recently presented to their research... Click here for more...
AMITIZA 8 mcg now available to treat irritable bowel syndrome
27 May 2008
With constipation in adult women Bethesda, Md., and Deerfield, Ill., May 27, 2008 – Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMP) and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. today announced that AMITIZA® (lubiprostone) 8 mcg...
27 May 2008
With constipation in adult women Bethesda, Md., and Deerfield, Ill., May 27, 2008 – Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMP) and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. today announced that AMITIZA® (lubiprostone) 8 mcg...
Large-scale community protein annotation -- WikiProteins
27 May 2008
Today sees the launch of a new collaborative website initially focusing on proteins and their role in biology and medicine. The WikiProfessional technology underlying the site has been developed based upon the collaborative Wikipedia approach....
27 May 2008
Today sees the launch of a new collaborative website initially focusing on proteins and their role in biology and medicine. The WikiProfessional technology underlying the site has been developed based upon the collaborative Wikipedia approach....
Avoiding Spleen Removal for Cooley's Anemia SufferersAvoiding spleen removal for Cooley's anemia suf
27 May 2008
Weill Cornell researchers may have identified gene responsible for mutated red blood cells NEW YORK (MAY 27, 2008) -- Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College may have discovered the precise role of a gene in one of the world's most...
27 May 2008
Weill Cornell researchers may have identified gene responsible for mutated red blood cells NEW YORK (MAY 27, 2008) -- Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College may have discovered the precise role of a gene in one of the world's most...
UT Southwestern faculty members named Howard Hughes investigators
27 May 2008
Three researchers who originally joined the UT Southwestern faculty as part of the institution's acclaimed Endowed Scholars Program in Medical Science have been named investigators of the Howard Hughes Medical... Click here...
27 May 2008
Three researchers who originally joined the UT Southwestern faculty as part of the institution's acclaimed Endowed Scholars Program in Medical Science have been named investigators of the Howard Hughes Medical... Click here...
Olfactory receptor neurons select which odor receptors to express
27 May 2008
It may appear difficult to reconcile the fact that almost every cell in the body of an animal has an identical dose of genes with the variety of different appearances and properties cells can display—bone, skin, hair, muscle, and many...
27 May 2008
It may appear difficult to reconcile the fact that almost every cell in the body of an animal has an identical dose of genes with the variety of different appearances and properties cells can display—bone, skin, hair, muscle, and many...
1 small step for a lab science, 1 green leap for mankind
27 May 2008
Professor Arkadi Vigalok Click here for more information. “Environmentally friendly” is not a phrase normally used to describe a chemistry lab. But thanks to a groundbreaking discovery at Tel Aviv...
27 May 2008
Professor Arkadi Vigalok Click here for more information. “Environmentally friendly” is not a phrase normally used to describe a chemistry lab. But thanks to a groundbreaking discovery at Tel Aviv...
NC State breakthrough results in super-hard nanocrystalline iron that can take the heat
27 May 2008
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a substance far stronger and harder than conventional iron, and which retains these properties under extremely high temperatures – opening the door to a wide variety of...
27 May 2008
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a substance far stronger and harder than conventional iron, and which retains these properties under extremely high temperatures – opening the door to a wide variety of...
Yale's Scassellati gets Microsoft Human-Robot Interaction Award for Robotics
27 May 2008
Brian Scassellati. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Brian Scassellati, associate professor of computer science at Yale, has received a the Human-Robot Interaction Research Award from...
27 May 2008
Brian Scassellati. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Brian Scassellati, associate professor of computer science at Yale, has received a the Human-Robot Interaction Research Award from...
American dream becomes reality for recent UH grad
27 May 2008
Future neurosurgeon earns Merage Foundation American Dream Fellowship, honored June 3 Arman Jahangiri, a University of Houston biology graduate, is the third UH recipient of the Merage Foundation American Dream Fellowship. This...
27 May 2008
Future neurosurgeon earns Merage Foundation American Dream Fellowship, honored June 3 Arman Jahangiri, a University of Houston biology graduate, is the third UH recipient of the Merage Foundation American Dream Fellowship. This...
DHS, business leaders discuss technology to protect US at Homeland Security conference
27 May 2008
People everywhere have to be free of large-scale catastrophes to pursue their dreams and enjoy life. In the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the federal agency charged with protecting our nation from terrorist...
27 May 2008
People everywhere have to be free of large-scale catastrophes to pursue their dreams and enjoy life. In the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the federal agency charged with protecting our nation from terrorist...
Coronary calcium distribution tied to heart attack risk
27 May 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. – A new calcium scoring method may better predict a person’s risk of heart attack, according to a new multicenter study published in the June issue of the journal Radiology. Calcium coverage scoring takes into...
27 May 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. – A new calcium scoring method may better predict a person’s risk of heart attack, according to a new multicenter study published in the June issue of the journal Radiology. Calcium coverage scoring takes into...
Engineering researcher seeks answers to asteroid deflection
27 May 2008
Center established at Iowa State University Ames, Iowa—An Asteroid Deflection Research Center (ADRC) has been established on the Iowa State campus to bring researchers from around the world to develop asteroid deflection technologies. The...
27 May 2008
Center established at Iowa State University Ames, Iowa—An Asteroid Deflection Research Center (ADRC) has been established on the Iowa State campus to bring researchers from around the world to develop asteroid deflection technologies. The...
Weizmann Institute scientists build a better DNA molecule
27 May 2008
Building faultless objects from faulty components may seem like alchemy. Yet scientists from the Weizmann Institute’s Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, and Biological Chemistry Departments have achieved just that, using a...
27 May 2008
Building faultless objects from faulty components may seem like alchemy. Yet scientists from the Weizmann Institute’s Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, and Biological Chemistry Departments have achieved just that, using a...
Geoengineering could slow down the global water cycle
27 May 2008
LIVERMORE, Calif. - As fossil fuel emissions continue to climb, reducing the amount of sunlight hitting the Earth would definitely have a cooling effect on surface temperatures. However, a new study from Lawrence Livermore National...
27 May 2008
LIVERMORE, Calif. - As fossil fuel emissions continue to climb, reducing the amount of sunlight hitting the Earth would definitely have a cooling effect on surface temperatures. However, a new study from Lawrence Livermore National...
Cornell receives federal grants to create fabrics to render toxic chemicals harmless
27 May 2008
Cornell fiber scientist Juan Hinestroza is working with the U.S. government to create fabrics made of functional nanofibers that would decompose toxic industrial chemicals into harmless byproducts. Potential applications include safety gear...
27 May 2008
Cornell fiber scientist Juan Hinestroza is working with the U.S. government to create fabrics made of functional nanofibers that would decompose toxic industrial chemicals into harmless byproducts. Potential applications include safety gear...
The little man and the cosmic cauldron
27 May 2008
VLT images 2 nebulae in Carina This new image of the luminous blue variable Eta Carinae was taken with the NACO near-infrared adaptive optics instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope, yielding an incredible amount of...
27 May 2008
VLT images 2 nebulae in Carina This new image of the luminous blue variable Eta Carinae was taken with the NACO near-infrared adaptive optics instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope, yielding an incredible amount of...
Estrogen helps drive distinct, aggressive form of prostate cancer
27 May 2008
Innovative technology reveals a new hormonal target for drug treatment, scientists say NEW YORK (May 27, 2008) -- Using a breakthrough technology, researchers led by a Weill Cornell Medical College scientist have pinpointed the hormone estrogen...
27 May 2008
Innovative technology reveals a new hormonal target for drug treatment, scientists say NEW YORK (May 27, 2008) -- Using a breakthrough technology, researchers led by a Weill Cornell Medical College scientist have pinpointed the hormone estrogen...
Einstein-Montefiore Center for AIDS Research receives $8.5M award from NIH
27 May 2008
Award renews special designation as 'CFAR' site May 27, 2008 – (BRONX, NY) – The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has been awarded a five-year grant of more than $8.5 million from the National Institutes of...
27 May 2008
Award renews special designation as 'CFAR' site May 27, 2008 – (BRONX, NY) – The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has been awarded a five-year grant of more than $8.5 million from the National Institutes of...
Disease mongering is now part of the global health debate
27 May 2008
Two years ago, Ray Moynihan and David Henry at the University of Newcastle in Australia helped organize the world’s first international conference on disease mongering, the process of widening the boundaries of illness in order to grow...
27 May 2008
Two years ago, Ray Moynihan and David Henry at the University of Newcastle in Australia helped organize the world’s first international conference on disease mongering, the process of widening the boundaries of illness in order to grow...
4 Stanford faculty named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
27 May 2008
Four Stanford researchers have joined the ranks of investigators for the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute. They join the 14 current HHMI investigators at Stanford, 11 of which are at the School of Medicine. There are 304 HHMI...
27 May 2008
Four Stanford researchers have joined the ranks of investigators for the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute. They join the 14 current HHMI investigators at Stanford, 11 of which are at the School of Medicine. There are 304 HHMI...
Robots go where scientists fear to tread
27 May 2008
SnoMote, an autonomous robot designed by Georgia Tech to gather scientific data in ice environments. Click here for more information. ATLANTA (May 27, 2008) — Scientists are diligently working to understand...
27 May 2008
SnoMote, an autonomous robot designed by Georgia Tech to gather scientific data in ice environments. Click here for more information. ATLANTA (May 27, 2008) — Scientists are diligently working to understand...
Childhood lead exposure is associated with decreased brain volume in adults
27 May 2008
Also -- cancers contain genes inactivated in multiple ways Childhood lead exposure is associated with decreased brain volume in adults Childhood exposure to lead is associated with shrinking (“volume loss”) of specific parts of the...
27 May 2008
Also -- cancers contain genes inactivated in multiple ways Childhood lead exposure is associated with decreased brain volume in adults Childhood exposure to lead is associated with shrinking (“volume loss”) of specific parts of the...
UK's organic cows are cream of the crop
27 May 2008
A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature...
27 May 2008
A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature...
What makes life go at the tropics?
27 May 2008
PNAS study points to heat, not light, as engine driving biodiversity What causes tropical life to thrive: temperature, or sunlight? The answer is not necessarily “both.” According to a study published online this week in PNAS Early...
27 May 2008
PNAS study points to heat, not light, as engine driving biodiversity What causes tropical life to thrive: temperature, or sunlight? The answer is not necessarily “both.” According to a study published online this week in PNAS Early...
Combining exercise with hormone could prevent weight gain
27 May 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Once heralded as a promising obesity treatment, the hormone leptin lost its fat-fighting luster when scientists discovered overweight patients were resistant to its effects. But pairing leptin with just a minor amount...
27 May 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Once heralded as a promising obesity treatment, the hormone leptin lost its fat-fighting luster when scientists discovered overweight patients were resistant to its effects. But pairing leptin with just a minor amount...
Leemor Joshua-Tor, PhD, CSHL biologist and WSBS dean, is named an HHMI Investigator
27 May 2008
Leemor Joshua-Tor, Ph.D., a CSHL professor and Dean of the Watson School of Biological Sciences, has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator. Dr. Joshua-Tor, a structural biologist whose work is known and respected...
27 May 2008
Leemor Joshua-Tor, Ph.D., a CSHL professor and Dean of the Watson School of Biological Sciences, has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator. Dr. Joshua-Tor, a structural biologist whose work is known and respected...
Researchers retrieve authentic Viking DNA from 1,000-year-old skeletons
27 May 2008
Although “Viking” literally means “pirate,” recent research has indicated that the Vikings were also traders to the fishmongers of Europe. Stereotypically, these Norsemen are usually pictured wearing a horned helmet but...
27 May 2008
Although “Viking” literally means “pirate,” recent research has indicated that the Vikings were also traders to the fishmongers of Europe. Stereotypically, these Norsemen are usually pictured wearing a horned helmet but...
US reporters often do a poor job of reporting about new medical treatments
27 May 2008
Most medical news stories about health interventions fail to adequately address costs, harms, benefits, the quality of evidence, and the existence of other treatment options, finds a new analysis in this week’s PLoS Medicine. The...
27 May 2008
Most medical news stories about health interventions fail to adequately address costs, harms, benefits, the quality of evidence, and the existence of other treatment options, finds a new analysis in this week’s PLoS Medicine. The...
When plants 'think' alike
27 May 2008
New genetic evidence shows plant trait developed independently on separate branches of the evolutionary tree Both lignin and cellulose are found in the rigid cell walls of the xylem cells (those that conduct water) in the...
27 May 2008
New genetic evidence shows plant trait developed independently on separate branches of the evolutionary tree Both lignin and cellulose are found in the rigid cell walls of the xylem cells (those that conduct water) in the...
New method identifies rat poison in humans
27 May 2008
Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) have developed a method to identify bromadiolone poisoning in humans. Bromadiolone is a rat poison that can be purchased freely in shops. A number of cases have been reported...
27 May 2008
Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) have developed a method to identify bromadiolone poisoning in humans. Bromadiolone is a rat poison that can be purchased freely in shops. A number of cases have been reported...
The balance shifts
27 May 2008
Antibiotics accompanying surgery prevent some infections but increasingly cause another The risk of contracting a Clostridium difficile infection following operations for which a "prophylactic" antibiotic is given to prevent infection is 21...
27 May 2008
Antibiotics accompanying surgery prevent some infections but increasingly cause another The risk of contracting a Clostridium difficile infection following operations for which a "prophylactic" antibiotic is given to prevent infection is 21...
The behemoth has a thick belt
27 May 2008
Astronomers resolve torus around star in another galaxy Talk about a diet! By resolving, for the first time, features of an individual star in a neighbouring galaxy, ESO's VLT has allowed astronomers to determine that it weighs almost half of...
27 May 2008
Astronomers resolve torus around star in another galaxy Talk about a diet! By resolving, for the first time, features of an individual star in a neighbouring galaxy, ESO's VLT has allowed astronomers to determine that it weighs almost half of...
Childhood lead exposure associated with criminal behavior in adulthood
27 May 2008
Kim Dietrich, Ph.D., is a professor of environmental health at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He is prinicpal investigator of the Cincinnati lead cohort study. Click here for more...
27 May 2008
Kim Dietrich, Ph.D., is a professor of environmental health at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He is prinicpal investigator of the Cincinnati lead cohort study. Click here for more...
Giant flying reptiles preferred to walk
27 May 2008
New research into gigantic flying reptiles has found that they weren’t all gull-like predators grabbing fish from the water but that some were strongly adapted for life on the ground. Pterosaurs lived during the age of dinosaurs 230 to...
27 May 2008
New research into gigantic flying reptiles has found that they weren’t all gull-like predators grabbing fish from the water but that some were strongly adapted for life on the ground. Pterosaurs lived during the age of dinosaurs 230 to...
Antioxidant supplements may lessen benefit of radiation and chemotherapy
27 May 2008
Cancer patients should avoid the routine use of antioxidant supplements during radiation and chemotherapy because the supplements may reduce the anticancer benefits of therapy, researchers concluded in a commentary published online May 27 in...
27 May 2008
Cancer patients should avoid the routine use of antioxidant supplements during radiation and chemotherapy because the supplements may reduce the anticancer benefits of therapy, researchers concluded in a commentary published online May 27 in...
Erich Jarvis named Howard Hughes Investigator
27 May 2008
DURHAM, N.C. -- Erich Jarvis, Ph.D., an associate professor of neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center, has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator by HHMI. He is one of 42 men and 14 women chosen this year in a...
27 May 2008
DURHAM, N.C. -- Erich Jarvis, Ph.D., an associate professor of neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center, has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator by HHMI. He is one of 42 men and 14 women chosen this year in a...
New technique allows targeted inactivation of genes in research model
27 May 2008
Finding published in journal Nature Biotechnology has broad implications for genetic research WORCESTER, Mass.— Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) report today on a new technique that improves the ability...
27 May 2008
Finding published in journal Nature Biotechnology has broad implications for genetic research WORCESTER, Mass.— Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) report today on a new technique that improves the ability...
Heart doctors don't follow guidelines for treating patients; pre-operative statins reduce deaths
27 May 2008
2 separate studies reveal new findings on: Adherence to guidelines, and the best evidence so far that pre-operative statins reduce the risk of death and other complications after surgery A Europe-wide survey has revealed significant differences...
27 May 2008
2 separate studies reveal new findings on: Adherence to guidelines, and the best evidence so far that pre-operative statins reduce the risk of death and other complications after surgery A Europe-wide survey has revealed significant differences...
Method uses 'Bluetooth' to track travel time for vehicles, pedestrians
27 May 2008
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Engineers have created a method that uses pervasive Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices to constantly update how long it takes vehicles and pedestrians to travel from one point to another. The...
27 May 2008
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Engineers have created a method that uses pervasive Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices to constantly update how long it takes vehicles and pedestrians to travel from one point to another. The...
Skin defects set off alarm with widespread and potentially harmful effects
27 May 2008
St. Louis, May 27, 2008 — When patches of red, flaky and itchy skin on newborn mice led rapidly to their deaths, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis looked for the reason why. What they found was a...
27 May 2008
St. Louis, May 27, 2008 — When patches of red, flaky and itchy skin on newborn mice led rapidly to their deaths, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis looked for the reason why. What they found was a...
New insights in diagnosing diabetes may help the millions who are undiagnosed
27 May 2008
In light of the 6.2 million Americans who don’t realize they have diabetes, a panel of experts examined the current criteria for screening and diagnosing the disease and found a significant need for improvement. Their conclusions and...
27 May 2008
In light of the 6.2 million Americans who don’t realize they have diabetes, a panel of experts examined the current criteria for screening and diagnosing the disease and found a significant need for improvement. Their conclusions and...
No association found between vitamin D concentration in blood and risk of prostate cancer
27 May 2008
High vitamin D concentration in the blood is not associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer, researchers report in an article published online May 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Laboratory studies suggested that...
27 May 2008
High vitamin D concentration in the blood is not associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer, researchers report in an article published online May 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Laboratory studies suggested that...
A common denominator of inflammations and fatty liver
27 May 2008
Many cancer patients lose a lot of weight during their disease: Fat and muscle mass are reduced, free fatty acids accumulate in the liver, and this eventually leads to fatty liver in affected patients. What is called tumor cachexia appears to...
27 May 2008
Many cancer patients lose a lot of weight during their disease: Fat and muscle mass are reduced, free fatty acids accumulate in the liver, and this eventually leads to fatty liver in affected patients. What is called tumor cachexia appears to...
Research reveals molecular fingerprint of cocaine addiction
27 May 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The first large-scale analysis of proteins in the brains of monkeys addicted to cocaine reveals new information on how long-term cocaine use changes the amount and activity of various proteins affecting brain...
27 May 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The first large-scale analysis of proteins in the brains of monkeys addicted to cocaine reveals new information on how long-term cocaine use changes the amount and activity of various proteins affecting brain...
Comparison of catheter insertion sites for dialysis finds little difference in risk of infection
27 May 2008
For critically ill patients requiring dialysis, insertion of the catheter in a vein in the neck does not appear to reduce the risk of infection compared to vein access in the upper leg, except for patients at higher weight levels, according to...
27 May 2008
For critically ill patients requiring dialysis, insertion of the catheter in a vein in the neck does not appear to reduce the risk of infection compared to vein access in the upper leg, except for patients at higher weight levels, according to...
UT Southwestern's Dr. Kern Wildenthal named to Texas Business Hall of Fame
27 May 2008
Dr. Kern Wildenthal Click here for more information. DALLAS – May 27, 2008 – Dr. Kern Wildenthal, president of UT Southwestern Medical Center, is one of four prominent Texans who will be inducted into...
27 May 2008
Dr. Kern Wildenthal Click here for more information. DALLAS – May 27, 2008 – Dr. Kern Wildenthal, president of UT Southwestern Medical Center, is one of four prominent Texans who will be inducted into...
Weizmann Institute scientists produce the first smell map
27 May 2008
Is the smell of almonds closer to that of roses or bananas? Weizmann Institute scientists have now answered that question (roses) by showing for the first time that smells can be mapped and the relative distance between various odors...
27 May 2008
Is the smell of almonds closer to that of roses or bananas? Weizmann Institute scientists have now answered that question (roses) by showing for the first time that smells can be mapped and the relative distance between various odors...
Regulatory B cells exist -- and pack a punch
27 May 2008
DURHAM, N.C. – Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered definitive evidence that a small but potent subset of immune system B cells is able to regulate inflammation. Using a new set of scientific tools to identify...
27 May 2008
DURHAM, N.C. – Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered definitive evidence that a small but potent subset of immune system B cells is able to regulate inflammation. Using a new set of scientific tools to identify...
Childhood lead exposure is associated with increased risk of criminal arrest in adulthood
27 May 2008
Childhood exposure to lead is associated with adult criminal behaviour, including violent crime, finds a new study in this week’s PLoS Medicine. Dr Kim Dietrich and colleagues (University of Cincinnati, USA) studied the association...
27 May 2008
Childhood exposure to lead is associated with adult criminal behaviour, including violent crime, finds a new study in this week’s PLoS Medicine. Dr Kim Dietrich and colleagues (University of Cincinnati, USA) studied the association...
Stress buildup precedes large Sumatra quakes
27 May 2008
PASADENA, Calif.--The island of Sumatra, Indonesia, has shaken many times with powerful earthquakes since the one that wrought the infamous 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Now, scientists from the California Institute of Technology and the...
27 May 2008
PASADENA, Calif.--The island of Sumatra, Indonesia, has shaken many times with powerful earthquakes since the one that wrought the infamous 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Now, scientists from the California Institute of Technology and the...
Prevalence of obesity among US children and teens does not increase
27 May 2008
There was no significant increase in the prevalence of obese children and teens in the U.S. between 1999 and 2006, in contrast to the increase that had been reported in prior years, according to a study in the May 28 issue of JAMA. “In...
27 May 2008
There was no significant increase in the prevalence of obese children and teens in the U.S. between 1999 and 2006, in contrast to the increase that had been reported in prior years, according to a study in the May 28 issue of JAMA. “In...
Avoiding spleen removal for Cooley's anemia sufferers
27 May 2008
Weill Cornell researchers may have identified gene responsible for mutated red blood cells NEW YORK (MAY 27, 2008) -- Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College may have discovered the precise role of a gene in one of the world's most...
27 May 2008
Weill Cornell researchers may have identified gene responsible for mutated red blood cells NEW YORK (MAY 27, 2008) -- Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College may have discovered the precise role of a gene in one of the world's most...
News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
27 May 2008
1. Actin-Branching Protein Localization in Spines Bence Rácz and Richard J. Weinberg Dendritic spines start as thin filaments, but as their synapses strengthen, they evolve into short mushroom-shaped structures, presumably due to...
27 May 2008
1. Actin-Branching Protein Localization in Spines Bence Rácz and Richard J. Weinberg Dendritic spines start as thin filaments, but as their synapses strengthen, they evolve into short mushroom-shaped structures, presumably due to...
High throughput microscopy quantifies regulation of estrogen receptor
27 May 2008
High throughput microscopy that uses robots and special microscopes and techniques to generate thousands of images of a cell in a short time enabled researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to describe how the genetic message of...
27 May 2008
High throughput microscopy that uses robots and special microscopes and techniques to generate thousands of images of a cell in a short time enabled researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to describe how the genetic message of...
Current vitamin D recommendations fraction of safe, perhaps essential levels for children
27 May 2008
The current recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin D for children is 200 International Units (IUs), but new research reveals that children may need and can safely take ten-times that amount. According to a recently accepted report in The...
27 May 2008
The current recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin D for children is 200 International Units (IUs), but new research reveals that children may need and can safely take ten-times that amount. According to a recently accepted report in The...
Brain cells help neighboring nerves regenerate
27 May 2008
Article appearing in the May 30 Journal of Biological Chemistry Researchers have uncovered a completely unexpected way that the brain repairs nerve damage, wherein cells known as astrocytes deliver a protective protein to nearby...
27 May 2008
Article appearing in the May 30 Journal of Biological Chemistry Researchers have uncovered a completely unexpected way that the brain repairs nerve damage, wherein cells known as astrocytes deliver a protective protein to nearby...
NIDCR strategies for future scientific success
27 May 2008
JDR features editorial in June issue ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A guest editorial published in the June issue of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) celebrates the successes of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) in...
27 May 2008
JDR features editorial in June issue ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A guest editorial published in the June issue of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) celebrates the successes of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) in...
Survey suggests medical care spending not related to perceived quality of care
27 May 2008
A survey of Medicare beneficiaries suggests that more regional spending on medical care does not improve patients’ perceptions of the medical care they receive, according to a study in the May 28 issue of JAMA. It has been documented...
27 May 2008
A survey of Medicare beneficiaries suggests that more regional spending on medical care does not improve patients’ perceptions of the medical care they receive, according to a study in the May 28 issue of JAMA. It has been documented...
Family feuds -- why close relatives keep their distance in the animal kingdom
27 May 2008
Mammals cannot share their habitat with closely related species because the need for the same kind of food and shelter would lead them to compete to the death, according to new research out today (28 May 2008) in Proceedings of the Royal...
27 May 2008
Mammals cannot share their habitat with closely related species because the need for the same kind of food and shelter would lead them to compete to the death, according to new research out today (28 May 2008) in Proceedings of the Royal...
Therapies appear helpful in reducing risk of depression following stroke
27 May 2008
In the year following a stroke, patients who received the medication escitalopram or participated in a problem-solving therapy group had a lower risk of depression compared to patients who received placebo, according to a study in the May 28...
27 May 2008
In the year following a stroke, patients who received the medication escitalopram or participated in a problem-solving therapy group had a lower risk of depression compared to patients who received placebo, according to a study in the May 28...
The secret behind silkworm's hardy stomachs
27 May 2008
Article appearing in the May 30 Journal of Biological Chemistry Silkworm eating mulberry leaf. Click here for more information. Silkworms have a unique ability to eat toxic mulberry leaves without feeling ill, and...
27 May 2008
Article appearing in the May 30 Journal of Biological Chemistry Silkworm eating mulberry leaf. Click here for more information. Silkworms have a unique ability to eat toxic mulberry leaves without feeling ill, and...
Europe's biobanks need urgent coordination -- scientists say
27 May 2008
Leading European scientists say that there is an “urgent need” for greater coordination and harmonisation between Europe’s biobanks – repositories of genetic and other information from large numbers of people that can...
27 May 2008
Leading European scientists say that there is an “urgent need” for greater coordination and harmonisation between Europe’s biobanks – repositories of genetic and other information from large numbers of people that can...
Oregon physicists don't flip spin but find possible electron switch
27 May 2008
Unexpected results offer a potential tool for selectively manipulating electron spins in new technologies Physics professor Hailin Wang is looking for a way to flip electron spins. Click here for more...
27 May 2008
Unexpected results offer a potential tool for selectively manipulating electron spins in new technologies Physics professor Hailin Wang is looking for a way to flip electron spins. Click here for more...
New superlattice structure enables high performance infrared imaging
27 May 2008
Scientists at the Center for Quantum Devices (CQD) in the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University have demonstrated for the first time a high-performance infrared imager, based on a Type II superlattice, which looks at...
27 May 2008
Scientists at the Center for Quantum Devices (CQD) in the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University have demonstrated for the first time a high-performance infrared imager, based on a Type II superlattice, which looks at...
People with ADHD do 1 month's less work per year
27 May 2008
Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than people who do not have the disorder, finds research published online ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. So much work is...
27 May 2008
Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than people who do not have the disorder, finds research published online ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. So much work is...
Leiden scientists sequence first female DNA
27 May 2008
Geneticists of Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) are the first to determine the DNA sequence of a woman. She is also the first European whose DNA sequence has been determined. This has been announced by the researchers this morning,...
27 May 2008
Geneticists of Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) are the first to determine the DNA sequence of a woman. She is also the first European whose DNA sequence has been determined. This has been announced by the researchers this morning,...
Overweight men at risk of osteoarthritis of both hip and knee
27 May 2008
Men who are overweight or obese are much more likely need a hip replacement for osteoarthritis than men who are of normal weight, finds research published online ahead of print in Annals of Rheumatic Diseases. People who are overweight are...
27 May 2008
Men who are overweight or obese are much more likely need a hip replacement for osteoarthritis than men who are of normal weight, finds research published online ahead of print in Annals of Rheumatic Diseases. People who are overweight are...
Structure of salt lake archaeal virus solved in Finland
27 May 2008
Researchers at the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Virus Research at University of Helsinki’s Institute of Biotechnology have solved the structure of archaeal virus SH1 to the resolution of one nanometre (1 nm = one millionth of a...
27 May 2008
Researchers at the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Virus Research at University of Helsinki’s Institute of Biotechnology have solved the structure of archaeal virus SH1 to the resolution of one nanometre (1 nm = one millionth of a...
Secondhand smoke increases hospital admissions for all types of infectious diseases
27 May 2008
Children exposed to second hand tobacco smoke are more likely to get severe infectious diseases and have to be admitted to hospital, finds research published online ahead of print in Tobacco Control. These children are at greater risk of a...
27 May 2008
Children exposed to second hand tobacco smoke are more likely to get severe infectious diseases and have to be admitted to hospital, finds research published online ahead of print in Tobacco Control. These children are at greater risk of a...
UH Mânoa researcher finds Laysan albatross employs 'dual mommies'
27 May 2008
What's a girl to do if there's a shortage of males and she needs help raising a family? The Laysan albatross employs a strategy called reciprocity, where unrelated females pair together and take turns raising offspring. On the island of Oahu,...
27 May 2008
What's a girl to do if there's a shortage of males and she needs help raising a family? The Laysan albatross employs a strategy called reciprocity, where unrelated females pair together and take turns raising offspring. On the island of Oahu,...
Flu pandemic medical help left in the waiting room
27 May 2008
GPs are not an integral part of Australian influenza planning, despite the important role they will play in limiting deaths in the event of a pandemic hitting the country, according to research from The Australian National...
27 May 2008
GPs are not an integral part of Australian influenza planning, despite the important role they will play in limiting deaths in the event of a pandemic hitting the country, according to research from The Australian National...
New form of ECT is as effective as older types but without cognitive side effects
27 May 2008
Philadelphia, PA, May 27, 2008 - In a study appearing in the new issue of BRAIN STIMULATION, scientists report that a new form of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is just as effective as older forms in treating depression but without any of the...
27 May 2008
Philadelphia, PA, May 27, 2008 - In a study appearing in the new issue of BRAIN STIMULATION, scientists report that a new form of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is just as effective as older forms in treating depression but without any of the...
Hormone may hold key to helping elderly men live longer
27 May 2008
Elderly men with higher activity of the hormone IGF-1—or insulin-growth factor 1—appear to have greater life expectancy and reduced cardiovascular risk, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical...
27 May 2008
Elderly men with higher activity of the hormone IGF-1—or insulin-growth factor 1—appear to have greater life expectancy and reduced cardiovascular risk, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical...
New breathing exercises help manage asthma
27 May 2008
A presentation that demonstrates breathing exercises designed to help reduce the use of asthma inhalers is today available to the general public for free from the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Asthma and Airways website. The 40 minute...
27 May 2008
A presentation that demonstrates breathing exercises designed to help reduce the use of asthma inhalers is today available to the general public for free from the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Asthma and Airways website. The 40 minute...
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