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Nanofarming technology harvest biofuel oils without harming algae
7 Apr 2009
Ames Laboratory and Catilin seek to commercialize new algal oil extraction process IMAGE: Researchers at the Ames Laboratory are growing several strains of algae to test nanofarming technology that uses...
7 Apr 2009
Ames Laboratory and Catilin seek to commercialize new algal oil extraction process IMAGE: Researchers at the Ames Laboratory are growing several strains of algae to test nanofarming technology that uses...
Cigarette smoke may alter immune response in COPD exacerbations
7 Apr 2009
Smoking cigarettes is not only the principle cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it may change the body's immune responses to bacteria that commonly cause exacerbations of the disease, according to new research in a...
7 Apr 2009
Smoking cigarettes is not only the principle cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it may change the body's immune responses to bacteria that commonly cause exacerbations of the disease, according to new research in a...
Fitting pieces for biosensors
7 Apr 2009
New book provides an overview of aptamer development and applications This release is available in German. IMAGE: Graphical model of the ethanolamine binding aptamer. The small ethanolamine molecule will be...
7 Apr 2009
New book provides an overview of aptamer development and applications This release is available in German. IMAGE: Graphical model of the ethanolamine binding aptamer. The small ethanolamine molecule will be...
UT Southwestern University Hospital earns outstanding achievement award for cancer care
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Sharon Riley is chief executive officer and vice president for UT Southwestern University Hospitals. Click here for more information. DALLAS – April 7, 2009 –...
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Sharon Riley is chief executive officer and vice president for UT Southwestern University Hospitals. Click here for more information. DALLAS – April 7, 2009 –...
Saving energy and the environment with Flywheels
7 Apr 2009
University of Texas researcher adapts ancient technology for modern use ECE researcher, Dr. Mark Flynn's high-speed flywheel motor controller is reducing fuel consumption and harmful emissions at ports throughout the world. Flynn's design has...
7 Apr 2009
University of Texas researcher adapts ancient technology for modern use ECE researcher, Dr. Mark Flynn's high-speed flywheel motor controller is reducing fuel consumption and harmful emissions at ports throughout the world. Flynn's design has...
Child health leaders call for day to unite against pneumonia, world's top child killer
7 Apr 2009
Pneumonia is world's most neglected disease, kills more than 2 million children annually Baltimore, MD (April 7, 2009) – Child health groups united with Save the Children Artist Ambassadors Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Laurie today to...
7 Apr 2009
Pneumonia is world's most neglected disease, kills more than 2 million children annually Baltimore, MD (April 7, 2009) – Child health groups united with Save the Children Artist Ambassadors Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Laurie today to...
Some underage drinking laws reduce drinking-and-driving fatal crashes better than others
7 Apr 2009
Researchers have examined which minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) laws are the most effective in reducing alcohol-related crash fatalities among youth. Four MLDA laws have significant associations with fewer underage drinking-and-driving...
7 Apr 2009
Researchers have examined which minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) laws are the most effective in reducing alcohol-related crash fatalities among youth. Four MLDA laws have significant associations with fewer underage drinking-and-driving...
Mexican health care program successful at reducing crippling health care costs
7 Apr 2009
Statistical method used in study represents major advance In results from the largest health policy study of its kind, a Mexican health care program created in 2003 has been found effective in reducing crippling health care costs among poorer...
7 Apr 2009
Statistical method used in study represents major advance In results from the largest health policy study of its kind, a Mexican health care program created in 2003 has been found effective in reducing crippling health care costs among poorer...
Underage drinking laws reduce fatal accidents, saving 732 lives per year
7 Apr 2009
165 More could be saved if all states adopted use-and-lose laws WASHINGTON, DC – State laws that prohibit people under the age of 21 from purchasing or possessing alcohol, and from driving with any alcohol in their system save 732 lives a...
7 Apr 2009
165 More could be saved if all states adopted use-and-lose laws WASHINGTON, DC – State laws that prohibit people under the age of 21 from purchasing or possessing alcohol, and from driving with any alcohol in their system save 732 lives a...
Teaching autistic teens to make friends
7 Apr 2009
Unique UCLA class provides hands-on instruction in teen social etiquette During the first week of class, the teens' eyes were downcast, their responses were mumbled and eye contact was almost nonexistent. By Week 12, though, these same kids...
7 Apr 2009
Unique UCLA class provides hands-on instruction in teen social etiquette During the first week of class, the teens' eyes were downcast, their responses were mumbled and eye contact was almost nonexistent. By Week 12, though, these same kids...
MSU researchers help lead international carbon assessment project
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: MSU Forestry professor David Skole and colleagues will help develop a model to assess carbon sequestration in remote areas. Click here for more information. EAST LANSING,...
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: MSU Forestry professor David Skole and colleagues will help develop a model to assess carbon sequestration in remote areas. Click here for more information. EAST LANSING,...
Tiny super-plant can clean up animal waste and be used for ethanol production
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Drs. Anne Stomp and Jay Cheng pose at a test facility where they have been growing duckweed using animal wastewater. Click here for more information. Researchers at North...
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Drs. Anne Stomp and Jay Cheng pose at a test facility where they have been growing duckweed using animal wastewater. Click here for more information. Researchers at North...
New security and medical sensor devices made possible by metallic nanostructures
7 Apr 2009
Scientists have designed tiny new sensor structures that could be used in novel security devices to detect poisons and explosives, or in highly sensitive medical sensors, according to research published tomorrow (8 April) in Nano Letters. The...
7 Apr 2009
Scientists have designed tiny new sensor structures that could be used in novel security devices to detect poisons and explosives, or in highly sensitive medical sensors, according to research published tomorrow (8 April) in Nano Letters. The...
Cheap and efficient white light LEDs new design described in AIP's Journal of Applied Physics
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Light produced by a new type of light emitting diode (LED) made from inexpensive, plastic-like organic materials. Click here for more information. COLLEGE PARK, MD, April...
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Light produced by a new type of light emitting diode (LED) made from inexpensive, plastic-like organic materials. Click here for more information. COLLEGE PARK, MD, April...
Queen's researchers shine light on compact fluorescent bulb problems
7 Apr 2009
Energy-saving compact lightbulbs will now be more efficient, dimmable IMAGE: This is Professor Praveen Jain, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Ph.D. candidate John Lam, Queen's University. Click here for...
7 Apr 2009
Energy-saving compact lightbulbs will now be more efficient, dimmable IMAGE: This is Professor Praveen Jain, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Ph.D. candidate John Lam, Queen's University. Click here for...
Gates charity backs bid to cut 2 million pneumonia death toll
7 Apr 2009
British researchers are to work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help combat childhood pneumonia - the largest single cause of deaths in children worldwide. The team at the University of Edinburgh has been awarded $2 million from...
7 Apr 2009
British researchers are to work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help combat childhood pneumonia - the largest single cause of deaths in children worldwide. The team at the University of Edinburgh has been awarded $2 million from...
A woman's nose knows body odor
7 Apr 2009
Women may be sniffing out biologically-relevant information from underarm sweat PHILADELPHIA (April 7, 2009) – It may be wise to trust the female nose when it comes to body odor. According to new research from the Monell Center, it is...
7 Apr 2009
Women may be sniffing out biologically-relevant information from underarm sweat PHILADELPHIA (April 7, 2009) – It may be wise to trust the female nose when it comes to body odor. According to new research from the Monell Center, it is...
Digital album puts focus on kids' health
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: This is an example of what a parent would see on the home screen for BabySteps, a multimedia system that's part digital baby album and part medical chart. Click here for more...
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: This is an example of what a parent would see on the home screen for BabySteps, a multimedia system that's part digital baby album and part medical chart. Click here for more...
Largest attempt in history to understand tornadoes slated to begin
7 Apr 2009
Nationwide tornado experiment underway in May IMAGE: Atmospheric scientists soon will conduct the most ambitious tornado field project in history. Click here for more...
7 Apr 2009
Nationwide tornado experiment underway in May IMAGE: Atmospheric scientists soon will conduct the most ambitious tornado field project in history. Click here for more...
Global alliance of leading technological universities to address global societal issues
7 Apr 2009
Seven of the world's top technological universities have come together to form the Global Alliance of Technological Universities. The Alliance brings together these leading engineering-based universities in the belief that one of the best ways...
7 Apr 2009
Seven of the world's top technological universities have come together to form the Global Alliance of Technological Universities. The Alliance brings together these leading engineering-based universities in the belief that one of the best ways...
Desert woodrats switch one dietary poison for another
7 Apr 2009
Climate change drives shift from toxic juniper trees to creosote bushes IMAGE: A woodrat in Utah's Great Basin is surrounded by toxic juniper leaves, which is much of its diet. Click here for more...
7 Apr 2009
Climate change drives shift from toxic juniper trees to creosote bushes IMAGE: A woodrat in Utah's Great Basin is surrounded by toxic juniper leaves, which is much of its diet. Click here for more...
New medications show promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer
7 Apr 2009
A new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials involving patients whose disease has become resistant to current drugs. Of 30 men who received low doses of one the drugs in a multisite...
7 Apr 2009
A new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials involving patients whose disease has become resistant to current drugs. Of 30 men who received low doses of one the drugs in a multisite...
'Pain in the ICU' report suggests comprehensive approach
7 Apr 2009
Family members may help assess a loved one's pain (Northbrook, IL, April 7, 2009) – Managing pain in the ICU is an ongoing and significant challenge for the critical care team. However, new reports suggest that taking a comprehensive...
7 Apr 2009
Family members may help assess a loved one's pain (Northbrook, IL, April 7, 2009) – Managing pain in the ICU is an ongoing and significant challenge for the critical care team. However, new reports suggest that taking a comprehensive...
A full-sized California-style home made of bamboo
7 Apr 2009
Construction uses uses GluBam building material hailed by Popular Science in 'Best of What's New in 2008' IMAGE: Demonstration five-bedroom 3.5 bath house constructed of bamboo material on Hunan University...
7 Apr 2009
Construction uses uses GluBam building material hailed by Popular Science in 'Best of What's New in 2008' IMAGE: Demonstration five-bedroom 3.5 bath house constructed of bamboo material on Hunan University...
Not just a long-distance relationship: Immune cells in skin fight off infection better than the rest
7 Apr 2009
Scientists at the University of Melbourne have discovered the local action of immune cells in the skin, which could improve treatment of viral skin infections. This work identifies previously unrecognised first-line defence mechanisms that...
7 Apr 2009
Scientists at the University of Melbourne have discovered the local action of immune cells in the skin, which could improve treatment of viral skin infections. This work identifies previously unrecognised first-line defence mechanisms that...
Violent video games can improve vision
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: This is Dr. Uri Polat from Tel Aviv University. Click here for more information. Video killed the radio star, the old song goes –– but violent video games, a...
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: This is Dr. Uri Polat from Tel Aviv University. Click here for more information. Video killed the radio star, the old song goes –– but violent video games, a...
Altered gene can increase risk of schizophrenia
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: This is Rutgers geneticist Linda Brzustowicz. Click here for more information. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers geneticist Linda Brzustowicz and her colleagues have...
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: This is Rutgers geneticist Linda Brzustowicz. Click here for more information. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers geneticist Linda Brzustowicz and her colleagues have...
Dramatically backlit dust in giant galaxy
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of NGC 7049 in the constellation of Indus, in the southern sky. A family of globular clusters appears as glittering spots dusted... Click here for...
7 Apr 2009
IMAGE: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of NGC 7049 in the constellation of Indus, in the southern sky. A family of globular clusters appears as glittering spots dusted... Click here for...
Adult brain processes fractions 'effortlessly'
7 Apr 2009
Mathematical value intuited without calculation; findings may impact math education Although fractions are thought to be a difficult mathematical concept to learn, the adult brain encodes them automatically without conscious thought, according...
7 Apr 2009
Mathematical value intuited without calculation; findings may impact math education Although fractions are thought to be a difficult mathematical concept to learn, the adult brain encodes them automatically without conscious thought, according...
American Chemical Society announces winners of 'What is Nano?' video contest
7 Apr 2009
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2009 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the winners of the "What is Nano?" video contest held by ACS Nanotation (http://www.acsnanotation.org), the Web community site for nanoscience and...
7 Apr 2009
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2009 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the winners of the "What is Nano?" video contest held by ACS Nanotation (http://www.acsnanotation.org), the Web community site for nanoscience and...
Exercise is safe, improves quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure
7 Apr 2009
Regular exercise is safe for heart failure patients and may slightly lower their risk of death or hospitalization, according to results from the largest and most comprehensive clinical trial to examine the effects of exercise in chronic heart...
7 Apr 2009
Regular exercise is safe for heart failure patients and may slightly lower their risk of death or hospitalization, according to results from the largest and most comprehensive clinical trial to examine the effects of exercise in chronic heart...
Also in the April 7 JNCI
7 Apr 2009
Subsequent Malignancy a Major Cause of Death in Long-Term Survivors of Hereditary Retinoblastoma Long-term survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma are at an increased risk of death due to a second cancer, according to a large cohort...
7 Apr 2009
Subsequent Malignancy a Major Cause of Death in Long-Term Survivors of Hereditary Retinoblastoma Long-term survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma are at an increased risk of death due to a second cancer, according to a large cohort...
NIH Clinical and Translational Science Consortium grows to 39 members
7 Apr 2009
University of Cincinnati receives $22.7 million to launch new center The National Institutes of Health announced today that the University of Cincinnati will become the 39th member of its Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)...
7 Apr 2009
University of Cincinnati receives $22.7 million to launch new center The National Institutes of Health announced today that the University of Cincinnati will become the 39th member of its Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)...
Growth factor TGF-B helps maintain health of retinal blood vessels
7 Apr 2009
Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that the growth factor known as TGF-β is essential to the health of blood vessels in the retina and that blocking it can cause retinal dysfunction. These findings, published in the...
7 Apr 2009
Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that the growth factor known as TGF-β is essential to the health of blood vessels in the retina and that blocking it can cause retinal dysfunction. These findings, published in the...
Mayo researchers discover mechanism of cell type-specific signaling in tumor development
7 Apr 2009
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered the mechanisms behind two key checkpoints in cell growth and development — factors that may ultimately allow investigators to benchmark progression of tumor cells or stop...
7 Apr 2009
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered the mechanisms behind two key checkpoints in cell growth and development — factors that may ultimately allow investigators to benchmark progression of tumor cells or stop...
George Mason University receives $7 million contract for research and development to counter IEDs
7 Apr 2009
FAIRFAX, Va.—George Mason University has been awarded a contract by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO)—valued at more than $7 million if fully funded over three years—for research and...
7 Apr 2009
FAIRFAX, Va.—George Mason University has been awarded a contract by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO)—valued at more than $7 million if fully funded over three years—for research and...
More intense bladder cancer treatment does not improve survival, U-M study finds
7 Apr 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Despite enduring more invasive tests and medical procedures, patients who were treated aggressively for early stage bladder cancer had no better survival than patients who were treated less aggressively. Further, the...
7 Apr 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Despite enduring more invasive tests and medical procedures, patients who were treated aggressively for early stage bladder cancer had no better survival than patients who were treated less aggressively. Further, the...
Climate change to spur rapid shifts in wildfire hotspots
7 Apr 2009
Berkeley — Climate change will bring about major shifts in worldwide fire patterns, and those changes are coming fast, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, in...
7 Apr 2009
Berkeley — Climate change will bring about major shifts in worldwide fire patterns, and those changes are coming fast, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, in...
Study: Every 1.7 minutes a Medicare beneficiary experiences a patient safety event
7 Apr 2009
Patients at top-performing hospitals 43 percent less likely to experience a medical error GOLDEN, Colo. (April 7, 2009) – The 2009 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipients were identified in a report issued today by...
7 Apr 2009
Patients at top-performing hospitals 43 percent less likely to experience a medical error GOLDEN, Colo. (April 7, 2009) – The 2009 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipients were identified in a report issued today by...
Multifocal lung cancers appear to originate from single cancer clone
7 Apr 2009
Multiple, anatomically distinct lung cancer tumors may frequently arise from a single cancer cell, according to a retrospective analysis of patient tumor samples published in the April 7 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer...
7 Apr 2009
Multiple, anatomically distinct lung cancer tumors may frequently arise from a single cancer cell, according to a retrospective analysis of patient tumor samples published in the April 7 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer...
Has HIV become more virulent?
7 Apr 2009
Damage to patients' immune systems is happening sooner now than it did at the beginning of the HIV epidemic, suggesting the virus has become more virulent, according to a new study in the May 1, 2009 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now...
7 Apr 2009
Damage to patients' immune systems is happening sooner now than it did at the beginning of the HIV epidemic, suggesting the virus has become more virulent, according to a new study in the May 1, 2009 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now...
Reserves found to be 'effective tool' for reducing fires in Brazilian rainforests
7 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS ONE DURHAM, NC – Rainforest reserves – even those disturbed by roads – provide an important buffer against fires that are devastating parts of the Brazilian Amazon, according to a new study by a trio of...
7 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS ONE DURHAM, NC – Rainforest reserves – even those disturbed by roads – provide an important buffer against fires that are devastating parts of the Brazilian Amazon, according to a new study by a trio of...
Journal Chest: April news briefs
7 Apr 2009
ASTHMA EPISODES DECREASE WITH REDUCED ETS EXPOSURE Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure is associated with poor asthma outcomes in children. However, a new study shows that reducing exposure to ETS may improve asthma outcomes....
7 Apr 2009
ASTHMA EPISODES DECREASE WITH REDUCED ETS EXPOSURE Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure is associated with poor asthma outcomes in children. However, a new study shows that reducing exposure to ETS may improve asthma outcomes....
Oral contraceptives associated with increased risk of lupus
7 Apr 2009
Study found use of oral contraceptives was associated with an increased risk of SLE, particularly among women who had recently started taking them The ratio of women to men with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is nine...
7 Apr 2009
Study found use of oral contraceptives was associated with an increased risk of SLE, particularly among women who had recently started taking them The ratio of women to men with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is nine...
US, Russian organizations team to improve the quality of medicines
7 Apr 2009
Russian language version of US standards compendia announced Rockville, Md., April 7, 2009 — Aiming to improve the quality of medicines in the Russian Federation and the United States, two leading drug quality organizations in those...
7 Apr 2009
Russian language version of US standards compendia announced Rockville, Md., April 7, 2009 — Aiming to improve the quality of medicines in the Russian Federation and the United States, two leading drug quality organizations in those...
Rice-led project aims to boost performance on every chip
7 Apr 2009
DARPA awards $16 million to Rice University to improve compilers HOUSTON -- (April 7, 2009) -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), as part of its Architecture Aware Compiler Environment Program, has awarded Rice University...
7 Apr 2009
DARPA awards $16 million to Rice University to improve compilers HOUSTON -- (April 7, 2009) -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), as part of its Architecture Aware Compiler Environment Program, has awarded Rice University...
More intensive treatment not associated with better outcomes in early bladder cancer
7 Apr 2009
Patients with early bladder cancer who receive more intensive treatment within the first two years of diagnosis do not appear to have better survival than patients who receive less intensive treatment, according to a retrospective analysis...
7 Apr 2009
Patients with early bladder cancer who receive more intensive treatment within the first two years of diagnosis do not appear to have better survival than patients who receive less intensive treatment, according to a retrospective analysis...
New Mexican health-care program successful at reducing crippling health care costs
7 Apr 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –Seguro Popular, a Mexican health care program instituted in 2003, has already reduced crippling health care costs among poorer households, according to an evaluation conducted by researchers at Harvard University in...
7 Apr 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –Seguro Popular, a Mexican health care program instituted in 2003, has already reduced crippling health care costs among poorer households, according to an evaluation conducted by researchers at Harvard University in...
Weight gain early in life leads to physical disabilities in older adults
7 Apr 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Carrying extra weight earlier in life increases the risk of developing problems with mobility in old age, even if the weight is eventually lost, according to new research out of the Sticht Center on Aging at Wake...
7 Apr 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Carrying extra weight earlier in life increases the risk of developing problems with mobility in old age, even if the weight is eventually lost, according to new research out of the Sticht Center on Aging at Wake...
UIC biologists use DNA to study migration of threatened whale sharks
7 Apr 2009
Whale sharks -- giants of the fish world that strike terror only among tiny creatures like the plankton and krill they eat -- are imperiled by over-fishing of the species in parts of its ocean range. That threat is underscored in a new study...
7 Apr 2009
Whale sharks -- giants of the fish world that strike terror only among tiny creatures like the plankton and krill they eat -- are imperiled by over-fishing of the species in parts of its ocean range. That threat is underscored in a new study...
Wild chimpanzees exchange meat for sex
7 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS ONE Wild female chimpanzees copulate more frequently with males who share meat with them over long periods of time, according to a study led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in...
7 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS ONE Wild female chimpanzees copulate more frequently with males who share meat with them over long periods of time, according to a study led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in...
Fishy business
7 Apr 2009
Faced with the global demand for fish oils and tighter restrictions in the EU on toxins in the oils, a cluster of Norwegian and French companies and researchers saw a niche in the market for a cost-effective method to remove harmful...
7 Apr 2009
Faced with the global demand for fish oils and tighter restrictions in the EU on toxins in the oils, a cluster of Norwegian and French companies and researchers saw a niche in the market for a cost-effective method to remove harmful...
Spring fishing season arrives... and with it, amphibian diseases
7 Apr 2009
Bait-shop trade likely source of pathogen spread in salamanders IMAGE: Biologists have discovered that amphibian diseases are spread by bait shops. Click here for more...
7 Apr 2009
Bait-shop trade likely source of pathogen spread in salamanders IMAGE: Biologists have discovered that amphibian diseases are spread by bait shops. Click here for more...
Better living through chemistry
7 Apr 2009
Scientists study how microbes survive and thrive in deep, dark, noxious, oxygen-depleted, super-salty ecosystems that may resemble primordial environments IMAGE: A mineral chimney and microbe mats on the sea...
7 Apr 2009
Scientists study how microbes survive and thrive in deep, dark, noxious, oxygen-depleted, super-salty ecosystems that may resemble primordial environments IMAGE: A mineral chimney and microbe mats on the sea...
When physical and mental health problems co-occur and money gets tight, which prescriptions go...
7 Apr 2009
A new study points to a troubling connection between out-of-pocket expenses for people contending with both physical illnesses and depression, affecting access to antidepressant treatment. Dr. Carolyn Dewa, head of the Work and Well-being...
7 Apr 2009
A new study points to a troubling connection between out-of-pocket expenses for people contending with both physical illnesses and depression, affecting access to antidepressant treatment. Dr. Carolyn Dewa, head of the Work and Well-being...
Owls' dawn and dusk concerts promote visual communication
7 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS ONE Reporting in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE April 8, Vincenzo Penteriani and Maria Delgado of the Estacion Biologica de Doñana, Spain, describe the evolution of white throat badges in association...
7 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS ONE Reporting in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE April 8, Vincenzo Penteriani and Maria Delgado of the Estacion Biologica de Doñana, Spain, describe the evolution of white throat badges in association...
Exercise is safe, improves outcomes for patients with heart failure
7 Apr 2009
DURHAM, N.C. – Working out on a stationary bicycle or walking on a treadmill just 25 to 30 minutes most days of the week is enough to modestly lower risk of hospitalization or death for patients with heart failure, say researchers from...
7 Apr 2009
DURHAM, N.C. – Working out on a stationary bicycle or walking on a treadmill just 25 to 30 minutes most days of the week is enough to modestly lower risk of hospitalization or death for patients with heart failure, say researchers from...
Patient preferences play role in racial disparities in rheumatoid arthritis treatment
7 Apr 2009
New study examined whether African-American and white patients with RA differ in how they make trade-offs between risks and benefits related to treatment Racial disparities in the delivery of healthcare occur even among insured populations with...
7 Apr 2009
New study examined whether African-American and white patients with RA differ in how they make trade-offs between risks and benefits related to treatment Racial disparities in the delivery of healthcare occur even among insured populations with...
Earthshine reflects Earth's oceans and continents from the dark side of the moon
7 Apr 2009
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known...
7 Apr 2009
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known...
Waist size found to be predictor of heart failure in both men and women
7 Apr 2009
New research examines middle-aged and older populations BOSTON – Adding to the growing evidence that a person's waist size is an important indicator of heart health, a study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...
7 Apr 2009
New research examines middle-aged and older populations BOSTON – Adding to the growing evidence that a person's waist size is an important indicator of heart health, a study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...
Intervention reduces children's viewing of violent TV
7 Apr 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A team of Oregon State University researchers has successfully implemented a classroom-based intervention that reduces the amount of violent TV that children watch. According to the researchers, whose findings will be...
7 Apr 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A team of Oregon State University researchers has successfully implemented a classroom-based intervention that reduces the amount of violent TV that children watch. According to the researchers, whose findings will be...
Exercise improves quality of life for heart failure patients
7 Apr 2009
DURHAM, N.C. – Heart failure patients who regularly exercise fare better and feel better about their lives than do similar patients who do not work out on a regular basis, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center. The findings,...
7 Apr 2009
DURHAM, N.C. – Heart failure patients who regularly exercise fare better and feel better about their lives than do similar patients who do not work out on a regular basis, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center. The findings,...
Bridging the gap between wireless sensor networks and the scientists who use them
7 Apr 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---A new, simpler programming language for wireless sensor networks is designed for easy use by geologists who might use them to monitor volcanoes and biologists who rely on them to understand birds' nesting behaviors, for...
7 Apr 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---A new, simpler programming language for wireless sensor networks is designed for easy use by geologists who might use them to monitor volcanoes and biologists who rely on them to understand birds' nesting behaviors, for...
Is love at first sight real? Geneticists offer tantalizing clues
7 Apr 2009
Research published in the journal Genetics shows that the reproductive outcome of a mated pair depends on pre-existing gene expression in the female and on the male with whom she mates Leave it to geneticists to answer a question that has...
7 Apr 2009
Research published in the journal Genetics shows that the reproductive outcome of a mated pair depends on pre-existing gene expression in the female and on the male with whom she mates Leave it to geneticists to answer a question that has...
U study shows MRI-based method holds promise for predicting treatment outcomes in patients with AF
7 Apr 2009
MRI-based method also gives doctors potential metrics for measuring progress of disease, which causes more than 66,000 deaths a year SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah researchers have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance...
7 Apr 2009
MRI-based method also gives doctors potential metrics for measuring progress of disease, which causes more than 66,000 deaths a year SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah researchers have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance...
New, simple method identifies preterm infants at risk of eye disease
7 Apr 2009
A simple way of establishing which preterm infants are at risk of developing the eye disease ROP is to follow their weight gain. A new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, suggests that following weekly weight...
7 Apr 2009
A simple way of establishing which preterm infants are at risk of developing the eye disease ROP is to follow their weight gain. A new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, suggests that following weekly weight...
Rhythmic genomics -- the yeast metronome and the walk of life
7 Apr 2009
New genome sequence information from the humble baker's yeast has revealed surprising variation in a set of genes that can be thought of as nature's oldest clock. In a paper published in Genome Research scientists show how ribosomal RNA genes...
7 Apr 2009
New genome sequence information from the humble baker's yeast has revealed surprising variation in a set of genes that can be thought of as nature's oldest clock. In a paper published in Genome Research scientists show how ribosomal RNA genes...
Human impacts on coral reefs of Northwestern Hawaiian islands revealed
7 Apr 2009
New maps offer effective management tool IMAGE: Coral reefs such as those pictured here in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are threatened. Click here for more...
7 Apr 2009
New maps offer effective management tool IMAGE: Coral reefs such as those pictured here in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are threatened. Click here for more...
German Earthquake Task Force in operation in Italy
7 Apr 2009
Scientific support in the earthquake region Three scientists from the GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences set off in the early hours of this morning for Italy. In their luggage they have instruments for the registration of aftershocks,...
7 Apr 2009
Scientific support in the earthquake region Three scientists from the GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences set off in the early hours of this morning for Italy. In their luggage they have instruments for the registration of aftershocks,...
Weight discrimination could contribute to the glass ceiling effect for women, study finds
7 Apr 2009
VIDEO: Mark Roehling, associate professor at Michigan State University, discusses new research exploring weight discrimination against women in the workplace. Click here for more...
7 Apr 2009
VIDEO: Mark Roehling, associate professor at Michigan State University, discusses new research exploring weight discrimination against women in the workplace. Click here for more...
UC and partners awarded $23 million to transform discoveries into real-world health solutions
7 Apr 2009
CINCINNATI—The University of Cincinnati (UC) and its affiliated health care partners will receive nearly $23 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to bring innovations from the laboratory bench to the bedside and to...
7 Apr 2009
CINCINNATI—The University of Cincinnati (UC) and its affiliated health care partners will receive nearly $23 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to bring innovations from the laboratory bench to the bedside and to...
From three to four: A quantum leap in few-body physics
7 Apr 2009
This release is available in German. IMAGE: This is Francesca Ferlaino from the Institute of Experimental Physics at the University of Innsbruck. Click here for more...
7 Apr 2009
This release is available in German. IMAGE: This is Francesca Ferlaino from the Institute of Experimental Physics at the University of Innsbruck. Click here for more...
Acupuncture 'probably ineffective' in treatment of hot flushes
7 Apr 2009
Acupuncture cannot be shown to have any positive effect on hot flushes during the menopause. This is the conclusion of a systematic review of literature by three groups in Daejon, Busan (South Korea) and Exeter (UK), published in the current...
7 Apr 2009
Acupuncture cannot be shown to have any positive effect on hot flushes during the menopause. This is the conclusion of a systematic review of literature by three groups in Daejon, Busan (South Korea) and Exeter (UK), published in the current...
VA/UAB study looks at functional decline in older patients after hospitalization
7 Apr 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Motivation and expectation may be factors in helping older adults regain lost functional ability after hospitalization, say researchers with the Birmingham Veterans Administration Medical Center and UAB (University of...
7 Apr 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Motivation and expectation may be factors in helping older adults regain lost functional ability after hospitalization, say researchers with the Birmingham Veterans Administration Medical Center and UAB (University of...
Scientists discover pentagonal ice
7 Apr 2009
LIVERPOOL, UK – 7 April 2009: Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered a five-sided ice chain structure that could be used to modify future weather patterns. Researchers, in collaboration with University College London...
7 Apr 2009
LIVERPOOL, UK – 7 April 2009: Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered a five-sided ice chain structure that could be used to modify future weather patterns. Researchers, in collaboration with University College London...
I'm forever imploding bubbles
7 Apr 2009
New sensor ensures our hospitals are hygienic by listening to collapsing bubbles The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed the first sensor capable of measuring localized ultrasonic cavitation – the implosion of bubbles in a...
7 Apr 2009
New sensor ensures our hospitals are hygienic by listening to collapsing bubbles The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed the first sensor capable of measuring localized ultrasonic cavitation – the implosion of bubbles in a...
Cognitive behavior therapy helps older adults with anxiety reduce worry, improve mental health
7 Apr 2009
Older adults with generalized anxiety disorder who received cognitive behavior therapy had greater improvement on measures of worry, depression and mental health than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the April 8 issue...
7 Apr 2009
Older adults with generalized anxiety disorder who received cognitive behavior therapy had greater improvement on measures of worry, depression and mental health than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the April 8 issue...
Gene therapy appears safe to regenerate gum tissue
7 Apr 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a method of gene delivery that appears safe for regenerating tooth-supporting gum tissue---a discovery that assuages one of the biggest safety concerns surrounding gene...
7 Apr 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a method of gene delivery that appears safe for regenerating tooth-supporting gum tissue---a discovery that assuages one of the biggest safety concerns surrounding gene...
Studies indicate exercise training may provide some benefit for patients with heart failure
7 Apr 2009
Aerobic exercise training appears safe for patients with heart failure and was associated with a modest reduction in the risk of death and hospitalization, with some improvement in quality of life, according to two articles in the April 8...
7 Apr 2009
Aerobic exercise training appears safe for patients with heart failure and was associated with a modest reduction in the risk of death and hospitalization, with some improvement in quality of life, according to two articles in the April 8...
CAMH scientist first psychiatrist to win Royal College Medal Award in Medicine
7 Apr 2009
Dr. Jeffrey Meyer, and Head of Neurochemical Imaging in the Mood Disorders at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), is the first psychiatrist to be honoured with the Royal College Medal Award in Medicine in the award's 60 year...
7 Apr 2009
Dr. Jeffrey Meyer, and Head of Neurochemical Imaging in the Mood Disorders at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), is the first psychiatrist to be honoured with the Royal College Medal Award in Medicine in the award's 60 year...
Fat-derived inflammatory factor may explain diseases that come with obesity
7 Apr 2009
An inflammatory factor already linked to several diseases, including pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and arthritis, may also be responsible for the insulin resistance that comes with obesity, according to a new study published in the April...
7 Apr 2009
An inflammatory factor already linked to several diseases, including pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and arthritis, may also be responsible for the insulin resistance that comes with obesity, according to a new study published in the April...
Mexico's health insurance success offers lessons for US reforms, Lancet study suggests
7 Apr 2009
As America considers major healthcare reforms, it may have lessons to learn from Seguro Popular, Mexico's ambitious plan to improve healthcare for its estimated 50 million uninsured citizens, suggests Ryan Moore, co-author of a study published...
7 Apr 2009
As America considers major healthcare reforms, it may have lessons to learn from Seguro Popular, Mexico's ambitious plan to improve healthcare for its estimated 50 million uninsured citizens, suggests Ryan Moore, co-author of a study published...
Genetic risk factors play role in autoantibody-negative rheumatoid arthritis
7 Apr 2009
A new study examined 148 twin pairs in which one twin had RA During the past few years, several new genetic risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been identified. The majority of genetic risk factors identified so far have been...
7 Apr 2009
A new study examined 148 twin pairs in which one twin had RA During the past few years, several new genetic risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been identified. The majority of genetic risk factors identified so far have been...
Caltech electrical engineer awarded $6 million to develop self-healing circuits
7 Apr 2009
PASADENA, Calif.-- Over the past few decades, the transistors in computer chips have become progressively smaller and faster, allowing upwards of a billion individual transistors to be packed into a single circuit, thus shrinking the size of...
7 Apr 2009
PASADENA, Calif.-- Over the past few decades, the transistors in computer chips have become progressively smaller and faster, allowing upwards of a billion individual transistors to be packed into a single circuit, thus shrinking the size of...
Jutta Allmendinger wins 2009 Communicator Award
7 Apr 2009
Social scientist from Berlin receives award for outstanding communication of her research on pressing social issues to the public This release is available in German. The social scientist Jutta Allmendinger is the winner of this year's...
7 Apr 2009
Social scientist from Berlin receives award for outstanding communication of her research on pressing social issues to the public This release is available in German. The social scientist Jutta Allmendinger is the winner of this year's...
Too much protein, eaten along with fat, may lead to insulin resistance
7 Apr 2009
DURHAM, N.C. – A clue about the blood chemistry of obese people who develop insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, has been confirmed in animal studies at the Duke University Medical Center. Obese people have been found to harbor...
7 Apr 2009
DURHAM, N.C. – A clue about the blood chemistry of obese people who develop insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, has been confirmed in animal studies at the Duke University Medical Center. Obese people have been found to harbor...
New drug shows promising results for psoriatic arthritis
7 Apr 2009
Golimumab is a new human monoclonal antibody that works against tumor necrosis factor Psoriatic arthritis affects about 11 percent of patients with psoriasis. Anti-tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) agents, which block signaling...
7 Apr 2009
Golimumab is a new human monoclonal antibody that works against tumor necrosis factor Psoriatic arthritis affects about 11 percent of patients with psoriasis. Anti-tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) agents, which block signaling...
High-fat diets plus extra protein make for bad mix
7 Apr 2009
It's basically a given that diets loaded with fat can lead to considerable health problems. But a new study in the April issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, shows that in some cases diets that are high in both fat and protein...
7 Apr 2009
It's basically a given that diets loaded with fat can lead to considerable health problems. But a new study in the April issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, shows that in some cases diets that are high in both fat and protein...
Joslin study pinpoints role of insulin on glucagon levels
7 Apr 2009
Finding could lead to new treatments for better blood glucose control BOSTON – April 7, 2009 – Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown for the first time that insulin plays a key role in suppressing levels of glucagon,...
7 Apr 2009
Finding could lead to new treatments for better blood glucose control BOSTON – April 7, 2009 – Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown for the first time that insulin plays a key role in suppressing levels of glucagon,...
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