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American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 22, 2009
27 Apr 2009
Here is the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) Weekly PressPac from the Office of Public Affairs. It has news from ACS' 34 peer-reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News. Please credit the individual journal or the American...
27 Apr 2009
Here is the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) Weekly PressPac from the Office of Public Affairs. It has news from ACS' 34 peer-reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News. Please credit the individual journal or the American...
Open access advocate Philip E. Bourne to receive 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award
27 Apr 2009
Philip E. Bourne, a computational biologist and professor with the University of California, San Diego, will be presented with the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award this week in recognition of his efforts as a leading advocate for the free and open...
27 Apr 2009
Philip E. Bourne, a computational biologist and professor with the University of California, San Diego, will be presented with the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award this week in recognition of his efforts as a leading advocate for the free and open...
AUA counters mainstream recommendations with new best practice statement on PSA testing
27 Apr 2009
New guidance stresses that PSA testing should be individualized, men should get baseline reading at age 40 LINTHICUM, MD, April 27, 2009—The American Urological Association (AUA) today issued new clinical guidance – which directly...
27 Apr 2009
New guidance stresses that PSA testing should be individualized, men should get baseline reading at age 40 LINTHICUM, MD, April 27, 2009—The American Urological Association (AUA) today issued new clinical guidance – which directly...
New blow for dinosaur-killing asteroid theory
27 Apr 2009
Impact didn't lead to mass extinction 65 million years ago, geologists find The enduringly popular theory that the Chicxulub crater holds the clue to the demise of the dinosaurs, along with some 65 percent of all species 65 million years ago,...
27 Apr 2009
Impact didn't lead to mass extinction 65 million years ago, geologists find The enduringly popular theory that the Chicxulub crater holds the clue to the demise of the dinosaurs, along with some 65 percent of all species 65 million years ago,...
Countries unite to reduce animal use in product toxicity testing worldwide
27 Apr 2009
US, Canada, Japan and European Union sign international agreement Representatives from four international agencies, including the director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP), today signed a memorandum of cooperation that could reduce...
27 Apr 2009
US, Canada, Japan and European Union sign international agreement Representatives from four international agencies, including the director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP), today signed a memorandum of cooperation that could reduce...
Joining forces to improve lung cancer treatment
27 Apr 2009
EMCTO Conference, Lugano, May 1-3, 2009 Lugano, 27 April 2009 – Prevention, personalized therapies and closer collaborations between surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists will result in better outcomes for lung cancer...
27 Apr 2009
EMCTO Conference, Lugano, May 1-3, 2009 Lugano, 27 April 2009 – Prevention, personalized therapies and closer collaborations between surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists will result in better outcomes for lung cancer...
Autism may be linked to being firstborn, breech births or moms 35 or older
27 Apr 2009
Study looked at group of Utah 8-year-olds SALT LAKE CITY – Children who are firstborn or breech or whose mothers are 35 or older when giving birth are at significantly greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder, University of...
27 Apr 2009
Study looked at group of Utah 8-year-olds SALT LAKE CITY – Children who are firstborn or breech or whose mothers are 35 or older when giving birth are at significantly greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder, University of...
Whiter laundry and a surprising new treatment for kids' eczema
27 Apr 2009
Bleach baths clear the rash and banish flare-ups of miserable skin disease CHICAGO--- It's best known for whitening a load of laundry. But now simple household bleach has a surprising new role: an effective treatment for kids' chronic...
27 Apr 2009
Bleach baths clear the rash and banish flare-ups of miserable skin disease CHICAGO--- It's best known for whitening a load of laundry. But now simple household bleach has a surprising new role: an effective treatment for kids' chronic...
UTSA, Health Science Center collaborate with Merck & Co. to develop chlamydia vaccine
27 Apr 2009
San Antonio TX -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (Health Science Center) today announced an exclusive license and sponsored research agreement with Merck &...
27 Apr 2009
San Antonio TX -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (Health Science Center) today announced an exclusive license and sponsored research agreement with Merck &...
Large sponges may be reattached to coral reefs
27 Apr 2009
A new study describes a novel technique for reattaching large sponges that have been dislodged from coral reefs Key Largo, Fla. – April 27, 2009 – A new study appearing in Restoration Ecology describes a novel technique for...
27 Apr 2009
A new study describes a novel technique for reattaching large sponges that have been dislodged from coral reefs Key Largo, Fla. – April 27, 2009 – A new study appearing in Restoration Ecology describes a novel technique for...
Beyond 'ooh-ooh, aah-aah'-- expert on monkey communication kicks off Darwin series, May 5
27 Apr 2009
Robert Seyfarth, a noted expert on monkey communication, will present "Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind" from 5-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, in Room 130 Sharp Hall at the University of Delaware. The lecture will kick off the...
27 Apr 2009
Robert Seyfarth, a noted expert on monkey communication, will present "Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind" from 5-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, in Room 130 Sharp Hall at the University of Delaware. The lecture will kick off the...
Carnegie Mellon, Pitt receive NSF grant to study how people learn and how they can learn better
27 Apr 2009
PITTSBURGH—The National Science Foundation has renewed a five-year, $25 million grant to continue the work of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center (PSLC), founded by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh in...
27 Apr 2009
PITTSBURGH—The National Science Foundation has renewed a five-year, $25 million grant to continue the work of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center (PSLC), founded by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh in...
Heart attacks: The tipping point
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: A fluorescent micrograph showing mytocytes (red) and fibroblasts (green). Click here for more information. Twenty percent of American deaths each year are caused by heart...
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: A fluorescent micrograph showing mytocytes (red) and fibroblasts (green). Click here for more information. Twenty percent of American deaths each year are caused by heart...
Study suggests Buddhist deity meditation temporarily augments visuospatial abilities
27 Apr 2009
Meditation has been practiced for centuries, as a way to calm the soul and bring about inner peace. According to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, there is now evidence that a...
27 Apr 2009
Meditation has been practiced for centuries, as a way to calm the soul and bring about inner peace. According to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, there is now evidence that a...
Landfill cover soil methane oxidation underestimated
27 Apr 2009
A literature review reveals that landfill cover soils oxidize more methane than guidelines suggest MADISON, WI, APRIL 27, 2009 – Landfilled waste decomposes in the absence of oxygen and results in the production of methane. Landfills are...
27 Apr 2009
A literature review reveals that landfill cover soils oxidize more methane than guidelines suggest MADISON, WI, APRIL 27, 2009 – Landfilled waste decomposes in the absence of oxygen and results in the production of methane. Landfills are...
Four legendary LA BioMed physician-researchers honored
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: John R. Benfield, MD, is a LA BioMed Legend Award winner. Click here for more information. LOS ANGELES (April 27, 2009) – In recognition of their distinguished...
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: John R. Benfield, MD, is a LA BioMed Legend Award winner. Click here for more information. LOS ANGELES (April 27, 2009) – In recognition of their distinguished...
Re-awakening old genes to help in the fight against HIV
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Alexander Cole works with students in his lab at the University of Central Florida in Orlando Click here for more information. A new vaginal cream containing a...
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Alexander Cole works with students in his lab at the University of Central Florida in Orlando Click here for more information. A new vaginal cream containing a...
Missing planets attest to destructive power of stars' tides
27 Apr 2009
During the last two decades, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. New research indicates they might have found even more except for one thing – some planets have fallen into their stars and...
27 Apr 2009
During the last two decades, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. New research indicates they might have found even more except for one thing – some planets have fallen into their stars and...
A bright future with solar lanterns for India's poor
27 Apr 2009
Solar energy could greatly improve standard of living in poor households in India / Women and children benefit most Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the...
27 Apr 2009
Solar energy could greatly improve standard of living in poor households in India / Women and children benefit most Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the...
New study overturns orthodoxy on how macrophages kill bacteria
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Medical microbiology professor James Slauch led a study that challenges decades-old assumptions about how immune cells kill bacteria. Click here for more...
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Medical microbiology professor James Slauch led a study that challenges decades-old assumptions about how immune cells kill bacteria. Click here for more...
MCG participating in national study to identify genetic variants in schizophrenia
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Peter F. Buckley is a schizophrenia expert and chair of the department of psychiatry and health behavior in the MCG School of Medicine. Click here for more...
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Peter F. Buckley is a schizophrenia expert and chair of the department of psychiatry and health behavior in the MCG School of Medicine. Click here for more...
Scientist warns over pandemic flu vaccine 6-month time lag
27 Apr 2009
Study is first to show pre-pandemic vaccine approach New research published today (Monday April 27) from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust warns of a six-month time lag before effective vaccines can be...
27 Apr 2009
Study is first to show pre-pandemic vaccine approach New research published today (Monday April 27) from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust warns of a six-month time lag before effective vaccines can be...
Flu vaccine given in microneedle skin patches proves effective in mice
27 Apr 2009
New delivery method could result in simpler, safer, painless vaccines Flu vaccine delivered through skin patches containing microneedles has proven just as effective at preventing influenza in mice as intramuscular, hypodermic flu immunization....
27 Apr 2009
New delivery method could result in simpler, safer, painless vaccines Flu vaccine delivered through skin patches containing microneedles has proven just as effective at preventing influenza in mice as intramuscular, hypodermic flu immunization....
Two U. of I. MBA students earn global leadership award
27 Apr 2009
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two former U.S. Army officers studying in the University of Illinois MBA program have won an international leadership award for organizing a first-of-its-kind career fair that connected military veterans with...
27 Apr 2009
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two former U.S. Army officers studying in the University of Illinois MBA program have won an international leadership award for organizing a first-of-its-kind career fair that connected military veterans with...
IEEE 125th Anniversary Celebration in Austin
27 Apr 2009
April 30, 2009 event one of only three in US IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, announced today that the IEEE Central Texas Section will host one of eight global events celebrating IEEE's 125 years of Engineering the...
27 Apr 2009
April 30, 2009 event one of only three in US IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, announced today that the IEEE Central Texas Section will host one of eight global events celebrating IEEE's 125 years of Engineering the...
Coming soon: A new educational tool to facilitate teaching and understanding of FRAX
27 Apr 2009
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) will soon launch the FRAX® Slide-kit CD-Rom, an educational tool targeted at clinicians and healthcare professionals. The slide kit, developed by IOF in cooperation with Dr. Eugene McCloskey...
27 Apr 2009
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) will soon launch the FRAX® Slide-kit CD-Rom, an educational tool targeted at clinicians and healthcare professionals. The slide kit, developed by IOF in cooperation with Dr. Eugene McCloskey...
Experts lay to rest long-held misconceptions about high fructose corn syrup at ILSI-USDA workshop
27 Apr 2009
Corresponding Journal of Nutrition supplement urges health professionals to help reduce consumer confusion WASHINGTON, DC – A supplement to be published in the June issue of the Journal of Nutrition encourages the scientific community and...
27 Apr 2009
Corresponding Journal of Nutrition supplement urges health professionals to help reduce consumer confusion WASHINGTON, DC – A supplement to be published in the June issue of the Journal of Nutrition encourages the scientific community and...
Entomological Society of America's Linnaean Games teams selected
27 Apr 2009
Each year, the Entomological Society of America (ESA) features the Linnaean Games at its Annual Meeting. The Games are a lively question-and-answer, college bowl-style competition on insect facts played between university-sponsored student...
27 Apr 2009
Each year, the Entomological Society of America (ESA) features the Linnaean Games at its Annual Meeting. The Games are a lively question-and-answer, college bowl-style competition on insect facts played between university-sponsored student...
A medical journal for the world's health priorities
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine The editorial published in this week's PLoS Medicine looks back over the 5 years since the journal made its first call for papers and describes a new evidence-based approach to the aims and scope of the journal,...
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine The editorial published in this week's PLoS Medicine looks back over the 5 years since the journal made its first call for papers and describes a new evidence-based approach to the aims and scope of the journal,...
Safely transporting a preterm or low birth weight infant
27 Apr 2009
INDIANAPOLIS – New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics should eliminate one of the many stresses of bringing a preterm or low birth weight infant home from the hospital. The new AAP clinical report, "Safe Transportation...
27 Apr 2009
INDIANAPOLIS – New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics should eliminate one of the many stresses of bringing a preterm or low birth weight infant home from the hospital. The new AAP clinical report, "Safe Transportation...
Can rapid malaria diagnostic tests improve health outcomes in practice?
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine A new study, carried out in primary care units in Zanzibar and published in this week's issue of PLoS Medicine, evaluates the impact of rapid malaria tests on prescribing practice and clinical outcomes. The...
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine A new study, carried out in primary care units in Zanzibar and published in this week's issue of PLoS Medicine, evaluates the impact of rapid malaria tests on prescribing practice and clinical outcomes. The...
'Autoantibodies' may be created in response to bacterial DNA
27 Apr 2009
Autoimmune diseases have long been regarded as illnesses in which the immune system creates autoantibodies to attack the body itself. But, researchers at the California non-profit Autoimmunity Research Foundation (ARF) explain that the...
27 Apr 2009
Autoimmune diseases have long been regarded as illnesses in which the immune system creates autoantibodies to attack the body itself. But, researchers at the California non-profit Autoimmunity Research Foundation (ARF) explain that the...
FSU researcher wins $2.2 million grant to study childhood obesity
27 Apr 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In response to a worrisome rise in childhood obesity, Florida school districts have begun to monitor student growth development every year, but there is little research available to determine if the effort is having an...
27 Apr 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In response to a worrisome rise in childhood obesity, Florida school districts have begun to monitor student growth development every year, but there is little research available to determine if the effort is having an...
New doctors, teaching physicians disagree about essential medical procedures to learn
27 Apr 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Physicians teaching at medical schools and doctors who have just completed their first year out of medical school disagree about which procedures are necessary to learn before graduating, according to a new survey...
27 Apr 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Physicians teaching at medical schools and doctors who have just completed their first year out of medical school disagree about which procedures are necessary to learn before graduating, according to a new survey...
New human movement model can aid in studying epidemic outbreaks, public planning
27 Apr 2009
Researchers have developed a new statistical model that simulates human mobility patterns, mimicking the way people move over the course of a day, a month or longer. The model, developed by scientists at North Carolina State University and the...
27 Apr 2009
Researchers have developed a new statistical model that simulates human mobility patterns, mimicking the way people move over the course of a day, a month or longer. The model, developed by scientists at North Carolina State University and the...
Cystic fibrosis testing -- next steps
27 Apr 2009
San Juan Capistrano, CA and Chantilly, VA –Three reports describing advances in cystic fibrosis genetic testing appear in the May 2009 issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease that affects...
27 Apr 2009
San Juan Capistrano, CA and Chantilly, VA –Three reports describing advances in cystic fibrosis genetic testing appear in the May 2009 issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease that affects...
Upside-down world: DNA protecting protein helps cancer drug to kill cells
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology Some DNA repair enzymes can become double-edged swords – If they work too slowly, they can block necessary cell maintenance and contribute to cell death. This could explain the somewhat mysterious success...
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology Some DNA repair enzymes can become double-edged swords – If they work too slowly, they can block necessary cell maintenance and contribute to cell death. This could explain the somewhat mysterious success...
The Millennium Development Goals are failing the poorest children
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine The UN Millennium Development Goals, a blueprint for development agreed to by all the world's countries and leading development institutions, includes the goal of reducing the under-five child mortality rate by...
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine The UN Millennium Development Goals, a blueprint for development agreed to by all the world's countries and leading development institutions, includes the goal of reducing the under-five child mortality rate by...
Global health organizations are doing too little to support health system strengthening
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine Existing health systems in the developing world are fragile and many are unable to provide effective health services — and so there is growing consensus that the success of global health initiatives will...
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine Existing health systems in the developing world are fragile and many are unable to provide effective health services — and so there is growing consensus that the success of global health initiatives will...
AIAA to recognize outstanding achievements in aerolasticity and structural mechanics
27 Apr 2009
April 27, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected Professor Peretz Friedman of the University of Michigan to be honored for his work in aeroelasticity, and Professors Raphael...
27 Apr 2009
April 27, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected Professor Peretz Friedman of the University of Michigan to be honored for his work in aeroelasticity, and Professors Raphael...
SUMO protein guides chromatin remodeler to suppress genes
27 Apr 2009
BOSTON (April 27, 2009) —In an in vitro study, led by Grace Gill, PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine, researchers discovered how a protein called SUMO (Small Ubiquitin-related Modifier) guides an enzyme complex that alters the...
27 Apr 2009
BOSTON (April 27, 2009) —In an in vitro study, led by Grace Gill, PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine, researchers discovered how a protein called SUMO (Small Ubiquitin-related Modifier) guides an enzyme complex that alters the...
Prostate cancer therapy increases risk of fractures and cardiovascular-related death
27 Apr 2009
Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects compared to patients who do not take these medications, according to a new analysis. Published...
27 Apr 2009
Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects compared to patients who do not take these medications, according to a new analysis. Published...
Mental health problems more common in kids who feel racial discrimination
27 Apr 2009
A new multicenter study involving UCLA and the RAND Corp. has found that perceived racial or ethnic discrimination is not an uncommon experience among fifth-grade students and that it may have a negative effect on their mental health. Study...
27 Apr 2009
A new multicenter study involving UCLA and the RAND Corp. has found that perceived racial or ethnic discrimination is not an uncommon experience among fifth-grade students and that it may have a negative effect on their mental health. Study...
Early brain activity sheds new light on the neural basis of reading
27 Apr 2009
Most people are expert readers, but it is something of an enigma that our brain can achieve expertise in such a recent cultural invention, which lies at the interface between vision and language. Given that the first alphabetic scripts are...
27 Apr 2009
Most people are expert readers, but it is something of an enigma that our brain can achieve expertise in such a recent cultural invention, which lies at the interface between vision and language. Given that the first alphabetic scripts are...
Building the lymphatic drainage system
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Normal valve-containing lymph vessels (left) fail to form in mice that lack Foxc2 and NFATc1 (right). The study by Norrmén et al. suggests that these two transcription factors direct the... Click...
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Normal valve-containing lymph vessels (left) fail to form in mice that lack Foxc2 and NFATc1 (right). The study by Norrmén et al. suggests that these two transcription factors direct the... Click...
UN University to help build electronic government in Afghanistan
27 Apr 2009
On 1 May, the United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST; Macao, China), in cooperation with the Ministry of Communication and IT (MCIT) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, will launch a project to...
27 Apr 2009
On 1 May, the United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST; Macao, China), in cooperation with the Ministry of Communication and IT (MCIT) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, will launch a project to...
Particle physics study finds new data for extra Z-bosons and potential fifth force of nature
27 Apr 2009
University of Nevada, Reno team findings to be published in Physical Review Letter article The Large Hadron Collider is an enormous particle accelerator whose 17-mile tunnel straddles the borders of France and Switzerland. A group of physicists...
27 Apr 2009
University of Nevada, Reno team findings to be published in Physical Review Letter article The Large Hadron Collider is an enormous particle accelerator whose 17-mile tunnel straddles the borders of France and Switzerland. A group of physicists...
Diminuendo -- New mouse model for understanding cause of progressive hearing loss
27 Apr 2009
The respective microRNA seed region influences the production of sensory hair cells in the inner ear, both in the mouse and in humans. The findings have been published ahead of print in the current online issue of Nature Genetics. This study...
27 Apr 2009
The respective microRNA seed region influences the production of sensory hair cells in the inner ear, both in the mouse and in humans. The findings have been published ahead of print in the current online issue of Nature Genetics. This study...
Guidelines: Pregnancy safe with epilepsy, but valproate should be avoided
27 Apr 2009
ST. PAUL, Minn. – New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society show it's relatively safe for women with epilepsy to become pregnant, but caution must be taken, including avoiding one...
27 Apr 2009
ST. PAUL, Minn. – New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society show it's relatively safe for women with epilepsy to become pregnant, but caution must be taken, including avoiding one...
Smoking, high blood pressure and being overweight top 3 preventable causes of death in the US
27 Apr 2009
New study finds hundreds of thousands of deaths each year due to dietary, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors Boston, MA – Smoking, high blood pressure and being overweight are the leading preventable risk factors for premature mortality...
27 Apr 2009
New study finds hundreds of thousands of deaths each year due to dietary, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors Boston, MA – Smoking, high blood pressure and being overweight are the leading preventable risk factors for premature mortality...
AIAA to present awards recognizing achievements in parachute and balloon technology
27 Apr 2009
April 27, 2009 – Reston, Virginia –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will present several awards at a 6:30 p.m. awards reception and banquet on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the Museum of Flight, Seattle,...
27 Apr 2009
April 27, 2009 – Reston, Virginia –The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will present several awards at a 6:30 p.m. awards reception and banquet on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the Museum of Flight, Seattle,...
Universal flu vaccine holds promise
27 Apr 2009
Study results will be presented at infectious diseases meeting on monday ST. LOUIS -- An influenza vaccine that protects against death and serious complications from different strains of flu is a little closer to reality, Saint Louis University...
27 Apr 2009
Study results will be presented at infectious diseases meeting on monday ST. LOUIS -- An influenza vaccine that protects against death and serious complications from different strains of flu is a little closer to reality, Saint Louis University...
Gains in access to antiretroviral treatment come with some costs
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine In this week's PLoS Medicine magazine, Yibeltal Assefa, from the National HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office in Addis Ababa, and colleagues describe the successes and challenges of the scale-up of...
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine In this week's PLoS Medicine magazine, Yibeltal Assefa, from the National HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office in Addis Ababa, and colleagues describe the successes and challenges of the scale-up of...
Smoking and high blood pressure each account for 1 in 5 deaths in US adults
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine A comprehensive assessment of the risk factors for preventable deaths in the United States has found that smoking and high blood pressure are responsible for the greatest number of preventable deaths –...
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine A comprehensive assessment of the risk factors for preventable deaths in the United States has found that smoking and high blood pressure are responsible for the greatest number of preventable deaths –...
If started early, HIV treatment reduces death rates toward background levels in African countries
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine Mortality rates of people starting HIV treatment in four African countries approach those of the general population over time, provided that treatment is started before the immune system has been severely...
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine Mortality rates of people starting HIV treatment in four African countries approach those of the general population over time, provided that treatment is started before the immune system has been severely...
European Society for Pediatric Urology to organize anniversary congress in Amsterdam
27 Apr 2009
European Society for Paediatric Urology to organise anniversary congress in Amsterdam (NL) From May 6 to 9, the European Society for Paediatric Urology (ESPU) is organising its 20th annual congress. This anniversary meeting promises to be a...
27 Apr 2009
European Society for Paediatric Urology to organise anniversary congress in Amsterdam (NL) From May 6 to 9, the European Society for Paediatric Urology (ESPU) is organising its 20th annual congress. This anniversary meeting promises to be a...
Packard/Stanford study suggests two causes for bowel disease in infants
27 Apr 2009
STANFORD, Calif. — New research from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine is helping physicians unravel the cause of a deadly and mysterious bowel disease that strikes medically fragile...
27 Apr 2009
STANFORD, Calif. — New research from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine is helping physicians unravel the cause of a deadly and mysterious bowel disease that strikes medically fragile...
Media registration now open for TCT 2009
27 Apr 2009
21st annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will be held September 21-25 in San Francisco, Calif. WHAT: Media may now register to attend TCT 2009 (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics), the annual Scientific...
27 Apr 2009
21st annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will be held September 21-25 in San Francisco, Calif. WHAT: Media may now register to attend TCT 2009 (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics), the annual Scientific...
BSSA special issue on rotational seismology
27 Apr 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2009 – A special May issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA) focuses on the emerging field of rotational seismology and its applications to engineering. The special issue will feature...
27 Apr 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2009 – A special May issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA) focuses on the emerging field of rotational seismology and its applications to engineering. The special issue will feature...
Dietary fats trigger long-term memory formation
27 Apr 2009
UCI study points to new approaches for treating obesity, eating disorders Irvine, Calif. — Having strong memories of that rich, delicious dessert you ate last night? If so, you shouldn't feel like a glutton. It's only natural. UC Irvine...
27 Apr 2009
UCI study points to new approaches for treating obesity, eating disorders Irvine, Calif. — Having strong memories of that rich, delicious dessert you ate last night? If so, you shouldn't feel like a glutton. It's only natural. UC Irvine...
Patients at community health clinics less likely to be referred to cardiologist
27 Apr 2009
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Heart patients who receive primary care at community health clinics — especially women — are less likely to have a consultation with a cardiologist than those who receive...
27 Apr 2009
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Heart patients who receive primary care at community health clinics — especially women — are less likely to have a consultation with a cardiologist than those who receive...
Inadequate sleep leads to behavioral problems
27 Apr 2009
A recent Finnish study suggests that children's short sleep duration even without sleeping difficulties increases the risk for behavioral symptoms of ADHD. During the recent decades, sleep duration has decreased in many countries; in the...
27 Apr 2009
A recent Finnish study suggests that children's short sleep duration even without sleeping difficulties increases the risk for behavioral symptoms of ADHD. During the recent decades, sleep duration has decreased in many countries; in the...
Medication errors in critical care: Risk factors and prevention
27 Apr 2009
Medication errors account for 78% of serious medical errors in the intensive care unit (ICU) but there are strategies that can help reduce errors and improve patient safety, write a team of Calgary researchers in an article in CMAJ...
27 Apr 2009
Medication errors account for 78% of serious medical errors in the intensive care unit (ICU) but there are strategies that can help reduce errors and improve patient safety, write a team of Calgary researchers in an article in CMAJ...
Hebrew University researchers show how morphine can be given more effectively
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Yehuda Shavit is a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Click here for more information. Jerusalem, April 27, 2009 – Researchers at the Hebrew University...
27 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Yehuda Shavit is a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Click here for more information. Jerusalem, April 27, 2009 – Researchers at the Hebrew University...
Different treatment options in chronic coronary artery disease
27 Apr 2009
Sometimes cardiologists and cardiac surgeons can agree! There is often disagreement between the professions of cardiology and cardiac surgery about the proper therapy for coronary artery disease (CAD)—and this can harm the patient. In...
27 Apr 2009
Sometimes cardiologists and cardiac surgeons can agree! There is often disagreement between the professions of cardiology and cardiac surgery about the proper therapy for coronary artery disease (CAD)—and this can harm the patient. In...
The structure of a giant virus
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology The mimivirus is the largest virus known to scientists, about half of a micrometre (0.0005 millimeter) in diameter. It is more than 10 times larger than the virus that causes the common cold and – unlike...
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology The mimivirus is the largest virus known to scientists, about half of a micrometre (0.0005 millimeter) in diameter. It is more than 10 times larger than the virus that causes the common cold and – unlike...
Understanding a target of quinoline drugs
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology The full details about the molecules and mechanisms that underlie the development of autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus, remain to be discovered. One compound that...
27 Apr 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology The full details about the molecules and mechanisms that underlie the development of autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus, remain to be discovered. One compound that...
Voice response system useful for monitoring anticoagulant patients
27 Apr 2009
Interactive voice response systems may help improve monitoring of patients taking anticoagulants such as warfarin while reducing the workload of clinical staff, found a study by Ottawa researchers in CMAJ (www.cmaj.ca). Oral anticoagulants...
27 Apr 2009
Interactive voice response systems may help improve monitoring of patients taking anticoagulants such as warfarin while reducing the workload of clinical staff, found a study by Ottawa researchers in CMAJ (www.cmaj.ca). Oral anticoagulants...
Psychologist receives NSF grant for research on school bullying
27 Apr 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., April 27, 2009 -- The National Science Foundation has announced the award of a grant of $77,092 to Williams College to support the work of Marlene Sandstrom, associate professor of psychology. The title of her research...
27 Apr 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., April 27, 2009 -- The National Science Foundation has announced the award of a grant of $77,092 to Williams College to support the work of Marlene Sandstrom, associate professor of psychology. The title of her research...
Quantum ghosts are helpful
27 Apr 2009
Physical Review Letters paper The idea that far distant particles can somehow 'talk' to each other worried Einstein so much that he called it 'spooky action at a distance'. Having confirmed its existence, scientists today are learning how to...
27 Apr 2009
Physical Review Letters paper The idea that far distant particles can somehow 'talk' to each other worried Einstein so much that he called it 'spooky action at a distance'. Having confirmed its existence, scientists today are learning how to...
Novel role of protein in generating amyloid-beta peptide
27 Apr 2009
A defining hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of the amyloid β protein (Aβ), otherwise known as "senile plaques," in the brain's cortex and hippocampus, where memory consolidation occurs. Researchers at the...
27 Apr 2009
A defining hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of the amyloid β protein (Aβ), otherwise known as "senile plaques," in the brain's cortex and hippocampus, where memory consolidation occurs. Researchers at the...
Smallest full support heart assist device on trial at Northwestern Memorial
27 Apr 2009
Northwestern Memorial surgeons are fist in Illinois to trial device CHICAGO - Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is the first center in Chicago and among the first in the country to implant a new experimental left...
27 Apr 2009
Northwestern Memorial surgeons are fist in Illinois to trial device CHICAGO - Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is the first center in Chicago and among the first in the country to implant a new experimental left...
People with higher IQs make wiser economic choices, U of Minnesota study finds
27 Apr 2009
Greater cognitive ability leads to more calculated risk taking People with higher measures of cognitive ability are more likely to make good choices in several different types of economic decisions, according to a new study with researchers...
27 Apr 2009
Greater cognitive ability leads to more calculated risk taking People with higher measures of cognitive ability are more likely to make good choices in several different types of economic decisions, according to a new study with researchers...
Uncooperative voltage sensors
27 Apr 2009
New JGP study advances conclusions about the Shaker Kv channel The May 2009 issue of the Journal of General Physiology features an article and accompanying commentary on new experimental evidence that advances previous conclusions about the...
27 Apr 2009
New JGP study advances conclusions about the Shaker Kv channel The May 2009 issue of the Journal of General Physiology features an article and accompanying commentary on new experimental evidence that advances previous conclusions about the...
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