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UNEP report details surprising green energy investment trends worldwide
3 Jun 2009
Economic crisis hits EU and US clean energy but emerging economy investments rise New York/London/Nairobi, 3 June 2009 -- Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new...
3 Jun 2009
Economic crisis hits EU and US clean energy but emerging economy investments rise New York/London/Nairobi, 3 June 2009 -- Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new...
Freedman, Kennicutt and Mould share $500,000 Gruber Cosmology Prize
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Wendy Freedman, director of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in Pasadena, California. The 2009 Gruber Cosmology Prize will be awarded to Freedman, Kennicutt and Mould for...
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Wendy Freedman, director of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in Pasadena, California. The 2009 Gruber Cosmology Prize will be awarded to Freedman, Kennicutt and Mould for...
Partnership to accelerate Trudeau Institute discoveries to patient care
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Since its founding in 1884, the Trudeau Institute has been committed to improving health through medical research. Today, 125 years later, the Trudeau Institute is home to a dozen faculty... Click here...
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Since its founding in 1884, the Trudeau Institute has been committed to improving health through medical research. Today, 125 years later, the Trudeau Institute is home to a dozen faculty... Click here...
Innovative method to teach tots about personal cleanliness
3 Jun 2009
Tel Aviv University researcher notes the importance of handwashing for pre-schoolers IMAGE: A nurse in a Jerusalem classroom is teaching children about handwashing. Click here for more...
3 Jun 2009
Tel Aviv University researcher notes the importance of handwashing for pre-schoolers IMAGE: A nurse in a Jerusalem classroom is teaching children about handwashing. Click here for more...
Effective over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit likely in next few years
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: UCF researcher Qun "Treen " Huo works with gold nanoparticles. Click here for more information. An over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit could be coming to a pharmacy...
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: UCF researcher Qun "Treen " Huo works with gold nanoparticles. Click here for more information. An over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit could be coming to a pharmacy...
Carnegie's Wendy Freedman co-recipient of Gruber Cosmology Prize
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Wendy Freedman is the Crawford H.Greenewalt chair/director of the Carnegie Observatories. Click here for more information. Pasadena, CA—The Peter and Patricia Gruber...
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Wendy Freedman is the Crawford H.Greenewalt chair/director of the Carnegie Observatories. Click here for more information. Pasadena, CA—The Peter and Patricia Gruber...
Next-generation software system for flood warning and risk analysis to be developed
3 Jun 2009
This release is available in Chinese. Flooding is a wide spread and devastating natural disaster across the globe. It is the worst natural disaster in the UK, causing annual damage of about £1.5 billion. The figure is expected to...
3 Jun 2009
This release is available in Chinese. Flooding is a wide spread and devastating natural disaster across the globe. It is the worst natural disaster in the UK, causing annual damage of about £1.5 billion. The figure is expected to...
Scientists unravel the mystery of white-nose syndrome
3 Jun 2009
KNOXVILLE -- The mysterious disease that has killed more than 90 percent of wintering bats in some caves and mines from Vermont to Virginia during the last three years has raised numerous questions about the nature of the disease and how to...
3 Jun 2009
KNOXVILLE -- The mysterious disease that has killed more than 90 percent of wintering bats in some caves and mines from Vermont to Virginia during the last three years has raised numerous questions about the nature of the disease and how to...
Despite increased danger, youth gang members still feel safer
3 Jun 2009
VIDEO: Chris Melde, assistant professor at Michigan State University, discusses his study on youth gangs and violence. Click here for more information. EAST LANSING, Mich....
3 Jun 2009
VIDEO: Chris Melde, assistant professor at Michigan State University, discusses his study on youth gangs and violence. Click here for more information. EAST LANSING, Mich....
A billion-year ultra-dense memory chip
3 Jun 2009
VIDEO: This video shows an iron nanoparticle shuttle moving through a carbon nanotube in the presence of a low voltage electrical current. The shuttle’s position inside the tube can function as... Click...
3 Jun 2009
VIDEO: This video shows an iron nanoparticle shuttle moving through a carbon nanotube in the presence of a low voltage electrical current. The shuttle’s position inside the tube can function as... Click...
Freedman, Kennicutt and Mould share 2009 Gruber Cosmology Prize
3 Jun 2009
Three recipients share $500,000 prize for their work on resolving the value of the Hubble constant, the key determinant for how fast the universe is expanding; July celebration to mark 10th anniversary of Gruber International Prize Program June...
3 Jun 2009
Three recipients share $500,000 prize for their work on resolving the value of the Hubble constant, the key determinant for how fast the universe is expanding; July celebration to mark 10th anniversary of Gruber International Prize Program June...
Does service learning produce better engineers, attract women to the field?
3 Jun 2009
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. - The key to improving engineering programs while also boosting the number of women interested in the male-dominated field may be curricula that emphasize hands-on, service-based learning as well as traditional...
3 Jun 2009
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. - The key to improving engineering programs while also boosting the number of women interested in the male-dominated field may be curricula that emphasize hands-on, service-based learning as well as traditional...
Springer signs co-publishing agreement with Indian Statistical Institute
3 Jun 2009
Sankhya joins statistics journal publishing program Springer, one of the leading publishers in the fields of science, technology and medicine, has signed a co-publishing agreement with the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, for one of...
3 Jun 2009
Sankhya joins statistics journal publishing program Springer, one of the leading publishers in the fields of science, technology and medicine, has signed a co-publishing agreement with the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, for one of...
Biologists consider unifying framework to explain evolutionary puzzles
3 Jun 2009
KNOXVILLE -- Birds are commonly thought of as being the paragon of monogamous fidelity, staying true to their mate for life. Yet, in most bird species, some nests contain offspring of individuals other than the one's tending the nest. Why...
3 Jun 2009
KNOXVILLE -- Birds are commonly thought of as being the paragon of monogamous fidelity, staying true to their mate for life. Yet, in most bird species, some nests contain offspring of individuals other than the one's tending the nest. Why...
Soap-sniffing technology encourages hand washing to reduce hospital-acquired infections, save money
3 Jun 2009
Call it a Breathalyzer for the hands. Using sensors capable of detecting drugs in breath, new technology developed at University of Florida monitors health-care workers' hand hygiene by detecting sanitizer or soap fumes given off from their...
3 Jun 2009
Call it a Breathalyzer for the hands. Using sensors capable of detecting drugs in breath, new technology developed at University of Florida monitors health-care workers' hand hygiene by detecting sanitizer or soap fumes given off from their...
New MIT radio chip mimics human ear
3 Jun 2009
Could enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio and television signals CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--MIT engineers have built a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip, modeled on the human inner ear, that could enable...
3 Jun 2009
Could enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio and television signals CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--MIT engineers have built a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip, modeled on the human inner ear, that could enable...
Scientists uncover mode of action of enzyme linked with several types of cancer
3 Jun 2009
New study published in the journal Molecular Cell This release is available in French. Scientists at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal have discovered a key mechanism used by...
3 Jun 2009
New study published in the journal Molecular Cell This release is available in French. Scientists at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal have discovered a key mechanism used by...
Data on investigational drug TMC207 for MDR-TB published in New England Journal of Medicine
3 Jun 2009
Clinical activity of TMC207 shows ATP-Synthase is a viable target for treatment of TB [Mechelen Belgium, June 3, 2009] –Interim results from an ongoing phase 2, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the investigational drug TMC207 for...
3 Jun 2009
Clinical activity of TMC207 shows ATP-Synthase is a viable target for treatment of TB [Mechelen Belgium, June 3, 2009] –Interim results from an ongoing phase 2, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the investigational drug TMC207 for...
NIST physicists demonstrate quantum entanglement in mechanical system
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This graphic shows the process needed to entangle two mechanical oscillators. Click here for more information. Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and...
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This graphic shows the process needed to entangle two mechanical oscillators. Click here for more information. Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and...
UT Knoxville-led team starts first-ever Tennessee Valley earthquake survey
3 Jun 2009
NRC-funded study to search for evidence of past quakes in Eastern US' second-most seismically active area KNOXVILLE – A new research project at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville will provide the first-ever record of seismic activity...
3 Jun 2009
NRC-funded study to search for evidence of past quakes in Eastern US' second-most seismically active area KNOXVILLE – A new research project at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville will provide the first-ever record of seismic activity...
UGA grad program expands to prepare teachers to work with secondary students with autism
3 Jun 2009
Athens, Ga. – An innovative University of Georgia graduate program in special education that has prepared scores of Georgia teachers to work with elementary-age students with autism over the last several years has received a new 4-year,...
3 Jun 2009
Athens, Ga. – An innovative University of Georgia graduate program in special education that has prepared scores of Georgia teachers to work with elementary-age students with autism over the last several years has received a new 4-year,...
Hydrogen peroxide marshals immune system
3 Jun 2009
VIDEO: In the zebrafish tail fin imaged here, a small wound is inflicted at the tip of the fin. Red represents high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide, and blue represents low concentrations.... Click here...
3 Jun 2009
VIDEO: In the zebrafish tail fin imaged here, a small wound is inflicted at the tip of the fin. Red represents high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide, and blue represents low concentrations.... Click here...
IU workshop Aug. 3-7 offers proven strategies for future virtual world developers
3 Jun 2009
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Companies have spent millions to connect with consumers using video games, virtual worlds and other immersive environments -- and failed miserably because they did not understand how to use the technology to achieve their...
3 Jun 2009
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Companies have spent millions to connect with consumers using video games, virtual worlds and other immersive environments -- and failed miserably because they did not understand how to use the technology to achieve their...
Center for Secure Cyberspace to host 2nd Cyber Research Workshop
3 Jun 2009
Workshop to be held in conjunction with 2009 Air Force Cyber Symposium in Shreveport, La. The Center for Secure Cyberspace (CSC), a collaborative effort of Louisiana Tech and Louisiana State Universities, will host the 2nd Annual Cyberspace...
3 Jun 2009
Workshop to be held in conjunction with 2009 Air Force Cyber Symposium in Shreveport, La. The Center for Secure Cyberspace (CSC), a collaborative effort of Louisiana Tech and Louisiana State Universities, will host the 2nd Annual Cyberspace...
Changing climate likely to make 'super weed' even more powerful
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Harsh Bais (left), University of Delaware assistant professor of plant and soil sciences, and Thimmaraju Rudrappa, a former UD postdoctoral researcher who is now a research scientist at DuPont,...
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Harsh Bais (left), University of Delaware assistant professor of plant and soil sciences, and Thimmaraju Rudrappa, a former UD postdoctoral researcher who is now a research scientist at DuPont,...
Estrogen linked to lowered immunity in fish
3 Jun 2009
1 step closer to understanding fish health in Potomac and Shenandoah rivers Exposure to estrogen reduces production of immune-related proteins in fish. This suggests that certain compounds, known as endocrine disruptors, may make fish more...
3 Jun 2009
1 step closer to understanding fish health in Potomac and Shenandoah rivers Exposure to estrogen reduces production of immune-related proteins in fish. This suggests that certain compounds, known as endocrine disruptors, may make fish more...
Health, life insurers hold billions in tobacco stocks: NEJM article
3 Jun 2009
Harvard researchers say insurers put profits over health More than a decade after Harvard researchers first revealed that life and health insurance companies were major investors in tobacco stocks – prompting calls upon them to divest...
3 Jun 2009
Harvard researchers say insurers put profits over health More than a decade after Harvard researchers first revealed that life and health insurance companies were major investors in tobacco stocks – prompting calls upon them to divest...
Cornell hosts workshop on large-scale wind power, June 12-13
3 Jun 2009
ITHACA, N.Y. – To harvest the wind: Cornell University will host "Large-Scale Wind-Generated Power," a scientific workshop on gathering wind energy, June 12-13, 2009, at Hollister and Kimball halls on the Cornell campus. The U.S....
3 Jun 2009
ITHACA, N.Y. – To harvest the wind: Cornell University will host "Large-Scale Wind-Generated Power," a scientific workshop on gathering wind energy, June 12-13, 2009, at Hollister and Kimball halls on the Cornell campus. The U.S....
Oxygen + MRI might help determine cancer therapy success, researchers find
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Drs. Ralph Mason (left) and Dawen Zhao, both radiologists, have demonstrated that blood oxygen level dependent MRIs might help oncologists determine the best treatment for some cancer patients. Click...
3 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Drs. Ralph Mason (left) and Dawen Zhao, both radiologists, have demonstrated that blood oxygen level dependent MRIs might help oncologists determine the best treatment for some cancer patients. Click...
Stepping up minority recruiting
3 Jun 2009
NIH grant funds School of Medicine's effort to educate minority researchers Medical schools nationwide struggle to recruit minority physicians, but Temple has met that challenge head on and has the record to prove its success. Since 1971,...
3 Jun 2009
NIH grant funds School of Medicine's effort to educate minority researchers Medical schools nationwide struggle to recruit minority physicians, but Temple has met that challenge head on and has the record to prove its success. Since 1971,...
Hospitalized patients need better understanding of CPR and outcomes
3 Jun 2009
Many hospitalized patients overestimate their chance of surviving an in-hospital cardiac arrest and do not know what CPR really involves, a University of Iowa study has shown. The study further showed that this lack of understanding of...
3 Jun 2009
Many hospitalized patients overestimate their chance of surviving an in-hospital cardiac arrest and do not know what CPR really involves, a University of Iowa study has shown. The study further showed that this lack of understanding of...
Small molecules mimic natural gene regulators
3 Jun 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---In the quest for new approaches to treating and preventing disease, one appealing route involves turning genes on or off at will, directly intervening in ailments such as cancer and diabetes, which result when genes fail to...
3 Jun 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---In the quest for new approaches to treating and preventing disease, one appealing route involves turning genes on or off at will, directly intervening in ailments such as cancer and diabetes, which result when genes fail to...
Simple drug treatment may prevent nicotine-induced SIDS: Study
3 Jun 2009
A new study has identified a specific class of pharmaceutical drugs that could be effective in treating babies vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), because their mothers smoked during pregnancy. According to researchers at...
3 Jun 2009
A new study has identified a specific class of pharmaceutical drugs that could be effective in treating babies vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), because their mothers smoked during pregnancy. According to researchers at...
University of Cincinnati study finds needle biopsies safe in 'eloquent' areas of brain
3 Jun 2009
CINCINNATI—After a review of 284 cases, specialists at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute have concluded that performing a stereotactic needle biopsy in an area of the brain associated with...
3 Jun 2009
CINCINNATI—After a review of 284 cases, specialists at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute have concluded that performing a stereotactic needle biopsy in an area of the brain associated with...
New research contributes to defense of Earth's technologies
3 Jun 2009
Leicester scientists implement a new radar mode to create clearer picture of space weather University of Leicester researchers have taken a step forward in helping to create a defence for earth's technologies –from the constant threat of...
3 Jun 2009
Leicester scientists implement a new radar mode to create clearer picture of space weather University of Leicester researchers have taken a step forward in helping to create a defence for earth's technologies –from the constant threat of...
Medicare Part D too complicated for seniors to identify lowest-cost plan
3 Jun 2009
Researchers urge simplification of Part D to achieve cost savings WASHINGTON, DC —In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual...
3 Jun 2009
Researchers urge simplification of Part D to achieve cost savings WASHINGTON, DC —In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual...
Cantabrian cornice has experienced seven cooling and warming phases over past 41,000 years
3 Jun 2009
In 1996, an international team of scientists led by the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) started to carry out a paleontological survey in the cave of El Mirón. Since then they have focused on analysing the fossil remains of the bones and...
3 Jun 2009
In 1996, an international team of scientists led by the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) started to carry out a paleontological survey in the cave of El Mirón. Since then they have focused on analysing the fossil remains of the bones and...
Lack of coordination in comparative effectiveness research risks redundancy and unnecessary cost
3 Jun 2009
New reports review current CER landscape and the role of cost; provide insights for policymaking Washington, D.C. (June 3, 2009) – In order to reap the potential rewards of comparative effectiveness research (CER), policymakers and...
3 Jun 2009
New reports review current CER landscape and the role of cost; provide insights for policymaking Washington, D.C. (June 3, 2009) – In order to reap the potential rewards of comparative effectiveness research (CER), policymakers and...
Study evaluates use of diaper alarm for toilet training children
3 Jun 2009
A new study evaluates the use of a daytime diaper that uses a musical 'wetting alarm' for children in daycare centers Antwerp, Belgium - June 03, 2009 – A new study appearing in Neurology and Urodynamics evaluates the use of a daytime...
3 Jun 2009
A new study evaluates the use of a daytime diaper that uses a musical 'wetting alarm' for children in daycare centers Antwerp, Belgium - June 03, 2009 – A new study appearing in Neurology and Urodynamics evaluates the use of a daytime...
AmetsLab eco-efficient architecture company launched
3 Jun 2009
TECNALIA Technology Corporation and the Metropoli Foundation, who have been collaborating on a number of projects related to intelligent territories, energy efficiency in neighbourhoods and buildings, new building typologies etc., have created...
3 Jun 2009
TECNALIA Technology Corporation and the Metropoli Foundation, who have been collaborating on a number of projects related to intelligent territories, energy efficiency in neighbourhoods and buildings, new building typologies etc., have created...
Waiting times too long for bariatric surgery
3 Jun 2009
A surgeon at the MUHC examines how long it takes to get bariatric surgery in Canada This press release is available in French. Montreal, June 3rd 2009 - Obesity is now acknowledged as a chronic disease with a number of related complications,...
3 Jun 2009
A surgeon at the MUHC examines how long it takes to get bariatric surgery in Canada This press release is available in French. Montreal, June 3rd 2009 - Obesity is now acknowledged as a chronic disease with a number of related complications,...
Cantabrian cornice has experienced 7 cooling and warming phases over past 41,000 years
3 Jun 2009
In 1996, an international team of scientists led by the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) started to carry out a paleontological survey in the cave of El Mirón. Since then they have focused on analysing the fossil remains of the bones and...
3 Jun 2009
In 1996, an international team of scientists led by the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) started to carry out a paleontological survey in the cave of El Mirón. Since then they have focused on analysing the fossil remains of the bones and...
People who wear rose-colored glasses see more, University of Toronto study shows
3 Jun 2009
A University of Toronto study provides the first direct evidence that our mood literally changes the way our visual system filters our perceptual experience suggesting that seeing the world through rose-coloured glasses is more biological...
3 Jun 2009
A University of Toronto study provides the first direct evidence that our mood literally changes the way our visual system filters our perceptual experience suggesting that seeing the world through rose-coloured glasses is more biological...
Electronic pill shows its smarts by measuring pH levels in digestive tract
3 Jun 2009
Study uses SmartPill capsule in ulcerative colitis patients, finding acidic conditions in their colons An electronic diagnostic tool called the SmartPill is swallowed by patients in order to take measurements as it travels through the...
3 Jun 2009
Study uses SmartPill capsule in ulcerative colitis patients, finding acidic conditions in their colons An electronic diagnostic tool called the SmartPill is swallowed by patients in order to take measurements as it travels through the...
Diet may reduce risk of prostate cancer
3 Jun 2009
Study suggests a diet low in fat and red meat and high in fruits and vegetables is beneficial in preventing and treating prostate cancer Sydney, Australia—June 3, 2009—A new review published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and...
3 Jun 2009
Study suggests a diet low in fat and red meat and high in fruits and vegetables is beneficial in preventing and treating prostate cancer Sydney, Australia—June 3, 2009—A new review published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and...
5 Spanish centers join a study for a new leukemia and lymphoma treatment technique
3 Jun 2009
The Gamida Cell-Teva Joint Venture announced today that five prestigious cord blood transplantations centers in Spain, three in Barcelona and two in Valencia, have joined the ExCell study. Participating clinical sites include, in alphabetical...
3 Jun 2009
The Gamida Cell-Teva Joint Venture announced today that five prestigious cord blood transplantations centers in Spain, three in Barcelona and two in Valencia, have joined the ExCell study. Participating clinical sites include, in alphabetical...
Brain irradiation in lung cancer
3 Jun 2009
A national Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) study led by a Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center physician at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee has found that a course of radiation therapy to the brain after treatment for locally...
3 Jun 2009
A national Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) study led by a Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center physician at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee has found that a course of radiation therapy to the brain after treatment for locally...
Common diabetes drug may 'revolutionize' cancer therapies
3 Jun 2009
Unexpected T-cell breakthrough could boost infection- and cancer-fighting treatments This release is available in French. Researchers at McGill University and the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that a widely used anti-diabetic drug...
3 Jun 2009
Unexpected T-cell breakthrough could boost infection- and cancer-fighting treatments This release is available in French. Researchers at McGill University and the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that a widely used anti-diabetic drug...
Obesity does not worsen asthma, but may reduce response to medications
3 Jun 2009
Being overweight or obese does not make asthma worse in patients with mild and moderate forms of the disease, according to a study by National Jewish Health researchers, although it may reduce the response to medications. "With both asthma...
3 Jun 2009
Being overweight or obese does not make asthma worse in patients with mild and moderate forms of the disease, according to a study by National Jewish Health researchers, although it may reduce the response to medications. "With both asthma...
AGA announces recipients of prestigious recognition awards
3 Jun 2009
Through its prestigious recognition awards, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) honors several individuals each year for their outstanding contributions and achievements in gastroenterology. "All of the members recognized...
3 Jun 2009
Through its prestigious recognition awards, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) honors several individuals each year for their outstanding contributions and achievements in gastroenterology. "All of the members recognized...
Recent smoking-cessation research highlights importance of keeping teens from smoking
3 Jun 2009
Recent research suggests that an extended trial and error period is necessary for college students to quit smoking Milwaukee, WI and San Antonio, TX—June 3, 2009—Despite the efforts of college students to quit smoking, recent...
3 Jun 2009
Recent research suggests that an extended trial and error period is necessary for college students to quit smoking Milwaukee, WI and San Antonio, TX—June 3, 2009—Despite the efforts of college students to quit smoking, recent...
Wage gap linked to customer bias
3 Jun 2009
Customer surveys often fail to reflect actual employee performance Researchers have helped solve the mystery of why white men continue to earn 25 percent more than equally well-performing women and minorities. Managers and business owners must...
3 Jun 2009
Customer surveys often fail to reflect actual employee performance Researchers have helped solve the mystery of why white men continue to earn 25 percent more than equally well-performing women and minorities. Managers and business owners must...
Single women gaze longer
3 Jun 2009
Neuroscientists found woman's partner status relevant for her interest in the opposite sex In the study¹, published in the March issue of Human Nature, women both with and without sexual partners showed little difference in their...
3 Jun 2009
Neuroscientists found woman's partner status relevant for her interest in the opposite sex In the study¹, published in the March issue of Human Nature, women both with and without sexual partners showed little difference in their...
MDCT angiography leads to successful treatment of severely blocked arteries in the legs
3 Jun 2009
MDCT angiography leads to accurate recommendations for successful treatment of patients with critical limb ischemia, sometimes allowing the patients to avoid more complicated surgery, according to a study performed at the Medical University of...
3 Jun 2009
MDCT angiography leads to accurate recommendations for successful treatment of patients with critical limb ischemia, sometimes allowing the patients to avoid more complicated surgery, according to a study performed at the Medical University of...
Sedatives may increase suicide risk in older patients
3 Jun 2009
Sleeping tablets have been associated with a four-fold increase in suicide risk in the elderly. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Geriatrics have shown that, even after adjusting for the presence of psychiatric conditions,...
3 Jun 2009
Sleeping tablets have been associated with a four-fold increase in suicide risk in the elderly. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Geriatrics have shown that, even after adjusting for the presence of psychiatric conditions,...
Scientists discover new genetic immune disorder in children
3 Jun 2009
Your immune system plays an important function in your health—it protects you against viruses, bacteria, and other toxins that can cause disease. In autoinflammatory diseases, however, the immune system goes awry, causing unprovoked and...
3 Jun 2009
Your immune system plays an important function in your health—it protects you against viruses, bacteria, and other toxins that can cause disease. In autoinflammatory diseases, however, the immune system goes awry, causing unprovoked and...
Could new government regulations lead to increased use of physical restraints?
3 Jun 2009
Leading gerontologist suggests that changes in Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements designed to help prevent hospital falls could have serious, unintended consequences BOSTON – Over the past 20 years, the health care system has made...
3 Jun 2009
Leading gerontologist suggests that changes in Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements designed to help prevent hospital falls could have serious, unintended consequences BOSTON – Over the past 20 years, the health care system has made...
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