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CARTA to digitize extensive primate collection this summer
16 Jun 2009
SDSC to assist in creating online collection of great ape skeletons and records VIDEO: Once a 3D reconstruction has been performed and all CT slices have been combined and rendered together, animations can be...
16 Jun 2009
SDSC to assist in creating online collection of great ape skeletons and records VIDEO: Once a 3D reconstruction has been performed and all CT slices have been combined and rendered together, animations can be...
Same-sex behavior seen in nearly all animals, review finds
16 Jun 2009
UC Riverside evolutionary biologists find majority of studies focus on why same-sex behavior in animals exists, but not what its consequences are IMAGE: This photo shows a female-female pair of Laysan Albatross....
16 Jun 2009
UC Riverside evolutionary biologists find majority of studies focus on why same-sex behavior in animals exists, but not what its consequences are IMAGE: This photo shows a female-female pair of Laysan Albatross....
UCF researcher's nanoparticles could someday lead to end of chemotherapy
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Perez and his team have been investigating the use of nanoparticles for medicine for years. Click here for more information. Nanoparticles specially engineered by...
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Perez and his team have been investigating the use of nanoparticles for medicine for years. Click here for more information. Nanoparticles specially engineered by...
Trans fats hinder multiple steps in blood flow regulation pathways
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: U. of I. emeritus veterinary biosciences professor Fred Kummerow, who is 94, has spent nearly six decades studying lipid biochemistry, and is a long-time advocate for a ban on trans... Click here for...
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: U. of I. emeritus veterinary biosciences professor Fred Kummerow, who is 94, has spent nearly six decades studying lipid biochemistry, and is a long-time advocate for a ban on trans... Click here for...
CU-Boulder study shows Maya intensively cultivated manioc 1,400 years ago
16 Jun 2009
Evidence found at ancient village of Ceren in El Salvador buried by volcanic ash about 600 A.D. IMAGE: CU-Boulder anthropology Professor Payson Sheets and his team uncovered a manioc field one-third the size of...
16 Jun 2009
Evidence found at ancient village of Ceren in El Salvador buried by volcanic ash about 600 A.D. IMAGE: CU-Boulder anthropology Professor Payson Sheets and his team uncovered a manioc field one-third the size of...
Nanocrystals reveal activity within cells
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Berkeley Lab researchers have developed ideal single-molecule light emitting probes that represent a significant step in scrutinizing the behaviors of proteins and other components in complex systems...
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Berkeley Lab researchers have developed ideal single-molecule light emitting probes that represent a significant step in scrutinizing the behaviors of proteins and other components in complex systems...
'The Vision Revolution': Eyes are the source of human 'superpowers'
16 Jun 2009
New book challenges conventional wisdom on why human vision, brains have evolved to perform extraordinary feats IMAGE: In his new book, "The Vision Revolution, " neurobiologist Mark Changizi explains why the...
16 Jun 2009
New book challenges conventional wisdom on why human vision, brains have evolved to perform extraordinary feats IMAGE: In his new book, "The Vision Revolution, " neurobiologist Mark Changizi explains why the...
New fabricated material changes color instantly in response to external magnetic field
16 Jun 2009
New mechanism for inducing color change in materials paves way for manufacturing rewritable color display units, environmentally friendly color paints VIDEO: Rotation of microspheres in a vertically changing...
16 Jun 2009
New mechanism for inducing color change in materials paves way for manufacturing rewritable color display units, environmentally friendly color paints VIDEO: Rotation of microspheres in a vertically changing...
Powe Award supports development of more robust thermoelectric materials
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Jeremiah T. Abiade, assistant professor in materials science and engineering and in mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, has received a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award for his...
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Jeremiah T. Abiade, assistant professor in materials science and engineering and in mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, has received a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award for his...
Powe Award supports research on how enzymes enable the pathogenicity of 2 human disease organisms
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Pablo Sobrado, assistant professor of biochemistry with the infectious disease research group at Virginia Tech, has received a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award for his research on...
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Pablo Sobrado, assistant professor of biochemistry with the infectious disease research group at Virginia Tech, has received a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award for his research on...
NASA and NOAA's GOES-O satellite ready for launch
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This GOES banner was created to show that the GOES series of satellites provides 24 hour weather coverage. It includes various hurricanes captured by GOES satellites over the last several... Click here...
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This GOES banner was created to show that the GOES series of satellites provides 24 hour weather coverage. It includes various hurricanes captured by GOES satellites over the last several... Click here...
Study gives clues to increasing X-rays' power
16 Jun 2009
3-D, real-time X-ray images may be closer to reality Three-dimensional, real-time X-ray images of patients could be closer to reality because of research recently completed by scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a pair of...
16 Jun 2009
3-D, real-time X-ray images may be closer to reality Three-dimensional, real-time X-ray images of patients could be closer to reality because of research recently completed by scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a pair of...
Putting a name to a face may be key to brain's facial expertise
16 Jun 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Our tendency to see people and faces as individuals may explain why we are such experts at recognizing them, new research indicates. This approach can be learned and applied to other objects as well. "This new research adds...
16 Jun 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Our tendency to see people and faces as individuals may explain why we are such experts at recognizing them, new research indicates. This approach can be learned and applied to other objects as well. "This new research adds...
Study finds autistics better at problem-solving
16 Jun 2009
University of Montreal and Harvard University research in Human Brain Mapping This release is available in French. Montreal, June 16, 2009 — Autistics are up to 40 percent faster at problem-solving than non-autistics, according to a new...
16 Jun 2009
University of Montreal and Harvard University research in Human Brain Mapping This release is available in French. Montreal, June 16, 2009 — Autistics are up to 40 percent faster at problem-solving than non-autistics, according to a new...
ASU researcher is among authors of new US global climate change report
16 Jun 2009
Study provides authoritative assessment of national, regional impacts IMAGE: Arizona State University professor Nancy Grimm is one of the authors of a new and authoritative federal study assessing the current...
16 Jun 2009
Study provides authoritative assessment of national, regional impacts IMAGE: Arizona State University professor Nancy Grimm is one of the authors of a new and authoritative federal study assessing the current...
Crustacean shell with polyester creates mixed-fiber material for nerve repair
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: The left panel shows a closeup of chitosan and polyester fibers woven at the nanometer scale. The middle panel shows a nerve cell growing on the resulting mesh, which has... Click here for more...
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: The left panel shows a closeup of chitosan and polyester fibers woven at the nanometer scale. The middle panel shows a nerve cell growing on the resulting mesh, which has... Click here for more...
'Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics,' the Excel edition
16 Jun 2009
Second Edition of best-selling intro text now available Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (June 16, 2009) – Countless nervous introductory statistics students—and the professors who teach them—have...
16 Jun 2009
Second Edition of best-selling intro text now available Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (June 16, 2009) – Countless nervous introductory statistics students—and the professors who teach them—have...
Extreme makeover chemistry style
16 Jun 2009
Reaction remake could replace petrochemicals with biomass renewables IMAGE: (From left) Robert Bergman, Peter Marsden, Elena Arceo and Jonathan Ellman have developed a selective, high-yield, one-pot technique...
16 Jun 2009
Reaction remake could replace petrochemicals with biomass renewables IMAGE: (From left) Robert Bergman, Peter Marsden, Elena Arceo and Jonathan Ellman have developed a selective, high-yield, one-pot technique...
Global sunscreen won't save corals
16 Jun 2009
Palo Alto, CA— Emergency plans to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet's temperature a few degrees, but such "geoengineering" solutions would do little to stop the...
16 Jun 2009
Palo Alto, CA— Emergency plans to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet's temperature a few degrees, but such "geoengineering" solutions would do little to stop the...
Statins don't lower risk of pneumonia in elderly
16 Jun 2009
British Medical Journal study includes 3,000 Group Health patients SEATTLE— Taking popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor® (atorvastatin), does not lower the risk of pneumonia. That's the new finding from a study...
16 Jun 2009
British Medical Journal study includes 3,000 Group Health patients SEATTLE— Taking popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor® (atorvastatin), does not lower the risk of pneumonia. That's the new finding from a study...
Plant microbe shares features with drug-resistant pathogen
16 Jun 2009
Implications for biotech applications; possible targets for infection-fighting drugs UPTON, NY -- An international team of scientists has discovered extensive similarities between a strain of bacteria commonly associated with plants and one...
16 Jun 2009
Implications for biotech applications; possible targets for infection-fighting drugs UPTON, NY -- An international team of scientists has discovered extensive similarities between a strain of bacteria commonly associated with plants and one...
New report outlines current, future impacts of climate change
16 Jun 2009
A new report issued today by the U.S. Global Change Research Program outlines the extent of climate change around the U.S. and its effects not only at present but for the future as well. The report, which draws from an expansive body of...
16 Jun 2009
A new report issued today by the U.S. Global Change Research Program outlines the extent of climate change around the U.S. and its effects not only at present but for the future as well. The report, which draws from an expansive body of...
Rare disorder gives modelers first glimpse at immune system development
16 Jun 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Children born without thymus glands have given Duke University Medical Center researchers a rare opportunity to watch as a new immune system develops its population of infection-fighting T-cells. Researchers led by Thomas...
16 Jun 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Children born without thymus glands have given Duke University Medical Center researchers a rare opportunity to watch as a new immune system develops its population of infection-fighting T-cells. Researchers led by Thomas...
Online obituaries are changing the way we publicly remember the dead and how newspapers cover deaths
16 Jun 2009
The ways we deal with death are finding a new life online, according to research being published by a Kansas State University journalism professor and her colleague. "You're accustomed to clipping an obituary from the newspaper and putting it...
16 Jun 2009
The ways we deal with death are finding a new life online, according to research being published by a Kansas State University journalism professor and her colleague. "You're accustomed to clipping an obituary from the newspaper and putting it...
Association for Molecular Pathology comments to the SACGHS
16 Jun 2009
AMP addresses comparative effectiveness research, evidence for coverage of genetic tests, and gene patents Washington, DC – June 12, 2009 – In public comments given today before the Secretary of Health and Human Services Advisory...
16 Jun 2009
AMP addresses comparative effectiveness research, evidence for coverage of genetic tests, and gene patents Washington, DC – June 12, 2009 – In public comments given today before the Secretary of Health and Human Services Advisory...
Your questions answered: NPL opens materials hotline
16 Jun 2009
The UK's national measurement institute offers UK businesses independent materials advice over the phone Materials companies now have somewhere to turn for instant measurement advice. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has launched a new...
16 Jun 2009
The UK's national measurement institute offers UK businesses independent materials advice over the phone Materials companies now have somewhere to turn for instant measurement advice. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has launched a new...
University of Nevada, Reno, surveys earthquake faults through downtown
16 Jun 2009
Seismological Lab doing a portion of USGS project to discover and accurately map fault lines IMAGE: The minivibe truck, using a relatively light 700-pound reaction weight, will stop every 30 feet, set the shaker...
16 Jun 2009
Seismological Lab doing a portion of USGS project to discover and accurately map fault lines IMAGE: The minivibe truck, using a relatively light 700-pound reaction weight, will stop every 30 feet, set the shaker...
European satellites probe a new magnetar
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: SGR 0501+4516, illustrated here in an artist concept, is a member of a select class of objects called magnetars. These stellar remnants are the most magnetized objects in the cosmos.... Click here for...
16 Jun 2009
IMAGE: SGR 0501+4516, illustrated here in an artist concept, is a member of a select class of objects called magnetars. These stellar remnants are the most magnetized objects in the cosmos.... Click here for...
Berkeley Lab scientists contribute to major new report describing climate change impacts on the US
16 Jun 2009
Berkeley, CA—Two researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Evan Mills and Michael Wehner, contributed to the analysis of the effects of climate change on all regions of the...
16 Jun 2009
Berkeley, CA—Two researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Evan Mills and Michael Wehner, contributed to the analysis of the effects of climate change on all regions of the...
Mercury in Mackenzie River delta dramatically higher than previously believed
16 Jun 2009
Edmonton—University of Alberta researchers conducting a water study in the Mackenzie River Delta have found a dramatically higher delivery of mercury from the Mackenzie River to the Arctic Ocean than determined in previous...
16 Jun 2009
Edmonton—University of Alberta researchers conducting a water study in the Mackenzie River Delta have found a dramatically higher delivery of mercury from the Mackenzie River to the Arctic Ocean than determined in previous...
Technology guide: Principles -- applications -- trends
16 Jun 2009
English technology guide provides an overview of current technologies Our everyday lives are dictated by technical developments, and we will be increasingly moulded and changed by them. We can only actively help to shape the future if we know...
16 Jun 2009
English technology guide provides an overview of current technologies Our everyday lives are dictated by technical developments, and we will be increasingly moulded and changed by them. We can only actively help to shape the future if we know...
Alaska researchers contribute to national climate change report
16 Jun 2009
Fairbanks, Alaska—Two University of the Alaska Fairbanks researchers are among key contributors to a new national report that details visible effects of climate change in the United States and how today's choices stand to affect the...
16 Jun 2009
Fairbanks, Alaska—Two University of the Alaska Fairbanks researchers are among key contributors to a new national report that details visible effects of climate change in the United States and how today's choices stand to affect the...
Jackson, Rockefeller obesity researchers share Shaw Prize
16 Jun 2009
Hong Kong award known as the "Nobel of the East" Jackson Laboratory Professor Emeritus Douglas Coleman, Ph.D., a pioneer in obesity and diabetes research, will share the prestigious Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine with Dr. Jeffrey...
16 Jun 2009
Hong Kong award known as the "Nobel of the East" Jackson Laboratory Professor Emeritus Douglas Coleman, Ph.D., a pioneer in obesity and diabetes research, will share the prestigious Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine with Dr. Jeffrey...
Potential for noninvasive brain tumor treatment
16 Jun 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University engineers have taken a first step toward a minimally invasive treatment of brain tumors by combining chemotherapy with heat administered from the end of a catheter. The proof-of-concept study demonstrated that...
16 Jun 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University engineers have taken a first step toward a minimally invasive treatment of brain tumors by combining chemotherapy with heat administered from the end of a catheter. The proof-of-concept study demonstrated that...
Jacob Ziv wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in information technologies
16 Jun 2009
Jacob Ziv: 'In the midst of a world economic crisis, it becomes even more essential to nourish long-term research, as an investment in a better future' Jacob Ziv (Tiberias, present-day Israel, 1931), winner of the first edition of the BBVA...
16 Jun 2009
Jacob Ziv: 'In the midst of a world economic crisis, it becomes even more essential to nourish long-term research, as an investment in a better future' Jacob Ziv (Tiberias, present-day Israel, 1931), winner of the first edition of the BBVA...
Providing health insurance for US children would be cheaper than expected, study says
16 Jun 2009
Research from Rice University's Baker Institute finds that economic benefits would outweigh costs IMAGE: Providing health insurance for US children would be cheaper than expected, study says. Click here for...
16 Jun 2009
Research from Rice University's Baker Institute finds that economic benefits would outweigh costs IMAGE: Providing health insurance for US children would be cheaper than expected, study says. Click here for...
Geological Society of America's 2009 Annual Meeting -- media advisory 1
16 Jun 2009
Media registration and lodging reservations are now open Boulder, CO, USA – More than 6000 geoscientists will gather at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland on 18-21 October to participate in "Volcanoes to Vineyards: Living with...
16 Jun 2009
Media registration and lodging reservations are now open Boulder, CO, USA – More than 6000 geoscientists will gather at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland on 18-21 October to participate in "Volcanoes to Vineyards: Living with...
IUPUI study finds living near fast food outlet not a weighty problem for kids
16 Jun 2009
INDIANAPOLIS – A new study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers contradicts the conventional wisdom that living near a fast food outlet increases weight in children and that living near supermarkets,...
16 Jun 2009
INDIANAPOLIS – A new study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers contradicts the conventional wisdom that living near a fast food outlet increases weight in children and that living near supermarkets,...
University of Leicester geologists demonstrate extent of ancient ice age
16 Jun 2009
Team investigates the climate of planet Earth 440 million years ago Geologists at the University of Leicester have shown that an ancient Ice Age, once regarded as a brief 'blip', in fact lasted for 30 million years. They have published their...
16 Jun 2009
Team investigates the climate of planet Earth 440 million years ago Geologists at the University of Leicester have shown that an ancient Ice Age, once regarded as a brief 'blip', in fact lasted for 30 million years. They have published their...
Greater Boston unites to transform health care
16 Jun 2009
Region selected by premier healthcare foundation to create substantive change for quality and delivery BOSTON--A coalition of organizations representing healthcare stakeholders throughout Greater Boston has been selected by the Robert Wood...
16 Jun 2009
Region selected by premier healthcare foundation to create substantive change for quality and delivery BOSTON--A coalition of organizations representing healthcare stakeholders throughout Greater Boston has been selected by the Robert Wood...
Common fish species has 'human' ability to learn
16 Jun 2009
Although worlds apart, the way fish learn could be closer to humans' way of thinking than previously believed, suggests a new research study. A common species of fish which is found across Europe including the UK, called the nine-spined...
16 Jun 2009
Although worlds apart, the way fish learn could be closer to humans' way of thinking than previously believed, suggests a new research study. A common species of fish which is found across Europe including the UK, called the nine-spined...
Climate change is already having an impact in the midwest and across the US
16 Jun 2009
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Extreme weather, drought, heavy rainfall and increasing temperatures are a fact of life in many parts of the U.S. as a result of human-induced climate change, researchers report today in a new assessment. These and...
16 Jun 2009
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Extreme weather, drought, heavy rainfall and increasing temperatures are a fact of life in many parts of the U.S. as a result of human-induced climate change, researchers report today in a new assessment. These and...
TGen and USC researchers find genetic markers to help fight diabetes
16 Jun 2009
Findings presented at session of the American Diabetes Association PHOENIX, Ariz. – June 16, 2009 – Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) scientists have identified five genetic biomarkers that could help lead to improved...
16 Jun 2009
Findings presented at session of the American Diabetes Association PHOENIX, Ariz. – June 16, 2009 – Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) scientists have identified five genetic biomarkers that could help lead to improved...
Individual primates display variation in general intelligence
16 Jun 2009
Researchers demonstrate differing cognitive abilities within a single primate species CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Scientists at Harvard University have shown, for the first time, that intelligence varies among individual monkeys within a species...
16 Jun 2009
Researchers demonstrate differing cognitive abilities within a single primate species CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Scientists at Harvard University have shown, for the first time, that intelligence varies among individual monkeys within a species...
Income, education, important factors in heart disease risk
16 Jun 2009
Doctors who ignore the socioeconomic status of patients when evaluating their risk for heart disease are missing a crucial element that might result in inadequate treatment, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study published...
16 Jun 2009
Doctors who ignore the socioeconomic status of patients when evaluating their risk for heart disease are missing a crucial element that might result in inadequate treatment, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study published...
Much touted 'depression risk gene' may not add to risk after all
16 Jun 2009
New look at data confirms strong association between depression and stressful life events Stressful life events are strongly associated with a person's risk for major depression, but a certain gene variation long thought to increase risk in...
16 Jun 2009
New look at data confirms strong association between depression and stressful life events Stressful life events are strongly associated with a person's risk for major depression, but a certain gene variation long thought to increase risk in...
Study: Ads attacking Supreme Court nominees damage public support of high court
16 Jun 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Nasty, politicized Supreme Court nomination battles may erode public support of the high Court, according to a study of public reactions to the Samuel Alito nomination process. In a new book, researchers reveal how...
16 Jun 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Nasty, politicized Supreme Court nomination battles may erode public support of the high Court, according to a study of public reactions to the Samuel Alito nomination process. In a new book, researchers reveal how...
New piece found in the puzzle of epigenetics
16 Jun 2009
Researchers of Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen elucidate mechanism of the fine regulation of RNA synthesis This release is available in German. For many years scientists have known that the numerous biological functions of an organism are not...
16 Jun 2009
Researchers of Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen elucidate mechanism of the fine regulation of RNA synthesis This release is available in German. For many years scientists have known that the numerous biological functions of an organism are not...
Study separates russian flat tax myth and fact
16 Jun 2009
Proponents of a flat rate income tax often point to Russia's 2001 switch to a 13 percent flat tax as nothing short of an economic miracle. The new tax policy slashed taxes for higher-income Russians who previously paid rates of 20 and 30...
16 Jun 2009
Proponents of a flat rate income tax often point to Russia's 2001 switch to a 13 percent flat tax as nothing short of an economic miracle. The new tax policy slashed taxes for higher-income Russians who previously paid rates of 20 and 30...
Study shows transfer of heavy metals from water to fish in Huelva estuary
16 Jun 2009
A team of researchers from the University of Cadiz has confirmed that zinc, copper and lead are present at high levels in the water and sediments of the Huelva estuary, and have studied how some of these heavy metals are transferred to fish....
16 Jun 2009
A team of researchers from the University of Cadiz has confirmed that zinc, copper and lead are present at high levels in the water and sediments of the Huelva estuary, and have studied how some of these heavy metals are transferred to fish....
Exploring the evolutionary consequences of same-sex sex: Lessons from the animal kingdom
16 Jun 2009
Scientists have documented thousands of examples of same-sex sexual behavior in non-human animals and have put forth many intriguing theories to explain why such behaviors are so prevalent. However, not much attention has been devoted to the...
16 Jun 2009
Scientists have documented thousands of examples of same-sex sexual behavior in non-human animals and have put forth many intriguing theories to explain why such behaviors are so prevalent. However, not much attention has been devoted to the...
AMP urges inclusion of molecular diagnostic tests in comparative effectiveness research
16 Jun 2009
AMP outlines priority concerns and identifies key areas of opportunity in letter to Federal Coordinating Council Washington, DC – June 12, 2009 -- The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today released the text of a comment letter...
16 Jun 2009
AMP outlines priority concerns and identifies key areas of opportunity in letter to Federal Coordinating Council Washington, DC – June 12, 2009 -- The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today released the text of a comment letter...
Opioid-induced hibernation protects against stroke
16 Jun 2009
Using an opioid drug to induce a hibernatory state in rats reduces the damage caused by an artificial stroke. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology have shown that those animals put into the chemical fugue suffered less...
16 Jun 2009
Using an opioid drug to induce a hibernatory state in rats reduces the damage caused by an artificial stroke. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology have shown that those animals put into the chemical fugue suffered less...
X-rays for early Alzheimer's disease detection
16 Jun 2009
Researchers demonstrate ability of experimental technique to image telltale brain plaques UPTON, NY – Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated a new, highly detailed x-ray...
16 Jun 2009
Researchers demonstrate ability of experimental technique to image telltale brain plaques UPTON, NY – Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated a new, highly detailed x-ray...
Analysis of drug-eluting stents data demonstrates safety, efficacy in on-and-off-label use
16 Jun 2009
Study results published in Circulation NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 16, 2009 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that results of the largest meta-analysis to date comparing mortality rates for drug-eluting stents (DES)...
16 Jun 2009
Study results published in Circulation NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 16, 2009 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that results of the largest meta-analysis to date comparing mortality rates for drug-eluting stents (DES)...
News briefs from the American Sociological Review
16 Jun 2009
Neighborhood violence affects disadvantaged youth and the influence of family and religion on youth delinquency WASHINGTON, DC — Research published in the June issue of the American Sociological Review examines issues surrounding...
16 Jun 2009
Neighborhood violence affects disadvantaged youth and the influence of family and religion on youth delinquency WASHINGTON, DC — Research published in the June issue of the American Sociological Review examines issues surrounding...
New communication technologies help cardiac patients improve their prognosis
16 Jun 2009
The use of phone and internet between patients and healthcare providers is an effective way to reduce risk factors for coronary heart disease and the risk of further events after a heart attack, according to new research published today in the...
16 Jun 2009
The use of phone and internet between patients and healthcare providers is an effective way to reduce risk factors for coronary heart disease and the risk of further events after a heart attack, according to new research published today in the...
Less invasive CT-scan based colorectal cancer screening method shows good accuracy
16 Jun 2009
This release is available in Chinese. Computed tomographic (CT) colonography may offer patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer an alternative to colonoscopy that is less-invasive, is better-tolerated and has good diagnostic accuracy,...
16 Jun 2009
This release is available in Chinese. Computed tomographic (CT) colonography may offer patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer an alternative to colonoscopy that is less-invasive, is better-tolerated and has good diagnostic accuracy,...
'Cannabis alters human DNA' -- new study
16 Jun 2009
Research at University of Leicester highlights cancer risk from cannabis smoke A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found "convincing evidence" that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase...
16 Jun 2009
Research at University of Leicester highlights cancer risk from cannabis smoke A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found "convincing evidence" that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase...
Stanford expert lists 5 steps to boost impact of comparative effectiveness research
16 Jun 2009
STANFORD, Calif. — Comparative effectiveness research is generating buzz these days, with the recent economic stimulus package allocating $1.1 billion for these types of studies. But a researcher at the Stanford University School of...
16 Jun 2009
STANFORD, Calif. — Comparative effectiveness research is generating buzz these days, with the recent economic stimulus package allocating $1.1 billion for these types of studies. But a researcher at the Stanford University School of...
Cells are like robust computational systems, Carnegie Mellon-led team reports
16 Jun 2009
PITTSBURGH—Gene regulatory networks in cell nuclei are similar to cloud computing networks, such as Google or Yahoo!, researchers report today in the online journal Molecular Systems Biology. The similarity is that each system keeps...
16 Jun 2009
PITTSBURGH—Gene regulatory networks in cell nuclei are similar to cloud computing networks, such as Google or Yahoo!, researchers report today in the online journal Molecular Systems Biology. The similarity is that each system keeps...
10 top Latin American scientists named 2009 Pew Fellows in the biomedical sciences
16 Jun 2009
Philadelphia, P.A.—The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 10 promising young scientists as Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. The rigorously competitive program provides $60,000 in salary support for postdoctoral level...
16 Jun 2009
Philadelphia, P.A.—The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 10 promising young scientists as Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. The rigorously competitive program provides $60,000 in salary support for postdoctoral level...
Giant eruption reveals 'dead' star
16 Jun 2009
An enormous eruption has found its way to Earth after travelling for many thousands of years across space. Studying this blast with ESA's XMM-Newton and Integral space observatories, astronomers have discovered a dead star belonging to a rare...
16 Jun 2009
An enormous eruption has found its way to Earth after travelling for many thousands of years across space. Studying this blast with ESA's XMM-Newton and Integral space observatories, astronomers have discovered a dead star belonging to a rare...
New mechanism fundamental to the spread of invasive yeast infections identified
16 Jun 2009
PITTSBURGH—A group of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University Biological Sciences Professor Aaron Mitchell has identified a novel regulatory gene network that plays an important role in the spread of common, and sometimes deadly,...
16 Jun 2009
PITTSBURGH—A group of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University Biological Sciences Professor Aaron Mitchell has identified a novel regulatory gene network that plays an important role in the spread of common, and sometimes deadly,...
Novel light-sensitive compounds show promise for cancer therapy
16 Jun 2009
SANTA CRUZ, CA--Chemists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed novel compounds that show promise for photodynamic cancer therapy, which uses light-activated drugs to kill tumor cells. The new compounds, called...
16 Jun 2009
SANTA CRUZ, CA--Chemists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed novel compounds that show promise for photodynamic cancer therapy, which uses light-activated drugs to kill tumor cells. The new compounds, called...
Springer to publish Journal of Medicine and the Person
16 Jun 2009
First issue at Springer now available Springer and the Association of Medicine and the Person are collaborating to publish the Journal of Medicine and the Person. The peer-reviewed, international journal is aimed at medical practitioners and...
16 Jun 2009
First issue at Springer now available Springer and the Association of Medicine and the Person are collaborating to publish the Journal of Medicine and the Person. The peer-reviewed, international journal is aimed at medical practitioners and...
Contemplating excess wind
16 Jun 2009
How to get wind turbines to work harder How much usable energy do wind turbines produce? It is a question that perplexes engineers and frustrates potential users, especially on windless days. A study published this month in the International...
16 Jun 2009
How to get wind turbines to work harder How much usable energy do wind turbines produce? It is a question that perplexes engineers and frustrates potential users, especially on windless days. A study published this month in the International...
Peripheral nerve repair with fat precursor cells led to wider nerves and less muscle atrophy
16 Jun 2009
Tampa, Fla. (June 16, 2009) – To determine if guided fat (adipose) precursor cells (APCs) could improve nerve regeneration and functional recovery, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (USA) used biodegradable nerve guides to...
16 Jun 2009
Tampa, Fla. (June 16, 2009) – To determine if guided fat (adipose) precursor cells (APCs) could improve nerve regeneration and functional recovery, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (USA) used biodegradable nerve guides to...
Measuring brain atrophy in patients with mild cognitive impairment
16 Jun 2009
New, automated way of measuring brain structures appears effective in predicting progression to Alzheimer’s Disease Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a fully automated procedure...
16 Jun 2009
New, automated way of measuring brain structures appears effective in predicting progression to Alzheimer’s Disease Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a fully automated procedure...
Report provides assessment of national, regional impacts of climate change
16 Jun 2009
LIVERMORE, Calif. - Global warming is already occurring in the United States and the choices Americans make today will determine the severity of its impact in the future, according to a new report released today. Researchers representing 13...
16 Jun 2009
LIVERMORE, Calif. - Global warming is already occurring in the United States and the choices Americans make today will determine the severity of its impact in the future, according to a new report released today. Researchers representing 13...
Test detects molecular marker of aging in humans
16 Jun 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In 2004, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center announced a crucial discovery in the understanding of cellular aging. They found that as cells and tissues...
16 Jun 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In 2004, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center announced a crucial discovery in the understanding of cellular aging. They found that as cells and tissues...
Hartford grants increase support for geriatric social work training
16 Jun 2009
The prestigious Hartford Doctoral Fellows and Hartford Faculty Scholars programs today awarded over $1.25 million in combined new grants to eleven researchers in the field of geriatric social work. Both programs — funded by the John A....
16 Jun 2009
The prestigious Hartford Doctoral Fellows and Hartford Faculty Scholars programs today awarded over $1.25 million in combined new grants to eleven researchers in the field of geriatric social work. Both programs — funded by the John A....
Dad's overworked and tired while mom's potentially fired
16 Jun 2009
New research indicates overtime pressures are adversely affecting families If dad looks exhausted this Father's Day it could be due to his job, suggests new research that found many male employees are now pressured to work up to 40 hours of...
16 Jun 2009
New research indicates overtime pressures are adversely affecting families If dad looks exhausted this Father's Day it could be due to his job, suggests new research that found many male employees are now pressured to work up to 40 hours of...
Powerful nutrient cocktail can put kids with Crohn's into remission
16 Jun 2009
Tel Aviv University researcher promotes liquid nutrition to combat inflammatory bowel disease Treating children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) usually involves the same steroids-based medication prescribed to adults. But such treatments...
16 Jun 2009
Tel Aviv University researcher promotes liquid nutrition to combat inflammatory bowel disease Treating children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) usually involves the same steroids-based medication prescribed to adults. But such treatments...
Analysis does not support association between genetic marker, stress and risk of depression
16 Jun 2009
Contrary to a previous report, an analysis of 14 previous studies does not find an association between a serotonin transporter gene variation, stressful life events, and an increased risk of major depression, according to an article in the...
16 Jun 2009
Contrary to a previous report, an analysis of 14 previous studies does not find an association between a serotonin transporter gene variation, stressful life events, and an increased risk of major depression, according to an article in the...
Government of Canada supports research to help address medical isotope shortage
16 Jun 2009
This release is available in French. OTTAWA (June 16, 2009) – The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced today that the Government of Canada is supporting research to find alternatives to nuclear-produced...
16 Jun 2009
This release is available in French. OTTAWA (June 16, 2009) – The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced today that the Government of Canada is supporting research to find alternatives to nuclear-produced...
Another McGill/JGH breakthrough opens door to early Alzheimer's diagnosis
16 Jun 2009
New technique detects possible Alzheimer's biomarker in blood This press release is available in French. A new diagnostic technique which may greatly simplify the detection of Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by researchers at McGill...
16 Jun 2009
New technique detects possible Alzheimer's biomarker in blood This press release is available in French. A new diagnostic technique which may greatly simplify the detection of Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by researchers at McGill...
New data demonstrate potential for early detection of Alzheimer's disease
16 Jun 2009
New diagnostic technology could lead to improved treatment MONTREAL, CANADA, JUNE 16, 2009 – Data published in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease demonstrated that minimally-invasive biospectroscopy was able to identify...
16 Jun 2009
New diagnostic technology could lead to improved treatment MONTREAL, CANADA, JUNE 16, 2009 – Data published in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease demonstrated that minimally-invasive biospectroscopy was able to identify...
Preventing spread of infectious diseases is everyone's responsibility
16 Jun 2009
Good hygiene starts within the family, but families need better guidance and advice, says new report According to a report published today, we must all share responsibility for preventing the spread of diseases such as swine flu, SARS, avian...
16 Jun 2009
Good hygiene starts within the family, but families need better guidance and advice, says new report According to a report published today, we must all share responsibility for preventing the spread of diseases such as swine flu, SARS, avian...
Therapy helps improve outcomes for patients with severe sepsis
16 Jun 2009
This release is available in Chinese. A preliminary study suggests that a therapy for severe sepsis or septic shock that included the use of an antibiotic-based "hemoperfusion" device to remove toxic products of bacteria from the blood in...
16 Jun 2009
This release is available in Chinese. A preliminary study suggests that a therapy for severe sepsis or septic shock that included the use of an antibiotic-based "hemoperfusion" device to remove toxic products of bacteria from the blood in...
Research proves tai chi benefits for arthritis
16 Jun 2009
A new study by The George Institute for International Health has found Tai Chi to have positive health benefits for musculoskeletal pain. The results of the first comprehensive analysis of Tai Chi suggest that it produces positive effects for...
16 Jun 2009
A new study by The George Institute for International Health has found Tai Chi to have positive health benefits for musculoskeletal pain. The results of the first comprehensive analysis of Tai Chi suggest that it produces positive effects for...
Good news for some hard-to-treat hepatitis C patients
16 Jun 2009
SLU researcher tests new treatment for virus ST. LOUIS – In a multi-center trial led by a Saint Louis University researcher, investigators found that a new combination therapy of daily consensus interferon and ribavirin helps some...
16 Jun 2009
SLU researcher tests new treatment for virus ST. LOUIS – In a multi-center trial led by a Saint Louis University researcher, investigators found that a new combination therapy of daily consensus interferon and ribavirin helps some...
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