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American Chemical Society's Weekly Presspac -- June 17, 2009
22 Jun 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...
22 Jun 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...
Underground cave dating from the year 1 A.D. exposed in Jordan Valley
22 Jun 2009
The cave was originally a large quarry during the Roman and Byzantine era and was one of its kind; various engravings were uncovered in the cave, including cross markings, and it is assumed that this could have been an early monastery An...
22 Jun 2009
The cave was originally a large quarry during the Roman and Byzantine era and was one of its kind; various engravings were uncovered in the cave, including cross markings, and it is assumed that this could have been an early monastery An...
Geographic profiling applied to track hunting patterns of white sharks in South Africa
22 Jun 2009
Team co-led by University of Miami uses criminal investigation tools to nab scientific evidence of shark attacks in the wild IMAGE: University of Miami's Neil Hammerschlag and collaborators from the University...
22 Jun 2009
Team co-led by University of Miami uses criminal investigation tools to nab scientific evidence of shark attacks in the wild IMAGE: University of Miami's Neil Hammerschlag and collaborators from the University...
Obsidian 'trail' provides clues to how humans settled, interacted in Kuril Islands
22 Jun 2009
Archaeologists have used stone tools to answer many questions about human ancestors in both the distant and near past and now they are analyzing the origin of obsidian flakes to better understand how people settled and interacted in the...
22 Jun 2009
Archaeologists have used stone tools to answer many questions about human ancestors in both the distant and near past and now they are analyzing the origin of obsidian flakes to better understand how people settled and interacted in the...
Policy transparency key to saving world's fisheries
22 Jun 2009
The sustainability of fisheries depends on the transparency with which coastal states incorporate scientific advice into policies, reports a study published in the journal PLoS Biology The sustainability of fisheries depends on the transparency...
22 Jun 2009
The sustainability of fisheries depends on the transparency with which coastal states incorporate scientific advice into policies, reports a study published in the journal PLoS Biology The sustainability of fisheries depends on the transparency...
Bioengineers develop a microfabricated device to measure cellular forces during tissue development
22 Jun 2009
VIDEO: This video shows time lapse photography of a cell and collagen mix as it retracts and forms tissue. Click here for more information. PHILADELPHIA –- A University of...
22 Jun 2009
VIDEO: This video shows time lapse photography of a cell and collagen mix as it retracts and forms tissue. Click here for more information. PHILADELPHIA –- A University of...
UCF team's advanced nerve cell system could help cure diabetic neuropathy, related diseases
22 Jun 2009
Multiple sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, and other conditions caused by a loss of myelin insulation around nerves can be debilitating and even deadly, but adequate treatments do not yet exist. That's in large part because of deficiencies in...
22 Jun 2009
Multiple sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, and other conditions caused by a loss of myelin insulation around nerves can be debilitating and even deadly, but adequate treatments do not yet exist. That's in large part because of deficiencies in...
Close relationship between past warming and sea-level rise
22 Jun 2009
In a paper in Nature Geoscience, a team from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS), along with colleagues from Tübingen (Germany) and Bristol presents a novel continuous reconstruction of sea level fluctuations over the...
22 Jun 2009
In a paper in Nature Geoscience, a team from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS), along with colleagues from Tübingen (Germany) and Bristol presents a novel continuous reconstruction of sea level fluctuations over the...
Nickel isotope may be methane producing microbe biomarker
22 Jun 2009
Nickel, an important trace nutrient for the single cell organisms that produce methane, may be a useful isotopic marker to pinpoint the past origins of these methanogenic microbes, according to Penn State and University of Bristol, UK,...
22 Jun 2009
Nickel, an important trace nutrient for the single cell organisms that produce methane, may be a useful isotopic marker to pinpoint the past origins of these methanogenic microbes, according to Penn State and University of Bristol, UK,...
Carnegie Mellon's Kris Matyjaszewski recieves EPA's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
22 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON—Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, the J.C. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences and University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, will receive the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental...
22 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON—Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, the J.C. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences and University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, will receive the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental...
Rice computing pioneer wins IEEE Computer Society award
22 Jun 2009
Director of NTU's Institute for Sustainable Nanoelectronics wins computing society's prestigious W. Wallace McDowell Award Rice University computer scientist Krishna Palem, who also heads the Institute for Sustainable Nanoelectronics (ISNE) at...
22 Jun 2009
Director of NTU's Institute for Sustainable Nanoelectronics wins computing society's prestigious W. Wallace McDowell Award Rice University computer scientist Krishna Palem, who also heads the Institute for Sustainable Nanoelectronics (ISNE) at...
Higher drinking age linked to less binge drinking... except in college students
22 Jun 2009
June 22, 2009 -- New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found substantial reductions in binge drinking since the national drinking age was set at 21 two decades ago, with one exception: college students....
22 Jun 2009
June 22, 2009 -- New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found substantial reductions in binge drinking since the national drinking age was set at 21 two decades ago, with one exception: college students....
How can the world's fisheries be sustainable?
22 Jun 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology According to the most recent report on the status of the world's fisheries by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, fisheries supply at least 15% of the animal protein consumed by humans, provide...
22 Jun 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology According to the most recent report on the status of the world's fisheries by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, fisheries supply at least 15% of the animal protein consumed by humans, provide...
Springer launches MyCopy service for eBook users
22 Jun 2009
Pilot project successfully completed; library users in the USA and Canada can order soft cover copies of Springer eBooks Following the successful completion of the MyCopy pilot project, the specialist publishing group Springer Science+Business...
22 Jun 2009
Pilot project successfully completed; library users in the USA and Canada can order soft cover copies of Springer eBooks Following the successful completion of the MyCopy pilot project, the specialist publishing group Springer Science+Business...
NPL helps develop unique new calibration tool for radio frequencies
22 Jun 2009
Part of the 'Measurement for Innovators' program that helps industry achieve business goals through utilizing the facilities and expertise at NPL IMAGE: A sampling oscilloscope (model HP54750A) being used to...
22 Jun 2009
Part of the 'Measurement for Innovators' program that helps industry achieve business goals through utilizing the facilities and expertise at NPL IMAGE: A sampling oscilloscope (model HP54750A) being used to...
Carb synthesis sheds light on promising tuberculosis drug target
22 Jun 2009
MADISON — A fundamental question about how sugar units are strung together into long carbohydrate chains has also pinpointed a promising way to target new medicines against tuberculosis. Working with components of the tuberculosis...
22 Jun 2009
MADISON — A fundamental question about how sugar units are strung together into long carbohydrate chains has also pinpointed a promising way to target new medicines against tuberculosis. Working with components of the tuberculosis...
SMOS and Proba-2 launch rescheduled for November
22 Jun 2009
Following an agreement between ESA, Krunichev Space Centre and Eurockot Launch Services, ESA's next Earth Explorer mission SMOS and a secondary payload, the technology demonstrator Proba-2 satellite, will now launch on 2 November 2009. The...
22 Jun 2009
Following an agreement between ESA, Krunichev Space Centre and Eurockot Launch Services, ESA's next Earth Explorer mission SMOS and a secondary payload, the technology demonstrator Proba-2 satellite, will now launch on 2 November 2009. The...
Citizens in 34 countries show implicit bias linking males more than females with science
22 Jun 2009
Implicit stereotypes – thoughts that people may be unwilling to express or may not even know that they have – may have a powerful effect on gender equity in science and mathematics engagement and performance, according to a new...
22 Jun 2009
Implicit stereotypes – thoughts that people may be unwilling to express or may not even know that they have – may have a powerful effect on gender equity in science and mathematics engagement and performance, according to a new...
Targeting helpers of heat shock proteins could help treat cancer, cardiovascular disease
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Ahmed Chadli is a biochemist in the Medical College of Georgia Center for Molecular Chaperones/Radiobiology and Cancer Virology. Click here for more...
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Ahmed Chadli is a biochemist in the Medical College of Georgia Center for Molecular Chaperones/Radiobiology and Cancer Virology. Click here for more...
Toxic molecule may help birds 'see' north and south
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Changes in the electromagnetic field, such as those experienced by a bird changing direction in flight, appear to alter a biochemical compass in the eye, allowing the bird to see... Click here for more...
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Changes in the electromagnetic field, such as those experienced by a bird changing direction in flight, appear to alter a biochemical compass in the eye, allowing the bird to see... Click here for more...
On HIV Testing Day, HIVMA calls for health care reform to make testing routine every day
22 Jun 2009
Arlington, VA—This Saturday, June 27, HIV Testing Day, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) urges everyone to get tested for HIV, a vital step in linking people to lifesaving care and reducing the spread of new infections. As Congress...
22 Jun 2009
Arlington, VA—This Saturday, June 27, HIV Testing Day, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) urges everyone to get tested for HIV, a vital step in linking people to lifesaving care and reducing the spread of new infections. As Congress...
Zero in on ozone with fluorescent solution that detects harmful molecule in air and body
22 Jun 2009
Personal ozone detectors and biomedical indicators could result from a chemical probe that glows bright green when exposed to ozone, researchers report in Nature Chemistry PITTSBURGH—Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have...
22 Jun 2009
Personal ozone detectors and biomedical indicators could result from a chemical probe that glows bright green when exposed to ozone, researchers report in Nature Chemistry PITTSBURGH—Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have...
Midget plant gets makeover
22 Jun 2009
Palo Alto, CA—A tiny plant with a long name (Arabidopsis thaliana) helps researchers from over 120 countries learn how to design new crops to help meet increasing demands for food, biofuels, industrial materials, and new medicines. The...
22 Jun 2009
Palo Alto, CA—A tiny plant with a long name (Arabidopsis thaliana) helps researchers from over 120 countries learn how to design new crops to help meet increasing demands for food, biofuels, industrial materials, and new medicines. The...
CERN reports on progress toward LHC restart
22 Jun 2009
This release is available in French. Geneva, 19 June 2009. At the 151st session of the CERN Council today, CERN Director General Rolf Heuer confirmed that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) remains on schedule for a restart this autumn, albeit...
22 Jun 2009
This release is available in French. Geneva, 19 June 2009. At the 151st session of the CERN Council today, CERN Director General Rolf Heuer confirmed that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) remains on schedule for a restart this autumn, albeit...
Better looks at Mars minerals for ASU instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Pastel colors swirl across Mars, revealing differences in the composition and nature of the surface in this recently taken false-color infrared THEMIS image. Showing an area 31.9 kilometers (19.8...
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Pastel colors swirl across Mars, revealing differences in the composition and nature of the surface in this recently taken false-color infrared THEMIS image. Showing an area 31.9 kilometers (19.8...
Owning too much company stock puts workers' retirement at risk
22 Jun 2009
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Congress should ban employer stock from company-sponsored retirement plans to spare workers the risk of putting too much of their nest eggs in one basket, a new study by a University of Illinois legal expert says. Sean...
22 Jun 2009
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Congress should ban employer stock from company-sponsored retirement plans to spare workers the risk of putting too much of their nest eggs in one basket, a new study by a University of Illinois legal expert says. Sean...
Treating lazy eyes with a joystick
22 Jun 2009
Tel Aviv University develops computer game therapy now ready for treating adults IMAGE: Dr. Uri Polat is a researcher at Tel Aviv University. Click here for more information. Four...
22 Jun 2009
Tel Aviv University develops computer game therapy now ready for treating adults IMAGE: Dr. Uri Polat is a researcher at Tel Aviv University. Click here for more information. Four...
'Green' fireworks may brighten eco-friendly 4th of July displays in future
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: A spectacular fireworks display on July 4, 2008, over New York City's East Village. Click here for more information. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 23, 2009 — With millions...
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: A spectacular fireworks display on July 4, 2008, over New York City's East Village. Click here for more information. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 23, 2009 — With millions...
Beyond CO2: Study reveals growing importance of HFCs in climate warming
22 Jun 2009
Some of the substances that are helping to avert the destruction of the ozone layer could increasingly contribute to climate warming, according to scientists from NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory and their colleagues in a new study...
22 Jun 2009
Some of the substances that are helping to avert the destruction of the ozone layer could increasingly contribute to climate warming, according to scientists from NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory and their colleagues in a new study...
Study: Bankruptcy rates reflect policy, not people
22 Jun 2009
What do high bankruptcy rates in states like Tennessee and Utah tell us about the people that live in those places? Not much, according to a new 50-state bankruptcy study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Law and Economics. The...
22 Jun 2009
What do high bankruptcy rates in states like Tennessee and Utah tell us about the people that live in those places? Not much, according to a new 50-state bankruptcy study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Law and Economics. The...
Carnegie Mellon algorithm charts evolution of genetic networks during fruit fly life cycle
22 Jun 2009
PITTSBURGH—A new algorithm developed by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists has revealed for the first time how genetic networks in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, evolve during the insect's life cycle. Scientists...
22 Jun 2009
PITTSBURGH—A new algorithm developed by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists has revealed for the first time how genetic networks in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, evolve during the insect's life cycle. Scientists...
Leading scientists and scholars urge action on climate issues
22 Jun 2009
Open letter to President Obama and US Congress In an open letter addressed to President Barack Obama and the United States Congress, twenty leading scientists and scholars assert that the currently stated objectives in limiting the climatic...
22 Jun 2009
Open letter to President Obama and US Congress In an open letter addressed to President Barack Obama and the United States Congress, twenty leading scientists and scholars assert that the currently stated objectives in limiting the climatic...
Caucasians are at higher risk of developing Ewing's sarcoma than other races
22 Jun 2009
The largest analysis of its kind has found that Caucasians are much more likely than people in other racial/ethnic groups to develop a rare bone and soft tissue cancer called Ewing's sarcoma. In addition, among Caucasians with this cancer, men...
22 Jun 2009
The largest analysis of its kind has found that Caucasians are much more likely than people in other racial/ethnic groups to develop a rare bone and soft tissue cancer called Ewing's sarcoma. In addition, among Caucasians with this cancer, men...
UK's 'taste dialects' defined for the first time
22 Jun 2009
Where we are born not only determines how we speak but also how we taste our food and drink. The taste preferences of the UK's major regions have been analysed by Professor Andy Taylor, an expert in flavour technology at The University of...
22 Jun 2009
Where we are born not only determines how we speak but also how we taste our food and drink. The taste preferences of the UK's major regions have been analysed by Professor Andy Taylor, an expert in flavour technology at The University of...
Prostate Cancer Translational Research in Europe meeting: Search for biomarkers continues
22 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, 22 June 2009 - Collaboration in prostate cancer translational research in Europe is not only vital to sustain the progress achieved in recent years but also to streamline current efforts between researchers and clinicians and avoid...
22 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, 22 June 2009 - Collaboration in prostate cancer translational research in Europe is not only vital to sustain the progress achieved in recent years but also to streamline current efforts between researchers and clinicians and avoid...
Green Chemistry Awards announced
22 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 22, 2009 –– The 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards winners were announced today. The awards are given to recognize research that can make significant contributions to pollution prevention. The...
22 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 22, 2009 –– The 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards winners were announced today. The awards are given to recognize research that can make significant contributions to pollution prevention. The...
Study finds cancer is the second most frequent cause of death in individuals with schizophrenia
22 Jun 2009
People with schizophrenia are four times as likely to die from all causes and are 50 percent more likely to die from cancer compared to people in the general population. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the August 1, 2009...
22 Jun 2009
People with schizophrenia are four times as likely to die from all causes and are 50 percent more likely to die from cancer compared to people in the general population. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the August 1, 2009...
Faculty of 1000 praised by Wellcome Trust
22 Jun 2009
Wellcome Trust research validates F1000 assessment model The Wellcome Trust has used Faculty of 1000 evaluations to monitor the success of their funding support. To determine whether their grants were being put to good use, the Wellcome Trust...
22 Jun 2009
Wellcome Trust research validates F1000 assessment model The Wellcome Trust has used Faculty of 1000 evaluations to monitor the success of their funding support. To determine whether their grants were being put to good use, the Wellcome Trust...
Potent metastasis inhibitor identified
22 Jun 2009
Could curb a cancer's deadliness Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have isolated a potent inhibitor of tumor metastasis made by tumor cells, one that could potentially be harnessed as a cancer treatment. Their findings were published in...
22 Jun 2009
Could curb a cancer's deadliness Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have isolated a potent inhibitor of tumor metastasis made by tumor cells, one that could potentially be harnessed as a cancer treatment. Their findings were published in...
New electron microscopy images reveal the assembly of HIV
22 Jun 2009
EMBL researchers provide the as yet closest look at the structure of immature HIV IMAGE: The HIV lifecycle begins with the interaction of a virus particle with a receptor on the surface of a cell (step 1), which...
22 Jun 2009
EMBL researchers provide the as yet closest look at the structure of immature HIV IMAGE: The HIV lifecycle begins with the interaction of a virus particle with a receptor on the surface of a cell (step 1), which...
Dad's early connection with child 'writes script' for later school involvement
22 Jun 2009
URBANA – When a dad changes diapers and makes pediatrician's appointments, he's more likely to stay interested and involved when his child makes the transition to school, said a new University of Illinois study that explores the role of...
22 Jun 2009
URBANA – When a dad changes diapers and makes pediatrician's appointments, he's more likely to stay interested and involved when his child makes the transition to school, said a new University of Illinois study that explores the role of...
Susan E. Gardiner receives ASHS Outstanding International Horticulturist Award
22 Jun 2009
Springer editor recognized for her contribution to international horticultural science Susan E. Gardiner has received the ASHS Outstanding International Horticulturist Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science. She has been...
22 Jun 2009
Springer editor recognized for her contribution to international horticultural science Susan E. Gardiner has received the ASHS Outstanding International Horticulturist Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science. She has been...
Coral face 'a stormy future'
22 Jun 2009
As global warming whips up more powerful and frequent hurricanes and storms, the world's coral reefs face increased disruption to their ability to breed and recover from damage. That's one of the findings from a new scientific study of the...
22 Jun 2009
As global warming whips up more powerful and frequent hurricanes and storms, the world's coral reefs face increased disruption to their ability to breed and recover from damage. That's one of the findings from a new scientific study of the...
Largest carnivorous dinosaur tooth in Spain described
22 Jun 2009
Researchers from the Teruel-Dinópolis Joint Palaeontology Foundation have compared an Allosauroidea tooth found in deposits in Riodeva, Teruel, with other similar samples. The palaeontologists have concluded that this is the largest...
22 Jun 2009
Researchers from the Teruel-Dinópolis Joint Palaeontology Foundation have compared an Allosauroidea tooth found in deposits in Riodeva, Teruel, with other similar samples. The palaeontologists have concluded that this is the largest...
Disney elevates heterosexuality to powerful, magical heights
22 Jun 2009
G-rated films are teaching children about the wonder of love, but only heterosexual love IMAGE: A new analysis of top grossing G-rated children's films from 1990-2005 determined that heterosexuality is not only...
22 Jun 2009
G-rated films are teaching children about the wonder of love, but only heterosexual love IMAGE: A new analysis of top grossing G-rated children's films from 1990-2005 determined that heterosexuality is not only...
Major study highlights weight differences among 3-19 year-olds with type 1 and 2 diabetes
22 Jun 2009
US research compares 11,619 children and young people with and without diabetes A major study of three to 19 year-olds has provided vital data on the weight problems faced by the growing number of children and young people with type 1 diabetes,...
22 Jun 2009
US research compares 11,619 children and young people with and without diabetes A major study of three to 19 year-olds has provided vital data on the weight problems faced by the growing number of children and young people with type 1 diabetes,...
Bypass surgery has long-term benefits for children with Kawasaki disease
22 Jun 2009
American Heart Association rapid-access journal report Coronary artery bypass surgery provides long-term benefits for children whose hearts and blood vessels are damaged by Kawasaki disease, Japanese researchers report in Circulation: Journal...
22 Jun 2009
American Heart Association rapid-access journal report Coronary artery bypass surgery provides long-term benefits for children whose hearts and blood vessels are damaged by Kawasaki disease, Japanese researchers report in Circulation: Journal...
Tumor suppressor gene in flies may provide insights for human brain tumors
22 Jun 2009
SINGAPORE and DURHAM, N.C. – In the fruit fly's developing brain, stem cells called neuroblasts normally divide to create one self-renewing neuroblast and one cell that has a different fate. But neuroblast growth can sometimes spin out...
22 Jun 2009
SINGAPORE and DURHAM, N.C. – In the fruit fly's developing brain, stem cells called neuroblasts normally divide to create one self-renewing neuroblast and one cell that has a different fate. But neuroblast growth can sometimes spin out...
Physicians frequently fail to inform patients about abnormal test results
22 Jun 2009
1 in 14 patients affected NEW YORK (June 22, 2009) -- New research shows that physicians failed to report clinically significant abnormal test results to patients -- or to document that they had informed them -- in one out of every 14 cases of...
22 Jun 2009
1 in 14 patients affected NEW YORK (June 22, 2009) -- New research shows that physicians failed to report clinically significant abnormal test results to patients -- or to document that they had informed them -- in one out of every 14 cases of...
54-million-year-old skull reveals early evolution of primate brains
22 Jun 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Winnipeg have developed the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain, unexpectedly revealing that cousins of our earliest ancestors relied on smell...
22 Jun 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Winnipeg have developed the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain, unexpectedly revealing that cousins of our earliest ancestors relied on smell...
Couples' treatment for sexual problems on the agenda for sexual medicine experts
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Ronald Lewis, impotence expert and chief of the Section of Urology at the Medical College of Georgia, is the newly elected president-elect of the 300-member Sexual Medicine Society of... Click here...
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Ronald Lewis, impotence expert and chief of the Section of Urology at the Medical College of Georgia, is the newly elected president-elect of the 300-member Sexual Medicine Society of... Click here...
Successful neurosurgery with transcranial MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: A patient has been prepared for neurosurgery with transcranial MR-guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). Click here for more information. The Magnetic Resonance...
22 Jun 2009
IMAGE: A patient has been prepared for neurosurgery with transcranial MR-guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). Click here for more information. The Magnetic Resonance...
Pesticide susceptibility in children lasts longer than expected
22 Jun 2009
Berkeley -- Although it is known that infants are more susceptible than adults to the toxic effects of pesticides, this increased vulnerability may extend much longer into childhood than expected, according to a new study by researchers at the...
22 Jun 2009
Berkeley -- Although it is known that infants are more susceptible than adults to the toxic effects of pesticides, this increased vulnerability may extend much longer into childhood than expected, according to a new study by researchers at the...
Alterations in brain's white matter key to schizophrenia, UCLA study shows
22 Jun 2009
White matter 'integrity' may be predictive of functional outcome Schizophrenia, a chronic and debilitating disorder marked in part by auditory hallucinations and paranoia, can strike in late adolescence or early adulthood at a time when people...
22 Jun 2009
White matter 'integrity' may be predictive of functional outcome Schizophrenia, a chronic and debilitating disorder marked in part by auditory hallucinations and paranoia, can strike in late adolescence or early adulthood at a time when people...
Unspoken memories of Holocaust survivors find silent and nonpathological expression
22 Jun 2009
Aspects of knowing about a parent's or grandparent's Holocaust experiences and traumas are transmitted to other members of the family through unspoken and sometimes unintentional behaviors in the home A faculty member of the Department of...
22 Jun 2009
Aspects of knowing about a parent's or grandparent's Holocaust experiences and traumas are transmitted to other members of the family through unspoken and sometimes unintentional behaviors in the home A faculty member of the Department of...
Competition may be reason for bigger brain
22 Jun 2009
MU researchers find that competitive ancestors may be blamed for today's big brain IMAGE: Professor David Geary finds that competitive ancestors may be blamed for today's big brain. Click here for more...
22 Jun 2009
MU researchers find that competitive ancestors may be blamed for today's big brain IMAGE: Professor David Geary finds that competitive ancestors may be blamed for today's big brain. Click here for more...
University of Hawaii at Manoa professor co-authors article about weight and relationships
22 Jun 2009
Dr. Janet D. Latner, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, has co-authored an article in the July 2009 edition of the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy on "Weight Stigma in Existing Relationships." The...
22 Jun 2009
Dr. Janet D. Latner, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, has co-authored an article in the July 2009 edition of the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy on "Weight Stigma in Existing Relationships." The...
Statins can protect against Alzheimer's disease, according to new study
22 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 22, 2009 – High cholesterol levels are considered to be a risk factor not only for cardiovascular disease including stroke, but also for the development of Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, many cholesterol...
22 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 22, 2009 – High cholesterol levels are considered to be a risk factor not only for cardiovascular disease including stroke, but also for the development of Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, many cholesterol...
Music may have a future role in heart and stroke patient rehab
22 Jun 2009
American Heart Association rapid-access journal report Blood flow and respiratory rates can synch with music, indicating that music could one day be a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and rehabilitation, according to a study by...
22 Jun 2009
American Heart Association rapid-access journal report Blood flow and respiratory rates can synch with music, indicating that music could one day be a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and rehabilitation, according to a study by...
More patients across the world lowering 'bad' cholesterol
22 Jun 2009
American Heart Association rapid access journal report The percentage of patients lowering their elevated "bad" cholesterol to within target levels nearly doubled in the last decade, according to a multi-national survey reported in Circulation:...
22 Jun 2009
American Heart Association rapid access journal report The percentage of patients lowering their elevated "bad" cholesterol to within target levels nearly doubled in the last decade, according to a multi-national survey reported in Circulation:...
Adults with asthma not getting their flu shots
22 Jun 2009
At-risk population under-vaccinated San Diego, CA, June 22, 2009 – Because of increased risk of complications from influenza, vaccination of adults and children with asthma is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization...
22 Jun 2009
At-risk population under-vaccinated San Diego, CA, June 22, 2009 – Because of increased risk of complications from influenza, vaccination of adults and children with asthma is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization...
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