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Implant bacteria, beware: Researchers create nano-sized assassins
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Erik Taylor is a graduate student in engineering at Brown University. Click here for more information. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Staphylococcus...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Erik Taylor is a graduate student in engineering at Brown University. Click here for more information. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Staphylococcus...
'Kill all the quants'?: Models vs. mania in the current financial crisis
26 Jun 2009
MIT Sloan Professor to deliver public lecture at SIAM Annual Meeting "Blaming quantitative analysis is akin to blaming E=MC2 for nuclear meltdowns," says MIT Sloan School of Management's Andrew W. Lo, the 2009 I.E. Block Community Lecturer. Lo...
26 Jun 2009
MIT Sloan Professor to deliver public lecture at SIAM Annual Meeting "Blaming quantitative analysis is akin to blaming E=MC2 for nuclear meltdowns," says MIT Sloan School of Management's Andrew W. Lo, the 2009 I.E. Block Community Lecturer. Lo...
MSU researchers link carbon markets and tree-planting to fight poverty, protect the Earth
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: David Skole, professor at Michigan State University, leads a unique global program that combines sustainable crops with emerging carbon markets to help slow climate change and boost living standards...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: David Skole, professor at Michigan State University, leads a unique global program that combines sustainable crops with emerging carbon markets to help slow climate change and boost living standards...
Success of the academy approach?
26 Jun 2009
Special issue of Management in Education considers impact of academies in England Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washinton DC (26 June 2009) – A complex picture is emerging about the controversial Academies programme....
26 Jun 2009
Special issue of Management in Education considers impact of academies in England Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washinton DC (26 June 2009) – A complex picture is emerging about the controversial Academies programme....
Making nanoparticles in artificial cells
26 Jun 2009
This release is available in German. IMAGE: Vesicles with different reactants have different fluorescent substances in their membranes (a). When the bubbles fuse, red fluorescent nanoparticles form (b). The...
26 Jun 2009
This release is available in German. IMAGE: Vesicles with different reactants have different fluorescent substances in their membranes (a). When the bubbles fuse, red fluorescent nanoparticles form (b). The...
Sightseeing helicopter crashes in Hawaii decrease following FAA regulations
26 Jun 2009
Proportion of fatal crashes increases An emergency rule intended to reduce the number of deaths and injuries associated with Hawaiian air tours was followed by a 47 percent reduction in sightseeing crashes, according to a new study by...
26 Jun 2009
Proportion of fatal crashes increases An emergency rule intended to reduce the number of deaths and injuries associated with Hawaiian air tours was followed by a 47 percent reduction in sightseeing crashes, according to a new study by...
Researchers see evidence of memory in the songbird brain
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: University of Illinois cell and developmental biology professor David Clayton and his colleagues saw an unusual pattern of gene activity in the brains of zebra finches after the birds heard... Click...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: University of Illinois cell and developmental biology professor David Clayton and his colleagues saw an unusual pattern of gene activity in the brains of zebra finches after the birds heard... Click...
Springer book receives prestigious award in earthquake research
26 Jun 2009
The Japan Society of Civil Engineers singles out 'Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering' The Springer book Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, by Ikuo Towhata, has received the 2008 Book of the Year Award from the Japan Society of Civil...
26 Jun 2009
The Japan Society of Civil Engineers singles out 'Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering' The Springer book Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, by Ikuo Towhata, has received the 2008 Book of the Year Award from the Japan Society of Civil...
Race origins and health disparites
26 Jun 2009
Today's racial categories evolved from negative assumptions made hundreds of years ago to justify slavery IMAGE: Nina T. Harawa, MPH, PhD is a researcher at Charles Drew University. Click here for more...
26 Jun 2009
Today's racial categories evolved from negative assumptions made hundreds of years ago to justify slavery IMAGE: Nina T. Harawa, MPH, PhD is a researcher at Charles Drew University. Click here for more...
Tryptophan deficiency may underlie quinine side effects
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: A screen of yeast strains each defective in a single gene reveals genes that are affected by the anti-malarial quinine. Click here for more information. Researchers have...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: A screen of yeast strains each defective in a single gene reveals genes that are affected by the anti-malarial quinine. Click here for more information. Researchers have...
New guide to tropical seedlings: Essential to climate change research
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Robin Foster (left), now at the Field Museum in Chicago, was co-founder of the tropical forest dynamics plot on Barro Colorado Island and wrote the forward to this guide. Click here for more...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Robin Foster (left), now at the Field Museum in Chicago, was co-founder of the tropical forest dynamics plot on Barro Colorado Island and wrote the forward to this guide. Click here for more...
Insulin analogue glargine possibly increases cancer risk
26 Jun 2009
This release is available in German. The risk of cancer possibly increases if patients with diabetes use the long-acting insulin analogue glargine instead of human insulin. The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), in...
26 Jun 2009
This release is available in German. The risk of cancer possibly increases if patients with diabetes use the long-acting insulin analogue glargine instead of human insulin. The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), in...
Latin America must cut blood pressure to thrive
26 Jun 2009
Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease paper published today by SAGE Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (26 June, 2009) – Combating high blood pressure is a global challenge. But while developed countries...
26 Jun 2009
Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease paper published today by SAGE Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (26 June, 2009) – Combating high blood pressure is a global challenge. But while developed countries...
A new plan for Panama's Coiba National Park and World Heritage site
26 Jun 2009
Putting Smithsonian science to work IMAGE: A new management plan sets in motion a set of recommendations for the conservation and administration Panama's Coiba National Park and World Heritage Site. Park...
26 Jun 2009
Putting Smithsonian science to work IMAGE: A new management plan sets in motion a set of recommendations for the conservation and administration Panama's Coiba National Park and World Heritage Site. Park...
Melon research sweetened with DNA sequence
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Colored melon flesh are full of nutrients. Plant breeders may develop even better varieties now that melon genome with hundreds of DNA markers has been mapped. Click here for more...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Colored melon flesh are full of nutrients. Plant breeders may develop even better varieties now that melon genome with hundreds of DNA markers has been mapped. Click here for more...
NYC science symposium marks Gruber Prize program 10th anniversary
26 Jun 2009
10th anniversary event features science symposium and live announcement of 2009 Gruber Genetics and Neuroscience Prize recipients New York, NY, June 26 – The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation International Prize Program will celebrate...
26 Jun 2009
10th anniversary event features science symposium and live announcement of 2009 Gruber Genetics and Neuroscience Prize recipients New York, NY, June 26 – The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation International Prize Program will celebrate...
Researchers pinpoint a new enemy for tumor-suppressor p53
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Michelle Barton, Ph.D. is a professor in M. D. Anderson's department of biochemistry and molecular biology. Click here for more information. HOUSTON - Researchers at The...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Michelle Barton, Ph.D. is a professor in M. D. Anderson's department of biochemistry and molecular biology. Click here for more information. HOUSTON - Researchers at The...
DOD, VA should take stronger steps to combat tobacco use in military, veteran populations
26 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON -- Because tobacco use impairs military readiness, harms the health of soldiers and veterans, and imposes a substantial financial burden on the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, these agencies should implement a...
26 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON -- Because tobacco use impairs military readiness, harms the health of soldiers and veterans, and imposes a substantial financial burden on the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, these agencies should implement a...
Cellulose-hydrogen production from corn stalk biomass by anaerobic fermentation
26 Jun 2009
Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, China-Research, has shown the enhanced cellulose-hydrogen production from bio-pretreated corn stalk by mixed culture in batch tests and a 5 L bioreactor, respectively. The study is reported in...
26 Jun 2009
Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, China-Research, has shown the enhanced cellulose-hydrogen production from bio-pretreated corn stalk by mixed culture in batch tests and a 5 L bioreactor, respectively. The study is reported in...
Ultrasensitive detector promises improved treatment of viral respiratory infections
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Chemist David Wright and biomedical engineer Rick Haselton have teamed up to develop a detector for respiratory viruses that is quick, simple and extremely sensitive. Click here for more...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Chemist David Wright and biomedical engineer Rick Haselton have teamed up to develop a detector for respiratory viruses that is quick, simple and extremely sensitive. Click here for more...
Uncovering how cells cover gaps
26 Jun 2009
Scientists develop a clearer picture of dorsal closure and shed light on wound healing VIDEO: The pulsing amnioserosa cells (on the left) pull on the smaller neighboring epidermis cells. The result is a stepwise...
26 Jun 2009
Scientists develop a clearer picture of dorsal closure and shed light on wound healing VIDEO: The pulsing amnioserosa cells (on the left) pull on the smaller neighboring epidermis cells. The result is a stepwise...
Enzyme fights mutated protein in inherited Parkinson's disease
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Matthew Goldberg, assistant professor of neurology and psychiatry and senior author of the paper (right); with Xiaodong Ding, senior research associate work at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Click...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Matthew Goldberg, assistant professor of neurology and psychiatry and senior author of the paper (right); with Xiaodong Ding, senior research associate work at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Click...
New research may help address radionuclide contamination at DOE sites
26 Jun 2009
LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Five years from now, Lab scientists will be able to better determine how, when and why plutonium moves in soil and groundwater. The way to predict how plutonium is transported in groundwater away from a site is by looking...
26 Jun 2009
LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Five years from now, Lab scientists will be able to better determine how, when and why plutonium moves in soil and groundwater. The way to predict how plutonium is transported in groundwater away from a site is by looking...
Engineers research effects of heat expansion on economically efficient bridge design
26 Jun 2009
VIDEO: Dunja Peric, associate professor of civil engineering and faculty member with the University Transportation Center at K-State, is studying the effects of different soil conditions and temperature change...
26 Jun 2009
VIDEO: Dunja Peric, associate professor of civil engineering and faculty member with the University Transportation Center at K-State, is studying the effects of different soil conditions and temperature change...
Trio of signals converge to induce liver and pancreas cell development in the embryo
26 Jun 2009
Findings point to clues for regenerative therapies IMAGE: Distribution of the genetic regulatory protein, Smad4, in a mouse embryo at 8.5 days gestation. The green stain in the center is Smad4 expressed in the...
26 Jun 2009
Findings point to clues for regenerative therapies IMAGE: Distribution of the genetic regulatory protein, Smad4, in a mouse embryo at 8.5 days gestation. The green stain in the center is Smad4 expressed in the...
Study shows 1 in 25 deaths worldwide attributable to alcohol
26 Jun 2009
CAMH researcher sees glass 'as half full' (Toronto) Research from Canada's own Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) featured in this week's edition of the Lancet shows that worldwide, 1 in 25 deaths are directly attributable to alcohol...
26 Jun 2009
CAMH researcher sees glass 'as half full' (Toronto) Research from Canada's own Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) featured in this week's edition of the Lancet shows that worldwide, 1 in 25 deaths are directly attributable to alcohol...
Dietary fat linked to pancreatic cancer
26 Jun 2009
High intake of dietary fats from red meat and dairy products was associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study published online June 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This study was...
26 Jun 2009
High intake of dietary fats from red meat and dairy products was associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study published online June 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This study was...
Rating attractiveness: Study finds consensus among men, not women
26 Jun 2009
Hot or not? Men agree on the answer. Women don't. There is much more consensus among men about whom they find attractive than there is among women, according to a new study by Wake Forest University psychologist Dustin Wood. The study,...
26 Jun 2009
Hot or not? Men agree on the answer. Women don't. There is much more consensus among men about whom they find attractive than there is among women, according to a new study by Wake Forest University psychologist Dustin Wood. The study,...
Immigration makes Spanish pensions system more sustainable
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Immigration makes Spanish pensions system more sustainable. Click here for more information. Researchers from the University of Valladolid have constructed a demographic...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Immigration makes Spanish pensions system more sustainable. Click here for more information. Researchers from the University of Valladolid have constructed a demographic...
Trial shows promise for arthritis drug
26 Jun 2009
A clinical trial of masitinib, a drug in development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, has shown it to be well tolerated and effective. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research and Therapy have...
26 Jun 2009
A clinical trial of masitinib, a drug in development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, has shown it to be well tolerated and effective. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research and Therapy have...
FSU research group wins $1 million grant to study nuclear fuels
26 Jun 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida State University researcher has received a $1 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a study that could lead to the design of better nuclear fuels and safer and more efficient reactors to...
26 Jun 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida State University researcher has received a $1 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a study that could lead to the design of better nuclear fuels and safer and more efficient reactors to...
Corals stay close to home
26 Jun 2009
The thought of coral reefs tends to conjure up images of tropical vacations, complete with snorkeling among tropical fish in crystal clear waters. Rapid climate change, and increased pollution, ocean acidification and overfishing threaten to...
26 Jun 2009
The thought of coral reefs tends to conjure up images of tropical vacations, complete with snorkeling among tropical fish in crystal clear waters. Rapid climate change, and increased pollution, ocean acidification and overfishing threaten to...
NSF awards $399,939 to study science impacts of economic stimulus package
26 Jun 2009
Universities of Virginia and Michigan receive first of 9 such awards The National Science Foundation (NSF) today awarded $399,939 for two research projects designed to use the science initiatives funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment...
26 Jun 2009
Universities of Virginia and Michigan receive first of 9 such awards The National Science Foundation (NSF) today awarded $399,939 for two research projects designed to use the science initiatives funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment...
$2.25 million grant to help unravel the effects of early child abuse
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Fred Rogosch, Mount Hope Family Center Research Director, is one of the lead investigators on the grant. Click here for more information. This summer, the University of...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Fred Rogosch, Mount Hope Family Center Research Director, is one of the lead investigators on the grant. Click here for more information. This summer, the University of...
Further gene mutations linked to autism risk
26 Jun 2009
Pieces in the complex autism inheritance puzzle are emerging in the latest study from a research team including geneticists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The study...
26 Jun 2009
Pieces in the complex autism inheritance puzzle are emerging in the latest study from a research team including geneticists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The study...
Why saints sin and sinners get saintly
26 Jun 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. --- To many, New York Gov. Eliott Spitzer's fall from grace seemed to make no sense at all. But a new Northwestern University study offers provocative insights that possibly could relate to why the storm trooper of reform --...
26 Jun 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. --- To many, New York Gov. Eliott Spitzer's fall from grace seemed to make no sense at all. But a new Northwestern University study offers provocative insights that possibly could relate to why the storm trooper of reform --...
Inhaled growth hormone safe for children deficient in this key protein
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Emily Walvoord, M.D. is an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children pediatrician. Click here for more...
26 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Emily Walvoord, M.D. is an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children pediatrician. Click here for more...
LSUHSC research identifies enzyme that makes survival molecule for key vision cells
26 Jun 2009
New Orleans, LA – Research lead by Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, identifying an enzyme that makes neuroprotectin D1 which specifically...
26 Jun 2009
New Orleans, LA – Research lead by Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, identifying an enzyme that makes neuroprotectin D1 which specifically...
Dolphins get a lift from delta wing technology
26 Jun 2009
We can only marvel at the way that dolphins, whales and porpoises scythe through water. Their finlike flippers seem perfectly adapted for maximum aquatic agility. However, no one had ever analysed how the animals' flippers interact with water;...
26 Jun 2009
We can only marvel at the way that dolphins, whales and porpoises scythe through water. Their finlike flippers seem perfectly adapted for maximum aquatic agility. However, no one had ever analysed how the animals' flippers interact with water;...
Concordia University announces $3,348,402 CFI investment to support infrastructure
26 Jun 2009
This release is available in French. MONTREAL/June 19,2009 – Judith Woodsworth, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University welcomes an investment of $3,348,402 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation that will...
26 Jun 2009
This release is available in French. MONTREAL/June 19,2009 – Judith Woodsworth, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University welcomes an investment of $3,348,402 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation that will...
University of Kansas becomes first US public university to pass an open access policy
26 Jun 2009
Scholarly articles normally are published in peer-reviewed journals and available only through paid subscriptions LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has become the nation's first public university to adopt an "open access" policy that...
26 Jun 2009
Scholarly articles normally are published in peer-reviewed journals and available only through paid subscriptions LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has become the nation's first public university to adopt an "open access" policy that...
Xie Lab uncovers molecular machinery related to stem cell fate
26 Jun 2009
The Stowers Institute's Xie Lab has revealed how the BAM protein affects germline stem cell differentiation and how it is involved in regulating the quality of stem cells through intercellular competition. The work was published today by PNAS...
26 Jun 2009
The Stowers Institute's Xie Lab has revealed how the BAM protein affects germline stem cell differentiation and how it is involved in regulating the quality of stem cells through intercellular competition. The work was published today by PNAS...
Language change can be traced using gigantic text archives
26 Jun 2009
Historical collections that include everything ever written in a dozen American and British newspapers since they started are now available electronically. Donald MacQueen from Uppsala University, Sweden, has carried out the first...
26 Jun 2009
Historical collections that include everything ever written in a dozen American and British newspapers since they started are now available electronically. Donald MacQueen from Uppsala University, Sweden, has carried out the first...
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