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July 2009 Geology and GSA Today Media Highlights
30 Jun 2009
Boulder, CO, USA - GEOLOGY articles extract information on forces shaping Earth's surface, solve the puzzle of LIPs on land, trace the leading edges of dispersing continents, expose magmatic plumbing, argue over gold deposits, show how fungi...
30 Jun 2009
Boulder, CO, USA - GEOLOGY articles extract information on forces shaping Earth's surface, solve the puzzle of LIPs on land, trace the leading edges of dispersing continents, expose magmatic plumbing, argue over gold deposits, show how fungi...
Rotator cuff treatment provides immediate tendonitis relief
30 Jun 2009
OAK BROOK, Ill. – A minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff of the shoulder provides immediate symptom relief to the patient, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology. The study found...
30 Jun 2009
OAK BROOK, Ill. – A minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff of the shoulder provides immediate symptom relief to the patient, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology. The study found...
University of Leicester researchers discover new fluorescent silicon nanoparticles
30 Jun 2009
Research may ultimately track the uptake of drugs by the body's cells IMAGE: This is a suspension of nanoparticles in a quarz-glass cell exposed to ultra violet light. Click here for more...
30 Jun 2009
Research may ultimately track the uptake of drugs by the body's cells IMAGE: This is a suspension of nanoparticles in a quarz-glass cell exposed to ultra violet light. Click here for more...
Professor honored with prestigious award for work in computational mathematics
30 Jun 2009
EPFL's Assyr Abdulle to receive prize in numerical analysis and scientific computing Professor Assyr Abdulle, of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, will be honored with the James H. Wilkinson...
30 Jun 2009
EPFL's Assyr Abdulle to receive prize in numerical analysis and scientific computing Professor Assyr Abdulle, of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, will be honored with the James H. Wilkinson...
Researchers survey Mid-Atlantic ridge looking for new life forms, clues to deep-sea communities
30 Jun 2009
An international team of researchers is surveying the Mid-Atlantic Ridge halfway between Iceland and the Azores to determine its biodiversity and perhaps discover new species and clues to deep-sea food webs. The project is part of a 16-nation...
30 Jun 2009
An international team of researchers is surveying the Mid-Atlantic Ridge halfway between Iceland and the Azores to determine its biodiversity and perhaps discover new species and clues to deep-sea food webs. The project is part of a 16-nation...
Study to see if video games can boost thinking skills in elderly
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is an image from the video game BOOM BLOX, which the North Carolina State University researchers will be using as part of their study. Click here for more...
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is an image from the video game BOOM BLOX, which the North Carolina State University researchers will be using as part of their study. Click here for more...
Stirred, not shaken: Bio-inspired cilia mix medical reagents at small scales
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: The artificial cilia are flexible rubber fingers less than 1/100 of an inch long, and 1/1000 of an inch wide. The tips shown here vibrate 65 times per second.... Click here for more...
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: The artificial cilia are flexible rubber fingers less than 1/100 of an inch long, and 1/1000 of an inch wide. The tips shown here vibrate 65 times per second.... Click here for more...
New statistical technique improves precision of nanotechnology data
30 Jun 2009
Measuring nanomaterials IMAGE: Georgia Tech researchers illustrate how their new statistical technique improves measurement of nanostructure properties by correcting data errors. Shown (left to right) are Zhong...
30 Jun 2009
Measuring nanomaterials IMAGE: Georgia Tech researchers illustrate how their new statistical technique improves measurement of nanostructure properties by correcting data errors. Shown (left to right) are Zhong...
NASA and NOAA's GOES-O satellite successfully launched
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Rising above the two lightning towers around the pad, a Delta IV rocket races into the sky with the GOES-O satellite aboard. Click here for more information. WASHINGTON --...
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Rising above the two lightning towers around the pad, a Delta IV rocket races into the sky with the GOES-O satellite aboard. Click here for more information. WASHINGTON --...
Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden professor to receive prestigious prize in mathematics
30 Jun 2009
SIAM honors Anders Lindquist with Reid Prize The W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize in Mathematics will be awarded to Anders Lindquist at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) in Denver, Colorado, July 6-10....
30 Jun 2009
SIAM honors Anders Lindquist with Reid Prize The W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize in Mathematics will be awarded to Anders Lindquist at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) in Denver, Colorado, July 6-10....
New fossil primate suggests common Asian ancestor, challenges primates such as 'Ida'
30 Jun 2009
A new fossil primate from Myanmar suggests that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, not Africa as many researchers believe IMAGE: A new fossil primate from Ganle in...
30 Jun 2009
A new fossil primate from Myanmar suggests that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, not Africa as many researchers believe IMAGE: A new fossil primate from Ganle in...
Spanish scientists develop echo-location in humans
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is researcher Juan Antonio Martínez detecting a column by echolocation. Click here for more information. A team of researchers from the University of...
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is researcher Juan Antonio Martínez detecting a column by echolocation. Click here for more information. A team of researchers from the University of...
Zooming in to catch the bad guys
30 Jun 2009
New 'perfection tool' from Tel Aviv University enhances video to catch criminals and terrorists IMAGE: Professor Leonid Yaroslavsky is a researcher at Tel Aviv University. Click here for more...
30 Jun 2009
New 'perfection tool' from Tel Aviv University enhances video to catch criminals and terrorists IMAGE: Professor Leonid Yaroslavsky is a researcher at Tel Aviv University. Click here for more...
Computational scientist receives prestigious honor
30 Jun 2009
Professor Franco Brezzi is the 2009 John von Neumann Lecturer The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) will honor Franco Brezzi, one of the leading computational mathematicians of our day, as the 2009 John von Neumann Lecturer...
30 Jun 2009
Professor Franco Brezzi is the 2009 John von Neumann Lecturer The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) will honor Franco Brezzi, one of the leading computational mathematicians of our day, as the 2009 John von Neumann Lecturer...
NASA debuts the entire 2008 hurricane season in new online video
30 Jun 2009
GOES satellite captures 2008 tropical cyclones IMAGE: This is a GOES movie still of 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Click here for more information. Imagine watching all of the...
30 Jun 2009
GOES satellite captures 2008 tropical cyclones IMAGE: This is a GOES movie still of 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Click here for more information. Imagine watching all of the...
Warmer climate can direct flow of tourists northwards
30 Jun 2009
For over half a century, we Northern Europeans have been heading south for our holidays. A warmer climate may reverse the flow of tourists and encourage more Southern Europeans to head north. But how will future changes in climate affect...
30 Jun 2009
For over half a century, we Northern Europeans have been heading south for our holidays. A warmer climate may reverse the flow of tourists and encourage more Southern Europeans to head north. But how will future changes in climate affect...
Your own private global warming
30 Jun 2009
Measuring the effects of temperature increases in the Antarctic fauna A group of researchers from the British Antarctic Survey have collected individuals from a wide range of species commonly found in Antarctic waters and subjected them to...
30 Jun 2009
Measuring the effects of temperature increases in the Antarctic fauna A group of researchers from the British Antarctic Survey have collected individuals from a wide range of species commonly found in Antarctic waters and subjected them to...
Peer pressure plays major role in environmental behavior
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Jianguo "Jack " Liu, Michigan State University Distinguished Professor, has co-authored a study contending that peer pressure plays a major role in people's environmental behavior. Click here for more...
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Jianguo "Jack " Liu, Michigan State University Distinguished Professor, has co-authored a study contending that peer pressure plays a major role in people's environmental behavior. Click here for more...
Largest ever survey of very distant galaxy clusters completed
30 Jun 2009
UC Riverside astronomer leads international team studying galaxy formation and evolution in early history of the universe IMAGE: This is one of the most distant galaxy clusters ever discovered. Click here for...
30 Jun 2009
UC Riverside astronomer leads international team studying galaxy formation and evolution in early history of the universe IMAGE: This is one of the most distant galaxy clusters ever discovered. Click here for...
UT Austin professor to receive prize for distinguished service
30 Jun 2009
J. Tinsley Oden to be honored at SIAM Annual Meeting in July J. Tinsley Oden will receive the SIAM Prize for Distinguished Service to the Profession on Tuesday, July 7 during the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied...
30 Jun 2009
J. Tinsley Oden to be honored at SIAM Annual Meeting in July J. Tinsley Oden will receive the SIAM Prize for Distinguished Service to the Profession on Tuesday, July 7 during the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied...
Anti-biotech groups obstruct forest biotechnology
30 Jun 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively preclude even the...
30 Jun 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively preclude even the...
IOM comparative effectiveness research priorities report
30 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON -- A new report from the Institute of Medicine recommends 100 health topics that should get priority attention and funding from a new national research effort to identify which health care services work best. It also spells out...
30 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON -- A new report from the Institute of Medicine recommends 100 health topics that should get priority attention and funding from a new national research effort to identify which health care services work best. It also spells out...
Finding solutions to the chronic nursing shortage
30 Jun 2009
$2 million research chair announced The Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing at The University of Western Ontario has announced a $2 million research chair to address issues surrounding the chronic shortage of registered nurses in Canada and...
30 Jun 2009
$2 million research chair announced The Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing at The University of Western Ontario has announced a $2 million research chair to address issues surrounding the chronic shortage of registered nurses in Canada and...
UT Austin professor honored with prestigious mathematics award
30 Jun 2009
Mary F. Wheeler to receive the Theodore von Kármán Prize Mary F. Wheeler, of The University of Texas at Austin, will be awarded the Theodore von Kármán Prize at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and...
30 Jun 2009
Mary F. Wheeler to receive the Theodore von Kármán Prize Mary F. Wheeler, of The University of Texas at Austin, will be awarded the Theodore von Kármán Prize at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and...
A thirst for blood sparks toxic algal blooms
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is a light microscopy image of the microalga Chrysochromulina palpebralis. Click here for more information. The blooming of toxic algae that occurs during the summer...
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is a light microscopy image of the microalga Chrysochromulina palpebralis. Click here for more information. The blooming of toxic algae that occurs during the summer...
HealthGrades study: Top hospitals for women's health/maternity care have lower mortality/morbidity
30 Jun 2009
Best-performing hospitals have 76 percent lower C-section complication rates compared with poor performers; patient-choice C-sections rise 8.7 percent from 2005 through 2007 GOLDEN, Colo. (June 30, 2009) – Wide gaps in quality outcomes...
30 Jun 2009
Best-performing hospitals have 76 percent lower C-section complication rates compared with poor performers; patient-choice C-sections rise 8.7 percent from 2005 through 2007 GOLDEN, Colo. (June 30, 2009) – Wide gaps in quality outcomes...
Recent news reports of sweetener reformulations raise questions about motivations
30 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – The misleading "health" halo surrounding highly-publicized marketing campaigns regarding sweetener reformulations is starting to dim. Recent announcements by Starbucks and other brands that they will remove high...
30 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – The misleading "health" halo surrounding highly-publicized marketing campaigns regarding sweetener reformulations is starting to dim. Recent announcements by Starbucks and other brands that they will remove high...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $2.7M to 7 top young clinical investigators
30 Jun 2009
New York, NY -- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named 4 new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators at its April 2009 Clinical Investigator Award Committee review. The recipients of this prestigious, three-year award are outstanding...
30 Jun 2009
New York, NY -- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named 4 new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators at its April 2009 Clinical Investigator Award Committee review. The recipients of this prestigious, three-year award are outstanding...
University of Hawaii at Manoa astronomers discover pair of solar systems in the making
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Left: This is a Submillimeter Array image of 253-1536 taken at a wavelength of 880 microns. The mass of the disk on the left is 70 times the mass of... Click here for more...
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Left: This is a Submillimeter Array image of 253-1536 taken at a wavelength of 880 microns. The mass of the disk on the left is 70 times the mass of... Click here for more...
Princeton professor to receive prestigious prize in mathematics
30 Jun 2009
Ralph E. Kleinman Prize to be awarded to Weinan E Weinan E, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University will be awarded the Ralph E. Kleinman Prize at the annual...
30 Jun 2009
Ralph E. Kleinman Prize to be awarded to Weinan E Weinan E, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University will be awarded the Ralph E. Kleinman Prize at the annual...
Scientists create first working model of a 2-qubit electronic quantum processor
30 Jun 2009
Model uses the power of quantum mechanics in a processor similar to that found in computers and cell phones A team led by Yale University researchers has successfully implemented simple algorithms using a quantum processor based on microwave...
30 Jun 2009
Model uses the power of quantum mechanics in a processor similar to that found in computers and cell phones A team led by Yale University researchers has successfully implemented simple algorithms using a quantum processor based on microwave...
Colorado professor recognized for outstanding published work in public health systems research
30 Jun 2009
CHICAGO, Ill. (June 30, 2009)—AcademyHealth and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have recognized the research of Danielle Varda, Ph.D., as the best scientific work that the field of public health systems research (PHSR) has produced...
30 Jun 2009
CHICAGO, Ill. (June 30, 2009)—AcademyHealth and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have recognized the research of Danielle Varda, Ph.D., as the best scientific work that the field of public health systems research (PHSR) has produced...
Metabolic factors may play a role in risk for breast cancer
30 Jun 2009
PHILADELPHIA – Physiological changes associated with the metabolic syndrome may play a role in the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal...
30 Jun 2009
PHILADELPHIA – Physiological changes associated with the metabolic syndrome may play a role in the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal...
UB geologists to help communicate the dangers of Colombian volcano
30 Jun 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- During the past decade, residents of Pasto, Colombia, and neighboring villages near Galeras, Colombia's most dangerous volcano, have been threatened with evacuation, but compliance varies. With each new eruption -- the most...
30 Jun 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- During the past decade, residents of Pasto, Colombia, and neighboring villages near Galeras, Colombia's most dangerous volcano, have been threatened with evacuation, but compliance varies. With each new eruption -- the most...
Relationships improve student success
30 Jun 2009
MU researchers offer tips on forming student-teacher, student-school relationships IMAGE: Children with healthy attachment to teachers are able to control their emotions and are more socially competent and...
30 Jun 2009
MU researchers offer tips on forming student-teacher, student-school relationships IMAGE: Children with healthy attachment to teachers are able to control their emotions and are more socially competent and...
Using the Internet to help young smokers quit
30 Jun 2009
Many young smokers want to quit but don't know what methods work. The University of Illinois at Chicago is leading a $2.9 million National Cancer Institute project to increase demand for evidence-based, Internet-based smoking cessation...
30 Jun 2009
Many young smokers want to quit but don't know what methods work. The University of Illinois at Chicago is leading a $2.9 million National Cancer Institute project to increase demand for evidence-based, Internet-based smoking cessation...
Intense heat killed the Universe's would-be galaxies, researchers say
30 Jun 2009
Our Milky Way galaxy only survived because it was already immersed in a large clump of dark matter which trapped gases inside it, scientists led by Durham University's Institute for Computational Cosmology (ICC) found. The research, to be...
30 Jun 2009
Our Milky Way galaxy only survived because it was already immersed in a large clump of dark matter which trapped gases inside it, scientists led by Durham University's Institute for Computational Cosmology (ICC) found. The research, to be...
Single thawed embryo transfer after PGD does not affect pregnancy rates
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Transferring just one embryo at a time to a woman's womb after embryos have undergone preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and freezing at the blastocyst stage has become a real option after researchers achieved...
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Transferring just one embryo at a time to a woman's womb after embryos have undergone preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and freezing at the blastocyst stage has become a real option after researchers achieved...
Police work undermines cardiovascular health, comparison to general population shows
30 Jun 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease: The question is why. In the most recent results coming out of one of the few long-term studies being conducted within this tightly...
30 Jun 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease: The question is why. In the most recent results coming out of one of the few long-term studies being conducted within this tightly...
Discovery may provide new treatments for alcohol dependence
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is Professor Suzanne Dickson. Click here for more information. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered a new brain...
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is Professor Suzanne Dickson. Click here for more information. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered a new brain...
Risky business: Stressed men more likely to gamble
30 Jun 2009
Women more risk-averse when under stress Stressed out, dude? Don't go to Vegas. New research, to be published July 1 in the journal PLoS One, shows that men under stress may be more likely to take risks, correlating to such real-life behavior...
30 Jun 2009
Women more risk-averse when under stress Stressed out, dude? Don't go to Vegas. New research, to be published July 1 in the journal PLoS One, shows that men under stress may be more likely to take risks, correlating to such real-life behavior...
Measurements fail to identify TB patients who could benefit from shorter treatment course
30 Jun 2009
Tuberculosis (TB) is a difficult infection to treat and requires six months of multiple antibiotics to cure it. To combat the TB pandemic, a shorter and simpler drug treatment would be a huge advance since most TB occurs in resource-limited...
30 Jun 2009
Tuberculosis (TB) is a difficult infection to treat and requires six months of multiple antibiotics to cure it. To combat the TB pandemic, a shorter and simpler drug treatment would be a huge advance since most TB occurs in resource-limited...
New test can detect both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities in embryos
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: One-step screening for both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities has come a stage closer as scientists announced that an embryo test they have been developing has successfully screened cells taken from spare...
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: One-step screening for both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities has come a stage closer as scientists announced that an embryo test they have been developing has successfully screened cells taken from spare...
Loyola University Chicago professor honored
30 Jun 2009
Rafal Goebel to receive prize for work in mathematics Rafal Goebel, Assistant Professor from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Loyola University Chicago will be honored with the SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory...
30 Jun 2009
Rafal Goebel to receive prize for work in mathematics Rafal Goebel, Assistant Professor from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Loyola University Chicago will be honored with the SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory...
Accelerated fertility treatment leads to shortened time to pregnancy and cost savings
30 Jun 2009
LEBANON, N.H. – A major new trial recently published in the journal Fertility and Sterility shows that for couples beginning infertility treatments, an accelerated path to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can offer a shorter time to...
30 Jun 2009
LEBANON, N.H. – A major new trial recently published in the journal Fertility and Sterility shows that for couples beginning infertility treatments, an accelerated path to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can offer a shorter time to...
Improving math education in early childhood
30 Jun 2009
Though many consider teaching math to young children to be unnecessary or inappropriate at this stage in their educational development, research shows that as early as infancy, children start to think about the world in mathematical ways -- a...
30 Jun 2009
Though many consider teaching math to young children to be unnecessary or inappropriate at this stage in their educational development, research shows that as early as infancy, children start to think about the world in mathematical ways -- a...
New lab-on-a-chip measures mechanics of bacteria colonies
30 Jun 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a microscale tool to help them understand the mechanical behavior of biofilms, slimy colonies of bacteria involved in most human infectious diseases. Most bacteria in...
30 Jun 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a microscale tool to help them understand the mechanical behavior of biofilms, slimy colonies of bacteria involved in most human infectious diseases. Most bacteria in...
The sound of light: Innovative technology shatters the barriers of modern light microscopy
30 Jun 2009
In the past, even modern technologies have failed to produce high-resolution fluorescence images from this depth because of the strong scattering of light. In the Nature Photonics journal, the Munich researchers describe how they can reveal...
30 Jun 2009
In the past, even modern technologies have failed to produce high-resolution fluorescence images from this depth because of the strong scattering of light. In the Nature Photonics journal, the Munich researchers describe how they can reveal...
The tiny difference in the genes of bacteria
30 Jun 2009
Researchers from Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Germany, develop new method for better diagnostic of diarrhea-causing bacteria It is based on detecting short, repetitive DNA segments in the genome of bacteria. Every single bacterial...
30 Jun 2009
Researchers from Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Germany, develop new method for better diagnostic of diarrhea-causing bacteria It is based on detecting short, repetitive DNA segments in the genome of bacteria. Every single bacterial...
Possible benefit from online genetic testing for lung cancer
30 Jun 2009
PHILADELPHIA - As scientists continue to decode the human genome and the information becomes publicly available, private companies that offer online genetic testing are multiplying. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health were...
30 Jun 2009
PHILADELPHIA - As scientists continue to decode the human genome and the information becomes publicly available, private companies that offer online genetic testing are multiplying. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health were...
AIUM announces management agreement with the International Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound
30 Jun 2009
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has reached a management agreement with the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU) effective July 1, 2009. The AIUM will support the ISTU's administrative, financial, and...
30 Jun 2009
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has reached a management agreement with the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU) effective July 1, 2009. The AIUM will support the ISTU's administrative, financial, and...
Vitamin D deficiency is widespead and on the increase
30 Jun 2009
Highest rates in South Asia and the Middle East A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International1, shows that populations across the globe are suffering...
30 Jun 2009
Highest rates in South Asia and the Middle East A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International1, shows that populations across the globe are suffering...
The European Association for the Study of the Liver renews publishing partnership with Elsevier
30 Jun 2009
Elsevier to publish the society's flagship Journal of Hepatology for the next five years Amsterdam, 30 June 2009 – Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information, is pleased to announce its renewed...
30 Jun 2009
Elsevier to publish the society's flagship Journal of Hepatology for the next five years Amsterdam, 30 June 2009 – Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information, is pleased to announce its renewed...
Polycystic ovarian syndrome: New light on its causes and its effect on brothers
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in...
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in...
Super-size deposits of frozen carbon threat to climate change
30 Jun 2009
The vast amount of carbon stored in the arctic and boreal regions of the world is more than double that previously estimated, according to a study published this week. The amount of carbon in frozen soils, sediments and river deltas...
30 Jun 2009
The vast amount of carbon stored in the arctic and boreal regions of the world is more than double that previously estimated, according to a study published this week. The amount of carbon in frozen soils, sediments and river deltas...
Risk of tuberculosis from arthritis medication examined
30 Jun 2009
Research news from Arthritis & Rheumatism Treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents is recognized as a risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis,...
30 Jun 2009
Research news from Arthritis & Rheumatism Treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents is recognized as a risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis,...
New findings on Parkinson's disease and effect on patient behavior
30 Jun 2009
Parkinson's disease alters patient's ability to learn from rewards while treatment affects ability to learn from negative outcome -- research reveals possible link to depression, impulse control disorders A new neuropsychological memory test is...
30 Jun 2009
Parkinson's disease alters patient's ability to learn from rewards while treatment affects ability to learn from negative outcome -- research reveals possible link to depression, impulse control disorders A new neuropsychological memory test is...
Women with cystic fibrosis can have safe and successful fertility treatment
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Women with cystic fibrosis can have fertility treatment to help them have babies without any long-term adverse effects on either themselves or their children, according to new research presented at the 25th annual...
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Women with cystic fibrosis can have fertility treatment to help them have babies without any long-term adverse effects on either themselves or their children, according to new research presented at the 25th annual...
Reduced ovarian reserve associated with increased risk of trisomic pregnancy
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Women who have a diminished number of eggs in their ovaries, either because they are older or for some other reason such as ovarian surgery, may be more at risk of a trisomic pregnancy than women with an ovarian...
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Women who have a diminished number of eggs in their ovaries, either because they are older or for some other reason such as ovarian surgery, may be more at risk of a trisomic pregnancy than women with an ovarian...
Researchers unveil whiskered robot rat
30 Jun 2009
A team of scientists have developed an innovative robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers. The SCRATCHbot robot will be demonstrated this week (1 July 2009) at an international workshop looking at how robots can...
30 Jun 2009
A team of scientists have developed an innovative robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers. The SCRATCHbot robot will be demonstrated this week (1 July 2009) at an international workshop looking at how robots can...
Harvard scientists solve mystery about why HIV patients are more susceptible to TB infection
30 Jun 2009
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology describe how HIV switches off the immune response to mycobacterium tuberculosis A team of Harvard scientists has taken an important first step toward the development of new treatments...
30 Jun 2009
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology describe how HIV switches off the immune response to mycobacterium tuberculosis A team of Harvard scientists has taken an important first step toward the development of new treatments...
Link found between history of periodontitis and cerebrovascular disease in men
30 Jun 2009
Research news from Annals of Neurology Boston, Ma. – June 30, 2009 – The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums, in the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic stroke, has received growing...
30 Jun 2009
Research news from Annals of Neurology Boston, Ma. – June 30, 2009 – The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums, in the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic stroke, has received growing...
Neural stem cell differentiation factor discovered
30 Jun 2009
Why neural stem cells divide and differentiate Neural stem cells represent the cellular backup of our brain. These cells are capable of self-renewal to form new stem cells or differentiate into neurons, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes....
30 Jun 2009
Why neural stem cells divide and differentiate Neural stem cells represent the cellular backup of our brain. These cells are capable of self-renewal to form new stem cells or differentiate into neurons, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes....
Brain section multitasks, handling phonetics and decision-making
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: MRI studies showed that test subjects reacted to different sounds -- ta and da, for example -- but appeared to recognize the same sound even when pronounced with slight variations.... Click here for...
30 Jun 2009
IMAGE: MRI studies showed that test subjects reacted to different sounds -- ta and da, for example -- but appeared to recognize the same sound even when pronounced with slight variations.... Click here for...
Daily sex helps to reduce sperm DNA damage and improve fertility
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men's sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented today (Tuesday) to the 25th annual meeting of the...
30 Jun 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men's sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented today (Tuesday) to the 25th annual meeting of the...
Bad medicine
30 Jun 2009
Health care can cause harm when focus is on providing services instead of improving health PORTLAND, Oregon--Are individuals, families, communities and employers getting their money's worth from US healthcare? That's the big question in the...
30 Jun 2009
Health care can cause harm when focus is on providing services instead of improving health PORTLAND, Oregon--Are individuals, families, communities and employers getting their money's worth from US healthcare? That's the big question in the...
LSUHSC M.D./Ph.D. student awarded NIH grant for research on protective effects of fish oil in stroke
30 Jun 2009
New Orleans, LA – Tiffany Niemoller, a 5th year MD/PhD student at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $148,480 over four years by the National...
30 Jun 2009
New Orleans, LA – Tiffany Niemoller, a 5th year MD/PhD student at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $148,480 over four years by the National...
IOM CER Committee releases recs to Congress for health-care priorities, funding
30 Jun 2009
Committee co-chairs publish commentary online at www.annals.org The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) released its recommendations today for setting health care priorities for research and funding...
30 Jun 2009
Committee co-chairs publish commentary online at www.annals.org The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) released its recommendations today for setting health care priorities for research and funding...
Caregivers may benefit from adult day care
30 Jun 2009
Caring for an elderly family member can be stressful and can pose health threats to caregiver givers. Steven Zarit, professor and head, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State, received a $3 million grant from the...
30 Jun 2009
Caring for an elderly family member can be stressful and can pose health threats to caregiver givers. Steven Zarit, professor and head, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State, received a $3 million grant from the...
Scientists find a biological 'fountain of youth' in new world bat caves
30 Jun 2009
New article in the FASEB Journal shows that resistance to protein folding damage is a clue to longevity in mammals Scientists from Texas are batty over a new discovery which could lead to the single most important medical breakthrough in human...
30 Jun 2009
New article in the FASEB Journal shows that resistance to protein folding damage is a clue to longevity in mammals Scientists from Texas are batty over a new discovery which could lead to the single most important medical breakthrough in human...
Barriers hinder EMS workers from using best resuscitation practices
30 Jun 2009
American Heart Association rapid-access journal report Local laws, insurance reimbursement and public misperceptions impede emergency medical services (EMS) workers from using best resuscitation practices, according to a study reported in...
30 Jun 2009
American Heart Association rapid-access journal report Local laws, insurance reimbursement and public misperceptions impede emergency medical services (EMS) workers from using best resuscitation practices, according to a study reported in...
Researchers find a way to reduce patient radiation dose during pulmonary CT angiography
30 Jun 2009
While screening for possible pulmonary emboli using pulmonary CT angiography, a new study shows that radiologists can effectively lower the patient radiation dose by approximately 44% and improve vascular enhancement without deterioration of...
30 Jun 2009
While screening for possible pulmonary emboli using pulmonary CT angiography, a new study shows that radiologists can effectively lower the patient radiation dose by approximately 44% and improve vascular enhancement without deterioration of...
Current search for heart disease treatment may not be fruitful
30 Jun 2009
A protein used by doctors to indicate a patient's risk of coronary heart disease may have drug developers barking up the wrong treatment tree, according to the authors of a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical...
30 Jun 2009
A protein used by doctors to indicate a patient's risk of coronary heart disease may have drug developers barking up the wrong treatment tree, according to the authors of a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical...
A bird's eye view of art
30 Jun 2009
Pigeons judge the beauty of art as humans do – by using both color and pattern cues Pigeons could be art critics yet, according to a new study1 which shows that like humans, pigeons can be trained to tell the difference between 'good' and...
30 Jun 2009
Pigeons judge the beauty of art as humans do – by using both color and pattern cues Pigeons could be art critics yet, according to a new study1 which shows that like humans, pigeons can be trained to tell the difference between 'good' and...
Study provides greater understanding of lyme disease-causing bacteria
30 Jun 2009
Research news from Arthritis & Rheumatism Lyme disease in theU.S. is caused by the tick-borne bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and usually begins with a skin lesion, after which the bacteria spread throughout the body to the nervous system,...
30 Jun 2009
Research news from Arthritis & Rheumatism Lyme disease in theU.S. is caused by the tick-borne bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and usually begins with a skin lesion, after which the bacteria spread throughout the body to the nervous system,...
Joint replacement treatment: Using clinical pathways works
30 Jun 2009
Clinical pathways have been used in surgeries since the 1980s, but their nature and usefulness are still subjects of much debate, especially as procedures such as hip and knee joint replacement represent a significant cost to hospitals. Now...
30 Jun 2009
Clinical pathways have been used in surgeries since the 1980s, but their nature and usefulness are still subjects of much debate, especially as procedures such as hip and knee joint replacement represent a significant cost to hospitals. Now...
Cosmetic surgery appeals to men, women with appearance-based rejection sensitivity
30 Jun 2009
A result of appearance-based teasing may be the desire to change what we look like BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest...
30 Jun 2009
A result of appearance-based teasing may be the desire to change what we look like BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest...
OJ worse for teeth than whitening says Eastman Institute researchers
30 Jun 2009
With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth from using whitening...
30 Jun 2009
With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth from using whitening...
The decision about the incision: Is midline or transverse better for abdominal surgery?
30 Jun 2009
No difference in healing process or post-surgical pain; Complication rate was the same except for wound infection; Heidelberg scientists publish in the Annals of Surgery IMAGE: This photo shows a patient after...
30 Jun 2009
No difference in healing process or post-surgical pain; Complication rate was the same except for wound infection; Heidelberg scientists publish in the Annals of Surgery IMAGE: This photo shows a patient after...
Gadolinium-based contrast agents alone don't cause patients to develop nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
30 Jun 2009
Even at very high doses, gadolinium-based contrast agents alone are not sufficient to cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients with kidney problems, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL. NSF...
30 Jun 2009
Even at very high doses, gadolinium-based contrast agents alone are not sufficient to cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients with kidney problems, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL. NSF...
Patients with moderate to severe periodontitis need evaluation for heart disease risk
30 Jun 2009
Link to periodontitis strengthen evidence that inflammation contributes atherosclerotic CVD Philadelphia, PA, 30 June 2009 – Additional research is called for and patients with moderate to severe periodontitis should receive evaluation...
30 Jun 2009
Link to periodontitis strengthen evidence that inflammation contributes atherosclerotic CVD Philadelphia, PA, 30 June 2009 – Additional research is called for and patients with moderate to severe periodontitis should receive evaluation...
Findings of genetics study does not support causal association of C-reactive protein with CHD
30 Jun 2009
This release is available in Chinese. An analysis of the association between genetic variations of the inflammation biomarker C-reactive protein (CRP) with coronary heart disease failed to support a causal association, according to a study in...
30 Jun 2009
This release is available in Chinese. An analysis of the association between genetic variations of the inflammation biomarker C-reactive protein (CRP) with coronary heart disease failed to support a causal association, according to a study in...
Biomarkers' ability to improve prediction of cardiovascular risk is modest
30 Jun 2009
No clinically significant improvement over conventional risk factors for guiding therapy Measurement of known biomarkers of cardiovascular disease slightly improves the ability to predict future heart attack or stroke in healthy individuals,...
30 Jun 2009
No clinically significant improvement over conventional risk factors for guiding therapy Measurement of known biomarkers of cardiovascular disease slightly improves the ability to predict future heart attack or stroke in healthy individuals,...
Genetic analysis reveals secrets of scorpion venom
30 Jun 2009
Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have carried out the first ever venom analysis in this arachnid, and...
30 Jun 2009
Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have carried out the first ever venom analysis in this arachnid, and...
Certain biomarkers may have limited benefit for predicting cardiovascular events
30 Jun 2009
Use of several older and newer biomarkers appears to offer minimal added benefit in the prediction of cardiovascular events compared to conventional risk factors such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, according to a study in the...
30 Jun 2009
Use of several older and newer biomarkers appears to offer minimal added benefit in the prediction of cardiovascular events compared to conventional risk factors such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, according to a study in the...
Agent used in spinal surgery linked to higher complications rate, greater inpatient charges
30 Jun 2009
This release is available in Chinese. A new study indicates that bone-morphogenetic protein (BMP; a biological agent used to promote bone creation) is used in 25 percent of spinal fusion procedures and is associated with a higher rate of...
30 Jun 2009
This release is available in Chinese. A new study indicates that bone-morphogenetic protein (BMP; a biological agent used to promote bone creation) is used in 25 percent of spinal fusion procedures and is associated with a higher rate of...
Imaging study shows decrease in empathic responses to outsiders
30 Jun 2009
Brain differences reinforce preferences for those in same social group Washington, DC — An observer feels more empathy for someone in pain when that person is in the same social group, according to new research in the July 1 issue of The...
30 Jun 2009
Brain differences reinforce preferences for those in same social group Washington, DC — An observer feels more empathy for someone in pain when that person is in the same social group, according to new research in the July 1 issue of The...
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