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JCI online early table of contents: Feb. 16, 2009
16 Feb 2009
EDITOR'S PICK: Targeting the protein AEG1 impairs human liver cancer growth in mice Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly aggressive form of liver cancer and one of the 5 most common cancers worldwide. Devanand Sarkar and colleagues, at...
16 Feb 2009
EDITOR'S PICK: Targeting the protein AEG1 impairs human liver cancer growth in mice Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly aggressive form of liver cancer and one of the 5 most common cancers worldwide. Devanand Sarkar and colleagues, at...
Duke forum to address global engineering problems
16 Feb 2009
Experts will gather at Duke University March 2-3 to discuss engineering solutions to major challenges facing the world today, ranging from national security to education and energy. The summit is in response to the Grand Challenges for...
16 Feb 2009
Experts will gather at Duke University March 2-3 to discuss engineering solutions to major challenges facing the world today, ranging from national security to education and energy. The summit is in response to the Grand Challenges for...
We're not buying it: Product add-ons influence consumer judgment
26 Jan 2009
Charging extra for "add-on" features on a product may backfire on merchandisers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Marco Bertini (London Business School), Elie Ofek (Harvard Business School), and Dan Ariely...
26 Jan 2009
Charging extra for "add-on" features on a product may backfire on merchandisers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Marco Bertini (London Business School), Elie Ofek (Harvard Business School), and Dan Ariely...
New findings on old kidneys could enhance transplants, Stanford study shows
26 Jan 2009
STANFORD, Calif. — The older the kidney, the worse it works — though exactly how much worse isn't known. But with a mean wait time of over three years for a kidney transplant, even old kidneys are in demand. The challenge for...
26 Jan 2009
STANFORD, Calif. — The older the kidney, the worse it works — though exactly how much worse isn't known. But with a mean wait time of over three years for a kidney transplant, even old kidneys are in demand. The challenge for...
CU-Boulder students to be at controls for NASA planet-hunting mission
19 Feb 2009
IMAGE: LASP Mission Operations and Data Systems Director Bill Possel, left, and senior Matt Lenda upload commands to a satellite controlled by students and professionals from the CU-Boulder campus. Click here...
19 Feb 2009
IMAGE: LASP Mission Operations and Data Systems Director Bill Possel, left, and senior Matt Lenda upload commands to a satellite controlled by students and professionals from the CU-Boulder campus. Click here...
Integrated town that predates Civil War earns landmark status
22 Jan 2009
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A remote western Illinois field could someday yield tourists instead of crops, adding to the state's legacy of racial equality that already includes Abraham Lincoln and the nation's first black president. Once an...
22 Jan 2009
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A remote western Illinois field could someday yield tourists instead of crops, adding to the state's legacy of racial equality that already includes Abraham Lincoln and the nation's first black president. Once an...
Organizational Change Management for Sustainability: The Harvard Case Study
26 Feb 2009
It takes much more than the appropriate technology to create a sustainable green environment and organizational culture. Learn about the challenges of such a transformation at the Technology and Society Forum presentation by Leith Sharp on...
26 Feb 2009
It takes much more than the appropriate technology to create a sustainable green environment and organizational culture. Learn about the challenges of such a transformation at the Technology and Society Forum presentation by Leith Sharp on...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 22, 2009
27 Apr 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...
27 Apr 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...
Domain walls that conduct electricity
28 Jan 2009
Exploring the ultimate nanoscale for future electronics IMAGE: Scanning probe tips can be used to control the number and arrangement of conducting domain walls in bismuth ferrite (gold) between electrodes...
28 Jan 2009
Exploring the ultimate nanoscale for future electronics IMAGE: Scanning probe tips can be used to control the number and arrangement of conducting domain walls in bismuth ferrite (gold) between electrodes...
Professor's history of modern meteorology receives major honor
23 Jan 2009
IMAGE: Cover of "Weather by the Numbers " by Kristine C. Harper. Click here for more information. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida State University researcher whose 2008 book...
23 Jan 2009
IMAGE: Cover of "Weather by the Numbers " by Kristine C. Harper. Click here for more information. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida State University researcher whose 2008 book...
February 2009 Geology and GSA Today media highlights
3 Feb 2009
Boulder, CO, USA - GEOLOGY includes three papers about Mars; continuation of the "jelly sandwich" versus "crème brûlée" debate; support for the Snowball Earth hypothesis; what nine-million-year-old tooth enamel says about...
3 Feb 2009
Boulder, CO, USA - GEOLOGY includes three papers about Mars; continuation of the "jelly sandwich" versus "crème brûlée" debate; support for the Snowball Earth hypothesis; what nine-million-year-old tooth enamel says about...
'Free play' for children, teens is vital to social development, reports BC psychologist
15 Apr 2009
Modern focus on competition, drive to win may have contributed to economic woes IMAGE: This is Boston College psychology Professor Peter Gray. Click here for more...
15 Apr 2009
Modern focus on competition, drive to win may have contributed to economic woes IMAGE: This is Boston College psychology Professor Peter Gray. Click here for more...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 25, 2009
2 Mar 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...
2 Mar 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...
Exercise after knee replacement critical
2 Feb 2009
VIDEO: Lynn Snyder-Mackler, Ph.D explains the benefits of post-operative rehab involving quadriceps. The recipient of a double knee replacement talks about how it has improved his quality of life.... Click...
2 Feb 2009
VIDEO: Lynn Snyder-Mackler, Ph.D explains the benefits of post-operative rehab involving quadriceps. The recipient of a double knee replacement talks about how it has improved his quality of life.... Click...
New computational technique allows comparison of whole genomes as easily as whole books
28 Jan 2009
Whole-genome comparison, though computer intensive, reveals new genetic relationships IMAGE: Text comparison of English books with the FFP method yields a relationship tree that groups similar books together, by...
28 Jan 2009
Whole-genome comparison, though computer intensive, reveals new genetic relationships IMAGE: Text comparison of English books with the FFP method yields a relationship tree that groups similar books together, by...
National Academy of Engineering elects 65 members and 9 foreign associates
6 Feb 2009
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 65 new members and nine foreign associates, announced NAE President Charles M. Vest today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,246 and the number of foreign associates...
6 Feb 2009
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 65 new members and nine foreign associates, announced NAE President Charles M. Vest today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,246 and the number of foreign associates...
American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 4, 2009
9 Feb 2009
IMAGE: This is the Mars Rover at the Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Va. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE...
9 Feb 2009
IMAGE: This is the Mars Rover at the Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Va. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- March 4, 2009
9 Mar 2009
ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Improving rural sanitation by 65 percent could save as many as 1.2 million lives a year worldwide, scientists in Pennsylvania conclude in a new study on diarrheal disease. Their report, in the current edition...
9 Mar 2009
ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Improving rural sanitation by 65 percent could save as many as 1.2 million lives a year worldwide, scientists in Pennsylvania conclude in a new study on diarrheal disease. Their report, in the current edition...
ACS Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 11, 2009
16 Feb 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...
16 Feb 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...
Discovery by Brown researchers could lead to new autism treatment
4 Feb 2009
IMAGE: Fragile X granules (red dots) appear beside neuron cell bodies (green) in microscopy of mouse brain tissue. The granules could be useful as targets for new therapies in autism and... Click here for more...
4 Feb 2009
IMAGE: Fragile X granules (red dots) appear beside neuron cell bodies (green) in microscopy of mouse brain tissue. The granules could be useful as targets for new therapies in autism and... Click here for more...
AGU journal highlights -- Dec. 31, 2008
2 Jan 2009
1. Surprise drop in carbon dioxide absorbed by East/Japan Sea The East/Japan Sea in the western North Pacific is ventilated from the surface to the bottom of the ocean over decades. Such short overturning circulation indicates that carbon...
2 Jan 2009
1. Surprise drop in carbon dioxide absorbed by East/Japan Sea The East/Japan Sea in the western North Pacific is ventilated from the surface to the bottom of the ocean over decades. Such short overturning circulation indicates that carbon...
Little Salt Spring underwater archeological site in Florida receives new funding
19 Feb 2009
University of Miami receives $250,000 from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice to support research expansion at archeological site in Florida VIDEO: This is the excavation of a 27 meter ledge at...
19 Feb 2009
University of Miami receives $250,000 from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice to support research expansion at archeological site in Florida VIDEO: This is the excavation of a 27 meter ledge at...
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes 2009: Six young researchers recognized for outstanding achievements
18 Mar 2009
Female prizewinners in the majority for the first time This release is available in German. Four women and two men have been chosen to receive this year's Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, Germany's top research award for young scientists. This is...
18 Mar 2009
Female prizewinners in the majority for the first time This release is available in German. Four women and two men have been chosen to receive this year's Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, Germany's top research award for young scientists. This is...
Census of Marine Life explorers find hundreds of identical species thrive in both Arctic, Antarctic
15 Feb 2009
Researchers in North and South startled to find Polar oceans share 235 species; Changes in species distribution documented as warmer oceans spur migration IMAGE: Chionodraco hamatus, an Antarctic ice fish, can...
15 Feb 2009
Researchers in North and South startled to find Polar oceans share 235 species; Changes in species distribution documented as warmer oceans spur migration IMAGE: Chionodraco hamatus, an Antarctic ice fish, can...
Virginia Tech engineers study space weather conditions that affect our lives
28 Jan 2009
IMAGE: Members of the Space@VT research center met with colleagues to discuss the latest efforts to understand space weather conditions. From left to right, are: Simon Shepherd of Dartmouth College,...
28 Jan 2009
IMAGE: Members of the Space@VT research center met with colleagues to discuss the latest efforts to understand space weather conditions. From left to right, are: Simon Shepherd of Dartmouth College,...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Jan. 28, 2009
2 Feb 2009
IMAGE: An edible fungus added to grapefruit juice could reduce side effects people have when drinking that juice while taking prescription drugs, scientists report. Click here for more...
2 Feb 2009
IMAGE: An edible fungus added to grapefruit juice could reduce side effects people have when drinking that juice while taking prescription drugs, scientists report. Click here for more...
New study provides further evidence that apple juice can delay onset of Alzheimer's disease
22 Jan 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 22, 2009 – A growing body of evidence demonstrates that we can take steps to delay age-related cognitive decline, including in some cases that which accompanies Alzheimer's disease, according to a...
22 Jan 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 22, 2009 – A growing body of evidence demonstrates that we can take steps to delay age-related cognitive decline, including in some cases that which accompanies Alzheimer's disease, according to a...
Cutting-edge amfAR grants fight HIV/AIDS in the lab and on the phone
27 Feb 2009
$1.6 million awarded in new round of HIV/AIDS research grants and fellowships NEW YORK, February 27, 2009 – Most parents of teenage children have experienced frustration at their sons' and daughters' obsession with text messaging. But...
27 Feb 2009
$1.6 million awarded in new round of HIV/AIDS research grants and fellowships NEW YORK, February 27, 2009 – Most parents of teenage children have experienced frustration at their sons' and daughters' obsession with text messaging. But...
SQUID: The long (and sticky) arms of the law
15 Jan 2009
Catching them by the axles IMAGE: This is the Department of Homeland Security S&T's Safe Quick Undercarriage Immobilization Device (SQUID). Click here for more...
15 Jan 2009
Catching them by the axles IMAGE: This is the Department of Homeland Security S&T's Safe Quick Undercarriage Immobilization Device (SQUID). Click here for more...
Quantum teleportation between distant matter qubits
22 Jan 2009
First between atoms 1 meter apart IMAGE: Panel 1 shows the experimental setup. Click here for more information. For the first time, scientists have successfully teleported...
22 Jan 2009
First between atoms 1 meter apart IMAGE: Panel 1 shows the experimental setup. Click here for more information. For the first time, scientists have successfully teleported...
City of Newark first in nation using cars to power grid
21 Jan 2009
VIDEO: B-roll shows electric car, inside and out, plug and electric meter. Click here for more information. This month, the City of Newark, Delaware became the first electric...
21 Jan 2009
VIDEO: B-roll shows electric car, inside and out, plug and electric meter. Click here for more information. This month, the City of Newark, Delaware became the first electric...
The Evolution of Human Aggression: Feb. 25-27 conference
26 Jan 2009
Despite war and wife beating, are we getting more peaceful? SALT LAKE CITY – As scientists celebrate 2009 as the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth, experts in anthropology, biology, psychology and other fields will gather at the...
26 Jan 2009
Despite war and wife beating, are we getting more peaceful? SALT LAKE CITY – As scientists celebrate 2009 as the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth, experts in anthropology, biology, psychology and other fields will gather at the...
Darwin's seminal impact on biology, anthropology, philosophy and psychology
10 Feb 2009
Universite de Montreal scientists celebrate 150 years of evolutionary theory Montreal, February 10, 2009 – The year 2009 marks the 150 anniversary of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of the Species" – a seminal book that permeated...
10 Feb 2009
Universite de Montreal scientists celebrate 150 years of evolutionary theory Montreal, February 10, 2009 – The year 2009 marks the 150 anniversary of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of the Species" – a seminal book that permeated...
A second MND gene mutation in one year signifies rapid research progress
26 Feb 2009
A collaborative research project involving Professor Christopher Shaw of the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London (KCL), Dr Tom Kwiatkowski at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Professor Robert H Brown at University of...
26 Feb 2009
A collaborative research project involving Professor Christopher Shaw of the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London (KCL), Dr Tom Kwiatkowski at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Professor Robert H Brown at University of...
Astronomers gravitate toward Einstein's telescope
20 Feb 2009
VIDEO: Evalyn Gates demonstrates the phenomenon of gravitational lensing. She is the author of "Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe, " published in February...
20 Feb 2009
VIDEO: Evalyn Gates demonstrates the phenomenon of gravitational lensing. She is the author of "Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe, " published in February...
Archaeologist and leading cave painting expert explores the origin of human creativity and belief
12 Jan 2009
New book discusses the connections between shamanism, artistic creativity, myth and religion IMAGE: This book is 250 pages with illustrations including a color insert. Click here for more...
12 Jan 2009
New book discusses the connections between shamanism, artistic creativity, myth and religion IMAGE: This book is 250 pages with illustrations including a color insert. Click here for more...
Ocean research officials hail completion of modernization for US scientific ocean drilling vessel
26 Jan 2009
A new JOIDES resolution sails again IMAGE: The last line is away as the modernized JOIDES Resolution sets sail for science trials. Click here for more information. Senior...
26 Jan 2009
A new JOIDES resolution sails again IMAGE: The last line is away as the modernized JOIDES Resolution sets sail for science trials. Click here for more information. Senior...
Study to evaluate success of parental involvement in early childhood education
27 Feb 2009
$2.6 million federal grant awarded to UT's Children's Learning Institute New classrooms will open this fall in the Houston area with an added element: the parents will be students as well. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $2.6...
27 Feb 2009
$2.6 million federal grant awarded to UT's Children's Learning Institute New classrooms will open this fall in the Houston area with an added element: the parents will be students as well. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $2.6...
Universal vaccination associated with decreased Canadian cases of most deadly strain of meningitis
2 Mar 2009
Canadian infants now routinely immunized with meningococcal C vaccine Universal childhood vaccination against meningococcal C appears to reduce Canadian incidence of the most deadly strain of bacterial meningitis, reports new research published...
2 Mar 2009
Canadian infants now routinely immunized with meningococcal C vaccine Universal childhood vaccination against meningococcal C appears to reduce Canadian incidence of the most deadly strain of bacterial meningitis, reports new research published...
Transportation fuels of the future: Nottingham leads the way
27 Jan 2009
Fruit and veg may be good for you but in 10 years time we could be replacing fossil fuels and helping to save our planet by using the inedible bits that we throw away to run our cars, boats and planes. The University of Nottingham is to lead...
27 Jan 2009
Fruit and veg may be good for you but in 10 years time we could be replacing fossil fuels and helping to save our planet by using the inedible bits that we throw away to run our cars, boats and planes. The University of Nottingham is to lead...
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes 2009: 6 young researchers recognized for outstanding achievements
18 Mar 2009
Female prizewinners in the majority for the first time This release is available in German. Four women and two men have been chosen to receive this year's Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, Germany's top research award for young scientists. This is...
18 Mar 2009
Female prizewinners in the majority for the first time This release is available in German. Four women and two men have been chosen to receive this year's Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, Germany's top research award for young scientists. This is...
Fake internet drugs risk lives and fund terrorism, warns journal editor
27 Jan 2009
People who buy fake internet drugs could be risking their lives and supporting terrorism, according to an editorial in the February issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice. Editor-in-Chief Dr Graham Jackson, a UK-based...
27 Jan 2009
People who buy fake internet drugs could be risking their lives and supporting terrorism, according to an editorial in the February issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice. Editor-in-Chief Dr Graham Jackson, a UK-based...
New drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer
9 Apr 2009
A new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials involving patients whose disease has become resistant to current drugs. Chemists and biologists at UCLA and colleagues at several other...
9 Apr 2009
A new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials involving patients whose disease has become resistant to current drugs. Chemists and biologists at UCLA and colleagues at several other...
New insights into a leading poultry disease and its risks to human health
27 Jan 2009
IMAGE: When bacteria contain the DNA plasmid pAPEC-1, they produce a powerful toxin that kills other bacteria. The top spot and bottom spot both contain pAPEC-1, creating a lysis zone where... Click here for...
27 Jan 2009
IMAGE: When bacteria contain the DNA plasmid pAPEC-1, they produce a powerful toxin that kills other bacteria. The top spot and bottom spot both contain pAPEC-1, creating a lysis zone where... Click here for...
Nano-tetherball biosensor precisely detects glucose
22 Jan 2009
IMAGE: This image, taken with a scanning electron microscope and digitally colorized and enhanced, shows a new precise biosensor for detecting blood glucose and other biological molecules using hollow...
22 Jan 2009
IMAGE: This image, taken with a scanning electron microscope and digitally colorized and enhanced, shows a new precise biosensor for detecting blood glucose and other biological molecules using hollow...
GKSS to invest 12 million euros ($15.48 million) in a new observation system for the North Sea
26 Jan 2009
IMAGE: The GKSS research vessel "Ludwig Prandtl " in front of a measuring buoy in the north sea. Due to its low draft the "Ludwig Prandtl " is able to operate in shallow... Click here for more...
26 Jan 2009
IMAGE: The GKSS research vessel "Ludwig Prandtl " in front of a measuring buoy in the north sea. Due to its low draft the "Ludwig Prandtl " is able to operate in shallow... Click here for more...
UD signs commercialization agreement on corn disease trait
11 Feb 2009
IMAGE: This photo shows a comparison between a hybrid with the Anthracnose stalk rot resistance trait (left) next to a hybrid susceptible to the disease. Click here for more...
11 Feb 2009
IMAGE: This photo shows a comparison between a hybrid with the Anthracnose stalk rot resistance trait (left) next to a hybrid susceptible to the disease. Click here for more...
UCB launches Vimpat in the US for add-on treatment of epilepsy in adults
26 May 2009
ATLANTA – May 26, 2009 – press release, regulated information – UCB today announced that Vimpat® (lacosamide) C-V , a new antiepileptic drug (AED) is available in the U.S. as an add-on therapy for the treatment of...
26 May 2009
ATLANTA – May 26, 2009 – press release, regulated information – UCB today announced that Vimpat® (lacosamide) C-V , a new antiepileptic drug (AED) is available in the U.S. as an add-on therapy for the treatment of...
Physical therapists test mechanical arm to help patients recover from stroke, traumatic brain injury
28 Jan 2009
IMAGE: Texas A&M student Aubrey White, under the direction of Dr. Patricia Smith, is improving her arm's function by using the Armeo, a mechanical arm that allows people recovering from...
28 Jan 2009
IMAGE: Texas A&M student Aubrey White, under the direction of Dr. Patricia Smith, is improving her arm's function by using the Armeo, a mechanical arm that allows people recovering from...
Science as a pioneer
11 Mar 2009
DFG conference on European perspectives on German-Russian research cooperation In the end the objective was clear: a European Research Area in which the exchange of scientists and scholars, research findings and technology would be as natural...
11 Mar 2009
DFG conference on European perspectives on German-Russian research cooperation In the end the objective was clear: a European Research Area in which the exchange of scientists and scholars, research findings and technology would be as natural...
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