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The Clorox Company's new indoor allergen product reduces common indoor allergens up to 90 percent
8 Sep 2008
Clorox Anywhere Anti-Allergen Fabric Spray works on fabrics in the home OAKLAND, Calif., September 8, 2008–For allergy sufferers, the choice all too frequently has come down to living without pets or curtains or anything that could...
8 Sep 2008
Clorox Anywhere Anti-Allergen Fabric Spray works on fabrics in the home OAKLAND, Calif., September 8, 2008–For allergy sufferers, the choice all too frequently has come down to living without pets or curtains or anything that could...
5 new studies at major medical meeting further demonstrate clinical experience for JANUVIA
9 Sep 2008
Five new studies at major medical meeting further demonstrate clinical experience for JANUVIA™ (sitagliptin) Study data show longer term efficacy and safety and tolerability profile of JANUVIA up to two years JANUVIA and metformin as...
9 Sep 2008
Five new studies at major medical meeting further demonstrate clinical experience for JANUVIA™ (sitagliptin) Study data show longer term efficacy and safety and tolerability profile of JANUVIA up to two years JANUVIA and metformin as...
Nation's top experts in psychoneuroimmunology to gather Sept 18-21 in Tampa, Fla.
9 Sep 2008
Researchers finding mind-body connection a 2-way street Tampa, FL (Sept. 9, 2008) -- Are you sick because you're depressed, or are you depressed because you're sick? The short answer is yes. For more than 25 years researchers in the field of...
9 Sep 2008
Researchers finding mind-body connection a 2-way street Tampa, FL (Sept. 9, 2008) -- Are you sick because you're depressed, or are you depressed because you're sick? The short answer is yes. For more than 25 years researchers in the field of...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 3, 2008
8 Sep 2008
"Smart water, " a type of seawater, could help meet energy demands by boosting oil extraction by as much as 60 percent, scientists say. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Smart...
8 Sep 2008
"Smart water, " a type of seawater, could help meet energy demands by boosting oil extraction by as much as 60 percent, scientists say. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Smart...
Scientists form alliance to develop nanotoxicology protocols
9 Sep 2008
International group addresses lack of consensus on test procedures ZÜRICH, Switzerland -- Sept. 9, 2008 -- A team of materials scientists and toxicologists announced the formation of a new international research alliance to establish...
9 Sep 2008
International group addresses lack of consensus on test procedures ZÜRICH, Switzerland -- Sept. 9, 2008 -- A team of materials scientists and toxicologists announced the formation of a new international research alliance to establish...
Session highlights of the 1st World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes
12 Sep 2008
New York (September 12, 2008) -- Nearly 100 of the world's leading authorities on diabetes, health care policy and finance from public and private sectors will gather in New York City next week to discuss the appropriate role of new...
12 Sep 2008
New York (September 12, 2008) -- Nearly 100 of the world's leading authorities on diabetes, health care policy and finance from public and private sectors will gather in New York City next week to discuss the appropriate role of new...
NOSCAR announces 2008 NOTES Research Award winners
12 Sep 2008
$750,000 in grants funded by Olympus Medical Systems and Karl Storz Endoscopy-America OAK BROOK, Ill., September 12, 2008 – The Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research™ (NOSCAR™), a joint effort of the...
12 Sep 2008
$750,000 in grants funded by Olympus Medical Systems and Karl Storz Endoscopy-America OAK BROOK, Ill., September 12, 2008 – The Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research™ (NOSCAR™), a joint effort of the...
Moderate quantities of dirt make more rain
9 Sep 2008
This release is available in German. Not every dense cloud brings rain. Rain falls in a normal way in unpolluted air from this cloud over the Amazon (left). In contrast, no rain fell from another cloud... Click here for more...
9 Sep 2008
This release is available in German. Not every dense cloud brings rain. Rain falls in a normal way in unpolluted air from this cloud over the Amazon (left). In contrast, no rain fell from another cloud... Click here for more...
Will the 'bare below the elbows' rule for doctors cut infection rates or just patient confidence?
8 Sep 2008
Medical opinion is divided on new UK initiative Should surgeons be bare below the elbows and tie less or are new UK dress rules for doctors compromising their professional image without sufficient evidence that hospital-acquired infections will...
8 Sep 2008
Medical opinion is divided on new UK initiative Should surgeons be bare below the elbows and tie less or are new UK dress rules for doctors compromising their professional image without sufficient evidence that hospital-acquired infections will...
Molecular biologist honored with $250,000 Heinz Award
9 Sep 2008
Dr. Joseph DeRisi recognized for pioneering work in virus detection and malaria research Dr. Joseph DeRisi, recipient of Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment. Click here for more...
9 Sep 2008
Dr. Joseph DeRisi recognized for pioneering work in virus detection and malaria research Dr. Joseph DeRisi, recipient of Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment. Click here for more...
Professor-turned-producer learns the movie biz
9 Sep 2008
Promotional poster for "Molecules to the MAX, " a new animated IMAX film from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Partially funded by the NSF, the movie features background animations that are based on... Click here for more...
9 Sep 2008
Promotional poster for "Molecules to the MAX, " a new animated IMAX film from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Partially funded by the NSF, the movie features background animations that are based on... Click here for more...
DOE JGI extends the capabilities of the Integrated Microbial Genome System
8 Sep 2008
Updates the IMG/M metagenome system, launches education site WALNUT CREEK, Calif.— The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has extended the capabilities of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management...
8 Sep 2008
Updates the IMG/M metagenome system, launches education site WALNUT CREEK, Calif.— The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has extended the capabilities of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management...
Top science award goes to climate researcher Wallace Broecker
8 Sep 2008
Balzan Prize honors key insights into changes in oceans, atmosphere Geochemist Wallace S. Broecker has been working on climate issues at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory for nearly 50 years. Click here for...
8 Sep 2008
Balzan Prize honors key insights into changes in oceans, atmosphere Geochemist Wallace S. Broecker has been working on climate issues at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory for nearly 50 years. Click here for...
Revising and re-sizing history: New work shows Ohio site to be an ancient water works, not a fort
12 Sep 2008
Ken Tankersley at Shawnee Lookout site. Click here for more information. The site known as Miami Fort is no fort at all, and it is also much larger than previously believed – so large, in fact, that its berms...
12 Sep 2008
Ken Tankersley at Shawnee Lookout site. Click here for more information. The site known as Miami Fort is no fort at all, and it is also much larger than previously believed – so large, in fact, that its berms...
Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute and Caterpillar Inc. to automate large off-highway haul trucks
9 Sep 2008
PITTSBURGH—Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute are working with colleagues at Caterpillar Inc. to develop autonomous versions of large haul trucks used in mining operations. The Robotics Institute will be...
9 Sep 2008
PITTSBURGH—Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute are working with colleagues at Caterpillar Inc. to develop autonomous versions of large haul trucks used in mining operations. The Robotics Institute will be...
A reputation for innovation
9 Sep 2008
A good university uses its intellectual and innovative strengths the betterment of the institution. A great university uses these assets for the betterment of us all. According to its 2008 annual report, Louisiana Tech University's Office of...
9 Sep 2008
A good university uses its intellectual and innovative strengths the betterment of the institution. A great university uses these assets for the betterment of us all. According to its 2008 annual report, Louisiana Tech University's Office of...
Early stage colon cancer characterized by inactivation of gatekeeper gene
9 Sep 2008
Singapore scientists report in journal Cancer Cell The absence or inactivation of the RUNX3 gatekeeper gene paves the way for the growth and development of colon cancer, Singapore scientists report in the Sept. issue of the journal Cancer Cell....
9 Sep 2008
Singapore scientists report in journal Cancer Cell The absence or inactivation of the RUNX3 gatekeeper gene paves the way for the growth and development of colon cancer, Singapore scientists report in the Sept. issue of the journal Cancer Cell....
Mass. General's Warren Triennial Prize honors discoverers of microRNAs
10 Sep 2008
Two investigators who helped to uncover a previously unsuspected world of tiny RNA molecules will be recognized next month by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) with its highest award for research. Victor Ambros, PhD, of the University of...
10 Sep 2008
Two investigators who helped to uncover a previously unsuspected world of tiny RNA molecules will be recognized next month by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) with its highest award for research. Victor Ambros, PhD, of the University of...
Researchers develop nano-sized 'cargo ships' to target and destroy tumors
11 Sep 2008
UCSD graduate student Ji-Ho Park holds a vial containing the nanometer-sized cargo ships, composed of a magnetic nanoparticle, a fluorescent quantum dot and an anti-cancer drug molecule that will be... Click here for more...
11 Sep 2008
UCSD graduate student Ji-Ho Park holds a vial containing the nanometer-sized cargo ships, composed of a magnetic nanoparticle, a fluorescent quantum dot and an anti-cancer drug molecule that will be... Click here for more...
May 2008 earthquake in China could be followed by another significant rupture
10 Sep 2008
Scientists say nearby faults now twice as likely to produce strong quakes Researchers analyzing the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China's Sichuan province have found that geological stress has significantly increased on three major fault...
10 Sep 2008
Scientists say nearby faults now twice as likely to produce strong quakes Researchers analyzing the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China's Sichuan province have found that geological stress has significantly increased on three major fault...
UC Riverside botanist to study role of plants in southern California's drought
11 Sep 2008
Louis Santiago gets grant to explore effect of climate change on relationship between plants and water RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A UC Riverside botanist has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how Southern...
11 Sep 2008
Louis Santiago gets grant to explore effect of climate change on relationship between plants and water RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A UC Riverside botanist has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how Southern...
Remote technology sees through ice, snow and hot air to monitor power plants
10 Sep 2008
RIT scientist Carl Salvaggio conducts research for the US Department of Energy On Aug. 14, 2003, the power grid failure that left the northeastern United States in darkness surprised a country unaccustomed to interrupted...
10 Sep 2008
RIT scientist Carl Salvaggio conducts research for the US Department of Energy On Aug. 14, 2003, the power grid failure that left the northeastern United States in darkness surprised a country unaccustomed to interrupted...
OU Norman campus to purchase 100 percent of its electricity from wind-power
10 Sep 2008
Marking one of the largest renewable energy commitments ever by a public university in the United States, the University of Oklahoma Norman campus will purchase 100 percent of its electricity from wind power by 2013 with the signing today of a...
10 Sep 2008
Marking one of the largest renewable energy commitments ever by a public university in the United States, the University of Oklahoma Norman campus will purchase 100 percent of its electricity from wind power by 2013 with the signing today of a...
'Smart' shock absorbers for quake-prone structures
9 Sep 2008
Rice leads project to design adaptive dampers for buildings and bridges HOUSTON -- Sept. 9, 2008 -- Rice University structural engineering researchers are leading a new $1.6 million research program funded by the National Science Foundation to...
9 Sep 2008
Rice leads project to design adaptive dampers for buildings and bridges HOUSTON -- Sept. 9, 2008 -- Rice University structural engineering researchers are leading a new $1.6 million research program funded by the National Science Foundation to...
University of Miami scientist uncovers miscalculation in geological undersea record
10 Sep 2008
New study by Peter K. Swart published in PNAS compares 13C/12C records from carbonate platforms in 3 ocean basins VIRGINIA KEY, Fla. -- The precise timing of the origin of life on Earth and the changes in life during the past 4.5 billion years...
10 Sep 2008
New study by Peter K. Swart published in PNAS compares 13C/12C records from carbonate platforms in 3 ocean basins VIRGINIA KEY, Fla. -- The precise timing of the origin of life on Earth and the changes in life during the past 4.5 billion years...
Evolution in plain language
10 Sep 2008
2 special programs offer the public and K-12 teachers an opportunity to learn about the science and facts behind the theory of evolution Boulder, CO and Madison, WI – 10 SEPTEMBER 2008 – The latest evidence about the theory of...
10 Sep 2008
2 special programs offer the public and K-12 teachers an opportunity to learn about the science and facts behind the theory of evolution Boulder, CO and Madison, WI – 10 SEPTEMBER 2008 – The latest evidence about the theory of...
An accurate speedometer for astronomy
9 Sep 2008
This release is available in German. An optical fiber is used to guide the light collected in telescopes to the spectrograph, where it is split up into its individual colors. These are then compared with the... Click here for...
9 Sep 2008
This release is available in German. An optical fiber is used to guide the light collected in telescopes to the spectrograph, where it is split up into its individual colors. These are then compared with the... Click here for...
Say 'goodbye' to back fat rolls
12 Sep 2008
ASPS study introduces new bra-line back lift ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. –Even as many of us yearn to wear the sheer, body-hugging fashions available today, we are stopped by our rear reflection and the sight of dreaded back fat rolls and...
12 Sep 2008
ASPS study introduces new bra-line back lift ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. –Even as many of us yearn to wear the sheer, body-hugging fashions available today, we are stopped by our rear reflection and the sight of dreaded back fat rolls and...
How can China and the US work together to address climate change?
11 Sep 2008
No topics have risen more quickly in recent years than procuring green energy alternatives and combating climate change. How can China and the United States work together to stop global climate change? What can the new U.S. president do to...
11 Sep 2008
No topics have risen more quickly in recent years than procuring green energy alternatives and combating climate change. How can China and the United States work together to stop global climate change? What can the new U.S. president do to...
Golden rods
8 Sep 2008
For medical applications: Production of gold nanorods without the use of cytotoxic additives This release is available in German. M. Bockstaller and his team have synthesized gold nanorods using an ionic liquid as a solvent....
8 Sep 2008
For medical applications: Production of gold nanorods without the use of cytotoxic additives This release is available in German. M. Bockstaller and his team have synthesized gold nanorods using an ionic liquid as a solvent....
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