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TCT update: Late-breaking clinical trial data will shape the future of interventional cardiology
18 Sep 2008
20th Annual Scientific Symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will be held Oct. 12-17 in Washington, D.C. Scientists at TCT 2008 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics – the global annual scientific symposium of the...
18 Sep 2008
20th Annual Scientific Symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will be held Oct. 12-17 in Washington, D.C. Scientists at TCT 2008 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics – the global annual scientific symposium of the...
Duke to lead new NSF, EPA center to study the environmental implications of nanotechnology
17 Sep 2008
DURHAM, NC--The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have awarded $14.4 million to create the Center for Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT) to explore the potential ecological...
17 Sep 2008
DURHAM, NC--The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have awarded $14.4 million to create the Center for Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT) to explore the potential ecological...
Carbon Disclosure Project: 'World's largest corporations seek clarity on climate change regulation'
21 Sep 2008
Climate change questionnaire draws largest response to date from Global 500, S&P 500 Global corporations view climate change as a driver of risk and opportunity and have cited clear regulation as key to managing the impacts, in this year's...
21 Sep 2008
Climate change questionnaire draws largest response to date from Global 500, S&P 500 Global corporations view climate change as a driver of risk and opportunity and have cited clear regulation as key to managing the impacts, in this year's...
Explorers find hundreds of undescribed corals, other species on familiar Australian reefs
18 Sep 2008
First systematic inventory of soft corals, other animals creates indispensable baseline on famous reefs One of hundreds of soft corals found on CReefs expedition, 2008. Click here for more information. Hundreds of...
18 Sep 2008
First systematic inventory of soft corals, other animals creates indispensable baseline on famous reefs One of hundreds of soft corals found on CReefs expedition, 2008. Click here for more information. Hundreds of...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 10, 2008
15 Sep 2008
Chemists have developed a substance that could help fight addictions and overdoses of cocaine. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Potential new drug for cocaine addiction and overdose...
15 Sep 2008
Chemists have developed a substance that could help fight addictions and overdoses of cocaine. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Potential new drug for cocaine addiction and overdose...
NJIT physics professor directs effort to install 1.2 meter telescope in NJ
15 Sep 2008
Andrew Gerrard, PhD, NJIT Physics Professor. Click here for more information. NJIT physics professor Andrew Gerrard hopes by the end of October to be able to peer through what will be the second largest optical...
15 Sep 2008
Andrew Gerrard, PhD, NJIT Physics Professor. Click here for more information. NJIT physics professor Andrew Gerrard hopes by the end of October to be able to peer through what will be the second largest optical...
JCI table of contents: Sept. 18, 2008
18 Sep 2008
EDITOR'S PICK: Maternal diet can increase development and severity of asthma in offspring John Hollingsworth and colleagues, at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, have generated evidence in mice that a maternal diet rich in methyl...
18 Sep 2008
EDITOR'S PICK: Maternal diet can increase development and severity of asthma in offspring John Hollingsworth and colleagues, at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, have generated evidence in mice that a maternal diet rich in methyl...
IMPACTS: On the threshold of abrupt climate change
18 Sep 2008
If an abrupt climate change caused the rapid breakup of the West Antarctic ice sheet, sea levels could rise by several meters within a century. Click here for more information. Abrupt climate change is a potential...
18 Sep 2008
If an abrupt climate change caused the rapid breakup of the West Antarctic ice sheet, sea levels could rise by several meters within a century. Click here for more information. Abrupt climate change is a potential...
UCLA, partners establish new center on environmental effects of nanotechnology
17 Sep 2008
Center based at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute gets $24 million from EPA, NSF to focus on nanomaterials safety and risk assessment UCLA and 12 collaborating institutions have been awarded $24 million in federal funding to establish the...
17 Sep 2008
Center based at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute gets $24 million from EPA, NSF to focus on nanomaterials safety and risk assessment UCLA and 12 collaborating institutions have been awarded $24 million in federal funding to establish the...
Immediate action needed to prevent 'industrial manslaughter,' says expert
16 Sep 2008
Dr. Jeanne Stellman tells presidential panel that many chemicals remain unregulated Jeanne Mager Stellman, PhD, professor and chair of environmental and occupational health sciences at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, told the President's Cancer...
16 Sep 2008
Dr. Jeanne Stellman tells presidential panel that many chemicals remain unregulated Jeanne Mager Stellman, PhD, professor and chair of environmental and occupational health sciences at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, told the President's Cancer...
NSF, NIH award Ecology of Infectious Disease grants
18 Sep 2008
Scientists to study links between environmental changes, spread of infectious diseases EID scientists are studying West Nile virus transmission in songbirds. Click here for more information. Unprecedented changes in...
18 Sep 2008
Scientists to study links between environmental changes, spread of infectious diseases EID scientists are studying West Nile virus transmission in songbirds. Click here for more information. Unprecedented changes in...
NSF funds multi-university center to study environmental implications of nanotechnology
17 Sep 2008
Dissolution of an nC60 aggregate by sodium acetate. Click here for more information. Blacksburg, Va. – Researchers from geosciences and civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech are part of a...
17 Sep 2008
Dissolution of an nC60 aggregate by sodium acetate. Click here for more information. Blacksburg, Va. – Researchers from geosciences and civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech are part of a...
NASA selects CU-Boulder to lead $485M Mars mission
15 Sep 2008
Planetary scientist Bruce Jakosky is the principal investigator of a $485 million mission announced today by NASA that is being led by the University of Colorado at Boulder to probe... Click here for more...
15 Sep 2008
Planetary scientist Bruce Jakosky is the principal investigator of a $485 million mission announced today by NASA that is being led by the University of Colorado at Boulder to probe... Click here for more...
UCLA study of satellite imagery casts doubt on surge's success in Baghdad
19 Sep 2008
By tracking the amount of light emitted by Baghdad neighborhoods at night, a team of UCLA geographers has uncovered fresh evidence that last year's U.S. troop surge in Iraq may not have been as effective at improving security as some U.S....
19 Sep 2008
By tracking the amount of light emitted by Baghdad neighborhoods at night, a team of UCLA geographers has uncovered fresh evidence that last year's U.S. troop surge in Iraq may not have been as effective at improving security as some U.S....
Elsevier congratulates its British Medical Association Award winning medical authors and editors
18 Sep 2008
8 Elsevier books win first prize at BMA Medical Book Competition Amsterdam, September 18, 2008 – Elsevier is pleased to announce that eight of its professional and scholarly books were honored at the annual BMA Medical Book Competition...
18 Sep 2008
8 Elsevier books win first prize at BMA Medical Book Competition Amsterdam, September 18, 2008 – Elsevier is pleased to announce that eight of its professional and scholarly books were honored at the annual BMA Medical Book Competition...
Arctic sea ice reaches lowest extent in 2008, second lowest ever recorded
16 Sep 2008
The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the second-lowest extent recorded since satellite record-keeping began in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data...
16 Sep 2008
The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the second-lowest extent recorded since satellite record-keeping began in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data...
Biologists identify genes controlling rhythmic plant growth
15 Sep 2008
Mustard-plant seedlings glow as the genes that control rhythmic plant growth turn on just before dawn. Click here for more information. A team of biologists from UC San Diego, the Salk Institute for Biological...
15 Sep 2008
Mustard-plant seedlings glow as the genes that control rhythmic plant growth turn on just before dawn. Click here for more information. A team of biologists from UC San Diego, the Salk Institute for Biological...
NIH EUREKA grant awarded to University of Miami scientist
16 Sep 2008
Award given for exceptionally innovative research will support a project aimed at causing a major paradigm-shift in regenerative medicine CORAL GABLES, FL (September 16, 2008)- A team of scientists headed by neuroscientist Dr. Akira Chiba has...
16 Sep 2008
Award given for exceptionally innovative research will support a project aimed at causing a major paradigm-shift in regenerative medicine CORAL GABLES, FL (September 16, 2008)- A team of scientists headed by neuroscientist Dr. Akira Chiba has...
SAGE-Hindawi launch Journal of Dental Biomechanics
16 Sep 2008
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (16 September, 2008) – SAGE-Hindawi today announced the launch of The Journal of Dental Biomechanics (JDB), the second open access title to be launched in the joint...
16 Sep 2008
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (16 September, 2008) – SAGE-Hindawi today announced the launch of The Journal of Dental Biomechanics (JDB), the second open access title to be launched in the joint...
CCNY receives $5 million NSF grant to establish center for nanostructure applications
16 Sep 2008
NEW YORK, September 16, 2008 – The City College of New York (CCNY) announced today that it has received $5 million over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a new, interdisciplinary research center that will...
16 Sep 2008
NEW YORK, September 16, 2008 – The City College of New York (CCNY) announced today that it has received $5 million over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a new, interdisciplinary research center that will...
Majority of osteoporosis patients not receiving calcium and vitamin D with treatment
15 Sep 2008
Study highlights underlying reasons for why patients are missing their supplementation Geneva, Switzerland – 15th September, 2008: New research published today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research...
15 Sep 2008
Study highlights underlying reasons for why patients are missing their supplementation Geneva, Switzerland – 15th September, 2008: New research published today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research...
Giant grass offers clues to growing corn in cooler climes, researchers report
15 Sep 2008
A protein that gives Miscanthus an advantage in cool weather may be used to develop cold-tolerant corn varieties. Click here for more information. A giant perennial grass used as a biofuels source has a much longer...
15 Sep 2008
A protein that gives Miscanthus an advantage in cool weather may be used to develop cold-tolerant corn varieties. Click here for more information. A giant perennial grass used as a biofuels source has a much longer...
Life Sciences Discovery Fund advances latest research proposals
19 Sep 2008
Seattle – (September 17, 2008) – Ten Washington State-based life sciences research teams will progress to the interview round in the Life Sciences Discovery Fund's latest grants competition, "Innovative Programs to Advance Health...
19 Sep 2008
Seattle – (September 17, 2008) – Ten Washington State-based life sciences research teams will progress to the interview round in the Life Sciences Discovery Fund's latest grants competition, "Innovative Programs to Advance Health...
Nanotechnology: A brave new world requires bold new research approaches
18 Sep 2008
(Washington, D.C. - Sept. 18, 2008) Nanotechnology opens new worlds of possibilities for important computer, medical and environmental applications. To ensure nanotechnology is developed in a responsible manner, the National Science Foundation...
18 Sep 2008
(Washington, D.C. - Sept. 18, 2008) Nanotechnology opens new worlds of possibilities for important computer, medical and environmental applications. To ensure nanotechnology is developed in a responsible manner, the National Science Foundation...
FAS honors Mark D. Levine with 2008 Public Service Award
17 Sep 2008
Symposium on energy and China will follow the award ceremony Mark D. Levine Click here for more information. SAN FRANCISCO – The Federation of American Scientists has chosen Mark D. Levine, director of the...
17 Sep 2008
Symposium on energy and China will follow the award ceremony Mark D. Levine Click here for more information. SAN FRANCISCO – The Federation of American Scientists has chosen Mark D. Levine, director of the...
Penn announces $50M Penn Integrates Knowledge neurosciences initiative
18 Sep 2008
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania will make a major investment in neuroscience, the interdisciplinary study of brain/behavior relationships and nervous-system diseases, with a $50 million contribution from Penn's Health...
18 Sep 2008
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania will make a major investment in neuroscience, the interdisciplinary study of brain/behavior relationships and nervous-system diseases, with a $50 million contribution from Penn's Health...
Music, CompuMaestro -- like Radiohead, please...
15 Sep 2008
USC engineer/musicians create style-specific computer musical accompaniment-songwriting system This is a schematic. Click here for more information. It's an archetypal exchange in musical performance. A vocalist...
15 Sep 2008
USC engineer/musicians create style-specific computer musical accompaniment-songwriting system This is a schematic. Click here for more information. It's an archetypal exchange in musical performance. A vocalist...
Ansary Symposium on Stem Cell Research at Weill Cornell Medical College
16 Sep 2008
'The Status and Future of Research for Stem Cell Therapeutics: Bridging Basic and Clinical Research' WHO: Hosted by Weill Cornell Medical College, the Ansary Symposium on Stem Cell Research is bringing together a group of leading figures in...
16 Sep 2008
'The Status and Future of Research for Stem Cell Therapeutics: Bridging Basic and Clinical Research' WHO: Hosted by Weill Cornell Medical College, the Ansary Symposium on Stem Cell Research is bringing together a group of leading figures in...
Fly studies reveal immune cell responses to tumor and tissue damage
17 Sep 2008
Study of tumor growth and tissue disruption identifies key components in the immune response to cancers September 17, 2008, Cambridge, UK – Knee scrapes and tumor growth might have more in common than you think. The idea that tumor...
17 Sep 2008
Study of tumor growth and tissue disruption identifies key components in the immune response to cancers September 17, 2008, Cambridge, UK – Knee scrapes and tumor growth might have more in common than you think. The idea that tumor...
Scientists take cancer research back to the basic molecular level
15 Sep 2008
AACR convenes 3rd International Conference on Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development: Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 22-25, 2008 PHILADELPHIA – Scientists and clinicians from around the world will gather in Philadelphia,...
15 Sep 2008
AACR convenes 3rd International Conference on Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development: Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 22-25, 2008 PHILADELPHIA – Scientists and clinicians from around the world will gather in Philadelphia,...
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