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NIH Autism Center of Excellence network studies earliest possible causes of autism
9 Jun 2009
EARLI researchers nationwide funded by NIH and Autism Speaks to study 1,200 subjects through pregnancy, birth and to age 3 investigating early risk factors for autism spectrum disorders IMAGE: This is the logo...
9 Jun 2009
EARLI researchers nationwide funded by NIH and Autism Speaks to study 1,200 subjects through pregnancy, birth and to age 3 investigating early risk factors for autism spectrum disorders IMAGE: This is the logo...
Contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune -- Report release June 13
9 Jun 2009
Two chemicals -- trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) -- found to have contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from the 1950s to 1985 have been linked to certain diseases and disorders, including various...
9 Jun 2009
Two chemicals -- trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) -- found to have contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from the 1950s to 1985 have been linked to certain diseases and disorders, including various...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 3, 2009
8 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Compared with bottled wine, boxed wine appears to have lower levels of certain chemicals that can mask its fruity and floral taste, scientists report. Click here for more...
8 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Compared with bottled wine, boxed wine appears to have lower levels of certain chemicals that can mask its fruity and floral taste, scientists report. Click here for more...
'Honey bee health' of concern at Western Apicultural Society conference
11 Jun 2009
4-day conference set Aug. 17-20 in Healdsburg, Calif. IMAGE: This photo shows a honey bee on tidy tips, a California native wildflower. Click here for more information. Honey bee...
11 Jun 2009
4-day conference set Aug. 17-20 in Healdsburg, Calif. IMAGE: This photo shows a honey bee on tidy tips, a California native wildflower. Click here for more information. Honey bee...
Bilayer graphene gets a bandgap
10 Jun 2009
A tunable graphene bandgap opens the way to nanoelectronics and nanophotonics IMAGE: On the left, a microscope image looking down through the bilayer-graphene field-effect transistor. The diagram on the right...
10 Jun 2009
A tunable graphene bandgap opens the way to nanoelectronics and nanophotonics IMAGE: On the left, a microscope image looking down through the bilayer-graphene field-effect transistor. The diagram on the right...
University of Texas 'Picosatellite' to be launched from space shuttle to begin milestone mission
9 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Henri Kjellberg, aerospace engineering graduate student, works on routing cables inside the picosatellite named BEVO-1. Click here for more information. AUSTIN,...
9 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Henri Kjellberg, aerospace engineering graduate student, works on routing cables inside the picosatellite named BEVO-1. Click here for more information. AUSTIN,...
Fossil teeth of browsing horse found in Panama Canal earthworks
8 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is an Anchitherium clarencei fossil found in the Panama Canal expansion earthworks and identified at the University of Florida. Click here for more...
8 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is an Anchitherium clarencei fossil found in the Panama Canal expansion earthworks and identified at the University of Florida. Click here for more...
Maple seeds and animals exploit the same trick to fly
11 Jun 2009
VIDEO: Smoke particles illuminated with laser light around a freely flying maple seed reveal a prominent leading edge vortex. The visualization of the leading edge vortex on this and 31 other... Click here for...
11 Jun 2009
VIDEO: Smoke particles illuminated with laser light around a freely flying maple seed reveal a prominent leading edge vortex. The visualization of the leading edge vortex on this and 31 other... Click here for...
Climate change could drive vast human migrations
10 Jun 2009
Displacements are already underway, says report IMAGE: This is the Nile delta, with sea level rises of 1 meter (dark blue) and 2 meters (light blue), along with population density (lighter to darker browns) and...
10 Jun 2009
Displacements are already underway, says report IMAGE: This is the Nile delta, with sea level rises of 1 meter (dark blue) and 2 meters (light blue), along with population density (lighter to darker browns) and...
Nutricia launches Nutra Neocate, weaning product designed for cows’ milk protein allergy
11 Jun 2009
First and only weaning product based on 100 percent non-allergenic amino-acids specifically designed for children with cows' milk protein allergy and multiple food protein intolerance IMAGE: This is the Nutricia...
11 Jun 2009
First and only weaning product based on 100 percent non-allergenic amino-acids specifically designed for children with cows' milk protein allergy and multiple food protein intolerance IMAGE: This is the Nutricia...
New accurate diagnostic test for swine H1N1 influenza using RT-PCR technology
9 Jun 2009
New Rochelle, NY, June 9, 2009–A new, easy-to-perform method for detecting both seasonal influenza A virus and the emerging H1N1 swine-derived influenza A virus in human clinical samples offers a fast, sensitive, and cost-effective...
9 Jun 2009
New Rochelle, NY, June 9, 2009–A new, easy-to-perform method for detecting both seasonal influenza A virus and the emerging H1N1 swine-derived influenza A virus in human clinical samples offers a fast, sensitive, and cost-effective...
Deforestation causes 'boom-and-bust' development in the Amazon
11 Jun 2009
IMAGE: An average of 1.8 million hectares of forest are lost annually in the Brazilian Amazon, corresponding to nearly one third of global tropical deforestation, and releasing approximately 250 million...
11 Jun 2009
IMAGE: An average of 1.8 million hectares of forest are lost annually in the Brazilian Amazon, corresponding to nearly one third of global tropical deforestation, and releasing approximately 250 million...
A red-wine polyphenol called resveratrol demonstrates significant health benefits
11 Jun 2009
Resveratrol shows therapeutic potential for cancer chemoprevention as well as cardioprotection. Resveratrol may aid in the prevention of age-related disorders, such as neurodegenerative diseases, inflammation, diabetes, and cardiovascular...
11 Jun 2009
Resveratrol shows therapeutic potential for cancer chemoprevention as well as cardioprotection. Resveratrol may aid in the prevention of age-related disorders, such as neurodegenerative diseases, inflammation, diabetes, and cardiovascular...
Promising device snags young inventors coveted spot at IShow
11 Jun 2009
Duo designed health-monitoring system at the Abramson Center, a collaborative effort between University of Houston and the Methodist Hospital Research Institute IMAGE: University of Houston MBA student Nithin...
11 Jun 2009
Duo designed health-monitoring system at the Abramson Center, a collaborative effort between University of Houston and the Methodist Hospital Research Institute IMAGE: University of Houston MBA student Nithin...
Penn materials scientist finds plumber's wonderland on graphene
10 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is an electron micrograph showing the formation of interconnected carbon nanostructures on a graphene substrate, which may be harnessed to make future electronic devices. Click here for more...
10 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is an electron micrograph showing the formation of interconnected carbon nanostructures on a graphene substrate, which may be harnessed to make future electronic devices. Click here for more...
Fossil bone bed helps reconstruct life along California's ancient coastline
8 Jun 2009
Warm climate 15 million years ago led to unique bone bed of shark teeth and seal bones IMAGE: Teeth such as this from the extinct 40-foot-long shark Carcharocles megalodon are common in the Sharktooth Hill Bone...
8 Jun 2009
Warm climate 15 million years ago led to unique bone bed of shark teeth and seal bones IMAGE: Teeth such as this from the extinct 40-foot-long shark Carcharocles megalodon are common in the Sharktooth Hill Bone...
Clements makes historic $100 million gift to UT Southwestern Medical Center
12 Jun 2009
DALLAS – June 12, 2009 – In a visionary act intended to have a transformative impact, former Texas Gov. William P. Clements Jr. has made an unexpected and unprecedented $100 million gift for UT Southwestern Medical Center. This...
12 Jun 2009
DALLAS – June 12, 2009 – In a visionary act intended to have a transformative impact, former Texas Gov. William P. Clements Jr. has made an unexpected and unprecedented $100 million gift for UT Southwestern Medical Center. This...
American Society for Microbiology honors George Liu
8 Jun 2009
A 2009 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Merck Irving S. Sigal Memorial Award is being presented to George Liu, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA. Sponsored by Merck Research Laboratories,...
8 Jun 2009
A 2009 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Merck Irving S. Sigal Memorial Award is being presented to George Liu, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA. Sponsored by Merck Research Laboratories,...
New family-focused model of depression care needed to minimize risks
10 Jun 2009
And problems for parents with depression and their children WASHINGTON -- Health and social service professionals who care for adults with depression should not only tackle their clients' physical and mental health, but also detect and prevent...
10 Jun 2009
And problems for parents with depression and their children WASHINGTON -- Health and social service professionals who care for adults with depression should not only tackle their clients' physical and mental health, but also detect and prevent...
University of Saskatchewan and Canadian Synchrotron researchers shed light on esophageal disease
8 Jun 2009
Scientists identify chemical fingerprint of Barrett's esophagus IMAGE: Visible light micrograph of Barrett's esophagus tissue (A) and a synchrotron infrared image (B) from the Canadian Light Source. The light...
8 Jun 2009
Scientists identify chemical fingerprint of Barrett's esophagus IMAGE: Visible light micrograph of Barrett's esophagus tissue (A) and a synchrotron infrared image (B) from the Canadian Light Source. The light...
Fire mitigation work in western US misplaced, says new study led by CU-Boulder
8 Jun 2009
IMAGE: The 2007 Santiago Canyon Fire in Orange County, Calif., burned more than 28,000 acres and destroyed a dozen homes. Click here for more information. Only 11 percent of...
8 Jun 2009
IMAGE: The 2007 Santiago Canyon Fire in Orange County, Calif., burned more than 28,000 acres and destroyed a dozen homes. Click here for more information. Only 11 percent of...
Hear! Hear! Texas wines fight cancer growth
12 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Like their counterparts in other growing regions, Texas wines -- made from grapes like these -- have been proven to fight cancer. Click here for more information. It's...
12 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Like their counterparts in other growing regions, Texas wines -- made from grapes like these -- have been proven to fight cancer. Click here for more information. It's...
Urban myth disproved: Fingerprints do not improve grip friction
12 Jun 2009
Fingerprints do not increase friction Fingerprints mark us out as individuals and leave telltale signs of our presence on every object that we touch, but what are fingerprints really for? According to Roland Ennos, from the University of...
12 Jun 2009
Fingerprints do not increase friction Fingerprints mark us out as individuals and leave telltale signs of our presence on every object that we touch, but what are fingerprints really for? According to Roland Ennos, from the University of...
New images may improve vaccine design for deadly rotavirus
11 Jun 2009
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers are reporting the first detailed molecular snapshots of a deadly gastrointestinal virus as it is caught in the grasp of an immune system molecule with the capacity to destroy it. The images could...
11 Jun 2009
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers are reporting the first detailed molecular snapshots of a deadly gastrointestinal virus as it is caught in the grasp of an immune system molecule with the capacity to destroy it. The images could...
AIAA to present 5 awards at June conference
12 Jun 2009
June 12, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will present five awards for key contributions to science and technology during the 39th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, 19th AIAA...
12 Jun 2009
June 12, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will present five awards for key contributions to science and technology during the 39th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, 19th AIAA...
Parents key in new measure to evaluate language in children with autism
10 Jun 2009
This release is available in French. WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday June 10, 2009) – A new parent questionnaire, developed at the University of Waterloo, will help health practitioners to more accurately gauge the acquisition of language...
10 Jun 2009
This release is available in French. WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday June 10, 2009) – A new parent questionnaire, developed at the University of Waterloo, will help health practitioners to more accurately gauge the acquisition of language...
Fast pandemic detection tool ready to fight flu
9 Jun 2009
Los Alamos and Agilent Technologies develop first high-throughput system to be deployed at UCLA's new Global Bio Lab LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 9, 2009—In a joint effort by national laboratory-, university- and private-sector...
9 Jun 2009
Los Alamos and Agilent Technologies develop first high-throughput system to be deployed at UCLA's new Global Bio Lab LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 9, 2009—In a joint effort by national laboratory-, university- and private-sector...
Flexible solar strips light up campus bus shelter
12 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is an interior daytime view of flexible solar strip designed by engineering researchers at McMaster with bus shelter lighting. Click here for more information. There...
12 Jun 2009
IMAGE: This is an interior daytime view of flexible solar strip designed by engineering researchers at McMaster with bus shelter lighting. Click here for more information. There...
'The Fibromyalgia Controversy'
8 Jun 2009
Doctor offers unbiased overview in new book IMAGE: "The Fibromyalgia Controversy " is published by Prometheus Books, ISBN 978-1-59102-681-5. Click here for more information. As...
8 Jun 2009
Doctor offers unbiased overview in new book IMAGE: "The Fibromyalgia Controversy " is published by Prometheus Books, ISBN 978-1-59102-681-5. Click here for more information. As...
LA BioMed researcher honored for excellence in education
9 Jun 2009
Dr. Carl D. Stevens receives award from UCLA IMAGE: Carl D. Stevens, M.D., M.P.H., LA BioMed researcher, is honored by UCLA. Click here for more information. LOS ANGELES (June 9,...
9 Jun 2009
Dr. Carl D. Stevens receives award from UCLA IMAGE: Carl D. Stevens, M.D., M.P.H., LA BioMed researcher, is honored by UCLA. Click here for more information. LOS ANGELES (June 9,...
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