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AGU journal highlights -- September 29, 2009
28 Sep 2009
The following highlights summarize research papers that have been published in Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) or the Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres (JGR-D). In this release: L'Aquila earthquake source found, risk...
28 Sep 2009
The following highlights summarize research papers that have been published in Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) or the Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres (JGR-D). In this release: L'Aquila earthquake source found, risk...
International Rett Syndrome Foundation awards $2M for cutting-edge Rett syndrome research
1 Oct 2009
Foundation announces new funding mechanisms to fast-track therapies (Cincinnati, Ohio) The International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) announced today that it is awarding grants totaling $2 million to support 18 innovative research projects...
1 Oct 2009
Foundation announces new funding mechanisms to fast-track therapies (Cincinnati, Ohio) The International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) announced today that it is awarding grants totaling $2 million to support 18 innovative research projects...
Stimulus-funded university research addressing issues from climate change to cancer, creating...
29 Sep 2009
The Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and The Science Coalition (TSC) today released highlighted examples of the important scientific work happening across the country as...
29 Sep 2009
The Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and The Science Coalition (TSC) today released highlighted examples of the important scientific work happening across the country as...
Powerful lasers, futuristic digital cameras, 3-D television and more
1 Oct 2009
Highlights of Frontiers in Optics Meeting in San Jose, Oct. 11-15 WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—The latest technology in optics and lasers will be on display at the Optical Society's (OSA) Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO), which takes place...
1 Oct 2009
Highlights of Frontiers in Optics Meeting in San Jose, Oct. 11-15 WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—The latest technology in optics and lasers will be on display at the Optical Society's (OSA) Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO), which takes place...
Scientists discover clues to what makes human muscle age
30 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Young, healthy muscle (left column) appears pink and red. In contrast, the old muscle is marked by scarring and inflammation, as evidenced by the yellow and blue areas. This difference... Click here for...
30 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Young, healthy muscle (left column) appears pink and red. In contrast, the old muscle is marked by scarring and inflammation, as evidenced by the yellow and blue areas. This difference... Click here for...
The state of America's leadership
2 Oct 2009
New White House Fellows survey is the largest study of leaders in America since '70s IMAGE: This is the logo for the White House Fellow Project. Click here for more...
2 Oct 2009
New White House Fellows survey is the largest study of leaders in America since '70s IMAGE: This is the logo for the White House Fellow Project. Click here for more...
Einstein to develop anti-HIV drug delivery system
2 Oct 2009
$7.2 million NIH grant could produce device that protects women for weeks IMAGE: Betsy C. Herold, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics, of microbiology & immunology, and of obstetrics & gynecology and...
2 Oct 2009
$7.2 million NIH grant could produce device that protects women for weeks IMAGE: Betsy C. Herold, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics, of microbiology & immunology, and of obstetrics & gynecology and...
October 2009 Geology and GSA Today highlights
1 Oct 2009
Boulder, CO, USA - Several papers in October's Geology describe fossil records: a fungal disaster species; single-celled sea-bottom-dwellers; trilobite soft tissues; fossil rainforests; Archean microbial mats; and pollen and freshwater algae....
1 Oct 2009
Boulder, CO, USA - Several papers in October's Geology describe fossil records: a fungal disaster species; single-celled sea-bottom-dwellers; trilobite soft tissues; fossil rainforests; Archean microbial mats; and pollen and freshwater algae....
Paul Marks prize recognizes 3 young cancer researchers
29 Sep 2009
Biennial award honors investigators who have made important contributions to the understanding of cancer Three young investigators who have taken significant steps toward advancing the understanding of cancer will be the recipients of this...
29 Sep 2009
Biennial award honors investigators who have made important contributions to the understanding of cancer Three young investigators who have taken significant steps toward advancing the understanding of cancer will be the recipients of this...
Critical Zone Observatory seeks to answer climate change questions
28 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Don Sparks (far right), S. Hallock du Pont Chair in Soil and Environmental Chemistry and director of the new Delaware Environmental Institute at the University of Delaware, is leading the... Click here...
28 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Don Sparks (far right), S. Hallock du Pont Chair in Soil and Environmental Chemistry and director of the new Delaware Environmental Institute at the University of Delaware, is leading the... Click here...
Ardi displaces Lucy as oldest hominid skeleton
1 Oct 2009
Ethiopian desert yields fossils that paint new picture of human evolution Nearly 17 years after plucking the fossilized tooth of a new human ancestor from a pebbly desert in Ethiopia, an international team of scientists today (Thursday, Oct. 1)...
1 Oct 2009
Ethiopian desert yields fossils that paint new picture of human evolution Nearly 17 years after plucking the fossilized tooth of a new human ancestor from a pebbly desert in Ethiopia, an international team of scientists today (Thursday, Oct. 1)...
Researchers go underground to reveal 850 new species
28 Sep 2009
IMAGE: A new woodlice species whose distribution is restricted to mound springs in South Australia. Click here for more information. Australian researchers have discovered a huge...
28 Sep 2009
IMAGE: A new woodlice species whose distribution is restricted to mound springs in South Australia. Click here for more information. Australian researchers have discovered a huge...
Alcoholism's effect on sleep persists during long periods of sobriety
1 Oct 2009
The study is the first to show that the impact of alcoholism on sleep is similar in both men and women Westchester, Ill. - A study in the Oct.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that long-term alcoholism affects sleep even after long periods of...
1 Oct 2009
The study is the first to show that the impact of alcoholism on sleep is similar in both men and women Westchester, Ill. - A study in the Oct.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that long-term alcoholism affects sleep even after long periods of...
In search of wildlife-friendly biofuels
1 Oct 2009
Could native prairie grasses be the answer? IMAGE: The northern harrier is a grasslands bird whose habitat may be threatened by crop-based biofuel production Click here for more...
1 Oct 2009
Could native prairie grasses be the answer? IMAGE: The northern harrier is a grasslands bird whose habitat may be threatened by crop-based biofuel production Click here for more...
Combining sun, sand and science in the Bahamas
29 Sep 2009
University of Miami researcher Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey helps create the first sustainable tourist project in the Bahamas IMAGE: This is an aerial view of the Baker's Bay Golf and Ocean Club, located in the...
29 Sep 2009
University of Miami researcher Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey helps create the first sustainable tourist project in the Bahamas IMAGE: This is an aerial view of the Baker's Bay Golf and Ocean Club, located in the...
The real world of a forensic scientist
2 Oct 2009
Renowned experts reveal what it takes to solve crimes IMAGE: "The Real World of a Forensic Scientist: Renowned Experts Reveal What it Takes to Solve Crimes is published by Prometheus Books. " Click here for...
2 Oct 2009
Renowned experts reveal what it takes to solve crimes IMAGE: "The Real World of a Forensic Scientist: Renowned Experts Reveal What it Takes to Solve Crimes is published by Prometheus Books. " Click here for...
Warnings up for Philippines as Parma powers up to a super typhoon
1 Oct 2009
3 NASA satellites analyzing Parma IMAGE: NASA's Aqua satellite data created this microwave image of Parma on Sept. 30 at 12:59 p.m. EDT (16:59 UTC). Cold areas (yellow-green) stretch from Luzon in the northern...
1 Oct 2009
3 NASA satellites analyzing Parma IMAGE: NASA's Aqua satellite data created this microwave image of Parma on Sept. 30 at 12:59 p.m. EDT (16:59 UTC). Cold areas (yellow-green) stretch from Luzon in the northern...
Advances in science help preserve York Minster for future generations
1 Oct 2009
Science and historical conservation might not sound like an obvious match, but at York Minster scientists and preservation experts are working together to save this historic building from decay and erosion. Researchers co-funded by EPSRC and...
1 Oct 2009
Science and historical conservation might not sound like an obvious match, but at York Minster scientists and preservation experts are working together to save this historic building from decay and erosion. Researchers co-funded by EPSRC and...
Study shows that color plays musical chairs in the brain
1 Oct 2009
Research shows for the first time that the brain can latch on to color and assign it to a different object VIDEO: Research at the University of Chicago explains for the first time how color latches on to a...
1 Oct 2009
Research shows for the first time that the brain can latch on to color and assign it to a different object VIDEO: Research at the University of Chicago explains for the first time how color latches on to a...
Tips from the American Journal of Pathology
28 Sep 2009
October 2009 B-Cell Lymphoma Protected by SPAK Silencing A group led by Dr. Michael Teitell at UCLA has demonstrated that misregulation of the protein SPAK may contribute to B-cell lymphoma development. Their report can be found in the October...
28 Sep 2009
October 2009 B-Cell Lymphoma Protected by SPAK Silencing A group led by Dr. Michael Teitell at UCLA has demonstrated that misregulation of the protein SPAK may contribute to B-cell lymphoma development. Their report can be found in the October...
The EU must allocate fewer emission allowances and stop making free allocations
28 Sep 2009
EU emissions trading has put a price on something that used to be free – the right to pollute the atmosphere. Allocating free allowances creates problematic expectations among companies; "If we emit a lot today, we'll be given a large...
28 Sep 2009
EU emissions trading has put a price on something that used to be free – the right to pollute the atmosphere. Allocating free allowances creates problematic expectations among companies; "If we emit a lot today, we'll be given a large...
The eScience revolution
1 Oct 2009
Rensselaer researchers to create semantic Web platforms for massive scientific collaboration IMAGE: The Semantic Web technology being creating in the Tetherless World Research Constellation will allow...
1 Oct 2009
Rensselaer researchers to create semantic Web platforms for massive scientific collaboration IMAGE: The Semantic Web technology being creating in the Tetherless World Research Constellation will allow...
Strategy outlined for growing bioenergy while protecting wildlife
1 Oct 2009
Careful planning, together with the use of feedstocks from perennial-dominated prairie, could minimize the adverse effects of expanding bioenergy use on wildlife A study described in the October issue of BioScience identifies diverse native...
1 Oct 2009
Careful planning, together with the use of feedstocks from perennial-dominated prairie, could minimize the adverse effects of expanding bioenergy use on wildlife A study described in the October issue of BioScience identifies diverse native...
Cloudy with a chance of pebble showers
30 Sep 2009
Simulation suggests rocky exoplanet has bizarre atmosphere IMAGE: The exoplanet COROT-7b is close enough to its star that its "day-face " is hot enough to melt rock. Theoretical models suggest the planet has an...
30 Sep 2009
Simulation suggests rocky exoplanet has bizarre atmosphere IMAGE: The exoplanet COROT-7b is close enough to its star that its "day-face " is hot enough to melt rock. Theoretical models suggest the planet has an...
Coral bleaching increases chances of coral disease
1 Oct 2009
Disease can exacerbate coral bleaching, while bleaching leads to increased disease prevalence IMAGE: A bleached brain coral in the Caribbean is gradually infected with black band disease. Although the remaining...
1 Oct 2009
Disease can exacerbate coral bleaching, while bleaching leads to increased disease prevalence IMAGE: A bleached brain coral in the Caribbean is gradually infected with black band disease. Although the remaining...
Professor Jens Reich first recipient of the Carl Friedrich von Weizsacker award
2 Oct 2009
IMAGE: Professor Jens Reich of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin-Buch has been honored with the Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Award of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina...
2 Oct 2009
IMAGE: Professor Jens Reich of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin-Buch has been honored with the Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Award of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina...
Rediscovering the dragon's paradise lost
29 Sep 2009
The world's largest living lizard species, the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), is vulnerable to extinction and yet little is known about its natural history. New research by a team of palaeontologists and archaeologists from Australia,...
29 Sep 2009
The world's largest living lizard species, the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), is vulnerable to extinction and yet little is known about its natural history. New research by a team of palaeontologists and archaeologists from Australia,...
Oldest hominid skeleton provides new evidence for human evolution
1 Oct 2009
Los Alamos geologist is codirector of international discovery team LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 1, 2009—A Los Alamos National Laboratory geologist is part of an international research team responsible for discovering the oldest nearly...
1 Oct 2009
Los Alamos geologist is codirector of international discovery team LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 1, 2009—A Los Alamos National Laboratory geologist is part of an international research team responsible for discovering the oldest nearly...
Platelet-rich plasma: Does it work?
1 Oct 2009
New study reports on the platelet-rich plasma treatment and its use in sports medicine; cautions more investigation needed ROSEMONT, Ill. – Platelet -rich plasma (PRP) is currently used as an alternative treatment method for several...
1 Oct 2009
New study reports on the platelet-rich plasma treatment and its use in sports medicine; cautions more investigation needed ROSEMONT, Ill. – Platelet -rich plasma (PRP) is currently used as an alternative treatment method for several...
NJIT to dedicate new telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory on Oct. 3, 2009
29 Sep 2009
During the next decade, solar physicists will learn more than they might have dreamed possible about the Sun, thanks to current technologies that have advanced the capacity of ground-based and space-based instruments. All the more reason for...
29 Sep 2009
During the next decade, solar physicists will learn more than they might have dreamed possible about the Sun, thanks to current technologies that have advanced the capacity of ground-based and space-based instruments. All the more reason for...
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