A new evidence report on epilepsy indicates that the available scientific literature supports the use of a complete history and physical examination, including neuropsychologic assessment and a standard EEG, to diagnose the disease, prevent delayed or missed diagnoses, and predict remission outcomes.
The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, a University of California-based center funded by the State of California, announces the approval of its first proposals for the study of cannabis as a treatment for specific medical conditions.
Current treatment options may not be adequately meeting the needs of post-menopausal women who develop breast cancer. (JAMA, 2-21-01).
A comprehensive case study by the chair of the marketing department in the University at Buffalo School of Management on the brand images of Firestone and Ford Motor will be the basis for a panel discussion to be held on March 3 by the school's Executive MBA program.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins announced the debut of Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, a new journal designed to help keep practicing allergist/immunologists stay current with the burgeoning research in their field.
Edward H. Burtt, Professor of Zoology at Ohio Wesleyan University, is the Tracy Aviary Distinguished Lecture Series lecturer. He will talk about "Life Among Feathers: It's a Jungle Out There." He will speak on Thursday, March 1 at the Skaggs Biology Bldg. in Utah.
Earth's most severe mass extinction -- an event 250 million years ago that wiped out 90 percent of all marine species and 70 percent of land vertebrates -- was triggered by a collision with a comet or asteroid, according to new findings by a team led by a University of Washington scientist. (Science, 2-23-01)
The American Bar Association voted to oppose schools' "zero tolerance" disciplinary policies that fail to take into account the circumstances or nature of an offence or an accused student's history.
NASA scientists are using an experimental radar to monitor a swarm of space dust surrounding our planet -- cosmic junk that can pose an electrical hazard to satellites.
A viral protein enabling natural killer cells to recognize and subsequently kill virus-infected cells has been identified by a team headed by Israeli researchers. (Nature 409, 1055, Feb. 22, 2001)
Thousands of miles from the Pacific Northwest, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory work to preserve the salmon habitat and balance power generation needs.
One of America's most renowned poets, Louise Gluck is the winner of the coveted Bollingen Prize in Poetry. She is the Preston S. Parish '41 Third Century Senior Lecturer in English at Williams College.
MetaPhore Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical research and development company, announced that the U.S. Patent Office has issued a patent on the use of its new class of superoxide dismutase enzyme mimetic drugs for the alleviation of acute and chronic pain.
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center report that high amounts of Hepatitis C in the blood and simultaneous co-infection with HIV may be linked to a greater risk of developing AIDS and AIDS related death. (J. of Infectious Diseases, 2-15-01)
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a technology that could make the coming transition from current analog television to high-definition television a whole lot easier.
There will be a press conference 10 a.m., Thursday, February 22, 2001 to announce the first clinical research proposals recommended for funding by the UC Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, established to study the potential medical efficacy and safety of marijuana.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati have discovered a genetic defect associated with lung disease in infants and adults. (NEJM, 2-01)
A team of University of Illinois researchers has demonstrated a way to "purify" and restore maximally entangled states, the bizarre quantum mechanical connection that can exist between particles. (Nature, 2-22-01)
DNA's protein-building instructions may be able to combine in an unexpected way, increasing the number of possible proteins that can be generated from a given number of genes, according to a report in this week's Nature.
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