A study concludes that a hip replacement device developed at Mayo Clinic is successful in conserving bone, making it an attractive choice for younger patients. (Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 9-00)
Centre College drama students are pursuing a cross-country Internet chat to prepare for an upcoming production. Each Centre actor is paired with a Rockhurst College student preparing for the same role, and the pairs are exchanging e-mail tips and questions.
The dating strategy known as "playing hard to get" may be economically sound, according to current research by Centre College professor and University of Kobe economist. The strategy succeeds by setting a high social price for oneself as a mate. (Japan and the World Economy)
The country is now waiting for the results of the closest presidential election in 40 years.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center uncovered a genetic alteration that appears to predict how individuals with an aggressive type of brain cancer will respond to chemotherapy. (NEJM, 11-9-00)
Scientists from UCLA and the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, report a revolutionary advance in pain medicine that promises to deliver painkillers directly to the affected area of the body, in smaller doses and with fewer side effects.
Scientists studying the origins of aggression have highlighted areas in the brains of mouse mothers that may generate fierce attacks on males who pose a potential threat to their pups.
In animals with spinal cord injuries, cells bio-engineered to produce the neurotransmitter serotonin apparently can relieve chronic pain and clearly can increase mobility, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found.
Later this century a relic from NASA's earliest space exploration efforts might return to Earth, if current estimates are confirmed.
With support from major industrial partners, Cornell University has opened an industrial-quality laboratory for design and testing of radio-frequency integrated circuits.
Geochemist Jeffrey Severinghaus of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, has been selected a 2000 Packard Fellow for investigations to understand the stability of past and future climates.
Smith College and Wesleyan University have joined forces to launch "Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism," the first peer-reviewed, scholarly journal devoted entirely to issues affecting the lives of women of color.
An Iowa District Court judge ruled in favor of the American Dental Association motion for a summary judgment, dismissing a lawsuit against the ADA in which an Iowa woman alleged that the ADA's Seal of Acceptance misrepresented a tooth-whitening product.
For every one-dollar invested in higher education, you get an eight percent return, and for every one-dollar invested in research universities, you get a 23 percent return.
Exploiting the "six degrees of separation" concept, a Cornell University sociologist has developed "respondent-driven" sampling to find scientifically valid, representative samples of "hidden populations" from drug injectors to jazz musicians. (Poetics, 11-00)
A study by cardiac researchers at Intermountain Health Care's LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City reveals that levels of a marker of inflammation called C-reactive protein actually do a better job of predicting who will benefit from medication and who will die among patients who already have coronary artery disease. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 11-00)
Computational scientists will soon have a powerful new tool for using resources on the national "grid" of high-performance research networks. The web-based grid portal will help computer scientists, scientists and engineers by simplifying and consolidating access to advanced computing systems.
Iowa State and Harvard researchers found that transplanted mice stem cells successfully become integrated into the eyes of Brazilian opossums. The research is a promising step for using cell replacements to treat diseases of the human eye like glaucoma.
Removing Vitamin A from the diets of mice diminishes chemical changes in the brain considered the hallmarks of learning and memory. When vitamin A is added back to their diets, the impairment is reversed.
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