The long-sought goal of turning hydrogen into a metal, it has been predicted, would require pressure comparable to that found at the center of the Earth. Researchers at Cornell University have now dispelled that theory: They submitted hydrogen gas to just such pressure, but the element remained unchanged.
OraTest is a patented five-minute mouthrinse sequence that has been shown to be 100 percent sensitive for squamous cell carcinoma (oral cancer). European nations have approved its use for screening, detection of second primary lesions, and defining margins of lesions for biopsy and surgery. FDA approval is pending.
Composting waste from livestock operations can be an efficient way to manage the waste with less cost, Purdue University researchers have found. Composting also virtually eliminates smells and runoff problems.
Elderly people who have pets are happier and healthier, but society has erected roadblocks that often keep animals away from the elderly, a Purdue University expert says.
Loan consolidation -- paying off several smaller debts with one larger loan -- has just delayed financial disaster for many consumers rather than helped them avoid it, according to a Purdue University expert on family finances.
Sucessful management teams -- those with both a "directive" leader and openness to new information--were best able to mobilize the energies and talents throughout an organization, according to a new study at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Atlanta, Ga., and Jacksonville, Fla., were named today to receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for system-wide reform of their K-12 mathematics, science and technology education programs.
This drug/gene delivery system carries very potent anti-cancer drugs and genes to their targets, in this case, tumors. CytImmune Sciences is collaborating with EntreMed, Inc.
Five companies were today named winners of The Conference Board's "Best in Class" Awards.
OraTest provides healthcare professionals with a 100 percent sensitive, easy-to-use, five-minute mouthrinse procedure that promotes early detection of hard-to-find, pre-symptomatic cancerous lesions.
Over 800 orthopaedic sports medicine specialists will attend the 24th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. These experts, many of whom are team physicians for top flight collegiate and professional teams, are the recognized as leaders in the field of orthopaedic sports medicine.
People who don't have good social relations and/or have incomes near the poverty level are at a much greater risk for developing heart problems and dying much earlier than their natural lifespan, say researchers. A cardiac patient's race and sex also seem to determine whether certain life-saving procedures will be preformed. This research will be presented at the conference, Public Health in the 21st Century: Behavioral and Social Science Contributions in Atlanta, May 9.
A surprise may be lurking in the brains of many people -- evidence of silent cerebral infarcts, or dead spots within their brains. Cigarette smoking and uncontrolled high blood pressure may be to blame.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy - a treatment that has been around for several decades - is making a comeback. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is just one focus of a meeting next week of the Space and Underwater Research Group of the World Federation of Neurology.
Welcome to the clone zone. The 9 May issue of New Scientist answers everything you wanted to know about cloning but were afraid to ask. Now that everyone has had time to come to terms with Dolly, the first ever clone of an adult mammal, we're taking a fresh look at the science behind cloning, and what directions the technology is likely to go.
As new technologies are introduced and equipment prices continue to drop, digital radiography will rapidly replace conventional dental X-rays and provide several benefits to the patient, according to endodontists speaking here at the American Association of Endodontists' (AAE) 55th Annual Session
Parents nationwide can keep their 4th through 8th graders busy this summer pondering such brain teasers as how best to swamp a bedroom or split the profits from a sale of Beanie Babies--thanks to the University of Delaware's "mail-order math" program, "Solve It."
More than an estimated one million days and $225 million are spent annually by physicians on credentialing. However, a new Internet-based solution called appSTATSM cuts these costs by almost 50 percent, according to Healthcare Credentials Management Services, Inc. (HCMS), which launched the new product today.
Sea Grant Tip Sheet: 1) Study Finds Group of Marine Bacteria Dominate Waters Off Southeastern U.S. Coast, 2) Teachers to Gain Hands-On Experience at Interactive Exotic Species Day Camp, 3) Women Who Claim Title "Fisherman's Wife" Meet Stress of Fishing Marriages Better
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center have designed a novel test that effectively predicts a patient's risk for developing a common life-threatening heart-rhythm abnormality following coronary-artery bypass surgery.
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