University of New Hampshire researchers think some of the Earth's smallest organisms can tell us some big things about what we're doing to our planet. That's why Barry Rock, UNH associate professor of natural resources, and graduate student Katrina Maloney focus part of their research on lichen, which can be found on rocks, trees--even roof shingles.
Penn physicians will be participating in a national workshop coordinated by the NIH and FDA to define guidelines for use of pulmonary artery catheters in lieu of recent controversies associated with them.
In an effort to inform the 130,000 people living in New York's Adirondacks State Park where wolves may soon be sharing the landscape, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released a report today answering many of the commonly asked questions by residents about the big canines.
Purdue University engineers have developed a new type of fire detector that senses temperature to detect flames, and that has several advantages over conventional smoke detectors.
Wider acceptance of computer technology is revolutionizing the business of food manufacturing. A Purdue University professor says the results are safer, more consistent products that save money for companies and make consumers happy.
Businesses are discovering hidden markets for their products through a new market research technique called Customer Case Research. The new technique borrows methods used by detectives and investigative reporters to discover what drives customer purchases, according to a Chicago marketing consultant and a DePaul University professor who have co-written a marketing journal article on CCR.
With the aid of light pulsating from a star, the creation of organic molecules that may ultimately lead to the formation of life could be happening throughout the universe in a relatively simple process.
Press release of issue dated 23 August for New Scientist, the international science and technology weekly news magazine
The guidelines used to evaluate on-the-job injury prevention programs often use the weakest available measurement criteria, according to published research led or co-led by Dr. Craig Zwerling, University of Iowa associate professor of preventive medicine and environmental health.
An exciting medical advance is allowing ulcer sufferers to breathe a sigh of relief. Until now, biopsy of the stomach lining has been the only certain way to diagnose an active infection which is believed to be a primary cause of peptic ulcer disease. Today the Meretek UBT Breath Test for H. pylori with Pranactin diagnostic drug provides a safe, painless, accurate and cost-effective way of determining the presence of infection.
Secretary of Energy Federico PeÃ’a and senior executives from the Big Three automakers, the IBM Corporation and Northwest aluminum, transportation and electric utility companies will gather for a summit in Seattle later this month to discuss the development of technologies needed to create motor vehicles of the future, including cars that get 70 to 80 miles to the gallon.
The old woman who lived in a shoe who didn't know what to do with all those kids was not alone -- a University of New Hampshire study finds that the more children parents have, the more likely parents are to spank them.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, working in close collaboration with French scientists, have discovered a novel gene that closely resembles p53, a critical factor in tumor development that is mutated in 60% of all human cancers. The new gene, called p73, is deleted in at least one type of cancer and resides in an area of the genome that researchers worldwide have for years scoured for suspected tumor suppressor genes. The findings are reported in the August 22 Cell and are embargoed until Thursday, August 21, 5:00 pm EDT.
While there is never a good time to acquire a herpes infection, contracting the virus late in pregnancy can prove catastrophic for the newborn child, with a high risk of severe brain damage or death from neonatal herpes.
Smoking for at least 25 years appears to trigger a biological switch that drives the growth of lung cells. Once set in motion, this process could lead to cancer, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) in a report published in the August issue of the Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. EMBARGOED FOR 6 P.M., EDT, AUG. 21
With a burgeoning world population and fewer places to grow food, Cornell University scientists have begun to locate high-production genes from wild plants to put into domesticated, edible crop plants -- thus boosting food production worldwide, according to their report in the Aug. 22, 1997 issue of Science.
University of California-Irvine leaders have decided that their existing mathematics and science curriculums are no longer adequate to prepare students to meet the needs of modern society.
1) GRP Receptor May Explain Lung Cancer In Ex-smokers, 2) More Benefits Reported From Lung Volume Reduction Surgery, 3) Many Foreign Born TB Patients Get Disease After Entry To U.S.
A Labor Day CheckList designed by occupational physicians focuses on ergonomics tips to prevent cumulative trauma disorders, also known as repeated trauma disorders or repetitive stress illnesses.
Coral reefs have long been known for their unparalleled beauty and for serving as home to a wide variety of fishes and plants. Now scientists at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography are discovering that the reefs also hold a precise record of past climate.
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