We've all been taught that our bodies, the Earth, and in fact all matter in the universe is composed of tiny building blocks called atoms. Now imagine if this weren't the case. This mind-bending concept is at the core of the scientific research that one Florida State University professor -- and hundreds of his colleagues all over the world -- are pursuing.
According to results from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, 65 percent of parents plan to have their children, ages 6 months to 5 years, vaccinated against the flu this season. The poll also finds that parents are more likely to vaccinate their kids if they plan to vaccinate themselves.
Every year, an unknown number of hunters never make it back home because their hearts suffer problems brought on by the strenuous exercise and dramatic bursts of activity that hunting can bring. U-M experts says, hunters can take steps now to protect themselves from heart problems during the hunt.
Alyssa Tushman was a new mother when she was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. After aggressive treatment "“ including chemotherapy, radiation therapy and a double mastectomy "“ experts at the U-M Cancer Center said that another baby would be possible. Today, she's pregnant with her third child.
A new and extraordinary $22 million gift from A. Alfred Taubman to the University of Michigan Health System is making possible a new institute, with a mission of supporting fundamental research to advance the understanding of the causes, treatment and prevention of a broad range of human diseases.
UCLA Medical Center on Sept. 20 performed its first living donor kidney "swap," a procedure in which a loved one of a kidney transplant patient who is not compatible as a donor exchanges organs with another incompatible pair under an innovative new paired donation program.
Despite decades of advances in diabetes care, African Americans and Latinos are still far less likely than whites to have their blood sugar under control, even with the help of medications, a new national study finds. That puts them at a much higher risk of blindness, heart attack, kidney failure and other long-term diabetes complications.
What do test scores tell us about student success? Peter Afflerbach discusses the differences between tests that measure achievement and assessments that help create it.
Astronomers have found evidence that stars have been forming in a long tail of gas that extends well outside its parent galaxy. This discovery suggests that such "orphan" stars may be much more prevalent than previously thought. The comet-like tail was observed in X-ray light with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and in optical light with the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope in Chile.
Scientists at Harvard Medical School, Cornell Medical School, and the National Institutes of Health have discovered how caloric restriction enables cells"”and many higher mammals"”to live longer and healthier lives.
An ESF student makes fuel for the college fleet, and his own Mercedes-Benz, from cooking oil that comes from a university dining hall.
Many schools are adopting response to intervention (RTI) programs that provide intensive, expert reading instruction. Richard Allington, a leading authority on struggling readers, discusses how RTI can improve improve reading achievement and reduce the number of students referred to special education.
A convicted felon sentenced to probation for a violent, property or drug felony is more likely to re-offend within two years if he or she leaves court with an official "convicted felon" label and its barriers to employment and civil rights, according to a landmark study of nearly 96,000 probationers by Florida State University criminologists.
Whether we are seeking a mate or sizing up a potential rival, good-looking people capture our attention nearly instantaneously and render us temporarily helpless to turn our eyes away from them, according to a new Florida State University study.
Researchers in the Harvard Medical School Department of Systems Biology have constructed a memory loop out of bits of DNA. After being placed in a yeast cell, the loop continued throughout many cell divisions.
A collaboration between Baltimore-based GSE Systems and the Georgia Institute of Technology offers a new tool for industrial training that combines traditional classroom teaching with hands-on experience using advanced computer simulations of complex industrial facilities.
Art exhibition features work by artist-faculty that focuses on life-altering experiences, including a fiber sculpture memorializing the 49 victims of the Comair Flight 5191 crash, the nation's worst airline disaster in the last five years.
Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed tools to help solve two of the main problems slowing the progress of stem cell research "” how to quickly test stem cell response to different drugs or genes, and how to create a large supply of healthy, viable stem cells to study from only a few available cells.
The colorful, intricate shapes in these NASA Hubble Space Telescope images reveal how the glowing gas ejected by dying Sun-like stars evolves dramatically over time. These gaseous clouds, called planetary nebulae, are created when stars in the last stages of life cast off their outer layers of material into space.
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is donating $20 million to fund adult and embryonic stem cell research at UCLA, enhancing a program that brings together biologists, chemists, engineers, geneticists and other scientists to develop new and more effective treatments for cancer, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson's, metabolic disorders and other medical conditions.
Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a new technique for nanolithography that is extremely fast and can be used in liquids and outside of a vacuum. The technique could help make the manufacturing of nanocircuits commercially viable.
When does fatigue turn into a health concern? U-M experts say poor sleep habits, stress and illness can trigger debilitating fatigue. Fortunately, treatments including acupuncture, physical therapy, dietary changes, meditation, and getting enough sleep, can help.
U-M experts say that many fruit juices provide powerful health benefits. In fact, recent research has identified ways that beverages such as pomegranate, orange and cranberry juices can help to prevent or cure diseases.
In today's super-clean world, vaccinations and anti-bacterial soaps are keeping dirt and disease-causing germs at bay. While staying germ-free can prevent the spread of disease and infections, U-M experts say our cleanlier lifestyle may be responsible for an increase in allergies among children.
African-American men face a higher risk of developing prostate cancer in their lifetime, but researchers do not fully understand why. That's why researchers at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center are focused on learning what genetic factors lead to this disparity for prostate cancer.
"A hard rain's a-gonna fall," Dylan sang. But when rain and storm surges fall on lands protected by weak levees, this means trouble"¦big trouble. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were devastating reminders of this frightening fact. How then can we limit trouble when a levee breaches or, better yet, prevent such a break from ever happening again?
The University of Haifa, in cooperation with Stanford University, is embarking on a unique, wide-ranging research effort to investigate energy production using a gas lying beneath the ocean floor, as an alternative to oil. The initiative will be conducted in the new School for Marine Studies at the University of Haifa, whose establishment was made possible through the generous donation of American businessman Mr. Leon Charney.
Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations while interacting with infants, the way human adults use motherese, or "baby talk," to engage babies' attention. The "baby talk" also helps promotes rapport among monkey females, new research at the University of Chicago shows.
Imagine cruising the heavens from your desktop and seeing all the spectacular images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Exploding stars and faraway galaxies are just a mouse click away today through Sky in Google Earth. Sky in Google Earth is produced by Google, the company that hosts the popular Internet search engine, through a partnership with the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, the science operations center for Hubble.
Dr. Zafra Lerman, distinguished professor and head of the Institute for Science Education and Science Communication at Columbia College Chicago has been selected to receive The U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation's (CRDF) George Brown Award for International Science & Technology Collaboration in recognition of her decades-long work engaging and encouraging scientists in the pursuit of peace, cooperation and cultural understanding.
Dr. Brian Tucker, founder and president of GeoHazards International (GHI), has been selected to receive the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation's (CRDF) George Brown Award for International Science & Technology Collaboration in recognition of his lifelong work to reduce death and injury caused by earthquakes in the world's most vulnerable communities.
Doctors taught empathy techniques by theater professors show improved bedside manner, according to a pilot study by a Virginia Commonwealth University research team.
This article offers a compilation of tips for the college visit process for both prospective students and their parents.
A team of University of Kentucky researchers has identified the roles that herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) proteins play during the invasion of cells.
How is matter created? What happens when stars die? Is the universe shrinking, or is it expanding? For the past few months, members of the department of physics at Florida State University have begun using a groundbreaking new research facility to conduct experiments that may help provide answers to just such questions.
New and innovative programs to obtain donor organs have the potential to revolutionize kidney transplantation. At UCLA, for example, transplant experts are studying a program they call "living donor swap." This program enables the relative or friend of a kidney-transplant patient who is not compatible as a donor to "swap" organs with another potential donor who also may be an incompatible match for his or her relative or friend. This greatly broadens the pool of organs available from living donors.
The 28th annual Kentucky Women Writers Conference returns Sept. 27-29. The longest-running event of its kind, it features poets, novelists, journalists, publishers, children's authors, a playwright, a sportswriter, and a filmmaker. The conference is a premier destination for women writers at all stages and also gathers a lively community of readers.
Far from the everyday world occupied by such common elements such as gold and lead lies a little-understood realm inhabited by radioactive, or unstable, elements. Recently, a nuclear physicist from Florida State University collaborated with other scientists from the United States, Japan and England in an experiment that illustrated how the "normal" rules of physics don't apply for some of these radioactive elements.
If you have ever marveled over the orderly process by which cars, buses and other modes of transportation are directed toward their destinations in a big city, you'll really appreciate the work of one Florida State University chemist. Thomas Fischer, an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at FSU, is designing a "smart" traffic system similar to those in major metropolises.
American women have gotten fatter as it has become more socially acceptable to carry a few extra pounds, according to a new study.
Many of the 9 million U.S. children who have asthma need more than just pencils and paper when they return to class each fall. U-M pediatric allergy specialists say these kids require easy access to their inhalers and other medications, and the awareness of teachers and school officials about their condition.
Testing children with serious food allergies can be an extremely stressful and even dangerous situation. These concerns have prompted the U-M Health System to create an innovative Food Allergy Clinic that offers families a safe and relaxing facility to test or challenge for food allergies.
When is a tonsillectomy the right choice for your child? To help answer that question, a U-M Health System expert offers parents a seven-step guide to better understand tonsils, tonsillitis, strep and tonsillectomies before the start of the school year.
Millions are parents are struggling to decide if the HPV vaccine is right for their child. To help, a University of Michigan pediatrician looks into the fact and fiction of this controversial vaccine, and offers parents some advice and guidelines.
IUDs found to be safe and effective in women considered at high risk for sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. That population was previously considered not good candidates for the contraceptive device. Findings could lead to updated guidelines for physicians providing IUDs.
A report from researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute sheds new light on a now-discredited Korean embryonic stem cell line, setting the historical record straight and also establishing a much-needed set of standards for characterizing human embryonic stem cells. The report was published online August 2 by the journal Cell Stem Cell.
As Facebook.com continues to gain popularity, it's become easier for students to post information that may or may not always be true, which can pose problems for professors, friends and future employers. Students need to remember that a Facebook.com posting becomes public information, says Karen Levin Coburn, associate dean for the freshman transition at Washington University in St. Louis and a leading expert on the college experience.
To those in the conservation movement, Archie Carr was one of the great heroes of the 20th century. A pioneering biologist, ecologist and nature writer, he launched an international campaign to protect various species of migratory sea turtles all over the world. In so doing, Carr, who died in 1987, created the template for many successful environmental campaigns that followed.
There's depression, and then there's double depression. Sound bad? It is, according to Thomas Joiner, who has identified hopelessness as a distinguishing feature of double depression in a new paper published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. The finding could help therapists diagnose and treat the mood disorder.
Children and even some adults around the globe will be saddened this weekend by the loss of characters in the final book from the Harry Potter book series. Many consider this a valuable opportunity for parents to discuss the topic of death and dying with their children.
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