John McCain's presidential chances would improve considerably if he abandoned hopes for the Republican nomination and ran as an Independent -- presumably on the Reform Party ticket, says a Smith College political scientist.
Clinton's budget request for R&D recognizes both the impressive scientific opportunities and the increasingly important role of science and technology in our society, said David G. Kaufman, president of FASEB.
A "mega-drought" in the 16th century wreaked havoc for decades in the lives of the early Spanish and English settlers and American Indians throughout Mexico and North America, say researchers who study tree ring records (upcoming issue of EOS).
The American Society for Microbiology is releasing statements on the Administration's proposed FY 2001 federal budget for biological research programs supported by NIH, CDC, and NSF.
A University of Illinois building researcher says few homeowners are vigilant when it comes to defending their homes from an insidious, potentially harmful, intruder: mold.
Buoyed by a stable economy and increased receipts from tobacco, liquor, and gambling, Illinois will enjoy another year of fiscal plentitude.
"Bee" movie lovers will have a honey of a time Sat., Feb. 26, at the 17th Annual Insect Fear Film Festival at the University of Illinois, where the focus for the entomological film extravaganza will be one of nature's most helpful but frequently feared creatures -- bees.
Because of the demand for information about the safety and effectiveness of alternative therapies for children and how to incorporate them into pediatric practice, hundreds of pediatric health care professionals from throughout the world are expected at the first Pediatric Integrative Medicine Conference.
1- Aging patients with disabilities pose new challenges; 2- New measuring device gets to bottom of burns; 3-Why don't more Americans vote? 4- To understand species diversity, just follow the butterfly.
Living together has gone from being a relatively rare situation to nearly the norm in the U.S., according to a University of Michigan researcher (Annual Review of Sociology, 2000).
Questions and concerns regarding the effectiveness of "reparative" therapy -- a term used to describe treatment attempts to change a person from a homosexual or bisexual orientation to a heterosexual orientation -- are again being raised.
1- Adjust pacemaker before exercising; 2- Strides in battling sickle cell; 3- Rethinking minority business; 4- Nursing education goes on line.
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories have come up with a new approach to studying how and why engineered systems fail due to the actions or inaction of humans.
The federal agency that oversees Medicare reimbursement, responding to a two-year campaign waged by the American Liver Foundation, last month reversed a policy that denied coverage of liver transplantation for patients with hepatitis B.
The National Science Board has adopted a report recommending that NSF spend an additional $1 billion over the next five years to increase its support for environmental research and education.
The Southwest could be at the beginning of a drought that might last 10 years or longer because we're shifting into a new phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, suspect some climate experts.
University of Iowa Health Care researchers are beginning to fill in the basic science blanks of how a new alternative treatment for various cancers works, or doesn't work (Photochemistry and Photobiology).
Government, patient advocacy, cancer research organization and corporate leaders will commit to the eradication of cancer by signing The Charter of Paris Against Cancer at the first World Summit Against Cancer, 3-4 Feb., in Paris, France.
The sun put on a dynamic show this week with swirling coronal mass ejections that expelled billions of tons of hot gas into interplanetary space.
A gene previously expressed in the developing brain may have come to be expressed also in the tips of developing limbs, helping to bring about the development of toes and fingers in the first vertebrates, according to Harvard Medical School researchers in the Feb. Development.
Middle schoolers in Boulder will go head-to-head with a Denver TV meteorologist in an on-line forecasting contest, which is part of a kids' Web site.
Wayne Abney, who became the first baby in the U.S. to go home from the hospital on a respirator 19 years ago, is the nation's longest-surviving patient to be on a respirator since birth and to live at home.
Given a chance to exact revenge, 4 out of 5 people will turn the other cheek, but beware the 1 out of 5 who don't -- they want to do more than just settle the score.
A clinical service unit dedicated to alleviating cancer pain and related symptoms that affect quality of life such as nausea, fatigue, loss of sleep, and depression has been established by the UCSD Cancer Center.
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers, who discovered why saliva protects against the spread of AIDS through kissing or sneezing, have now solved a related, paradoxical conundrum: if saliva is so protective, how can HIV be spread through breast-feeding and oral sex? (Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2-00).
Hindsight may be 20/20, but an Arkansas psychologist says you should give it the deep 6; looking back can cost you mental health and stability.
Conflicts between engineers and other professionals designing facilities such as factories may one day be anticipated and resolved automatically by computers.
New research and treatments, legal resources, and support services will be the focus of a free conference, designed for brain tumor patients, their families, and the interested public, hosted by the Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, Feb. 19.
The American Liver Foundation will honor physician and researcher John M. Vierling, M.D., F.A.C.P., and researcher Andrew J. Conrad, Ph.D, at the foundation's First Annual Gala Recognition Dinner on Feb. 11.
The farmer of tomorrow is more likely to push a pencil than pull a plow, says Purdue University agricultural economist.
Increased use of farm chemicals combined with the complexity of environmental regulations mean that most farmers probably don't have enough insurance for a modern farm, say Purdue University experts.
The Jan. 20, 2000, lunar eclipse put on a beautiful show for sky watchers from Europe to the Pacific.
Scientists have incorporated long terminal repeats (LTRs) from a mouse retrovirus into a standard adenoviral vector to deliver therapeutic genes to cells that significantly extends the length of time the gene is expressed.
William E. Troutt, president of Rhodes College, will be installed as chair of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities at its annual meeting Feb. 4 in Washington, D.C.
An Arkansas psychologist says personality tests commonly used for hiring and team management contain a flaw that could skew their results.
Mammalian cells were revived after desiccation for 5 days following treatment with trehalose, a simple sugar molecule that allows certain forms of life to exist entirely without water.
The National Sea Grant College Program hosts a special media breakfast briefing on issues, both in coastal and social sciences, likely to impact decisions in the coming months to help restore the productivity and diversity of salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest.
Carnegie Mellon University's Nomad robot successfully conducted an autonomous search for meteorites in Antarctica, examining more than 100 indigenous rocks, studying about 50 in detail, and classifying seven as meteorites.
With pork supplies expected to drop 3 percent in 2000, a Purdue University agricultural economist says hog farmers will begin to utter the word "profit" again, and perhaps use it regularly, as early as this March.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins think they may have identified both the nervous system mechanism linked to Huntington's disease tremors and jerky movements and the part of the brain causing them (Nature, 2-3-00).
Half of the baby boomers, who are now approaching the Medicare years, have been divorced, and researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that elderly people with divorce in their lives will get less care from their children than people who do not (Demography, 1999).
UIC's department of bioengineering received a $990,000 grant from the Whitaker Foundation to strengthen programs investigating how living tissue interacts with bioengineered materials.
Scientists have transferred a genistein-producing enzyme into laboratory plants, which may lead to food crops engineered with the health-boosting nutrient.
A miniature version of the commercial monoclonal antibody Herceptin is not only as effective as the original molecule in killing tumors, but could avoid drawbacks such as antibody immunogenicity, poor tissue penetration, and problems with manufacture.
Study results point to individually tailored doses of medicine together with behavior therapy as the most effective treatment for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Archives of General Psychiatry, 12-99).
Researchers at the Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Center have begun a web-based, peer-reviewed scientific journal for professionals to publish research findings.
For pediatric cancer patients, the primary goal of treatment is often to cure; the toxicity of the therapy or the patient's quality of life is often secondary to this goal (New England Journal of Medicine, 2-3-00).
University of Minnesota scientists have resolved a 50-year mystery regarding the creation of powerful antibiotics by common soil bacteria (Nature, 2-3-00).
In an effort to move human embryonic stem cell technology into the mainstream of academic and corporate research, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has established a subsidiary whose primary purpose will be to distribute the cells to qualified scientists.
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