Chemical Abstracts Service added the 18 millionth chemical substance to its database - the world's largest collection of chemical information.
Analysis of endocrine disrupters, environmental issues and polymers from renewable resources are among the topics that will be discussed here August 23 through 27 at the 216th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
A study by psychologist Patricia Owen is the first to show that brief exposure to media images of thin female bodies results in body dissatisfaction on the part of the viewer.
The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and PE AgGen, a division of Perkin-Elmer Corp., have signed an agreement to develop molecular diagnostic tests to ensure the safety of meat and other animal-based foods.
An at-home treatment developed at the University of Minnesota has been shown in a nationwide clinical trial to reduce the number and severity of acute, repetitive seizures affecting some people with epilepsy.
A study of HIV-positive African American women incarcerated for abusing crack cocaine has shown that most shared childhood and adult histories of sexual and physical abuse, which in turn engendered feelings of powerlessness that led to unsafe sex and a greatly increased risk of HIV infection.
Whether its gymnastics or genetics that most influences the growth and development of top-ranked gymnasts could be answered by a $1.2 million study that's beginning at the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia.
A Harvard Medical School study suggests that in certain cases, medical practice guidelines and the treatment recommended by practicing physicians may be two different things. The researchers say that evaluations of medical practice, part of the basis of practice guidelines, should be founded on the beliefs not only of expert panels but also of practicing physicians.
In a growing class of blood-thinning drugs to treat heart attack, researchers have found one that seems to have a greater long-term benefit rather than only an immediate effect, according to a study released in today's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Most Northwestern University engineering graduates pursue further study and many will go on to other careers within a few years of earning their degrees, according to a survey of recent graduates.
The next star in drug delivery and medical technology may be a new material developed by Purdue University researchers, who have made new gels from a material called a star polymer. The gels' potential applications include removing substances such as cholesterol from the blood and delivering high concentrations of drugs.
Following all risk modification guidelines in three of the most costly and visible areas of healthcare liability led to substantially lower average dollar losses per medical malpractice claim than following no guidelines at all .
Modafinil, an experimental, wake-promoting drug, has been shown to provide clinically meaningful health-related quality-of-life benefits and maintains this improvement over an extended period, without the debilitating side effects of other drugs, according to a University of Michigan researcher.
A new study finds welfare recipients cautiously optimistic about welfare reform and supportive of the new time limits on welfare benefits.
Increasing pressures to use lesser-trained workers in clinical microbiology laboratories and to employ short-cut methods can lead to compromises in the quality of microbiological analysis and detract from optimal patient care unless preventive steps are taken, warns a report issued by the American Academy of Microbiology.
A Cornell University professor has figured out for the first time the fundamental physics of why eggs explode when microwaved. That knowledge could translate into billions of dollars for the food industry and more nutritious foods with reliable microwaving instructions for consumers.
Despite the high cost, 40 percent of Americans over age 70, regardless of income, have modified their homes with grab bars, bathroom railings, wheelchair ramps and other aids, regardless of their income, reports Nandinee Kutty, assistant professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell University.
Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities is helping to identify and preserve state and local historical literature about agriculture and rural life in the period from 1820 to 1945. Cornell University's Mann Library is directing the project, in which land-grant university libraries in 15 states are microfilming the publications.
The largest, most comprehensive genome-wide study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) -- including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis -- has focused and narrowed the search for the genes that cause this common and debilitating illness, a team of researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and the Marshfield Medical Research Foundation in Marshfield, Wisconsin, report in the June 23 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Scientists.
Diabetes Treatment Centers of America (DTCA), the nation's leading provider of specialized diabetes services, is mobilizing its network of physicians, hospitals and health plans to support the National Diabetes Education Program, launched today by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is holding a press conference to raise public awareness of the need for safer needle stick devices, and the fact that inappropriate safety precautions implemented by health care institutions can result in disability or death for health care workers, the largest group of whom are nurses.
An unusual anti-violence initiative at a suburban Chicago high school aims to decrease violence not only at the high school but in the communities in which the students reside as well. By introducing conflict resolution to the parents of students in addition to students, teachers and school staff, the Peaceable Schools Initiative goes beyond typical school anti-violence efforts such as peer mediation or the formation of student/faculty conflict resolution teams.
Researchers probing people's memories of sexual abuse report two ordinary mechanisms may be responsible for temporarily forgetting and later remembering genuine instances of childhood sexual abuse. The findings by University of Washington psychologists suggest that it is possible to explain such forgetting without repression.
Millions of chronically ill Americans who depend on managed care plans for their care will benefit from new studies announced today. AHCPR, AAHP and HRSA will fund research designed to determine how particular managed care policies and practices affect the quality of care for patients living with chronic illnesses.
Johns Hopkins researchers have found evidence that Tourette's syndrome, which causes involuntary muscle contractions and bursts of words and noise, may be triggered in part by an infection.
Surgeons have pioneered a new type of triple coronary artery bypass surgery that may offer advantages over current operations, according to a report in today's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Brain scans of elderly patients with memory problems helped researchers identify those at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the June issue of Neurology.
A recent study looks at whether Tourette syndrome may be triggered by an infection in children who are genetically predisposed to the disease.
A case of a 51-year-old man with severe headaches and sleepiness that eventually left him unable to function puzzled doctors for months. Their solution is published in the June issue of Neurology.
Researchers from Texas Tech University say current drought conditions across the southern region of the United States may continue straight through the winter months, meaning less chance of rain and dismal prospects for 1999 agricultural crops.
A surgeon from the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center has developed a computer-guided surgical technique for pelvic and hip socket fractures that is more accurate and less invasive than traditional surgery and dramatically reduces the patient's length of stay in the hospital.
A chemical-biological mass spectrometer (CBMS) that will accurately detect deadly chemical and biological warfare agents and warn soldiers to wear prtective gear or to avoid contaminated areas is being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command.
A physicist may have uncovered the atomic process behind sonoluminescence, an effect in which ultrasonic waves break against the surface of a water bubble and heat the atoms inside until they glow. This may assist the emerging field of sonochemistry.
Alexander the Great, who ruled much of the ancient world until his death in 323 B.C., was conquered at age 32 not by an enemy, but possibly by a tiny intestinal bug. In an analysis based on available historical records, physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center believe that Alexander was the victim of typhoid fever.
Vitamin B1, which is usually given in excess to many cancer patients, should be carefully regulated in people undergoing cancer therapy, new research shows. The findings reveal a long overlooked link between vitamin B1 and tumor-cell growth.
Researchers are studying ways to control the rush of nitrogen and other chemicals that flow into the Mississippi River watershed each spring and ultimately turn more than 7,000 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico into a "dead zone".
Golfers recovering from knee surgery should cool their desire for a quick return to the golf course. The forces acting on a golfer's knees during the downswing of a golf club have the same impact as running in a straight line and abruptly turning 90 degrees.
A new study of dental students found that stress can lengthen the time wounds take to heal by as much as 40 percent and reduce by two-thirds the production of one cytokine -- interleukin-1 -- that is integral for the healing process.
A Purdue University Extension specialist in landscaping, urges homeowners to try something a little different. He suggests creative alternatives to grass for the front yard.
Corporate merger mania may pad shareholders' expectations more than their pockets, a Purdue University study finds.
The federal government has just awarded $40 million in grants for after-school centers aimed at improving the academic success of at-risk students. A Johns Hopkins University researcher says there is, as yet, little good evidence as to which, if any, after-school programs really work. She has, however, identified 25 that she concludes are promising.
STANFORD -- A mathematical model devised by Stanford researchers suggests that vaccines against the AIDS-causing virus could save money, extend lives and prevent deaths even if those vaccines are only moderately effective in preventing or treating the infection.
A National Institute for Science Education (NISE) forum June 29-30 will profile innovative approaches and strategies for change in graduate education that are better serving students and industry.
Media advisory -- Kids in the Crosshairs: RNs confront the causes and consequences of violence in our schools. Leading nurse experts will be available to journalists for phone interviews beginning July 15. Advisory contains info. on how to obtain an advance press kit and experts' list. Nurse researchers and practitioners are working to better determine what places certain children at particular risk of killing. RNs are on the front lines in schools, in emergency rooms, as professionals providing care and psychotherapy to victims, and as forensic investigators.
Nuclear Energy Industry Responds to President Clinton's Selection of Bill Richardson as Energy Secretary
$4.1 million award to UC IrvineÃs Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic will to expand a program that allows researchers worldwide use of the instituteÃs innovative optical and laser facilities.
UNDERSTANDING DEEP-OCEAN EARTHQUAKES FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS FOR R&D MIXED FOR 1998 ENZYME MAY 'CLEAN UP' EXCESS NITROGEN IN WATER
Cypros Pharmaceutical Corporation announced today that it has begun recruiting clinical trial sites and chosen a contract research organization to both conduct and manage the company's first multi-center phase III clinical trial of its Cordox drug in treating the painful vaso-occlusive episode (VOE) of sickle cell disease.
When the mercury soars outside, using a little common sense and drinking lots of liquids can keep things from getting too hot to handle. That's the advice from Olivia B. Wood, associate professor of foods and nutrition at Purdue University. Wood works with athletes and teaches them the effects of dehydration and nutrition on the body.
Aloe vera has been used for centuries as a medicine to soothe burns, but researchers at Texas A&M University are studying its potential to also promote wound-healing in the elderly.
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