Under a $7.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Rush University Medical Center is developing a novel program, called WISHFIT, to help pre-menopausal women reduce visceral fat through a sustained increase in physical activity and reduction in stress. The program will be designed by both Rush researchers and women in two Southside Chicago communities.
Postmenopausal women, including those over 70 years old, who have been newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast have higher cancer detection rates when the other breast is scanned for tumors with MRI, compared to premenopausal women, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida.
The largest celebration of science on the West Coast, held annually in San Diego, promises to once again “excite the minds” of thousands of students and their families March 20-27. In 2010, the San Diego Science Festival (SDSF) will continue to raise awareness on the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education among San Diego’s youth to inspire them to pursue careers in these rewarding fields.
The research group of Juan Hinestroza, assistant professor of Fiber Science at Cornell University, in collaboration with researchers at Italian universities has developed cotton threads that can conduct electric current like metal wire, yet remain light and comfortable enough to give a whole new meaning to multi-functional garments. This technology works so well that simple knots in this specially treated thread can complete a circuit.
Biomineralization and osteoporosis investigator Adele L. Boskey, Ph.D., the Starr Chair in Mineralized Tissue Research at Hospital for Special Surgery, has been selected the 2010 recipient of the ORS/AOA Alfred R. Shands, Jr. Award.
A new study suggests a trend toward developing hyperactivity among typically developing elementary-school-aged siblings of autistic preschoolers and supports the notion that mothers of young, autistic children experience more depression and stress than mothers with typically developing children.
Geraniums may hold the key to controlling the devastating Japanese beetle, which feeds on nearly 300 plant species and costs the ornamental plant industry $450 million in damage each year, according to scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Peter Tessier, assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Tessier will use the five-year, $411,872 award to further his research into protein thermodynamics and aggregation.
Anak Agung Julius, assistant professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Julius will use the five-year, $536,785 award to further his research into computational analysis of hybrid systems.
The collected papers of former president and Civil War general Grant are now available online with options including a searchable database.
The race gap in the commission of violent crime has narrowed substantially, yet persists - with murder arrest rates for African Americans out-distancing those for whites - concludes a new 80-city study. “It seems safe to conclude the gap won't disappear any time soon," says University of Maryland criminologist Gary LaFree.
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) applauds Representative Earl Pomeroy (D-ND, At-Large) for his efforts to assure fairness in payment of electronic medical record (EMR) incentive payments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
“Although originally quite limited, the reconciliation process has morphed over time,” says Cheryl D. Block, J.D., budget policy expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. “Perhaps more than any other Senate matters, reconciliation puts the parliamentarian in the hot seat. The passage this term of health care legislation, and perhaps the future of health care reform more generally now may turn on rulings of the current parliamentarian.”
A Baylor University researcher, who has conducted extensive research on how couples can best resolve relationship conflicts, has created a conflict resolution web site for couples totally based on his research.
The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and shifted other parts of South America as far apart as the Falkland Islands and Fortaleza, Brazil. These preliminary measurements paint a much clearer picture of the power behind this temblor.
The world of medicine is rapidly changing. In less than 100 years the way medicine is practiced and administered has been transformed. Not only have technologies and medications surpassed expectations, but the physician/patient relationship also has changed, and we are on the cusp of revamping our entire health care system. With so much in flux Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine expert talks about preparing the physicians of the future to handle what lies ahead.
Organized crime and Las Vegas have a long, complex history that is well-known. But the extent of the mob’s actual involvement in the conception and development of the city is debatable. This month, a professor and a graduate of Missouri University of Science and Technology will present their research on the subject at a popular culture conference that just happens to take place in “Sin City” itself.
An article in ES&T that contradicted years of government assertions that no residents in Washington D.C. had been harmed by years of unnecessary exposure to very high levels of lead in their potable water has received the Editor’s Choice Award for Best Science Paper of 2009.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine alumni, 2,730 in total, are currently practicing across the Commonwealth, generating $6.3 billion annually into Kentucky’s economy and creating at least 49,140 jobs, according to UK’s Office of Health Research and Development.
The more heterogeneous the community of an online chat channel, the more chances the channel has to survive over time. This has been concluded in a new joint study carried out by researchers of the University of Haifa and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
If approved, a new array for detecting ultra-high energy cosmic rays will crisscross farms and ranches in Colorado. To succeed, researchers are not only applying scientific ingenuity; they are also recruiting communities as partners in exploring the sky.
On the evening of March 4, 2010, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution designating March as “National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month” and supporting efforts to increase awareness of autoimmune diseases and increase funding for autoimmune disease research. The Senate resolution (S.RES.372) was introduced by Michigan Senator Carl Levin on December 8, 2009.
Lee Woodruff, wife of journalist Bob Woodruff, will talk about her husband's recovery after nearly being killed in Iraq -- and about the role nurses played in the healing.
The Alzheimer Research Forum, an authoritative news source for neurodegenerative disease research, has reported extensively on the story of Dimebon, which was just reported to have failed in a clinical trial.
Dr. Tom L. Potts, Ph.D., CFP, assumed his term as president of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) on January 1, 2010.
Perspectives on Food-Safety Issues of Animal-Derived Foods, a volume of essays by the nation’s leading food safety researchers, has been released by the University of Arkansas Press in association with the Food safety Consortium.
Students from the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will travel to Djibouti on the Horn of Africa during their spring break as a part of Empowerment through Entrepreneurship, a new initiative aimed at promoting new business innovation in a country with few resources and high levels of unemployment, poverty, and malnutrition.
University of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels, brushes and tools over a wider area than otherwise possible, and with less fatigue.
Pediatrics researchers have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). In this disease, which may cause weight loss, vomiting, heartburn and swallowing difficulties, a patient may be unable to eat a wide variety of foods.
Important new research by University of Michigan Health System scientists has discovered that bone marrow, previously thought to be resistant to the HIV virus, can contain latent forms of the infection. The finding helps explain why it’s hard to cure the disease.
Breast cancer patients with early stage disease that has spread to only one lymph node may not benefit from radiation after mastectomy, because of the low present-day risk of recurrence following modern surgery and systemic therapy, a finding that could one day change the course of treatment for thousands of women diagnosed each year, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer.
A new study shows that primary care physicians believe the barriers that put patients with uncontrolled diabetes at risk for cardiovascular disease as being patient-related or system-related. Published online today by the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine by researchers at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and colleagues at the University of Hawaii and University of Michigan, the research also reports that the physician participants commonly reported a high level of frustration at being unable to motivate patients with poor control or help patients to overcome the barriers that inhibit healthier lifestyles.
Dr. Marc McKee, of McGill’s Faculty of Dentistry and the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, is collaborating closely with Enobia Pharma Inc, a Quebec biotech company, to develop innovative treatments for serious genetic bone diseases. McKee’s research looks into the reasons why calcium-phosphate mineral fails to crystallize properly to form strong bones and teeth.
Unrealistic expectations amid the country’s continued unemployment struggles are a double-edged sword that can cut equally into the well-being of job seekers and the companies that hire them, says a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) strategic management expert.
UT-Battelle, LLC, management and operating contractor for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), presented awards to seven small businesses today at the 11th Annual ORNL Small Business Subcontractor of the Year Awards ceremony.
Furman University psychology professor Gil Einstein will receive the Council on Undergraduate Research’s highest award for his role in developing Furman’s nationally recognized research programs for undergraduates.
Furman University is featured in a new case study by Clean Air-Cool Planet, an organization that seeks and promotes solutions to global warming. The study recognizes Furman’s unique approach to planning for sustainability initiatives on campus and beyond.
The frequency of post-operative complications following surgery for liver cancer is associated with a hospital having a low volume of liver surgery. That finding by investigators at New Jersey’s only NCI-Comprehensive Cancer Center is being presented this week at the 63rd Annual Society of Surgical Oncology Symposium.
A new study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators disproves reports that well-fed children are more vulnerable to the dengue virus.
Visit the bedding section and you may find memory-foam contour pillows and mattresses. These frequently contain polyurethane foam which not only exudes an unpleasant odor for several days after purchase, but also can cause serious irritation to the eyes and lungs.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek has ranked Babson College #17 on its 2010 ranking of “The Best Undergraduate Business Schools.”
Amber J. Belcher, a doctoral student in psychology at the University of Delaware, has won the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The fellowship will support Belcher's research on how couples cope with breast cancer.
Personal health recommendations and diets tailored to better prevent diseases may be in our future, just by focusing on genetics. Kansas State University researchers say nutrigenomics could completely change the future of public health and the food and culinary industries.
Technology discovery, development and adoption play a huge role in how we're going to feed the world's growing population, according to a Kansas State University agricultural economist. Equally vital is funding to support research on food production technology.
In possible breakthrough for creating crack-proof materials, Northeastern scientists are first to develop computer models for how cracks form and spread in solids, from synthetics to human bone.
As Obama and the U.S. Congress head for a final showdown over long-stalled health care reform legislation, pundits are struggling to explain an array of arcane congressional rules and protocols that may determine whether health care reform passes or dies on the vine. Many of these pundits are getting it wrong, suggests WUSTL congressional expert Steven S. Smith. Smith is available for interview by phone, ISDN or VYVX-equipped broadcast studio.
An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist is helping to sort through the jumbled genetics of Echinacea, the coneflower known for its blossoms--and its potential for treating infections, inflammation, and other human ailments.
In a festive ceremony, Salisbury University recently broke ground on the campus’ new Sea Gull Square residence hall and retail complex—the first residence hall to be built on main campus in two decades. At 230,000 square feet, the five-story, $45 million project also will become the campus’ largest building.
While most college students will be heading for the beach this spring break, graduating seniors should use their week off from school to open new career doors and ensure they don’t fall victim to one of the toughest job markets in decades. Doors that are open to students now may start closing once they graduate. That’s the message from Andy Chan, vice president for career development at Wake Forest University.
The Chilean earthquake hit just days before the landmark transition from outgoing President Michelle Bachelet to conservative President-elect Sebastian Piñera, and that is reopening old political fault lines that would better remain closed, says Peter M. Siavelis, director of Latin American Studies at Wake Forest University.
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