Combining the two most common cannabinoid compounds in Cannabis may boost the effectiveness of treatments to inhibit the growth of brain cancer cells and increase the number of brain cancer cells that die off. That’s the finding of a new study published in the latest issue of the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.
Civil rights lawyer and University of Maryland law professor Sherrilyn Ifill argues that "elections" on shows like American Idol influenced young people who entered the electorate during Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and offer lessons for improving the political election process.
The University of Maryland has been awarded $10.3 million in stimulus funds by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to build an advanced quantum science lab. The lab will be built underground with exacting environmental controls to eliminate even minute vibrations or changes in temperature, as demanded in cutting-edge quantum research.
The facility will create 372 new jobs and help sustain a $6 billion industry in South Florida.
In a vivid example of how a small geographic feature can have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait helped drive global climate patterns during ice age episodes dating back more than 100,000 years.
A breakthrough in research of Hebrew scriptures has shed light on the period in which the Bible was written. Prof. Gershon Galil of the University of Haifa has deciphered an inscription dating from the 10th century BCE and has shown that this is a Hebrew inscription.
A strip of paper infused with carbon nanotubes can quickly and inexpensively detect a toxin produced by algae in drinking water.
It is not too late for those who have not been immunized against the novel H1N1 influenza A virus or seasonal influenza to protect themselves from a potentially serious and possibly fatal illness. “Flu is very unpredictable,” said Dr. Peter Wenger, an associate professor in the departments of Preventive Medicine & Community Health and Pediatrics at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. Another wave of widespread flu illness could occur as the winter progresses, possibly even into March or April, he added. “The prudent course is to protect yourself and those around you, and the best way to do that is through vaccination,” he said. National Influenza Vaccination Week , which runs Jan. 10-16, 2010, is a great time to take action.
New findings cast uncertainty on previous population size assessments for the severely overfished white marlin and call for reassessment of international recovery efforts.
Researchers at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (UMDNJ-RWJMS) have completed a study that pinpoints the period between 24 and 32 months of age as most effective time frame for parents to begin toilet training lessons with their children. Additionally, the study indicates that the timing appeared to matter more than the specific training method used.
Illusionist Jared Sherlock, a junior at Saint John's University, will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, and Saturday, Jan. 23, in Escher Auditorium, Benedicta Arts Center of the College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn.
On Jan. 12-13, Applied Physics Lab researcher Charles Hibbitts and 11 other scientists will meet at the National AeroSpace Training and Research Center, where they’ll learn to work and conduct experiments in suborbital space.
A cell type that causes significant scarring in lung disease appears to have a similar effect in Graves’ disease, researchers have shown. The cells, called fibrocytes, are present at a higher than normal frequency in patients with Graves’ disease, according to a new study, the first to associate fibrocytes with this autoimmune disease.
Most characteristics of the "Type A" personality are linked to increased work stress. But there's one important exception, according to a study in the January Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
The opening of a Walmart store in Chicago's Austin neighborhood in early 2006 has not increased retail activity or employment opportunities, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Loyola University Chicago.
When a new student center opens its doors at Clarkson University, it will utilize locally produced concrete blocks more economical, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly than traditional ones. Twenty percent of the Portland cement has been replaced with recycled industrial glass powder.
Photo exhibit by a Baylor University instructor gives a close-up of people in need and what they cherish.
President Obama will use his State of the Union address in February to remind Americans that he inherited a collapsing economy, two wars and a broken intelligence system according to an Iowa State University political scientist.
Johns Hopkins Medicine has several experts who can discuss health care reform as evident in these two opinion pieces.
As the first State of the Union address approaches, University of Texas at Austin researchers are available to offer expertise on U.S. politics, the Obama administration and terrorism.
Like all Presidents, Barack Obama will use his State of the Union Address to tell the American people what is important to him, says Peter Siavelis, associate professor of political science at Wake Forest University and co-editor of the book “Getting Immigration Right: What Every American Needs to Know.” Siavelis explains what it will mean if President Obama mentions immigration in his State of the Union speech.
“Liberals will be remembering that the President was elected on a mandate of change and a promise of bipartisanship,” says David Coates, professor of political science at Wake Forest University and the author of “A Liberal Tool Kit: Progressive Answers to Conservative Arguments.”
How much can the president influence the economy? Not as much as many people think, says Robert Whaples, chair and professor of economics at Wake Forest University. “It is important to realize that economic growth and unemployment trends are determined by the decisions and interactions of billions of individuals around the globe."
The attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day came at the worst time for President Obama and has reinvigorated debates about U.S. security, says Will Walldorf, assistant professor of political science at Wake Forest University.
Baylor University political scientist and professor Dr. Bradley Thayer is available as an expert to speak about terrorism and national security policy. His research centers on international politics, including international relations theory, grand strategy, nuclear deterrence and nuclear proliferation.
A list of faculty experts to serve as sources for reporters covering the upcoming State of the Union Address.
As President Obama wraps up his first year in office, how has his government affected the United States’s relations with its largest trading partner? What will President Obama’s direction be during the next four years and what impact will that have on Canada? Ryerson University experts can provide their insight on these and other questions in the lead-up to President Obama’s state-of-the-union address in February.
A complete evaluation, including an assessment of post-void residual volume, is key when evaluating a female patient for surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), according to a new clinical practice guideline released today by the American Urological Association (AUA).
Providence, RI: Approximately 6000 mathematicians will attend the annual meetings of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and Mathematical Association of America (MAA) at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco, CA, January 13-16. Researchers will present over 2000 papers from all specialties of mathematics.
Cornell marks a significant step forward in the university’s Climate Action Plan--the start-up of the Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHPP) and the elimination of coal as a campus energy source by mid-2011--at a Jan. 15 event.
Imagine fruit-salad for the eyes: Alstroemeria Tangerine Tango, a new, winter-hardy Inca lily with vivid orange petals, intense lemon yellow highlights, little flecks of nut brown and a hint of lime tint. The plants begin to flower in June, enjoy kissing the summer sun and shoot new stems for months until the first freeze of fall.
Older just may be wiser when it comes to U.S. entrepreneurs. New research shows that entrepreneurial behavior among older Americans (44-99) rose significantly in 2008.
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) process sound and language a fraction of a second slower than children without ASDs, and measuring magnetic signals that mark this delay may become a standardized way to diagnose autism. The pattern of delayed brain response could become the first imaging biomarker for autism.
When your New Year’s resolution to lose weight crumbles as fast as the cookie touching your lips, it’s time to admit that diets don’t work. More successful is a holistic approach to losing weight that lets you feel good about feeding your body the nourishment it craves.
According to a new report, need for substance abuse treatment among Americans over age 50 projected to double by 2020.
Forgot where you put your car keys? Having trouble recalling your colleague’s name? If so, this may be a symptom of subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), the earliest sign of cognitive decline marked by situations such as when a person recognizes they can’t remember a name like they used to or where they recently placed important objects the way they used to. Studies have shown that SCI is experienced by between one-quarter and one-half of the population over the age of 65. A new study, published in the January 11, 2010, issue of the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, finds that healthy older adults reporting SCI are 4.5 times more likely to progress to the more advanced memory-loss stages of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia than those free of SCI.
Study suggests that participating in volunteer activities may prevent frailty in older adults.
Dr. Charles Tolbert, chair of Baylor University's sociology department, has expertise about U.S. Census Bureau data dealing with health care insurance, Texas in particular.
Abnormally high or low blood calcium levels are linked to an increased chance of premature death in non-dialysis kidney disease patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate the potential importance of finding drugs or other treatments that maintain normal blood calcium levels in non-dialysis patients.
The United States Senate, in a historic Christmas Eve vote, passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (H.R. 3590). The Women's Health Office Act (WHOA), SWHR’s signature piece of legislation, was included as a provision in the health reform bill, marking a tremendous accomplishment for women’s health and women's health research and an advancement of SWHR’s advocacy work.
Toys colored with poisonous lead paint. Hamburger and spinach teeming with salmonella or e-coli. High-profile product recalls have underscored a growing problem for U.S. manufacturers with global supply chains. As supply chains have linked more partners from far-flung locales, corporations have found it more difficult to assure quality. Clarkson University economist Luciana Echazu has developed a promising new theoretical approach in writing contracts to solve that problem.
TMS announces 2010 award recipients.
Ground was broken today for the Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge, which will occupy two floors of the 100,000-square-foot center at 6800 N. Frontage Road in Burr Ridge, Ill.
Saint Louis University Hospital is first in the St. Louis region to have an American College of Surgeons' verified, dual-state certified Level I Trauma Center, with the hospital holding Level I certifications in both the states of Missouri and Illinois.
Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases are a major health issue. The National Institutes of Health reports that up to 23.5 million Americans are afflicted. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association reports the number is closer to 50 million. Scientists and clinicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston can address the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, as well as the latest advances in research.
Fossils may provide tantalizing clues to human history but they also lack some vital information, such as revealing which pieces of human DNA have been favored by evolution because they confer beneficial traits — resistance to infection or the ability to digest milk, for example. Now, researchers describe a method for pinpointing these preferred regions that offers greater precision and resolution than ever before, and the possibility of deeply understanding both our genetic past and present.
Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases are on the rise and researchers and physicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are at the forefront of efforts to stem the tide. These diseases are often hard to diagnose and often affect individuals differently.
University of Michigan researchers have discovered the rules that dictate the three-dimensional shapes of RNA molecules, rules that are based not on complex chemical interactions but simply on geometry.
A bacterial species that depends on cooperation to survive is discriminating when it comes to the company it keeps. Scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and Netherlands' Centre for Terrestrial Ecology have learned Myxococcus xanthus cells are able to recognize genetic differences in one another that are so subtle, even the scientists studying them must go to great lengths to tell them apart.
A tumor's genetic profile is often useful when diagnosing and deciding on treatment for certain cancers, but inexplicably, genetically similar leukemias in different patients do not always respond well to the same therapy. Weill Cornell Medical College researchers believe they may have discovered what distinguishes these patients by evaluating the "epigenetic" differences between patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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