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Released: 2-Dec-2009 8:50 AM EST
Santa’s Sleigh: Researcher Explains Science of Christmas Magic
North Carolina State University

Santa skeptics have long considered St. Nick’s ability to deliver toys to the world’s good girls and boys in the course of one night a scientific impossibility. But new research shows that Santa is able to make his appointed rounds through the pioneering use of cutting-edge science and technology.

Released: 2-Dec-2009 8:30 AM EST
Climate Change, Copenhagen: Nobel Economic Laureate Offers Preview
University of Maryland, College Park

Copenhagen preview by Thomas Schelling, University of Maryland Nobel Laureate in Economics: “I know of no peacetime historical precedent for the kind of international cooperation that is going to be required to deal with climate change. I also don’t see any chance that we can have enforceable national limits on greenhouse gas emissions.”

Released: 2-Dec-2009 8:30 AM EST
Four “Butterflynauts” Emerge on Space Station
National Space Biomedical Research Institute

Four Painted Lady butterflies are now living aboard the International Space Station. The “butterflynauts” are part of an educational experiment launched Nov. 16 on space shuttle Atlantis. Students of all ages are following the tiny crew’s development from larvae to butterflies.

Released: 2-Dec-2009 8:00 AM EST
Professor Emphasizes Crucial Need for Large Scale Randomized Trials
Florida Atlantic University

In a commentary published in JAMA, Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., discusses how overreliance on small clinical trials, meta-analyses or subgroup analyses can lead to misleading conclusions.

Released: 2-Dec-2009 8:00 AM EST
Research Suggests New Approach to Using Assessment Results to Improve Classroom Instruction
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Education researchers at the University of Arkansas have taken an important first step toward better understanding both formative assessment and how to get the information teachers need to improve classroom instruction.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 9:30 PM EST
Cedars-Sinai IBD Expert Awarded Inaugural Endowed Chair
Cedars-Sinai

Marla C. Dubinsky, M.D., director of the Cedars-Sinai Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and one of the world’s leading researchers studying the disease, has been named the Abe and Claire Levine Chair in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 9:30 PM EST
NIST on Facebook and Twitter
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST now has a fan page on the popular social networking site, Facebook, and the microblogging service Twitter.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 9:15 PM EST
NIST Develops Experimental Validation Tool for Cell Phone Forensics
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST researchers have developed a new technique aimed at improving the validation of a crime lab's cell phone forensics tools. Early experiments show promise for easier, faster and more rigorous assessments than with existing methods.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 9:00 PM EST
Combining Nanotubes and Antibodies for Breast Cancer 'Search and Destroy' Missions
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

A group including researchers from NIST have demonstrated how single-walled nanotubes can be used to detect and destroy an aggressive form of breast cancer.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 9:00 PM EST
Researchers Put a New Spin on Atomic Musical Chairs
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Researchers from NIST and the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new way to introduce magnetic impurities in a semiconductor crystal, a technique that will enable researchers to selectively implant atoms in a crystal one at a time to learn about its electrical and magnetic properties on the atomic scale.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 8:45 PM EST
Nervy Research: Researchers Take Initial Look at Ion Channels in a Model System
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

New research at NIST has allowed scientists to observe nerve ion channels within the cell surface membrane for the first time, potentially offering insights for future drug development.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 8:40 PM EST
Psychologists Suggest Parents Should Wait to Teach Toddlers Self-Control
Association for Psychological Science

Psychologists suggest that it may be detrimental to the developing brain to push it toward maturity too soon.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 8:30 PM EST
Fairleigh Dickinson University Receives State Approval For New School of Pharmacy
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fairleigh Dickinson University has announced that it has received approval from the New Jersey Presidents’ Council of the Commission on Higher Education to enroll students in New Jersey’s first pharmacy school affiliated with an independent university.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 8:20 PM EST
A Soulful Song: Music Therapy in Hospice Care
University of Alabama

Add guitars and other musical instruments to the tools caregivers can use to help patients in hospice care. That’s what University of Alabama senior Sarah Pitts found when she brought her music therapy skills to patients.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 8:15 PM EST
Professor Remembers Watching Romanian Revolution First-Hand
University of Alabama

Twenty years ago, history beckoned to Dr. David Michelson. Michelson, then 14, was living with his family in Bucharest, Romania. When Romanians took to the streets in protest in late December, Michelson’s father took him out to see history unfold first-hand.

1-Dec-2009 1:30 PM EST
Scientists Identify Possible Therapy Target for Aggressive Cancer
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that a naturally occurring protein -- transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-ß1) -- which normally suppresses the growth of cancer cells, causes a rebound effect after a prolonged exposure. Cancer cells go into overdrive and become even more aggressive and likely to spread, the researchers report.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 4:30 PM EST
In CO2-Rich Environment, Some Ocean Dwellers Increase Shell Production
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

In a striking finding that raises new questions about carbon dioxide’s (CO2) impact on marine life, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists report that some shell-building creatures—such as crabs, shrimp and lobsters—unexpectedly build more shell when exposed to ocean acidification caused by elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).

Released: 1-Dec-2009 4:00 PM EST
Nation’s Largest Occupational Health Conference to Be Held May 2010 in Orlando
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)

The Nation’s largest occupational and environmental medicine conference, the 2010 American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC®) will be held May 2-5 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla.

1-Dec-2009 1:25 PM EST
Criteria Based on Standard CT Imaging Taken Post Avastin-Chemotherapy Regimen May Predict Overall Survival in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Using routine computed tomography (CT) imaging to analyze form and structural changes to colorectal liver metastasis after bevacizumab and chemotherapy may predict overall survival, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

25-Nov-2009 12:00 PM EST
Criteria Based on CT Imaging After Chemotherapy May Help Predict Survival
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Preliminary research suggests that criteria based on computed tomography (CT) imaging of changes in tumors from colorectal liver metastases after chemotherapy with the drug bevacizumab may have the potential to predict overall survival, according to a study in the December 2 issue of JAMA.

25-Nov-2009 12:00 PM EST
Infections are Common in ICUs World-Wide
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

An international study that examined the extent of infections in nearly 1,300 intensive care units (ICUs) in 75 countries found that about 50 percent of the patients were considered infected, with infection associated with an increased risk of death in the hospital, according to a study in the December 2 issue of JAMA.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 3:50 PM EST
Top Quark: The Elusive Truth, Perimeter Institute Public Lecture
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

On Wednesday, December 2 at 7:00 pm, as part of PI’s Public Lecture Series, Prof. Michael E. Peskin will review current knowledge of the top quark and explain how this knowledge has been obtained through experiments at the giant particle accelerators.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 3:45 PM EST
AUA Foundation Urges USPSTF to Appoint Broader Range of Medical Experts
American Urological Association (AUA)

The AUA Foundation questions the ability of the panel to make informed decisions about cancer screening without urologists, oncologists, or radiologists.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 3:45 PM EST
Mindful Shopping, Sustainable Consumption Advocated
Virginia Tech

Shopping and consuming can be both delightful and horrible. “Be more mindful about consumption," a Virginia Tech marketing professor advocates.

   
Released: 1-Dec-2009 3:30 PM EST
Unified Approach to Premature Infant Care Improves Patient Outcomes
Nationwide Children's Hospital

A substantial number of premature infants born before 27 weeks gestational age encounter complicated medical problems. Although the survival rate of these infants has increased over the last two decades, the survival data for these patients is highly variable.

1-Dec-2009 3:15 PM EST
Susceptibility Predicts Smoking Risk among Mexican-American Youth
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Whether non-smoking Mexican-American adolescents go on to experiment with smoking depends largely on their initial attitude toward the habit, researchers at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the December issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Spanish version of this article is available.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 3:15 PM EST
iPhones Are Musical Instruments in New Course and Ensemble
University of Michigan

iPhones are being used as musical instruments in a new course at the University of Michigan.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 3:05 PM EST
Saint Louis University Hospital Is One of First to Perform Total Abdominal Colectomy Via Single-incision Laparoscopic Surgery
Saint Louis University Hospital

One of the first total abdominal colectomies performed, including reconstruction of the intestinal tract by reconnection of the remaining small intestine to the rectum, via single-incision laparoscopy.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 3:00 PM EST
Food Attitudes Affect Obesity Risk in Middle-Aged Women
Health Behavior News Service

A small study of middle-aged women finds that “guilt-ridden dieters,” impulsive eaters and those too busy to focus on food are the most likely to show signs of obesity.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 2:50 PM EST
Kids Eat Less Junk Food When Middle Schools Stop Providing It
Health Behavior News Service

It seems like a no-brainer, and it is: Take the junk food out of school vending machines and cafeterias, and kids will eat less junk food, according to a new study.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 2:30 PM EST
Timing of Surgery for Knee Injuries May Not Affect Outcomes
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Surgical treatment three weeks after injury showed similar results to those who receive early intervention.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 2:10 PM EST
Expert Available to Discuss President Obama’s “Educate to Innovate” Campaign and Its Impact on Middle School Mathematics
University of Rochester

President Obama launched the “Educate to Innovate” campaign, a nationwide effort to motivate U.S. kids to excel in math and science. Jeffrey Choppin, Ph.D., believes that this initiative is a great way to engage students in mathematics outside the classroom. He suggests that the initiative should help students grapple with problems that are authentic and mathematically intriguing, with an underlying goal of connecting the ways students experience the world with formal mathematical concepts.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 2:10 PM EST
Most Women in Their 40s Say They Will Ignore New Government Recommendations for Mammograms
LifeBridge Health

In an online Harris Interactive poll, two-thirds of U.S. women ages 40 to 49 say they will continue to have annual screening mammograms despite last month's new USPSTF recommendations.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 2:05 PM EST
University of South Carolina’s ‘Genesis 2015’ Plan to Create Petroleum-Free Fleet
University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina, a leader in sustainability, announced its "Genesis 2015 Initiative," which will expand the use of alternative-fuel vehicles to its entire campus fleet within five years.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 2:00 PM EST
Tulane School of Social Work Reports on Save the Children Programming in New Orleans
Tulane University

The Tulane University School of Social Work and Save the Children, an international organization that helps children in need, will present and discuss a special public report on the “Journey of Hope” curriculums that have been underway in many New Orleans schools since Katrina struck in 2005.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 1:05 PM EST
Expert Offers Ways to Practice "Safe Stress" During the Holidays
Canisius University

While many associate the holidays with Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and its theme of sharing the holiday spirit, E. Christine Moll, PhD, notes that the holidays can also be a time of stress, loneliness and anxiety. Says Moll, the opening lines from a "A Tale of Two Cities" may have even more relevance: It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness...It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. Moll offers ways to practice "Safe Stress" during the holiday season.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 1:00 PM EST
Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference Highlights New Science in Diet and Lifestyle
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

The American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference will focus on the latest biological, medical and social research behind cancer prevention. The conference will take place Dec. 6-9, 2009, at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel in Houston, Texas.

23-Nov-2009 12:50 PM EST
Genetic Pattern Indicates Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Wistar Institute

Wistar Institute researchers and collaborators from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University have identified immune system markers in the blood which indicate early-stage lung tumors in people at high risk for developing lung cancer. The findings, published online December 1 in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, could lead to a simple blood test to detect lung cancer in its earliest phases, when it can be most successfully treated.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 12:00 PM EST
Surviving Your Office Party
Toronto Metropolitan University

Does the thought of making small talk at your office holiday party leave you tongue-tied? Here are tips from a Ryerson University expert on how to strike up lively conversations with co-workers and managers while avoiding potentially career-limiting gaffs.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 12:00 PM EST
Double Dip Recession a Possibility for Mid-America Region
Creighton University

The November Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region, a leading economic indicator from a survey of supply managers in a nine-state area, slumped to its lowest level since May of this year.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 11:45 AM EST
NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell and Columbia University Establish Integrated Eating Disorders Center
New York-Presbyterian Hospital

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, in affiliation with the New York State Psychiatric Institute, announced the creation of an integrated eating disorders center.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 11:40 AM EST
Careful Diagnosis Helps Fracture Patients Put Best Foot Forward
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Early identification of foot injuries can help prevent need for surgical intervention.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 11:30 AM EST
Facebook Profiles Capture True Personality
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Online social networks such as Facebook are being used to express and communicate real personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, according to new research from psychologist Sam Gosling at The University of Texas at Austin.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 11:00 AM EST
Homicide Rates Linked to Trust in Government, Sense of Belonging, Study Suggests
Ohio State University

When Americans begin routinely complaining about how they hate their government and don’t trust their leaders, it may be time to look warily at the homicide rate. That's the conclusion of a new book on homicide in America.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 11:00 AM EST
Columbia Medical Testifies on Malpractice in State Senate
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Lee Goldman, M.D., executive vice president for health and biomedical sciences and dean of the faculties of medicine and health sciences at Columbia University testified today on medical malpractice reform before the New York State Senate Committees on Codes, Health and Insurance in Albany, New York.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 10:30 AM EST
Student-Run Investment Club Weathers Poor Economy
Moravian College

Even after the stock market plunged in 2008, Moravian College's student-run, Amrhein Fund's losses were not catastrophic, unlike many college endowment funds.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 10:20 AM EST
Air Force Center of Excellence Awarded in Nanostructures & Improved Cognition
Georgia Institute of Technology, Research Communications

The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a $10.5 million U.S. Air Force Center of Excellence to design nanostructures for energy harvesting and adaptive materials, and to develop tools to optimize critical cognitive processes of the modern warfighter.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 9:00 AM EST
Mean Old Levee - Homeland Security's Levee PLUGS Pass A Second Test
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The levee failures during Hurricane Katrina are still fresh in the American mind. Homeland Security's Wil Laska wants to make sure that if we cannot completely prevent levee breaches, we have a fast remedy for when they DO occur.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 8:40 AM EST
Shape Shifters: Researchers Create New Breed Of Antennas
North Carolina State University

Antennas are used in everything from cell phones to GPS devices, and research from North Carolina State University is revolutionizing the field of antenna design – creating shape-shifting antennas that open the door to a host of new uses in fields ranging from public safety to military deployment.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 8:40 AM EST
Professor: The Enduring Appeal of Dickens at Christmastime
University of New Hampshire

This year, another movie based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” hit the theaters, the latest in a long list of film, television, and opera adaptations of the popular novel. Why does the Victorian-era author have such enduring appeal, particularly at Christmastime?



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