Texas Tech wind researchers traveled to the Oklahoma City area to survey damage and find additional ways to save lives. In Del City, Okla., they located an in-residence shelter that survived the storm and withstood the devastating winds of Monday's deadly tornado.
In the search for less hazardous manufacturing solvents, researchers report a new process to separate problematic chemicals from ionic liquids.
The balloon procedure routinely used to unblock clogged arteries in the heart to prevent heart attacks shows promise for opening narrowed blood vessels in the brain that can lead to stroke, researchers report today in Stroke.
Extensive fatty deposits in the carotid arteries, the blood vessels in the neck that supply blood and oxygen to the brain, may be a marker for coronary artery disease, according to a study in this month's Stroke.
Researchers have used biochemical markers for the first time to locate the brain injury that is associated with loss of movement in individuals who have had a stroke. The study is reported in this month's Stroke.
The number and proportion of women and minorities enrolled and earning undergraduate and graduate science and engineering [S&E] degrees continues to increase, while the number of white men doing so is decreasing, according to a National Science Foundation report.
Owning a pet may reduce the likelihood that men with AIDS will suffer from depression, according to a study by researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health.
Blood test results from hayfever victims testing an experimental anti-allergy drug have led investigators at the Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center to discovery of an essential immune system feedback loop that appears to be a basic mechanism driving all allergies.
Adults who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea are three times more likely to also have diabetes, according to a new UCLA School of Dentistry/Department of Veterans Affairs study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
A team of University of Illinois scientists are looking for disease-fighting compounds closer to home, harvesting potential agents from the trash piles of byproducts at crop-processing plants.
A therapeutic approach, infusion of intravenous immunoglobulin, that appears to significantly reduce the rejection risk of transplanted organs is currently being studied in multi-center clinical trials but already has been adopted as an effective tool by most major transplant centers throughout the country.
With a severely blocked artery in his brain, a Winston-Salem man was in danger of having a fatal stroke. New technology meant doctors at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center could open Swestyn's vessel without major surgery.
By most indicators, 1999 looks like it will be a great year to be a law school graduate. And, according to the University of Iowa College of Law placement office, in 1998, 220 law firms conducted on-campus interviews, the highest number in the last six years.
For the first time, researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center have tracked the path that a synthetic polymer--which acts as an artificial virus--and the DNA it carries take through living cells.
After evaluating play facilities in 27 states, the National Program for Playground Safety found U.S. parks sub-standard in quality and safety. A University of Arkansas professor offers safety tips that could make the difference between fun and fatality this summer.
1) Great Lakes' Algae Circulation A Key To Tracking Pollutants, 2) Sea Grant Helping to Restore Chesapeake Bay Oysters Through Hatchery Efforts, 3) HawaiiCoastal Tourism Effort Wins Vice President Gore "Silver Hammer" Award
Gray wolves roaming wild along Alaska's Yukon River have bigger hearts than their zoo-bound cousins in Minnesota, and some of the wild wolves carry an enzyme previously found only in dogs -- which raises questions about their overall health, researchers say.
This morning NASA's Galileo spacecraft zoomed past Jupiter's moon Callisto. The maneuver was designed to bring Galileo closer to Jupiter in preparation for a daring encounter with a volcano on Io.
Global business, retail innovations, and advances in technology are driving retailers and suppliers to share more information. Two Stanford Business School professors have assessed this trend as well as what data should be shared and what should be kept secret.
In the largest and longest study of its kind, urologists at Johns Hopkins have developed a simple method for assessing the risk men have for developing deadly metastatic prostate cancer after prostate removal.
Patients with a common form of skin cancer known as basal cell carcinoma stand a better chance of being cured by seeing a dermatologist rather than any other type of physician.
An important indicator of a more aggressive form of breast cancer appears to be present in less aggressive breast cancers in many women who have used hormone replacment therapy, according to researchers at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago.
Pregnant women with diabetes must check their glucose levels and take insulin several times daily to ensure their babies are born without birth defects. However, there may be a better way to deal with diabetes during pregnancies, according to a University of Iowa study.
Veterinary researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new vaccine for cryptosporidiosis in cattle that prevents calves from getting the disease and reduces the economic loss faced by cattle growers.
Two studies conducted by a Cedars-Sinai researcher related to neonatal hypoglycemia and tidal volume measurements in neonates are being presented this week at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in San Francisco.
Two NASA scientists developed VISAR, a new imaging technology, to help the FBI with a crime scene video, and it will soon be available to help anyone improve their home, or professional video.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that continuous support from a doula during childbirth decreased the need for epidural analgesia, shortened labor, and reduced labor complications.
Primary care-based interventions can significantly improve aspects of asthma care for inner-city children, according to research at Montefiore Medical Center, New York.
Early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) through neonatal screening and aggressive nutritional treatment produces significantly better growth in CF children, according to findings of a study led by University of Wisconsin Medical School researcher.
Complementary and alternative medicine are used in more than 70 percent of university-affiliated pediatric pain management programs, according to a Children's Hospital, Boston study.
More than 20 percent of parents who receive traditional health care have also used complementary and alternative medications for their children, according to research at the Children's National Medical Center in DC.
Immunization coverage rates and the performance of other clinical preventive services increased significantly when immunization assessments are coupled with monthly food voucher pick-ups by families participating in the WIC program, according to a CDC study.
A promising new drug shown to be effective in treating viral meningitis in children -- the first treatment of its kind -- was found by researchers at University of California, San Diego, Children's Hospital San Diego and elsewhere.
In addition to protecting those children who had antibodies present in the nose or blood, the children who received the vaccine were protected against a live H1N1 vaccine virus challenge compared to those who received placebo, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study.
Some Blacks and Hispanics may face continued barriers to care, even if they obtain health insurance under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, according to a University of Rochester study.
In her latest research, a Stanford Business School's researcher who has studied the accuracy and bias of securities analysts, looks at what would happen if investors strictly followed analysts' advice, buying stocks they recommended and shorting issues they shunned.
1- Researchers find unexpected feature in zooplankton nervous system, 2- NSF program is pathway to success for young economists, 3- Superplasticity may work better in smaller packages.
Two types of brain cells are abnormal in the brains of people who suffered from clinical depression and most of whom committed suicide, a scientist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center has demonstrated for the first time.
The "digital revolution" has equipped New York City police officers with access to precinct-by-precinct information on crime.
When it comes to court decisions, elected judges are more likely to rule in favor of the people who voted them into office, says a Ball State University researcher.
Children who live through catastrophic events develop an advanced understanding of right and wrong, but they may not act morally because the trauma disrupts their view of the world, according to researchers from the UCLA School of Medicine.
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are presenting three scientific lectures (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, septic shock and Cole-Hughes syndrome) and several poster-session exhibits at the Pediatric Academic Societies' 1999 Annual Meeting May 1 through 4.
Cornell University biologists who study dwindling populations of a rare ground squirrel in Idaho have found another reason to let "natural" fires burn: Without lightning-sparked fires every 10 to 12 years, non-native plants and pine trees are isolating squirrels into shrinking groups with inadequate food and keeping them from breeding with nearby populations.
The most effective methods for rapid toilet training progress resulted from moving a child out of diapers and providing intangible motivators and tangible rewards, Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee researchers reported at the Pediatric Academic Societies'1999 Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Repeated child-targeted dietary counseling during the first five years of life diminishes the age-associated increase in serum cholesterol concentration and is compatible with normal neurological development, according to a report on The STRIP Project in Turku, Finland.
Providing price information for tests significantly reduced charges for tests ordered on pediatric emergency department patients with acute illnesses not requiring admission, according to research at the Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago.
Short intervals between pregnancies have been linked to increased risks of infant mortality due to intentional and unintentional injuries and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to research at the University of Chicago Children's Hospital.
African American and Latino students are at higher risk of initiating substance abuse than their Caucasian peers, according to a preliminary survey of high school students by researchers from UC Davis Medical Center.
E-mail communication between school children and medical students provides important learning opportunities for student doctors and potential health benefits for isolated, medically underserved pediatric populations, Dartmouth researchers have found.
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