In light of today's agreeement by the Clinton administration and key senators on legislation overhauling the nation's organ transplant system, an internationally recognized organ transplant expert, Christopher Shackleton, is available for interviews.
The American Academy of Dermatology invites reporters to attend the Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month Press Conference to learn about the latest research and most important news in skin cancer.
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego, have identified genes in a laboratory weed that are necessary for normal seed dispersal.
A Cedars-Sinai Medical Center internist who has also studied herbal and other "alternative" approaches to health care says the Internet and other sources of information and health products are giving patients greater control of their own care, but caution should be exercised.
List is given of University of Washington experts monitoring recovery and seismic activity of Mount St. Helens, 20 years after it exploded.
The first evidence that specific genes control how the cortex forms functional units during development is described in a study by Salk professor Dennis O'Leary and colleagues (Science, 4-14-00).
Technology developed at Sandia National Laboratories to remove toxins from groundwater contaminated by nuclear waste may offer clues about how to resolve a catastrophic environmental crisis in Bangladesh where arsenic-polluted wells are slowly poisoning and killing hundreds of thousands of people.
Columbia researchers have participated in a study that points toward a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease (Science, 4-14-00).
HIV-infected patients who respond well to antiretroviral drugs can safely forgo antibiotics to prevent certain opportunistic infections, demonstates a study led by a Columbia researcher (NEJM, 4-13-00).
Gerard 't Hooft, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics, will present "A Confrontation with Infinity" at Boston University's Metcalf Science Center on Tues., April 25, 2000.
In research carrying implications for human disease development, University of North Carolina scientists and others have linked gene defects to the inability of cells to repair damaged DNA (Cell, 4-13-00).
Adolescents infected with the virus that causes AIDS have a surprisingly robust immune response and may benefit from aggressive early treatment with anti-HIV medications, say researchers led by an immunologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 4-00).
Sheldon Lee Glashow, a distinguished theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate who is an expert in elementary particle theory and cosmology, will join the Boston University faculty this July as the first Arthur G.B. Metcalf Professor of Science.
When low-mass stars called red supergiants die, they fade away on a wimpy wind -- or so scientists have thought, but new research suggests that these stars, in fact, may die with a bang and not with a whimper (Science, 4-13-00).
"Unhealthy Places: The Ecology of Risk in the Urban Landscape" is a book written by University of Alabama at Birmingham sociologists Kevin M. Fitzpatrick and Mark LaGory; it examines the relationship between place and health, demonstrating inequalities in America's cities.
1- DOE Electronic Notebook; 2- Manufacturers of components made of plastics, polymers and metals may be able to reduce time and energy costs significantly; 3- World's smartest transistor; 4- New sensor is "Johnny on the spot."
Data files for 1997 from 13 states participating in AHRQ's HCUP State Inpatient Databases partnership are now centrally available; each SID file contains information for every hospitalization in the 13 states, translated into a uniform format to facilitate multi-state comparisons and analyses.
Ophthalmologists and researchers at UCSD Shiley Eye Center have uncovered a relationship between an eye disease characterized by an inability to focus on a target and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
African-American Medicare beneficiaries, regardless of gender, are significantly less likely than whites to receive reperfusion therapies, which open blocked arteries to prevent or treat a heart attack, according to a new study funded by AHRQ (NEJM, 4-13-00).
The National Science Board has taken the unprecedented step of naming two renowned scientists to receive the Vannevar Bush Award for lifetime achievement in science and public service.
A small bite of pre-history taken from the bottom of a gully at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania may offer clues to the evolution of early humans' diet, according to a University of Arkansas researcher.
Easter is a special time for Kathleen Delaney because it is reminiscent of her first introduction to marshmallow Peeps; the University at Buffalo librarian and archivist has been collecting these marshmallow Easter treats for more than 25 years.
In medical tests analyzing brain function, Gulf War veterans who complain of dizziness showed results similar to those of victims of the Toyko subway nerve gas attack, according to a University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center study (Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 3-00).
In a letter to Assistant Majority Leader Senator Don Nickles, the American Medical Group Association commented on provisions in two managed care proposals and what physicians would like to see in legislation relating to the Patients' Bill of Rights.
In developing countries, long-standing health and population-related concerns such as unwanted pregnancy, maternal and child mortality, and infectious diseases have been difficult to track. This is no longer true, thanks to a new computer program called the Household Registration System (HRS).
Humans won't always be confined to the Solar System if NASA's Advanced Space Transportation Program has a say in the matter!
Current sampling methods result in pollution loads for streams being underestimated by as much as 20 percent, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas.
A new Mayo Clinic study shows that people who have surgery and anesthesia are at increased risk for ischemic stroke (stroke caused by an obstruction to the blood supply). This study is the first to evaluate the risk factor of surgery/anesthesia while accounting for known risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking and others.
Freshwater fish and wildlife native to North America's rivers are vanishing as fast as tropical rainforest species, American Rivers says in its annual Most Endangered Rivers report, citing research. Dams, levees, and stabilized riverbanks destroy their habitats.
Janean Holden, assistant professor in the UIC College of Nursing, will be given a presidential early career award at a White House ceremony on Wednesday, April 12. She is the first nurse to receive this award. Holden researches how the brain communicates pain.
Marsha Norman, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner, will deliver the commencement address at her alma mater, Agnes Scott College, on Saturday, May 13, at 9:30 a.m.
Cytomegalovirus infection is common in transplant recipients, affecting an estimated 30 to 60 percent of these patients. A recent Mayo Clinic study shows that this infection can have a striking economic impact and that preventive treatment of the infection in high risk patients significantly reduces charges.
ScienceWise.com, the B2B Workplace on the Web for science and engineering, today announced the launch of its website, www.ScienceWise.com.
Colorado State University's hurricane forecast team continues to call for a "moderate" season this year with 11 named storms, seven hurricanes and three intense hurricanes predicted.
Thursday, May 18 is the 20th anniversary of Mount St. Helen's eruption in 1980. How is the mountain recovering? What types of vegetation have grown in areas wiped out by lava and ash? What are expectations for future growth?
PTEKVentures, the investment unit of PTEK Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK, www.ptek.com), today announced that it has led a $7 million investment round in ScienceWise.com, the B2B workplace on the Web for science and engineering.
According to a national survey, 57 percent of Americans believe Elian Gonzalez should return to Cuba. The same percent believe that it's a moral rather than legal or political issue. UIC psychologist uses the Elian case to research public response to controversy.
The first clearing house for information and research on early childhood education will be housed at Ball State University.
Michael Yaszemski, M.D., Ph.D. of Mayo Clinic has combined his two areas of expertise -- orthopedic surgery and chemical engineering -- into two new molecular approaches to fixing bone injuries. Both involve polyesters, the same chemical substances used in fabrics and plastics, only these are biodegradable.
Engineers from the Apollo program discuss the challenges of building the original lunar rover.
1- Malaria drug could herald new class of antibiotics; 2- Oregano can help prevent bacterial contamination; 3- Pathogen levels in oysters are seasonal.
A hands-off approach is the best way for a woman to maximize her stepping-machine workout, a study at Ohio State suggests; women who touched the handrails had maximum heart rates up to 5 percent lower than women who did not use the rail (Research in Nursing & Health).
The National Science Foundation has chosen a Yale University associate professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry to receive its most prestigious prize for young researchers, the Alan T. Waterman Award.
The interdisciplinary conference "Oscar Wilde: The Man, His Writings, His World," will take place at Hofstra University, April 27 to 29; speakers include Merlin Holland, Wilde's grandson and the author of "The Wilde Album."
Two researchers at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory have used a computer model to look at the question of what females really look for in a mate (Evolutionary Ecology Research).
The desire for independence is the key psychological difference that separates religious and non-religious people, research at Ohio State suggests; while religious people show less of a desire for independence, they do not express a desire to be weak or submissive (Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion).
Gardening does a body good: a study by Arkansas researchers shows that of all forms of exercise, yard work is the most significant for preventing osteoporosis in women aged 50 and older.
A Swarthmore economist has good and bad news on the new economy: the bad news is that sooner or later the economy will experience a recession; the good news is that the recovery will be less painful than that of past recessions.
A textbook by Purdue professors borrows a page from dimestore romances to teach basic economic principles; "Life, Love and Economics" follows two college graduates and the economic decisions they make as they meet, marry, take jobs and raise children.
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