Plant scientists from Cornell University and the University of Tasmania, Australia, have successfully cloned one of history's first-studied genes -- the gene found for stem growth in peas, according to a report in the journal The Plant Cell.
Complex computing problems as different as modeling Earth's climate system or predicting effects of regulatory change in the dairy industry -- which once required massively parallel supercomputers -- will run on a scalable distributed network of powerful desktop computers, thanks in part to a $6 million grant from Intel Corporation to Cornell University. The grant from the Santa Clara, Calif., computing equipment manufacturer is one of 12 to American universities in Intel's three-year, $85 million "Technology for Education 2000" program .
A new book by Joan Jacobs Brumberg discusses how early menarche and new focus on body parts put young girls in peril. They have become so preoccupied with their bodies that they spend much of their energy managing and maintaining their looks at the expense of their creativity and mental and physical health, she says.
Cigarette smoking significantly worsens the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, according to University of Iowa College of Medicine researchers who studied the severity of the disease in more than 300 patients.
East Lansing, Mich. - Until now, the classroom has been an ugly showdown between the blink-and-you-miss-it world of computers and the sedate pace of textbooks. Michigan State University's computer science department has become the first in the nation to use texts produced by a new printing method that not only keeps computer textbooks current to the month classes start, but also allows instructors to customize text selections down to the sentence.
Doctors needing chemical analyses such as blood tests to make life-saving diagnosis and treatment decisions soon won't have to lose precious time waiting for results to come back from the lab. New hand-held sensor technology developed at the University of Washington will allow physicians to bring a sophisticated "laboratory" directly to their patients for instant, on-site chemical analysis.
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the third largest investment manager in the country, has announced a strategic partnership with the Boston College Graduate School of Management. Graduate business and finance students will get career training, and SSgA can seek high-potential investment professionals through this partnership.
Zero emission vehicles, as mandated in California, New York and Massachusetts, have the potential to replace large central utilities as the major source of power generation in the U.S.
The Texas Medical Center area faces continued severe flooding problems unless steps are taken to provide an adequate warning system, says Rice University professor Philip Bedient, a surface and groundwater hydrology expert.
A team of scientists headed by Frederick R. Blattner of the E. coli Genome Project in the Laboratory of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has determined the complete genome sequence of the E. coli bacterium, it was reported today (Sept. 5) in the journal Science. (Note: Embargoed for release until 4 p.m. EST, 9/4/97.)
NASA's top administrator, Daniel S. Goldin, is scheduled to speak at the New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop hosted by the University of New Hampshire's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) Sept. 3-5.
News Tips for Sept. 2, 1997 from the USDA Agricultural Research Service: 1) Do Children's Growth Standards Need Refinement? 2) Eastern Gamagrass Surviving Drought, 3) Squeezing Fat Out of Foods, 4) Smoking Out Bee Mites, 5) Mouth-Watering New Fruits
There's a world of life waiting to be decoded from the three-sided white pine needle. Just ask Gary Lauten, research scientist and coordinators of Earthday: Forest Watch Program at the University of New Hampshire's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS). The program lets K-12 students study the health of New England forests for clues to atmopsheric and climate change impacts.
Desert Storm veterans identified with Gulf War syndrome are more prone to suffer from significant balance problems, exhibiting symptoms consistent with a central nervous system disorder. This is the finding of a new research study conducted by Peter Roland, MD, and Robert W. Haley, MD, both from the University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
A new study conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Army indicates that a number of U.S. Army drill instructors have a permanent change in their voices as the result of abusing their vocal cords. This research finding is being presented by Eric A. Mann, MD, of Rockville, MD.
Ear, nose, and throat specialists have completed two new research studies regarding the diagnosis and treatment of otolaryngologic medical disorders in patients with HIV infection or AIDS. One study assesses the risks of otologic surgery to the HIV/AIDS patient; the second study identifies ear, nose, and throat disorders found among patients recently diagnosed with HIV.
A new prospective study provides the first documentation that penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) is a pathogen in causing otitis media with effusion (infection of the middle ear) in young children. The presence of PRSP is significant for this common childhood ailment is regularly treated with antibiotics and in some cases, the insertion of tympanostomy tubes.
Three months ago, newspapers and network television news reports featured a manufacturer's report of a system that delivers radiofrequency (RF) energy to obstructive tissue in the upper airway (passages at the back of the mouth and throat), resulting in a cost-effective, outpatient therapy to reduce snoring. Now, the research team that developed this system will present their findings for the first time to fellow otolaryngologists.
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is an occupational hazard to dentists exposed to the noise from high speed drills. This is the conclusion of a study to be presented at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, September 7-10, 1997.
Children with prenatal alcohol exposures, especially those with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), have a high incidence of sensorineural hearing loss (damage to the sensory nerve for hearing) and middle ear disease. This is the conclusion of research to be presented at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, held at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, from September 7-10, 1997.
Burning out damaged heart tissue through a procedure called ablation sharply reduces the number of shocks delivered by implantable defibrillator to slow down racing hearts, a new study reports in today's American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Evidence of a new subnuclear particle ó an exotic meson ó has been discovered by a team of physicists from the University of Notre Dame and six other institutions. Long theorized, the particle had been undetected until now, said Neal Cason, professor of physics at Notre Dame and a cospokesman on the project.
Tips from Annals of Internal Medicine (American College of Physicians): 1) Does ethnicity play a part in disease? 2) No evidence found linking blood transfusions and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3) Advances in cardiology over the past year
Early treatment with a protein that normally signals pregnancy in sheep may block the development of AIDS in babies born to HIV-infected mothers, say researchers at Texas AUM University's Institute of Biosciences and Technology.
Despite concerns about contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), many adolescents still arent being tested for HIV, according to a recent study published in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Most children are eating below the minimum recommendations for food group intake, with many not meeting any of the recommendations, according to a study in the September issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Flavorful new peaches and nectarines from California should please growers and shoppers alike. The treefruits are the latest from the Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory in Fresno, where scientists have produced 26 flavorful new fruits in the past 25 years. The lab is part of USDA's Agricultural Research Service.
1) A two-drug combination significantly reduced infections and disease among a group of liver transplant patients. 2) Rapamycin is a new drug that holds great promise for fight organ rejection in transplant patients and tumors in cancer patients. 3) Headaches are usually not serious. But they can be ominous signs of major problems.
It sounds like a dieter's dream: finding a way to squeeze the fat out of foods we love, like big juicy hamburgers. Scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service have developed a way to do just that--not for the sake of counting calories, but for food analysis.
Complex, self-organizing polymers will have a profound effect on our lives, perhaps keeping airplane wings free of ice, according to a Cornell materials engineer in the latest edition of the journal "Science." These complex polymers are now seen as useful for creating films, replete with multiple, self-ordering layers, and each layer with different functions.
Managers and professionals re-employed after losing their job often don't replace the expected income of their previous job with their new earnings. For women and older workers, the income losses were even greater.
Johns Hopkins researchers are establishing a screening service that uses an automated camera to identify diabetics with a potentially blinding eye disease long before they sustain permanent damage and lose vision.
Story ideas from the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery's Guide to family Dental Care: 1) The Daily Grind, 2) Reducing The Neurosis About Halitosis, 3) Preparing Your Child For A Dental Visit
Four tips from Los Alamos: 1) Plasma "roots" coatings for better adhesion. 2) A safe way to sample contents of mystery containers. 3) Computer tracks elk movement patterns. 4) New company to market laser-based tool for prospecting, mining and environmental remediation.
Mayo Clinic is coordinating a new, multi-center study that will use advanced imaging techniques to determine whether taking appetite suppressants including fenfluramine-phentermine (fen-phen), dexfenfluramine (Redux) and/or other appetite suppressants is associated with the development of valvular heart disease. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, which markets the appetite suppressants Pondimin (fenfluramine) and Redux, will fund this study.
Mars is a peaceful planet, say University of Michigan geologists. Limited plate motion, no giant impacts, and no large-scale mixing for 4.53 billion years according to an analysis of Mars rocks here on Earth.
The wrong kind of shoes could spike that big deal you hope to close on the links this afternoon. Golfers wearing metal golf spikes are banned from 1,600 golf courses nationwide, according to Kelly Elbin, vice president of marketing for Softspikes, the leading manufacturer of alternative spikes.
University of Minnesota ecologist David Tilman and several colleagues have discovered why a diversity of species controls ecosystem sustainability. Working with plots of prairie plants, the researchers found that what counts most is not the number of species per se, but the number of different ways species perform a variety of functions such as growing, cycling nutrients or producing seed.
LSU researcher Bob Carney was a member of a team of university scientists led by chief scientist Chuck Fisher of Pennsylvania State University who discovered what appears to be a new species of centipede-like worms that live on and within mounds of methane ice on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found young gay men are seven times more likely to report attempted suicide than their heterosexual peers, but suicide attempts were unrelated to sexual orientation in young women.
Press release of issue dated 30 August for New Scientist, the international science and technology weekly news magazine
1) Research Shows Drops In Crab Population Probably Not Attributed To Fishery; 2) Computer Software Evaluates Costs And Benefits Of Sediment Remediation; 3) Burgeoning North Carolina Bluefin Tuna Fishery Attracts Scientists, Fishermen
The Hudson Foods hamburger recall may be just what it takes to convince Americans that it's time to accept irradiation as another technique to safeguard their food supply, two Purdue experts say. Irradiation can destroy the microorganisms responsible for food-borne illnesses and extend the shelf life of perishable foods.
Monkeys on the African island of Zanzibar have learned that ingesting charcoal will counteract the adverse affects of toxic substances in their diet, say Duke University and University of Wyoming scientists.
Now that vaccination barrier zones are halting the northward spread of raccoon rabies in New York, Vermont and Ohio, Cornell University rabies-fighters are ready to extend the barriers across New Hampshire and Maine. Then the raccoon rabies vaccination could move southward, they predict, to turn back the viral disease in already-infected states.
The characteristic light flashes that summon male fireflies of the genus Photinus could come from female Photinus fireflies. Just as likely, the signaling females are from a different genus. The femmes fatales fireflies are luring unrelated males close enough to eat them. The males contain defensive chemicals that females need to repel predators, such as spiders.
In a 15-year follow-up of nurse home visit program, University of Colorado/Cornell researchers find enduring benefits, including less use of welfare, less child abuse and fewer criminal problems.
Children already in danger of developing heart disease because of high cholesterol blood levels face a "triple jeopardy" if they live in smoke-filled homes, according to a study appearing in today's American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Life is not only getting longer - it's getting better, thanks in large part to medicines that are helping older Americans lead active lives and maintain their independence. And 91 pharmaceutical companies are currently working on 178 medicines to treat such threats to an independent lifestyle for seniors as Alzheimer's disease, arthritis and Parkinson's disease, according to a new survey by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). These 178 potential medicines are in addition to the more than 400 drugs in testing for heart disease, cancer and stroke - the leading killer of older Americans.
BACK TO SCHOOL WITH NSF--The National Science Foundation funds an array of programs to improve the quality of science and math education for all Americans and to ensure a steady supply of the world's best-educated scientists, mathematicians and engineers. Roughly 20 percent of the NSF's $3.3 billion annual budget is allocated to its education and human resources programs. NSF's investment represents one-third of all federal spending on math and science education.
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