For the 500,000 Americans suffering from arm and neck pain caused by a herniated disc or bone spur in the neck, an improved microsurgical technique developed by UCLA neurosurgeons may bring them the relief they seek (Spine, 4-00).
While managed care companies may save a little money up front by sending skin biopsies to laboratories that only employ pathologists, they will end up spending large sums of money to treat severe, life-threatening conditions -- such as melanoma -- that could have been avoided if a dermatopathologist had been used to analyze the specimen.
The painfully sensitive skin that accompanies many migraines has revealed a new understanding of the debilitating headaches; the study, by Boston researchers, is the first human test of a migraine model that may explain why current medications are ineffective in many cases and suggests a new target for the next generation of migraine drugs (Annals of Neurology, 5-00).
While the fall of Saigon was a low point in American history, it helped set in motion the collapse of the Soviet Union 15 years later, according to Vanderbilt historian Thomas Schwartz.
Margaret Urquhart, chief operations officer and executive vice president of Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp., will deliver the address at the Babcock Graduate School of Management's annual hooding ceremony on May 14.
Donna E. Shalala, secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services, will deliver the North Carolina State University Commencement address on Saturday, May 20, at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh.
The leaders of science policy for Dow Chemical Company and the Chemical Manufacturers Association will discuss the chemical industry's plans for generic research at CIIT's Annual Meeting, Tuesday May 9.
China's nearly certain accession to the World Trade Organization this June, as well as its imminent trade deal with the United States, will create tremendous business opportunities for U.S. companies, particularly those in high tech.
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $16.5 million program project grant to an internationally recognized cancer researcher at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to establish and lead a national research consortium to study chronic lymphocytic leukemia in an entirely new way.
Noted diabetes researcher Michael Czech will receive the CIIT Founders' Award at the Institute's Annual Meeting May 9. He is being honored for his lifetime work on the molecular action of insulin.
A first-of-its kind computerized map showing the ranges of threatened bird species in Latin America may help save these birds from extinction.
An aircraft packed with scientists and instruments is flying toward the brutal cold of the Arctic Circle to scrutinize an annual springtime rise in lower-atmosphere ozone levels and to measure an array of chemicals that could shed light on ozone and pollution in the northern latitudes.
A trip to the hospital is never fun, but a new ambulance donated to University of Missouri Children's Hospital helps make the trip a little easier.
An interplanetary shock wave passed by NASA's ACE spacecraft at 0400 UT (midnight EDT) on April 24.
NASA's Stardust spacecraft has extended its high-tech "catcher's mitt" to collect a batch of interstellar dust particles.
The University of Georgia Libraries has launched the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, a program to recognize past and present Georgia writers for their contributions to the state's literary heritage.
A list of five Purdue University experts who can discuss various aspects of research in wireless communications technology is given.
All group members and leaders have a responsibility for group success and group failings and the rest of the organization does as well; everyone shares in the responsibility and everybody has to make it better, says Temple University professor Susan Wheelan, author of Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders.
An all-day conference on West Nile Encephalitis will be held at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus on Saturday, April 29; the event is free and is open to the public.
Leading Christian author and commentator Charles W. Colson will speak to graduates and their families at commencement ceremonies May 6 and 7 at Wheaton College.
New evidence about the brain's cholinergic system that may alter the way schizophrenia is viewed and may ultimately impact the way it is treated is being offered by University of Michigan Health System researchers (Neuropsychopharmacology).
Software that will allow eye doctors throughout the nation to quickly and inexpensively test the eyesight of very young children has been developed by a University of Arizona ophthalmologist.
The use of a "time-out" may be an effective way to control behavior in the short-term, but it will not equip children to manage their own behavior as they grow older, says a Purdue University parenting expert.
A University of Georgia professor will use a U.S. Department of Education grant to develop a Web site, which will provide instructors of Swahili with a tool that will enhance both their teaching and students' learning skills.
The University of Georgia has been awarded a $46,620 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the grant will be used to provide administrators with techniques to increase the representation of women and racial and ethnic minorities on journalism faculties in the U.S.
The Galileo spacecraft has captured the highest-resolution images yet of three of Jupiter's four innermost moons, Thebe, Amalthea, and Metis; SSI views of Amalthea show for the first time that a bright surface feature named Ida is a streak of bright material, about 50 long.
Up to 150 patients and their families are expected to join an estimated 100 medical professionals in Cleveland on May 19, 2000, for the first Midwest Hydrocephalus Conference, sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic.
A list of four Purdue University experts who can discuss various aspects of fitness, exercise and aging is presented.
The first global study for an oral multiple sclerosis drug therapy has been launched at universities and medical centers worldwide to determine if an oral formulation of COPAXONE is efficacious and safe for the treatment of relapsing-remitting MS.
Georgia's senior U.S. senator, Paul Coverdell, will speak at the University of Georgia's spring semester commencement on May 13.
Highways aren't the only contribution civil engineers have made to life in the 21st century: they are also credited with synchronizing traffic lights, designing homes, building bridges, erecting industrial facilities and constructing recycling plants.
As electronic circuits become more compact, the individual, overlapping wires are crammed so close together that their signals interfere with each other, but a Purdue engineer is proposing a novel design strategy to reduce the interference and predict a circuit's performance.
Ohio State University researchers have found one explanation for why older adults tend to be more prejudiced than young people: they just can't help it (Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 5-00).
Brigham Young University and University of Wisconsin biologists explain how they turned back the evolutionary clock and discovered how insects lost their abdominal legs in this week's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
By counting on friends and family, heart attack survivors may be better able to fight depression during that critical first year following a heart attack, according to today's Circulation.
An article in the April 25 Neurology encourages aggressive treatment of migraine headache, a condition affecting 28 million Americans, and refers physicians to a new set of practice guidelines being published simultaneously on the journal's Web site.
Stroke patients with elevated levels of iron are much more likely to experience more severe neurological symptoms and possibly increased brain damage, according to a study in the April 25 Neurology.
An experimental drug that may improve Parkinson's disease symptoms when used in conjunction with current therapies is safe for use by Parkinson's patients, according to a study in the April 25 Neurology.
Partnership for Quality Growth's research report provides essential guiding principles that local planners can use to build better communities that accommodate growth, promote development and improve the environment.
Playing violent video games like Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Mortal Combat can increase a person's aggressive thoughts, feelings and behavior, both in laboratory settings and in actual life, according to two studies appearing in the April Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
A new violence prevention program has been developed to be used in all parts of a child's world; Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers program has passed tests of effectiveness for stopping aggressive behavior and violence in elementary school children (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 4-00).
Amateur astronomers attended a unique meeting in mid-April to learn about high-energy astrophysics.
The Colgate University/Zogby Internatioal Upstate NY Poll is the first of its kind to gather upstate New Yorkers' opinions on a variety of topics, including work, quality of life, and how they feel about candidates running for President and State Senator.
1- Sports psychologist talks about the importance of team chemistry and whether the Philadelphia Flyers want Eric Lindros and Roger Neilson to return; 2- The Vietnam War profoundly affected pop culture, especially the depiction of war in film, says film studies prof.
Over the past few years, millions of dollars have been spent by consumers on "natural music," says a UAB music professor; the recognition of music's calming effects is nothing new.
Legislation designed to protect consumer confidentiality is pending in Congress and reflects the growing public concern that banks and other institutions could share customers' personal information without consent, says a UAB computer scientist.
The best-studied model in science to discuss changes in state is the Ising Model; now a computational biologist has shown that a formal proof cannot be achieved in 3-D, so the model may be wrong (Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery's 2000 Symposium on the Theory of Computing, 5-00).
Sir Brian Urquhart, a British former U.N. undersecretary, will deliver the address at Hamilton College's 188th commencement on May 21; his talk is entitled, "Nationalism, Globalism and Common Sense."
A group of 13 French business leaders will gather at the University of Illinois at Chicago April 30 to May 6 to learn strategies to broaden their share of the e-commerce universe.
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