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Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & Exposition'Smart catheters' for the major problem of catheter-related infections A new "smart catheter" that senses the start of an infection, and automatically releases an anti-bacterial substance, is being developed to combat the problem of catheter-related blood and urinary tract infections, scientists reported here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionFirst identification of a strong oral carcinogen in smokeless tobacco At the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, scientists today reported identification of the first substance in smokeless tobacco that is a strong oral carcinogen ― a health risk for the 9 million users of chewing tobacco, snuff and related products in the U.S. ― and called upon the federal government to regulate or ban the substance. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionNew era in camouflage makeup: Shielding soldiers from searing heat of bomb blasts Camouflage face make-up for warfare is undergoing one of the most fundamental changes in thousands of years, as scientists today described a new face paint that both hides soldiers from the enemy and shields their faces from the searing heat of bomb blasts. Firefighters also could benefit from the new heat-resistant makeup, according to the report discussed here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionGood news for banana lovers: Help may be on the way to slow that rapid over-ripening A solution finally may be at hand for the No. 1 consumer gripe about America's favorite fresh fruit -- bananas and their tendency to ripen, soften and rot into an unappetizing mush, seemingly in the blink of an eye. Scientists speaking here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, described efforts to develop a spray-on coating that would delay the ripening of bananas. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionToward medicines that recruit the body's natural disease-fighting proteins Like recruiters pitching military service to a throng of people, scientists are developing drugs to recruit disease-fighting proteins present naturally in everyone's blood in medicine's war on infections, cancer and a range of other diseases. They reported on the latest advances in this new approach here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionFirst evidence from humans on how alcohol may boost risk of cancer Almost 30 years after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain forms of cancer, scientists are reporting the first evidence from research on people explaining how the popular beverage may be carcinogenic. The results, which have special implications for hundreds of millions of people of Asian descent, were reported here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionBiorefinery makes use of every bit of a soybean Scientists today unveiled new technology intended to move soybeans, second only to corn as the top food crop in the US, along the same use-to-all path of corn and crude oil as a raw material for a wider portfolio of products. They described it -- a new integrated soybean biorefinery -- at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, being held here through Thursday. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionNew device monitors schoolroom air for carbon dioxide levels that may make kids drowsy With nearly 55 million students, teachers and school staff about to return to elementary and secondary school classrooms, scientists today described a new hand-held sensor -- practical enough for wide use -- that could keep classroom air fresher and kids more alert for learning. They reported on the device at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, being held here this week. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 21-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionScientists find protein that promotes cancers, heart disease; create substance to block its effects Strong scientific evidence suggests that high levels of a blood protein called galectin-3 may increase the risk of heart attacks, cancer and other diseases, and help forecast the outcome of those diseases, a scientist reported here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 21-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionIn your future: More healthful foods to nourish the non-human you The focus of nutrition for good health is quietly shifting to include consumption of food ingredients specifically designed to nourish the non-human cells that comprise 80 percent of the cells in the typical person, an authority on the topic said here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 21-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionNew form of long-used food ingredient for 'anti-hunger' yogurts, smoothies Promising results were reported here today from a proof-of-concept clinical trial of an "anti-hunger" ingredient for yogurt, fruit shakes, smoothies and other foods that would make people feel full longer and ease the craving to eat. Scientists described the ingredient, a new version of a food additive that has been in use for more than 50 years, at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 21-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionNew version of 150-year-old law could ease student debt and college funding cutbacks Members of a panel today commemorating the 150th anniversary of federal legislation that transformed college education for people in the 19th and 20th centuries said that a 21st century counterpart to the Morrill Act of 1862 could ease the staggering load of student debt and help colleges and universities cope with state funding cut-backs. The panel was held at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 21-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & Exposition'CSI' technology holds potential in everyday medicine A scientific instrument featured on CSI and CSI: Miami for instant fingerprint analysis is forging another life in real-world medicine, helping during brain surgery and ensuring that cancer patients get effective doses of chemotherapy, a scientist said here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionNew biorefinery finds treasure in Starbucks' spent coffee grounds and stale bakery goods With 1.3 billion tons of food trashed, dumped in landfills and otherwise wasted around the world every year, scientists today described development and successful laboratory testing of a new "biorefinery" intended to change food waste into a key ingredient for making plastics, laundry detergents and scores of other everyday products. They described the research at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionToward a portable emergency treatment for stopping life-threatening internal bleeding Progress toward a new emergency treatment for internal bleeding -- counterpart to the tourniquets, pressure bandages and Quick Clot products that keep people from bleeding to death from external wounds -- was reported here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionFueling the future with renewable gasoline and diesel A new process for converting municipal waste, algae, corn stalks and similar material to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel is showing the same promise in larger plants as it did in laboratory-scale devices, the developers reported here today. It was part of the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, which continues through Thursday. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionElectrifying success in raising antioxidant levels in sweet potatoes Already ranked by some as number one in nutrition among vegetables, the traditional sweet potato can be nutritionally supercharged -- literally -- with a simple, inexpensive electric current treatment that increases its content of healthful polyphenols or antioxidants by 60 percent, scientists said here today. Their report on the first electrical enhancement of sweet potatoes, a dietary staple since prehistoric times, was part of the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionEvidence that new biomimetic controlled-release capsules may help in gum disease Scientists are trying to open a new front in the battle against gum disease, the leading cause of tooth loss in adults and sometimes termed the most serious oral health problem of the 21st century. They described another treatment approach for the condition in a report here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionCelebrating the golden anniversary of a remarkable science agency Today scientists are gathering for a special symposium honoring the 50th anniversary of an agency that has improved the health and well-being of millions of people over the last half-century. The event, marking the golden anniversary of the National Institute of General Medical Science, is part of the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 19-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionNew technology combats global pandemic of drug counterfeiting Drug counterfeiting is so common in some developing countries that patients with serious diseases in Southeast Asia and elsewhere have been more likely to get a fake drug than one with ingredients that really treat their illness, a scientist involved in combating the problem said here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 19-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionGood mood foods: Some flavors in some foods resemble a prescription mood stabilizer New evidence reveals the possibility of mood-enhancing effects associated with some flavors, stemming at least in part from natural ingredients bearing a striking chemical similarity to valproic acid, a widely used prescription mood-stabilizing drug, scientists reported here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. This effect joins those previously reported for chocolate, teas and some other known comfort foods. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 19-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionSimple new test to combat counterfeit drug problem in developing countries In a thrust against the major problem of counterfeit medicines sold in developing countries, which causes thousands of illnesses and deaths annually, scientists today described development of a simple, paper-strip test that people could use to identify counterfeit versions of one of the most-frequently faked medicines in the world. They described the research at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 19-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionNew space-age insulating material for homes, clothing and other everyday uses A major improvement in the world's lightest solid material and best solid insulating material, described here today, may put more of this space-age wonder into insulated clothing, refrigerators with thinner walls that hold more food, building insulation and other products. The report was part of the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 22-Jul-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionAmerican Chemical Society's highest honor goes to pioneer of 'Lego-like' molecules Peter J. Stang, Ph.D., distinguished professor of chemistry at the University of Utah and editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, has been named winner of the 2013 Priestley Medal by the American Chemical Society. It is the highest honor from the world's largest scientific society. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 14-May-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionPress accreditation opens for 'World Series of Science' News media now can apply for accreditation to cover the American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & Exposition, one of the meetings that news media have termed "the World Series of Science." It will be held Aug. 19-23, 2012, in Philadelphia, Pa. Contact: Michael Bernstein
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