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Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
All in sight A new measurement system for the detection of whales is used for the first time on board of the research vessel Polarstern. Visual sightings of whales by marine mammal observers are usually based on observations of the spout, the condensing and warm breathing cloud. It rises between one meter and ten meters over the water surface and remains visible for only a few seconds. A thermal imaging camera now uses the heat of this spout. Contact: Dr. Olaf Boebel
Public Release: 1-Jul-2009
Forest Service designates new experimental forest in Tongass National Forest The USDA Forest Service established a new experimental forest in Alaska on June 25. The 25,000-acre Héen Latinee Experimental Forest is located inside the Tongass National Forest, and is easily accessible by road from Juneau, Alaska. It is part of the largest temperate rain forest in the world. 
USDA Forest Service
Contact: Sherri Richardson Dodge
Public Release: 1-Jul-2009
NIST issues human milk and blood serum SRMs for contaminant measurements NIST has issued four new Standard Reference Materials to help researchers accurately measure organic contaminants in human body fluids, including milk and blood serum. Contact: Mark Esser
Public Release: 1-Jul-2009
17th Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular BiologyNew e-science service could accelerate cancer research The University of Manchester and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute have launched a major new e-science resource for biologists -- which could accelerate research into treatments for H1N1 flu and cancer.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Contact: Alex Waddington
Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
AIUM announces management agreement with the International Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine has reached a management agreement with the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound effective July 1, 2009. The AIUM will support the ISTU's administrative, financial and member service functions in an effort to maximize the ISTU's mission of advancing therapeutic ultrasound applications worldwide. Contact: Jennifer Hilderbrand
Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
Researchers unveil whiskered robot rat A team of scientists have developed an innovative robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers. The SCRATCHbot robot will be demonstrated this week at an international workshop looking at how robots can help us examine the workings of the brain. Contact: Lauren Anderson
Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
NASA and NOAA's GOES-O satellite successfully launched The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O, soared into space June 27 after a successful launch from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact: Cynthia O'Carroll
Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
Warmer climate can direct flow of tourists northwards For over half a century, Northern Europeans have been heading south for our holidays. A warmer climate may reverse the flow of tourists, and encourage more Southern Europeans to head north. But how will future changes in climate affect tourism in Gothenburg? This is the subject of a new European research project at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Contact: Krister Svahn
Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
NASA debuts the entire 2008 hurricane season in new online video Imagine watching all of the tropical depressions, storms and hurricanes of 2008 as they formed in the Atlantic Ocean Basin and either faded at sea or made landfall. Thanks to NASA technology and satellite data coupled with data from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operated satellite, you can see the tracks of storms from Arthur to Paloma from birth to death.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 30-Jun-2009
 Journal of HepatologyThe European Association for the Study of the Liver renews publishing partnership with Elsevier Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information, is pleased to announce its renewed publishing partnership with the European Association for the Study of the Liver, the leading European association in the field of liver research. The agreement calls for Elsevier to publish the society's flagship journal, the Journal of Hepatology, for the next five years. Contact: Koos Admiraal
Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
Accelerating personalized mental health care A powerful new research facility at the heart of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Center is being launched today by Professor Dame Sally C. Davies, director general of research and development and chief scientific adviser, department of health. The Biomedical Research Center Nucleus is a unique center housing key translational initiatives to support the development of novel therapies and treatments for mental health and related disorders. Contact: Louise Pratt
Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
Assembling the virtual human It could mean the end of animal testing and eventually even clinical patient drug trials. The Virtual Physiological Human is a 21st century pan-European project that's gaining momentum and takes a major step forward this week at the University of Nottingham. Contact: Dr. Bindi Brook
Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
Vietnamese drug authority teams with United States standards-setting organization As Vietnam's industrial capabilities have developed rapidly in recent decades, government officials have recognized the importance of helping to secure the nation's supply of medicines. In an important milestone addressing this need, the Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Pharmacopeial Convention. Contact: Francine Pierson
Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
DiabetologiaStatement from IDF on studies suggesting possible link between insulin glargine and cancer The International Diabetes Federation today called for urgent assessment and responses from regulatory authorities into a possible link between the use of insulin glargine (an insulin analogue) and increased risk of cancer based on findings published on June 26, 2009, in Diabetelogia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Contact: Kerrita McClaughlyn
Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
Fraunhofer know-how for the ecological model city Masdar The city of the future is currently being constructed on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. Masdar City shall be supplied exclusively with renewable energy, and produce neither carbon dioxide nor waste. Fraunhofer researchers are involved in the development of new technologies for planning and realizing the ecological model city. Contact: Hans-Martin Henning
Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
Elsevier announces 2008 journal impact factor highlights Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the highlights of its journal impact factor performance in 2008. Elsevier overall saw 75 percent of its journal impact factors increase from 2007 to 2008. Contact: Shira Tabachnikoff
Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
First impact factor of Journal of the American Medical Directors Association The new impact factor of the official journal of the American Medical Directors Association is 3.467. Contact: Rachael Zaleski
Public Release: 29-Jun-2009
First riser-drilling research operations undertaken IODP drilling vessel CHIKYU has resumed operations in the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone off the Kii Peninsula of Japan using riser technology successfully for the first time in scientific ocean research.
National Science Foundation, Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Contact: Nancy Light
Public Release: 28-Jun-2009
ESHRE 2009ESHRE launches international study of polar body screening The ESHRE Task Force on PGS will attempt to settle the question "does pre-implantation genetic screening really work?" by carrying out a clinical trial of a new technique for screening polar bodies, tiny cells that are a by-product of egg development. The first phase will begin in September. Contact: Mary Rice
Public Release: 26-Jun-2009
A new plan for Panama's Coiba National Park and World Heritage site New management plan for Panama's Coiba National Park will ensure that endemic wildlife and Pacific marine corridor will be conserved.
UNESCO, United Nations Foundation, Conservation International
Contact: Beth King
Public Release: 26-Jun-2009
MSU researchers link carbon markets and tree-planting to fight poverty, protect the Earth Michigan State University scientists are combining sustainable forest production with emerging carbon markets in a unique effort to help some of the world's poorest people grow trees that will boost their standards of living and slow climate change.
United Nations, NASA, World Wildlife Fund, Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development
Contact: Andy Henion
Public Release: 26-Jun-2009
University of Kansas becomes first US public university to pass an open access policy Scholarly articles -- the method by which a professor presents original research results -- normally are published in peer-reviewed journals and available only through paid subscriptions. Contact: Rebecca Smith
Public Release: 25-Jun-2009
St. Joseph's selected as only site to provide new genetic test for deadly type of brain cancer St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix has partnered with Castle Biosciences, Inc. to provide the nation's first genomics-based test for patients suffering from glioblastoma multiforme, the most deadly form of primary brain cancer This new test is used to help doctors and patients consider various treatment options. Contact: Lynne Reaves
Public Release: 25-Jun-2009
Internists support broad goals of House 'tri-committee' proposed health-reform legislation Agreeing with the broad goals and most of the underlying policies contained in a comprehensive draft bill on health care reform legislation, the American College of Physicians today praised the House "tri-committee." Made up of the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Committees, the "tri-committee" unveiled its proposed legislation on June 19. Contact: David Kinsman
Public Release: 25-Jun-2009
NCAR teams with Inter-American Development Bank to help Latin America prepare for climate change NCAR is teaming up with the Inter-American Development Bank to launch a far-reaching program to help Latin American and Caribbean nations prepare for the impacts of global warming.
Inter-American Development Bank
Contact: David Hosansky
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