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Showing releases 26-50 out of 141 releases.
Public Release: 13-Nov-2009
Surgeon who uses 'Kryptonite' in Orlando this week An innovative method is being used to repair the breastbone after it is intentionally broken to provide access to the heart during open-heart surgery. The technique uses a US-developed adhesive called Kryptonite that rapidly bonds to bone and accelerates the recovery process. Currently surgeons still close the chest using sternal wires, the same method that has been used for over 50 years. Contact: Marta Cyperling
Public Release: 13-Nov-2009
Rapacious Rasberry ants march north The invasion of this new species of ants has scientists intrigued, businesses concerned and fire ants running for the hills, said Jerry Cook, an entomologist at Sam Houston State University. Cook and other scientists are at a loss to explain the fast and furious spread of the rapacious ant, which is named after exterminator Tom Rasberry, who discovered the ant in 2002. Contact: Dr. Jerry Cook
Public Release: 13-Nov-2009
Small, beautiful and additive-free The National Research Council Canada recently helped Olympus, a world leader in advanced optical microscopy and medical imaging, to design and commercialize a coherent anti-stokes raman scattering (CARS) microscope. Contact: Roxanne DeAbreu-Breen
Public Release: 13-Nov-2009
Elsevier pilots new research tool 'Reflect' in its premier life science journal Cell Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that the innovative research tool "Reflect," winner of Elsevier's Grand Challenge 2009, will be piloted on the research articles in the Nov. 12 issue of Cell. The "Reflect" tool identifies the proteins, genes and small molecules mentioned in the Cell articles, and generates pop-up windows containing relevant contextual information, with additional links, about those entities. Contact: Cathleen Genova
Public Release: 13-Nov-2009
US politicians warned geo-engineering is not a magic bullet for climate change Cut carbon emissions or our only hope to cool the planet will be relying on unproven geo-engineering ideas. This was the warning delivered to US House of Representatives by Professor John Shepherd of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK. Contact: Kim Marshall-Brown
Public Release: 12-Nov-2009
SNM applauds expanded medicare coverage for cervical cancer SNM applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' decision to lift restrictions and expand coverage of PET scans for women with cervical cancer. Contact: Amy Shaw
Public Release: 12-Nov-2009
LLNL licenses carbon nanotube technology to local company Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has exclusively licensed to Porifera Inc. of Hayward a carbon nanotube technology that can be used to desalinate water, and can be applied to other liquid based separations. Contact: Anne Stark
Public Release: 12-Nov-2009
IOS Press acquires 4 journals from Taylor & Francis IOS Press BV acquired four journals from Taylor & Francis: Main Group Chemistry; International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications; Bridge Structures -- Assessment Design and Construction; and the Journal of Neutron Research. Contact: Paul Gijsbers
Public Release: 12-Nov-2009
findNano app puts nanotech in your pocket The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies has developed findNano, an application for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch that lets users discover and determine whether consumer products are nanotechnology-enabled. Nanotechnology, the emerging technology of using materials by engineering them at an incredibly small scale, has applications ranging from consumer electronics to improved drug delivery systems. Contact: Patrick Polischuk
Public Release: 12-Nov-2009
Springer launches new journal Food Digestion Springer is founding a new journal Food Digestion, dedicated to a quickly growing area of research -- food science combined with the physiology of digestion. The journal will publish two issues in 2010 and increase to four issues in 2011. Contact: Joan Robinson
Public Release: 11-Nov-2009
Emory, Georgia Tech, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta team up on kidney replacement devices for kids When children need kidney dialysis because of disease or congenital defects, doctors are forced to adapt adult-size dialysis equipment. No FDA-approved kidney replacement devices exist that are specifically designed for children. To address this problem, physicians and researchers from Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to develop a kidney replacement device capable of treating children. 
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Holly Korschun
Public Release: 11-Nov-2009
American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry agree to joint global sustainability efforts Two of the world's largest chemical societies today pledged to cooperate in efforts to develop sustainable energy, prevent food and water shortages and overcome other global challenges that threaten the sustainability of our planet. The American Chemical Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry agreed to mutually seek out solutions for many of the emerging problems caused by unprecedented worldwide population growth and shrinking availability of the resources needed to sustain life. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 11-Nov-2009
Barrow scientists partner with Hispanic 'El Grupo' in Alzheimer's research Researchers from the Barrow Neurological Institute and aging Hispanic alumni from Phoenix Union High School are partnering in a major research trial to study Alzheimer's disease in the ethnic community. Contact: Lynne Reaves
Public Release: 11-Nov-2009
New research center to focus on cardiac safety and innovation The University of Rochester Medical Center has announced the creation of a new center that will assist researchers studying the electrical activity of the heart with the goal of improving drug safety, understanding cardiac arrhythmias, and developing new electrocardiograph technologies. The Center for Quantitative Electrocardiology and Cardiac Safety -- funded by a $2.3 million grant from NIH -- brings together an international network of academic researchers, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and government regulators.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Mark Michaud
Public Release: 11-Nov-2009
Protecting World Heritage Sites from the ravages of climate change Researchers are investigating the impact of climate change on UNESCO World Heritage Sites through the EU project "Climate for Culture." The goal is to develop preventative strategies that protect the world's cultural legacy. The project began with a kick-off event on Nov. 9 in Munich. Contact: Johanna Leissner
Public Release: 11-Nov-2009
£7.5 million ($12.6 million) collaborations lead UK research community's response to H1N1 pandemic Leading UK research funders today announced £7.5 million of funding for a series of projects aimed at understanding the development and spread of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 -- or "swine flu." The research will look at every aspect of the virus, on pig farms, in pig and human populations, and in hospital intensive care units.
Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Defra
Contact: Craig Brierley
Public Release: 10-Nov-2009
APS council overwhelmingly rejects petition to replace society's current climate change statement The Council of the American Physical Society has overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to replace the society's 2007 Statement on Climate Change with a version that raised doubts about global warming. Contact: Tawanda W. Johnson
Public Release: 10-Nov-2009
US science policy delegation travels to Cuba Peter C. Agre, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Nobel laureate in chemistry, is among the members of a nongovernmental US delegation that will visit Cuba for discussions on science policy Nov. 10-13. The visit includes meetings with leading Cuban scientists and policy officials. It is meant to explore research issues and multilateral science venues that might be conducive to US-Cuba scientific cooperation. Contact: Earl Lane
Public Release: 10-Nov-2009
American Chemical Society, ACS chem education division partner on chem education journal The publications division of the American Chemical Society and the American Chemical Society's Division of Chemical Education will partner to publish the Journal of Chemical Education beginning with the January 2010 issue of the journal. Contact: Michael Bernstein
Public Release: 10-Nov-2009
Green heating and cooling technology turns carbon from eco-villain to hero Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturize a technology that will make carbon a key material in some extremely green heating products for our homes and in air conditioning equipment for our cars.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Contact: Professor Bob Critoph
Public Release: 10-Nov-2009
First forerunner DNA - Prokids Scientific Group MeetingGeneticists coordinate action to fight against traffic in human beings One of the keys is to gain agreement on genetic data collection and treatment. Work guidelines established in Granada might help to deter human trafficking. Commitments undertaken in the First DNA -- Prokids meeting (DNA-Program for Kids Identification with DNA Systems) will allow having standard techniques to fight against this crime: Use of shared protocols for DNA sample collection, supply of technical equipment, genetic experts' training and development of databases. Contact: Antonio Marín
Public Release: 10-Nov-2009
Olympus introduces world's smallest GI scope to offer 4-way angulation and Narrow Band Imaging Olympus today introduced the world's smallest gastrointestinal videoscope to offer four-way angulation and Narrow Band Imaging to detect upper gastrointestinal abnormalities. These features provide greater flexibility to obtain remarkably clear views and visual contrast which can help to distinguish anatomical structures and fine capillary patterns that are critical components of a physician's diagnosis. Contact: Megan Longenderfer
Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
Research at UH offers extreme solar makeover A pioneer in solar power in the 1990s before it became "sexy," University of Houston Professor Alex Freundlich recently entered into a collaborative research agreement with UK-based start-up QuantaSol for the development of the next generation of super efficient solar cells. Contact: Melissa Carroll
Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
Once-daily INTUNIV (guanfacine) extended release tablets now available in US pharmacies Shire PLC announced the availability of INTUNIV in pharmacies nationwide for the treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents ages 6-17. INTUNIV, a once-daily formulation of guanfacine, is the first and only nonscheduled alpha-2A receptor agonist approved for the treatment of ADHD. In clinical trials, INTUNIV provided significant efficacy across the spectrum of ADHD symptoms that can be disruptive, such as being easily distracted, interrupting others, running around excessively, arguing with adults, and losing temper. Contact: Matt Cabrey
Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
Charles Darwin and modern biology The Springer journal Naturwissenschaften is publishing a special issue "Beyond the Origin: Charles Darwin and Modern Biology" to commemorate Darwin's On the Origin of Species which was published 150 years ago in November 1859. Guest editor and author of the lead article is Dr. Ulrich Kutschera, professor of plant physiology and evolutionary biology, University of Kassel, Germany. All articles in this special issue are available free of charge on Springer's online information platform. Contact: Joan Robinson
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