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Showing releases 76-100 out of 144 releases.
Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
U of M part of $185 million funded team tasked to improve global response to emerging pandemics Experts from the University of Minnesota will soon be on the frontlines working to help developing countries better respond to emerging animal diseases that pose a threat to human health. 
US Agency for International Development
Contact: Nick Hanson
Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
Vaccination is essential to prevent world's leading child killer: Pneumonia Marking the first international World Pneumonia Day on Nov. 2, the GAVI Alliance plans to immunize 130 million children in poor countries against pneumonia, the world's leading child killer. Contact: Jeffrey Rowland
Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
Kathmandu Global Tiger WorkshopAsia's biggest 'tiger' unviels promise for wild tigers China received praise here today from the International Tiger Coalition for promising to work with its neighbors to end tiger trade and bring back wild tigers. Contact: Judy Mills
Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
FSU, Duke partner to study impact of Gulf's 'dead zone' on shrimp fishery A team of researchers from the Florida State University, Duke University and the National Marine Fisheries Service will study the environmental and economic impacts of the vast "dead zone" in the northern Gulf of Mexico on shrimping in the region, home to one of the nation's most highly valued single-species fisheries. Contact: Kevin Craig
Public Release: 29-Oct-2009
Innovation task force unveils new Web site on physical sciences and engineering The Task Force on American Innovation today unveiled a new Web site, www.innovationtaskforce.org, which offers fresh and comprehensive information on federal policies and appropriations for key agencies that fund research in the physical sciences, engineering and mathematics. Contact: Barry Toiv
Public Release: 29-Oct-2009
Patients in Europe benefit from new radiation therapy A new, innovative form of radiation based on verified scientific facts will be available to patients all over Europe within the next few decades. The official kick-off meeting of the Community project ULICE, which the European Union is supporting with nearly 10 million euros, was held in fall 2009 in the Department of Radiooncology and Radiation Therapy of the Heidelberg University Hospital. Contact: Dr. Juergen Debus
Public Release: 29-Oct-2009
Dark matter sleuths to design world's largest WIMP catcher Researchers from US and European universities and institutions are collaborating on plans to build an enormous WIMP detector, in hopes of finding the stuff of dark matter. The 20-ton liquid xenon experiment is proposed as a major experiment for the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory, a national lab planned for the former Homestake Mine beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota.
National Science Foundation
Contact: KevinMayhood
Public Release: 29-Oct-2009
JAX publishes online tool for exploring autoimmune disease gene networks To help researchers investigate the common pathways in autoimmune diseases, The Jackson Laboratory has published "Pathways to Discovery: Autoimmune Diseases," a unique, interactive, and publicly accessible online resource that illustrates the genetic networks involved in five common autoimmune diseases: inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis and psoriasis. Contact: Joyce Peterson
Public Release: 28-Oct-2009
UD start-up company prepares to commercialize novel detector for medical, military applications PAIR Technologies, a start-up company established by University of Delaware researchers and a former DuPont scientist, is preparing to commercialize a high-precision detector -- a planar array infrared spectrograph -- that can identify biological and chemical agents in solids, liquids and gases, in quantities as small as an atom, and in less than a second. Contact: Tracey Bryant
Public Release: 28-Oct-2009
Springer to partner with Brazilian Computer Society Springer has recently signed agreements to publish two journals in association with the Brazilian Computer Society -- the Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society and the new quarterly Journal of Internet Services and Applications. The Journal of Internet Services and Applications -- to be launched in April 2010 -- will disseminate scientific knowledge and technological research to further the development of the Internet. Both journals will be available in print and on Springer's online platform www.springerlink.com. Contact: Joan Robinson
Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
Seed fund for UC bioscience companies launches at Mission Bay The California Institute of Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) is collaborating with a newly launched $7.5 million fund to provide start-up capital for University of California bioscience entrepreneurs and a long-term endowment for QB3. Contact: Kristen Bole
Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
Rice University cuts deal to research graphene-infused drilling fluids Rice University and Houston-based M-I SWACO, the world's largest producer of drilling fluids for the petrochemical industry, have signed an agreement for research funds to develop a graphene additive that will improve the productivity of wells. Contact: David Ruth
Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
ASU exceeds $300 million in research expenditures Arizona State University has topped $300 million in research expenditures for the first time in its school history. With a total of $307 million in research expenditures for FY2009 (which ended June 30), a growth of nearly 9 percent compared to FY08, ASU has made a dramatic climb in the ranks of top research universities. Contact: Skip Derra
Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
Technology helps doctors and researchers diagnose and seek cures for eye diseases Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center have granted to Bioptigen, of Research Triangle Park, N.C., an exclusive intellectual property licensing agreement for Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT), an imaging technology developed from research at the university's department of biomedical engineering. Advances in functional FDOCT are expected to enhance the early diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases. Contact: Marv Kropko
Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
Kathmandu Global Tiger WorkshopNepal expands critical tiger habitat The Government of Nepal announced today an expansion of Bardia National Park in the Terai Arc Landscape by 900 sq km, which will increase critical habitat for tigers. WWF welcomes the announcement, which was made at the inaugural session of the Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop. Contact: Trishna Gurung
Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
Olympus introduces the VisiGlide, a single-use guidewire Olympus today announced the availability of VisiGlide, its new single-use guidewire developed with advanced technology from Terumo Corporation to facilitate ERCP procedures performed by gastroenterologists. Its enhanced design includes a super-elastic alloy and hydrophilic coatings to facilitate passage through strictures, an abnormal narrowing of a body passage, and makes selective insertion into the bile and pancreatic ducts easier. Contact: Megan Longenderfer
Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
Scientists discover, patent, sell waste-water tech Sam Houston State University has applied for six federal patents, three of which have already been awarded, to protect the technology and engineering associated with a "revolutionary" packaged wastewater treatment system invented by its scientists, and it has formed a company to further develop, market and sell the systems.
US Department of Defense
Contact: Sabin Holland
Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
Growing threat of substandard, counterfeit medicines addressed by new USAID-USP agreement With substandard and counterfeit versions of medicines intended to treat life-threatening diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis posing a growing threat throughout the developing world, the US Agency for International Development and the US Pharmacopeial Convention will expand their joint efforts to combat this menace by launching a new program over the next five years. Contact: Francine Pierson
Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
FASTSAT instruments shipped to NASA Marshall for tests and launch preparation Three of the satellite instruments that will fly on an upcoming satellite mission called "FASTSAT" have been created at one NASA center and have arrived at another for more tests to ensure they are flight ready for launch. They're now at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for further testing.
NASA, US Department of Defense, USNA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
The Plant Cell launches 'Teaching Tools in Plant Biology' The American Society of Plant Biologists announces the launch of "Teaching Tools in Plant Biology" in its high-impact journal, The Plant Cell. Teaching Tools is a monthly, online-only feature that offers up-to-date sets of teaching materials on important themes in plant biology. Tools are targeted toward upper-level undergraduate and comprise complete modules that are easily customizable by the instructor. Materials also may be incorporated into introductory biology courses, public lectures or graduate-level courses.
American Society of Plant Biologists
Contact: Mary Williams
Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
IRSF receives $1 million matching gift IRSF announced a major fundraising initiative titled "Research to Reality: Funding Progress." Funds raised by the campaign are earmarked to accelerate the progress of crucial research, and bring promise to reality. Contact: Kathryn Kissam
Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
Third sector still innovating despite hard times Despite the recession, charities, social enterprises and voluntary organizations (the third sector) are still innovating, according to a publication out today from the Economic and Social Research Council.
Economic and Social Research Council
Contact: ESRC Press Office
Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
Wildlife Conservation Society to expand health surveillance through PREDICT The Wildlife Conservation Society will play a key role in a new international effort to monitor diseases that move between animals and people in order to prevent the next global pandemic. Contact: John Delaney
Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
Improved Endo Capsule Software enhances diagnostic experience Olympus introduces its improved user-friendly Endo Capsule Software version 1.02A, a customized and comprehensive system for examining high resolution small bowel images. The software reduces the overall time it takes to review an examination. The overview feature allows physicians to display characteristic still images of the examination on a single contact page while comparing images with explicit changes to the previous image. The entire examination can be condensed into a maximum of 2,000 still images. Contact: Lisa Koen
Public Release: 22-Oct-2009
Side-Out Foundation teams with leading medical professionals to battle breast cancer A new clinical trial sponsored by the Side-Out Foundation and its Dig Pink Volleyball Breast Cancer Awareness campaign will examine the effects of individualized treatment on patients with metastatic breast cancer. The Side-Out trial protocol will bring together the diverse skills and unique experience of community oncologists, nurses and researchers in the field molecular medicine. The study will use molecular profiling to tailor therapy for each patient based on the tumor itself. Contact: Keith Jones
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