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| Teens making poor choices when it comes to riding in vehicles Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Meharry Medical College) Car crashes are the No. 1 killer of US teens. While states are passing laws to help teen drivers, little thought is being given to their habits as passengers. A new study by Meharry Medical College uncovers a public health crisis and offers a solution to the problem. |
| Fingerprint breakthrough hope in US double murder probe Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Leicester) Technique developed by University of Leicester and Northamptonshire police. |
| Government focuses on supply chains Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Carbon Disclosure Project) The Carbon Disclosure Project, a collaboration of some 385 institutional investors including Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and HSBC, has extended its traditional work in the private sector to the public sector where it is actively assisting government and local government organizations to assess greenhouse gas emissions through their supply chains. |
| Ecological Society of America criticizes administration's overhaul of the Endangered Species Act Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Ecological Society of America) The Ecological Society of America today criticized the Bush administration's Aug. 15 proposal to reinterpret the Endangered Species Act, which would impose regulatory changes eliminating the requirement for federal projects to undergo independent scientific review. The proposal would allow federal agencies to decide for themselves whether their projects would harm endangered animals and plants. |
| DOE official cites need for major breakthroughs to cope with climate change Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(American Chemical Society) Meeting the world's growing energy demands while minimizing global warming will be one on the biggest challenges humanity has every faced, said Dr. Raymond Orbach, the US Department of Energy's Under Secretary for Science, in the first of two special podcasts on "Confronting Climate Change" from the American Chemical Society's podcast series, "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions." |
| Fingerprint analysis technique could be used to identify bombmakers Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Leicester) University of Leicester experts have held discussions with military personnel in Afghanistan following the discovery of new technology to identify fingerprints on metal. |
| OHSU commercial collaborations have surged Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Oregon Health & Science University) Industry research collaborations -- or sponsored research agreements -- entered into by Oregon Health & Science University produced income in fiscal year 2008 of nearly $10 million, the OHSU Office of Technology & Research Collaborations reported today. |
| Troubled children hurt peers' test scores, behavior Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of California - Davis) Troubled children hurt their classmates' math and reading scores and worsen their behavior, University of California, Davis, research shows. |
| Disease Management journal changes name and expands focus to population health management Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Reflecting the expanding scope of chronic disease care and the impact of economic, social, cultural and environmental factors on health care systems and practices, DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance and publisher Mary Ann Liebert Inc. have renamed the peer-reviewed journal of DMAA Population Health Management. |
| Anti-psychotic drug use in the elderly increases despite drug safety warnings Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Canadian Medical Association Journal) Three regulatory warnings of serious adverse events slowed the growth of use of atypical antipsychotic drugs among elderly patients with dementia, but they did not reduce the overall prescription rate of these drugs, found a research analysis of prescription drug claims data in Ontario. |
| Health journalists face translation challenge, MU researchers find Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Missouri-Columbia) University of Missouri researchers conducted a national survey and found that the majority of health journalists have not had specialized training in health reporting and face challenges in communicating new medical science developments. Of the journalists surveyed, only 18 percent had specialized training in health reporting and only 6.4 percent reported that a majority of their readers change health behaviors based on the information they provide. |
| High-tech innovations needed to help prevent economic crisis in health care and improve quality Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(IEEE-USA) The United States should develop a comprehensive strategy on the growing need for technological innovations to help prevent the impending economic crisis in health care and to improve the quality and convenience of care, according to a report from the 2007 conference "Economic Strategy for Health Care through Standards and Technologies." |
| The big gulp: consumers avoid extremes in soda sizes Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Chicago Press Journals) As portion sizes have increased, Americans' waistlines have expanded. And as a new study demonstrates, consumers are tricked into drinking more soft drinks when retailers eliminate small drink sizes. |
| Public involvement usually leads to better environmental decision making Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(National Academy of Sciences) When done correctly, public participation improves the quality of federal agencies' decisions about the environment, says a new report from the National Research Council. |
| The challenge of paying for quality nursing care Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(SAGE Publications) It costs money to improve the quality of nursing care through work environment changes or increases in staffing but those costs may be offset through improved nursing satisfaction and patient outcomes, according to research in a special issue of Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice published by SAGE. |
| Department of Defense awards $35M to support local brain injury research Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Of the more than 1.5 million people who suffer a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States, as many as 75 percent sustain a concussion, a brain injury that is classified as mild yet can lead to long-term or permanent impairments and disabilities. A consortium of physicians and scientists in the Houston region is now undertaking a research initiative to improve diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury and develop innovative treatment strategies. |
| Energy secretary, IEEE-member industry leader to deliver keynote addresses during GridWeek 2008 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(IEEE-USA) US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and Enrique Santacana, president and CEO of ABB Inc., will be the keynote speakers during GridWeek 2008 in Washington, an annual gathering of smart grid stakeholders and thought leaders. |
| Forward planning release from the BA Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(The BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science)) The BA Festival of Science will be in Liverpool Sept. 6-11, bringing over 350 of the UK's top scientists and engineers to discuss the latest developments in science with the public. In addition to talks and debates at the University of Liverpool, there will be a host of events throughout the city as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations. |
| Climate change could be impetus for wars, other conflicts, expert says Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Some international-security experts say that climate-change-related damage to global ecosystems and the resulting competition for natural resources may increasingly serve as triggers for wars and other conflicts in the future. |
| U of M scholar and colleagues link tobacco industry's marketing to youth smoking Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Minnesota) The National Cancer Institute released a report today, co-edited by University of Minnesota professor Barbara Loken, that reaches the government's strongest conclusion to date that tobacco marketing and depictions of smoking in movies promote youth smoking. |
| New report says dietary supplements for horses, dogs and cats need better regulation Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(National Academy of Sciences) The growing use of animal dietary supplements has raised several concerns, including the safety of specific supplements and the approaches taken to determine their safeness. |
| 104th APSA Annual Meeting, world's largest for the study of politics, in Boston Aug. 28-31 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(American Political Science Association) The 104th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association will convene from Aug. 28-31 in Boston at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston Marriott Copley Place and Sheraton Boston. The meeting is the world's largest gathering of political scientists and observers of politics and 7,000 participants are expected to attend over 1,000 panel sessions and events. |
| Rutgers among 4 institutions sharing $10M grant for advanced computer science research Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Rutgers University) The National Science Foundation has awarded a $10 million grant for innovative computer science and engineering research to a group of institutions that includes Rutgers University. The grant funds studies into the complexity of certain mathematical and computer science problems, an issue that underpins the security of communications and financial transactions over the Internet. The five-year grant, led by Princeton University, includes investigators at Rutgers, New York University and the Institute for Advanced Study. |
| Rice University study: Americans need to save paycheck to paycheck Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Rice University) Americans are better at saving money when they set goals in the near future -- such as next month -- rather than the more distant future, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and Old Dominion University. The study was presented this month at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. |
| New York Stem Cell Foundation announces third annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(New York Stem Cell Foundation) The New York Stem Cell Foundation will hold its third annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference Oct. 14-15 in New York City. |
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