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Frost & Sullivan: North American Government Biometrics Markets Thrive With Active R&D Thrust
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Security issues constantly remain under the spotlight in the government vertical. Local, regional, and national government organizations look to biometric systems because of their advantages in accuracy, convenience, and time efficiency...UAB students' Nintendo Wii CPR earns American Heart Association support
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The American Heart Association has pledged $50,000 to fund the work of University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) biomedical engineering undergraduate students who are working to develop a computer program that teaches CPR using hand-held remote controls from the Nintendo Wii vide...Scholthof named 2009 American Phytopathological Society Fellow
Dr. Herman Scholthof, professor of plant pathology and microbiology at Texas A&M University, has been named a 2009 American Phytopathological Society Fellow. Scholthof, who also has an appointment with Texas AgriLife Research, will receive the honor during the society's annual meeting Au...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Newly Discovered Interferon Response May Offer Early Control of H5N1 Influenza Virus Researchers from Georgia suggest that the cell-signaling protein, interferon type 1, reduced H5N1 influenza virus replication in mice and may offer some degree of protection in the early stages of infection. ...USC researchers present diabetes findings at American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions
New Orleans, LA June 4, 2009---Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California will present new findings at the American Diabetes Association's scientific sessions June 5 9 in New Orleans, LA. Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty, students and post-doct...Seventy-three scientists elected to the American Academy of Microbiology
Seventy-three microbiologists have been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. Fellows of the Academy are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbi...Tips from the American Journal of Pathology
Stromal Caveolin-1 Predicts Breast Cancer Prognosis Two articles in the June 2009 issue of the American Journal of Pathology demonstrate the role of stromal caveolin-1 expression as a prognostic marker for breast cancer progression. These articles are highlighted by an accompanying Comment...University of Texas at Austin engineer elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
AUSTIN, TexasAdam Heller, an acclaimed chemical engineering research professor and professor emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected a fellow into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS), along with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela, actor James Earl Jones, U...Springer partners with the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Springer has entered into an agreement with the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) to publish The Encyclopedia of Molecular Life Sciences. The 11-volume work will be published in print and electronically in 2012. Society members will have free access to the online edi...Study reveals potential to amass more carbon in eastern North American forests
MADISON With climate change looming, the hunt for places that can soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is on. Obvious "sinks" for the greenhouse gas include the oceans and the enormous trees of tropical rainforests. But temperate forests also play a role, and new research now suggests t...Study reveals potential to amass more carbon in eastern North American forests
MADISON With climate change looming, the hunt for places that can soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is on. Obvious "sinks" for the greenhouse gas include the oceans and the enormous trees of tropical rainforests. But temperate forests also play a role, and new research now suggests t...News from the April 2009 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
CHICAGO The April issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features research studies focusing on vegetarian eating plans; dietary quality among children; and relationships between eating habits and metabolic syndrome. Vegetarians Face Increased Risk of Eating Disorders Wh...Tips from the American Journal of Pathology
Tracking Acute Kidney Injury Dr. Eisei Noiri and colleagues at the University of Tokyo, Japan identified a novel biomarker to monitor acute kidney injury. They present their data in the April 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology . Acute kidney injury may be reversible if tre...The American Association for Cancer Research congratulates Margaret Hamburg, M.D.
PHILADELPHIA The American Association for Cancer Research extends its sincere congratulations to Margaret Hamburg, M.D., on her nomination to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As FDA commissioner, Hamburg will oversee the advancement of cutting-edge products and therapies that are c...News from the March 2009 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
The March issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features research studies focusing on eating habits of consumers at all stages of the life cycle, from children and adolescents to middle-aged and elderly adults. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among U.S. Children Childr...Honest crabs, power to the hungry, nice mice and clever meerkats: News from the American Naturalist
For copies of any of these articles, please contact Kevin Stacey at 773-834-0386 or kstacey@press.uchicago.edu . HOW OFTEN DO ANIMALS LIE ABOUT THEIR INTENTIONS? An article by Princeton Biologist Mark Laidre suggests that when an animal signals an intent to attack, chances are it's not bl...Carnegie's Doug Koshland elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Baltimore, MDDouglas E. Koshland, staff scientist at Carnegie's Department of Embryology, has been elected one of 72 Fellows by the American Academy of Microbiology. Fellows are annually elected "through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and ...Park Ridge, Ill. (February 4, 2009) A large body of science supports the beneficial role eggs play in a healthful diet. Eggs provide high-quality protein for growth, muscle strength and energy and promote weight management. Key nutrients found in eggs have also been shown to reduce the risk of ne...
News from the February 2009 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
CHICAGO The February issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features research studies focusing on everyday eating habits of consumers. Americans Are More Aware of Trans Fats, But Not Its Sources American consumer awareness of trans fats increased during a one-year period ...Carnegie's Joe Berry elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Stanford, CAJoseph A. Berry, staff scientist at Carnegie's Department of Global Ecology, has been elected a 2009 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The honor is bestowed on those who "have attained acknowledged eminence in the Earth and space sciences." AGU members nominate potential ...News from the January 2009 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
CHICAGO The January issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features research studies focusing on everyday eating habits of consumers. Researchers look at why sack lunches may not always meet the nutritional needs of preschool children and how making time for meals directly in...Tips from the American Journal of Pathology
Fat Tissue Is Sensitive to Irradiation Researchers led by Dr. Batrice Cousin at Institut Louis Bugnard found that irradiation damages fat tissue. They report their findings in the January 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology . Radiation therapy directed at cancer management a...UT faculty members win American Heart Association awards for advancing research
Faculty members at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-Houston) were honored for their work in the fight against heart disease at the 2008 American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. Heart disease is the nation's No. 1 killer. UT faculty members ...13 UCR faculty members recognized by American Association for the Advancement of Science
RIVERSIDE, Calif. Thirteen UC Riverside researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Including this years fellows, the total number of UCR faculty members who have been recognized with AAAS Fellow distinction is 172. Election as a fellow...Clemson physicist Apparao Rao named Fellow of the American Physical Society
CLEMSON Clemson University professor of physics and astronomy Apparao Rao has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Fellows are elected by their peers for outstanding contributions to physics. Fellowship is limited to no more than one half of 1 percent of the membership. Rao wa...News from the December 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
CHICAGO The December issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features research studies focusing on the everyday eating habits of consumers. Researchers look at why fast foods continue to be a popular meal choice and methods for adding healthier foods to a person's diet. St...Queen's University biologists find new environmental threat in North American lakes
Kingston, ON A new and insidious environmental threat has been detected in North American lakes by researchers from Queen's and York universities. Along with scientists from several Canadian government laboratories, the team has documented biological damage caused by declining levels of calciu...Latin American Science Initiative Puts Tropical Rainforest Diversity Online
Tropical plant guidebooks are written largely by scholars from museums and universities in the U.S. and Europe where plant collections are housed. Researchers and conservationists in countries where the plants were originally collected may not have access to tools for understanding some of the mos...West Nile's North American spread described
The rapid spread of West Nile virus in North America over the past decade is likely to have long-lasting ecological consequences throughout the continent, according to an article in the November issue of BioScience . The mosquito-borne virus, which was little known before its emergence in New Yo...News from the November 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
November is American Diabetes Month and the Journal of the American Dietetic Association takes a closer look at how family income can have an affect on a child's risk for the disease. Other studies in the issue take a closer look at children's health including the effect that counseling and incr...North American environmental commission launches trinational vaquita conservation plan
Mexicali, Mexico, 28 October 2008 In response to the urgent need to save the vaquita porpoise, the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States asked the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to formulate a strategy to support Mexico's efforts to recover the world's most-endangere...Indiana University research at American Public Health Association meeting
Caregivers in a pickle People taking care of more than one generation -- such as their children and parents -- engaged in fewer healthy behaviors, found a study by researchers from Indiana University and Arizona State University. As the U.S. population continues to age, more and more midlife ...Scientists map soils on an extinct American volcano
MADISON, WI, October 20, 2008 | Union County New Mexico is a landscape of striking diversity. Out of expansive rangelands rise sporadic yet majestic cinder cone volcanoes and mesas preserved by basalt, part of the Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field. Capulin volcano, formed approximately 62,000 years ago...The American Society of Human Genetics hosts 58th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
BETHESDA, MD October 7, 2008 The world's top scientists and clinicians in the human genetics field will gather in Philadelphia to present their latest research findings at the 58th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) from Tuesday, November 11, through Saturday, Novemb...News from the October 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
CHICAGO Research studies featured in the October 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association include: Dietary Restraint and Gestational Weight Gain Learner-Centered Nutrition Education Improves Folate Intake and Food-Related Behaviors in Non-Pregnant, Low-Income Women of Childbearing ...Silent streams? Escalating endangerment for North American freshwater fish
Nearly 40 percent of fish species in North American streams, rivers and lakes are now in jeopardy, according to the most detailed evaluation of the conservation status of freshwater fishes in the last 20 years. The 700 fishes now listed represent a staggering 92 percent increase over the 364 l...NYU, American Museum of Natural History receive $1.6 million NSF grant
New York University and the American Museum of Natural History have received a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to explore plant evolution and to create a public database that provides information about the structure and inferred function of proteins found in two plant genom...Highlights from the September 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
In May 2006, an agreement was reached by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the American Beverage Association on voluntary sales restrictions on "competitive foods" such as soft drinks at schools. However, researchers at Pardee Rand Graduate School say limiting the availability of soft dr...Unprecedented accuracy and oblique imagery offer new possibilities for Insurance, Utilities, Real Estate and Mortgage/Banking Industries ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Pictometry International Corp., a leading provider of geo-referenced aerial image libraries whose proprietary tech...
Highlights from the August 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Is Low among Black Men Despite efforts to stress the importance of eating fruits and vegetables, daily consumption of these foods among men remains low, particularly among black men, according to researchers at Columbia and Temple universities, the University of ...Other TagstaxtaxtaxrevenueWARFWARFacquisitionacquisitionIPOIPOIPOIPOIPOIPOIPOOther Contentschromatidschromatidssistersistersistersistersistersisterspecificspecificspecificspecificspecificspecificspecificspecificspecificspecificskeletalskeletalskeletalskeletalskeletalskeletalskeletalskeletalskeletalmoldsmoldsmoldsmoldsmoldsmoldsslimeslimeintestineintestineintestineintestineintestineintestine
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