Leading scientists rank endangered dolphins, porpoises most in need of immediate action
Leading marine scientists for the first time have assessed dolphin and porpoise populations around the world which are severely threatened by entanglement in fishing gear and recommended nine urgent priorities for action in a report commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund. These nine projects highlight species threatened by bycatch that will most likely benefit from immediate action and will cont...3D ultrasound device poised to advance minimally invasive surgery
Three-dimensional ultrasound probes built by researchers at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering have imaged the beating hearts of dogs. The engineers said their demonstration showed that the probes could give surgeons a better view during human endoscopic surgeries in which operations are performed through tiny "keyhole" incisions. If the probes prove beneficial in human testing, the advanc...NJIT engineer poised to take stem cell research a step forward
Treena Arinzeh, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) who is one of the nation's leading stem cell researchers, has received two grants that will help her bring the promise of stem cell research a step closer to reality. Arinzeh received a $700,000 grant from the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research, a state agency that fu...Exotic crab poised for widespread UK invasion
An exotic type of crab is spreading at an alarming rate throughout Britain's coast and rivers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Newcastle upon T...Wisconsin Manufacturing Poised For a Barrons Bounce
Plymouth, Wis. - After years of discouraging words about the manufacturing prairie and pejorative phrases like Rust Belt, Wisconsin got a much needed boost from a Barrons Magazine story entitled Rust Removal in its December 8, 2003 edition. In an interview with Jeff Gendell, a hedge-fund manager for the $1 Billion Tontine A...Improved Communication may Help to Accept the Death of Loved Ones With Poise
Hospitals that use a simple strategy of enhancing communication with family members of patients dying in the intensive care unit can greatly reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression after their loved one dies, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Francisco on Monday, May 21. The multicenter trial...