Innovative collaboration brings Arctic science into the classroom
An upcoming expedition to study the Yukon and Mackenzie Rivers is not simply a research project for R. Max Holmes, an associate scientist at The Woods Hole Research Center. It is also a means to integrate education and outreach into his work. In June and July, Dr. Holmes, an ecosystem scientist with broad interests in the responses and feedbacks of ecosystems to environmental and global ch...Proteomics brings researchers closer to understanding microbes that produce acid mine drainage
A pink, bacterial scum on the floor of an abandoned mine seems an unlikely place to study community development, but a biological breakthrough is allowing University of California, Berkeley, researchers to probe the give and take in this microbial mat. Last year, the UC Berkeley team joined with the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute to pluck out the genomes of the five dominan...Alliance Brings E-Business Technologies to Wisconsin Manufacturers
MADISON, Wis Small and mid-sized business in the state will soon be able to benefit from a new alliance announced today between Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) and the University of Wisconsin-Madisons Consortium for Global e-Commerce (UW CGEC) which will bring e-business technologies to local manufacturers. Helping Wisconsin manufacturers apply e-business technologie...Early Stage, Step 8: Misclassifying workers brings risk
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Developed as a result of feedback from contestants in a regional business competition, the Family and Friends Innovation Development Fund will be established as a pilot project for the rem...Lure of the home turf brings back NRI doctors
WE are seeing the first signs of a reverse brain drain in the healthcaresector, which is expected to only grow over time. The emergence of moderncorporate and investorowned hospitals in the country is steadily luring moreand more NRI doctors back to home turf. And unlike other sectors, where compensations at par with international levelshave been the main draw, doctors are actually ta...Fame brings wealth but not health
According to researchers in France Oscar winning screenwriters have a lower life expectancy than nominees who do not win. Wealth and status can certainly improve your health and longevity - but it doesn't always follow. //A team at Women's Hospital, Texas, reveal the health risks of winning an Academy Award. They looked at all 700 screenwriters ever nominated for an Oscar and find that...Education in women brings sounder sleep
A research team from Taiwan had found out that sex differences in sleep patterns do exist, with //insomnia affecting women more than men. The researchers had carried out a national survey of 39,588 people of the age group pf 15 years and older in the city of Taiwan. The researchers considered several factors other than gender differences, like the social roles and socio economic status....Cancer drug brings relief to patients of Crohn’s Diseas
Researchers have discovered that the use of the drug sargramostim,// also known as Leukine, have helped the patients of Crohn’s disease recover totally from their symptoms. The drug sargramostim is generally used for treating cancer patients who are going through chemotherapy. Crohn’s disease is the condition that causes inflammation of the small intestine. This can cause pain and di...India’s smallest premature baby brings immense joy to Indian parent
The quality of health care in India has greatly improved over the few years and continues to do so. Adding proof to the above statement is the achievement where a premature baby of less than 26 weeks //has been saved due to appropriate medical care. This will be the third case of saving such babies. A full term pregnancy means the foetus completes nine months and a week. If the baby is d...