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Carnegie Mellon researchers link health-care debate to risk of dying in US and Europe

November 6, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- The current health care debate in the United States is complicated.

1 disease, not 1 demographic

October 29, 2009

The Asian continent has nearly four billion people living in 47 different countries, and each of these groups has their own unique set of health issues.

Remotely operated vehicles and satellite tags aid turtle studies

October 28, 2009

Researchers are using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and satellite-linked data loggers to learn more about turtle behavior in commercial fishing areas and to develop new ways to avoid catching t

EPA's new green parking lot allows scientists to study permeable surfaces that may help the environment

October 28, 2009

Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground

The white stuff: Marine lab team seeks to understand coral bleaching

October 22, 2009

With technology similar to that used by physicians to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, researchers from six institutions -- including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) -- working at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) in Charleston, S.C., are studying the metabolic activity of a pathogen shown to cause coral bleaching, a serious threat to undersea reef ec

Internet fuels virtual subculture for sex trade, study finds

October 21, 2009

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Internet has spawned a virtual subculture of "johns" who share information electronically about prostitution, potentially making them harder to catch, according to a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University criminologist.

Cancer survivors may not be getting the help they need to stop smoking

October 20, 2009

More than a quarter of cancer survivors who still smoke have not been advised to quit smoking by their health care providers in the last year, according to a study published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in the current issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

As Greenland melts

October 19, 2009

Princeton, New Jersey. October 19th, 2009 ~
Not that long ago -- the blink of a geologic eye -- global temperatures were so warm that ice on Greenland could have been hard to come by. Today, the largest island in the world is covered with ice 1.6 miles thick. Even so, Greenland has become a hot spot for climate scientists. Why?

Rutgers physicists discover novel electronic properties in two-dimensional carbon structure

October 14, 2009

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Rutgers researchers have discovered novel electronic properties in two-dimensional sheets of carbon atoms called graphene that could one day be the heart of speedy and powerful electronic devices.

Looking for privacy in the clouds

October 13, 2009

DURHAM, N.C. -- Millions of Internet users have been enjoying the fun -- and free -- services provided by advertiser-supported online social networks like Facebook. But Landon Cox, a Duke University assistant professor of computer science, worries about the possible down side -- privacy problems.

Gene data tool advances prospects for personalized medicine

October 8, 2009

A sophisticated computational algorithm, applied to a large set of gene markers, has achieved greater accuracy than conventional methods in assessing individual risk for type 1 diabetes.

Corporations rethinking IT's role in cutting corporate costs, boosting productivity

October 5, 2009

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The current recession has focused top information technology executives on cost-cutting, but they are not slashing jobs the way they did in previous economic downturns, according to a 2009 benchmark report commissioned by the Society for Information Management.

First human gets new antibody aimed at rabies virus

September 30, 2009

Boston, Mass. -- MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody (MAB) developed to neutralize the rabies virus.

Forest ecologist sees climate consequences

September 14, 2009

CLIMATE CENTRAL, Princeton, NJ -- Many people worry about the link between rising bark-beetle infestations and an increase in western wildfires. But Dr. Susan Prichard, a Research Scientist at the University of Washington, adds another concern: what happens after the fires go out?

IGRT may improve outcomes for obese prostate cancer patients

September 2, 2009

Moderately to severely obese prostate cancer patients may have improved treatment outcomes when treated with image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) over traditional external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) because IGRT corrects for prostate shifts, which, if not planned for, can lead to incorrect doses of radiation to the disease site, according to a study in the September 1 issue of the Intern



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