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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, May 05, 2011

Virtual reality shows promise for stroke patients
Reuters
Their findings, based on 12 earlier studies, appear in the journal Stroke. Five of the studies directly tested the technology against standard rehab such as physical therapy, while the rest used weaker research methods. In total, 195 patients who were ...
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Reuters
Africa Education ministers set for Nairobi meet
Daily Nation
Besides promoting science and technology PAU shall also link scientific research to economic development in the region. According to the Union, approximately 20000 dons leave African universities annually the single most factor which has led to poor ...
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Daily Nation
HeartMath® Introduces Their New emWave2® -- A Mobile Stress Relief Technology ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
A leader in personal wellness technology, HeartMath® LLC announced today the release of their newest product based on the science of emotions and human performance, the emWave2®. The emWave2 is the second generation personal stress reliever from ...
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Dr. Pannuti's paper selected for 'Astrophysics and Space Science'
Morehead State University News
“NGC 300 – a nearby spiral galaxy located in the Sculptor Group of galaxies (the nearest major group of galaxies to our own) – is well-suited for these studies. The research team's analysis of the Chandra X-ray observations of NGC 300 helped complement ...
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Morehead State University News
US chases elusive currency-detection technology
Reuters
To counter the threat, DHS would invest in research and development of "non-intrusive bulk currency detection technology," the document said. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate last year solicited firms to build "a device that will search for ...
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Council Reviews R&D Center Projects
The FINANCIAL
“We've had a brilliant and fruitful advisory meeting,” Abdul-Hamid said. The council “will continue to play a major role in the future, helping the R&DC to become a leading global center for oil and gas research and technology,” he added.
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Dental School Praised for Bringing Oral Health Research Home
UMB News
Basic dental science often helps ease health disparities, a panel of leading oral health experts said at the first town hall meeting of the Friends of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (FNIDCR), held at the University of ...
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Obesity is bad, we get that
The Guardian
There is a lot to do in terms of challenging perceptions." There is. And studies that help us to do exactly that are of far greater value than the research that tells us what might happen to us if these answers are not found.
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The Guardian
Independent Research Demonstrates Ability of Vicor Technologies' PD2i(R ...
Marketwire (press release)
This brings the total number of published manuscripts of studies involving Vicor's PD2i ® nonlinear algorithm to 60. Vicor Technologies is a biotechnology company focused on the commercialization of its PD2i Analyzer™, an innovative, non-invasive ...
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Harvard Medical School Faculty Advances Drug Safety Research With IBM Business ...
R & D Magazine
... will use IBM business analytics technology at the core of new research that examines the effectiveness of prescription drugs and spots potential safety issues. Harvard Medical research teams are conducting advanced pharmacoepidemiology studies that ...
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Institute for Integrated Catalysis: New Name, New Leader, New Direction
R & D Magazine
"Through these and other international research collaborations, the IIC has advanced the science and technology of catalysis while also cementing its reputation as a world-leading catalysis research center." For Lercher, being director of the IIC will ...
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R & D Magazine
Swedish Study Finds Surgery For Prostate Cancer Better Than Waiting
Vermont Public Radio
For men diagnosed with prostate cancer, uncertainty about what to do remains a big problem, despite years of research on the options. Now, a Swedish study suggest that radical prostatectomy — complete removal of the prostate gland — is better than ...
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InVivo Therapeutics and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Form Strategic ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Key components of the research collaboration agreement include: "This collaboration provides a tremendous opportunity for our technology platform," said Frank Reynolds, CEO of InVivo Therapeutics. "To date, InVivo has been focused primarily on acute ...
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Generex Announces Application of Antigen Express Technology
Drug Discovery & Development
The study, entitled: "Recognition of Ii-Key/MHC Class II Epitope Hybrids Derived from Proinsulin and GAD Peptides by T Cells in Type 1 Diabetes" appears in the April issue of the international peer-reviewed journal Hormone and Metabolism Research. ...
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Heat Waves Putting Pressure on Nuclear Power's Outmoded Cooling Technologies
Reuters
Climate change studies published in research journals such as Science and the Journal of Climate project longer and more intense heat waves over the next century worldwide, adding constraints to water-intensive power systems. ...
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Cotton candy-like fibers repair wounds
Missouri S&T News and Research
Hard-to-heal open wounds may have met their match in the form of a cottony glass material developed at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The glass fiber material could become a source of relief for diabetics fighting infections. ...
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Anti-Leukotrienes as Good as Standard Asthma Therapy
MedPage Today
The study was supported by grants from Merck Sharp & Dohme (which makes the LTRA montelukast [Singulair]), AstraZeneca (which makes zafirlukast [Accolate]), the Health Technology Assessment Program, Clement Clarke International, and Research in Real ...
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CUNY School of Professional Studies Announces New Online Degrees in Health ...
PR Newswire (press release)
NEW YORK, May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS) is delighted to announce that its new online Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management and online Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology ...
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New research suggests dramatic shift in understanding of personalized medicine
EurekAlert (press release)
To date, genomic studies have overwhelmingly focused on populations with European ancestry, causing concerns about the applicability of their findings to determine disease risk and responsiveness to therapies for non-European, and in particular, ...
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AHRQ examines IT's impact on drug management
ModernHealthcare.com
They indicate there is substantial evidence that “care processes such as medication errors, time for tasks, workflow and knowledge, skills, and attitudes can be improved” with the use of technology, the report said. But few studies evaluated clinical ...
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Youth market research survey welcomes input
Bizcommunity.com
Research into cellphone applications, the Internet and other technologies are a core part of the research into this market, as is the way these technologies shape various differing attitudes across age groups. "The impact of both these studies is in ...
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End of Shift: An Open Door
Nurse.com
I learned about good clinical practice, which provides the foundation for the ethical and safe execution of clinical research. I pored over case studies illustrating the need for administrative laws to protect the human rights of study participants. ...
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AVI BioPharma Initiates Clinical Studies for Two RNA-Based Therapeutic ...
Marketwire (press release)
Preclinical studies of AVI-6002 and AVI-6003 have been a collaborative effort between AVI and scientists at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), the US Department of Defense's (DOD) lead medical research laboratory ...
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Key findings on renewable energy by U.N. panel
Reuters
"Research into these possible effects is nascent," it said. COSTS/TECHNOLOGY - "The levelized cost of energy for many RE technologies is currently higher than market energy prices, though in other cases RE is already economically competitive. ...
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How to save electricity
Independent Online
Studies have shown, for example, that someone who typically drinks, say, 10 units a week, and is told that five units is the norm, will reduce their consumption. Project leader Dr Jon Bird, a Brighton resident and research associate in the Open ...
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Independent Online
Amicus Therapeutics Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results and ...
PR Newswire (press release)
We see this approach as an important extension of our science and a validation of the broader therapeutic potential of our pharmacological chaperone technology. Amicus is in a position of strategic and financial strength due to the positive momentum of ...
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Journal of American College of Cardiology Publishes Study Evaluating the First ...
Business Wire (press release)
The study enrolled eight patients with coronary artery disease indicated for elective PCI at the Corbic Research Institute in Envigado, Colombia. The lead-authors of the study, Dr. Giora Weisz, interventional cardiologist at New York-Presbyterian ...
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FOR KIDS: Watson a game-changer for science
Science News
Artificial intelligence: A branch of science that studies how to make machines think like humans. Also known as AI. Bytes: A basic unit of stored information capable of designating a single character, such as a letter or number. ...
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75% of U.S. Physicians Own Some Form of Apple Device According to New ...
Business Wire (press release)
Taking the Pulse ® US is Manhattan Research's annual market research study and syndicated advisory service focused on how US physicians use the Internet, digital media, mobile devices and other technologies for professional purposes and patient ...
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Ferrucci, RPI grad, named IBM Fellow
Albany Times Union
"For all of us at IBM, our work is grounded in the belief that teams of dedicated women and men, applying intelligence, science and technology, can tackle the biggest problems and make the world literally work better." Ferrucci was the principal ...
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Research and Markets: Dialing In: Enhancing the Call Center Experience
Business Wire (press release)
Investigates the future direction of telephone banking as technology develops. Provides case studies of best practice examples from across the globe. Despite advances in other channels, consumers and financial services providers agree that call centers ...
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CMU's Classroom Salon Uses Social Networking to Tap Collective Intelligence of ...
Centre Daily Times
About Carnegie Mellon University: Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. ...
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Discovery Labs' Aerosolized KL4 Surfactant Program Data Presented at the ...
GlobeNewsWire (press release)
While remaining focused on Surfaxin Complete Response activities, we have meaningfully advanced our aerosolization technology. Dr. Wolfson's study provides guidance for future clinical dosing strategies for our Aerosurf program. ...
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Research and Markets: Opportunities in Indian Gaming Sector
Business Wire (press release)
The report studies the Indian gaming sector by categorizing it into four segments: console gaming, mobile gaming, PC gaming and online gaming. The research probes into the various challenges faced by the Indian gaming sector like limited government ...
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DMS receives $100000 grant for polio research
The Dartmouth
Grand Challenges Explorations, which was launched in 2008, offers grants for teams pursuing research to create new sanitation technologies, develop a cure for HIV and expedite the eradication of polio, among other areas of interest, according to the ...
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UCSB Faculty Elected to NAS
Santa Barbara Edhat
Gazzaniga's research includes cognitive neuroscience and split-brain research. He conducts research on how the brain enables mind. He studies special patient populations using a variety of methodologies, including visual psychophysics, brain imaging, ...
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ARIAD Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results and Development Progress
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
ARIAD completed three exclusive out-license agreements for separate aspects of its ARGENT™ cell-signaling regulation technology. These agreements leverage ARIAD's early investment in this innovative science, while providing the company with value ...
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NASA reviews city SEMAA Program
Martinsville Bulletin
The purpose of the program is to get youth interested in math and science and to inspire them to pursue careers or studies in science, technology, engineering or math — the STEM fields. NASA conducts surveys at the end of each quarter. ...
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Nanotech Roadmap Links Academia, Industry, Government
Newswise (press release)
A map would help dramatically, in much the same way a recently published “Nanoinformatics 2020 Roadmap” is expected to enable and enhance connections among nanotechnology science and engineering researchers, manufacturers and interested government ...
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Hansen Medical Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
Marketwire (press release)
New Agreements with Philips on Fiber Optic Shape Sensing and Localization (FOSSL) technology and Vascular Robotic System with upfront $29 million payments; approximately $23 million for FOSSL technology, with up to an additional $78 million in future ...
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Webcam technology used to measure medications' effects on the ...
The technology provides a simple approach to perform evaluative studies of different drugs effects on cardiac cells. Cardiotoxicity is a significant problem in drug development, with more than 30 percent of drugs withdrawn from the market ... UCLA scientists isolate the first stages of tissue production in human embryonic stem cells 07/20/10 − Scientists at the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center have described a population of cells that mark the very first stage of ...
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Technology to identify genes
Science and technology news ... (Medical Xpress) -- King's researchers in the Division of Cancer Studies have ... more news. Relevant PhysicsForums posts ...
www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-technology-genes.html
Technology to identify genes | CrazyChucks Science and Technology News
(Medical Xpress) -- King's researchers in the Division of Cancer Studies have developed new technology for the ... Science News - Saturday, 2 April ...
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