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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Oct 25, 2011


Insomnia May Raise Heart Attack Risk
WebMD
Study researcher Lars Erik Laugsand, MD, of the Norwegian University of Science andTechnology, says more research is needed to confirm the findings in different populations and to understand how lack of sleep may affect the heart. ...
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Crimson Hexagon Announces Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Powered by patent-pending technology developed at Harvard University's Institute for Quantitative Social Science, the Crimson Hexagon ForSight(TM) platform overcomes the limits of traditional market research by delivering a real-time view of how ...
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Common Sense Media Research Documents Media Use Among Infants, Toddlers, and...
MarketWatch (press release)
This use data is an important first stop toward understanding how the prevalence of media and technology affects the development of our youngest kids." The release of today's study also serves as the launch of Common Sense Media's Program for theStudy ...
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Program inspiring young women to discover science
SignOnSanDiego.com
A study by the American Association of University Women found that stereotypes and biases continue to play roles in the disparity between the numbers of men and women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. ...
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Major remaining questions are why the Earth warmed, if it will continue ...
DailyTech
Some of the data in this study was taken from Global Historical Climatology Network, administered by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) -- a source of data also used in past studies by the NOAA...
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Technology continues to improve, advance for femtosecond laser-assisted...
OSN SuperSite
The landscape of cataract surgery is evolving as a significant technology— femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery — quickly takes shape,studies unveil promising results and competition develops across the globe. Femtosecond laser technology ...
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OSN SuperSite
Science News Digest 24th October 2011
britishscienceassociation
In the science news this week, we take a look at a new public opinion poll into geo-engineering research, a study on the effects of anti-fatigue drugs on doctors, archaeological detective work plots human hunters much earlier than previously thought...
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Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center often receives questions from visitors to our site and users of our studies about our findings and how the research behind them is carried out. In this feature, senior research staff answers questions relating to the areas ...
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STEM Education And Jobs: Declining Numbers Of Blacks Seen In Math, Science
Huffington Post
In the world of atoms and numbers, does the color of the person who studies them really matter? Many of America's technology giants say, yes. Merck has funded tens of millions of dollars in United Negro College Fund scholarships. ...
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Public Lab Develops Low-Cost Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Sensors
PBS MediaShift Idea Lab
At RISD, Sara teaches social theory and anthropology of science andtechnology to artists and designers in order to develop new "in practice" methods for Social Studies of Science. Shannon Dosemagen, co-founder of Public Laboratory for Open Technology ...
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PBS MediaShift Idea Lab
Yorktown's Priya Mohindra Named Siemens Competition Regional Finalist
Patch.com
By Plamena Pesheva Yorktown High School science research program student Priya Mohindra is the only student from Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties to be named a regional finalist of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science andTechnology. ...
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Study Hints at Possible Therapeutic Strategy to Combat Premature Birth
Sacramento Bee
Funding support for the research came in part from: Grand Challenges Explorations Initiative from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology; and an individual...
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First UCF/Sanford-Burnham Partnerships Produce Promising Cancer Research Results
HealthCanal.com
Komatsu's research provided the biological system to advance his invention. Their partnership began in 2008 when Belfield heard Komatsu present at a Sanford-Burnham weekly scientific seminar series. Komatsu is a biologist who studies the regulation of ...
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Research on Marcellus Drilling Hampered by Lack of Data, Lack of Funding, and ...
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Windle says several studies on gas drilling's impact on water supplies were slanted against the industry. But he says gas companies do respond to good science. “A perfect example is how we proactively dealt with the wastewater discharge,” said Windle. ...
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StateImpact Pennsylvania
Water saving studies for parched Perth
The Australian
The UWA research node is led by Winthrop professor Carolyn Oldham who joined the university from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1995. Professor Oldham is a specialist in water quality. She was awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching ...
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Iran Produces Anti-Cancer Drug from Reptile Venoms
Fars News Agency
"After several years of research and studies on a combination of snake and scorpion venoms, the anti-cancer drug was produced in Iran," Abbas Zare', the Director of the Venomous Animals Department of Iran's Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, ...
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Fars News Agency
COB to Present New Research on Violence - Findings on Economic and Social ...
thebahamasweekly.com
In another research study, Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematics, Physics and Technology, Yan Lyansky, compared unemployment, GDP (Gross Domestic Product), and population to the violent crime rate in order to find the best predictors of ...
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Qatar University, ConocoPhillips sign agreement
AME Info
Most importantly, it will help show chemical engineering students at Qatar University the importance of combining academic knowledge with laboratory work and applied fieldstudies and research, with the aim of achieving concrete industrial goals".
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As more use tech, child development is an issue
San Francisco Chronicle
But there's been little research or discussion about what's appropriate when it comes to all forms of exposure to media technology, Steyer said. "It's critical that we have that discussion now." Meanwhile, the main advice pediatricians and other child ...
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Oman sets up seat of Middle East studies in US
gulfnews.com
"Eleven of His Majesty's Chairs are for studies related to the Middle East and Arab and Muslim culture; two are assigned to Information Technology; two are dedicated to environmental concerns and another is for International Relations. ...
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Sharp jump in global temperatures expected within 20 years, new research warns
Vancouver Sun (blog)
A separate study by academics at Zurich's Institute for Atmospheric and ClimateScience, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the UK's Met Office Hadley Center, among others, said it would be challenging to limit temperature rises to...
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ForeSee Study Highlights Social Media Best Practices for the Federal Government
PR Newswire (press release)
Several clear themes and best practices emerging from the research are included in the report and can serve as useful guidance for other federal, state, and local governments. When government agencies adhere to the best practices that make their sites ...
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Aquino confers national scientist rank on Jesuit priest Nebres
GMANews.TV
D. Consortium in the basic sciences and the establishment of the Council for AdvancedScience and Technology Research and Development," the citation read. Nebres worked through the years to find effective ways of improving education in public school ...
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White Smile Global Inc. Announced Today the Clinical Study for the Company's ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"The White Smile Premier(TM) "At Home" LED Teeth Whitening System consolidates the best new technology available in one system and we feel very confident that the clinical study will yield results that will be undeniable." The clinical study will seek ...
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PrognosDx Health and Accium BioSciences Enter Into Collaborative and Research ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... and breakthrough epigenetic platform technology of PrognosDx with the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) platform of Accium BioSciences. AMS is an ultrasensitive detection platform used in Phase 1 clinical studies of new chemical entities. ...
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Trovus research reveals predictive modelling is ignored by Financial Services ...
Response Source (press release)
... additional research available covering technology companies and legal firms. The analyses address (1) client engagement and (2) measuring the effectiveness of marketing channels. The findings are based on unique datasets from real life casestudies.
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Bio-Images and Medimetrics partner to deliver the next generation of smart ...
News-Medical.net
In partnership with Medimetrics, they will now offer IntelliCap as an advanced tool for regional absorption studies in man, supported by a full clinical trial design and management package. The technology will reduce the time it takes to bring new ...
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New Research Uncovers Social Media Leading Trends and Best Practices
Emailwire (press release)
It has fundamentally changed the way business is conducted, services are delivered, andtechnology investments are made—and it's bigger than ever and still growing.” Theresearch findings and the supporting case studies presented at TSW combined to ...
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UCSB Research Team Advances Polymer Physics
Daily Nexus
The breakthrough in research is also the product of UCSB Biomolecular Science & Engineering Program Director Philip Pincus's studies conducted 30 years ago, Dittmore said. “In general, we had an opportunity to test out a theory that was developed by ...
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Misonix Exhibits BoneScalpel(TM) at the International Meeting on Advanced ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The meeting was hosted by the Scoliosis Research Society and was attended by approximately 800 physician opinion leaders from around the world who were exposed to the latest advancements in spinal deformity surgery. The Scoliosis Research Society ...
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Talk of the Day -- Taiwan high-tech firms step up talent hunt
eTaiwan News
In addition, the officials said the government has decided to ease restrictions to facilitate the recruitment of high-tech talent from overseas and retain people who are doing advanced studies or research in Taiwan. The Council for Economic Planning ...
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What ails the IITs
ummid.com
The teachers said the students do not read or attend classes and are just not interested in studies any more. I think the truth lies somewhere in between. A spate of news items have come up about how the IITs are slipping and that IIT students are not ...
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UCSF to Host Bay Area Science Festival Lectures at Lunchtime
UCSF News Services
Her research examines relationships among chronic stress, social status, coping processes, and neuroendocrine and metabolic sequelae. Epel has several ongoing laboratory and field studies examining stress response and the connection between stress and ...
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UCSF News Services
Research links water disinfection byproducts to ... - Science Codex
By News
This study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, suggests a possible connection to adverse health effects, including neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's. "I'm not implying that drinking disinfected water will give you ...
Science Codex - Science news,...
allAfrica.com: Cameroon: Science and technology - New research ...
Science and technology - New research results presented ... They listened to experts' reports on five studies carried out by the technical commissions. Besides ...
allafrica.com/stories/201110190838.html
How technology is changing science news | ScienceWriters (www ...
How technology is changing science news ... people are turning to the Internet as their primary source for science news; a 2006 Pew Research Center study (the ...
www.nasw.org/how-technology-changing-science-news
GW Research Team Receives Nearly $3 Million to Study Inclusive ...
GW Receives Nearly $3 Million to Study Inclusive Science, Technology, ... “We are very excited to be leading this innovative research at such a pivotal time for ... RSS feed to receive updates and notifications about University news and events. ...
www.gwu.edu/.../gwreceivesnearly3milliontostudyinclusivesci...
New Technologies Challenge Old Ideas About Early Hominid Diets ...
New assessments by researchers using the latest high-tech tools to study the diets ...at the University of Arkansas, was published in the Oct. 14 issue of Science. ...
www.redorbit.com/.../new-technologies-challenge-old-ideas-a...
Michigan Tech Researchers to Study Atmospheric Aerosols at PICO ...
Michigan Technological University ... Michigan Tech News ... Now, two majorresearch projects in a different area of atmospheric science will take advantage of ...
www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2011/october/story48109.html
Study finds 'dengue genes' (Science Alert)
The study, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, offers clues to how the body responds to ...
www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20111710-22732.html
Science Saturday: Roddenberry Research Center + Skeptic-Funded ...
Take a break and read about this week's science news! ... Roddenbery's new stem cellresearch center, the results of a skeptic-funded climate change study, .... We need this country to begin innovating again, developing better tech and then ...
trekmovie.com/.../science-saturday-roddenberry-research-cent...
NOAA again selects OSU to run marine studies institute | News ...
University Relations and Marketing News & Research Communications ... marine life, was established at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Ore., ...technology to locate and identify marine mammal species, to study migration ...
oregonstate.edu/.../noaa-again-selects-osu-run-marine-studies-i...
Growing Schizophrenic Brain Cells In A Dish Helps Neuroscientists ...
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the Kavli Institute for ....Stay up to date on the latest news of the future of science and technology from ...
www.popsci.com/.../growing-‘diseases-dish’-help-neuroscienti...
Study Identifies Molecules Used by Certain Species of Seaweed to ...
More news from Georgia Institute of Technology Research News ... The research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes ...
www.sciencenewsline.com/biology/2011101720360016.html
News | Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, All School Sites ... An interdisciplinary programme of social-science research designed to improve fire safety and ...
www.stis.ed.ac.uk/news/2011/better_fire_safety

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