SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Apr 28, 2013

Research study on Youths' Internet/addictedness Bahrain News Agency Manama: April 28 -- (BNA)-- A new scientific research study on the subject of: (Youths' Internet Addictedness and Ethical Values recommended in the Kingdom of Bahrain) conducted by University of Bahrain (UoB)'s Assistant Professor, Dr. Hashim Awad, ... See all stories on this topic » Bahrain News Agency

Google searches predict market moves BBC News Web searches are increasingly integral to our decision-making, and because of its dominance among search engines, Google data have already proven their worth in big-data studies. ... The researchers have already been approached by executives within the ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Scientist helps boost intelligence studies VietNamNet Bridge After the Viet Nam conference, the Le Quy Don Club in Poland was set up to support Vietnamese who experienced difficulties in Poland by providing activities in education, training and scientific research, Thanh said. Deputy head of the club Dr Dao Duy ... See all stories on this topic » VietNamNet Bridge

Student helps make strides in scientific research The Miami Hurricane That passion has bloomed into major academic achievements, including his most recent award, a Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to pursue his Ph.D. For Ruiz, majoring in biomedical engineering and English is ... See all stories on this topic »

SQU prof wins US Prize in Natural Sciences Oman Daily Observer Dr Salma works as Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at the Faculty ofScience in SQU. She is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and the first Omani woman to get a professorship and the first Omani to get PhD in chemistry. See all stories on this topic »

HemoShear to Present Cardiovascular Drug Discovery Insights at Leading ... The Herald | HeraldOnline.com ATVB is the world's leading scientific conference focusing on advancement of scientific researchin vascular diseases. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120416/PH86899LOGO ). HemoShear's studies provide human-relevant data and models that ... See all stories on this topic »

Shackleton's centenary scholarship to encourage scientific research in South ... MercoPress The many events marking next year's centenary include a valuable £10,000 scholarship to encourage scientific research relating to the region. This initiative has been launched by the Shackleton Scholarship Fund (SSF) for what it calls 'flagship ... See all stories on this topic » MercoPress

Do patents hurt or hinder research? Boston.com (blog) A study of two sets of genes sequenced during the Human Genome Project a decade ago suggests that intellectual property rights protecting gene sequences reduced scientific research and product development by 20 to 30 percent. Scientists studying ... See all stories on this topic »

Earth's Core Temperature 1000 Degrees Hotter Than Previously Measured ... Huffington Post Earth's internal engine is running about 1,000 degrees Celsius (about 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than previously measured, providing a better explanation for how the planet generates a magnetic field, a new study has found. A team of scientists ... See all stories on this topic »

Should those with a vested interest comment on minimum alcohol pricing? The Guardian (blog) Alcohol policy decisions will never be based purely on scientific research, but the authors of the study argue that allowing companies with a vested interest in promoting alcohol sales to comment on the scientific evidence is not in the public interest ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

I am a research scientist, and that's why I drink The Guardian Having studied for 8 years to obtain this position, I count myself as one of the lucky ones to have had my temporary research contract extended until February 2014. When this ends, the likelihood is that to stay working in the field that I ... that ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Pre-clinical results on naproxcinod in models of muscular dystrophy presented ... Wall Street Journal ... Scientific Conference in Washington, DC. The research study data were presented in a poster entitled "Long-term treatment with naproxcinod significantly improves skeletal and cardiac disease phenotype in mdx mouse model of dystrophy" (poster #175 ... See all stories on this topic »

If you love them, don't smack them Telegraph.co.uk (blog) It is not my intention in this instance to contest the argument on the grounds of scientific research.Studies go every which way; one can always dig up conflicting studies and argue about them, and experts do this all the time. And I'm no expert. But ... See all stories on this topic »

What Do Scientific Studies Show? New York Times (blog) What use are scientific results if they are so frequently reversed? But the problem is typically not with the science but with the reporting. In both the above examples, earlier studies had shown a correlation but not a causal connection. They had not ... See all stories on this topic »

South Georgia 'area' will be surveyed by Argentine scientific research vessel MercoPress Argentina's scientific research vessel “Dr. Eduardo L. Holmberg” left on Friday from Mar del Plata for the South Georgia area for a thirty day cruise in the framework of the Convention for the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources, CCAMLR ... See all stories on this topic » MercoPress

20th century 'hottest in 1400 years' - The Age The Age Scientists have found that 1971-2000 was warmer than any other time in nearly 1400 years. Photo: Glenn Campbell. Warming over the 20th century produced the hottest global average temperatures in 1400 years, a major scientific research project has found ... See all stories on this topic »

Women In Science Disadvantaged: Work By Male Scientists Associated With ... Huffington Post And now, new research from Ohio State University has found that, not only are scientific articles written by men thought to be higher quality than those written by women, but also that people are more interested in collaborating with male scientists ... See all stories on this topic »

Nine Ministers, Seven Governors Discuss Sinai Development AllAfrica.com Minister of Scientific Research Nadia Zakhari stressed the ministry is working hard to maximize the benefits of researches and scientific studies and to realize progress in Egypt in general and in Sinai in particular. This came during the opening ... See all stories on this topic »

Jamaica now at forefront of cancer research, says Dr Lowe Jamaica Observer The research paper — published in Cancer Cell International, regarded as one of the world's leading cancer peer review journals — has so far received 1,800 downloads which, Lowe said, is "a seminal achievement within the international scientific ... See all stories on this topic »

Earth's core 1000 degrees hotter than thought Times of India The study was led by Agnes Dewaele from the French national technological research organisation CEA, and members of the French National Center for Scientific Research CNRS and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility ESRF in Grenoble. See all stories on this topic »

French-Vietnamese scientist with big heart for local children Thanh Nien Daily Three years later she graduated with honors and went on to continue her studies at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Ngoc made a number ofscientific research achievements, and became a big name among biologists. In 1970, she ... See all stories on this topic » Thanh Nien Daily

New grass could help tackle flooding, say scientists The Guardian "The enormous savings that will be possible by mitigating flooding through planting [these] grasses dwarf any possible cost of producing them," said Professor Douglas Kell, chief executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, ... See all stories on this topic »

Study led by NUS scientists reveals escalating cost of forest conservation Science Codex Said Jacob Phelps, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences at the NUS Faculty ofScience and first author of the study, "Our research suggests that as agriculture becomes more intensive, the small payments successful at incentivising ... See all stories on this topic »

Enabling Healthy Ageing - Life Sciences Research Showcased University of Ulster Online C-TRIC's 5th Annual Translational Medicine Conference (TMED5) on the theme 'Enabling Healthy Ageing' will take place in the City Hotel from May 2 – 3 and has attracted some of the world's leading players in life sciences research and innovation. C-TRIC ... See all stories on this topic »

Research explores connection between avocado consumption, CVD risk factors ... News-Medical.net Abstracts were assessed on scientific merit, research design, experimental methodology, conclusions, and significance of findings to scientific knowledge. Although this was a small-scalestudy, "Initial findings from our research shows that inclusion ... See all stories on this topic »

Olivet announces 2013 summer research in geology, biology, mathematics and ... Chicago Tribune Olivet Nazarene University announces the student and faculty recipients of research awards in mathematics, physical sciences, biological sciences and engineering for summer 2013. Julia Gregory (Roscoe, Ill.), ... Olivet has one main campus in ... See all stories on this topic »

St Andrews and Dundee Universities excelling in scientific research The Courier St Andrews and Dundee universities have been named among the best in the world for the impact of their scientific research. The annual Leiden Ranking measures thescientific performance of 500 universities. St Andrews has been placed 47th on the global ... See all stories on this topic » The Courier

StemGenex on Exciting new Adult Stem Cell-Based Therapies for Auto-Immune ... Wall Street Journal Intriguingly, scientific research studies suggest that adult stem cells can treat autoimmune disease effects and symptoms by reconstructing body tissue, anti-inflammatory and immune modulatory effects. StemGenex hopes to eliminate symptoms and ... See all stories on this topic »

How the legal concept of "Scientific Uncertainty" shapes your life - Io9 io9 And they've decided that the presence of "uncertainty," in the form of any kind of disagreement among the scientific community, means that courts will let legislatures justify laws, under whatever scientificinterpretation they want. Note that while ... See all stories on this topic »

Guelph scientists develop first vaccine to help control autism symptoms Eureka! Science News Monteiro has studied sugar-based vaccines for two other gastric pathogens: Campylobacter jejuni, which causes travellers' diarrhea; and Clostridium difficile, which causes antibiotic-associated diarrhea. The research was supported by the Natural ... See all stories on this topic »

Unexpected results in study of chelation Boston Globe The emotional debate reinforces the importance of scientific research, several doctors and ethicists said, even as it shows weaknesses in the scientific process. And it raises questions about the attitudes many doctors have toward alternative medicine. See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Jamaica now at the forefront of prostate cancer research SKNVibes.com The research team, however, went on further to evaluate the mode of action of this compound by conducting several mechanistic studies, which in essence looks at how it works. Lowe pointed out that, “one of the studies conducted on the Cycloartanes from... See all stories on this topic » SKNVibes.com

Software model to assess climate change The Hindu Development of a large-scale software model to examine the impact of climate change in Kerala is part of a forthcoming scientific study that will formulate an integrated climate change database and information system for the State. ... CSIR's (Council ... See all stories on this topic »

Closing hospital windows 'increases infection risk' BBC News Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the study was published in the Building and Environment Journal. Hermetic seals. While the researchcould help inform practices in older NHS buildings, many newer UK hospital buildings ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Magnet student attends White House science fair - Rockdale News Rockdale News Jasmine Johnson, a senior at the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, was one of only 100 students in the country invited to present her scientific research project at the White House Science Fair this past Monday. Johnson presented her ... See all stories on this topic »

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