Imaging Study Probes Consciousness in Brain-Injured Patients
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By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor New research uses imaging technology to assess higher-level cognitive functioning in severely brain-injured patients. The study provides a window into consciousness — but the view it presents is one that is ...
See all stories on this topic » Interagency Initiatives: Education, Climate Science, And Nanotech All Grow
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The multiagency US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) would get $2.6 billion in 2012, up 20.4% from 2010's level of $2.2 billion. The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), which oversees this program, did not supply estimates ...
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Alzheimer's Risk Looks Higher if Mom Had the Disease
U.S. News & World Report
28 (HealthDay News) -- A new study adds more weight to research showing the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is greater if your mother, rather than your father, had the disorder. Brain scans of adult children of people with Alzheimer's found more ...
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Science Teaching Workshops
Pacific University
For more information and to register https://appsone.up.edu/PerfectForms/player.htm?f=W7AgAgEm This is a special opportunity for middle and high school (Grades 7 - 12) teachers of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or social studies. ...
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LA BioMed and CellSeed to launch joint research project on regenerative ...
EurekAlert (press release)
28, 2011 – Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) and CellSeed Inc., a Japanese biotechnology firm, have entered into a two-year research agreement to study CellSeed's proprietary core technology in ...
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New peptide could be effective treatment for triple negative breast cancer
EurekAlert (press release)
A new peptide developed by researchers in Temple University's College of Science and Technology has demonstrated efficacy against triple negative breast cancer. The leptin receptor antagonist peptide, developed by researchers Laszlo Otvos and Eva ...
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Research project tackles NBN attitudes in Willunga
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“There is a problem if studies only talk to experts but never talk to ordinary citizens about how they feel about the technology. "One good thing cultural research can do is mediate between those already invested in the project to build high-speed ...
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New Harbor Shield Could Thwart Terrorism, Smuggling from Below the Surface
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New technology under development will allow harbor security professionals to scan the hulls of vessels for threats, looking for bombs or drugs attached to the bottoms of boats. Rich Granger of Battelle, an Ohio-based science and technology development ...
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Ministry pushes R&D investment
The Nation
Specifically, the national strategy for enhancing human resources in science and technology includes a scholarship programme that supports more than 3000 students who are undertaking overseas studies. Most of them attend leading universities like ...
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20 researchers selected as 2011 Leopold Leadership Fellows
EurekAlert (press release)
Current research: Technology and socio-political factors shaping low-carbon energy deployment. Dawn Wright, Professor of Geography and Oceanography, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University. Current research: Geographic technologies for ...
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Smarter water consumption requires smarter water data
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Heather Clancy is an award-winning business journalist with a passion for green technology and corporate sustainability issues. Her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Fortune Small Business, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times. ...
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Trading Places: Blind People Use Visual Brain Region for Language
LiveScience.com
The study is a "very nice contribution" to the field, said Krish Sathian of Emory University, who wasn't involved in the research. "Linguistic tasks do indeed recruit visual cortical activity in the early blind (but not the sighted), independent of ...
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Study: Facebook is good for your self-esteem
ZDNet (blog)
“In fact, recent studies in CMC research indicate a relationship between positive self-esteem and Facebook use. Facebook is used by narcissists, individuals with unnaturally high, but unstable self-esteem, to self-promote (Buffardi & Campbell, 2008). ...
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Cell Phones Cause Increased Brain Activity
Voice of America
The researchers can't say whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, but the finding has renewed the debate over cell phone safety and raised calls for more health studies. Cell phones are everywhere. Decades of research into whether cell phone ...
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Appropriate Strategy Proposed for Activities in Nanocomposite Production
Fars News Agency
Nano science and technology, being still in their infancy, require more applied managerial studies accordingly. "A potent management of nanotechnology enables the country to identify its potentials and the benefits in this regard. ...
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Federal funding of research crucial
Lexington Herald Leader
The Internet, MRIs, biotech drugs, GPS and smart phones are all the result of federally funded basic research. In just one example at the University of Kentucky, funding from the National Science Foundation back in 2002 led to a new way to produce ...
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New Debate on Link Between Stress, Infertility
Medscape
"There are all kinds of studies that suggest ancillary stress-reducing treatments seem to make a difference in the outcome of ART [assisted reproductive technologies]," he tells WebMD, including research on acupuncture, for instance. ...
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Technology creates multitasking health woes for many, say experts
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Stanford is a private research university located near Palo Alto, California, where its researchers say is “ground zero for multitasking studies” because so many people in this region work for more than eight hours per day on computers that “drive them ...
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Scientists discover first breast cancer oncogene in five years
Laboratory Products News
"Using this state-of-the-art technology we've been able to pinpoint the precise gene behind this more aggressive type of breast cancer," says Professor Carlos Caldas, the study's lead author, who is based at Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Research ...
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XCOR Announces Global Network of Research and Educational Mission Payload ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Some see Lynx as a strong compliment to their existing business models or as a tool to develop critical national science and education capabilities or inspire new ways of thinking and execution of space based research. Jeff Manber, a seasoned space ...
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Research Recap: Smarter Cities, Safe Cycle Tracks, Manhattan-Centric Transport
TheCityFix.com
The study, created in collaboration with the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), examines the affordability, availability and use of transportation in small, medium and large cities, using metrics from the US Census and CNT's Housing and ...
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Thoughtcrime? The ethics of neuroscience and criminality
Ars Technica
It's not an area that lends itself to easy answers—these are questions that society will have to grapple with as the technology and science gets better. That discussion is already underway at a pretty high level; today the Presidential Commission for ...
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Solons push creation of stem cell research center
Manila Bulletin
Joseph Emilio Abaya, vice chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology, rallied behind the proposed creation of a stem cell research and storage center, which according to him would promote stem cell treatment in the country in a move to ...
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HHS Awards Contracts to Develop New Flu Vaccine Technology
Business Wire (press release)
These recommendations were consistent with a report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, titled “Report to the President on Reengineering the Influenza Production Enterprise to Meet the Challenges of Pandemic Influenza. ...
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Sign of things to come
BBC News
Written by the Centre for Future Studies, it predicts an advertising revolution taking place over the next 12 months. Their report - commissioned by 3MGTG, which specialises in digital advertising - foresees the first step to be advertisements that ...
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Round Table to highlight value of collaborations in agriculture R&D
Feedstuffs
The keynote address will be given by Shere Abbott, associate director of the Office of Science & Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President. Lessons learned and opportunities for the future will be discussed by USDA undersecretary for ...
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Student Innovation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Holds Key To Safer ...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hailing from Albuquerque, NM, Clough grew up immersed in science and technology. He inherited a love of research from his father, a retired chemist, and a strong work ethic from his mother, a retired professor of nursing. Along with his parents, ...
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Carbon nanotubes with rubber-like viscoelasticity in a temperature range of ...
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(Nanowerk News) Kenji Hata, the Nanotube Research Center (NRC) of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Don Futaba, Super Growth CNT Team, NRC, AIST, together with Xu Ming of the Technology Research Association ...
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UAE Embassy in Washington DC Hosts Masdar Institute
Zawya (press release)
Masdar Institute is committed to advancing the role of women in science, 37 per cent of its 153 students are female. With the assistance of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Masdar Institute has developed an academic and research ...
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Center wraps up Women's History Month
The Statesman
The seven categories they can participate in are: Research: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math; Research: Social Sciences, Education and Business; Research: Agriculture, Natural Resources; Audio/Video, Visual Arts, Written Works and Performance ...
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Pump That Bacteria Use to Resist Drugs Explained | Scicasts ...
By Teacha Hamilton
The studies also revealed the adaptors' six molecules form a funnel-like channel extending from the top of the transporter. The researchers used those discoveries to predict how the three-molecule structure of the pump's third part , the outer membrane channel known as CusC, interacts with the CusBA .... Stay on top of the essential trends and best practices within your sector through fresh daily news, exclusive reports and industry resources from world-leading sources. ...
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Binge eaters' dopamine levels spike at sight, smell of food ...
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In the current study, the researchers suspected that binge-eating obese subjects would show stronger conditioned responses to food stimuli when compared with non -binging obese subjects. ... of ten national laboratories overseen and primarily funded by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies and national security. ...
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'Equine iPS cells bring new therapeutic potential to the veterinary field, and open up the opportunity to validate stem-cell based therapies before clinical studies in humans,' Dr Nagy said. 'As well, stem-cell based studies using ... Science Centric delivers breaking news about the latest scientific discoveries in the fields of physics, chemistry, geology and palaeontology, biology, environment, astronomy, health, and technology. Use of this website assumes acceptance of ...
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Career in Computers | Computer Technology News
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There is a broad spectrum of computer training comes under the study of computer science and information technology. When it comes to finding computer science schools, anyone has to go through a deep research that sometimes open ...
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Study questions benefit of home knee electrotherapy | Science ...
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In an e-mail, Fary told Reuters Health that the main difference between this study and trials conducted by Bionicare is that the placebo users in the Bionicare research showed much less of a response. ... "This can't possibly duplicate the Bionicare technology," he said. Zizic pointed to several clinical trials of his device showing that it beats a placebo version. In one long-term study of knee arthritis patients at 23 centers, 60 percent of people who used the Bionicare ...
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One laptop per child is a primary reason for educational success ...
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A further, particularly interesting finding of this study is the attitude of teachers towards technologies. In fact, the literature on the pedagogical integration of ICT frequently reports that ICT are motivating for students, ... At this point (the research is still ongoing), it is difficult to point out directions for future research. Nevertheless, the findings of this first study phase suggest the following scientific approaches: More systematic studies on the impacts ...
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RLV and Space Transport News » XCOR announces global network of ...
General Droste noted, "The Netherlands has a long history of pioneering ventures in general and in particular with micro-gravity research and atmospheric studies , so as we prepare to take on our own wet lease of a Lynx vehicle for ... using an expendable upper stage launcher of XCOR design allowing innovative low earth orbit satellite applications, constellations, and the testing of new and advanced technologies to be used on larger satellites and manned flight vehicles . ...
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Books added Jan.-Feb. 2011 - Library News for History of Science ...
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This is a list of books added with call number Q-T and history or biography in the subject headings. There are certainly other new books related to the history of science, technology and medicine, so please search the catalog for specific.. . ... Association for Asian Studies, c2009. - RA645.S53 W35 2001 Dying in the city of the blues : sickle cell anemia and the politics of race and health / Keith Wailoo. Chapel Hill London : University of North Carolina Press, c2001. ...
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XCOR Aerospace... Lynx Linkups (Spacecraft) : Satnews Publishers
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Some see Lynx as a strong compliment to their existing business models or as a tool to develop critical national science and education capabilities or inspire new ways of thinking and execution of space based research. ... Lynx vehicle using an expendable upper stage launcher of XCOR design allowing innovative low earth orbit satellite applications, constellations, and the testing of new and advanced technologies to be used on larger satellites and manned flight vehicles . ...
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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: "Toward computers that fit on ...
This research is funded by the National Science Foundation. The university is pursuing patent protection for the intellectual property, and is seeking commercialization partners to help bring the technology to market. ####. About University of Michigan The University of Michigan College of ... Related News Press ...
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Viral infection not responsible for exacerbation of lung disease ...
Health news, top Health news ... By more clearly defining the relationship between viral infection and acute exacerbation of IPF, Dr. Collard hopes this study will help focus future research on other possible causes of the condition. ... the possible infectious etiology of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and the majority of cases in this study demonstrate no evidence of viral infection when subjected to these technologies,” Dr. Collard said. ...
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NASA SPACE NEWS: Discovering Discovery's Payloads for the STS-133 ...
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The shuttle carries not only the crewmembers, but some fascinating research and technology. Payloads include 5 investigations for the crew to perform and 24 studies with hardware or samples. On the trip back to Earth, Discovery will return 22 investigations ..... Get latest news on NASA Space News, International Space Station Shuttle Missions Google Earth Science Technology Mars Solar System Universe Astronomy Moon Milky Way Planet Earth Satellite Space Telescope Galaxy ...
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PhD on developing new type of Optical Coherence Tomography at ...
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PROPHET (Postgraduate Research on Photonics as an Enabling Technology www. prophet-itn.eu) is a Marie Curie Initial Training Network funded by the EU Framework Programme 7. Photonics is an important enabling technology for a wide range of ... applied in four application areas; mode-locked lasers for Communications applications, solar cells for Energy applications, gas sensing for Environment applications, and fast tunable laser sources for OCT in Life Science applications. ...
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Education Week: Experts Say RTI's Use May Outrun Its Research Base
In one of the few studies of an entire RTI model, Amanda M. VanDerHeyden, the president of Education Research and Consulting Inc., in Fairhope, Ala., in 2007 found in a multiyear, staggered-implementation study of an RTI program that it reduced the ... Looking ahead, Ms. VanDerHeyden of Education Research and Consulting said evolving technology could go a long way toward improving RTI's research base. She pointed in particular to longitudinal tracking systems that capture ...
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Inaugural PM Partners' Event to Feature Deputy Secretary George White
Founded in 2001 to address Central Pennsylvania's need for increased opportunities for study leading to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, Harrisburg University is an innovative and ambitious private ... increased competence and capacity in science and technology disciplines to Pennsylvania and the nation. Harrisburg University ensures institutional access for underrepresented students and links learning and research to practical outcomes. ...
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Cell Phones Cause Increased Brain Activity | Science and ...
News; | Science and Technology ... Study results renew calls for more research into the potential dangers of cell phones ...
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Flooding linked to global warming: studies - CBC: Technology ...
Warmer seas linked to strengthening hurricanes: FSU study fuels global ... can unleash a 'perfect storm' of infectious diseases, research study says ... Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! ...
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News - ICB > Advocacy Versus Academics at High-Tech Campuses
In schools where most students are pursuing math and science studies, pro-Israel ... as a way to appeal to the research and tech-oriented campus community. ...
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FY 2012 Request for National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News. FY 2012 Request for National ... emphasis on scientific research and technology development -- essential building ... and technology test bed for basic and advanced studies in life sciences, ...
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