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Fuel Emissions From Marine Vessels Remain a Global Concern
Marine vessels are no longer resting in a safe harbor. The forecast for clear skies and smooth sailing for oceanic vessels has been impeded by worldwide concerns of their significant contributions to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that impact the Earth's climate.   view more (2008-09-10)

Acupuncture relieves hot flushes in breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen
Acupuncture provides effective relief from hot flushes in women who are being treated with the anti-oestrogen tamoxifen following surgery for breast cancer, according to new research presented today (Friday) at the 6th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-6) in Berlin.   view more (2008-04-18)

Quieter jet engines â€" and kinder to the environment
The jet airliners of the future will be significantly quieter and more environmentally friendly with the help of engineers at The University of Nottingham.   view more (2005-02-23)

Laser-optical mine detection needle will facilitate mine clearing
The "laser-optical mine detection needle" is intended to facilitate the removal of land mines for humanitarian reasons. The working group of Professor Dr. Wolfgang Schade at the Institute of Physics und Physical Technologies at the Technical University of Clausthal intends to exhibit a... view more (2003-03-11)

Statins Could Reduce Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
The benefit of statins to prevent cardiovascular disease could extend to people receiving therapy for high blood pressure, conclude authors of an international study published in THE LANCET this week.1 Statins (a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs) are well known for their effectiveness in... view more (2003-03-31)

Skin flaps deliver cancer-fighting therapy, ASPS study reveals
Using gene therapy, plastic surgeons have delivered cancer fighting proteins through skin flaps placed on cancerous tumors on rats with a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume.   view more (2008-05-09)

Neutron stars join the black hole jet set
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed an X-ray jet blasting away from a neutron star in a binary system.   view more (2007-06-28)

Heart attack rates fall following national smoking bans
French researchers announced a striking 15% decrease in admissions of patients with myocardial infarction to emergency wards since the public ban on smoking came into effect in restaurants, hotels and casinos in France last January.   view more (2008-02-27)

NRL scientists detect 'milky sea' phenomena
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory's Marine Meteorology Division in Monterey, CA, (NRL-Monterey), working with researchers from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and the National Geophysical Data Center, presented the first satellite detection of a phenomenon known as the... view more (2005-10-18)

The clue of genomic instability in breast cancer
New research has shown, using human tissue biopsies - a hypothesis that until now could only be argued indirectly using cell cultures - that the significant increase in genomic "disorder" that is associated with breast cancer occurs in the transition between the typical hyperplasia and the in situ... view more (2004-09-07)

Astronomers Expect To Be "Dazled" By Views Of Ancient Universe
ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PRESS NOTICE: ASTRONOMERS EXPECT TO BE "DAZLED" BY VIEWS OF ANCIENT UNIVERSE   view more (2005-04-05)

TAMOXIFEN FOR PREVENTION OF BREAST CANCER - ENCOURAGING RESULTS BUT RISKS STILL UNCLEAR (pp 813, 817)
Early findings from a randomised trial investigating the effectiveness of tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer are reported in this week’s issue of THE LANCET. Although tamoxifen reduced breast cancer incidence by a third compared with women given placebo, the authors of the study caution that... view more (2002-09-11)

UGA astronomers discover surprising shortage of hot gas in famed spiral galaxy NGC 1068
Spiral galaxies are the glitter of the universe. These systems of stars, dust, gas and plasma are held together by gravity but seem to pinwheel across the darkness of space.   view more (2006-06-06)

Aerodynamic trailer cuts fuel and emissions by up to 15%
Creating an improved aerodynamic shape for truck trailers by mounting sideskirts can lead to a cut in fuel consumption and emissions of up to as much as 15%. Earlier promising predictions, based on mathematical models and wind tunnel tests by TU Delft, have been confirmed during road tests with an... view more (2008-04-18)

New study reports improved treatment and reduced mortality for patients with heart failure
UCLA researchers tracked heart failure in-hospital patient trends from 2002 to 2004 for 285 hospitals nationwide and found significant changes in treatment patterns and quality-of-care indicators that paralleled improvements in clinical outcomes and mortality.   view more (2007-05-02)

We Provide The Technology To Recycle Vacuum Insulation Panels
The European Union, with the aim of conserving resources, protecting the environment and overseeing the health and welfare of their citizens, has been opting for some years now for sustainable development as one of its top priorities. The reduction of energy consumption has been identified as one... view more (2005-05-10)

Integral looks at Earth to seek source of cosmic radiation
Cosmic space is filled with continuous, diffuse high-energy radiation. To find out how this energy is produced, the scientists behind ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory have tried an unusual method: observing Earth from space.   view more (2006-03-17)

Integral looks at Earth to seek source of cosmic radiation
Cosmic space is filled with continuous, diffuse high-energy radiation. To find out how this energy is produced, the scientists behind ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory have tried an unusual method: observing Earth from space.   view more (2006-02-13)

Low-carb diet better than low-fat diet at improving metabolic syndrome
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease associated with it. In an article published today in the open access journal Nutrition & Metabolism, Jeff Volek and Richard Feinman review the literature and show that the features of metabolic syndrome are precisely those that are improved by reducing... view more (2005-11-16)

Statins effective in long term, Nordic study suggests (p 771)
Statins-a class of drugs that lower cholesterol and are associated with cardiovascular benefits- are effective in the long term, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET.   view more (2004-08-25)

Rochester researchers delve into concussions
Concussion patients with a normal head CT scan may believe they are free of brain injury, but CT scans often miss damage at the molecular level, warns a University of Rochester Medical Center study.   view more (2006-03-01)

Natural pine bark extract relieves muscle cramp and pain in athletes and diabetics
A study published in this month's issue of Angiology shows that supplementation with the pine bark extract Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all) improves blood flow to the muscles which speeds recovery after physical exercise.   view more (2006-06-16)

Beating the aging process naturally
The fight against aging has received a scientific boost thanks to an innovative study done in part by a University of Alberta spin-off company-research that dispels a hard-held belief about the natural ingredient, beta glucan.   view more (2005-09-30)

Agriculture of Conservation proves to be best for cereal crops in Navarre
The application of conservation agriculture techniques to cereal crops in the semiarid zones of Navarre-57% of the surface area given over to crop cultivation in Navarre, is most profitable for conventional agriculture and improves the quality of the soil, apart from contributing to the... view more (2005-11-29)

Gender Differences And Heart Disease
Women may respond less favorably than men to cardiovascular disease (CV) drug-treatments for enlarged heart, according to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center physician-scientists.   view more (2008-07-02)
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