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Survey shows US teens confident in their inventiveness; hands-on, project-based learning needed
American teens are confident they can invent solutions to some of the world's pressing challenges, such as protecting and restoring the natural environment, but more than half feel unprepared for careers in technology and engineering, the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index has found this year. view more (2008-01-16)
NPs-NPR-B/pGC-cGMP signal pathway is involved in diabetic gastroparesis
The natriuretic peptide (NP) receptor type B (NPR-B) gene was expressed in gastric smooth muscles of normal and diabetic rats and the expression was increased in diabetic rats. view more (2009-05-14)
Simple test predicts 6-year risk of dementia
A simple test that can be given by any physician predicts a person's risk for developing dementia within six years with 87 percent accuracy, according to a study led by researchers at San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC). view more (2007-06-11)
Weight gain within the normal range increases risk of chronic kidney disease
Healthy individuals who gain weight, even to a weight still considered normal, are at risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The study suggests that CKD should be added to the list of conditions that are associated with... view more... (2008-06-20)
Nevada professor discovers new way to calculate body's 'Maximum Weight Limit'
Nevada professor discovers new way to calculate body's "Maximum Weight Limit" RENO, Nev. - Most of us are familiar with the term, Body Mass Index, or BMI, as an index to determine healthy body weight. view more (2009-09-21)
Beyond the looking glass
While the researchers can't promise delivery to a parallel universe or a school for wizards, books like Pullman's Dark Materials and JK Rowling's Harry Potter are steps closer to reality now that researchers in China have created the first tunable electromagnetic gateway. view more (2009-08-13)
Medicine wheel model for nutrition shows promise for control of type 2 diabetes
American Indian populations experience significant nutrition-related health disparities compared to other racial and ethnic groups within the US. American Indian adults have the highest age-adjusted rates for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity of any racial or ethnic group. view more (2009-09-10)
2 out of 3 middle class American families on shaky financial ground, according to new report
Fewer than one in three middle-class families in America is financially secure, and the remaining majority are either borderline or at high risk of falling out of the middle class altogether, according to a new study published this week by Demos and the Institute for Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University. view more (2007-11-29)
A simplified scoring system may predict overall CVD risk, individual CVD components risk
Physicians currently evaluate a patient's risk for heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) individually, but a new assessment tool could gauge risk of overall ,or global, CVD and a range of cardiovascular diseases at one time, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. view more (2008-01-23)
Association between obstructive sleep apnea and weight gain found
According to a research abstract that will be presented on Thursday, June11, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, a link exists between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and weight gain. view more (2009-06-11)
Purdue 'metamaterial' could lead to better optics, communications
Engineers at Purdue University are the first researchers to create a material that has a "negative index of refraction" in the wavelength of light used for telecommunications, a step that could lead to better communications and imaging technologies. view more (2005-12-01)
Symptom screening plus a simple blood test improves early detection of ovarian cancer
Women's reports of persistent, recent-onset symptoms linked to ovarian cancer - abdominal or pelvic pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and abdominal bloating - when combined with the CA125 blood test may improve the early detection of ovarian cancer by 20 percent. view more (2008-06-23)
Hubert Wolf Wins the 2004 Communicator Award
Joint Press Release from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Donors' Association for the Promotion of Science and the Humanities Hubert Wolf Wins the 2004 Communicator Award Professor of church history receives 50,000 euros for the best communication of science to the public This year, the "Communicator Award - Science Award of the... view more... (2004-05-04)
Ozone can affect heavier people more
A new study provides the first evidence that people with higher body mass index (BMI) may have a greater response to ozone than leaner people. view more (2007-11-27)
Safety experts ill-equipped to handle nanotechnology in workplace
A strategic plan and more resources for risk research are needed now in order to ensure safe nano-workplaces today and in the future. view more (2007-01-02)
Researchers create new super-thin laser mirror
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a new high-performance mirror that could dramatically improve the design and efficiency of the next generation of devices relying upon laser optics, including high-definition DVD players, computer circuits and laser printers. view more (2007-02-14)
Female chimps keep the bullies at bay
Female chimpanzees may have found a fool-proof way to ensure they mate with only the highest ranking males, namely those with important social and physical characteristics that their offspring may inherit. view more (2007-03-08)
Wastewater used to map illicit drug use
A team of researchers has mapped patterns of illicit drug use across the state of Oregon using a method of sampling municipal wastewater before it is treated. view more (2009-07-16)
Using 'minutiae' to match fingerprints can be accurate
A study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows that computerized systems that match fingerprints using interoperable minutiae templates-mathematical representations of a fingerprint image-can be highly accurate as an alternative to the full fingerprint image. view more (2006-03-21)
Reversing and accelerating the speed of light
Physicist Costas Soukoulis and his research group at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory on the Iowa State University campus are having the time of their lives making light travel backwards at negative speeds that appear faster than the speed of light. view more (2006-07-24)
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