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USP announces revised glycerin monograph
The U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention today announced a revised Glycerin monograph in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), an official compendium of the United States.   view more (2008-03-18)

MU Study Examines Effectiveness of Glycerin as Cattle Feed
Biodiesel is in high demand. The byproduct of this alternative source of energy, glycerin, is next, according to an agriculture scientist at the University of Missouri-Columbia.   view more (2007-05-29)

Biotech breakthrough could end biodiesel's glycerin glut
With U.S. biodiesel production at an all-time high and a record number of new biodiesel plants under construction, the industry is facing an impending crisis over waste glycerin, the major byproduct of biodiesel production.   view more (2007-06-27)

New CIESM Monograph
Human records of recent geological evolution in the Mediterranean Basin-historical and archaeological evidence. This is one of the most ambitious volumes produced yet in the young -- and already sizeable - CIESM Workshop Monograph collection. This 152 page- report, edited by Jean Mascle and... view more (2004-05-26)

U of M scholar and colleagues link tobacco industry's marketing to youth smoking
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) released a report today, co-edited by University of Minnesota professor Barbara Loken, that reaches the government's strongest conclusion to date that tobacco marketing and depictions of smoking in movies promote youth smoking.   view more (2008-08-22)

Need for federal protection against genetic discrimination
A policy monograph highlighting the need for federal protections against genetic discrimination in employment and insurance practices was released today by the American College of Physicians (ACP).   view more (2008-03-25)

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center reports advancements and solutions for quality of life assessments
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers recently published the first series of chapters in a two-part monograph discussing quality of life (QOL) assessment - best practices, promising techniques and revolutionary applications.   view more (2005-12-12)

USP announces 11 new proposed monographs for dietary supplements
The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is pleased to announce 11 new proposed monographs for dietary supplements for public notice and comment.   view more (2007-11-16)

Singing to a New Tune
One of the world's most respected classical singers is preparing to swap the limelight for the library thanks to a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB). Dr Jane Manning is among 22 artists and performers to have received Fellowships in the Creative and Performing Arts in the... view more (2004-04-26)

Glowing Accolade For Scottish Solar Physicist
A University of St Andrews solar physicist has been awarded one of the world's most prestigious accolades for his shining contribution to solar theory. Professor Eric Priest of the School of Mathematics and Statistics was this week awarded the Hale Prize 2002, usually awarded every two years by... view more (2002-06-07)

Olive oil emulsion helps with problem heart arteries
An emulsion of olive oil, egg yolk and glycerine might be just the recipe to keep heart patients away from the operating room and cardiac bypass surgery.   view more (2006-12-19)

Teens overlooked in cancer research
McMaster University pediatric cancer specialist Dr. Ronald Barr says the teen gap in cancer care has been overlooked for far too long.   view more (2007-01-05)

Iowa State researchers improving plastics made from corn and soy proteins
David Grewell picked up the little plastic model of a molecule he keeps in his office.   view more (2006-10-31)

Bays on US Gulf Coast vulnerable to flooding
The most comprehensive geological review ever undertaken of the upper U.S. Gulf Coast suggests that a combination of rising seas and dammed rivers could flood large swaths of wetlands this century in one or more bays from Alabama to Texas.   view more (2008-10-03)

Fertility treatment in developing countries; a cycle of IVF for less than $200
After 30 years of IVF, the rewards of treatment are still largely confined to industrialised countries and those who can afford it.   view more (2008-07-08)

Exalted status for the humble earthworm
In the week following the Earth Summit in Johannesburg, international attention will be focused on Cardiff and the ecological importance of earthworms in temperate and tropical ecosystems. Considered sacred by Cleopatra, earthworms undoubtedly promote the sustainability of soils. The earthworm's... view more (2002-08-28)

Hold the Hookah: Researcher warns against trendy tobacco use
The growing fad of smoking tobacco through a waterpipe, sometimes known as a hookah, is rapidly turning into a worrisome epidemic.   view more (2006-10-02)

Great Ape Trust graduate student's paper sheds light on bonobo language
What happens when linguistic tools used to analyze human language are applied to a conversation between a language-competent bonobo and a human?   view more (2008-08-29)

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