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An Evening of Images of Science for Tomorrow's Europe
Press invitation This evening (7th November) the Musées royaux d'Arts et d'Histoires in Brussels will be the venue for a presentation of the results of the EuroPAWS competition. Guests will be able to see excerpts of the winning TV dramas from the EuroPAWS Awards and see live renditions of new script ideas for future TV dramas bearing on... view more... (2001-10-31)
Media invitation - Follow the launch of MSG-1 from ESA and Arianespace establishments
ESA PR 57-2002. About 25 years after the first Meteosat weather satellite was lofted, the first of a new generation (MSG-1) is to be launched by an Ariane 5 launcher from Europe`s Spaceport in Kourou during the night of 27/28 August, at 19:30 hrs Kourou time (00:30 CEST). With sophisticated new instruments on board, MSG-1 will change the way we... view more... (2002-08-21)
'Twinkle after-effect' can help retinal patients detect vision loss quickly and cheaply
Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have discovered a simple and inexpensive way for patients with retinal and other eye disease to keep track of changes in their vision loss. view more (2007-10-29)
ESA's Rosetta launch re-scheduled: Follow the launch from an ESA establishment
After two successive delays, the launch of Rosetta is now scheduled for Tuesday 2 March at 04:17 or 04:37 Kourou time (08:17 or 08:37 CET) on board an Ariane 5 launcher from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Media representatives in Europe can follow the launch of Rosetta and initial orbital operations at ESA/Darmstadt (ESOC) in... view more... (2004-03-01)
Copycat effect 14 times more likely after celebrity suicide
The copycat effect is 14 times more likely after a celebrity suicide, reveals an analysis in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. And newspaper reports are more powerful than television coverage of a suicide. The researchers used statistical analyses to re-assess some 293 findings from 42 published studies investigating the impact of... view more... (2003-03-17)
Parents need help to talk to their children about cancer
Cancer is relatively common among women of childbearing age. Although the importance of communication with patients and their families has been recognised, relatively little has been published about communication with children when their parent is newly diagnosed as having cancer. view more (2006-04-14)
'Who wants to be a millionaire?' The quiz as quest
The popularity of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? has been a highly debated topic since the quiz show first hit our television screens. In an article in The Psychologist published on Monday 1 October, Dr Martin Roiser and Dave Stevens of Thames Valley University argue that the key to the show's phenomenal success lies in its narrative structures... view more... (2001-09-18)
Researchers study the human factor in spread of pandemic illness
Industrial engineers Sandra Garrett of Clemson University and Barrett Caldwell of Purdue University have proposed a new system to warn of an impending pandemic by monitoring signals in human behavior. view more (2009-05-13)
Mass media campaigns can alter beliefs about back pain
New research in this week's BMJ finds that mass media campaigns can alter people's beliefs about back pain, improve knowledge and attitudes among doctors and reduce compensation claims for back problems. Researchers in Victoria, Australia measured the effectiveness of a state-wide public health campaign designed to alter beliefs about back pain.... view more... (2001-06-20)
Vision for cutting edge cinema
Independent and cutting-edge film projects could be reaching bigger audiences thanks to the vision of independent producer, Keith Griffiths. With a £67,778 Fellowship from NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) - the organisation that backs UK innovators. Keith, from Deal in Kent, wants to enable new and... view more... (2004-08-06)
Fighting nutrition misinformation
This month the American Dietetics Association releases its newest updated position statement - Food and Nutrition Misinformation. And it has a lot to say about the media. view more (2006-04-10)
Media Inviation: EU launches "AthenaWeb" - a new professional portal for audiovisual scientific information - to boost science film production, circulation in Europe
WHAT? Launch of AthenaWeb, the new professional web portal for the audiovisual and scientific communities in Europe view more (2005-05-20)
Announcement of first academic to benefit from innovative scheme to raise the profile of UK research.
The first EPSRC Senior Media Fellowship has been awarded to Professor Tony Ryan of the University of Sheffield. The aim of the scheme is to enable top-flight UK researchers to raise the profile of their work through newspapers, television, radio and the internet. It was set up in June of this year by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research... view more... (2002-09-30)
A New Challenge for Scientists
Thirty young scientists from all over the UK, are to be given the opportunity to expand their horizons and be challenged in new ways, when they participate in a pilot scheme - Crucible - delivered by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) - the organisation that nurtures UK creativity and innovation. Scientists and... view more... (2004-05-07)
Adolescent obesity linked to reduced sleep caused by technology use and caffeine
According to a research abstract that will be presented on Tuesday, June 9, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, adolescent obesity is associated with having less sleep. view more (2009-06-09)
Study suggests too much screen time and not enough physical activity may lead to childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is a growing concern for pediatricians and caregivers. In response to this problem, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) created guidelines for children regarding physical activity and screen time, which includes both watching television and playing video games. view more (2008-04-16)
Believe your eyes but not your memory
Watching a horrific event, like a terrorist attack, leaves a lasting mark on the memory. But with a little wrong information some people can be misled into believing they have witnessed a major incident when it was actually impossible for them to have done so. view more (2004-04-16)
Explosion in corporate tobacco sponsorship
Corporate sponsorship by tobacco companies in the USA has rocketed, shows research in Tobacco Control. Between 1995 and 1999, tobacco company sponsorship amounted to a minimum estimated $365 million, with motor sports taking the lion's share. But tobacco dollars also funded many small, community based projects, many of them part of the public... view more... (2001-09-04)
ESA`s Integral satellite ready for lift-off from Baikonur
Follow the launch from one of the ESA establishments view more (2002-10-07)
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