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Study of coastal disasters yields surprising findings, arresting images
Two of the world's worst natural disasters in recent years stemmed from different causes on opposite sides of the globe, but actually had much in common, according to researchers who are part of a large National Science Foundation-funded research initiative that has been studying both the Indian... view more (2007-04-12)

'DREAM' Project To Boost Aerospace Modification Business
A research program carried out by academics from Cranfield University and engineers at Marshall Aerospace, Cambridge, is set to put the company at the forefront of the $23 billion aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification business. The researchers have developed a computer-based... view more (2001-07-19)

A New Vision For Human Security (p 1665)
This week's editorial discusses the implications for global health on a recently published report by the Commission on Human Security-which defines security in terms of human development, human rights, and democracy-and highlights WHO's vital future role in ensuring the report is implemented. The... view more (2003-05-14)

Liver diagnosis breakthrough with Mayo Clinic MRI development
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new technique for using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to accurately measure the hardness or elasticity of the liver. First tests show this technology - called MR Elastography (MRE) - holds great promise for detecting liver fibrosis, a common condition... view more (2006-09-11)

Free Electricity Market Could Lead To Power Shortages
Because the free electricity market in its current form does not lead to sufficient investments in power plants, the price of electricity could become very high and a shortages could occur.   view more (2004-06-22)

M.D. Anderson-led team reports possible key to autoimmune disease
A human peptide that acts as a natural antibiotic against invading microbes can also bind to the body's own DNA and trigger an immune response in the absence of an infection, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports in an early online... view more (2007-09-17)

Complaints About Memory Are Associated With Alzheimer-Related Brain Damage
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center found that having complaints about memory problems is associated with changes in the brain related to Alzheimer's disease. They reported their findings in the November 2006 issue of Neurology.   view more (2006-12-04)

Bipolar disorder relapses halved by Melbourne researchers
Melbourne mental health researchers have succeeded in halving the number of relapses experienced by people with bipolar disorder which strikes two in 100 Australians, accounts for 12 per cent of suicides each year and costs the country at least $1.5 billion annually.   view more (2007-08-24)

'Fluorescent' cells give early warning for eye disease
Scientists at the University of Michigan have shown that their new metabolic imaging instrument can accurately detect eye disease at a very early stage.   view more (2008-02-25)

Smell of success for nanobiosensors
Modern-day doctors may soon start using smell to detect the early warning signs of different illnesses thanks to technology that replicates-and improves upon-the human olfactory system thanks to tiny bioelectronic sensors.   view more (2006-05-15)

Stress Buildup Precedes Large Sumatra Quakes
The island of Sumatra, Indonesia, has shaken many times with powerful earthquakes since the one that wrought the infamous 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Now, scientists from the California Institute of Technology and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences are harnessing information from these and earlier... view more (2008-05-28)

UCI scientists use near real-time sensor data to detect coastal ocean pollution
A discovery by UC Irvine scientists could help public health officials know instantly when pollution has moved into the coastal ocean - a breakthrough that could enable authorities to post warnings or close beaches in minutes rather than days.   view more (2006-09-19)

NIST/CSM sensor could help avert pipeline failures
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Colorado School of Mines (CSM) have developed a prototype sensor that quickly detects very small amounts of hydrogen accumulation in coated pipeline steel.   view more (2008-10-03)

Algal biomonitor
A paper published in the current issue of the International Journal of Environment and Pollution, explains how a DNA test can be used to detect harmful algal blooms across the globe.   view more (2008-10-01)

No fixed flight paths makes for 'quieter' airspace
If pilots, with the aid of a computer and within a certain set of rules, were to determine their own flight routes, the skies would appear quieter to them. Moreover this so-called Free Flight concept offers advantages in efficiency and safety for air traffic. This is the opinion of Ir. Jacco M.... view more (2001-11-02)

Quintet of proteins forms new, early-warning blood test before heart attack strikes
A team of Johns Hopkins biochemists has identified a mixed bag of five key proteins out of thousands secreted into blood draining from the heart's blood vessels that may together or in certain quantities form the basis of a far more accurate early warning test than currently in use of impending... view more (2008-11-10)

Links between DNA damage and breast cancer studied
Researchers from the Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have uncovered a pattern of DNA damage in connective tissues in the human breast that could shed light on the early stages of breast cancer and possibly serve as an early... view more (2006-08-07)

Wildlife catastrophe if climate change continues
Evidence is mounting that climate change is adversely affecting wildlife, an international scientific conference on climate change will hear today.   view more (2005-01-31)

Expansion of monocyte subset could serve as a biomarker for HIV progressions
An increase in the CD163+/CD16+ monocyte subset could be a biomarker for the progression of HIV disease, according to researchers at Temple University.   view more (2008-03-28)

Suspected fatal side effects of drugs in children have risen over past decade
The number of suspected fatal side effects from drugs prescribed to children and reported to the UK’s drugs early warning system, has risen over the past decade, shows research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.   view more (2002-11-25)

IAH opens new dairy and announces unique cattle breeding programme
On Wednesday 13 April NFU President Mr Tim Bennett officially opened a state-of-the-art dairy facility at the Institute for Animal Health in Compton, Berkshire. Through the availability of the new unit, the Institute will be establishing a large herd of 'MHC-defined' cattle that will provide a... view more (2005-04-18)

TAKE CARE - YOUR CAMPING STOVE COULD SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH
Inadequate instructions on how to change gas canisters on camping stoves is resulting in unnecessary injuries, write Adrian Richards and colleagues from the Odstock Centre for Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery at Salisbury District General Hospital in this week's BMJ. Based on experiences... view more (1999-02-26)

Fewer children and teens received antidepressants following FDA warnings
The number of children and teenagers prescribed antidepressant medications appears to have decreased following public warnings about suicidal behavior potentially associated with the drugs.   view more (2007-04-03)

Even before tomato warning, many Americans lacked confidence in the food safety system
A new national study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that, in spite of a number of food safety incidents in recent years, most Americans remain confident that the food produced in the United States is safe. However, many have... view more (2008-06-13)

Bird flu poses threat to international security, Illinois scholar says
In the past, when government leaders, policymakers and scholars have turned their attention to peace and security issues, the talk invariably has focused on war, arms control or anti-terrorism strategies. But Julian Palmore believes it's time to expand the scope of the conversation.   view more (2006-01-26)
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