Study finds cochlear implants cost-effective in children
...y the device (time off work, travel, and change in educational costs, etc.), as well as cost savings. In 1992, cochlear implants were approved for use in profoundly deaf children who fail to benefit from conventional hearing aids. Since its entrance to the market, cochlear implant technology has been one of ma...Fall 2000 meeting of the American Geophysical Union
...ntific community and the general public, enhancing educational opportunities in science, and encouraging internat...blic information officers of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies: must present a business card. Note: Representatives of, publi...UNC-Duke Scientists develop interactive learning tool simulating nerve function
... and harness its power in a set of tutorials as an educational tool," Stuart said. For the Neurons in Action tutorials, a student does not need to know programming. The tutorials offer opportunities to perform experiments on nerve cells by specifying a variety of conditions: the neuron's geometry, channel densit...Geological Society of America: Annual Meeting 2000
...ed in 1999 or 2000. PIOs of scientific societies, educational institutions and government agencies. Representatives of the business side of news media, publishing houses, and for-profit corporations must register at the main registration desk and pay the appropriate fees. Eligible persons are encouraged t...NHLBI launches genomic applications initiative -- $37 million awarded in initial effort
...ost effectively. Short-term advanced training and educational programs for other researchers on the use of the data and related technologies. PGAs may be composed of multiple grants to investigators at several sites, or they may consist of a single grant awarded to one site. Thirty-seven grants awarded to inves...Bio-X awards $3 million in grants for imaginative interdisciplinary research and education projects
...ve new interdisciplinary, interactive research and educational projects in biology, medicine, computer science, engineering and other disciplines. On Oct. 2, the committee announced that of 85 proposals submitted, 19 have been awarded seed grants averaging $158,000 over a two-year period. After that, researcher...Initial awards announced under new international bioethics education and career development award
... The award supports U.S. as well as international educational and research institutions. It aims to 1) improve the quality of international ethics training by supporting the development of courses to provide skills for teaching and research related to bioethics and the conduct of medical research in developing...Media Advisory 2: Fall Meeting: Abstracts, press conferences, press registration
...lic information officers of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies: must present a business card. Note: Representatives of publishing houses, for-profit corporations, and the business side of news media must pre-register through the AGU web site or register at the main reg......nutrition and exercise. The site is funded by an educational grant from the Pfizer Inc., which does not have any role in the selection or development of content for the website and is not a member of Infoaging.org's advisory board. "We welcome the corporate support of companies truly committed to informing...2000 FALL MEETING: updated press conferences, press registration, and other information
...blic information officers of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies: must present a business card. Note: Representatives of publishing houses, for-profit corporations, and the business side of news media must pre-register through the AGU web site or register at the main registr...Science groups aim to prevent pollution from lab to living room
...vironmental policies in Washington; development of educational materials at all levels of schooling; and selection of winners of the U.S. government's Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, which encourage business and academic researchers to use green chemistry in new products and processes. The institute's key obje...Tobacco settlement $ = biomedical research; business development
...fe sciences revolution to our state's economy, the educational mission of its universities, and the profound impact the Corridor will have on medicine and society. Contributing to Michigan's leadership in life science research and new business development is in everyone's best interest." The largest Life Scienc...Largest grant ever to Indiana U fuels Genomics Initiative
...The initiative, referred to as INGEN, will advance educational opportunities for doctoral and master's degree scientists andcomputer specialists at both the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis campus and the Bloomington campus. N. Clay Robbins, president of the Endowment, said, "Lilly Endowment was...New sub-cellular structure discovered
...ive research ideas and integrating them into their educational activities....Trans-NIH collaboration with NIOSH initiates studies of racial and ethnic disparities in health
...ng conditions, availability of goods and services, educational resources and recreational facilities....Friendly microbes control intestinal genes, study finds
...venting adverse responses to normal bacteria, this educational process might help ensure that we dont react poorly to certain antigens we ingest. When the alliance between microbe and host is upset, there may be serious consequences to human health. In the future, the team hopes to learn more about how normal b...Free sessions open to the public at 2001 AAAS Meeting
... a plenary lecture. And there are entertaining and educational activities that children as well as adults will enjoy. A complete listing of public activities is below. All sessions will be held at the Hilton San Francisco and Towers, 333 OFarrell Street, San Francisco, CA. The hotel phone number is 415-7......ut biodiversity may be the greatest scientific and educational challenge of the twenty-first century, say this in... of waste and purification of water." Several educational projects geared toward the general public are also part of the IBOY. These include a museum exhibit ...The Frozen Zoo: the University of New Orleans and the new world of saving endangered species
...into play. It pledges to "establish a research and educational alliance" to focus on relevant issues of biodivers... Conservation Biology that provides graduate level educational experiences in the study of biodiversity and species conservation. "Jazz" is just one success scient...Hopkins Study suggests families benefit from raising children with chronic illnesses
...0 mothers of various races at different income and educational levels to assess their positive feelings about caring for their chronically ill children. The children, ages 7 to 12, had sickle cell disease, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, or moderate to severe asthma. Each mother was given the opportunity to list ways...