European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
... the food chain. The scenarios activity will raise awareness within Europe about food security and other issues of societal concern and help structure the debate between science and policy in the food area....Measuring nectar from eucalypts
...dy will help promote sustainability by raising the awareness of forestry organisations about the importance of the nectar resource for native fauna and honeybees and that of beekeepers about current forest management. ...Breast cancer and hormone therapy -- A looking-glass mirror?
...(post-WHI period) decreased from 48% to 44%. Thus, awareness of the need for periodic breast examinations may ease, and the likelihood of women coming to be examined may decrease in a population that uses HT less frequently, which could lead to under-diagnosis of breast cancer. On the other hand, the 28% in...1 in 4 NYC adults has elevated blood mercury levels
...Levels The Health Department is working to raise awareness about how to make fish a healthy part of your diet. The agency has: Developed a brochure for women of childbearing age about how to choose fish and seafood to maximize health benefits and minimize potential risks Initiated a study to test ...Save our reef, save our heritage
...conference will focus on developing strategies and awareness for the management and mitigation of the risks facing heritage sites. The conference includes speakers and representatives from the heritage profession, industry, government and research institutes from Australia, Europe, USA, Asia and the Pacific ...New research holds promise for protecting cancer patients against infertility
...bryos, or ovarian tissue. In addition to raising awareness among the medical profession, more support is needed for research in this important area.......se young people make contact with alcohol. Alcohol awareness is fundamental to prevent addiction, the researcher affirms, because alcohol is a drug with reversible effects up to a point. In relation to the botelln culture (gathering in the streets to drink with friends), Jos Rico states that some of these ...Desertification: UN experts prescribe global policy overhaul to avoid looming mass migrations
...tions and policymakers, many of whom lack adequate awareness of the fragility of their natural resource base and, in some places, fail to understand fundamental concepts of "drylands" and "desertification;" Put science at the heart of policy making and beef up research on emerging issues such as thresholds or ...New amfAR research grants to optimize HIV treatment
...ene Inc, New York, NY $119,654 Acute HIV Infection awareness and entry into care among high risk populations: T...to develop an educational program aimed at raising awareness of the importance of acute HIV infection and promoting behavioral skills to minimize harm to both ne...WPI professor to represent American Mathematical Society at exhibition on science funding
...ons, strengthen mathematical education, and foster awareness of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and to everyday life. AMS associate executive director Samuel M. Rankin III, who is also current chair of CNSF, selected Tang to represent the society because of the significant federal research...International team to honor 30th anniversary of deep-sea vent discovery in Galpagos
...public event is essential to increase the public's awareness of the existence, functioning and beauty of these ecosystems that some scientists believe may be the site for the origin of life". Based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton in the United Kingdom, ChEss focuses on the diversity, abun...UN issues analysis of global investors' sustainable energy 'gold rush'
...dependent of the price of oil). Growing consumer awareness of renewable energy and energy efficiency and their longer term potential for cheaper energy, and not just greener energy has become another fundamental driver, it says. Most importantly governments and politicians are introducing legislation and ...Latest strategies for moving research toward a cure for diabetes explored at global scientific forum
...ite to Cure" program, a national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of diabetes research, highlight JDRFs global leadership, and raise funds for the fight to find a cure for diabetes and its complications. The GDRF brings together representatives from each of these sectors, who are acknowledged lea...The 'driving' force behind electric vehicles
...o make this a grand project and the lack of public awareness may have failed to drive it forward. This comparison shows that individual cultures still have standard operating procedures which reflect deep-rooted national political and social cultures despite increasing globalization. It also suggests that g...May: Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month -- latest research is good news
...erosis Month and there is no better way of raising awareness for this unpredictable and often debilitating disease then by highlighting the latest research that might offer hope for the 55 to 75, 000 sufferers across Canada. A new drug under investigation for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) appears to be safe and effe...Liverpool scientists work to improve water quality in Ghana
...r local stakeholders will also help enhance public awareness of aquatic systems. "The aim of the project is to make local authorities and local people aware of the resources they currently have and how they should protect them in future. We have set up an interactive website where collaborators in the proje...2007 Communicator Award goes to glaciologists from Bremerhaven
...adcast on radio and television helped raise public awareness of climate research. The polar and marine researchers also discovered and made use of the internet as a way of reaching a broad audience with their findings and also used DVDs and other new media even in the field of art with their aesthetic and hig...AACR to present distinguished public service awards at 2007 Annual Meeting
...inistration has contributed enormously to raising awareness of and defining strategies to address critical healthcare issues. In addition, his pioneering research in the patient navigator concept has made significant inroads into cancer health disparity issues. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., M.D., will receive t...Leading researchers honored for progress in cancer prevention, detection and treatment
...ital cancer care to the community; and for raising awareness of the economic, social, and racial injustices related to health disparities through his scholarship. The award, sponsored by the AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Council, is named in honor of Jane Cooke Wright, M.D., an African-American woman pio......ce intense poaching pressure. Despite increased awareness about the bloody legacy of the illegal ivory trade, consumers outside Africa, particularly in Asia, continue to buy ivory. And despite the 1989 ban, the status and management of African elephants remain precarious, except in southern Africa, where ef...