ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- September 27, 2006
...Press Package information for stocks or securities dealing may be guilty of insider trading under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To download manuscripts and images, please click on the links provided with each item. Please cite the individual journal, or the American Chemical Society, as the ...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 20, 2006
...Press Package information for stocks or securities dealing may be guilty of insider trading under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To download manuscripts and images, please click on the links provided with each item. Please cite the individual journal, or the American Chemical Society, as the s...Mars mission Risk 29: Scientists research ways to reduce radiation-induced brain damage
... Norfolk, Va. "That eventually could help patients dealing with conditions that cause dementia." The idea of a manned mission to Mars has captured the imagination for decades, and gained force after the Astronaut Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon in 1969. But flying to Mars, even without human...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 13, 2006
...ance PressPac information for stocks or securities dealing may be guilty of insider trading under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The ACS National Meeting Press Office in San Francisco (415-978-3532) and the ACS Office of Communications in Washington (202-872-4400) can provide assistance in ar...ACS Weekly PressPac -- September 6, 2006
...ance PressPac information for stocks or securities dealing may be guilty of insider trading under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The ACS National Meeting Press Office in San Francisco (415-978-3532) and the ACS Office of Communications in Washington (202-872-4400) can provide assistance in ar...New VEE virus protein structure marks first step to developing effective therapy
...orth it," Watowich said. "In the future when we're dealing with one of these periodic VEE outbreaks or a bioterrorist attack, it will be a very good thing if we have an effective medicine in the cabinet ready to use."...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- August 9, 2006
...equally good for the heart - Strategies emerge for dealing with a neurotoxin and probable human carcinogen in...Press Package information for stocks or securities dealing may be guilty of insider trading under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To download ma...UAF hosts symposium on human-fire interactions
...ildland fires. "The fire management community is dealing with a lot of issues, changes, and uncertainty," said Scott Rupp, associate professor in the department of forest sciences at UAF. "We are trying to define these issues, understand the directions and rates of change, and begin to quantify the associa...Ossur takes another giant step in prosthetic technology
...al intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science dealing with intelligent behavior, learning and adaptation in machines. Ossur uses highly advanced AI to increase the functionality of its prostheses to reduce the user's mental and physical effort, as well as the ensuing stress on other body parts following...Worker ants store fat to share with colony members during times of need
...ty is high is a potential bet-hedging strategy for dealing with times of famine. "Understanding the regulation of nutrient reserves, particularly fat storage, at the individual and colony levels is critical to understanding both the division of labor characteristics of social insect colonies and the evolut...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- July 19, 2006
...Press Package information for stocks or securities dealing may be guilty of insider trading under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To download manuscripts and images, please click on the links provided with each item. Please cite the individual journal, or the American Chemical Society, as ...SNM honors outstanding contributors
... safety, contrast agents, psychological aspects of dealing with patients, radiopharmaceutical use and imaging of claustrophobic patients. "SNM's 54th Annual Meeting, which will be held June 26, 2007, in Washington, D.C., will continue the tradition of offering outstanding scientific and educational sessions,...ACS Weekly PressPac -- July 12, 2006
...Press Package information for stocks or securities dealing may be guilty of insider trading under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To download manuscripts and images, please click on the links provided with each item. Please cite the individual journal, or the American Chemical Society, as the ...BACS breathes perception into robots
...tificial perception systems potentially capable of dealing with complex tasks in everyday settings. The basis of this research is Bayes' theorem. Thomas Bayes was an English mathematician and Presbyterian monk who lived in the 18th century. The theorem named after him describes alternatives for calculating t...New Down syndrome gene identified by Stanford/Packard scientists
...tential therapies for its symptoms. In addition to dealing with early cognitive difficulties, childhood heart disease and leukemia, most people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer's disease by the age of 40. "Down syndrome results in an extraordinarily complex constellation of symptoms," said lead author...Saving the planet, from a mathematical perspective
...oming talk will explore the modeling challenges in dealing with problems associated with the interdependence ...s, and will look at the mathematical challenges in dealing with such problems. In particular, Professor Levin will address our understanding of how, and under ...ACS Weekly PressPac -- June 26, 2006
...Press Package information for stocks or securities dealing may be guilty of insider trading under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To download manuscripts and images, please click on the links provided with each item. Please cite the individual journal, or the American Chemical Society, as the...The UK's top science stories (Newsline update -- issue 36)
...ort on research into predicting, preparing for and dealing with disaster situations....ACS News Service weekly press package -- June 5, 2006
...press package information for stocks or securities dealing may be guilty of insider trading under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To download manuscripts and images, please click on the links provided with each item. Please cite the individual journal, or the American Chemical Society, as the so...Hormone's role in insects could give insight for cancer treatment, malnutrition
...could herald a change in how scientists think when dealing with cancer or other growth-related phenomena, Truman said. Researchers typically tend to think in terms of chemical signals that promote growth, "but we find in insects that they also have a potent hormone that inhibits growth of developing tissues....