Emory researchers find more evidence for children's growth spurts, pain
... the course of a day, which changes the previously held maxim that child growth is constant. The next step in her research will be to identify and define the biology behind the growth, and what triggers it. "This study helps us know what kinds of questions to ask," Lampl says. What may be occurring is th...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2005 inductees
... year on May 14th at the annual induction ceremony held in Akron, Ohio. "This impressive group of inventors worked hard to give us the benefit of their inventions," said Rick Nydegger, President of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation. "We look forward to honoring such a distinguished group, ...Prior caesarean delivery not linked to increased risk of stillbirth
...eting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, held February 7-12 in Reno, Nevada. "Caesarean sections have been associated with some pregnancy complications, but when a physician consults a woman with prior caesarean sections about her next pregnancy, stillbirth should not be one of the concerns,"...UCLA scientists transform HIV into cancer-seeking missile
...a had migrated," said Chen. When the researchers held the mouse under the camera, the luciferase illuminated the cancer cells, which glowed through the animal's bones, muscles and fur. The method is non-invasive and does not cause pain or harm to the animal. Though excited at proving that HIV can be us...Restoration efforts in Iraq's degraded marshes to be described in D.C. news briefing and symposium
... Eden in Iraq be Restored?" That symposium will be held at the lobby level of the Omni Shoreham Hotel in the Executive Room. What Richardson calls a "treasure of unbelievable environmental proportions," the marshlands have long served as a major wildlife sanctuary as well as a refuge for the human Marsh ...June meeting to explore how science, technology inspire art; promote new art forms
...entations and museum visits." The symposium, to be held June 9-12 at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in downtown N...stitute. This is the first time the event is being held in the United States. Previous gatherings took place in Hong Kong, in 1994; Berlin, 1997; and Zurich...Communication during a Terrorist Attack; Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia
This workshop, one of a series being held around the nation, will involve local participants -- including journalists, government officials, emergency managers, scientists, and engineering experts -- in a simulated response to a terrorist attack in their hometown. The workshop is designed t...Biotech science thriving but the business needs intensive care
... Evolution of the Life Science Industries is being held by the Economic and Social Research Council's Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics, at the Edinburgh Conference Centre from 23 to 25 February. State of the art research, development and problems will be discussed and spea...American Chemical Society meeting March 13-17 features wide variety of new research
...chemistry and the environment. The meeting will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Dr., and surrounding hotels. Nearly 14,000 scientists are expected to attend and some 10,000 presentations are scheduled. The American Chemical Society is the worlds largest scientific society. On T...Experiments provide proof of how traveling in groups protects insects
...ystified humans for thousands of years. One firmly held belief was that God was punishing men and women for their sins. A more recent, scientific theory has been the "safety-in-numbers" idea -- that the small animals congregate periodically as a way of protecting themselves from predators such as birds an......plex picture. For example, conventional wisdom has held that gonadal hormones dictate whether the brain be...ology. The session and related news briefing were held today in memory of David Reimer. A man raised as a girl after a botched circumcision, Reimer played ...New study highlights universality of public views toward science and technology
...und the World Think and Know About Science," to be held at the annual meeting of AAAS, the nonprofit science society. The primary focus of Allum's study - a meta-analysis which took into account the results of some 200 surveys of the public perception of science - was to measure the correlation between th...UNH fisheries expert to speak at American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting
...n for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference held Feb. 17 to 21 in Washington, D.C. Rosenberg, a fisheries management expert from UNH's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) and Department of Natural Resources, was one of the 16 commissioners appointed by President George W. Bus...... to enter Iraq to study the marshes, but they have held scientific conferences in nearby Amman, Jordan. Warner says part of his role is getting Iraqi scientists up to speed after 20 years of "living in a scientific vacuum." "During Saddam's time, and because of UN sanctions, the universities were totally ...El Nino forecasting could aid fisheries management, disease control, marine species protection
...ls and other ocean species. That symposium will be held in the Palladian Room on the lobby level of the Omni Shoreham Hotel. El Nino gets its name from periodic changes in ocean currents that disrupt anchovy fishing off Peru around Christmastime. This worldwide alteration of the normal monsoon cycle chang...Advocate for gender equity in the sciences honored by the Association for Women in Science
...as recognized as an AWIS fellow during a reception held yesterday in Washington, D.C., during the 2005 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. AWIS Fellows are selected on the basis of their significant contributions to promote women in science through scholarship, leade...Top experts and scientists at BioFinland 05 Congress
...o (USA) and Ruth March (UK). BioFinland 05 will be held at the Helsinki Fair Centre, April 26 - 27, 2005. The organizers of the congress are Finnish Bioindustries, SITRA (the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development) and Tekes (the Finnish National Technology Agency) as well as the Finnish Fair ...Three Nobel laureates to speak at 06 AACBNC Meeting
... of the AACBNC, organized the meeting that will be held on January 18th to 21st 2006. Dr. Goodman stated, "My dream was to have three Nobel Laureates who worked in the physical and life sciences attend the meeting to discuss the future of interdisciplinary research and training. Sometimes dreams come tru...One step closer to prediction: Baltimore to host international scientific meeting
... issue. The four-day scientific conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys, and is design...al GEOHAB meetings and the only such meeting to be held in the U.S. Some highlights of the conference include: Hurricane Charley: coastal nutrification ...... of Science and Humanities. The prize ceremony was held during the 8th Crafoord Symposium on 25 February 2005 at the University of Tbingen....