'Might have been' key in evaluating behavior
...studied trust, Montague and his colleagues used an investment game to test the effects of these "what if" though...a sequential gambling task. The player makes a new investment allocation (a bet) and then receives a "snippet" of information about the market either the market ...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 2, 2007
...s how venture capital firms have shifted away from investment in early-stage drug development, which provides "seed money" for start-up firms to begin work on promising new drugs. Those firms now are putting cash into the later stages of drug development and commercialization, where risks are smaller and marke...New treatments have major impact on heart failure rates
...F), said: This is a great example of why long-term investment in heart research is vital. The study shows that fewer people are dying, and fewer are developing debilitating heart failure thanks to research evidence prompting these hospitals to improve the way they treat people with heart disease. Every day, h...Nanotechnology provides 'green' path to environmentally sustainable economy
...ould help to ensure that the $8.3 billion taxpayer investment in nanotechnology, since the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative was established in 2001, pays off for the country and the environment. "We are on an unsustainable path," said Paul Anastas, director of the American Chemical Society's Green Che...Low-energy LED lighting project is streets ahead
...ting over the next decade. "Although significant investment is on-going in the core development of the LEDs themselves, the surrounding technology development is being left to manufacturers who have little knowledge of electronics or LEDs. "We are proud to be working with The University of Manchester to dev...Prize winners announced at ISN's World Congress of Nephrology
...are committed to finding ways to spur interest and investment in finding a solution to this disease I think it is entirely reasonable that in forthcoming years we will see breakthroughs in research and treatment."...How to manage forests in hurricane impact zones
...very process will take many years, and require the investment of time and resources. The recovery period is a good time to look at how to reduce the vulnerability of forests." Vulnerability can be lessened by converting to species that are less susceptible to hurricane damage, by controlling stand structure,......erging fieldand the billions in public and private investment that it has attractedthe Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) launched today a new series of NanoFrontiers newsletters and podcasts focused on progress toward exciting applications on the horizon of nanotechnology. Intended to e...Green Nanotechnology: It's Easier Than You Think
...e among a few scientists or environmentalists. The investment community has recognized these green nano advances as big business and rewarded corporate innovators. A recent article, "Green is Gold," advises investors: "Nowhere is the vision of technology in the service of sustainability more promising than in t...Ethanol vehicles pose a significant risk to human health, study finds
...oducts, Jacobson noted. ''Today, there is a lot of investment in ethanol,'' he said. ''But we found that using E85 will cause at least as much health damage as gasoline, which already causes about 10,000 U.S. premature deaths annually from ozone and particulate matter. The question is, if we're not getting any ...Research director to be honored at international congress
...emists, clinicians and biologists. The substantial investment in the new Centre for Biomolecular Sciences shows the Universities commitment to this type of long-term collaboration." The Centre for Biomolecular Sciences (CBS) is the University's largest scientific research centre of excellence, housing 300 res...Bronfman gift to Mount Sinai catalyzes genomics-based medicine
... and pharmaceutical companies. We believe that our investment in personalized medicine and in The Mount Sinai Medical Center, will have exponentially greater social benefit in the coming decades." "Its called a leadership grant because it sends a clear message to the world that medical innovation can not happ...Cure for cancer one step closer
...ough the Smart State Research Facility Fund. The investment has built and equipped, as part of the Institute's infrastructure, a dedicated laboratory with highprecision equipment for preparation and study of tissue samples. This equipment includes an Aperio Scan Scope which takes high resolution images of t...Stevens and Connecticut Innovations agree to investment of $500,000 in SPOC Inc.
...t they had completed an agreement for a seed-stage investment of $500,000 in Stevens Proof of Concept Inc. (SPOC...d at Stevens Institute of Technology. CI made this investment through its Connecticut BioSeed Fund. SPOC was formed in July 2005 at Stevens by Vice President He...Forest elephants at risk from the illegal ivory trade
...e aggressive anti-poaching campaigns and increased investment in wildlife protection, and set African elephants on the road to recovery. But a new study from Stephen Blake, Samantha Strindberg, Fiona Maisels, and colleagues warns that while savannah elephants may indeed be reboundingin part because they live in...Scientists explore genetics and society
... seldom far from the headlines. There is enormous investment in these new biotechnologies, and it is vital that we understand the social and economic impacts of this investment." The conference marks the successful completion of the first five years of CESAGen research addressing issues such as risk and respon...Pacific Rim researchers to collaborate on distributed bioinformatics analysis of avian flu
...utions in three Asian nations will leverage TATRCs investment by funding their own researchers to work with thei...sful in this project without the substantial prior investment in partnerships with our friends and colleagues across the Pacific," said Arzberger, who directs the...Agriculture, biology and conservation
...ed by all three scientists is supported by federal investment in agencies including the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's competitive National Research Initiative program. Members of the press may RSVP to any of the contacts above if interested in attending either briefing...Wilson Center and Pew Charitable Trusts expand efforts to examine risks/benefits of nanotechnology
...announcement reflects an additional $3 million Pew investment over the next two years. Since it was launched in 2005, the Project has helped jumpstart and shape the nation's understanding of nanotechnologies, and helped policymakers assess industry and government readiness to manage its implications. The Projec...Failure to meet United Nations sanitation target could affect millions of the world's poorest
...development strategies, such as attracting foreign investment and tourism, often rely on good water quality and sanitation, Davis said. However, wealth does not necessarily translate into improved water and sanitation services. "Tracking the progress of countries from 1990 to 2004, we do see that countries that...