University of Edinburgh hosts European conference on childhood disability
...whole spectrum of childhood disability. Around 500 professionals working with children with disability will attend ... emotional abuse. Delegates will discuss how we as professionals can make best use of our own learning in order to offer disabled children the most effective help. T...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...l Society of America, the national organization of professionals in the field of aging. ...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
...s KITP manager Deborah Storm. In other words, the professionals who have worked and organized programming in the original structure were able to bring their experiences to bear on the design of the new one. The whole point of this users facility for physicists is to promote interaction among i...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
... 2003. Steve Thompson wins the award for acoustics professionals for his "Tutorial on Microphone Technologies for Directional Hearing Aids," published in The Hearing Journal. Information on how to enter next year's science writing award can be obtained by contacting Ben Stein at bstein@aip.org . PRO...Moffitt doctor's talk on ovarian cancer receives international first place award
...ynecologic cancer to achieve communication between professionals in the field and maintain high standards of research and training. In 2001, the National Cancer Institute awarded Moffitt the status of a Comprehensive Cancer Center in recognition of its excellence in research and contributions to clinical tr...Safer medical implants, more comfortable fabrics among research items at Rochester meeting
...the Rochester Institute of Technology. Experienced professionals will outline career paths available for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. There also will be a panel discussion and open forum. (Monday, Nov. 1, 8:30 a.m. 11:40 a.m., Grand Ballroom A) The following awards will be presented at the meeting: George El...Academics work to help stressed-out cats
... cats in the house, studies have shown. Cat health professionals at the University's Hospital for Small Animals studied the lifestyles of a group of cats with no apparent physical cause for their bladder problems and compared them with a control group of disease-free cats. They found that the sick cats were genera...UK scientist and children's author wins EMBO Award for Communications 2004
... they talked to children, teachers and health care professionals to determine the educational needs of the local communities. Funding for the project was organised by Siamon Gordon of Oxford University, who also came up with the original idea in 2000. In 2002, in collaboration with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Pr...Investigating the Columbia River and Estuary: A primary focus of research
...rimary focus for hundreds of environmental science professionals as they convene for the Fourth Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry World Congress conference in Portland this November. Among the events designed to exchange ideas and present research will be an Interactive Poster Session entitled, Inv...University of South Florida designated Center of Excellence by Huntington's Disease Society
...lp support a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals with expertise in Huntington's Disease. The team will provide comprehensive medical and social services as well as education, outreach and research opportunities to the HD community. "This is great news," said neuroscientist Juan Sanchez-Ramos, PhD,...Fussy Baby Network answers cries for help in community
...a fussy baby. Even pediatricians and other medical professionals call the Network asking for advice and help for their patients. Many times the Fussy Baby Warmline phone calls lead to home visits by the network team. "People are surprised and grateful that someone will come and just sit with them, payi...Shark cartilage cancer 'cure' shows danger of pseudoscience
...his is to ensure that government leaders and media professionals receive adequate scientific training based on reason, and that they also develop critical thinking skills." Ostrander traces the popularity of crude shark cartilage as a cancer treatment and preventive measure to I. William Lane's 1992 book ti...Study reveals developing countries with recipe for thriving health biotech industries
...has made concerted efforts to encourage expatriate professionals to return. Incentives include the provision of funding for the establishment of laboratories in China and schemes to enable returning scientists to establish firms. How the Study Was Conducted The study used a broad defini...Mothers speak: Physicians often fall short when delivering a down syndrome diagnosis
...nversation by saying, "I'm sorry." 6. Health care professionals should keep their personal opinions to themselves. 7. Mothers should be provided with up-to-date printed materials at a minimum, a bibliography listing the most current resources for new parents. 8. Parents should be put in touch with other familie...Systems microbiology has great scientific promise in health and environment
...d energy production." The report recommends that professionals engaged in systems microbiology research develop more collaborative research efforts. "Specialists need to be knowledgeable in their own field, but they must have sufficient knowledge of the other areas of the project to be able to contribute fully,...Development of portable infectious disease detector
...eveloping a device that we hope will allow medical professionals and HIV patients to manage their disease in a way that is similar to how diabetes patients can monitor their condition since the introduction of home blood glucose detectors." The collaboration's goal is to produce its first portable HIV monitor with...Dietary Guidelines Alliance offers tools to help consumers understand new nutrition guidance
...etary guidance." To help Americans and the health professionals who educate them, the Dietary Guidelines Alliance ... guide Americans with actionable messages. Health professionals can receive a copy of the It's All About You education kit by visiting http://www.ific.org/publicat...Journal of Nuclear Medicine Supplement summarizes current molecular radiotherapy
...advice to nuclear medicine practitioners and other professionals who may be actively involved in radionuclide thera...nificant information for nuclear/molecular imaging professionals and deserves a place in your professional library," notes Heinrich R. Schelbert, M.D., Ph.D., editor...NJIT hosts Biomedical Engineering Showcase and Career Fair
... Career Fair an annual event that unites industry professionals and academics interested in the applied-life scien...derate the panel that includes academics, business professionals and health-care representatives. For a full program of the showcase visit the website http://bmesho...DuPont's first biologically derived polymer receives global recognition
...2, SPE has membership of more than 20,000 plastics professionals in the United States and more than 70 countries around the world. Conference Chairman Tim Kettering said, "The story of Sorona is unique because it demonstrates that the use of renewable materials and processes can create new performance technologie...