UCLA physiologist elected to prestigious British Royal Society
... in 1660. Each year, the British society applies a rigorous peer review process to elect a maximum of 44 new fellows and six foreign members who are citizens of the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries or Ireland. The lifetime honor pays tribute to the society's most distinguished members who have dem...Royal Society elects Tom Curran as Fellow
...iety this year. The election process is extremely rigorous and based on the established practice of peer review. Currently, there are about 1,300 Fellows and Foreign Members of the Society, which supports scientists through grants, encourages science and mathematics education, provides advice on science pol...20th annual convention of US naturopathic physicians convenes Aug. 24, 2005 in Phoenix
...hool, passed a professional board exam, abide by a rigorous code of ethics, and in 14 states and the District of Columbia, are required to pass a licensing exam in order to practice. This year's meeting will offer updates on new treatments for diseases and other medical disorders that are treated by naturopat......e prey species tigers are dependent on, and a more rigorous analysis of tiger distribution and abundance. According to Miquelle, "Over the next few months, we will be completing the geographic database to ensure these data are preserved, and then we will begin a more intensive analysis of the data. Results ...Most common lung cancers may begin in newly discovered cells
... the blood or blood vessels. The BASCs passed the rigorous tests for stem cells. In response to two types of ...d lung cells. Still, she says their studies are as rigorous as the generally accepted reports of stem cells found in the skin, brain, testes and gut. The lab ha...Study in Royal Society journal on world's only horned rodent
... Ceratogaulus evolved a burrowing lifestyle, but a rigorous test of adaptation reveals that the horns in this animal were not evolved for digging. The pattern of evolution and the biomechanics of the horns are best explained as adaptations for defense against predation. Increasing body size and the appearan...Tufts nutrition scientists say it is premature to focus on nutrient supplements over diet
... maintaining good health, this topic remains under rigorous research, and new data is published regularly. Based on the available information, the authors say, "eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, whole grains and fish."...'Harmless' bacterium found to cause 10 percent of COPD flare-ups
...tive way in adults with COPD," Murphy said. "Using rigorous methods, our work has shown that acquiring M. catarrhalis is strongly associated with the onset of symptoms of an exacerbation. "People with COPD, estimated to be about 20 million in the U.S., experience one to two exacerbations per year," s...Researchers find Amchitka seafood safe for now
...d implementing the Health and Safety Plan for this rigorous expedition. David Barnes, Ph.D., Associate Professor /PE, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has coordinated The University of Alaska-Fairbanks' participation in CRESP Powers and these four researchers led the Science Plan effort and edi...Nitrogen in the air feeds the oceans
... the scale of nitrogen fixation. "It's providing a rigorous assessment of how quantitativelyimportant this process is," he said. The study, published recently in Global Biogeochemical Cycles,focused on the marine organism Trichodesmium, the best-known"fixer" of atmospheric nitrogen. Though it is only one of m...Action of nitroglycerin for chest pain may place some patients at risk
... outcomes have never been demonstrated through the rigorous clinical trials that are now standard in cardiovascular care, Stamler explained. In normal mice, treatment with nitroglycerin led to a drop in blood pressure, which increased with drug dose, the researchers showed. Mutant mice lacking mtALDH lose the...HSPH's Walter Willett wins Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Freedom to Discover Award
...ept of the large-scale cohort study as well as the rigorous methodologies necessary for quality studies, Dr. Willett has given us essential and critical insights into the role that nutrition can play in the development and prevention of a number of chronic diseases," says Robert Burns, Ph.D., Director, Nutrit...Canadian-led study shows amnioinfusion does not reduce risk of meconium aspiration syndrome
...f Human Development, Child and Youth Health. "The rigorous study methods and international scope of this randomized trial (56 study sites in 13 countries) provides very strong evidence against the use of amnioinfusion, and the results are likely to have a major impact on childbirth practices around the world...2005 NIH Director's Pioneer Award recipients announced
...rom 840 scientists who underwent a streamlined but rigorous self-nomination and evaluation process that began in March 2005. After NIH staff determined the eligibility of each nominee, the first of three groups of distinguished outside experts identified the most highly competitive individuals in the pool. Th...North Shore-LIJ receives FDA approval for new drug application to manufacture PET scan drug
...ls in a controlled environment that operates under rigorous quality assurance standards is key to safe production. "The FDA is in the process of instituting regulatory control over the manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals used in PET scanning such as Fludeoxyglucose F 18 to ensure safety to patients and the us...Researchers to gain wider access to knockout mice
...s used by NIH to select the mouse lines involved a rigorous scientific review process that evaluated information on the knocked out gene, the reliability of the method used to produce the knockout, and whether the mouse line possesses a "reporter" gene, which enables researchers to analyze the pattern of the ...New risk analysis study shows school soft drink consumption has no impact on adolescent obesity
...debates on nutrition policy." The authors followed rigorous scientific procedures in the preparation and publication of the study. The manuscript underwent careful peer review at an appropriate journal, the data are publicly available, the methods are clearly described, and any interested scientist may repli...Scientists discover secret behind human red blood cell's amazing flexibility
...and his students have pioneered the development of rigorous scientific tools to analyze the movement and balance of forces in many types of tensegrity systems. "Although we made several assumptions, our model is an important step toward understanding the molecular basis of cell membrane mechanics," said Sung...Anti-cold, anti-flu product cuts recurrent colds by more than half, study shows
...e all published clinical trials it has undergone a rigorous peer-review process by experts chosen by the Journal." In two previous trials involving 198 nursing home seniors conducted under FDA's drug regulations by Dr. Janet McElhaney, the newly appointed head of geriatric medicine at the University of Brit......ns. "As with any new cancer screening or therapy, rigorous testing must be conducted in order to establish its safety and efficacy. Therefore, we must remain cautious but hopeful regarding new advances in their initial testing stages."...