Scientific forum addresses menstrual cycle as vital sign
...n the menstrual cycle. They do this by offering a network of communication and support that spans discipline, professional responsibilities, and geography to provide woman-centered perspectives on menstrual experiences. For more information about the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, visit www.pop.psu...Lord Sainsbury praises the work of the UK's Innovative Manufacturing Research Centres
...ry and Higher Education Institutions, the regional network of Innovative Manufacturing Research Centres are at the forefront of driving forward innovations in manufacturing and improving competitiveness. There are two important sides to knowledge transfer 'science base push' as well as 'business pull'. Alth...Envisat Symposium report day 4: Assistance from space to combat hazards and natural disasters
...ing humanitarian aid. Radar imagery shows the road network well, and could also be used for water surface and wadi channel mapping. The final product was a detailed map that also highlighted the location of refugee camps." Canada has seen two Charter activations since the start of 2003 one for forest fires...Left and right ears not created equal as newborns process sound, finds UCLA/UA research
...ones and music. Because of how the brain's neural network is organized, the left half of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the left ear is more directly connected to the right side of the brain. Prior research had assumed that a mechanism arising from cellular properties unique to each...Call for national collaboration on medical education research
... Medical School educators call for a comprehensive network of educational epidemiologists to study teaching in the health professions. Their report, in the September 1 issue of JAMA, urges a national commitment to collaborate on research that can provide evidence-based standards to assess effectiveness in ...Register early for the AIUM regional course, Sonography: A Broad Sweep, and Save
... list is available online at www.aium.org . Come network with colleagues from all over the country in a comfortable, practice-based course, in a city known for fun and entertainment! "This course, designed especially for sonographers, includes practical, timely, and current presentations on top...Micro nano breakthrough conference planned for Portland, Oregon
...in years to come," said Landis Kannberg, technical network leader for energy with PNNL and co-director of the...icipate in roundtable discussions, share ideas and network with fellow industry and technology leaders. "We expect a wide range of developers, researchers, an...College students mandated to take alcohol interventions: what works
...ion and "booster sessions." Targeting the social network of mandated students may help change their drinkin...esistant state." - Targeting the social network of mandated students may be an effective strategy for changing their drinking perceptions and/or beh...NIAID forms network to tackle potentially fatal reaction to smallpox vaccine
...S. Fauci, M.D., director of NIAID. "Launching this network is an important step toward our goal of helping to...ransplantation. "The information generated by this network will improve our understanding of the immune responses of these patients and should greatly influenc...Clinical trial shows drug may offer a new option to prevent rejection of transplanted kidneys
...une Tolerance Network, an NIH-funded international network of more than 80 researchers coordinating clinical testing of new therapies to induce immune tolerance. Christian Larsen, MD, of Emory University, another of the clinical trial's primary investigators, has also studied LEA29Y in animal models. "This s...Carnegie Mellon University neurobiologist Justin Crowley receives Searle Scholar Award
...on the formation of neural circuits, the intricate network of connections neurons make with one another. The three-year, $240,000 award will allow him to extend his research on the formation of neural circuits in the primary visual cortex, the region of the brain that initially processes visual signals. "Thi...Hebrew University one of 25 institutions involved in new European Vascular Genomics Network
... Research. EVGN is the first European Union-funded network in the field of cardiovascular diseases. The project is intended to integrate post-genomic research into the more established biomedical and biotechnological approaches to cardiovascular disease. Participating in the consortium on behalf of the Heb...New asthma program in Detroit public schools may improve student grades and decrease absences
...ican College of Chest Physicians. "With a support network of community and school-based asthma programs combined with physician intervention, children with asthma and their families may be better prepared to manage asthma-related symptoms."...Calling for standards in cardiology data collection and analysis
...ng and initiative, drawing upon its experience and network as a professional association of 47 National Cardiac Societies across central and greater Europe. At the CARDS meeting, the ESC has been invited to present its Euro Heart Survey as a case study of a successful pan-European survey programme enabling...Clerks control healthcare access for uninsured patients, study finds
...ns about access to healthcare are the product of a network of unwritten rules and understandings and the preferences of staff as they interface with individuals who are attempting to become or remain clients of a reluctant bureaucracy," Weiner wrote in his study. "If this approach is widespread, then concern...Obesity reversed in mice by destroying blood vessels that service fat cells
...f such a potential for biological activity, a vast network of blood vessels is needed to deliver oxygen to these cells - many more blood vessels than are needed to support other normal tissues, the researchers say. In fact, one pound of fat contains a mile of blood vessels, according to an estimate quoted by...Trials launched to test treatment of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia
...nd five other academic medical centers to create a network of Treatment Units for Research on Neurocognition and Schizophrenia (TURNS). The research will test the effectiveness of new drug treatments for the cognitive deficits of schizophrenia. The project will be directed by Stephen R. Marder, M.D., at UCLA...Prevalence of HIV among childbearing women has declined in New York
...that create an interrelated high-risk transmission network for infection that has been reported for other sexually transmitted diseases." "Second, the study demonstrates the disproportional impact of HIV-1 infection on women of minority race or ethnicity. Despite a general decline in HIV-1 [prevalence] amon...... 'Space Solutions' initiative, ESA, supported by a network of partners, is positioning itself as a business-to-business provider of research opportunities, know-how and technologies for industries in the booming health and wellness markets. "At ESA, we help our astronauts cope with the challenges of spacefl......onnective tissue, eyelashes, and glands, with its network of tiny blood vessels. During the six-hour microsurgery, they also reconstructed the tear duct which was traumatized in the accident as well. Using 20 times magnification (the typical magnification at which microsurgery is performed is 4-7 times), ...