Binghamton University researchers ready nanotechnology innovations for market
...ensors for aircraft cockpits plus an invitation to apply for a $750,000 Phase II SBIR grant to turn the prototype sensors into products, provided the spark for his company, NSC Technology. Zhong and post-doctoral senior research associate Jin Luo, who serves as the company's CEO, founded NSC Technology i...Preparing for an influenza pandemic: A triage protocol in the face of limited resources
...are system becomes overwhelmed. The protocol would apply to all patients, not just those with influenza. In a related commentary, Melnychuk and Kenny discuss the many ethical challenges that arise during the development of triage protocols. p. 1377 Development of a triage protocol for critical care durin...Policy makers, networking agencies told to get their act together for nanoscience
...4 this had become a $144 million five-year plan to apply nanotechnology to cancer therapy for the US. "We published the report in November 2005 for Forward Look and we are still talking about it and we still don't know what the likelihood will be," said Duncan. Still she is sympathetic towards the pro...New agreement questions NHS relation with industry
...rds pharmaceutical product licensing). It does not apply to phase I testing with healthy volunteers (as in TGN1412), to studies initiated by investigators, to trials in which the sponsor merely provides funding, or to research in non-NHS institutions. While collaboration is admirable, we must realise tha...Wiley acquires HEED, the world's leading Health Economic Evaluations Database
...nals. We are delighted to have the opportunity to apply Wiley's sales and marketing operations to extend the development of this important product," said Deborah Dixon, VP, Business Development and Editorial Director, Medical and Life Sciences."The acquisition strengthens Wiley's burgeoning health economi...Firms covering large majority of nation's workers view health benefits as important recruitment tool
... or somewhat willing to collect the tax credit and apply it to the employee's share of premium. Half of firms--both offering and nonoffering--were interested in a program that would allow their workers and dependents to obtain coverage through their state's public employee insurance program, with the e...Scientists use pixels to ease amputees' pain
...fects in films. "It's very satisfying being able apply the same technology to something that may have a real positive impact on someone's health and well being." Project leader, Dr Craig Murray of the School of Psychological Sciences, said "Many people who undergo an amputation experience a phantom lim...Light-sensitive photoswitches could restore sight to those with macular degeneration
... from one branch of science - nanotechnology - and apply it to another - medicine," according to Isacoff. The nanoscience breakthrough at the core of the research was developed at UC Berkeley and LBNL over the past several years by neuroscientist Richard Kramer, professor of molecular and cell biology, Di...Dragon training in China focuses on atmosphere
... and ERS-2 satellites and training the students to apply tools and use the complementary atmospheric data sets for applications like air pollution monitoring, ozone trend monitoring and stratospheric and mesospheric research. "The Advanced training course in atmosphere remote sensing of the ESA-MOST Dra...Small but substantial proportion of surgeons interested in part-time training
...tudents have more diverse interests and, when they apply for postgraduate training, may prefer specialties in which a more flexible approach to training (i.e., part-time, reduced hours or extended periods of time off) is an option to allow them to integrate other professional and family interests," the aut...High-energy clamp simplifies heart surgery for atrial fibrillation
... The research team found that surgeons needed to apply the devices for only a few seconds at a time to get effective ablation of the atrial wall, and the devices caused no injury to surrounding tissue. The time needed for the procedure went from more than 90 minutes to about 30 minutes. The modified Co...Gaining weight between pregnancies could lead to pregnancy complications
...fied that the conclusions of this particular study apply to weight gain before pregnancy only, not to weight gain during pregnancy....University of Virginia health system wins $5.5 million grant to help detect atherosclerosis
...specific molecules involved in atherosclerosis and apply the design to the ultrasound imaging of plaque. "This grant is an important part of the NIH roadmap," Ley said. "It is one example of translational research that will bring laboratory knowledge to a patients' bedside." The grant to UVa is also mul...Global view shows strong link between kidney cancer, sunlight exposure
... countries, rather than individuals. Findings that apply to aggregates may not apply to individuals," said co-author Edward D. Gorham, M.P.H., Ph.D. "Since ecological studies may not...'Environmental Forensics' could cut the cost of brownfield development
...erging discipline is to integrate these skills and apply them in a legal context. In particular, it aims to harness the significant body of experience that exists in the field of forensic science to help guide investigation and evaluation of incidents of environmental pollution. A major research programm...Medical education must adapt to society's changing attitudes
...rming tasks repeatedly. Top athletes and musicians apply a similar approach. The second challenge is to develop new methods of assessment to reflect the focus on competencies (tasks that a qualified medical professional should be able to handle successfully). Improving research standards in medical edu...Cracking the real Da Vinci Code -- what happens in the artist's brain?
...he founder of neuroesthetics, Prof Onians will now apply his findings to a series of case studies, from prehistory to the present, in a book entitled Neuroarthistory. If the approach is successful this will be the foundation stone of a new discipline. Cracking the real Da Vinci Code: what happens in the ar...Keep slapping on that sunscreen
WHEN out in the sun, how often do you apply sunscreen? If it's anything less than once every 2 hours, you might be better off not using any in the first place. So says Kerry Hanson, a chemist at the University of California at Riverside. She and her colleagues exposed human skin samples grow...Nobel Laureate keynote speaker at conference on nanomedicine, geriatric care, brain injury
...0 participants. Registration is free for those who apply before Sept. 11, 2006. Registration includes admission to all sessions, continental breakfast, beverages, and lunch. To register, contact Kelly Varelos at (540) 231-3150 or kvarelos@vcom.vt.edu . On-site registration will be $50 per person and depen......ple of healthy adults. We designed Experiment 2 to apply these established thresholds to identify the presence of dysphagia in stroke patients. Results indicate that dysphagia may be more accurately detected by the identification of abnormalities on multiple objective measures of swallowing rather than rel...