Europe's first polar-orbiting weather satellite ready for launch
...mospheric temperature and humidity, wind speed and direction over the ocean, ozone and other trace gases, thus making a major contribution to global weather forecasting and climate monitoring capabilities. The payload also includes an instrument for data collection, an instrument to observe the weather in spac...Researchers suggest new direction for development of psychotropic drugs
...in and behavior researchers called today for a new direction to develop innovative psychotropic drugs to treat ...Molecular Pathophysiology. The most promising new direction for CNS (central nervous system) drug development appears to be focusing on treatments that act on m...Balance training better than tai chi at improving mobility among older adults
...e complexity of ambulatory tasks, such as changing direction to walk forward or laterally; walking on a plank; turning, bending and stepping on and off curbs; stepping over obstacles; and more. The tai chi classes focused on body alignment; weight shifts, including standing on one leg; hip and ankle rotations;...UCSD researchers discover internal compass of immune cell
...face, a step critical to position the cells in the direction of the source of chemoattractants. Once this internal compass has been activated, ATP is converted by the cells to adenosine, which in turn activates A3 adenosine receptors concentrated at the front of cells, providing the signal to move toward th...Men with no sons more at risk for prostate cancer, according to Mailman School of PH Study
...this finding will have a significant impact on the direction of research in this field going forward." Overall, there was a 40% increase in prostate cancer in men lacking sons. The offspring's sex depends on whether it receives an X or a Y chromosome from the father. A man with a damaged Y chromosome wil...Emory University announces new Global Health Institute
...on, the Emory Global Health Institute will provide direction and support for Emory faculty and their global partners who use innovative approaches to address serious global health issues; identify opportunities for faculty growth and support the hiring of world-class scholars; convene seminars and conferences ...Can epilepsy patients predict their seizures?
... but overall it is an important step towards a new direction for obtaining better seizure control and improving the lives of people with epilepsy," said Haut....Flu experts call for mandatory shots for health care workers
...cepts found in the new law, but provide additional direction and a level of specificity not found in the Act. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 226,000 people are hospitalized with influenza and 36,000 people die from it every year in the United States alone. Even a "mild" inf...Media coverage of autism differs dramatically
...ts in public values can cause broad changes in the direction of scientific thinking. The group dubbed this behavior "flocking." "It characterizes the way people, scientists and organizations flock to and from certain ideas, tools and, like birds, goals and destinations," said Illes, who directs Stanford's Pr...MIT graduate student wins $30,000 Lemelson-MIT student prize for life-saving inventions
...d at MITs BioInstrumentation Laboratory. Under the direction of his advisors Ian W. Hunter and Andrew Taberner in the BioInstrumentation Laboratory, Ball was challenged to use the labs novel Lorentz-force actuator to create a dual-action, rapid-fire delivery technology that increased drug volume delivery. Wi...US Military Cancer Institute partners on cancer trial
...ty and tolerance. AE37 is being tested under the direction of Colonel George Peoples, M.D., at Brooke Army Medical Center. The study is a collaboration among USMCI, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc...Survey reveals misperceptions about Alzheimer's among African-American and Hispanic caregivers
...t from friends and family as well as knowledge and direction from healthcare professionals. At diagnosis, caregivers overall wished they had received more information about Alzheimer's disease (75%) and treatment options (75%); African-American caregivers (83%) surveyed were significantly more likely than Hisp...A closer look inside our lungs -- Penn researchers develop 2 novel imaging techniques
...larizing atoms -- making them all spin in the same direction -- with magnetic resonance [MR], which allows the atoms to have a strong signal for sharper images." Hyperpolarized 3He gas allows radiologists to observe the lung as gas flows in and out, giving them high resolution images of human ventilation. Co...World first in medical robotics
...t a speed of 10 centimetres a second. Under the direction of Professor Sylvain Martel, holder of the Canada Research Chair in Micro/Nanosystem Development, Construction and Validation, and in collaboration with researchers at the Centre hospitalier de lUniversit de Montral (CHUM), the Polytechnique team has...Research agreement to advance new imaging technology
...hnology, which could represent a fundamentally new direction in medical tomography, has a potentially vast application in clinical care and biomedical research in fields such as cancer, musculoskeletal conditions and cardiovascular disease. Under the research agreement, the raw data from the University's nuc...MRI contrast agent can detect heart attack in the making
... New York University School of Medicine, under the direction of Dr. Edward A. Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., and Dr. Zahi A. Fayad, M.D., Ph.D., have developed a synthetic molecule that delivers an imaging enhancer to cholesterol-filled cells embedded in the arterial walls. In animal tests, the enhancer improved cholest...University of Leicester research reveals rice bran could reduce risk of intestinal cancer
..., rye or oat and this may be an interesting future direction for researchers."...Satellite images aid implementation of agricultural reforms
...rcels within this slope range, detecting the slope direction and the ploughing or planting direction, it is possible to calculate the angle between the slope and ploughing direction, taking into account the soil-sensitivity to erosion, and determine whether the farmer is compliant. In order to receive subsi...SNM's 54th Annual Meeting speakers address state of molecular imaging/nuclear medicine technologies
...ual Image of the Year, an image that illustrates a direction he sees nuclear medicine heading in a dynamic and ever-expanding field....National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine report calls for more dairy foods at school
...s and health. "This report is a step in the right direction for helping children and adolescents develop lifelong healthy eating habits," said Keith Ayoob, EdD, RD, FADA Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. "The report wants to encourage kids to eat more fruits, veg...