Water flows like molasses on the nanoscale
... The research appears in the March 15 issue of the journal Physical Review B. In its bulk liquid form, water is a disordered medium that flows very readily. When most substances are compressed into a solid, their density increases. But water is different; when it becomes ice, it becomes less dense. For thi...Commonly used pain medications do not prevent Alzheimer's disease
...in the online edition of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. These findings appear to contradict earlier observational studies, which found sustained use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may have a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease. The clini...Elsevier extends ScienceDirect ArticleChoice to academic institutes worldwide
...ull-text articles without having to expand his/her journal portfolio. For more information, please visit: http://info.sciencedirect.com/licensing/individual/articlechoice/ or contact globalsales@elsevier.com...Pharmacists' workload contributes to errors
...macy researchers published in the May issue of the journal Medical Care. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by College of Pharmacy professor Daniel C. Malone, Ph.D., who is also a member of the Arizona Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics at the Critical Path Institute. Res...Are higher doses of cholesterol drugs worth the extra money? Only sometimes, study says
...rbor Healthcare System, is published online in the journal Circulation, and will be in the May 8 print issue of the journal. Its based on a sophisticated computer analysis of data from thousands of patients. The team finds that patients with a recent history of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) either a hear...Clinical trial coordinators need more financial conflict-of-interest training
...report of this study will be published soon in the journal Clinical Trials. Earlier COINS projects have looked at official institutional policies involving conflicts of interest in research and how potential study participants view these conflicts, as well as the reluctance of some researchers and officia...... of the valley hangs in the air for readers of the journal Angewandte Chemie: just rub the journal's cover and enjoy a lily-of-the-valley scent. Lily-of-the-valley scent components can also be found within the pages of the journal: an interdisciplinary team headed by Reinhold Tacke (Inorganic Chemistry, Univ...US critical care delivery system in critical condition
...esearchers and published in the April issue of the journal Critical Care Medicine. "The number of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to double by 2030. In addition to non-elective medical admissions for critical illness among chronically ill elders, the growth rate in elective surgical procedures req...Brain structure changes years before memory loss begins
...April 17, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers say these findings may help identify people at risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which leads to Alzheimer's disease. Researchers performed brain scans and cognitive tests on 136 pe...Change in neuroticism tied to mortality rates, researcher says
...tudy will be published in the print edition of the journal Psychological Science in late May. The study is available online at http://www.psychologicalscience.org . In the study, researchers tracked the change in neuroticism levels of 1,663 aging men over a 12-year period. Using the data gathered in the f...MS drug helps reduce vision loss
...April 17, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The analyses were performed on data from the AFFIRM and SENTINEL studies, which involved 2,138 men and women with relapsing multiple sclerosis from clinics in Europe, North American, Australia, and New Zealand...Strong marriage helps couples deal with tempermental baby
...ir results were published in a recent issue of the journal Infant Behavior & Development. Schoppe-Sullivan said there has been surprisingly little study about how the characteristics of an infant can affect how couples interact as parents what researchers call the "coparenting relationship." While there...Low education predicts lower quality of life for prostate cancer patients
...available in the on-line Early View section of the journal Cancer. The researchers analyzed the results of a self-reported quality-of-life survey completed by 248 patients who were diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1989 and 2002 and treated at three Veterans Affairs medical centers. Treatments include...Margaret Foti receives AACR Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research
...er Research, the most highly cited cancer research journal in the world. Recognized for her extraordinary ...promoted to the position of Managing Editor of the journal in 1969, becoming the youngest Managing Editor of a major scientific journal in the country. Prog...Carnegie Mellon professors question advice for nuclear attacks
... bomb in Los Angeles. In the May 2007 issue of the journal Health Physics, Carnegie Mellon researchers Keith Florig and Baruch Fischhoff offer simple, practical advice that ordinary citizens can use when faced by such threats. Specifically, the two scientists address the following questions...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 4, 2007
...e for reporters. ACS Chemical Biology is a monthly journal exploring cellular function from both chemical and...s. In addition to research papers and reviews, the journal also publishes "Spotlight" current research in chemical biology from other journals; "Profile" exp...Drug used to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child damages DNA
...ironmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, the official journal of the Environmental Mutagen Society, is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and is available online via Wiley InterScience at ( http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/emm ). Researchers led by Dale M. Walker of Experimental Pathology Laborat...Row over study puts Korea's scientific community under scrutiny again
...004 was translated and republished in the American journal Fertility and Sterility under a different title and with different authors in December 2005. What is indisputable is that Dr Kim's name was not present in the later version of the paper and that in his place as lead author was Dr Cha, his former em...Mild head injuries increase risk of sleep disorders
... April 3, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers say these findings highlight the need for improved diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in mild traumatic brain injury patients who complain of insomnia. "As many as 40 to 65 percent of people...Rapid response was crucial to containing the 1918 flu pandemic
... in two articles published online this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These important papers suggest that a primary lesson of the 1918 influenza pandemic is that it is critical to intervene early, says Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of NIHs National Institute of Alle...