Rockefeller University researchers are changing the face of drug addiction treatment
...s, such as holding a job for six months. Using the science of operant conditioning, we suggested to them that you could achieve a better outcome if you don't simply reward the attainment of goals, but, instead, you reinforce all of the steps along the way." "Scott developed the concept of a modified, practic...If you fill it, they will slurp, and slurp, and slurp ...
...Wansink, professor of marketing and of nutritional science at Illinois, said. "This can be dangerous to our d...mes E. Painter, a professor of family and consumer science at Eastern Illinois University, and Jill North, a graduate student in food science and human nutriti...BI-RADS lexicon for ultrasound useful for differentiating benign from malignant solid masses
... biopsy recommendations to base those decisions on science rather than gestalt. For example, we are taught in general that margins that appear circumscribed at ultrasound are generally seen with benign masses. While this is true in general, our study showed that 10% of masses with circumscribed margins at s...Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs and Dan Haney receive public service awards
... and largest news service. After two decades as a science writer and medical editor of AP's Boston bureau, he was named an AP Special Correspondent, a title given to only a handful of AP reporters. Among his many honors, in 2000 Haney won the first Howard L. Lewis Achievement Award, given by the American H...West Africa: meningitis epidemics driven by the wind
...ks to this preliminary research, combining climate science and health sciences, it is possible to think in terms of setting up epidemiological monitoring systems in order to have early warning of meningitis epidemics in this region of West Africa and attempt to limit their impact. However, these results do n...US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
...mises to give us exciting new information based on science that can be used to refine existing ACL injury pre...vin M. Guskiewicz, professor of exercise and sport science in the College of Arts and Sciences; Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, research professor of biostatistics in ...2005 Potamkin Prize goes to neurologists for research in early detection of Alzheimer's disease
...n enormous, and has transformed clinical and basic science research."...9th Annual Public Forum at AACR Annual Meeting
...cer research, ask questions and discuss innovative science with the experts. PANELISTS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW: James L. Abbruzzese, M.D., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, "The Impact of Cancer Research on Patient Care" Thomas A. Sellers, Ph.D., H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institu...UPenn receives 2005 Templeton Research Lectures Grant
...,000 grant promotes the constructive engagement of science and religion through interdisciplinary study groups and an annual distinguished lectureship. The other two 2005 recipients announced earlier this month are Frankfurt University in Germany and Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. Made possible by a gen......cer research, ask questions and discuss innovative science with the experts. WHAT: Members of the press a... cancer. Dr. Levy's talk will be "Immunology: From science to therapy." V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., D.Sc. , Vice President and Scientific Director of the Medical ...Tissue engineering experts discuss orthopaedics applications
...ing, a term that was coined in 1986, describes the science of replacing, repairing or regenerating organs or tissue. The term is often used interchangeably with regenerative medicine. In the field of orthopaedics, researchers described using growth factors to regenerate bone, using new technologies to enhanc...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...says. Number two on the list is agriculture, where science is developing a range of inexpensive nanotech applications to increase soil fertility and crop production, and help eliminate malnutrition - a contributor to more than half the deaths of children under five in developing countries. Nanotech materials...Late-breaking science presented at 57th AAN Annual Meeting
...enetrance for the gene mutation. The late-breaking science will be presented during a poster session at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12 in Hall A of the Miami Beach Convention Center. For abstract copies, please contact the AAN Press Room....2005 Wistar Institute Science Journalism award winner announced
... 2005 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award is science writer Stephen S. Hall. He won for his article in ...icle further captured the kinds of debate on which science thrives, and illuminated some of the cultural and political issues bearing on this line of research....Being too clean could be hazardous to your health and the environment
...ne edition of Environmental Science & Technology's science news section ( http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2005/apr/science/kb_chlorine.html ). Triclosan is a synthetic antimicrobial agent, which is classified as a Class III drug by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As the result of it...NMDP welcomes IOM recommendation for fully integrated cord blood system
... addressing questions of structure, access and the science of cord blood, particularly given the limitations on time and budget," said Dr. Jeffrey W. Chell, NMDP chief executive officer. "Unfortunately, due to these resource constraints, IOM was not able to visit NMDP to see that the 'one-stop shopping' appr...Exercise variety - not intensity - appears to reduce some Alzheimer's disease risk
...ll) provide a good picture from basic and clinical science of how activity and exercise work to reduce the risk of dementia," says Lyketsos. According to the Alzheimer's Association, dementia is a group of diseases that all gradually destroy brain cells and lead to progressive decline in mental function. A...Rice, NC State win NAS/Keck Futures funding
... Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science at Rice. Monteiro-Riviere and Barron's research will explore the transport nature of specific fullerenes with different substituted amino acids and their interactions with skin cells. The proposed studies are a direct extension of work conducted by t...Tea may help prevent diabetes and cataracts
...jor research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio....Child sex abuse policy recommendations published in Science magazine
...hors who are experts in psychiatry, law, political science and psychology, recommend: stepping up researc...d its implications in the nation's leading general science journal "is a tremendous opportunity to shed light on an important and neglected area." "Science is...