College students who pull 'all-nighters' and get no sleep more likely to have a lower GPA
...e for sleep, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). "Sleep in college students is generally inadequate, irregular and of poor quality. As sleep quality and quantity decrease, academ...Fluorescence diffuse optical tomography provides high contrast, 3-D look at breast cancer
... the way for diagnostic tools based on optics that will provide improved sensitivity and specificity betwe... in order to assess the flourophore lifetime which will provide richer information about tumor physiology. The potential uses of optical fluorophores bear ...Weill Cornell Medical College announces gifts totaling $400M
...s and interdisciplinary research. This initiative will help advance research and other collaborations bet... to remain anonymous. The gifts announced today will go toward the overall "Discoveries that Make a Difference" capital campaign that will fund a variety...Children's brain responses predict impact of sleep loss on attention
...se of a day, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). Brian Millis, of the University of Louisville, combined behavioral and P300 waveform information (a component of the human brain wave...Sleep restriction affects children's speech
...mprehension, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). Rachel Waford, of the University of Louisville, who authored the study, recorded event-related potentials, as a measure of neurocogni...Catastrophic events can affect a person's sleep
...son's sleep, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). Denise Sharon, MD, PhD, of the Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Center in New Orleans, divided the participants of the study into four gr...ESA satellite guides polar explorers across disintegrating sea ice
...ng snow depths at regular intervals. These in turn will be used by scientists to assess how well snow cond...o more stable. What happened in the Lincoln Sea, I will never understand. But I think in any case that the worst of the problems are finally behind us and w...Advocates ask fashion industry to support braille clothing tags; talking Web site
...wn onto all garments. The user-friendly Web site will include a questionnaire to gauge personal style, c...yles and price ranges. The Braille clothing labels will include three symbols indicating the brand, color and coordinating style for mixing and matching ind...Report calls for new directions, innovative approaches in testing chemicals for toxicity to humans
...hole animal. Studies observing human populations will be needed to provide information on human suscepti...rves. But it emphasizes that the proposed changes will generate better data on the potential risks humans face from environmental agents, building a strong...ACP supports improved access to information on relative strengths and weaknesses
... that the comparative effective evidence developed will have the greatest impact in improving the quality ...s an element of the comparative evaluation process will introduce complex and controversial issues of how individual patients, purchasers, clinicians, and s...Night shift nurses more likely to have poor sleep habits
...nts at risk, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). Arlene Johnson, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, surveyed 289 licensed nurses while they were working on the night shift in...Children with sleep disorder symptoms are more likely to have trouble academically
...p disorders, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual...ged to consult with their childs pediatrician, who will refer them to a sleep specialist....Sleep Slide-Rule improves children's understanding of the importance of sleep
... sleep need, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual... sleep, and the parents are included as well, they will make the changes for themselves." Experts recommend that children in pre-school sleep between 11-1...Rising skin cancer rates are more likely to affect wealthy people, says 12-year review
...cancers. These findings show that many patients will have more than one skin cancer, highlighting the n...s of skin cancer, coupled with ageing populations, will place greater demands on dermatology and other related specialties over the coming years. The numb...Poker match pits an vs. machine in world first match
...ter program developed at the University of Alberta will battle against a pair of poker kings in a $50,000 ...he reigning world champion computer poker program, will challenge two of the sharpest poker players in the world, professionals Phil "The Unabomber" Laak an...Alzheimer's disease to quadruple worldwide by 2050
...cluded the global prevalence of Alzheimers disease will grow to more than 106 million by 2050. By that time, 43 percent of those with Alzheimers disease will need high-level care, equivalent to that of a nursing home. The findings were presented June 10 at t...FPG receives $8 million for autism research
...at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will soon begin answering questions about the programs efficacy. Another $5 million federal grant will establish a national autism professional development center, which will help states incorporate effe...International Workshop on Cities, Science and Sustainability
...orkshop is planned for 20 to 22 September 2007 and will be held in Trieste, Italy. The aim is to highli...administration. The initiatives could include (but will not be limited to): access to safe drinking water, sanitation, reducing air pollution, improving hou...Brightening prospects of using fluorescent nanotubes in medical applications
...te out the brightest ones, I hope that researchers will begin considering ways to use them in clinical app...ach molecules to the surface of the nanotubes that will allow them to bind to specific biological targets. The trick is to do so without dimming or extingui...Experts call for urgent research into anti-epileptic drugs given to children
...psy. We hope that this important piece of research will help to inform research priorities for the newer A...an issue that the Journal has often dealt with and will continue to cover. The authors have stressed that it is important that parents continue to give th...