Science Education & Policy

Do Flu Shots For The Elderly Save Lives? Just Washing Hands Works Better, Says Study

The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers in Alberta. The vaccine does confer protection against specific strains of influenza, but ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 31 2008 - 11:06am

Cognitive Deficit Related To Insomnia Treatable With Six Weeks Of Therapy- Study

A neuroimaging study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to find that cognitive processes related to verbal fluency are compromised in people with insomnia despite the absence of a behavioral deficit. These specific brain function altera ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 1 2008 - 1:50am

Chrigu Wins Grand Prize At First Ever International Documentary Film Festival On Cancer

GENEVA, September 1 /PRNewswire/--- Reel Lives: The Cancer Chronicles Film Festival awards prizes to top filmmakers Chrigu from Switzerland has been awarded the Grand Prize in the first ever Reel Lives: Cancer Chronicles Film Festival at a ceremony in Gen ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 1 2008 - 2:33am

SCAI: SYNTAX Data Show PCI Is A Good Option For Patients With Complex Coronary Artery Disease

WASHINGTON, September 1 /PRNewswire/--- One-Year Data Find Angioplasty and Stenting Safe and Effective in Patients for Whom Standard Therapy Has Been Open-Heart Surgery Data announced today from the landmark SYNTAX trial indicate that patients with very c ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 1 2008 - 8:33am

SCAI: CARDia Data Find Diabetic Patients With Complex Heart Disease Can Safely Choose PCI

WASHINGTON, September 1 /PRNewswire/--- At One Year, Angioplasty and Stenting Matches Bypass Surgery for Safety and Effectiveness in Patients with Complex Medical Condition Patients with both diabetes and advanced blockages in at least three heart vessels ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 1 2008 - 8:33am

Autism's History- First Discovery, New Genes And A Surprising Link To Circadian Rhythms

The autistic disorder was first described, more than sixty years ago, by Dr. Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital (USA), who created the new label ´early infantile autism´. At the same time an Austrian scientist, Dr. Hans Asperger, described a milder ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 31 2010 - 4:40pm

Is Sarah Palin A Creationist?

Sarah Palin, John McCain’s choice for Vice President should he win the November elections, is a worrisome character from the point of view of science education. It is hard to tell whether Palin herself is a creationist or not and, frankly, that’s far less ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Sep 1 2008 - 9:47pm

SunPower Names Luis Torres Managing Director, Market Development Southern Europe

MADRID, Spain, September 2 /PRNewswire/-- SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR), a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that Luis Torres has joined the company as managing director, market development ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 2 2008 - 2:33am

Siperian And Evaxyx Form Partnership Which Enables Organisations To Achieve Greater Master Data Management ROI

SAN MATEO, California and LEEDS, England, September 2 /PRNewswire/--- New Evaxyx Siperian Services Framework Scales Critical Data Assets across Departments, Divisions, and Geographies for Greater Enterprise-Wide Decision Making ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 2 2008 - 4:33am

VIVIMIND(TM), Canada's Scientifically Proven Natural Health Product To Protect Memory Function, Is Available Starting Today

LAVAL, Quebec, September 2 /PRNewswire/--- A New Generation of Memory Protection ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 2 2008 - 6:33am