Science Education & Policy

Culture, Age, Sex- Why People Engage In 'Extreme' Drinking

Whether young people get drunk as a purposeful behavior or as an unintended consequence depends on what country they live in, according to new research on young people in seven countries. The research finds that young people's views on alcohol and dr ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2008 - 9:32am

New RISI Biomass Study Finds Government Renewable Energy Mandates Would Lead To Unsustainable Harvests

BOSTON, September 23 /PRNewswire/-- ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 23 2008 - 10:32am

RPSGB Supports Free Prescriptions

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/-- Commenting on the promise to abolish prescription charges for cancer patients, the Chair of the English Pharmacy Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Beth Taylor said: "This is good news for ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 23 2008 - 12:32pm

Sorry Snickers- Half A Bar Of Chocolate Per Week, But Just The Dark Kind, Lowers Risk Of Heart Disease

If you've been reading all those studies on the benefits of chocolate and salivating at the thought of milk-chocolating your way to health and longevity, you're going to be disappointed. But if you aren't a choco-holic and just want to know ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2008 - 6:46pm

Welcome To The Virtual World Of MySPIE!

PARIS, September 24 /PRNewswire/--- SPIE Group Creates an Interactive Web Island Where the Game Gets Serious* On an imaginary island 12 km long and 9 km wide, SPIE conjures up an entertaining, interactive environment illustrating all its business activiti ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

Bringing Diabetes To Light: International Diabetes Federation Encouraging Citizens To Raise Awareness And Protect Future Generat

BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 24 /PRNewswire/--- Theme for 2008 World Diabetes Day- November 14- is "Diabetes in Children and Adolescents" BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 24 /PRNewswire/-- The International Diabetes Federation announced today that i ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 24 2008 - 5:31am

Pearson Announces Pilot Program Results For New Pearson Test Of English

LONDON, September 24 /PRNewswire/-- Pearson today announced that it has successfully completed the final stage of the worldwide pilot program for its new computer-based international academic English language test, Pearson Test of English (PTE). Pilot tes ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 24 2008 - 12:32pm

Alzheimer's Foundation Of America Encourages Global Action On Awareness-Raising

NEW YORK, September 24 /PRNewswire/-- As the United Nations General Assembly convenes this week, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging foreign leaders to collaborate on a global effort to advance a dialogue about minimizing the i ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 24 2008 - 1:32pm

Redline's Mobile WiMAX Products Receive WiMAX Forum Certified(R) Mark

TORONTO, Canada, September 24 /PRNewswire/--- RedMAX(TM) 4C Mobile WiMAX Subscriber Devices Join Redline's Roster of Proven WiMAX Forum Certified Product; Enables Mobile Service Providers to Offer High-Revenue Personal and Commercial Broadband Servic ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 24 2008 - 2:32pm

Figuring Out 'Math' Dyslexia

Is there such a thing as 'math' dyslexia? Daniel Ansari, an assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at The University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, is using bra ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2008 - 3:03pm