Science Education & Policy

SAN FRANCISCO, September 27 /PRNewswire/--- New Profiles Provide Self-promotion Features To Musicians, Artists, Non-profits, Models and More ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 27 2007 - 3:43pm

Religion And Jobs: Protestant Countries Have The Highest Employment Rates

Countries where the main religion is Protestant Christianity have higher employment rates than those where other religions are dominant, according to University of Bath research published in the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. These countries, ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2007 - 10:13am

2007: Looking Back And Looking Forward

Recently, I have been struck by the number of anniversaries of significant events that have been acknowledged this year. This past summer was the 40 th anniversary of the “Summer of Love”. August was the 60 th anniversary of the independence of Indi ...

Article - David Houle - Sep 27 2007 - 11:30pm

Brattle Principal Debates With EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes On Break-Up Proposals For EU Energy Sector

NEW YORK, September 28 /PRNewswire/-- The European Commission last week issued proposals that would require Europe's utilities to split off their transmission businesses, with the aim of creating a level playing field for competition in European ener ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 28 2007 - 12:02pm

Bono And DATA Receive 2007 Liberty Medal At National Constitution Center

PHILADELPHIA, September 28 /PRNewswire/-- Bono, U2 lead singer and activist, and DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), the advocacy organization he co-founded to combat poverty and disease in Africa, were presented with the National Constitution Center's ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 28 2007 - 1:21pm

Removable Vasectomy Device, Male Contraceptives Highlighted At Conference

Women have multiple options for preventing pregnancy but men have only two- vasectomy, which is usually permanent, and condoms, which can become tiresome in long-term relationships. For decades, pundits have predicted new contraceptives for men within the ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2007 - 11:13am

The Nutritional Factor In Agricultural Development

During the past two decades, China has been rapidly changing from a mostly agrarian environment of food production and consumption to a more urban environment typically found in Western industrialized societies. This means transitioning from a simple diet ...

Article - T. Colin Campbell - Oct 1 2007 - 11:58pm

'Bad Carbs' Not The Enemy, Study Says

The latest common wisdom on carbohydrates claims that eating so-called “bad” carbohydrates will make you fat, but University of Virginia professor Glenn Gaesser says, “that’s just nonsense.” Eating sandwiches with white bread, or an occasional doughnut, is ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2007 - 5:09am

Ozone Shuts Down Early Immune Response In Lungs, Study Says

As policy makers debate what levels of ozone in the air are safe for humans to breathe, studies in mice are revealing that the inhaled pollutant impairs the body’s first line of defense, making it more susceptible to subsequent foreign invaders, such as ba ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2007 - 11:50pm

When Genetic Profiling Is Good: Lung Tumors

Determining the genetic profile of a particular lung tumor can help clinicians make the crucial decision about which chemotherapy treatment to try first. A new study led by researchers from the Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Duke Insti ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2007 - 12:23pm