Science Education & Policy

Sulfates To Combat Global Warming Could Damage Ozone

A much-discussed idea to offset global warming by injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere would have a drastic impact on Earth's protective ozone layer, new research concludes. The study, led by Simone Tilmes of the National Center for Atmos ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 25 2008 - 12:21am

Following A Good Start To The Year Shire Reaffirms Full Year 2008 Financial Guidance

BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, April 25 /PRNewswire/--- All Figures are in US$ Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY) the global specialty biopharmaceutical company announces results for the three months to March 31, 2008. Q1 2008 Financial Highlight ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 25 2008 - 7:31am

Study Shows False Memories Complicate End-of-life Treatment Decisions

Advance directives, or living wills, may not effectively honor end-of-life wishes because life-sustaining treatment preferences often change without people being aware of the changes, according to a new study co-authored by UC Irvine researchers Peter Ditt ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 25 2008 - 11:55pm

Gene Therapy Improves Vision In Patients With Congenital Retinal Disease

PHILADELPHIA, April 27 /PRNewswire/--- Patients' Vision Improved from Detecting Hand Movements to Reading Lines on Eye Chart In a clinical trial at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, researchers from The University of Pennsylvania have use ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 27 2008 - 4:31pm

Taiwan Universities Ranked Among The Top 1% Of Research Institutions In The World

TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 28 /PRNewswire/--- In Five of 22 Categories at Least One Taiwan Institution Ranks Within the World's Top 100 for 2003-2007 Period ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 27 2008 - 7:31pm

U.S. And Arab Mayors And Municipal Leaders Convene In Chicago For Historic Conference

CHICAGO, April 28 /PRNewswire/--- Three-day Forum Will Highlight Economic Development, Education, Environment Issues Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley today welcomes municipal leaders from throughout the United States, Canada and Arab world for the first-eve ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 28 2008 - 12:31am

ACM And Infosys Foundation Announce Winner Of New Award Honoring Contemporary Contributions In Computer Science

NEW YORK and Bangalore, INDIA, April 28 /PRNewswire/--- US$150,000 Prize to Stanford's Koller for Groundbreaking Work in Making Computers Intelligent ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 28 2008 - 5:31am

Rosetta Genomics Announces Expansion Of Its MicroRNA Intellectual Property Estate

REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, April 28 /PRNewswire/--- Rosetta Genomics In-Licenses, on a Non-Exclusive Basis, Proprietary MicroRNAs for Research Applications From Rockefeller University- Following This Agreement, Rosetta Genomics has Acces ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 28 2008 - 8:31am

PET Scans Examine Brains On Salvia

It's legal, it's gaining popularity among teenagers and young adults and it's one of the most potent hallucinogens around. Brain-imaging studies performed in animals at Brookhaven National Laboratory have provided researchers with clues abou ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2008 - 12:10pm

Piaget Enhanced- Kids And What It Means To Be Alive Shaped By Language

Jean Piaget, founder of genetic epistemology and key researcher in child development psychology, showed that kids attribute “life status” to all things that move on their own, like bikes or clouds, and even 10-year-olds have difficulty understanding the na ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2008 - 12:25pm