All News

Studies and Analyses

Boosting Radiology Efficiency by Measuring Productivity

“Improving productivity and maintaining team spirit are often competing priorities that may be difficult to achieve simultaneously,” said C. Daniel Johnson,…

Life & Chemistry

Johns Hopkins Scientists Disable Severe Food Allergies in Mice

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a way to turn off the immune system’s allergic reaction to certain food proteins in mice, a discovery that could have…

Medical Engineering

Early Breast Cancer Detection with Syngo Mammo Report

The latest version of Syngo Mammo Report, the mammography workstation from Siemens, for the first time combines tomosynthesis, 3D ultrasound and 3D magnetic…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Siemens’ retrofit and upgrade technologies and services help wastewater treatment plants meet regulations, while saving energy

Whether treatment facilities need to rehabilitate, retrofit, upgrade or expand existing assets, Siemens offers sustainable solutions that help plants reduce…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Enhancing Plant Sustainability Through Smart Energy Management

Siemens assists these plants in becoming more sustainable through better energy management. From energy analysis modeling and innovative technologies to…

Health & Medicine

Lifestyle Changes Boost Diabetes Control and Heart Health

An intensive lifestyle intervention program designed to achieve and maintain weight loss improves diabetes control and cardiovascular disease risk factors in overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to four-year results of the Look AHEAD study, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The results are published in the Sept. 27, 2010, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) is a multi-center, randomized…

Studies and Analyses

Achieve Huge Energy Savings by Reducing Food Waste

Their study, reported in ACS' semi-monthly journal Environmental Science & Technology, found that it takes the equivalent of about 1.4 billion barrels of oil…

Life & Chemistry

Cellular Clock Ticking: Aging’s Impact on Chromatin Landscape

Biologists know that a cellular clock composed of structures at the chromosome end known as telomeres records how many “lives” a cell has expended. Up to now,…

Life & Chemistry

Stanford Study Boosts Accuracy in Embryo Survival Predictions

Now, in a new study, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that they can predict with 93 percent certainty which fertilized eggs…

Studies and Analyses

Telemedicine’s Role in Tackling Geriatric Depression

Studies have shown a high rate of depression among elderly homebound individuals, and few patients receive adequate treatment, if any. To address this issue,…

Health & Medicine

Boosting Infant Immunity: New OHSU HIV Research Insights

“Mother-to-infant transmission of HIV is a tremendous worldwide problem, especially in several African nations,” said Nancy Haigwood, Ph.D., researcher and…

Life & Chemistry

Elasticity Boosts Stem Cell Growth for Transplant Success

One of the major challenges in stem cell transplants is how to obtain sufficient numbers of these remarkably rare cells to put into patients. To help overcome…

Life & Chemistry

The secret life of Ireland's smooth-hound sharks

They grow to over a meter in length, can weigh up to twelve kilos and each summer they swarm into the shallow waters of the Irish east coast. Despite this, the…

Studies and Analyses

Foreclosure Crisis: Unpacking Its Racial Dimensions

Although the rise in subprime lending and the ensuing wave of foreclosures was partly a result of market forces that have been well-documented, the foreclosure…

Health & Medicine

New Approach for Underweight COPD Patients: Key Study Insights

Recently published in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the study involved a total of 86 patients with an average age of 64….

Environmental Conservation

Photochemical Recycling: Turning CO2 Emissions Into Useful Chemicals

Starting in October 2010, Dr. Jennifer Strunk will lead a new junior research group in the Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry lead by Prof. Dr. MartinMuhler…

Feedback