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Studies and Analyses

Young Children Face Higher Behavior Issues After 9/11 Exposure

In the first study, researchers found higher rates of clinically significant behavior problems among preschool children directly exposed to 9/11 in Lower…

Studies and Analyses

Sri Lankan Children: Overcoming War, Tsunami, and Stress

The studies appear in a special section on children and disaster in the July/August 2010 issue of the journal Child Development.The first study, by researchers…

Health & Medicine

New Hydrogel System Offers Relief for Xerostomia Patients

The goal of this research was to create an ECM modified hyaluronic acid (HA) based hydrogel culture system that allows for the growth and differentiation of…

Studies and Analyses

Diabetes shouldn't deter young athletes

A new study led by York University researchers finds that young athletes with Type 1 diabetes may experience a marked decrease in performance as a result of…

Earth Sciences

Caltech Measures Titan Lake Depths Using Cassini Data

Using data gathered by NASA's Cassini spacecraft over a span of four years, the researchers—led by graduate student Alexander G. Hayes of the California…

Event News

First HighTech Europe Knowledge Auction on food packaging innovations

The first European Knowledge Auction on food packaging innovations aims at bringing together latest scientific knowledge and industrial needs. The knowledge…

Health & Medicine

The Sun’s infrared-A is not detrimental to the skin

Two new publications from the Berlin Charité and the University Medical Centre Mainz [1] and from the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim [2] confirm earlier…

Life & Chemistry

New Biomarker FeNO Predicts Childhood Asthma Risk

The findings published ahead of print in the ERJ suggest that FeNO may be a useful biomarker for identifying children at risk for the disease, and in…

Medical Engineering

Innovative CT Applications: Low-Dose Scanning in Clinical Use

At the Annual Scientific Meeting 2010 of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SSCT) in Las Vegas, Siemens will focus on Dual Source CT and show…

Life & Chemistry

In the ring: Researchers fighting bacterial infections zero in on microorganism's soft spots

In any battle, sizing up one's opponent is a critical first step. For researchers fighting a bacterial infection, that means assessing every nook and cranny of…

Environmental Conservation

North American Industrial Pollution Data Reveals Reporting Gaps

Taking Stock Online, released today by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, provides the latest integrated North American data and most comprehensive…

Studies and Analyses

Entitled Workers: Job Frustration and Co-Worker Abuse Insights

Conducted by Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at UNH, the research is presented in the latest issue of the journal Human Relations in the article…

Business and Finance

'Econophysics' points way to fair salaries in free market

The research presents a new perspective on 18th century economist Adam Smith's concept that an “invisible hand” drives a free market economy to a collective…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Biocontrol Insect Discovered for Skunk Vine Control

The insect, named Himalusa thailandensis, was found in Thailand by entomologists Bob Pemberton (now retired), with the ARS Invasive Plants Research Laboratory…

Environmental Conservation

Hope for Cycads: New Research on Ancient Plant Recovery

Cycads, “living fossil” descendents of the first plants that colonized land and reproduced with seeds, are rapidly going extinct because of invasive pests and…

Materials Sciences

NJIT-Inspired Process Transforms Cement Grinding Efficiency

Flyanic, along with its development partner, grinding-mill equipment manufacturer RSG Inc. (www.ultrafinegrind.com), recently applied the NJIT technology to…

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