A test used to gauge developmental abilities, sometimes given to children before they enter school, can give parents of premature children a good idea of whether or not their child is at risk for future learning problems, suggests an Ohio State study (recent issue of The Journal of Pediatrics).
Members of Congress who are most successful in getting their bills passed into law receive more campaign contributions from political action committees, a study at Ohio State has found (current Legislative Studies Quarterly).
An Ohio State study suggests that it is large institutional investors who drive dizzying daily changes in the stock market.
As the number of individuals interested in integrative medicine continues to increase, the number of physicians and other health care providers demanding training in integrative modalities has skyrocketed.
The public lacks information about important mental health benefits, and this lack of information represents a barrier to seeking care when needed, according to the Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine (Psychiatric Services, 2-00).
New mental illness research offers bold insights into mental health risks associated with fetal and birth complications, according to several papers in The American Journal of Psychiatry (2-00).
The Economics Department of Mount Holyoke College is hosting a conference on "The World Economy in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities," Feb. 18 and 19, 2000.
The ability to coax climate signals out of coral reefs is a talent that landed a University of Arizona geoscientist and colleagues a spot in today's Science (1-28-00).
Pinning Wisconsin's economic growth to the potential of biotechnology, Gov. Tommy Thompson has proposed a $317 million investment in research centers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In the face of increasing hacker attacks, at-risk personal computer users do have a few options, says a UAB computer engineer.
Staying Healthy at 50+ is a program aimed at helping older Americans understand and incorporate preventive care into their lives.
A Colorado State University researcher theorizes that an oversupply of certain fatty acids, not sun and shadow, keep groundhogs up and active on Feb. 2 or send them back to hibernation.
Improved warning and forecast capabilities for the National Weather Service and enriched research programs in atmospheric sciences for the University at Albany are expected under a new partnership.
Today's college students may have less interest in political matters than their counterparts of the 1960s and 1970s, says a Ball State University study.
Some of the nation's most prominent African-American political leaders and policy experts will speak at the "Black Political Issues Forum 2000" (2-4-00).
The average person who drinks six to eight glasses of water a day should go to the restroom about every two to four hours and get up no more than one or two times a night, say UAB researchers.
The German government has given preliminary approval for establishing a $5.2 billion compensation fund for 1.24 million Holocaust-era slaves and forced laborers.
Fluid needs do not diminish just because the weather is cold, says a UAB registered dietitian.
The American Journal of Roentgenology will go online at noon EST today (Jan. 28, 2000).
EPA has awarded the University at Albany $3.5 million to conduct a comprehensive study into the causes, makeup, and health effects of atmospheric pollutants in New York City.
The Northeastern States Addiction Technology Transfer Center is now part of a national campaign using the Internet to provide help for every addiction treatment and prevention agency in the nation.
Stanford radio astronomers are again searching for faint transmissions from the Mars Polar Lander.
Researchers at Ohio State have discovered that microtubules -- the subcellular scaffolding within cells -- may play a key role in harboring important proteins the cells need for signaling, gene expression and cell division: the Smads.
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered a death signal that brings about the death of Streptococcus pneumoniae (also known as pneumococcus) - a discovery that could lead to revolutionary new treatments for the killer bacteria.
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has spied a peculiar black hole at the center of the Andromeda galaxy.
The UCSD Regional Burn Center created the "Baby Be Safe Program" to reduce the number of burn injuries to children under the age of four by educating their parents.
The University of Arkansas College of Engineering will be showcased in a special session at the American Society for Engineering Education Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 30 - Feb. 2.
University of Arkansas researchers think crabgrass deserves more respect. In fact, the results of their greenhouse study indicate crabgrass may be able to clean up soils heavily contaminated with petroleum.
A new sensor research project at the University of Maine has students and faculty going bananas. In their effort to develop a fruit ripeness sensor that could be useful for growers and food processors, they are monitoring bananas for natural emissions of ethylene gas.
Ohio State astronomers are exploring a new technique to pick out which of the many attributes of galaxies -- such as mass, initial rotational speed, and age -- are most important in determining properties that can be observed, such as brightness, diameter, color.
A probe designed by chemists at Ohio State University has revealed a new secret in the life of DNA: the strands of compounds making up the molecule vibrate, stretch, and swing to and fro in tiny movements that last only a fraction of a second.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $3.65 million to a consortium of universities, led by The University of Texas at Austin, to examine air quality in Houston.
The first known case of tuberculosis transmitted from a cadaver to an embalmer is reported by Johns Hopkins researchers in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Mary Fisher, AIDS activist and founder of the Family AIDS Network, announced today in Washington, D.C., that the network will close and a new AIDS institute will be established at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
A thunderous meteor streaked over Canada's Yukon Territory last week.
NYU College of Dentistry program promises cavity-free childhood. The new program enrolls 2-11 year olds for preventive services and free follow-up fillings if needed.
University of Michigan scientists have developed a new cancer-inhibiting peptide that prevents metastatic prostate cancer from spreading to other organs in laboratory rats.
Israeli and Palestinian environmental researchers are collaborating and sharing information through a year-old project initiated by the Cooperative Monitoring Center at Sandia National Laboratories.
Purdue University researchers have found that releasing a transgenic fish to the wild could damage native populations even to the point of extinction.
Steven R. Goldstein, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU School of Medicine, is available to comment on a major study that reports a greater risk of breast cancer with estrogen-progesterone combination hormone replacement compared with therapy with estrogen alone.
Following the successful servicing mission by space shuttle astronauts last December, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is working better than ever.
When it comes to religious diversity on campus, a small liberal arts college in eastern Pennsylvania may be leading the way. Muhlenberg College is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but its students have found an open, caring community for members of all denominations.
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) today proposed a comprehensive, national approach to reducing medication and other medical errors.
A new $4 million grant will allow UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers to offer the latest and most advanced treatments under investigation to people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS.
The Department of Energy's (DOE) massive effort to clean up contamination at its former nuclear weapons facilities has been hampered by inadequate oversight of projects and contractors, an unclear mission, and uncertainty over which facilities will have a future DOE mission, according to a new report from the independent research organization Resources for the Future.
Celiac disease is common in the United States and often goes undiagnosed, according to a study published in the January edition of the Journal of Pediatrics by physicians at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and the University of Maryland.
In an attempt to build a "buff" physique with "cut" muscles, many men turn to weight lifting. Specific exercises like the bench press, which targets the pectoral muscles, may come with certain hazards. Trying to lift too much or doing too many repetitions of the exercise can lead to rupture of the pectoralis major muscle.
More Iowa prison inmates are receiving health care services at the University of Iowa without leaving the correctional facilities due to advanced, two-way video systems and diagnostic equipment that allow long-distance consultations between Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) and UI medical staff.
Stroke patients who lose the ability to sneeze each time they feel a familiar ticklish feeling in their noses may think the ability to sneeze is taken for granted (Neurology, 1-25-00).
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