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| SCI | Study Explores Physics of Wrinkling, Folding
Scientists at the University of Chicago and the University of Santiago in Chile have explained, for the first time, the physics that governs how thin materials at scales millions of times different in thickness make the transition from wrinkles into folds under compression. (Embargo expired on 15-May-2008 at 14:00 ET.)
Science, 16-May-2008 | 15-May-2008
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| LIF | Study Confirms Link Between Mothers’ Depression, Young Children’s Injuries
Infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the same age group, according to a new study. The study’s findings, published today in the Advanced Access edition of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, suggest that proper treatment for depression would improve not only the mothers’ health, but the health of young children as well.
Journal of Pediatric Psychology | 14-May-2008
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| SCI | Discovery of Most Recent Supernova in Our Galaxy
The most recent supernova in our Galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains. This result, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and NRAO's Very Large Array (VLA), has implications for understanding how often supernovas explode in the Milky Way galaxy.
Astrophysical J. Letters | 14-May-2008
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| MED | Nursing Study Finds Regular Communication During Surgery Is Key for Family
When a loved one is having surgery, the hours of waiting for news can be agonizing for family members. A University of Virginia Medical Center nursing research group has found that during this anxious time, a simple one-minute phone call can make a difference in decreasing anxiety for family members and increasing family and patient satisfaction. | 14-May-2008
11:00 ET | 02:00 |
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| LIF | U.S. College Ensemble to Share Its Sound with China
The University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble will perform in China on the invitation of the United States—China Cultural and Educational Foundation. The group, the only American collegiate music ensemble to receive the 2008 invitation, will play in a number of cities and take part in cultural and musical showcase festivals related to the Olympics. | 13-May-2008
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| MED | Blacks Not Receiving Chemotherapy for Rectal Cancer, Despite Seeing Cancer Specialists
Black patients and white patients are seeing rectal cancer specialists at similar rates, but blacks are still less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. (Embargo expired on 13-May-2008 at 16:00 ET.)
J. of the National Cancer Institute, 13-May-2008 | 13-May-2008
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| LIF | Maryland Professor Helps Craft Anti-Violence Video Game
A new video game aimed at the K-2 set aims to help teach that conflict can be resolved peacefully. University of Maryland Eduction Professor Melanie Killen helped design the scenarios for the game - which is available for Mac or PC as a free download. | 13-May-2008
11:40 ET | 01:07 |
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| MED | NIH Grant to Support Translational Research Center for PCOS
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine has received a competitive grant totaling nearly $6 million from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Child Health & Human Development to examine polycystic ovary syndrome, a disorder of the endocrine system that affects as many as 5 million women. | 12-May-2008
15:00 ET | 00:21 |
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| MED | Would You Allow Your Child to Participate in Medical Research?
A report released today by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health finds many parents are often unwilling to allow their children to take part in medical research, fearing that they may be harmed or used as “guinea pigs.” | 12-May-2008
07:00 ET | 15:57 |
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| SCI | Made-to-order Isotopes Hold Promise on Science's Frontier
The future of nuclear physics is in designer isotopes -- the relatively new power scientists have to make specific rare isotopes to solve scientific problems and open doors to new technologies, according to Bradley Sherrill.
Science, 9-May-2008 | 09-May-2008
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| | —National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State University | View Article |
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