With an eye toward helping educate children and prepare the technological workforce needed to compete in today's global society, the National Science Foundation has awarded Temple University a two-year, $3.5 million grant to establish a Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center.
Not according to a former ABC bureau chief who says that Katie Couric's ascension to the anchor chair on the CBS Evening News may signal the recognition that the era of a "news" program in the evening is over.
Back to school means new shoes. How do parents and kids pick the best footwear? A podiatrist offers his suggestions.
Young girls will think more critically about pop music, magazines, television and online media if they understand the decision-making behind the images churned out by the entertainment industry. A new Web site launched by Temple University's Media Education Lab empowers them to be the "decision-makers" and do just that.
Pregnant women with fibromyalgia (FM) experience significant pain, fatigue and psychological stress, symptoms that are often misdiagnosed or under treated as a normal part of pregnancy, according to a pilot study by Karen M. Schaefer, D.N.Sc., R.N., assistant professor of nursing at Temple University's College of Health Professions.
Like parents who use TV as an electronic babysitter, a media literacy expert found that teachers often do the same, showing movies to give students a "˜break' from real learning or to settle kids down when they're 'antsy.' They make little use of the pause or rewind functions to promote active learning.
A protein found in various cell types including the skin, has been discovered in the tissue covering the eye and may have future clinical implications in various pathologies of the ocular surface such as eye infection or dry eye.
Each year in the United States, 3 million children and adolescents get hurt playing sports. But despite these statistics, an alarming number of parents are enrolling their kids in training programs designed to turn young Jimmy or Susan into the next super athlete.
Infants are listening and learning their first words as young as 10 months, but they are only learning the words for objects that are of interest to them, not for objects of interest to the speaker.
If music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, how in fact can the arts impact our lives, promote wellness, alleviate stress and transform the human spirit? A two-day conference will look at the effects of music on medical patients and the elderly.
Newly diagnosed cancer patients who use the Internet to gather information about their disease have a more positive outlook and are more active participants in their treatment, according to a new Temple University study.
Though legal action has long been used by Big Tobacco to weaken anti-smoking efforts, a study published by a Temple University researcher in the February issue of Tobacco Control finds that new legal strategies are keeping the most effective anti-smoking advertisements from the public.
So, what's news? A national teleconference "What's News? A National Dialogue" will explore the changing and controversial environment of news gathering and consumption. Among the topics on the table: media bias and ethics, bloggers, protecting journalists' sources, the power of "fake news" and what the future holds.
Contrary to popular thinking in athletics, traditional neck muscle resistance training may not protect athletes from head injuries.
With snow, frigid temperatures and high winds in the forecast for most of the country, podiatrists at Temple University's School of Podiatric Medicine warn that men and women of all ages need to take precautions to protect their feet from cold-related injuries like ankle sprains, fractures and frostbite.
A novel protein, p27SJ, extracted from a callus culture of the St. John's wort plant suppresses HIV-1 expression and inhibits its replication, according to researchers at Temple University School of Medicine's department of neuroscience and Center for Neurovirology.
Early nerve damage caused by repetitive strain injuries can trigger "sick worker" syndrome "” characterized by malaise, fatigue and depression, and often mistaken for poor performance.
A recent study found that involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke continues to be a significant problem for Asian Americans. For this report, public health professor Grace Ma, Ph.D., and her colleagues surveyed 1,374 Asian Americans.
The attaching of methyl--or chemical--groups onto DNA sequences within the tumor suppressing gene Rb2/p130 can cause the gene to cease functioning in non-small lung cancer cells and retinoblastoma cells, researchers have discovered.
A Temple University chemistry professor, calling on his childhood experiences, is using a derivate of cholesterol, the most common animal steroid, to make a class of compounds called mosesins and pavoninins that have been known to act as shark repellents.
Pediatric dentist Erik Scheifele, DMD, says that parents often spread cavity-causing bacteria by kissing or sharing utensils with their children.
Single-walled carbon nanotubes, which could play an important role in developing sensors against chemical threats, have enhanced interaction with ammonia because of the presence of oxygen groups on the nanotubes, researchers at Temple University have discovered.
Women under the age of 35 tend to focus on achieving the "right look" instead of choosing the best shoes to compliment their vacation environment and activities, according to a recent APMA survey.
The worst fear of people suffering from social anxiety disorder is that they will move through life alone, never connecting with anyone. Cognitive behavior therapy can help in treating those afflicted with what is recognized as the third most common mental disorder, behind depression and alcoholism.
A startling 94-99 percent of all residential and commercial burglar alarm activations prove to be false -- at an annual cost of $1.8 billion. Cities that have shifted the initial on-site alarm response from the police to a private security company are seeing dramatically successful results.
With nearly twice the energy of normal, bent-shaped ozone (O3), cyclic ozone could hold the key component for a future manned-mission to Mars. No one has ever seen"”let alone made"”cyclic ozone. But researchers at Temple University are attempting to create cyclic ozone.
Temple University researchers have developed a new drug that could potentially treat all forms of Gleevec-resistant chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).
A new family of genes called Novel Structure Proteins (NSP) could have the potential for predicting the possibility of tumor growth in a patient.
As the Supreme Court debates the medical use of marijuana, scientists continue to hone in on the pharmaceutical properties of the drug. By understanding how marijuana produces its effects, both therapeutic and harmful, they hope to someday develop a drug that will provide the benefit without the harm.
State mental health services agencies were unprepared for the fear, anxiety and uncertainty felt by many in the days after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Temple University researchers recently completed a pilot study of state mental health emergency preparedness plans and discovered the plans differed on key components. Employing "best practices" would help maximize services during unpredictable and uncontrollable events.
Temple University creative writing students will have an opportunity to not only meet, but learn from, their idol Jonathan Lethem when he comes to campus from Oct. 4"“8 to ingest, evaluate and inform their works as the program's visiting writer for the fall semester.
In a paper published today, Temple University researchers report that one of the functions of the c-myb gene, which leukemia cells depend on for proliferation, is the formation of white blood cells.
New mothers with fibromyalgia (FM) face multiple barriers to breast-feeding their babies, according to a study.
Faculty in the department of nursing at Temple University's College of Health Professions now have a plan in place to reduce the nursing shortage by increasing the number of African Americans and Hispanics entering into the profession.
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the Temple University School of Medicine will analyze whether the frequent monitoring and adjustment critical to the management of diabetes during pregnancy can be better accomplished virtually. The ultimate goal is to reduce large birth weights, which can pave the way to later problems such as obesity and diabetes.
Analyzing the expression levels of the gene CDK9 (cyclin dependent kinase) and its attached molecule CYCLIN T1 in lymphoid cells in a sample of blood can accurately pinpoint lymphoma, according to researchers at Temple University and the University of Siena in Italy.
"We need to recognize that dissent is the American way; that protest is patriotic," says Temple University history professor Ralph Young, a scholar of the dissent and protest movements in America and the author of Dissent in America, a two-volume set published this summer.
New mathematical techniques have been developed to produce analytical solutions of the complex, non-linear equations of water flow in soils. These new techniques will help with the development of more accurate and more efficient flood forecasting and contaminant propagation predictions.
Researchers are using protein structures to design and assemble metal oxide nanoparticles that could be used in environmental remediation. They have been exploring how these nanoparticles can be used in helping to transform toxic metals in lakes, rivers or streams, and in groundwater for easier cleanup.
A prototype database and software being developed by a Temple University researcher will more efficiently manage chemical and biological inventories, while aiding in regulatory and safety compliance.
"Whether the Democrats can find an answer to the politics of terrorism remains to be seen. It could be an election for the ages," says presidential historian James Hilty. Seek out Professor Hilty and other experts in a newly launched Election 2004 Online Newsroom.
NIH has awarded $1.68 million to Antonio Giordano M.D., Ph.D., an internationally recognized researcher in the genetics of cancer, to continue exploring the role tumor suppressing gene Rb2 plays in cancer.
Advances in minimally invasive surgery have meant smaller incisions and shorter recovery times for many patients. Two new studies show how such techniques are also proving useful in gallbladder cancer diagnosis and thyroidectomy.
Varying amounts of sleep had no significant impact on residents learning technically challenging surgical skills in the lab.
Dementia in AIDS patients is caused by a large, late invasion of HIV-infected macrophages into the brain, debunking a longstanding "Trojan Horse" theory that early infection by macrophages remains latent until the latter stages of AIDS, according to researchers.
Temple University virologist Jay Rappaport has been awarded a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue his research into how AIDS patients develop dementia.
The expression of Rb2/p130 and VEGF in hepatocellular carcinoma could serve as important independent prognostic markers in determining the aggressiveness of the cancer, according to researchers.
The decrease or loss of protein expression of the tumor suppressing gene Rb2/p130 could play a vital role in the agressiveness of ovarian cancer.
The donor heart pool could be expanded by including undersized hearts, according to a study.
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