When a major disaster strikes in remote parts of the world, knowing if the area is populated, and how densely, is crucial for the effective organisation of humanitarian operations. The Global Human Settlements Layer (GHSL), developed by the European…
A new study has identified factors that predict the ability of a professional dancer to return to professional performance after hip arthroscopy surgery. The study by Hospital for Special Surgery investigators will be presented at the American Acade…
Ensuring the sustainability of the products we use is a fundamental challenge for society, and is becoming ever more important for consumers and companies. A researcher from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has come up with an ec…
The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the nation’s largest state health survey and a primary source of information on California’s diverse population, released its latest data today on more than 100 topics affecting the health and well-bein…
Ottawa — Patients who participate in clinical trials expect that their personal information will remain confidential, but a recent study led by Dr. Khaled El-Emam, Canada Research Chair in Electronic Health Information at the CHEO Research Institu…
Scientists have discovered that insects contain atomic clues as to the habitats in which they are most able to survive. The research has important implications for predicting the effects of climate change on the insects, which make up three-quar…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Feb. 16, 2011 — Whole genome sequencing — spelling out a person’s entire DNA genetic code — has moved one step closer to being a medical option for direct patient care.
Physicians and researchers at Mayo Clinic in A…
(New York, NY) February 15, 2011 — A new study led by an NYU School of Medicine investigator and published in the February 15, 2011, Advance Online Publication, International Journal of Obesity, challenges the idea that calorie labeling has an e…
Consumers often have a distorted view when they compare information that involves numbers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
“As a consumer, would your preference for a dishwasher depend on whether its warranty level i…
A set of maps created by the University of Sheffield have illustrated, for the first time, how our last British ice sheet shrunk during the Ice Age.
Led by Professor Chris Clark from the University’s Department of Geography, a team of experts …
Most of us are familiar with the idea of image compression in computers. File extensions like “.jpg” or “.png” signify that millions of pixel values have been compressed into a more efficient format, reducing file size by a factor of 10 or m…
BINGHAMTON, NY — Eight small teeth found in a cave near Rosh Haain, central Israel, are raising big questions about the earliest existence of humans and where we may have originated, says Binghamton University anthropologist Rolf Quam. Part of…
Boston, Mass. — Nearly one-half of U.S. adults who use the Internet participate in social networks. While these increasingly include health-focused networks, not much is known about their quality and safety. In one of the first formal studies of s…
Park Ridge, IL (February 8, 2011) — According to new nutrition data from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), eggs are lower in cholesterol than previously thought. The USDA-ARS recently reviewed …
Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Tokyo, Japan, 2 February 2011 — The Waseda University Institute of e-Government has released the 2011 Waseda University World e-Government Ranking, marking its seventh consecutive year of monitoring the development of e-Government worldwide. Singapore is once again at the top of the list.
Chestnut Hill, MA (2/1/2011) — More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies commit themselves to corporate social responsibility initiatives in order to protect themselves against negative information. But these moves don’t serve as a strong insu…
CHICAGO (January 26) — Scientists at The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), designated the “#1 Rehabilitation Hospital in America” by U.S. News & World Report since 1991, report that, thanks to improvements in technology and data analysis,…
AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 25, 2011) — A new study led by researchers at the Children’s Outcomes Research (COR) Program at The Children’s Hospital and Colorado Health Outcomes Program (COHO) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine explores the b…
