Technology
Imaging system controls baking process on production line to improve sandwich bun quality
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) may possess the secret to baking perfect buns every time.
Mar 8, 2011
Health
Brain implant surgeries at UCSF dramatically improve symptoms of debilitating condition
Implanting electrodes into a pea-sized part of the brain can dramatically improve life for people with severe cervical dystonia -- a rare but extremely…
Mar 8, 2011
Health
ASGE initiative examines real-time endoscopic assessment of the histology of diminutive colorectal polyps
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- March 8, 2011 -- In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month during March, GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has put out a special issue for March on colonoscopy and colorectal cancer.
Mar 8, 2011
Technology
Imaging system controls baking process on production line to improve sandwich bun quality
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) may possess the secret to baking perfect buns every time.
Mar 8, 2011
Health
Colonoscopy linked to decrease in colorectal cancer deaths, but many more could have been prevented
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- March 8, 2011 -- In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month during March, GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has published a special issue for March on colonoscopy and colorectal cancer.
Mar 8, 2011
Health
When work calls: Study shows that receiving work-related contact at home takes greater toll on women's well-being
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO March 8, 2011
Mar 8, 2011
Health
NYSCF - Robertson investigator publishes research to better understand pluripotent stem cells
NEW YORK CITY (March 7, 2011) -- Paul Tesar, PhD, of Case Western Reserve University, a member of the inaugural class of The New York Stem Cell Foundation --…
Mar 8, 2011
Health
Scientists find gene for love of the sea
What did Thor Heyerdahl, Captain Ahab, and Odysseus have in common? They all may have shared a common variant of a gene for love of the sea.
Mar 8, 2011
Health
University of South Florida researchers find blood-brain barrier damaged by disease
A study into the effects of Sanfilippo Syndrome type B (MPS III B) has found that the barrier responsible for protecting the brain from the entry of harmful blood-borne substances is structurally and functionally damaged by the devastating disease.
Mar 8, 2011
Health
Boston researchers create 'SMArt' platform architecture, launch $5,000 health app competition
Boston, Mass. -- Through a grant from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), researchers at Children's Hospital Boston…
Mar 8, 2011
Health
Rituximab combined with a TNF inhibitor and methotrexate shows no safety signal in RA treatment
A recent trial of rituximab in combination with a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor and methotrexate (MTX) in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) found the safety profile to be consistent with other RA trials with TNF inhibitors.
Mar 8, 2011
Health
Study: Homeless patients cost $2,500 more than the average patient for each hospital stay
TORONTO, ON., March 8, 2011 -- Homeless patients cost about $2,500 more per hospital stay than the average patient, according to a new study by researchers at St.
Mar 8, 2011
Technology
UCLA engineers demonstrate use of proteins as raw material for biofuels, biorefining
Two types of raw materials are currently used for biorefining and biofuel production: carbohydrates and lipids.
Mar 7, 2011
Health
Columbia engineer observes surprising behavior of cells during blood-vessel formation
Biologists tend to look at cells in bulk, observing them as a group and taking the average behavior as the norm -- the assumption is that genetically identical cells all behave the same way.
Mar 7, 2011