Science Blog

Use of medication for insomnia or anxiety increases mortality risk by 36 percent

bjs — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:35:08 +0000

Quebec City, September 9, 2010 -- Taking medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36%, according to a study conducted by Geneviève Belleville, a professor at Université...

Abnormal body weight related to increased mortality in colon cancer patients

bjs — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:34:44 +0000

PHILADELPHIA -- Postmenopausal women diagnosed with colon cancer may be at increased risk of death if they fail to maintain a healthy body weight before cancer diagnosis, according to a study...

Using chest compressions first just as successful as immediate defibrillation after cardiac arrest

bjs — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:34:43 +0000

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new...

The public looks at synthetic biology — cautiously

bjs — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:34:35 +0000

WASHINGTON, DC: Synthetic biology -- defined as the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems or re-design of existing natural biological systems for useful purposes --...

LSU’s WAVCIS director says oil remains below surface, will come ashore in pulses

bjs — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:01:57 +0000

BATON ROUGE -- Gregory Stone, director of LSU's WAVCIS Program and also of the Coastal Studies Institute in the university's School of the Coast & Environment, disagrees with published estimates...

Study may help predict extinction tipping point for species

bjs — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:01:52 +0000

Athens, Ga. -- What if there were a way to predict when a species was about to become extinct -- in time to do something about it? Findings from a study by John M. Drake, associate professor in the...

Research!America asks Congress to support embryonic stem cell research now

bjs — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:01:50 +0000

WASHINGTON -- September 8, 2010 -- Research!America today called on Congress to take legislative action that will allow federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research to proceed, in light of...

NASA satellite data aid United Nations’ ability to detect global fire hotspots

bjs — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:01:46 +0000

In the midst of a difficult fire season in many parts of the world, the United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization has launched a new online fire detection system that will help...

Portable laser backpack revolutionizes 3-D mapping

bjs — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:01:44 +0000

A portable, laser backpack for 3D mapping has been developed at the University of California, Berkeley, where it is being hailed as a breakthrough technology capable of producing fast, automatic and...

NASA satellites reveal surprising connection between beetle attacks, wildfire

bjs — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:01:42 +0000

If your summer travels have taken you across the Rocky Mountains, you've probably seen large swaths of reddish trees dotting otherwise green forests. While it may look like autumn has come early to...