Early Whales Used Back Legs For Swimming Sep 18, 2008
(May 10, 2002) A team of international scientists, including Hans Thewissen, an anatomist and paleontologist at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), has discovered that the inner ear of. (July 23, 2007) Killer whales hold the gloomy record of being the most-polluted European arctic mammal, says a new study published in the latest issue of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. (Science Daily)
Survivor's story Aug 12, 2008
She is also conducting research at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Her MSU co-authors on the dinosaur paper were ecologist Mark Taper and paleontologist Jack Horner. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Duck-Billed Dinosaurs Grew Fast to Beat T. Rex Aug 7, 2008
"They are actually hunting the younger ones. Once the Hypacrosaurus reaches that adult size, we think it's safer from predation. It's a size refuge." Cooper is also a researcher with the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Related. (Fox News)
Size matters: T. rex prey grew quickly Aug 7, 2008
"They are actually hunting the younger ones. Once the Hypacrosaurus reaches that adult size, we think it's safer from predation. It's a size refuge." Cooper is also a researcher with the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Once reached adult size, about 40 feet (12 meters) in length, the tables would of course turn, with the meat-eater coming out on top. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Duck-billed Dinosaurs Outgrew Predators Aug 6, 2008
Tyrannosaurs, however, reached adulthood after 20 to 30 years, said Drew Lee, a postdoctoral fellow in Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine who co-authored the paper with Lisa Noelle Cooper, a doctoral student at Kent State University and a researcher with the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. "Our duck-billed dinosaur grew three to five times faster than any potential predators that lived alongside it," Lee said. (Science Daily)
Study Shows Rise In Cornwall's Dolphin, Whale, And Porpoise Deaths Jul 13, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 8, 2008) Four weeks since the shocking incident that led to the death of 26 dolphins near Falmouth, research sheds new light on the extent of the problems facing Cornwall's marine mammals. A study by the University of Exeter and Cornwall Wildlife Trust, published in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation (July 7, 2008) has revealed a disturbing rise in the number of whales, dolphins and porpoises found dead on Cornish beaches. (Science Daily)
Medical schools prep for physician shortage Mar 31, 2008
In Ohio, first-year classes have grown by at least 10 students since 2002 at in Cleveland, Wright State University in Dayton, the and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, according to a Columbus Business First analysis of data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. First-year enrollment at the has increased by four seats over the past five years. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Columbus Carried Syphilis from New World to Europe Jan 16, 2008
The new research makes sense to Dr. Bruce Rothschild, professor of medicine at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, who's studied the evolution of syphilis by examining skeletal remains. "It confirms everything we've done," he said. (MEDLINEplus)
Study uncovers whale-land animal link Dec 21, 2007
The animal is a "missing link" to the sister species to ancient whales, said Hans Thewissen, an anatomy professor at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. "As a zoo animal, it looks nothing like a whale," Thewissen said. (CNN)
Whale 'missing link' discovered Dec 20, 2007
"We've found the closest extinct relative to whales and it is closer than any living relative," said study leader Professor Hans Thewissen of the Department of Anatomy at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Ohio, US.. Hippo link. (BBC News)
The land-based ancestor of whales Dec 20, 2007
Hans Thewissen, at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown, and his colleagues examined fossils of a small, stocky artiodactyl belonging to a group called the raoellids that were found in Kashmir, India. The creature Indohyus looked similar to a mini deer and probably waded in the water like a hippo. (Nature News Service)
Hanging Around With Lemurs, The Planet's Most Primitive Primates Nov 4, 2007
She and her colleagues Chia Tan of the center for Conservation and Research for Endangered Species at the San Diego Zoo and Chris Vinyard of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine currently are investigating a trio of lemur species that primarily feed on the same type of bamboo. This arrangement surprised Yamashita and her collaborators, who would expect one of the lemur species to outcompete its fellow bamboo gourmands. (Science Daily)
Achievements for July 1, 2007 Jul 3, 2007
Dr. Sherman earned his medical degree from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown, Ohio and completed his Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium in Texas. He also earned a Master of Public Health from Emory University School of Public Health in Atlanta, Georgia. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
KSU to battle bioterrorism Jun 1, 2007
These partners include the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Youngstown State University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, Summa Health System and Kent City School District. Carol Biliczky can be reached at 330-996-3729 or. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
City to study black-white differences May 25, 2007
Liz Piatt, assistant professor of community health sciences at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), will lead the effort to establish the local office, with help from the health department and the local Minority Health Roundtable. The round table formed its own health disparities subcommittee two months ago, but the chairman, Dr. Edmund Scott, doesn't see a new office of minority health as competition. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
Scientists progress in successful tissue engineering Mar 24, 2007
This is a summary of abstract #1415, "Human Chondrocyte-seeded Tissue-engineered Scaffolds and OP-1 Effects", by W. Landis et al., of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, to be presented at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 23, 2007, in Room 294 of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, during the 85th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research. . (EurekAlert!)
Small, Smaller, Smallest: The Plight Of The Vaquita Dec 12, 2006
Research published in the academic journal Mammal Review has uncovered the missing link in the depleting population of the vaquita. With a body less than 1. (Science Daily)
Gastenveld has a question of her own Dec 6, 2006
Prior experience: Special assistant to the chancellor for the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, 2002-03; Vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Massachusetts Bay Community College, 2001-02; Dean of academic affairs at Greenfield Community College in Massachusetts, 1998-2001; She has also served in academic roles at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown, Ohio, and Paducah Community College in... (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Ultrasound technique for breast cancer replaces biopsies Dec 5, 2006
A new ultrasound technique - elastography - would enable doctors identify the harmless breast lumps and cancer instantly, without performing biopsy, developed by researchers from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, USA.. Read more. (SpiritIndia)
Experimental ultrasound method could mean fewer breast biopsies Dec 3, 2006
"It's like finding a marble in Jell-O," said Dr. Richard Barr, a professor of radiology at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, who reported the findings at the meeting. The Canadian Press, 2006. (CBC News)
New Ultrasound Technique Accurately Distinguishes Benign From Malignant Breast Lesions Nov 28, 2006
D., professor of radiology at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and radiologist at Southwoods X-Ray and MRI in Youngstown. "If our results can be reproduced in a large, multicenter trial, this technique could significantly reduce the number of breast biopsies required.". (Science Daily)
Ultrasound spots tumorous lumps Nov 28, 2006
"This technique could significantly reduce the number of biopsies and increase the confidence of women that a detected lesion is truly benign," says Richard Barr, professor of radiology at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Youngstown, who presented the results. Hard or soft. (Nature News Service)
Donating body to NEOUCOM will return woman to her roots Nov 21, 2006
And the home to which she will return is now the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Jones, now 73, will join about 30 to 40 people each year who donate their bodies to the medical college. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
Did ancient Chinese creature spread tuberculosis? Sep 25, 2006
Researchers Bruce Rothschild of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Richard Laub of the Buffalo Museum of Science in New York looked at 113 mastodon skeletons and found that 52 percent showed signs of tuberculosis. So, how did tuberculosis -- first documented in a 500,000-year-old buffalo in China -- migrate to North America and infect mastodons and mammoths. (Xinhuanet, China)
Dealing with poison ivy Jun 14, 2006
Clay-based creams with an active ingredient known as bentonite provide some protection, said Dr. Eliot Mostow, head of dermatology for Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital and Akron General Medical Center. The clay helps absorb the oil from the poison ivy plant and basically buys you some more time'' to wash it off the skin, he said. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
How whales lost legs May 25, 2006
But a team led by Hans Thewissen at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown, found evidence that the change was far more gradual more along the lines Charles Darwin described for evolution. Evidence from modern spotted-dolphin embryos suggests the genetic switch for the hind limbs' disappearance came only after they underwent millions of years of downsizing. (USA Today -- Tech)
Scientists uncover new clues to limb formation (and loss) in some sea mammals May 23, 2006
Researchers from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine have revealed the genetic basis behind one of the best-documented examples of evolutionary change in the fossil record: how whales lost their hind limbs. Writing in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Hans Thewissen and his colleagues report that ancient whales--four-footed land animals not unlike large modern dogs--evolved into graceful, streamlined swimmers through a series of small genetic... (EurekAlert!)
How ancient whales lost their legs, got sleek and conquered the oceans May 23, 2006
D., a member of the department of anatomy at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown, Ohio, holds a two-month old fetus of a spotted ... D., a professor of anatomy at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, has used developmental data from contemporary spotted dolphins and fossils of ancient whales to try to pinpoint the genetic changes that could have caused whales, dolphins and porpoises to lose their hind limbs ... In addition to UF and Northeastern Ohio... (EurekAlert!)
Acne Q&A: How to stop flareups May 20, 2006
To learn about ways to attain clear, smooth skin, we consulted resources from the American 00004000 Academy of Dermatology and three experts who work daily on the front lines battling acne: Agarwal-Antal; pharmacist Anne Musitano, supervisor of Akron Children's Hospital's outpatient pharmacy; and Dr. Robert Brodell, a dermatology professor at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and spokesman for the American Academy of Dermatology. Q: What causes acne. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Investigating Canals Across Time, From Space: Ur Takes A Step Back To See Ancient Networks Apr 12, 2006
(May 10, 2002) -- A team of international scientists, including Hans Thewissen, an anatomist and paleontologist at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), has discovered that the inner ear of. . (Science Daily)
Doctor's specialty is attacking bugs that attack kids Apr 7, 2006
"After graduating from medical school at 23, he headed to the University of Michigan for a residency. But before he said goodbye to Columbus, he said "I do" to his wife Ann, who had trained to be a high school teacher.During residency training he became intrigued by the study of pediatric infectious diseases, specifically meningitis, a serious infection that spreads quickly and can lead to permanent disability or death. He applied to a fellowship program at Metropolitan General Hospital in... (CNN -- Health)
Companies license real-time pathogen detection technology developed at Kent State, NEOUCOM Mar 3, 2006
Innovative technology developed at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) and Kent State University with the capability of detecting bioterrorism agents and pathogens in food and water has led to two licensing agreements. These agreements bring the promise of new jobs and economic expansion in northeast Ohio and the state. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
