Updates: Whatever Happened to Midsize Black Holes? Nov 20, 2008
But researchers writing in the September 23 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA report that Neandertals at two coastal sites in Gibraltar Vanguard Cave and Gorham s Cave routinely dined on mollusks, fish, seals and dolphins for tens of thousands of years. With Neandertals apparently able to formulate hunting and gathering strategies as advanced as those of the modern humans who lived after them at these sites, the secret of H. sapiens success is more mysterious than ever. (Scientific American)
Researchers Find Ancient Meteorite Dust Nov 20, 2008
" The discovery will allow scientists to trace meteorite showers dating back 1 million years ago, ANSA said. The space particles have been taken to Siena University. The researchers' study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in America.A service of YellowBrix, Inc. Sky Publishing, a New Track Media Company Copyright 2008 New Track Media. All rights reserved. Sky & Telescope, Night Sky, and SkyandTelescope.com are registered trademarks of New Track Media. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
How Do Bacteria Swim? Physicists Explain Nov 20, 2008
In a paper published online the week of November 17 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (in print Nov. 25), the researchers show how this microbe s movement is affected by drag and a phenomenon called Brownian motion. The observations would appear to hold true for many other bacteria, Tang said, and shed light on how these organisms scavenge for food and how they approach surfaces and stick to them. (Science Daily)
U.S. Approves Visa for Indian Scientist Nov 20, 2008
Wendy White, an official with the National Academy of Sciences, said targeting scientists based merely on their areas of expertise could make it harder to spot real threats. "If you are looking for the needle in the haystack, you have made the haystack bigger," she said. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
NAS announces initiative to connect entertainment industry with top experts Nov 20, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced today the creation of "The Science and Entertainment Exchange," an initiative designed to connect entertainment industry professionals with top scientists and engineers to help the creators of television shows, films, video games, and other productions incorporate science into their work ... The symposium was funded by the National Academy of Sciences; CuresNow founding members Lucy Fisher, Doug Wick, and Janet and Jerry Zucker;... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Ample evidence of pesticide ills Nov 20, 2008
A 1993 report by the National Academy of Sciences, "Pesticides in the Diets of Children," described the dangers in detail and led to the passage of legislation requiring an extra margin of safety to protect kids from food contaminated by these poisons. While the cost of buying organic foods may be higher than conventional foods, the costs of dealing with the illness caused by organophosphate pesticides can be prohibitive. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Color perception shifts from right brain to left Nov 20, 2008
Testing toddlers showed that the change occurred when the youngsters learned the names to attach to particular colors, scientists report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "It appears, as far as we can tell, that somehow the brain, when it has categories such as color, it actually consults those categories," Paul Kay of the department of linguistics, University of California, Berkeley, said in a telephone interview. (USA Today -- Tech)
Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes Nov 20, 2008
The report was published in this week's online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In their experiments, Bluestone's team found that in mice treated with Gleevec (imatinib) and Sutent (sunitinib) for seven weeks before the onset of type 1 diabetes did not develop the disease long after treatment was stopped. (MEDLINEplus)
Rational or random? Professor models how people send e-mails Nov 20, 2008
The findings are published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Amaral said he was inspired to create such an e-mail model after a recent paper said that the rational model -- where people respond to e-mails in the most efficient way -- was the correct model. (EurekAlert!)
Researchers make new electronics -- with a twist Nov 20, 2008
Their research is published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Electronic components historically have been flat and unbendable because silicon, the principal component of all electronics, is brittle and inflexible. (EurekAlert!)
Garrett accused of reinvention Nov 19, 2008
THE federal Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett, has been accused of "reinventing the wheel" over his decision to close the Australian National Academy of Music and replace it with a new institution at the University of Melbourne. The new body, to be called the Australian Institute of Music Performance, will receive annual funding of $2. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
New music school to be truly national Nov 19, 2008
The new institute, which replaces the Australian National Academy of Music as a school for elite classical musicians, will operate from July next year. "This will be a truly national program, supported by national auditions and access to bursaries and scholarships to students outside the Melbourne region," Mr Garrett said. (The Australian)
Obama warns global warming is 'urgent' threat ... Nov 19, 2008
Dr. Edward Wegman--former chairman of the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics of the National Academy of Sciences--demolishes the famous "hockey stick" graph that launched the global warming panic ... Dr. Claude Allegre--member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences and French Academy of Science, he was among the first to sound the alarm on the dangers of global warming. (The Drudge Report)
A Risk Worth Taking Nov 19, 2008
In a study to be published in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, Camerer and Elizabeth Phelps, of New York University, discuss a gambling experiment they performed. Some participants were told to pretend the gambling task they were faced with was something they performed every day and that losses were to be expected and completely acceptable. (Forbes -- Technology)
Alzheimer's drugs 'help glaucoma' Nov 19, 2008
The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is welcomed by a leading eye charity. This doesn't mean that everyone with Alzheimer's will develop glaucoma or vice versa. (Yahoo News -- Alzheimer's Disease)
Changes coming to low-rated Daytime Emmys Nov 19, 2008
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is sifting through bids from two broadcast networks and two cable channels to carry the awards telecast. NATAS president Peter Price said Tuesday a decision could be made by year's end. (MSNBC -- News)
Protein Can Nurture Or Devastate Brain Cells, Depending On Its 'Friends,' Researchers Find Nov 19, 2008
In two separate studies in mice scheduled to appear online this week and in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UT Southwestern research teams studied the protein Cdk5 and discovered both helpful and detrimental mechanisms it elicits in nerve cells. Dr. Amelia Eisch, assistant professor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern, and her colleagues uncovered a beneficial mechanism of the helpful "Dr. Jekyll" side of the Cdk5 protein, which is also thought to kill... (Science Daily)
Ebersol to Deliver Kiphuth Lecture Nov 19, 2008
In 2006, following in the footsteps of William S. Paley, Walter Cronkite and Roone Arledge, Ebersol received the prestigious Trustees Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Kiphuth Fellowship Fund was established in 1970 in the memory of Yale University's legendary swimming coach and Athletic Director, the late Robert J.H. Kiphuth. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Archaeologists say they found witch doctor skeleton Nov 19, 2008
The findings were recently published in the United States, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Type Size. (AZCentral -- News)
Wash up, ladies: Women lead in bacteria, hands down Nov 19, 2008
They identified 4,742 species of bacteria overall, only 5 of which were on every hand, they report on Monday s online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Army Col. Swengros, from Coxsackie, rebuilds Iraqi police Nov 19, 2008
Before his deployment to Iraq in 2004, Swengros had already racked up an impressive list of achievements including a BA in Criminal Justice from the FBI National Academy. He also earned an M.A. in Organizational Systems from Pacific Lutheran University and another in Strategic Studies from the US War College. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
JDRF funded research shows promise for prevention, reversal of type 1 diabetes Nov 19, 2008
The JDRF-funded study, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was led by Jeffrey Bluestone, Ph. D., director of the Diabetes Center at UCSF and an expert in the field of autoimmunity. (EurekAlert!)
EPA targets water runoff Nov 18, 2008
The EPA announcement comes on the heels of a National Academy of Sciences report released last month that faulted the agency for failing to protect the country's waterways from storm-water pollution. "If you look across the country," said Thomas Ballestero, a professor of engineering and hydrology at the University of New Hampshire's Stormwater Center, "most of the big impairments to waterways are storm water related or can be traced back to storm water.". (Boston Globe)
Garrett refuses to reinstate funding for National Academy of Music Nov 18, 2008
Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett has refused to reinstate funding for the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). The classical music school's funding was cut late last month. (ABC Online)
World's oldest nuclear family unearthed in Germany Nov 18, 2008
The finds are documented in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Burial as a nuclear family is different from the custom earlier in the neolithic era. (guardian.co.uk)
Motor neurone disease clue found Nov 18, 2008
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study raise the hope of new treatments being developed. The London-based team showed the molecule, Wnt3, plays a key role in establishing connections between nerve cells and the muscles they control. (BBC News -- UK)
Stone Age Family Lived Together, Died Together Nov 18, 2008
"Their unity in death suggests unity in life," researchers said in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While tools and remains from the stone age have long been studied, there are few clues to the social relationships between people. (Fox News)
Improving Carbon Measurements In Global Climate Studies Nov 18, 2008
"This is critical because in the carbon budget analysis we need to be able to quantify the various sources of carbon dioxide, especially the carbon dioxide from anthropogenic activities and the uptake of carbon dioxide by plants. "Both are needed if we are to come up with better management strategies in reducing manmade emissions and in the case of plants increasing their carbon uptake," said Carmichael, who was named in September to a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) study on the significance... (Science Daily)
Anthropologist Assembles And Copies Skeleton Of Extinct Lemur Nov 18, 2008
This reconstruction was recently published in the Aug. 5 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA.. In August 2008, Godfrey and Natalie Vasey, an anthropology professor at Portland State University in Oregon, visited the Vienna Natural History Museum with the express purpose of reuniting the parts of the subadult lemur skeleton. (Science Daily)
Shifts In Soil Bacterial Populations Linked To Wetland Restoration Success Nov 18, 2008
Their report on the study will be published online November 14 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Soils in undisturbed wetlands present harsh conditions, with elevated acidity and low oxygen and nutrient availability in which fewer bacterial groups can survive and grow, they explained. (Science Daily)
World's Earliest Nuclear Family Found Nov 18, 2008
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The housing crisis: How to cope Nov 18, 2008
He currently serves on the board of directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. For questions call him at the Elder Law Center, One Essex Street, Saugus, MA 01906 at 781-233-4444. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Evidence Of 4,600-Year-Old Nuclear Family Unearthed Nov 18, 2008
Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers say, "Their unity in death suggests unity in life.". In addition to the nuclear family found in one grave, there was also a second grave holding three children two of whom were siblings. (KWTX.com, TX)
Earliest Known Nuclear Family Found; Died in Massacre? Nov 18, 2008
The new find hints that family relationships played a hefty role in the society, according to the study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Continued on. (National Geographic)
KCRW Announces New Music Director Jason Bentley Nov 18, 2008
Jason has served for two consecutive terms on the Board of Governors of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and is involved in awards committees every year leading up to the Grammy's. Earlier this year, Jason became the first ever DJ for the Governor's Ball, the celebration following the Academy Awards, and more recently, he headlined the official election night party for President elect Barack Obama in Los Angeles at the Hyatt Century Plaza to a capacity crowd. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Caltech researchers get first 3-D glimpse of bacterial cell-wall architecture Nov 18, 2008
Their research appears in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). "Bacterial cells rely on a cage-like net that surrounds them to maintain their integrity," Jensen explains. (EurekAlert!)
Cancer Drugs Stop Type 1 Diabetes in Mice Nov 18, 2008
"The fact that the treated mice maintained normal blood glucose levels for some time after the drug treatment was stopped suggests that imatinib and sunitinib may be 'reprogramming' their immune systems in a permanent way," said Bluestone, whose research appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Type-1 diabetes affects an estimated 5 to 10 percent of the 20 million Americans with diabetes. (Newsmax)
Corn Found As Key Ingredient In All Types Of Fast Food Nov 17, 2008
Their findings have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. (dBTechno)
What's Really In Your Fast Food? Nov 17, 2008
A study released today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences contains controversial claims about menu items served at McDonald's (nyse: - - ), Wendy's (nyse: - - ) and Burger King. Article Controls. (Forbes)
Cold case: world's oldest family identified Nov 17, 2008
But "it appears that the burial orientation pattern was overruled for each boy to face a parent to express a biological relationship," Dr Haak, whose study is published in the Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences, said. The 13 people were all participants in a prehistoric tragedy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Foreign enrollments rise Nov 17, 2008
His research, based in part on National Academy of Sciences data, suggests that the institute's annual reports understate how much U.S. higher education spends on foreign graduate students. In 2006, U.S. universities were the primary source of graduate-level financial aid for 90. (USA Today)
Study explains why eating red meat raises cancer risk Nov 17, 2008
The study published online this week in advance of print publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found a molecule produced after consumption of these foods induces inflammation that boosts the cancer risk. The molecule of concern, according to Ajit Varki, M.D., coauthor of the study, of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues, was a non-human cellular molecule called N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc). (Food Consumer)
Re-examining Supreme Court support for sterilization Nov 17, 2008
Support for eugenics came from members of the American Medical Association, the National Academy of Sciences and pillars of "progressive" society ranging from Woodrow Wilson to Alexander Graham Bell. "Three generations of imbeciles is enough," declared Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in the 1927 Supreme Court case, , that enshrined involuntary sterilization of the "feebleminded" the long-sought goal of eugenicists as the law of the land. (USA Today -- Tech)
Through website, patients creating own drug studies Nov 16, 2008
So far, the data - which are still being gathered - indicate that the drug is considerably less effective than indicated by the Italian study, published in the journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While that discovery has been disappointing, the online reporting is still useful, say its backers. (Boston Globe)
Brain drain bringing us back to the field Nov 16, 2008
Whatmore's stocks rose and he was linked to various jobs, including coach of India and Pakistan, before being appointed director of India's national academy. He'd been widely respected for his efforts coaching Bangladesh between 2003 and 2007, which included taking them to the Super 8s stage of the 2007 World Cup. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Fast Food Mostly Feeds You Corn, Opposes Regulation Nov 16, 2008
A new study published in the current issue of Proceedings of National Academy reveal that The bulk of a fast-food hamburger from McDonald's, Burger King or Wendy's is made from cows that eat primarily corn, or so says a new study of the chemical composition of more than 480 fast-food burgers from across the nation. Don't think that the beef or chicken sandwich that you are eating at those fast food restaurants are coming from an animal meet that eats grass. (eMaxHealth.com)
Repairing DNA Damage: Researchers Discover Critical Process In Cancer Treatment Nov 16, 2008
Now, according to a new study published in the early online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS), scientists from the Universit; de Montr;al and the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre have identified a new biochemical pathway which controls DNA repair ... About the study: The article "ATR kinase is required for global-genomic nucleotide excision repair exclusively during S phase in human cells," () published in Proceedings of the National... (Science Daily)
Good night's sleep boosts long-term memory Nov 16, 2008
During a good night's rest, memories of recent events are shifted from one part of the brain to another, a process that is crucial for developing long-term memories, according to a report published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers, lead by Dr Philippe Peigneux at the University of Liege in Belgium, gave two teams the task of learning their way around a virtual 3D town by training them on a computer. (Yahoo News -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders)
I. Bernard Weinstein, Who Studied Causes of Cancer, Dies at 78 Nov 16, 2008
He was a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and in 1990 and 1991 was president of the American Association for Cancer Research. Dr. Weinstein is survived by his wife of 54 years, the former Joan Anker. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Predatory Bacterial Swarm Ripples Toward Prey Nov 15, 2008
Now, how the bacteria organize to form these traveling waves in response to the presence of prey is the subject of the UI team's latest study, which was published online Oct. 24 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Early Edition. "When an M. xanthus aggregate is placed inside a colony of E. coli bacteria, the M. xanthus proceeds to eat the colony from the inside out and creates a rippling pattern as the swarm moves through the prey cells," Kirby said. (Science Daily)
More of this story Nov 15, 2008
Marijuana is given equal status with heroin, cocaine and meth, without mentioning that the Food and Drug Administration had supported its use for medical purposes based on 1999 findings of the Institute of Medicine (part of the National Academy of Sciences) until reversing its position in 2006. Also, legal psychoactive drugs like alcohol and nicotine and prescription drugs warrant little mention despite the staggering costs in illness, death, lost wages and healthcare they pose to Americans. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Curtatone serving on national board attacking childhood obesity Nov 15, 2008
The committee will produce a report in 2009 to be published by the national Academies Press and will be shared with mayors; county, city, or township commissioners or other officials; local health departments; local boards of health; city planners; and other relevant local commissions and public entities. I am confident that my colleagues across the country are ready to champion this cause; they just need the tools to do so, said Mayor Curtatone. (Somerville Journal, MA)
$5.3 Million in New Grants Announced by Peter G. Peterson Foundation Nov 14, 2008
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) will seek to define opportunities to reduce the costs of health care in the United States by hosting a series of meetings at the National Academies aimed at: (a) fostering insight and agreement on the most important elements of value in health care; (b) reducing waste and inefficiency in the health care system; and (c) improving the focus on delivering care proven to work. IOM is receiving a grant of $945,000. (PR Newswire)
Infotainment Nov 14, 2008
Person of the Year tributeHouston: (L-R) Latin Recording Academy President Gabriel Abaroa, Gloria Estefan and Neil R Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, arrive at the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year tribute. ap. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Alzheimer's drugs 'help glaucoma' Nov 14, 2008
The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is welcomed by a leading eye charity. This doesn't mean that everyone with Alzheimer's will develop glaucoma or vice versa. (Yahoo News -- Alzheimer's Disease)
Liquid Or Solid? Charged Nanoparticles In Lipid Membrane Decide Nov 14, 2008
The researchers report their work in a paper to be published next week in the Online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Using fluorescence and calorimetry methods, the researchers studied interactions between charged nanoparticles and membranes formed from single-component lipids. (Science Daily)
* Scientists find ancient sea creatures in amber Nov 14, 2008
The study, carried out in collaboration with the National Center for Scientific Research in Strasbourg, was published in the US-based Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This story has been viewed 1 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Advice and comment Nov 14, 2008
Again, we have a premier plant research community on the Torrey Pines Mesa, which includes seven members of the National Academy of Sciences, who are already working on problems that relate directly to crop yield and drought tolerance, so San Diego can lead the way in this area as well. Steve Kay Dean, division of biological sciences, UCSD Richard C. Atkinson Chair in the biological sciences, UCSD Adjunct professor, department of psychiatry, UCSD. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Corn the primary ingredient in American fast food Nov 13, 2008
Whether you're eating burgers, chicken or fries at the nation's top fast-food eateries, corn is what's for dinner according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researcher Hope Jahren and colleagues at the University of Hawaii found corn was almost the exclusive food source for the cows and chickens that ended up served in fast food restaurants. (National Business Review)
Molecule That Stops SARS Invented Nov 13, 2008
The National Institutes of Health infectious disease biodefense program selected the team and funded the research that has been published in the online version of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Mesecar's team screened more than 50,000 chemical compounds for the necessary properties to both block the virus and have the potential to become viable drug treatments. (Science Daily)
Global Warming Link To Amphibian Declines In Doubt Nov 13, 2008
The team's findings were published in a recent issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The work is funded by the National Science Foundation. (Science Daily)
Indian finds remedy for respiratory disease Nov 13, 2008
The study has been published in the online version of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (ANI). (Sify.com, India)
Coal, energy commission moves forward on uranium study Nov 13, 2008
The study also will likely involve the National Academy of Sciences. "The question we want to answer is this," said Kilgore: "Is uranium mining safe at the site in question and what effect will it have on the environment, economy and quality of life of the area.". (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Statement From the Rosalind Franklin Society: Lawrence Summers Not the Right Choice for Cabinet Position in Obama Administration Nov 12, 2008
In 2006, a comprehensive report from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine explored and evaluated the relevant literature and identified the barriers preventing women from further advancement in science. Those barriers are most certainly not innate ability. (PR Newswire)
How To Make Materials Everything-Proof Nov 12, 2008
The team's results were by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.. Getting such a liquid to bead up is much more difficult than doing the same to water, as gasoline like alcohol exhibits a lower surface tension than water does. (Scientific American)
