Symposium highlights current research and treatment options, features art exhibit by patients with Parkinson’s disease CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012. The Northwestern Medicine® Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center will host its annual Patient and Family Symposium on Saturday, September 29, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The free symposium entitled “Parkinson’s Disease Moving[Read More…]
Science
Information for Older Drivers is Newest Topic on NIH SeniorHealth Site
Site offers information on age-related health changes, safety tips and driving adjustments Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012. The National Institutes of Health today unveiled a new online resource for older drivers and families seeking information on an often sensitive topic: Is it still safe to drive? Developed by the National Institute[Read More…]
EPA Announces Brownfields Grants
MADISON–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012 — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Susan Hedman today announced EPA brownfields grants totaling $800,000 to clean up contaminated properties in Madison, Wisconsin. Hedman joined Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp and Madison Mayor Paul Soglin at a brownfield site on East Washington Avenue[Read More…]
Teaching a Microbe to Make Fuel
Genetically modified organism could turn carbon dioxide or waste products into a gasoline-compatible transportation fuel. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012. A humble soil bacterium called Ralstonia eutrophahas a natural tendency, whenever it is stressed, to stop growing and put all its energy into making complex carbon compounds. Now scientists at MIT[Read More…]
Stroke Disrupts How Brain Controls Muscle Synergies
Distinctive patterns could allow doctors to develop better rehab programs for stroke patients. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21 2012. The simple act of picking up a pencil requires the coordination of dozens of muscles: The eyes and head must turn toward the object as the hand reaches forward and the fingers grasp[Read More…]
U-M Transportation Research Institute Leads Way in ‘Smart Car’ Technology
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012. Motor vehicle crashes are the largest single public health crisis in the United States. But today’s launch of a new year-long test of “smart car” technology conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is designed to save lives and reduce injuries among American[Read More…]
Ten New Diabetes Gene Links Offer Picture of Biology Underlying Disease
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012. Ten more DNA regions linked to type 2 diabetes have been discovered by an international team of researchers, bringing the total to more than 60. The discovery provides a more complete picture of the genetics and biological processes underlying type 2 diabetes, with some clear[Read More…]
Divided U.S. Appeals Court Rejects EPA Air Protections For 240 Million Americans
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012 – As many as 240 million Americans will lose new protections against dangerous smog and soot pollution after a sharply divided federal appeals court today struck down Environmental Protection Agency safeguards designed to reduce power plant air pollution that crosses state lines. A powerful dissent thoroughly criticizes[Read More…]
NIH Awards $7.8 Million for Innovative HIV Vaccine Approaches
Fourteen grantees to focus on basic vaccine discovery research Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded 14 grants totaling $7.8 million in first-year funding for basic research to identify new approaches for designing a safe[Read More…]
Fourth Galileo Satellite Reaches French Guiana Launch Site
Galileo satellite unloading EU–(ENEWSPF)–21 August 2012. The next two Galileo satellites are now in place at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, being prepared for their shared launch this autumn. The fourth Galileo satellite flight model arrived at Cayenne Airport in French Guiana on Friday 17 August, flown from the[Read More…]
