U of C chemists discover recipe to design a better type of fuel cell Oct 19, 2009
A research paper by Shimizu, Hurd, Ramanathan Vaidhyanathan and Venkataraman Thangadurai of the University of Calgary, and Christopher Ratcliffe and Igor Moudrakovski of the Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council, has just been published in Nature Chemistry online. Shimizu filed a patent with the US patent office last year. (EurekAlert!)
Pacific Safety Products Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results Oct 19, 2009
- Entered into a contract with the National Research Council Canada with a Contribution Agreement valued at up to $0. 5 million to begin development of a next generation Integrated Helmet for soldier modernization. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Hydrogen-car funds restored by Congress Oct 18, 2009
Before the cars can become much more than an experiment on American roads - it is estimated that there are fewer than 200 operating in the United States - the industry may need as much as $55 billion more in government support over the next 15 years, according to industry sources and a National Research Council report last year ... As the National Research Council report put it, the technology needs to meet "very substantial challenges.". (AZCentral -- News)
Oswego professor breaks ground with e-learning book (4) Oct 11, 2009
Yang also said having two luminaries in the field George Siemens, of the University of Manitoba, who wrote the forward, and Stephen Downes, of Canada s National Research Council, who penned the first chapter on board added even more prestige to the project. The level of response to their call was so great that Yang and Yuen have a second volume, Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in E-Learning: Issues and Trends, in the pipeline for November release. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Race to the top education initiative Oct 6, 2009
A new report from the National Research Council comments on the guidelines and offers recommendations for how reforms funded by Race to the Top should be evaluated ... Reporters can obtain copies of the report by contacting the National Research Council's Office of News and Public Information at tel. (EurekAlert!)
ASU opens children's mental health center Oct 6, 2009
A 2009 report by IOM and the National Research Council said mental health disorders are as common as broken limbs and cost the U.S. $247 billion annually. Melnyk has hopes of a bright future for the center and the number of community members it can help. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Panel: Overzealous Rules May Stifle Germ Research Oct 2, 2009
The 161-page report by a National Research Council committee says the best protections against deliberate misuse of deadly germs are policies promoting a culture of trust and responsibility among scientists, including peer-reporting of unusual behavior ... National Research Council. (Newsmax)
Panel: Self-policing best defense against insider bioterrorism attacks Oct 1, 2009
The National Research Council report, "," concludes that developing strong ethics against misuse of microbes matters as much, or more, to forestall attacks like the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed 5 people and sickened 17 others. "The goal should be that individuals watch out for each other and take responsibility for their own performance and that of others," says a statement from the report panel, headed by Rita Colwell of the University of Maryland. (USA Today -- Tech)
Securing biological select agents and toxins will require developing a culture of trust Oct 1, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The most effective way to prevent the deliberate misuse of biological select agents and toxins (BSATs) -- agents housed in laboratories across the U.S. considered to potentially pose a threat to human health -- is to instill a culture of trust and responsibility in the laboratory, says a new report from the National Research Council ... The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National... (EurekAlert!)
Air Pollutants From Abroad A Growing Concern Sep 30, 2009
30, 2009) Plumes of harmful air pollutants can be transported across oceans and continents -- from Asia to the United States and from the United States to Europe -- and have a negative impact on air quality far from their original sources, says a new report by the National Research Council ... The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies. (Science Daily)
Letters to the editor Sep 26, 2009
Who better to conduct that review than the finest scientific minds in the country at the National Research Council. MICHAEL BOCCADORO. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Species-jumping Diseases: Better Global System Needed To Effectively Prevent, Detect, Respond To Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Sep 23, 2009
22, 2009) Significant weaknesses undermine the global community's abilities to prevent, detect early, and respond efficiently to potentially deadly species-crossing microbes, such as the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus sweeping the globe, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council ... The study was sponsored by USAID. The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National... (Science Daily)
Experts: U.S. should take lead to halt outbreaks Sep 23, 2009
Air travel, climate change, population growth and rising demand for meat products from developing countries have accelerated the spread of "zoonotic" diseases, according to a panel set up by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. Species-jumping pathogens also pose special dangers for people because the human immune system can be ill-equipped to resist them. (MSNBC -- Health)
Global Cooperation Urged to Control Species-Crossing Disease Sep 23, 2009
A better-coordinated global system is needed to improve prevention, detection and responses to outbreaks of infectious diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans, according to a new report released Tuesday by the U.S. Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council ... "Zoonotic diseases are like wildfires, which flare up unexpectedly and can take a significant toll on human and animal health, and damage household livelihoods as well as national economies," report... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Smaller Isn't Always Better: Catalyst Simulations Could Lower Fuel Cell Cost Sep 22, 2009
21, 2009) Imagine a car that runs on hydrogen from solar power and produces water instead of carbon emissions. While vehicles like this won't be on the market anytime soon, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are making incremental but important strides in the fuel cell technology that could make clean cars a reality. (Science Daily)
AFRICA MOSQUITO Sep 20, 2009
"We're very worried," Dr. James Diaz of the Louisiana University Health Sciences Center told a meeting on airlines, airports and disease transmission sponsored by the independent U.S. National Research Council. "Unlike West Nile virus, where nine out of 10 people are going to be totally asymptomatic, or may have a mild headache or a stiff neck, if you get Chikungunya you're going to be sick," he said. (AlertNet)
Deadly, mosquito-borne disease heads to U.S. Sep 19, 2009
"We're very worried," Dr. James Diaz of the Louisiana University Health Sciences Center told a meeting on airlines, airports and disease transmission sponsored by the independent U.S. National Research Council. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Expert: Airline workers may spread swine flu Sep 18, 2009
"That individual may be just as effective at spreading infection as anybody else," Bell told a meeting sponsored by the independent National Research Council on the role that airports and aircraft play in transmitting disease. Public health officials ask sick people not to travel and risk spreading infection to others and advise ill workers to stay home as well. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Biologists encouraged to work with other disciplines Sep 18, 2009
In the National Research Council report, A New Biology for the 21st Century: Ensuring the United States Leads the Coming Biology Revolution, experts call for, "re-integration of the many subdisciplines of biology, and the integration into biology of physicists, chemists, computer scientists, engineers, and mathematicians to create a research community with the capacity to tackle a broad range of scientific and societal problems.". Federal science agencies last year asked the NRC panel, led by... (USA Today -- Tech)
A New Vision for Teaching Science Sep 17, 2009
Two recent reports from the National Research Council call for significant changes in the way science is taught in elementary school ... Two recent reports from the National Research Council (NRC), however, offer novel strategies. (Scientific American)
Report: Moth spraying OK despite protests Sep 15, 2009
USDAs Animal Plant Health Inspection Service asked the National Research Council to look into the matter in Feb. of 2009. The Council then put together a ten-person panel of experts, who issued today's a 31-page report. (USA Today -- Tech)
Nanotech safety: Smaller particles may be riskier Sep 14, 2009
Last December, a report by the National Research Council found serious gaps in the government's plan for determining if nanomaterials pose a risk and called for an effective national plan for identifying and managing potential risks. Currently, more than 600 products involving nanomaterials are on the market. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Electron Bolts: Even Deeply Bound Electrons Can Escape Molecules via Quantum Tunneling Sep 12, 2009
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA ... "Until just recently, everyone would have thought that only the most easily available electron could tunnel," says , a physicist at the University of Ottawa and director of Attosecond Science at the National Research Council Canada. (Scientific American)
Colossal Apollo statue unearthed in Turkey Sep 9, 2009
"This colossal statue of Apollo is really a unique finding. Such statues are extremely rare in Asia Minor. Only a dozen still survive," team leader Francesco D'Andria, director of the Institute of Archaeological Heritage, Monuments and Sites at Italy's National Research Council in Lecce, told ... "Hierapolis is a unique site, and archaeologists are bringing to light incredible findings each year. As with all the other ancient buildings, the statue will be virtually reconstructed in full detail,"... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Health Experts Offer Action Steps Local Governments Can Use To Cut Childhood Obesity Rates Sep 7, 2009
6, 2009) Zoning restrictions on fast-food restaurants near schools and playgrounds, community policing to improve safety around public recreational sites, requirements that publicly run after-school programs limit video game and TV time, and taxes on high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and drinks are some of the strategies local government officials can use to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic in their communities, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council... (Science Daily)
Astronomical Survey Reveals Andromeda's Galaxy-Gorging Past Sep 3, 2009
The survey, which relies on observations made at the Canada France Hawaii Telescope atop , is led by , a research fellow at the National Research Council Canada's Herzberg Institute of in Victoria, British Columbia. Astronomers enjoy studying Andromeda in part because of its proximity at 2. (Scientific American)
Increasing Residential And Employment Density Could Mean Reductions In Vehicle Travel, Fuel Use And Carbon Dioxide Emissions Sep 3, 2009
2, 2009) Increasing population and employment density in metropolitan areas could reduce vehicle travel, energy use, and CO2 emissions from less than 1 percent up to 11 percent by 2050 compared to a base case for household vehicle usage, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council, although committee members disagreed about the plausibility of achieving the higher estimate ... The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of... (Science Daily)
The American Heart Association Applauds Recommendations in New Childhood Obesity Report Sep 2, 2009
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association commends the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council for recommending a solid array of meaningful community actions in their new report Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity. Overweight children have a 70 percent chance of becoming overweight adults. (PR Newswire)
'Synthetic biology' holds promise, but doubts simmer Sep 1, 2009
"We need an independent risk assessment done by a group such as the National Research Council, not just by proponents of the technology," he says. Adds Benner: "It will be a long, long time" before synthetic biology produces bugs more deadly than ones already out there. (USA Today -- Tech)
Start math learning early, make it fun Aug 30, 2009
Just as parents have been encouraged to read to their children in the preschool years, the Committee on Early Childhood Mathematics of the National Research Council made a similar push for math with a report issued this summer, "Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood: Paths Toward Excellence and Equity.". "The bottom line is that we are saying that little kids, starting at the age of 3 even and certainly 4, in preschools ought to be doing more math," said Herbert Ginsburg, a member of the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Suburbanization: The impact on energy use, CO2 emissions Aug 29, 2009
A new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council, DRIVING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: THE EFFECTS OF COMPACT DEVELOPMENT ON MOTORIZED TRAVEL, ENERGY USE, AND CO2 EMISSIONS, examines how suburbanization -- made possible largely due to the prevalence of automobiles and the extensive U.S. highway system -- impacts the number of miles we drive, our reliance on petroleum fuel, and the percent of greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. The report looks at studies on... (EurekAlert!)
EPA Pesticide Exposure Test Too Short, Overlooks Long Term Effects, According To Expert Aug 28, 2009
23, 2008) Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone in many areas is likely to contribute to premature deaths, says a new National Research Council report, which adds that the evidence is strong enough. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Deadly heat waves are becoming more frequent in California Aug 26, 2009
The National Research Council has ranked Scripps first in faculty quality among oceanography programs nationwide. Now in its second century of discovery, the scientific scope of the institution has grown to include biological, physical, chemical, geological, geophysical and atmospheric studies of the earth as a system. (EurekAlert!)
Biologists hope to kill all of Rat Island's rats (9/21/08) Aug 24, 2009
Traffic through Unimak Pass, a 28-mile-long corridor through the Aleutian chain, is roughly double the amount of vessel traffic to all Alaska ports combined, according to a 185-page report published by the Washington, D.C.-based Transportation Research Board, an arm of the National Research Council. If the Rat Island operation succeeds, will a name change be forthcoming. (Anchorage Daily News)
Scientists make first discovery using revolutionary long wavelength demonstrator array Aug 19, 2009
Utilizing radio emissions from the approximately 300 year-old Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant (SNR)one of the brightest astronomical radio sources in the skyto establish baseline measurements, NRL scientist and National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellow Dr. Jake Hartman utilized the LWDA to confirm and extend a study initiated by fellow NRL-NRC postdoc Dr. Joseph Helmboldt. Using NRAO's Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope, Dr. Helmboldt's research showed that the gradually... (EurekAlert!)
Wine May Shield Breast Cancer Patients from Radiation Side Effects Aug 18, 2009
So, researchers at Catholic University and the National Research Council in Italy wondered if the natural antioxidants found in wine might work to ward off radiation-linked damage. In the study, 348 women with breast cancer were divided into three groups depending on the dose of radiation received. (MEDLINEplus)
Pugh to teach in South Dakota for Teach For America Aug 15, 2009
He also serves on the National Research Council study committee examining teacher preparation in the United States. In the 2009-10 school year, more than 7,300 first- and second-year Teach For America corps members will head to classrooms in 35 regions across the United States, including a record seven new sites: Boston, Mass. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Data stream before the deluge Aug 14, 2009
But the authoritative Transportation Research Board, a division of the National Research Council, states that the main danger caused by rising sea levels combined with storm surges will be the flooding of coastal roads, rail lines, runways, and transit systems. A 3-foot increase in sea level in the coming decades, which some scientists predict, could swamp coastline communities. (Boston Globe)
BioteQ Reports Second Quarter Operating and Financial Results Aug 11, 2009
- A commitment of $295,000 from the National Research Council of Canada to support BioteQ's research and development activities to apply the company's technologies to wastewater treatment from power generating facilities and the Canadian oil sands. BioteQ's quarterly financial statements and the Company's MD&A have been filed on SEDAR, , and will be available on the BioteQ website at www. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Science panel questions St. Johns water withdrawals Aug 8, 2009
The National Research Council report calls for a closer look at potential impacts on fish, amphibians, plankton and surrounding wetlands ... SEPT. 23-24: The district will conduct a symposium for its scientists, outside experts and the National Research Council to discuss the ongoing study into the effects of using the river for drinking water. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Naturally Advanced Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results Aug 8, 2009
The company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Crailar Fiber Technologies Inc., is developing proprietary technologies for production of bast fibers, cellulose pulp, and their resulting by-products, in collaboration with Canada's National Research Council and the Alberta Research Council. Crailar(R) technology offers cost-effective and environmentally sustainable processing and production of natural, bast fibers such as hemp and flax, resulting in increased performance characteristics for use... (PR Newswire)
Hybrid Vehicle Rebates Produce Scant Environmental Benefits, High Cost Aug 7, 2009
(July 18, 2008) A transition to hydrogen vehicles could greatly reduce US oil dependence and carbon dioxide emissions, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council, but making. (Sep. (Science Daily)
TV And Computer Screen Time May Be Associated With High Blood Pressure In Young Children Aug 5, 2009
of Iowa State University, Ames, and the Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain, and colleagues examined associations between sedentary behavior and elevated blood pressure in 111 young children (57 boys and 54 girls ages 3 to 8). Sedentary behavior was determined by an accelerometer generally worn over the right hip and by parental reports stating the average time the children spent watching TV, playing video games, painting, sitting or taking part in other activities with low levels... (Science Daily)
Young Kids' Screen Time May Raise Blood Pressure Aug 5, 2009
"Sedentary activity was not significantly related to systolic blood pressure [the top number in a reading] or diastolic [bottom number] blood pressure, after controlling for age, sex, height and percentage of body fat," wrote David Martinez-Gomez, of Iowa State University and the Spanish National Research Council in Madrid, and his colleagues. "However, TV viewing and screen time, but not computer use, were positively associated with both systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure... (MEDLINEplus)
C. Fla. wants funds to study river Aug 4, 2009
The district also has commissioned the Washington, D.C.-based National Research Council to do the same review. Both studies, estimated to total nearly $2 million, should be completed next year. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Actions Taken Over Next Decade To Demonstrate And Deploy Key Technologies Will Determine US Energy Future Aug 2, 2009
1, 2009) With a sustained national commitment, the United States could obtain substantial energy-efficiency improvements, new sources of energy, and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through the accelerated deployment of existing and emerging energy technologies, according to America's Energy Future: Technology And Transformation, the capstone report of the America's Energy Future project of the National Research Council. See also. (Science Daily)
Methods for monitoring CO2 emissions have limitations, inadequate for international climate treaty Aug 1, 2009
Current methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions have limitations that make it difficult to monitor CO2 emissions and verify an international climate treaty, says a new National Research Council letter report to the administrator of NASA, Charles F. Bolden Jr.. NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory -- which failed to launch in February -- would have offered proof that greenhouse gas emissions could be monitored from space, as well as provided baseline data on CO2 emissions trends from a... (EurekAlert!)
IV tube chemical linked to preemie liver problems Jul 29, 2009
Edmund Crouch, a scientist who served with the Rochester professor on a National Research Council committee on phthalates risks, was skeptical and said the study doesn't rule out other factors that might have caused liver problems. Steve Risotto of the American Chemistry Council, which represents chemical makers, also disputed the results and said the study "doesn't show any direct cause and effect.". (North County Times)
Using Down-Economy Time to Advantage Jul 28, 2009
A in the Journal of Commerce, Western Canada's Construction Newspaper, quoted Dr. Ralph M. Paroli, Director of the Building Envelope and Structure Program for the National Research Council Institute for Research in Construction on two key points. "Clarifying the [roofing] terminology will help to give building owners and the construction industry the confidence to try these technologies," said Paroli. (RealtyTimes)
Caltech physicists create first nanoscale mass spectrometer Jul 23, 2009
The other authors of the paper are graduate student Mehmet S. Hanay and staff scientist Philip Feng, from Caltech, and Wayne K. Hiebert of the National Research Council of Canada. The work was supported by the National Institutes of Health and, indirectly, by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. (EurekAlert!)
Maintaining integrity of scientific data Jul 21, 2009
ASSURING THE INTEGRITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND STEWARDSHIP OF RESEARCH DATA IN THE DIGITAL AGE, new from the National Research Council, offers principles to guide research institutions, journals, and scientists in generating and sharing such data. The report will be released at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 22. (EurekAlert!)
Sernova Announces Financial Contributions From the National Research Council to Support Development of Human Implantation Device Jul 21, 2009
LONDON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 20, 2009) - Sernova Corp. (TSX VENTURE: - ) today announced it has been awarded a financial contribution of up to $486,000 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) ... The NRC-IRAP contribution is subject to the usual financial and legal terms and conditions stipulated by the National Research Council of Canada. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Hurricane Protection for New Orleans Debated Jul 18, 2009
The Army Corps of Engineers' road map for protecting coastal Louisiana from a Category 5 hurricane is substantially flawed because it fails to that can be adopted quickly, according to a National Research Council review released today. The corps' long-overdue Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Program report, congressionally mandated after 2005's and finalized this month, instead lays out 27 alternatives, highlighting none as preferred. (Scientific American)
Arctic Sea Ice Images Derived From Classified Data Should Be Made Public, According To A New Report Jul 17, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 17, 2009) Hundreds of images derived from classified data that could be used to better understand rapid loss and transformation of Arctic sea ice should be immediately released and disseminated to the scientific research community, says a new report from the National Research Council ... The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies. (Science Daily)
Paladin Labs Inc. Announces Research and Development Contribution from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program for its Chimigen(R) Platform Jul 17, 2009
MONTREAL, QUEBEC and EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 16, 2009) - Paladin Labs Inc. (TSX: - ), a leading Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that its biotechnology division, ViRexx, has received a contribution from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). This 14-month project will focus on the development of bio-nanoparticle-based siRNA therapeutic vaccines using Chimigen Vaccine Platform for Hepatitis B (HBV) and... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
New Method To Encapsulate Substances In Nanospheres Jul 17, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 17, 2009) A group of researchers at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CIN2), belonging to the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) located at the UAB Research Park, and the UAB Department of Chemistry have developed and patented a method which obtains minute organometallic capsules ranging from micrometric to nanometric sizes ... And that is precisely what has been done by the research group at the Catalan... (Science Daily)
Winter Garden focused on maintaining service with less revenue Jul 16, 2009
"When we go into budget process, we will rely on all this information. Winter Garden hired the National Research Council to conduct surveys among residents during March and April as part of Bollhoefer's "citizen-based performance management" philosophy, in which the public's desired changes or improvements would be used to develop a strategic business plan listing goals and objectives for each city department. "The city's strategic plan should be representative of what our residents and business... (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Government releases spy satellite images of Arctic ice Jul 16, 2009
The U.S. Geological Survey immediately followed National Research Council report, also released Wednesday, calling for "immediately" disseminating the spy satellite images to scientists. "To prepare for a possibly ice-free Arctic and its subsequent effects on the environment, economy, and national security, it is critical to have accurate projections of changes over the next several decades," said committee chair Stephanie Pfirman of Barnard College in New York, N.Y., in a statement. (USA Today -- Tech)
House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing: Enhancing the Relevance of Space to Address National Needs Jul 15, 2009
Lester L. Lyles, Chair of the Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Aeronautics Engineering Board, National Research Council. Ms. Patti Grace Smith, Board of Directors, The Space Foundation. (NASA Watch)
Caffeine Reverses Alzheimer's Memory Symptoms Jul 7, 2009
For most individuals, however, this moderate level of caffeine intake poses no adverse health effects, according to both the National Research Council and the National Academy of Sciences. Nonetheless, Arendash said, individuals with high blood pressure or those who are pregnant should limit their daily caffeine intake. (Newsmax)
Castor-oil Plants Genetically Altered To Produce New Bio-lubricants Jul 6, 2009
Such study is coordinated by Dr. Rafael Garc;s of the Institute of Fat, in Seville, which is part of the Spanish National Research Council. This research project, part of a national macro project, is developed through the sub-project titled 'Desarrollo de nuevas variedades de ricino y sus aceites', funded with 157,139 euros by the previous Spanish Ministry of Education and Science and Innovation in collaboration with the universities of M;laga and Seville, the Institute of Fat, and the Institute... (Science Daily)
Exploring how the body adapts to exercise at altitudehypoxia affects muscle and nerve responses Jun 30, 2009
How hypoxia brings about changes in the proteins expressed by muscle cells to help them adapt to lower oxygen availability is explored in two reviews: "Muscle Bioenergetics and Metabolic Control at Altitude," by Paolo Cerretelli, Mauro Marzorati, and Claudio Marconi, from the National Research Council, Milan, Italy, and, "Plasticity of the Muscle Proteome to Exercise at Altitude," by Martin Flueck, from Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). Hypoxia also affects the ability of muscles to... (EurekAlert!)
Report: New Radiation Detectors Inadequate Jun 25, 2009
(AP) The government should not buy more of the radiation detection machines it has been developing for ports, a report from the National Research Council advises. The report, released Wednesday, echoes worries raised by Congress and the Government Accountability Office about the government's next generation of radiation detectors: the new machines are only marginally better than the current ones at detecting hidden nuclear material than monitors already in use at U.S. ports but would cost more... (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
New family-focused model of depression care needed to minimize risks Jun 16, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Health and social service professionals who care for adults with depression should not only tackle their clients' physical and mental health, but also detect and prevent possible spillover effects on their children, says a new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine ... The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies ... NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL and... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Congress to get an update on work to protect Louisiana from hurricanes Jun 16, 2009
Besides Walsh, the hearing will feature state officials, an expert with the National Research Council and an engineer with the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection AuthorityEast. Also, Louisiana's two senators - Mary Landrieu and David Vitter - are expected to testify. (KSLA.com, LA)
