http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:35:00 PST kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 Biotethics, Biotech Policy, Regulation, and Legal Issues - GeneRef http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82589 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82589 Increasing the ratio of black carbon to sulfate in the atmosphere increases climate warming, suggests a study conducted by a University of Iowa professor and his colleagues and published in the July 25 issue of the journal Nature Geoscience. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:20:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82561 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82561 A new analysis led by researchers at UCSF shows that avoiding lowest-volume hospitals and maximizing adherence to quality care processes are both effective approaches to reducing costs associated with coronary bypass surgery. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:19:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82550 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82550 A UCLA study shows that female medical students volunteer for leadership roles in the classroom significantly less than their male peers. Subtle pep talks from teachers can even out the playing field. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:19:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82513 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82513 UK researchers report in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments have developed a way to use a kite itself to measure wind speed. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:20:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82514 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82514 The northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone, an underwater area with little or no oxygen known commonly as the "dead zone," could be larger than the recent average, according to a forecast by a team of NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universitie Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:20:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82494 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82494 Fluids experts writing in the journal Physics of Fluids, which is published by the American Institute of Physics, are projecting it will be many decades before we can accurately probe the properties of turbulence near walls. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82491 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82491 Individuals with adequate social relationships have a 50 percent greater likelihood of survival compared to those with poor or insufficient social relationships. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82461 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82461 Intimate partner violence results in two million injuries among women in the US each year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. University of Missouri researchers are reducing these numbers with a new Web-based program that helps wome Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:19:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82419 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82419 Racial and ethnic disparities remain a challenge for patients in the US health care system, the American College of Physicians said in an updated paper released today. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, Updated 2010, an update to a policy paper Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82414 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82414 US physicians are often poor judges of their patients' health beliefs, according to a new study. However, physicians' understanding is better the more patients are involved by asking questions, expressing concerns, and stating their beliefs and preferen Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82385 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82385 The European Society of Cardiology is concerned that interpretations of a paper about cholesterol, published in the Lancet, could act to deter ongoing research efforts into developing new therapeutic strategies to increase high density lipoprotein (HDL) c Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:19:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82379 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82379 Researchers investigated whether geographic variations in utilization of health services and spending differed between Medicare and the private sector. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:19:22 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82320 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82320 Video Results Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:21:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82300 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82300 A new study finds that 17 per cent of homeless people in Toronto -- one in six -- reported unmet health care needs. Women with dependent children had almost twice as much trouble getting access to health care as the general population of the city. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82255 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82255 While the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in the United States during the 1980s was roughly five times more common among men than women, the gap between the genders has narrowed: AUDs are now only twice as prevalent in men than in women. Treatm Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:19:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82208 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82208 Patients often receive inappropriate care when their doctors fail to take into account their individual circumstances, according to a new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago and the VA Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:19:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82195 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82195 A new study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that implementing cool roofs and cool pavements in cities around the world can not only help cities stay cooler, they can also cool the world, with the potential of canceling th Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:20:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82164 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82164 Framing climate change as a public health problem seems to make the issue more relevant, significant and understandable to members of the public -- even some who don't generally believe climate change is happening, according to preliminary research by Ge Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:19:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82157 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82157 Video Results Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:21:04 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82130 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=82130   Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:21:04 PDT