Science Education & Policy

Alcatel-Lucent Receives Mobile WiMAX(TM) Certification From The WiMAX Forum(R)

PARIS, September 4 /PRNewswire/-- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has been awarded the WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) seal of approval for its WiMAX 802.16e Compact Base Station at 2.5GHz. This achievement further confirms ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 4 2008 - 10:33am

Susan G. Komen For The Cure(R) Encourages Runners To Join 'Team Marathon' And Help End Breast Cancer Forever

DALLAS, September 4 /PRNewswire/--- Registration Open for Marathoners to Benefit Leading Breast Cancer Organization As part of its vision to realize a world without breast cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) is encouraging athletes to participate in Te ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 4 2008 - 10:33am

What Is A Gene? You'll Be Surprised At How Media Outlets Use The Word

What is a gene? You'll be forgiven if you have a few definitions. Even scientists define ‘a gene’ in different ways, so it may come as little surprise that the media also have various ways of 'framing' the concept of a gene. But how journali ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2008 - 9:54pm

Some Global Sea Rise Claims Exaggerated, Says Study

You may have seen projections by some scientists of global seas rising by 20 feet or more by the end of this century as a result of warming, and you may have seen others projecting less than two feet in a worst case scenario. There are a lot of projection ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2008 - 9:44am

One And A Half Million People With Learning Disabilities Let Down By Carers

LONDON, September 5 /PRNewswire/-- Most government and learning disability organisations are still failing to give the UK's 1.5 million people with learning disabilities (LD) a voice and a say in how their services are 'personalised'. UK Go ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 5 2008 - 12:34pm

New Zealand-Based Veterinary Surgeon Restored To RCVS Register

LONDON, September 5 /PRNewswire/-- The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons yesterday (4 September 2008) directed that veterinary surgeon William Angus Baird be restored to the RCVS Register after his removal in July 2007 for ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 5 2008 - 1:30pm

Why Girls Leave Science And Math- Confidence, Says Psychologist

Unlike the social sciences, which are overwhelmingly women, and life sciences, which are about 50-50, the hard sciences have a true gender disparity and the search is always on for reasons why. Most parents and many teachers believe that if middle-school a ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2008 - 1:51pm

World Congress Organizes Visit By Foreign And Brazilian Investors To Petrobras And Vale

SAO PAULO, Brazil, September 5 /PRNewswire/--- Event will be held September 17-20 at the Transamerica Expo Center- Those interested in the visits can now register for the Congress and reserve a space The World Federation of Investors Corporation Congress ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 5 2008 - 4:34pm

20 Per Cent Of GP Cases Could Be Handled By Pharmacists

LONDON, September 8 /PRNewswire/-- Pharmacists could help reduce GP workloads by 20 per cent, saving the NHS millions of pounds every year, according to Steve Churton, President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB). Addressing dele ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 7 2008 - 6:32pm

Gum Disease Implicated As Risk Factor In Heart Disease

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but many people with cardiovascular disease have none of the common risk factors usually blamed, such as smoking, obesity and high cholesterol. Researchers say they have discovered a new link between gu ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2008 - 10:32pm