Science Education & Policy

Hookahs A Growing Health Problem- Study

More and more U.S. college students are smoking tobacco using hookahs, a kind of water pipe, and it’s becoming a growing public health issue, according to a new study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher. In a hookah, tobacco is heated by c ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2008 - 12:59pm

Distinguished Emissions Trading Experts To Lead Workshops At The 2nd Carbon Trading Conference In New York

NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire/-- Imtiaz Ahmad, Executive Director of Morgan Stanley's Carbon Trading group will present on the infrastructure of carbon trading in an interactive workshop setting outlining the mechanisms currently set in place and compa ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 6 2008 - 1:32pm

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Value Questioned In UK Study

A new revision of clinical guidelines to help doctors manage patients with depression has challenged the rationale behind the UK government’s policy of rolling out of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for milder depression. According to a comprehensive r ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2008 - 2:04pm

Being Bilingual Linked To Longer Life

Children who speak a second or third language may have an unexpected advantage later in life, a new Tel Aviv University study has found. Knowing and speaking many languages may protect the brain against the effects of aging. Dr. Gitit Kavé, a clinical neur ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2008 - 7:04pm

Lord Adonis Visits Leading "Pathfinder School"- King Edward's, Witley

GODALMING, England, May 8 /PRNewswire/--- With Photo On Friday 2nd May, Lord Adonis, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners, spent a day with King Edward's School, Witley, one of the leading schools in the "Pathfinder Pr ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 8 2008 - 10:30am

Designer Isotopes Or Nanotechnology- Science's Big Future

Designer labels aren't just cool to pretentious New York women- they're also the dream of nuclear physicists. Designer isotopes, the relatively new power scientists have to make specific rare isotopes to solve scientific problems and open doors t ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2008 - 10:11pm

Greatest Minds In Technology Head To Thinking Digital Conference

NEWCASTLE-GATESHEAD, England, May 9 /PRNewswire/--- Kurzweil, Greg Dyke, 'Fake Steve Jobs', Multimap Founder & More to Speak Some of the sharpest minds in technology, digital marketing and mobile will head to North East England from around t ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 9 2008 - 1:32am

Liberty Alliance Announces Call For Nominations For The 2008 IDDY Awards

NEW YORK, May 9 /PRNewswire/--- Third Annual Event Features Deployment, Emerging and Multi-Protocol Application Categories Liberty Alliance, the global identity community working to build a more trust-worthy internet for consumers, governments and busines ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 9 2008 - 5:32am

Platypus Sex Chromosomes And Basal-Equals-Primitive

There has been considerable interest in the publication of the platypus genome, which is good. Unfortunately, much of the reporting has been distorted, which is bad. However, rather than picking on the press, I want to focus on an example from the scienti ...

Article - T. Ryan Gregory - May 15 2008 - 3:22pm

SonicAcademy.com Launches Online Music Production School

LONDON, May 9 /PRNewswire/--- A New Video Tutorial Website Enabling Music Making Enthusiasts of all Abilities to Develop Their Skills has Been Launched Today SonicAcademy.com is a new web portal for anyone interested in music production, particularly in t ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 9 2008 - 7:32am