Increased Education On Nanotech, Human Enhancement Increases Public Concerns

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ScienceDaily (July 16, 2008) Educating the public about nanotechnology and other complex but emerging technologies causes people to become more "worried and cautious" about the new technologies' prospective benefits, according to a recent study by researchers at North Carolina State University. Submitted by: mubin | Visited 2 times | Comments 0

♦ Public schools as good as private schools in raising math scores, study says

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Illinois education professors Sarah and Christopher Lubienski compared math education in public and private schools. "It is worth noting, " the researchers write, "how little variation school type really accounts for... Click here for more information. Students in public schools learn as much or more math between kindergarten and fifth grade as similar students in private schools... Submitted by: centime - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Japan's Nikkei dips for 4th straight session

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Ongoing concerns about weakness of U.S. economy takes toll on exporters. June 24, 2008: 5:42 AM EDTBernanke is 'walking a fine line'More VideosTOKYO (AP) -Japan's most-watched stock index fell for a fourth straight day Tuesday due to persistent concerns over that a weakening U.S. economy will undermine global demand for Japanese products. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dipped 7.91 points... Submitted by: Brinked - Visited 16 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Putin denies Russia rights abuse

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Russian ex-President Vladimir Putin has denied allegations of encroachments on human rights in his country. "Concerns about the lack of human rights in Russia are strongly exaggerated", he said in France, on his first Western visit as prime minister. Russia came under strong criticism over its human rights record during Mr Putin's eight years in office. In Paris... Submitted by: Marty_ - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Chemical Society President Praises House Passage of Higher Education Act

1 vote	WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -The president of the American Chemical Society today praised Congress as well as a coalition of science, business and education organizations for their work leading to House passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act which supports STEM education. Submitted by: digitalproducts - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Last surviving Brown v. Board plaintiff dies at 88

1 vote	TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The last surviving plaintiff in Topeka's Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools, has died at 88. Zelma Henderson died Tuesday in Topeka, six weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 1950... Submitted by: darkwebmaster - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Survey: Most effective dental braces are least attractive

1 vote	(Human Factors and Ergonomics Society) In 33 papers that highlight pivotal research and significant discoveries in the field of human factors/ergonomics, Human Factors authors demonstrate the power of HF/E to improve the human-system interface. Submitted by: bart_w - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Forces veterans to be offered free university education

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Armed forces personnel who have served for more than six years are to be given free university or college education at the end of their military careers. The government will pay tuition fees for soldiers, sailors and aircrew wishing to go on to GCSEs, A-levels, university degrees and other forms of education. The scheme will be unveiled on Thursday when the defence secretary, Des Browne... Submitted by: quickfingers - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Tobacco display ban plan unveiled

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Plans to ban the open display of cigarettes in shops have been announced by the Scottish Government. Public Health Minister Shona Robison said giving them "pride of place" on shelves did not fit with the drive to tackle smoking-related illness. It is two years since Scotland led the UK in banning smoking in public places, and six months since the legal age for buying cigarettes was raised to 18. Submitted by: monkeyhosts - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ NOT GOING DUTCH

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When Tommy Hilfiger goes public again, its shares won't necessarily be listed in Amsterdam, the company's CEO told The Post. The Amsterdam-based fashion house, owned by private-equity firm Apax Partners, had previously planned an initial public offering on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. But it shelved those plans in January amid turmoil in the global credit markets. Submitted by: kianah - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Concerns leveled over polluted floodwaters in Midwest

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Human waste overflows, fertilizer runoff and floating propane tanks are raising concerns in the flooded Midwest but should not cause severe or long-term environmental problems, health officials say. Serious chemical pollution from factories and chemical plants "aren't concerns because we don't have many reports, just isolated cases and leaks," said Karen Timberlake... Submitted by: SEOibiza - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Ranbir, Deepika get intimate in public

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Love is blind. The moral police are finding hard to track down the 'madly in love' Bollywood couples from showing their affection in public. It was Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, who run into trouble, after being spotted locking lips in public a few years ago. This time around, it's the turn of another happening Bollywood couple Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. Submitted by: ToddMicheau - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Toyota exec warns public to temper plug-in hybrid expectations

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Toyota created quite a buzz on Wednesday when it announced that it will debut three new hybrids at January's Detroit Auto Show — including a plug-in lithium-ion powered hybrid for 2010 — but Toyota's top technology expert warns that the general public shouldn't set expectations too high for the new technology. While plug-in technology does promise to return increased fuel mileage... Submitted by: swedal - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Arlington to Close Public Pools Wednesday in Wake of Infections Possibly Tied to Burger's Lake

1 vote	By Jeff Mosier, The Dallas Morning News Jul. 22--The number of confirmed cases of Cryptosporidium infections has increased to 16, Tarrant County Public Health announced today. Submitted by: lsujoe - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Mass. patient tested for human form of mad cow disease

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BOSTON (AP) Public health officials in Massachusetts are investigating whether a patient in a Cape Cod hospital has the human form of mad cow disease. Dr. Alfred DeMaria, the state's director of communicable disease control, confirmed Sunday to The Associated Press that tests are being done to see if the patient has a degenerative brain disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and, if so... Submitted by: nriweb - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Overweight In Adolescence Gives Increased Mortality Rate, Study Shows

1 vote	This comes from a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). The incidence of obesity among children and adolescents has increased worldwide, but the long-term effects, both with regards to ill-health and mortality rate, are insufficiently documented. Submitted by: domainci - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ You Just Move Like A Mouse, Or Do So Abnormally Like A Mutant Mouse

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ScienceDaily (May 1, 2008) — The brain is no longer a mysterious black box. Elucidation of the human genome is having a profound impact on the understanding of brain function in health and disease. However, genes cannot be systematically manipulated in humans, and this is why animal models of human functions are being developed. Now that the human and mice genome sequences are known... Submitted by: kelhalla - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Researchers Grow Human Blood Vessels In Mice From Adult Progenitor Cells

1 vote	ScienceDaily (July 18, 2008) For the first time, researchers have successfully grown functional human blood vessels in mice using cells from adult human donors an important step in developing clinical strategies to grow tissue, researchers report in Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association. Submitted by: anidesign - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Specific Gene Increases Susceptibility To Breast Cancer

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ScienceDaily (May 6, 2008) — Much work has been done to identify genetic variations that predispose women to breast cancer. Previous work showed that variants in the gene called fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) were associated with increased risk of the disease, but how these variants translated into increased risk was unknown. A new paper by Kerstin Meyer and colleagues... Submitted by: pablodauria - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Civil servants 'paid too much'

1 vote	Sir David Varney's report found the gap between public and private sector wages was damaging the private sector. He recommended the sale of public assets and services including Belfast Port, the NI Vehicle Testing Agency, car parks and the public housing stock. Submitted by: Artifexus - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment