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Cost-effectiveness research needs to be considered in developing new medical technology
— 19 Feb 2011 10:30 | HealthCost-effectiveness analysis should play a bigger role in the American health care system, argued a University of Chicago researcher Friday at the annual conference of the American Association…
2-timing spacecraft has date with another comet
— 12 Feb 2011 20:10 | AstronomyNASA's Stardust spacecraft, equipped with the University of Chicago's Dust Flux Monitor Instrument (DFMI), is hurtling at more than 24,000 miles an hour toward a Valentine's Day encounter…
Powerful new ways to electronically mine research may lead to scientific breakthroughs
— 11 Feb 2011 15:36 | TechnologyThe Internet has become not only a tool for disseminating knowledge through scientific publications, but it also has the potential to shape scientific research through expanding the…
Universal solvent no match for new self-healing sticky gel
— 28 Jan 2011 16:33 | TechnologyScientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins.…
Writing about worries eases anxiety and improves test performance
— 14 Jan 2011 16:38 | HealthStudents can combat test anxiety and improve performance by writing about their worries immediately before the exam begins, according to a University of Chicago study published Friday…
New predator 'dawn runner' discovered in early dinosaur graveyard
— 14 Jan 2011 15:35 | Geology and palaeontologyA team of palaeontologists and geologists from Argentina and the United States on Jan. 13 announced the discovery of a lanky dinosaur that roamed South America in search of prey as…
Making stars: Studies show how cosmic dust and gas shape galaxy evolution
— 23 Nov 2010 18:50 | AstronomyAstronomers find cosmic dust annoying when it blocks their view of the heavens, but without it the universe would be devoid of stars. Cosmic dust is the indispensable ingredient for…
DNA repair protein caught in act of molecular theft
— 11 Nov 2010 11:50 | HealthScientists have observed, for the first time, an intermediate stage in the chemical process that repairs DNA methylation damage and regulates many important biological functions that…
Parents should talk about math early and often with their children
— 10 Nov 2010 14:25 | HealthThe amount of time parents spend talking about numbers has a much bigger impact on how young children learn mathematics than was previously known, researchers at the University of Chicago…
Poverty grows in suburbs, but social services don't keep up
— 7 Oct 2010 16:27 | HealthPoverty has grown in America's suburbs during the recent economic downturn, but poor people in many suburban communities are finding it hard to get the help they need, a report by University…