The latest news and discoveries in medicine, physics, environmental science, and interdisciplinary fields will be featured at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society (BPS), held Feb. 25 - Feb. 29, 2012, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif. With more than 4,000 poster presentations, 200 ...

(American Institute of Physics) The latest news and discoveries in medicine, physics, environmental science, and interdisciplinary fields will be featured at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. The following summaries highlight a few of the meeting’s many noteworthy talks.

The world can deliver sudden and nasty shocks. Economies can crash, fisheries can collapse, and climates can pass tipping points. Providing early warning of such changes currently requires the collection of enormous and often prohibitive amounts of data. A new method developed by Steven Lade from the Max-Planck-Institute for the ...

Starting in 2012 Springer will partner with the Entomological Society of Brazil to publish the journal Neotropical Entomology and a new book series Entomology in Focus. Prof. Fernando L.Consli of the University of So Paulo is editor of both the journal and the book series. ...

The world can deliver sudden and nasty shocks. Economies can crash, fisheries can collapse, and climates can pass tipping points. Providing early warning of such changes currently requires the collection of enormous and often prohibitive amounts of data. A new method developed by Steven Lade from the Max-Planck-Institute for the ...

The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world's largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders, has issued a policy statement* opposing mandatory screening of athletes for sickle cell trait as a prerequisite to athletic participation and urging athletics programs to adopt universal preventive interventions in ...

The annual Society for Endocrinology BES conference is taking place in Harrogate, UK from 19-22 March 2012.

More than 7,000 toxicologists from every corner of the globe are expected to attend the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 51st Annual Meeting and ToxExpo-, which will highlight toxicology's crucial role in creating a safer and healthier world. The five-day meeting will take place at the Moscone Convention Center in San ...

Saturated Fatty Acids Lead to Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Insulin Resistance Excessive levels of certain saturated fatty acids cause mitochondria to fragment, leading to insulin resistance in skeletal muscle, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to a paper in the January issue of the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology. ...

(American Institute of Physics) Credentialed journalists and freelance reporters are invited to attend the 56th annual meeting of the Biophysical Society, which will highlight innovations in medicine, environmental science, physics, interdisciplinary work, and more.

(American Society for Microbiology) This announcement includes the following articles: Colony Collapse Treatment Worsens Infections in Honeybees; Mitochondrial Disfunction and Type II Diabetes; Avian Influenza Targets Lung Cells; Single Dose of Antibiotic Increases Vulnerability to Intestinal Disease.

(Genetics Society of America) The Genetics Society of America honors five genetics researchers and educators with its 2012 awards, whose research, support of colleagues and contribution to the public understanding of genetics may involve the use of model organisms such as mice, plants, and Drosophila.