(American Society of Hematology) The American Society of Hematology, the world's largest organization concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders, today released the Blood journal app for iPhone and iPad. Blood is the official Journal of the Society and the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field.

Surprising Study Results: More Cattle Means Less Lyme Disease The abundance of cattle is the primary influence on the prevalence of two tick-borne pathogens, according to a paper in the April Applied and Environmental Microbiology. One of these, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and the other, Borrelia ...

Registration is now open for the Ecological Society of America's (ESA) 97th Annual Meeting on August 5-10, 2012, in Portland, Oregon. The meeting is expected to draw more than 4,300 scientists, policy makers, educators and concerned citizens to share emerging research. Jane Lubchenco, an Oregon State marine ...

(American Society for Microbiology) In this month's issue: "More Cattle Means Less Lyme Disease;" "Texas Girl Loses Leg to Rare Thai Fungus;" "Gut Microbes of Cockroaches and Termites Compared;" and "Cyanobacterium Demonstrates Promise for Biotechnology Feedstock Production."

San Diego, CA - The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) will hold its annual meeting, April 18 April 22, during the 2012 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) - a joint meeting of eight otolaryngological societies in San Diego, CA. During the ASPO meeting, hundreds of ...

(American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery) The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology will hold its annual meeting, April 18-22, during the 2012 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings -- a joint meeting of eight otolaryngological societies in San Diego, Calif.

John A. Kaufman, M.D., FSIR, a professor and Frederick S. Keller Chair of Interventional Radiology at the Dotter Interventional Institute in Portland, Ore., delivered the 2012 Dr. Charles T. Dotter Lecture on Monday, March 26 at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 37th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco. This lecture, ...

(Society of Interventional Radiology) John A. Kaufman, M.D., FSIR, professor and Frederick S. Keller Chair of Interventional Radiology at the Dotter Interventional Institute in Portland, Ore., delivered the 2012 Dr. Charles T. Dotter Lecture on Monday, March 26 at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 37th Annual Scientific Meeting in San ...

(Society of Interventional Radiology) Kyung J. Cho, M.D., FSIR; Dimitris Kelekis, M.D., Ph.D., FSIR, and Louis G. Martin, M.D., FSIR, were each awarded SIR's Gold Medal, an honor given to those who have helped ensure the future of interventional radiology by advancing the quality of medicine and patient care, during ...

(Society of Interventional Radiology) The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation's Discovery Campaign, which seeks to further the growth of minimally invasive medicine into new areas of discovery, announced a major corporate pledge to that initiative. Boston Scientific, a global leader in medical devices for cardiovascular and peripheral interventions, pledged $100,000 ...

(Kessler Foundation) The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has re-funded a five-year $383,000 Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Grant in Multiple Sclerosis at Kessler Foundation. This grant provides advanced training in rehabilitation research for scientists working toward careers dedicated to improving the lives of people with MS. John DeLuca, Ph.D., VP of ...

Why is the living world so diverse; that is, what forces and processes led to the evolution and proliferation of so many species? The dynamics that allow interacting species to coexist in an ecosystem simultaneously influence the productivity, nutrient dynamics and stability of that ecosystem.