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Nanotechnology :: Former White House science advisor warns that nanotechnology’s potential threatened

“Nanoscale science and engineering promise to be as important as the steam engine, the transistor, and the Internet, and have the potential to revolutionize all other technologies” according to Neal Lane, former science advisor to US President Bill Clinton. “But that outcome is not guaranteed.”Dr. Lane made his remarks today at a Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies event at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Parenting :: Working parents concerned about after-school care

Millions of working fathers and mothers are less productive at work due to concerns about what their children are doing in the after-school hours, according to a new study released today by Catalyst, the leading nonprofit research and advisory organization working to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women at work. The report, entitled “After-School Worries: Tough on Parents, Bad for Business,” was conducted in cooperation with the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University.

Education :: Rural students lag behind in sub-Saharan Africa

A new study in the current issue of Comparative Education Review reveals the discrepancy between the actual state of education in sub-Saharan Africa and the educational goals outlined in the United Nation’s Education for All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDG) programs a decade ago.

Immigrant :: Adolescent Asian immigrants improve their good health habits over time

The good health habits of adolescent Asian immigrants improve with each generation born in the United States, but health habits among adolescent Latino immigrants generally remain poor or become worse in succeeding generations, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

Heart Disease :: Screening children for heart disease risk helps to identify parents at risk

Screening children for risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease can help identify parents at risk for the condition, providing an opportunity for medical intervention in both children and their parents, according to research at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

ADHD :: Does Omega 3 protect against ADHD?

A new study will provide further understanding about the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on the brain function of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Nanotechnology :: Dreaming of a nanotech Christmas – buy nanotechnology

The results of the first large-scale empirical study of how consumers consider risks and benefits when deciding whether to purchase or use specific nanotechnology products will appear in the December 2006 issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology. The article’s lead author, Steven C. Currall and co-author, Neal Lane, will report their findings at a program at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Pediatricians urge restrictions on ads for sex-related products

Children should be exposed to fewer television ads for anti-impotence drugs and more for birth control, and need to be shielded from an advertising onslaught in general, the leading United States pediatricians’ group said.

E Coli :: Taco Bell closes 5 restaurants after E. Coli outbreak

Taco Bell had temporarily closed one of its fast-food restaurant in Middlesex County, N.J., and four in Suffolk County, N.Y. as a precautionary measure against E.coli., and is working with New Jersey health authorities seeking the cause of an outbreak of E. Coli which has sickened nearly a dozen people, six of whom remain in hospital.

Pregnancy :: Exposures to the insecticide chlorpyrifos in pregnancy adversely affect child development

Children who were exposed prenatally to the insecticide chlorpyrifos had significantly poorer mental and motor development by three years of age and increased risk for behavior problems, according to a peer-reviewed study published today by the American Academy of Pediatrics in its journal, Pediatrics.