Nature Nanotechnology Now Available

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The Library has recently added Nature Nanotechnology to our electronic journal collection. Our subscription starts with October 1, 2006.

This publication is one of many that we have from the Nature Publishing Group. With an Impact Factor of 27.270, this is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes papers in all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The journal covers research into the design, characterization and production of structures, devices and systems that involve the manipulation and control of materials and phenomena at atomic, molecular and macromolecular scales.

The publisher also encourages the exchange of ideas between chemists, physicists, material scientists, biomedical researchers, engineers and other researchers who are active at the frontiers of this diverse and multidisciplinary field.

You can access Nature Nanotechnology from the link above, or through the MSKsearch search box located on the Library’s Website.

Blog Buzz : September 22 – October 5

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Some of the things making a splash lately…

The Health Affairs Blog had a great post about a recent IOM report on how to communicate with patients about health care evidence. One survey conducted found that “patients view evidence about what works for their condition as more important than their provider’s opinion or their personal goals and values.” The study also showed, however, that for patients, “each decision ‘is patient-specific; it depends upon the medical evidence, the providers’ clinical expertise, and the unique and individual preferences of the patient and family.’”  The next issue of HealthAffairs, to be published on October 9, will focus on this topic.

When Bad News Stories Help Bad Science Go Viral is a detailed post about the questionable assertions behind recent flashy headlines on GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms). As this post from The Knight Science Journalism Tracker at MIT discusses, NPR’s On The Media interviewed science journalist and blogger Carl Zimmer about the media coverage of the same study last week.

At the Scientific American blog network, Eric Buckler wrote a fascinating piece about using data visualization techniques to further scientific discovery.

A fast new genetic scan is being used to enable early diagnosis of genetic diseases in newborns, says the NY Times.

The Atlantic reports that California will create a site for students to download free, open-source, digital textbooks!

Health Information Resource Database – a Useful Referral Service

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The Health Information Resource Database provides links to 1,400 organizations and government agencies which disseminate health information on request.  The database is provided by the National Health Information Center, which is under the auspices of the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services.  The Center is a health information referral service targeted to health professionals and consumers.  You may find several agencies under a subject category; contact information is provided as well as a brief abstract.  Publications and services that the organizations/agencies have available are also supplied.