Hospitalized children experience medical errors at the same rate as adults
...search while with the AHRQ. Among the examples she cited are that "children have a near universal hospitalization for birth, are not able to directly question their own care, and, if their parents or guardians are unavailable, are unable to provide authorized consent for some types of medical care, meaning...African Americans concern about the environment equal to or greater that of whites
... trash, litter, rats, roaches, or other pests were cited as among the most important environmental problems facing the country by 26 percent of African Americans surveyed, compared to only 3 percent of whites. --African Americans in Congress have been among the strongest and most consistent supporters of e...3-D imaging inside living organism, using quantum dots
...sue structures deep inside living animals." Zipfel cited the study of vascular changes in cancer tumors as one possible application, cautioning that the Cornell researchers are not ready to recommend human-medicine clinical applications for quantum dot imaging, in part because some of the best fluorescing ...Mouse study suggests mammoth evolutionary change
...said. While evidence of such fast change has been cited in studies of fruit flies, this is the first reported study to document such quick evolution in a mammal. What may account for this change? "We think it likely that the new gene sequence was either unconditionally advantageous, or that it was advan...Wild ape population undergoing 'catastrophic' decline
...rlier studies. As an example of the decline, Walsh cited a small study from 1991 in which researchers cutting a straight line through 20 kilometers of forest found 67 ape nest groups. In 1997 and 1998, researchers in the same area covered 2,700 kilometers -- more than 100 times the distance -- and found 91...Natural approach to cleaning up toxic freeway runoff urged
...n be found in soot-like, micron-size particles. He cited diesel engines as one of the main sources of these particles. Because conventional storm drains were designed to prevent flooding, they provide what Stenstrom calls "the biggest, slickest pipe to the ocean." "If you want to prevent floods, that's the...Highlights of American Chemical Society's national meeting in New Orleans
... which can cause serious illness and death and are cited as a possible means of bioterrorism, may one day benefit from a new "spice" in development. The compound, derived from freeze-dried egg yolk, attacks common germs, including E. coli and Salmonella , to prevent them from causing infection. Made by ...Carnegie Mellon University chemists create versatile polymer brushes
...is field of controlled polymerization and has been cited more than 700 times. He heads a research consortium that interacts with 21 industrial companies from around the world interested in creating novel polymeric materials for their markets. Some corporations have licensed ATRP technology and started comm...The spice of life: Antibody cocktail targets deadly foodborne germs
...ssible means of bioterrorism. One of the pathogens cited by the World Health Organization as a possible agent of bioterrorism is Salmonella , which this spice could protect against, the researchers say. Research on the compound, which appears promising in early animal tests, was described today at the 225...Rutgers researchers test polymer reliability for medical implants
...s transition temperature, said Abramson. She cited the example of cold chewing gum being hard in the package, but softening in the mouth as it warms up above its glass transition temperature and goes into its rubbery state. The research discussed in the ACS presentation focused on how changes i...MIT study: Hydrogen car no environmental panacea
... used optimistic fuel-cell performance assumptions cited by some fuel-cell advocates, and the conclusion remained the same. The hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle has low emissions and energy use on the road--but converting a hydrocarbon fuel such as natural gas or gasoline into hydrogen to fuel this vehicle uses ...AAAS president calls to restore American health system
...lems now confronting the U.S. health system, Bloom cited soaring health-insurance premiums; personnel shortages in some specialties; the constraints of managed health care; paperwork burdens; and archaic information-management methods. At the same time: "The threat of war, and the imposition of mass casual......'s research and that of several of his students is cited as source material for the book. But evolving solutions for well-defined optimization problems is distinctly different than synthesizing something as opened-ended as consciousness or freewill. According to Holland, the problem with developing artific...Obesity not a personal failing, but a battle against biology
...t is relatively resistant." Many factors have been cited as contributors to the rise in obesity: a shift in American eating habits toward more fast food, increased consumption of soft drinks, decreased physical activity and increased inactivity. But even with these environmental changes, Friedman poses a b...Walking sticks lost wings, then re-evolved them
... said Whiting, referring to Dollo's Law, which, as cited in the "Encyclopedia of Evolution," is "the principle that organs or complex structures cannot return to a condition seen in an ancestor." "This is the first example of a complex feature being lost and recovered much later in an evolutionary lineage...Ocean report calls for the immediate creation of marine reserves throughout the United States
... massive disturbance to seafloor habitats. He also cited studies showing that most of the world's fisheries...rcial and recreational fishing." As an example, he cited the Channel Islands Marine Reserve Network established by the State of California on Jan. 1. The ne...January GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
...ous. This phase relation contrasts with the widely cited onset of this MWP 1a at ca. 14 ka, and implies that previous studies postulating a weakening of deep-water formation in the North Atlantic due to massive meltwater discharge during MWP 1a need to be reevaluated. Widespread, prolonged late Middle to ...Science's top ten: Discovery of genes' 'control switches' named top advance of 2002
...fears from stifling life-changing discoveries--was cited by AAAS as the key science-policy issue to emerge in 2002. For additional information on the AAAS list, see www.eurekalert.org , or contact the AAAS Office of Public Programs at 202-326-6440, or scipak@aaas.org...'Scientific balancing act' dominates AAAS top ten list of science policy stories for 2002
...nting fear from stifling scientific discovery--was cited today by the world's largest general scientific organization, AAAS, as the key science and technology policy issue to emerge in 2002. Human cloning, stem cell science and protecting the planet's natural resources also appear on the 2002 AAAS Top Ten......arch advances of the year. For 2002, the magazine cited a body of work being done by several research groups across the nation on small RNA molecules, calling them "electrifying discoveries, which are prompting biologists to overhaul their vision of the cell and its evolution." These tiny bits of genetic ...