No role for simian virus 40 in human pleural mesotheliomas
...elioma and provides a possible explanation for the discrepancies in the results obtained by different groups. Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) used several independent methods to detect SV40 DNA, SV40 RNA, and SV40 proteins in human pleural mesothelioma samples and found no evidence fo...Medication reconciliation, pharmacist involvement vital to reducing medication errors, study finds
... pharmacist intervention, 22 percent of medication discrepancies may have resulted in patient harm during hospitali... was taking prior to admission. Gleason says such discrepancies occur most often during patient transfers, when a patient is discharged or moved to another hospital...Better techniques needed to predict earthquake hazards, UC study finds
...pus Earthquake Program. The researchers found wide discrepancies between their own seismic hazard estimates for the three campuses and those produced by current estimating techniques used for designing new buildings and retrofitting existing buildings. "The biggest weakness in the current state of the practice fo...Exercise and healthy weight delay cancer even among women with highest genetic risk
...A1 and BRCA2 mutations. In order to resolve these discrepancies and accurately calculate risk, the team determined the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genotypes of more than 2,000 people from families each identified through one woman with breast cancer, in the most extensive study of its kind. What they learned: Women with...Researchers develop faster, more accurate test for mad cow disease
...ssays performed on the same animals. There were no discrepancies between the tests, he says. "We had a perfect score. There were no false positives and no false negatives," says Safar. "We can't afford incorrect conclusions, and we didn't see that in our tests." He says that the research group plans to use the tes...New principle guides memory dynamics
...and stabilized, and which can explain the puzzling discrepancies in the findings. This principle delineates the conditions in which the recalled memory becomes re-sensitized to the activity of the "memory erasers." In order to understand the rule, think of the bits of information stored in our memories, each with...New national studies show combined hormone replacement therapy boosts stroke, dementia
...years at great cost to families and society. Until discrepancies between earlier observational studies suggesting a benefit of estrogen on dementia and the new, more rigorous randomized trials suggesting harm are resolved, "the findings in this issue of JAMA underscore that hormone therapy should be prescribed onl...Shark fin trade greater than previously thought, study finds
...e, sea cucumbers and others. The study found major discrepancies between the reported numbers of shark fins (a major delicacy in Asian cuisine) in Hong Kong and its key trading partners, particularly mainland China, which does not record products imported from Hong Kong for processing. Clarke estimates that other ...Brain's method of creating mental images differs with the source of cues received
...." What the researchers found was that pushing the discrepancies too far resulted in the brain defaulting to signals from either the hands or eyes, depending upon which one seemed more accurate. That means the brain maintains three separate representations of the object's property. One representation comes from th...Scientists push back primate origins from 65 million to 85 million years ago
...ate. "We hope our research will help reconcile the discrepancies between the various dates suggested by paleontologists and molecular biologists, not just for primates but for other groups of organisms, too," Dr. Martin says. Earliest common ancestor of all primates Existing primates can be divided into six subg...Hiroshima porcelain pieces provide insight into exposure levels
...t scientists have recently realized that there are discrepancies in earlier estimates and have been looking for ways to resolve them. According to the latest research, the standards for a safe level of exposure to humans might be too conservative. Analyzing the neutron-induced fission tracks on certain objects fou...Office of Naval Research awards $8.4M to young investigators
...and then will identify, isolate, and elucidate any discrepancies between numerical experiments and observations. The research will lead to better understanding of the nonlinear wave interactions in deep and shallow ocean environment and will lead to better weather forecasting. Dr. Hari C. Manoharan, Physics, Stan...Comparing ag and industrial runoff between estuaries
...are described by "nutrient budgets." By examining discrepancies in nutrient budgets, scientists make inferences about biological productivity and other processes in estuaries around the globe. This data, obtained through the collaboration of hundreds of scientists, has been used to establish at least crude nutri...Researchers find large discrepancies in spouses' reports on birth control
... in 23 developing countries has found considerable discrepancies between spouses' statements about their use of contraception. In all populations surveyed, husbands reported higher contraceptive use than did wives. The study appears in the June 2001 issue of Studies in Family Planning. The analysis also revealed ...Ancient math refines theories of evolution
...usted off a 200-year-old formula to help reconcile discrepancies that crop up among DNA studies designed to sort out how species are related to one another. In the June 30 issue of Science, John Huelsenbeck, assistant professor of biology at the University of Rochester and his colleagues show how 18th century math...Side effects of prostate cancer surgery far less when performed by specialist
...d 65 percent report potency. Until now, these discrepancies have been attributed to different methods of data collection. It appeared that patients reported worse side effects when they answered via an anonymous patient questionnaire than when they reported directly to the doctor. When asked directly, some do...Research Reveals Environmental Injustice In N.C. Communities With Large Hog Farms
...e expected." The study showed the greatest discrepancies occurred when poor andnon-white communities were compared with the wealthiest white communities, hesaid. More than a third of intensive hog operations were located in 418 blockgroups where more than 96 percent of households depended on well w...Williams Syndrome: New UD Study May Shed Light On Rare Genetic Disorder-And Normal Development
...cal problems. Such are the mystifying intellectual discrepancies of those diagnosed withWilliams Syndrome. First recognized as a separate syndrome in 1961, it has onlybeen in the last 30 years that persons with Williams have been recognized as agroup with a unique cognitive profile. In particular, individuals with...