Current growing nursing shortage to be studied at 160 US acute care hospitals
...said. They also will examine how registered nurses feel about their jobs, decision-making responsibilities and relationships with physicians, social workers, physical therapists and others involved in patient care. In the interest of patient safety and satisfaction, its important that we develop a better...Report supports sustainable food production
... there is no single solution, so many people might feel powerless to affect them. But, according to senior author Polly Walker, MD, associate director of the Center for a Livable Future, one personal act that can have a profound impact on these issues is reducing meat consumption. To produce one pound of ...Stanford scientist seeks participants in NASA hypergravity study
... experience the sensation space shuttle astronauts feel during liftoff and landing - or if spinning around...rhaps if they train in hypergravity, athletes will feel more comfortable lifting weights or running around the track at normal gravity,`` Cohen explained. `...Genetic link to endometriosis unique Icelandic study provides further proof
...on-immediate relatives are or, if they do, may not feel close enough to speak about medical histories," said Dr Stefansson. "This has made it exceedingly difficult for researchers elsewhere to look at the disease beyond the nuclear family." Commented Professor Geirsson: "We found that among sisters there...Genetic clues for finding and treating cardiovascular disease (CVD)
...respond to drugs while others do not? Why does one feel no toxic effect while another has a life-threatening reaction? The difference is due to their genetic makeup. The genes of the first person may be coded to tell the body to quickly and efficiently absorb drugs and eliminate them as soon as possible. ...The science of the scoop: Wheat proteins for ice cream?
... ice crystals are, the smoother the ice cream will feel in the mouth, according to Roberts. Homemade ice c...ted by many cultures around the world, and made to feel right at home. Thus it's possible to eat gelato, say in China, and be eating a Chinese dessert, acco...Tufts University researchers engineer first 'custom-made' human knee ligaments from adult stem cells
...tics after six months" said Altman. "But you don't feel like you have your knee back until 12 or 18 months after surgery. And 15 percent of those with an injured ACL never return to pre-injury activity levels." Altman holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Tufts and expects to receive a doctorate d...Inventor of artificial hand sees 'bionic' replacement parts becoming more human
...ng bone is going to be vitally important. A human feel is a crucial part of bionic restoration." Human feel is an area Craelius is addressing in his own work with Dextra, an artificial hand he developed along...Hormone therapy may boost quality of life, say Stanford researchers
...you don't have any symptoms, it's hard to make you feel better." In the heart disease portion of the research, which was published last year, the HERS study found no difference on the risk of having a heart attack or dying of heart disease between women who were taking hormone therapy and those who...What remains to be discovered in Central American forests
...lt task, especially in tropical lowlands. But they feel rewarded when local scientists, students and visiting scientists can identify plants near field sites and enhance our knowledge of ecology, physiology and geographic distribution of local organisms. It's one thing to have a collection, and it's anoth...BSE in sheep: First estimates of human death toll
...ation that is gathered by other researchers and we feel that large-scale testing of the national flock, and additional experimental research are urgent priorities." The report concludes by calling for further urgent research to: 1. screen large numbers of the 40 million strong national sheep flock for BSE...New book distills essence of gene regulation (and more)
...ashne, 1992, 2nd edition), Genes & Signals has the feel of an extended intellectual conversation. Although it is most useful for graduate and undergraduate students andtheir teachers, Genes & Signals belongs on the shelf of anyone interestedin molecular biology, genetics, or biochemistry. In addition, t...Single enzyme may be linked to obesity
... If we could attack obesity, not only would people feel better, it would also improve all of these other disease states.......p from entering wetlands under rehabilitation. "We feel that we might be able to use one of our deterrents to exclude or at least reduce carp movement into wetlands, and that one of these behavioural methods might not affect native fish so much," said Amy Ide, one of the team of Honours students. The rese...Human cancer-detection test showing promise in pets, too
...of samples, the authors wrote in the cat study, we feel that the correlation of our results with histopathology is sufficient to warrant further research on the application of this assay as a diagnostic tool at institutions with the correct storage facilities.Authors of the recent cat study were Kitchell,...Women who drink moderately do not face a longer wait to become pregnant
...e reproductive system, perhaps by helping women to feel more relaxed. However it is important to underline that we only had information on average weekly intake of alcohol before pregnancy. Our results cannot rule out that alcohol intake on specific occasions around the time of ovulation may reduce the ch...Hopkins' emergency extended care unit reduces overcrowding
...re admitted to the hospital. "Many administrators feel that any extensions of space must be adjacent to the ED or on a ground floor," Kelen says. "While that's ideal, in our case, the only available space was a few hallways away and six floors up. It's worked very well, and at a much lower cost than ne...Conservation International and Starbucks announce new coffee sourcing guidelines
...ave been working on the sourcing guidelines and we feel they are important steps that will help increase production of high quality coffee and improve the health of the specialty coffee industry. To launch the guidelines, Starbucks will enlist the support of coffee suppliers who are sustainability advoca......feedback so that surgeons-in-training can actually feel their mentors actions through the console controls and experience surgery through the hands of an expert. In September, doctors using a non-FDA cleared, specially modified Zeus system performed the worlds first transatlantic telesurgery. The system w......cause it provides students with the opportunity to feel like they can actually make a difference in their educational experience." Students are most satisfied in doctoral programs where they have the freedom to pursue a broad range of career options, to make informed choices about their own education, and...