Applying results of women's health initiative study to individual patients
...was given through use of unweighted statistics and inclusion of adjusted confidence intervals," said Anderson, a statistician with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. "I'm going to explain how the assumptions behind the analyses and try to show how these led to the decision to end the study." It's a fa...STN International launches Derwent World Patents Index First View
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...eted modification of food, for example through the inclusion of additives, may also pose negative health risks. Therefore, apart from scientific proof of the beneficial effect of functional food, a well-founded safety evaluation is also necessary. In the opinion of the DFG Senate Commission on Food Safety, it ...New standard to help diagnose heart attacks
...als or procedures. SRM 2921 has been nominated for inclusion on the international list of higher order reference materials. The list currently contains approximately 150 entries for 96 health status markers; NIST SRMs provide traceability for 72 of these....Chemoradioimmunotherapy for advanced breast cancer: hope for the future?
...R-2 to those radioisotopes, as well as through the inclusion of a separate 21-nucleotide double stranded siRNA ('small interfering RNA') generated against DNMT1. It was hoped that the novel treatment regime would effectively target the tumour cells by blocking the genetic mechanisms that protect the cells fr...The amendment to the law on green Genetic Engineering inhibits innovation and research in Germany
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...d the Social Sciences, said he likes the project's inclusion of several graduate students who will be intimately involved in the multidisciplinary meetings of the group, including at least one international conference in Mexico. "It is rare for graduate students to have an opportunity to participate in a multi...Termites could hold the key to self-sufficient buildings
...will be filmed by the BBC Natural History Unit for inclusion in a new Sir David Attenborough series due to be screened in 2006. The mounds incorporate a complicated network of tunnels and air conduits designed to channel air flow for the control of internal air quality, temperature and moisture levels. Furthe...DuPont scientist named one of the world's top young innovators by MIT's 'Technology Review' Magazine
...ection of the world's top innovators under age 35, inclusion among the TR100 has become one of the most prestigious awards for young innovators around the world," said David Rotman, executive editor of Technology Review. "This year's winners all are pioneering fascinating innovations in the fields of biomedic...March of Dimes statement on newborn screening report
...d in the ACMG report. These 30 disorders meet our inclusion criteria, and include all of the nine metabolic te...nd other disorders in newborns for possible future inclusion in universal newborn screening, using the ACMG report as a model. The March of Dimes will ...Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
...eir respective geographic areas and encourages the inclusion of government agencies and laboratories, industry and professional organizations. As the lead institution of the H-LSAMP consortium, UH will be allocated the highest share of the grant money. Sharing directorship responsibilities, John L. Be...