Hopkins' emergency extended care unit reduces overcrowding
...vercrowding in hospital emergency departments. By opening a 14-bed acute care unit, where patients can be managed for up to 72 hours before being discharged or formally admitted to the hospital, the Hopkins Emergency Department (ED) is better equipped to handle more patients. "Within the first two months o...Stopping internal bleeding without surgery
...ing of a car accident patient at the scene without opening the patient."...Sea Grant study finds Chinese mitten crabs appear free of human parasite lung flukes
...e suggesting that the crab population be culled by opening the mitten crab to commercial fishing, but this is problematic, too. Dugan said, "The idea is to figure out a way to get rid of the crabs. If you open a fishery, suddenly, they have a value." Another concern is that parasites could spread like fire ...Study helps identify key step in simple motor learning
.... "We suspected that the time of the ion channels' opening didn't change, but the rate of ion flow or the efficiency of glutamate binding were reasonable possibilities. The experiments, however, show that none of these three are present in Purkinje cells during long-term synaptic depression." Now that th...Discovery of dynamic sub-cellular processes could lead to medical applications
...namic than scientists have traditionally believed, opening the possibility of harnessing cellular processes to benefit human health, according to Virginia Tech biochemist Brian Storrie. Storrie and three other Virginia Tech researchers report in an article published today (November 12, 2001) in the Journal o...New liver cancer treatment; the current picture
...preliminary 'keyhole' inspection, in which a small opening is made in the abdominal wall and a laparoscopic instrument used to make a visual inspection of the liver. "If all of these procedures suggest that a patient is suitable for treatment, then we can perform the definitive procedure," said Dr Teague. "I...Yale researchers develop first microarray chip for complete analysis of proteins
... proteins far faster than current methods. This is opening up whole new areas that have never been approached before." Besides increasing knowledge about how proteins function, the new protein chips could speed the development of new diagnostic methods, advancements in drug discovery, and improvements in th...University of Ulster spearheads giant leap forward in medicine
...roduces a peptide which stops blood from clotting, opening the way for new treatments for Deep Vein Thrombosis - the so-called economy class syndrome recently highlighted when passengers on long haul aircraft flights suffered lethal blood clots and heart disease. The African Running Frog produces a venom w......MsbA from the bacterium E. coli is a breakthrough, opening the door for scientists to design a new class of d...ming together at the top (outside of the cell) and opening up like two outstretched arms on the inside of the cell. When the arms encounter lipid A, they close...'Imprinted' gels hold promise for future medical devices
...ould automatically trigger the meshwork to expand, opening pores and releasing insulin or a medication that would enable the body to more efficiently absorb insulin. "Ultimately, it would be nice to design something of this sort that would provide therapy for type one diabetes," Byrne said. "It would automat...Dinosaurs had a "rostral nostril," says Science researcher
... such as Triceratops , however, the bony nostril opening can be more than two feet long, stretching half th...il has been placed at the back of the bony nostril opening in dinosaurs, but this positioning may have more to do with history than biology, according to Witme...New mutant mouse repositories established for biomedical researcher community
... Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the official opening of a Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Centers (MMRRCs) network. This network will function as a one-stop shop for the U.S. biomedical research community to donate and acquire mutant mouse models. The MMRRC network is now accepting genetic mouse strains...UCSD researchers decipher molecular "code" capable of controlling plant water loss during droughts
...iological Morse code used by plants to control the opening and closing of stomata, is described in the June 2...that calcium oscillations might play a role in the opening and closing of stomata. The UCSD scientists were able to prove this was the case and crack the calci...Biologists discover protein's impace on plant-water balance
...nlight, and other stimuli, guard cells control the opening and closing of microscopic stomatal pores on leave...o ABA regulation of the guard cells. As a result, opening of the stomatal pores was no longer inhibited by ABA and water loss from the plants was greater than...UNC, Penn State scientists find gene that controls water retention in plants
...omatal pores. Surrounding guard cells regulate the opening and closing of the pores. Normally, when the soil becomes drier through lack of rainfall, guard cells increase in size to close down the openings and reduce the amount of water plants lose to the atmosphere, Jones said."The pores serve as conduits t...Scientists share multidisciplinary discoveries at 'Earth System Processes'
... These subsurface talks hold special importance in opening up new opportunities to explore for life on the early Earth and elsewhere in the Solar System. Finally, Martin Van Kranendonk, Geological Survey of Western Australia, will describe hydrothermal environments associated with the oldest previously-repo...International scientists probe unsolved puzzles of the Earth and beyond at "Earth System Processes"
...iversity of Southampton, will set the stage in the opening talk by discussing the challenges of climate modeling, given that all major components of the Earth system play important roles. A number of subsequent papers consider feedback mechanisms that regulate atmospheric oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, an...Experts discuss recommendations of NY state task force on genetic testing
...ation by employers and health insurers. After opening remarks by both Robert M. Glickman, MD, Dean, NYU School of Medicine, and Alan R. Fleischman, MD, Senior Vice President, New York Academy of Medicine, Antonia C. Novello, MD, MPH, New York State Commissioner of Health, will address key issues associa...San Diego chemist wins national award for protein discoveries
...gest scientific society for her pioneering role in opening up a new field of research. She studies a family of proteins that help control growth, hormone action, memory and immune response. She will receive the 2001 Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society at its 221st national...American Society for Microbiology 101st General Meeting, May 20-24, Orlando
...ideotaping in session rooms is not allowed. An opening press briefing will be held in the Press Conference Room, Room 204C on Sunday, May 20 at 4:30 p.m. The briefing will feature an overview of the research being presented at the meeting. A reception will follow to honor the recipient of the ASM Publi...