New survey documents the headaches of computerized medicine
...ombined with decision support tools, automatically alert prescribers to possible interactions, allergies and other potential problems, the Institute said, and urged that all health care providers have electronic systems in place by 2010. Fears that the CPOE cure might be worse than the disease likely are ...Forecasting system provides flood warnings to vulnerable residents of Bangladesh
...s economies," Hopson explains. "The forecasts also alert relief agencies to prepare to bring in drinking water, cholera tablets, and other essentials in case of a major flood." The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts provides data and weather forecasts, which are fed into hydrological mode...Nanotechnology helps scientists make bendy sensors for hydrogen vehicles
... detect any hydrogen leakage prior to diffusion to alert control units to take action. Flexible hydrogen sensors show a change of 75 percent in their resistance when exposed to hydrogen at a concentration of 0.05 percent in air. The devices can detect the presence of 1 percent hydrogen at room temperatur...Reading a face is tricky business
...n of fear, may be preferentially detected so as to alert the individual to make an appropriate response, Paller said. Yet participants only noticed the surprise faces. When asked about the stimuli, volunteers were surprised to learn that prime faces with other expressions briefly appeared prior to the s...New research advances energy efficiency, safety and performance of public transit
...sess the performance of key vehicle components and alert operators and maintenance personnel when there is a problem. The system also utilizes a Web based, virtual common operational picture to allow managers to view bus health and location, in real time, from a remote location. A previous version of CI...ESA presents the sharpest ever satellite map of Earth
...uch changing environmental conditions, in order to alert the global community to emerging problems before it is too late for decision-makers and civil society to take action in this regard." Jean-Louis Weber highlighted the importance of the GlobCover products in the framework of the European Environmen...Monochloramine treatment not as effective in protecting drinking water
... solely on a sudden drop in disinfectant levels to alert them to a potential contaminant. He also recommends that, where possible, some level of free chlorine should be kept in the system. And if a municipality has a free chlorine-based system, provides water to a high-profile target such as a military ...Technique quickly identifies bacteria for food safety, health care and homeland security
...d and the material analyzed. Such a system could alert employees in the food and health-care industries to the presence of pathogens and could provide security personnel with a new tool for screening suspicious suitcases or packages. Song will further the research, conducting experiments to look for ba...... and conspicuous songs in response to predators to alert kin, both near and far since gibbons frequently change group compositions, neighbouring groups often consist of close relatives. We found that gibbons appear to use loud 'long-distance' calls to warn relatives in neighbouring areas and that those gr...The case of the snuggling skunks -- Is it better to brave winter alone or in a group?
...ot enter torpor at all, perhaps staying physically alert to defend the den. "Contrary to our predictions, grouped skunks did not regularly use torpor in addition to huddling to maximize energy saving," write the authors. "Our results revealed a different strategy for animals in groups: When skunks were ...Decoded sea urchin genome shows surprising relationship to humans
... of bacteria, such as their cell walls, and signal alert the body to the intruders. The sea urchin has genes for sensory proteins that are involved in vision and hearing in man. Yet the sea urchin has no eyes or ears, at least as we know them. Some of the visual sensory proteins are located to an appendag...Worcester Polytechnic Institute receives $2 million in federal funds for biomedical research centers
...nsors that can monitor vital signs of soldiers and alert medics and field commanders when problems arise. Ad-hoc wireless networks that will permit sensor data and ultrasound images to be transmitted, securely and reliably in the unforgiving environment of the urban battleground. A handheld microf...Space radiation threats to astronauts addressed in federal research study
...id. The report recommends creating a "color-coded alert system" for intense solar events that could be transmitted quickly to astronauts roaming alien soils, he said....Listening to the sound of skin cancer
...stasis warning, as this blood test provides, could alert oncologists to the cancer when it's at its earliest stages in other parts of the body and help them to begin a quicker counterattack, for example by administering chemotherapy, said Viator. "Our method can help doctors plan treatment to battle the sp...Special chip provides better picture of salmon health
...tify changes in the activity of these genes and so alert us to any potential problems. It is too early to tell whether this chip will be a commercial success, but it certainly has the potential to be extremely useful to industry," Professor Teale said. Professor Julia Goodfellow, BBSRC Chief Executive, s...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...so, neurons in the hypothalamus keep you awake and alert throughout the day, according to work by Takahashi et al. But the chemical is histamine, not caffeine, in this case. The authors monitored the activity of histaminergic neurons in the tuberomammillary nucleus (TMN) of mice during sleep and wake cycle...UC develops new approach to Web-based drug withdrawal warnings
..., initiated by the FDA's automated MedWatch E-List alert and combined with modified technology and people p... drug withdrawal, the NetWellness team receives an alert by MedWatch E-List and immediately checks the site's database for instances of the drug name, includ...Failure of 'scout cells' may lead to cancer in transplant patients
...ect the presence of viruses and other invaders and alert the immune system to the infection. Memory T cells...ody. If the infection flares up again, scout cells alert the memory T cells, which rapidly proliferate and hunt down and kill any cells that contain growing ...Early fetal gender test demands rapid ethical policymaking
This alert highlights the research published this week in a special issue of Prenatal Diagnosis entitled, Fetal Sexing: Global Perspectives on Practices, Ethics and Policy. The special issue arose out of a workshop organized as part of the SAFE network of exce...Bacteria, beware: New finding about E coli could block infections, lead to better treatments
... the human hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine alert the bacteria to its location. This cellular cross talk triggers a cascade of genetic activations prompting EHEC to colonize and translocate toxins into cells, altering the makeup of the cells and robbing the body of nutrients. An infected person may ...