New survey documents the headaches of computerized medicine
...otions and system overdependence that led to havoc during system failures. Doctors, for example, were spendi...tent/vol14/issue4/ ] The survey was conducted over during the last six months of 2005. The workflow issues are immense and they affect nearly every hospital ...Discredited Korean embryonic stem cells' true origins revealed
...origin, Kim and Daley now show. Because mistakes during nuclear transfer can result in parthenogenetic cells, Daley believes that the Hwang group generated parthenogenetic stem cells by accident, and didn't have the tools to conclusively determine what they had created. The first isolation of parthenogene...A low expression of MX2 gene exists in the white blood cells of narcoleptics
...r that causes people to fall asleep uncontrollably during the day. It also includes features of dreaming that occur while awake. Other common symptoms include sleep paralysis, hallucinations and cataplexy. About one out of every 2,000 people is known to have narcolepsy. The chance that you have narcole...Phase II study of therapeutic vaccine shows efficacy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
...nts with metastatic colorectal cancer just before, during and after the patients were treated with the standard chemotherapy regimen FOLFOX which consists of the agents: 5-fluorouracil, folinic acid and oxaliplatin. Through the course of the study, the researchers monitored the patients for an immune res...... unwitting immune cells their supposed attackers during the crucial first moments of anthrax infection. Th...an says. New drugs, he says, should target the bug during the brief window of vulnerability when the bacteria transform from dormant spores into active, growi...Handicapping tuberculosis may be the way to a better vaccine
...ome active when the immune system is weak, such as during HIV infection, and more than 1.6 million die each year from this disease. In addition, resistance to current treatments is becoming increasingly common, making an effective vaccine all the more crucial. Were very excited because this is the first va...ESA announces 2007 award recipients
... ecological achievement. Awards will be presented during a ceremony at the ESA-Society for Ecological Restoration joint meeting in San Jose, California on Monday, August 6, 2007. E. Lucy Braun Award Daniel Laughlin The E. Lucy Braun Award for Excellence in Ecology is given to a student for the most ...New grants bolster efforts to generate faster and cheaper tools for DNA sequencing
...een commercialized, or are expected to be released during the next few months, that have great potential to achieve this goal. These additional grants aim to make improvements that could be implemented in the near future to further improve sequencing at this dramatically-lowered cost. Grant recipients and...Forsyth scientists gain new understanding of adult stem cell regulation
...ight asymmetric positioning of the internal organs during embryonic development. In this study, they turned to the role of gap junctional signals as regulators of adult stem cells in repair of injury. Drs. Oviedo and Levin focused on direct cell-cell transfer of small molecules and ions as crucial signals...First case of successful ovarian tissue transplantation between two, nonidentical sisters
...e embryos ceased to develop, but this also happens during normal cycles of IVF. The patient is planning more... importance of leaving at least one ovary in place during any treatment because the ovary offered an excellent site for a subsequent transplant of ovarian tis...Measuring nectar from eucalypts
...ractices in place to retain nectar-producing trees during logging operations, there has been no information on how much nectar is produced by retained trees or young trees regrowing after logging. Indeed, beekeepers have expressed concern about the effects of logging on nectar production, especially the p...Particle emissions from laser printers might pose health concern
...rticle levels in the office air increased fivefold during work hours due to printer use. Printers emitted more particles when operating with new toner cartridges, and when printing graphics and images that require greater quantities of toner. Funded by Queensland Department of Public Works and The Coopera...'The Man Who Saved The Sea Turtles'
... of naturalist tradition, biology and conservation during the 20th century. As someone whose main research interests are environmental history and the history of science, I found Archie Carr to be the perfect subject for exploring these topics. Born in Mobile, Ala., in 1909, Carr grew up in Savannah, Ga.,...New data reveal pregnancies exposed to accutane despite risk management program
...efect-causing agent), 122 pregnancies were exposed during the first year of the program, known as iPledge, a report revealed. The March of Dimes Foundation said it is evaluating the report and will carefully review any proposed changes to the program following the meeting tomorrow of the FDAs Dermatologic...Discovery in plant virus may help prevent HIV and similar viruses
...s completely blocked because of its essential role during transcription. This makes it difficult to analyze the function the gene may have in the organisms' growth, development and survival. Unlike those other organisms, the plant protein complex involves two genes. "In Arabidopsis there are two genes for...MGH researchers confirm that bone marrow restores fertility in female mice
...ll but one achieved several successful pregnancies during the study period. One gave birth to four litters, one gave birth to five litters, and seven gave birth to six litters of pups. All pups were offspring of the recipients. In a comparison group of 13 females that did not receive marrow after chemoth...Genomics study provides insight into the evolution of unique human traits
...itate the mobilization of glycogen (energy) stores during long periods of intense exercise; it may also play a role in dissipating excess heat through sweating. The scientists also found dramatic gene copy number differences potentially associated with cognition, reproduction, immune function, and suscept...Negative effects of plastic's additive blocked by nutrient supplements
...ic acid or genistein, an active ingredient in soy, during pregnancy protected the offspring from the negative effects of BPA. The results of the study, which was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy, were published early online by the Proceedings of the National Acad...Does EPA have an adequate strategy to oversee nanotechnologies?
... Fellow at Resources for the Future. Davies served during the first Bush Administration as Assistant Administrator for Policy at EPA. He also wrote the original version of what became the Toxic Substances Control Act. What: Testimony before a public meeting on EPAs proposed Nanoscale Materials Stewardship...US Department of Defense awards $1.6 million for implantable biochip research
...cations, such as monitoring astronauts vital signs during long-duration space flights and reading blood-sugar levels for diabetics. We now lose a large percentage of patients to bleeding, and getting vital information such as how much oxygen is in the tissue back to ER physicians and medical personnel can...