September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... emerging from the network is consistent with that obtained by conventional methods. The authors suggest that because the infrastructure already exists and because they are on the front lines of primary care, practice-based research networks offer a promising mechanism for bioterrorism surveillance and early ...Drought in the West linked to warmer temperatures
...cs. The North American Drought Atlas CD-ROM can be obtained by contacting Dr. Edward R. Cook at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory ( drdendro@ldeo.columbia.edu )....New technique targets pesticide-resistant insects
... that normally do not work." "Similar results were obtained from trials in southern Spain with highly resistant white flies (Bemisia tabaci)." Since resistance to pesticides first emerged in insect pests, more than 500 species of insects and mites have developed tolerance to chemicals 3 including pesticid...Cooperation to create a new tuberculosis vaccine
...ghardt Wittig states: "From the successful results obtained with our DNA vaccines against the parasite causing leishmaniasis we assume that our technology can also protect against the bacteria causing TB. With Stefan Kaufmann and the MPI-IB we have found a highly renowned and experienced partner for this chal...VitalSense(R) - Wireless vital signs monitoring
... How the System Works Core body temperatures are obtained from ingestible and, of course, disposable, Jonah TM core temperature sensors, which are contained in a capsule about the size of a multi-vitamin. Jonah only weighs 1.6 grams.) Once activated and swallowed, transmission begins immediately. Data are ...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
... to enter next year's science writing award can be obtained by contacting Ben Stein at bstein@aip.org . ...olleagues at the University of Southern California obtained acoustic characteristics of four different emotions. According to the researchers, speech that disp...Excess dietary fat accelerates breast cancer by altering the activity of a group of genes
...tists have reached these conclusions from results, obtained using microarrays, that compare the expression of 6,000 genes in breast cancer tumours in animals fed with n-6 fat-rich diets and in animals with low-fat diets. The tumours in the rats with the fat-rich diets proliferated, on average, more than the o...Early life stress harms mental function and immune system in later years
... Further embargoed details on this research may be obtained from Jessica Lawrence-Hurt, AAAS Office of Public Programs, 202-326-7088, scipak@aaas.org . In another report, Martha Farah, PhD, and her colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania found that the stress of living in inner city pover...Moffitt doctor's talk on ovarian cancer receives international first place award
...herapy using microarray expression analysis. Data obtained from cancers of patients who demonstrated a complete response to platinum-based therapy was compared with those from patients who did not respond. At the IGCS conference, leaders from around the world came together to examine current issues surroun...NIH funds rare childhood disease to provide insights into the origins of adult cancer
...stry contains medical information on DBA patients, obtained with the proper consent, and its expansion will help facilitate research into the biology and characterization of the disease, better match patients with research studies, provide access to research studies for patients, provide research results to p...Mail-order drugs exposed to extreme heat become less effective
... of the filter tube pre- and postdispensation were obtained to calculate simulated drug delivery. Results showed that filter weights of heated medications were less than half of those unexposed to heat, showing that a significantly less amount of the drug had been dispensed after it had been heated. In addi...Structure of new DNA enzyme family member found
... only five sources of high-energy X-ray beams, she obtained the protein's "optical transform," the intermediate stage between the crystal and the ultimate model of the structure. Ealick explains, "Optical transform is what happens when you scatter light from a microscope onto a specimen, but until you have an...Acetaminophen shows positive in vivo cardioprotective effects in heart attack, arrhythmia
...s different than in humans. Therefore, the results obtained at the doses used (30 mg/kg) might be only applicable to dogs and not to humans. More work is needed to reveal the potential salutary effects of this agent in other tissues and organ systems under other physiological and/or pathophysiological conditi...JCI table of contents, November 15 2004
...from the patients mother. Normally, the chromosome obtained from the father and presumably containing a normal...eing normal. However, in this case, the chromosome obtained from the father had been lost. Therefore, skin cells isolated from other areas of the skin possessed...Researchers piece together the puzzle of Hailey-Hailey skin disease
...from the patients mother. Normally, the chromosome obtained from the father and presumably containing a normal...eing normal. However, in this case, the chromosome obtained from the father had been lost. Therefore, skin cells isolated from other areas of the skin possessed...Scientists develop 'electronic eye' for the blind
...s not need camera calibration. (The information is obtained using a 'camera coordinate system,' so separate images do not need to be taken to calibrate the device). The length of a pedestrian crossing is measured by projective geometry: the camera makes an image of the white lines painted on the road, and the...Plant pathologists offer soybean rust identification and management tips
... fungicides, rates, and time of application can be obtained through local Cooperative Extension Service offices. Fungicide companies and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are working closely with plant pathologists and growers to provide appropriate products in adequate supplies to use next year as ne...Study in Royal Society journal on possible genetic factors in social responsiblity
...sses, displacement and stress intensity factor are obtained in explicitly compact formulations. The solutions have accounted for the contributions of all diffracted waves generated from two crack tips. Numerical results for the time history of shear stresses and stress intensity factors during the transient p...A global view of gene expression in the aging kidney
... ensure only normal tissue was taken. Samples were obtained from two structures that are critical to kidney function: the renal cortex, which filters plasma, and the medulla, which alters urine composition to maintain fluid balance. Both deteriorate with age. Kim and colleagues then used DNA microarray......ntial. These amounts of limonoids could easily be obtained from a glass of orange or grapefruit juice. Next, cell viability tests aimed at whether the cell death was caused by apoptosis -- a programmed cell death that spirals in an unstoppable fashion unstoppably once the vulnerable spot on the cell is hit...