"TRAMAH" Model Seeks To Improve Emergency Response Paper Uses Maryland As Test Region
...esearchers also considered a different variation, holding in place theeight aeromedical depots of the existing system. Removal and optimal replacementof single trauma center sites increased coverage within 15 minutes by an averageof 4.2%. The optimal replacement of any one of the nine trauma centers in thee...Parenting CD-ROM Helps Reduce Children's Behavioral Problems
...enile crime,more courts and legislative bodies are holding parents accountable for theillegal actions of their children. Cities in Ohio, Michigan and Oregon are amongmany that have passed or are considering parental responsibility acts. "Parents have the greatest amount of influence over these childr...MIT Microchip Releases Chemicals On Demand
...ervoirs, each the size of a pinprick andcapable of holding about 25 nanoliters of chemical in solid, liquid, or gelform. "But there's room for over 1,000 reservoirs, potentially thousands more ifyou make [the reservoirs] smaller," said Dr. Langer, the Kenneth J. GermeshausenProfessor of Chemical and Biomedic...New Contact Lens Material Could Lessen Risk Of Eye Infection
... contact lenses made from hydrogels are capable of holding water,but not without greatly affecting the protein deposition. In conventionallenses, any chemical modification made to the lens material to increase thewater level -- an important component in supplying oxygen to the eye --adversely increases the ...Researchers Uncover Clues About Gateway To The Brain
...inal fluid -- toldus there must be a barrier there holding the compound back from reaching thebrain," he says. He looked at the epithelial cell layer thought to serve as this barrier in thechoroid plexus, which also is called the blood-cerebrospinal barrier, todetermine whether Pgp or a related transporter w...NICHD-Funded Researchers Show Estrogen Effects On Brain After Menopause
...des arebelieved to be critical for reading and for holding information in memory forbrief periods of time (e.g., remembering a telephone number). In addition, the researchers noted that while on estrogen, the womenshowed a pattern of increased activation in left frontal brain regions duringregistr...New Use of An Old Test Can Help Brain-Injured Patients
...er measures. However, most report numerousproblems holding a job and problems with personal relationships. In addition,Satish adds that they sustain subtle executive function deficits which are hardto measure using environmental tests. "By being able to consistently measurewhat problems these brain-injured ......e and CDC researchers suggests that asophisticated holding policy recently implemented by the blood plasma in...ing plasma donations for HIV beforeprocessing: (1) holding all of a donor's blood plasma donations for a specifictime and (2) testing the same plasma using a n......ional hurdles were realized. Thedoctors found that holding the operating equipment in one hand and manipulati...Both of these problems have since been overcome. A holding arm is now availableto lock the telescope in place, freeing both hands for manipulation of surgicali...... theywere struck. Other lightning victims had been holding metal objects such as golfclubs, fishing rods, hay forks, or umbrellas. But even those not holding metalobjects are as likely to be struck by lightning as a bronze statue of the samesize. When you he...Implanted defibrillators and anti-theft systems appear safe under normal circumstances
...chine and in at least one instance the patient was holding on to thetransmitter pole. Previous studies were either too problematic or too small to clearly saywhether the theft detectors were harmful or safe, according to Zipes. Researchers at the Indianapolis Medical School, Methodist Hosp...Health plays a crucial role in California labor market, according to UCSF researchers
...l employment as meeting the following criteria: 1) holding a single full-time and full-year job; 2) working the day shift as a permanent employee 3) being paid by the firm at which the work is done; 4) and not working from home or as an independent contractor. Researchers found 22 percent of workers have tr...Scientists grow heart tissue in Bioreactor
... the right background are two incubators, one holding cells in conventional dishes (top) and one holding short bioreactors (bottom). Photo credit: Dennis Olive, NASA.Marshall. He is conductin...Robotics go where no surgeon has gone before
...n a small area, even a slight motion by the person holding the light will be distracting," Damiano says. "The key findings in our study are that robotic bypass is safe and that it appears that this technology should let us perform coronary bypass surgery without a major incision," Damiano says. "We are tr...Ritalin and Prozac: Study finds more kids using both drug types together
...timulants. The mean age of stimulant recipients is holding steady at around 9 years, while the mean age of those getting SSRIs has dropped from 15 years to around 13 years. Three times as many boys as girls are on Ritalin and other stimulants, according to the study, while the gender gap in SSRI prescri......largest agencies in the country. The Frank Family holding company expanded its activities to include at various times over the intervening years, ownership of National Car Rental, Leaf Candy, Business Travel International (BTI, the nation's third largest travel management company) and Wheels, Inc., the nati...California labor market is strong, but workers in poor health don't benefit, UCSF study reports
...or more, and twelve percent of Californians report holding more than one job. Two thirds of California's households with two or more adults report more than one wage earner. More than one third of Californians indicate that they received a promotion or a new, better job in the past year; 56 percent report a...Attachment helps young children inhale asthma medications, UF researcher says
... a puff of medication is released into an attached holding chamber in 30-second intervals, and the patient breathes in the medicine through a mask, similar to the nebulizer's mask. Hendeles says many physicians have been slow to recommend the chamber attachment for young children. That's because of the comm...Device is safer than tape or sutures in securing catheters in ill children
...e skin, and raises the catheter off the skin while holding the catheter in plastic prongs. The device must be removed and replaced every week, and the dressing changed. In addition to StatLocks health benefits, Dr. Schears found lower costs associated with maintenance and complications. For instance, althoug...Researchers build on discovery of potent potential antibiotic
...o the active site of KDO 8-P synthase, because the holding solution in which KDO 8-P synthase crystals are stable contains high concentrations of salt, which interfere with binding. To get around that problem, Woodard's group isolated and crystallized KDO 8-P synthase from another bacterium, Aquifex aeolic...