Mechanism of RNA recoding: New twists in brain protein production
...y. Often, even simple editing such as changing one letter in an RNA molecule affects the resulting protein's function. There are many different types of RNA editing. Reenan's group studies one particular method called A-to-I RNA recoding. It occurs when an enzyme chemically "retypes" RNA letters at specific...Study shows faces are processed like words
...ft of the dot was a three-letter word in which the letter to the right was in the middle of that word. The ...lty identifying out of their peripheral vision the letter and the characteristics of the lips. Pelli concludes that context hinders identification and crowds...When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing
...most people know that in the English alphabet, the letter that follows "K" is "L," not "Elamenopee." To a person with a timing problem, short pauses are imperceptible, blurring words together. The problem has the most effect on a listener's ability to hear the first consonant of a word cat, hat, bat, fat, ...Guidelines restricting endoscopy referrals put patients at risk
...e gullet or stomach - put patients at risk, says a letter in this week's BMJ . The guidelines, from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, say that GPs should only refer patients suffering severe indigestion (dyspepsia) if they are showing "alarm symptoms". Instead, say the guidelines, patients wi...Public interest advocates question NIH Enhanced Access policy
...pectations and long-standing recommendations. In a letter addressed to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, the Alliance for Taxpayer Access outlined its key concerns with the NIH plan: The policy is entirely voluntary. Although NIH research in question is funded by taxpayer dollars,...Clinicians report missing patient information is common
...personal telephone calls, others may correspond by letter or fax, and still others may use e-mail or have digital interfaces that allow real-time transmission of data. It is not surprising, therefore, that Smith et al found less missing clinical information reported by clinicians practicing in rural areas w...Simpler 'alphabet' guidelines for treating acute coronary syndrome reduce risk
...ecise risk-reducing strategies are followed to the letter by doctors and other caregivers of patients with this medical condition, according to a study by Johns Hopkins researchers. "Many doctors think existing guidelines are lengthy and complex and therefore difficult to implement in the clinic and at hom...Alliance for Taxpayer Access asks NIH 'Who really owns publicly-funded medical research?'
WASHINGTON In a letter sent Tuesday to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director, Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, the Alliance for Taxpayer Access, an informal coalition of stakeholders who support reforms that will make publicly funded biomedical research accessible to the publ...Doctors must consider potentially inappropriate medications when treating elderly
...tentially inappropriate medications and a personal letter that contained a list of all the physician's patients who were taking one or more potentially inappropriate medications. The information came from the prescriptions filled during the previous three months. They also gave the physicians a fax back f...Novartis announces collaboration with Bayer for EMSELEX
... Food and Drug Administration issued an approvable letter in October 2003 for the approval of Enablex in the US, and discussions with the FDA are progressing according to schedule. About OAB Symptoms of overactive bladder include urinary urgency (a sudden and compelling desire to pass urine, which is di...'Deep and crisp and eaten': The Scottish deep-fried Mars bar
A letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET details a survey of Scottish fish and chip shops to try and estimate the popularity of the deep-fried Mars bar. The deep-fried Mars bar was first identified in Scotland nearly a decade ago, although epidemiological ...Cedars-Sinai medical tipsheet for Dec. 2004
... campaign for heart attack eradication. In an open letter to Clinton spearheaded by the Association for Eradication of Heart Attack (AEHA), the heart attack prevention experts say his visible involvement can save many lives by building upon the positive effects of the discovery of his heart disease and subs...Add an 'E' to the alphabet for identifying melanoma
One more letter should be added to the alphabetic list of warning ... the medical literature, they recommend adding the letter "E" -- for "evolving" -- to the first four letters of the alphabet that are already used widely to h...Employees bring bad moods home, but they disappear by morning
.... The participants were selected through an e-mail letter soliciting participation sent to a random sample of employees listed in the university e-mail directory. The sample included personnel with typical administrative positions, such as secretary and office manager. The participants logged on to a Web p...Dairy Council of California program receives high marks from teachers & students
...n are learning beyond school by providing a parent letter that is sent home with each of the students. The program aligns with California and National Education Standards and meets core curriculum requirements for math, science, writing, and health. Students gain knowledge about healthy eating using critic...Brains of people with autism recall letters of the alphabet in brain areas dealing with shapes
...s. After each letter, they were asked to name the letter that preceded it. In some cases, they were asked to name the letter that appeared two letters previously. The autism volunteers' brain activation patterns were compare...What happens in the brain when we remember our own past?
...e idea for doing this one day when I came across a letter I had written about an event that I hadn't thought of since it happened," recalls Dr. Levine. "I felt like my brain was suddenly flooded with memory. At the time I was looking for ways to get at this feeling in the scanner. We needed a way to do it r...Can cabbage help prevent cervical cancer?
... mildly abnormal cervical smear will be invited by letter to participate. The trial will involve taking DIM daily for six months whilst waiting for your next smear. Clinics will be held in the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. At the moment only women with borderline or mildly abnormal smears are b...Poor communities should decide their own priorities for aid
...voids inappropriate aid, says a senior doctor in a letter to this week's BMJ. He describes the case of a village that was asked by an aid agency what its priorities for development aid would be, the answer presumed to be a health centre, school or irrigation system. When the villages replied that they wante......seen consequences for the NHS, warns a doctor in a letter to this week's BMJ. Responding to data drawn largely from the United States, showing demand to be mainly patient led, Geoff Wong argues that what Americans want may not be what UK patients want. The policy goal of the NHS is generally accepted as equ...