Giant iceberg B-15A edges past floating ice pier
... B-15 and its descendants are a consequence of ice sheet dynamics or other factors. Together they will provide insight into whether such iceberg calving occurrences are becoming more common, as well as improving our understanding of the relationship between the Earth's ice cover and the global climate....HIV and ID doctors oppose ideologically driven STI prevention policies
...rol and Prevention's revision of their condom fact sheet to qualify the efficacy of condoms in STI prevention, and, congressional efforts to challenge peer-reviewed federal research grants addressing issues of human sexuality. A large body of scientific evidence links correct and consistent condom use with...Chemicals in tattoo inks need closer scrutiny
...k fall to local jurisdictions, according to a fact sheet issued by the FDA Office of Cosmetics and Colors http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-204.html . This effectively gives a tattoo artist license to inject whatever he or she deems appropriate under the skin, according to the researchers. "Tattoos are no...Study explores antibiotic misuse
... viruses, says Dr. Wilde. The worrisome balance sheet has Dr. Wilde, a self-professed foe of antibiotic misuse, regularly lecturing to health care providers, residents and students about proper use of antibiotics. Now he's also a principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health-funded study ...Rice cartilage experts win $1.5M NIH grant to bioengineer TMJ discs
...ression. A central feature of the TMJ is a thin sheet of cartilage about the size of a postage stamp that sits between the mandible and the skull. Called the TMJ disc, this sliver of cartilage cannot heal itself if it is injured or damaged. Approximately 70 percent of all TMJ disorders result from TMJ d...Fetal tissue restores lost sight
... the sight in one of her eyes is a transplant of a sheet of retinal cells. The vision in this eye has improved from 20:800 to 20:84 in the two-and-a-half years since the transplant- a remarkable transformation. So far, six patients with either advanced retinitis pigmentosa or macular degeneration have had ...Endocrine Society and Hormone Foundation call for increased research
... You," one of which is on osteoporosis. This fact sheet and other useful information on osteoporosis are available on The Hormone Foundation's Web site at www.hormone.org . "The best way to help patients avoid fractures as they age is to educate them about their bone health. The Hormone Foundation is d...NIAID vaccine protects against SARS virus infection in mice
...rmation on SARS research, see NIAID's updated fact sheet online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/sars.htm ....Mouse antibodies thwart SARS virus
...rmation on SARS research, see NIAID's updated fact sheet online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/sars.htm ....7-month-old is youngest recipient of artificial corneal transplant
...d when the device was implanted, and a transparent sheet made from amniotic membrane was used to protect Lukas' eye and allow light in. ...Midlife brain crisis spawns late-life Alzheimer's
...rs that occur over the human lifespan. Myelin is a sheet of lipid, or fat, with very high cholesterol content -- the highest of any brain tissue. The high cholesterol content allows myelin to wrap tightly around axons, speeding messages through the brain by insulating these neural "wire" connections. As th...Self-management program helps patients with acute low back pain
...ment program consisting of group classes, exercise sheet handouts and telephone follow-up may help inner-city patients with acute low back pain manage their pain and improve function, according to an article in the November 24 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A...USP releases fourth annual report on medication errors in U.S. hospitals
...or high-alert medications, please see the USP fact sheet High-Alert Medications in 2002 at http://www.usp.org/newscenter ....Essential fatty acids in mothers diet affect infants sleep patterns
... of a capacitance-type sensor pad placed under the sheet or mattress pad in the infant's crib. The pad is connected to an amplifier that records signals of the infant's respiration and body movements during sleep cycles. Infants of mothers in the high-DHA group demonstrated more mature sleep patterns, char...Spiral waves break hearts: Importance of communication between cardiac cells is demonstrated
...real studied chick-embryo cardiac cells grown as a sheet of tissue. In the first two days after this arran...n the tissue. When the researchers sprinkled the sheet of cardiac tissue with a drug that impairs communication between the cells, they observed that the r...Tissue engineering could become new coronary bypass
...used as a heart patch," Mooney said. "You'd lay a sheet of it on the muscle and it could encourage the formation of a lot of vessels through it and around it." To test the polymer, the researchers implanted four different versions of the material under the skin on the backs of laboratory rats. One polyme...ATLANTA, GA--This tip sheet highlights only a few of the hundreds of abstracts being presented by members of the American Association of the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), the largest international meeting of physicians, researchers and academi......rnal articles, books, and technical reports.A fact sheet with additional details about the new technology is available by calling the listed contact....Enbrel shown safe, effective in children and teenagers with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
...n on juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and for a fact sheet on arthritis drugs, call 1-877-22-NIAMS, or visit the NIAMS web site at http://www.nih.gov/niams/healthinfo . The American Juvenile Arthritis Organization, at http://www.arthritis.org/ajao/ , can also provide information. The mission of t......d neurites. Neurons of the cerebralcortex--a thin sheet of gray matter on the surface of the brain--grow by extendingtheir neurites and forming connections, both of which are accompanied by anincrease in activity of the Notch signaling pathway. The Notch signalingpathway gradually inhibits the extension...