It's time to look at health risks in a new light, authors say
... In their book, Rifkin and Bouwer give readers an easy way to visualize the absolute risk numbers through a graphic called the Risk Characterization Theater. This diagram is patterned after a seating chart for a theater with space for 1,000 people. The authors darken the seats that represent the number o...Scientists train nano-'building blocks' to take on new shapes, as reported in Science
...ut constructing materials and nanostructures in an easy way, Pochan said. The goal is to design a molecule with all the rules--all the information it needs--to zip up into the desired shape and size that you want. Then you throw them in the water and see what you get--hopefully the desired, complex nanost...From UF and IBM, a blueprint for 'smart' health care
...It provides the technologicalstepstones to make it easy for any company to manufacture and sell smart netw...ng Eclipse, W3C and OSGi. Open standards make it easy for product developers to tap the technology in any new smart assistive devices, Helal said. That, i...Home health care devices focus of FDA Conference at UH
...ng a device-labeling repository that would provide easy online access to device instructions; and the evolution of over-the-counter devices such as cholesterol meters and continuous glucose monitors that were once for professional use only and now approved for home consumer use. Accreditation, reimbursem...UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
...different scientific disciplines, and they have an easy banter. Both scientists joined the UD faculty in 1999. They met during new faculty orientation at the president's house, seated at the same table. Serendipity can really be your friend, Pochan said. Besides learning about each other's research...Helicopter flight trials for EGNOS
...oaches the standard approach angle is 3 they are easy to fly thanks to the three-dimensional guidance provided by EGNOS. Vertical guidance for the pilot is a major advantage EGNOS offers over standard GPS. The increased approach angles also reduce noise nuisance on the ground as the helicopter can re...When minority patients have insurance and a medical home, their health care improves
...gular provider or source of care report that it is easy to get care or medical advice after hours. Among all groups surveyed, Hispanics have the hardest time seeking care or advice after hours, and they are least likely to have a medical home. The survey shows that, when they have a medical home, the v...Nepalese researchers identify cost-effective treatment for drug-resistant typhoid
...nt need for a treatment that is cost-effective and easy to administer." The results of the study show that a cost-effective new fluoroquinolone drug, Gatifloxacin, may be a better treatment for enteric fever than Cefixime, which is currently recommended by the World Health Organisation. In addition, Sal...New mangosteen research establishes xanthone measurement standard
...d has unique UV absorption spectra that allows for easy identification of the xanthone found naturally in the mangosteen fruit." Research lab ChromaDex developed the standards, and in accordance with AOAC protocol, performed a single lab validation to quantify xanthones through comparison measurement of ...STAMP system can help professionals to identify potentially violent individuals
...Luck. We feel that the STAMP system provides an easy to remember checklist that can be used in a wide range of potentially stressful situations to provide an initial indication of possible violence. Recognising the early signs that can lead to a violent episode can give staffthe time they need to def...Progress toward an antitumor vaccine
...ans of a spacer, explains Kunz. This would be very easy to accomplish with polysaccharides, but turns out to be very complicated with glycoproteins, because the protein portion of the molecule has many reactive groups that are attacked in the coupling reaction. In addition, says Kunz, many of the structur...Avian influenza on people's minds
...a variety of clinical symptoms makes it relatively easy to identify domestic poultry infected with avian influenza, few Americans believe that live chickens infected with avian influenza are easily distinguishable from healthy birds. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, how...Brightening prospects of using fluorescent nanotubes in medical applications
.... The approach has one drawback: He doesnt have an easy way to identify the locations where the clusters a... torches while their fluorescence should make them easy to locate. At least that is the hypothesis the researchers hope to test....UCLA researchers develop new nanomaterials to deliver anti-cancer drugs to cells
...mpatible, contain tubular pores and are relatively easy to modify, Zink said. Additional modification by attaching a ligand against a cancer-cell-specific receptor can make the nanoparticles recognizable by cancer cells. A critical obstacle and challenge for cancer therapy is the limited availability of...Benefits of school-based fitness programs fade after summer
... reduced amounts of physical activity coupled with easy access to calories, according to background information in the article. This can result in obesity, poor cardiovascular fitness, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension. Aaron L. Carrel, M.D., and colleagues at the Un...E/Tablet technology may provide benefits to patients, researchers
...all of the patients reported that the tablets were easy to read, easy to navigate and were a comfortable weight, and that responding to questions using the tablets was ea...Fat protein cuts blood vessel inflammation, may help heart, Jefferson scientists find
...ince the Adiponectin globular domain is relatively easy to produce, it could eventually lead to clinical trials taking advantage of its effects in the vasculature in inflammation." "Whats novel about the work is that it's in animals, and involves a specialized technique in Dr. Scalia's laboratory in whi...Talking sex on the factory floor in China
... pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases is no easy task, according to the study by Xu Qian and other researchers from Fudan University, Shanghai, China and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK. Prompted by their research published in 2004, which showed a high percentage of urban women had experi...New hope for severe heart disease patients
... "If the study proves successful, an effective and easy to administer treatment regime involving simple injections under the skin, similar to insulin injections for diabetics, could be ready within three years," Dr Bennett said. "This outcome would be a great development for people with severe heart disea...Endoscopic procedures advance physician knowledge and patient care
...ated the new method and found that it was not only easy to employ, but allowed for successful closure of perforations and approximate tissue without laparoscopic or open surgery. The method involves passing flexible needles constrained within a plastic catheter loaded with metal tags down the working c...