Key gene controlling kidney development found
...rks by preventing some of the precursor cells from responding to these signals. This ensures there will be a continual source of undifferentiated stem cells available to maintain the growth of the kidney. "Our work shows that Six2 is critical to preventing the developing kidney from running out of stem cells a...Accountability after adverse medical events
...icient and effective than monetary compensation in responding to patient's complaints. In a related commentary, Gray and Beilby of the Canadian Medical Protective Association review the avenues currently available to patients through the Canadian liability system. p. 889 Accountability sought by patients fo...Improving the patient experience one meal at a time
... address dietary problems as needed. Patients are responding very favorably to the new meal service. "It's been a huge success so far," said O'Brien. "The patients are more independent. They are starting to feed themselves because the food is easier to handle, and they're eating more." Donna LaFemina says the...Household levels of mold following Hurricane Katrina surpass some agricultural environments
...ans and other environments, but will benefit those responding to any future disasters that may occur....Work-family conflict common among registered nurses, study shows
...quency of conflict. Sixty-three percent of nurses responding worked in hospitals and 14 percent in ambulatory care settings. Sixty-four percent provide direct care and 18.5 percent were managers. Most of the nurses (63 percent) work day shift, and 20 percent worked evenings. Others worked rotating shifts or no...Neurological effects of childhood sleep apnea
...es may be a way of measuring how well children are responding to treatment....Study finds cardiac toxicity rates high with herceptin use
...We often give it for several years if patients are responding to the treatment, so we set out to quantify the risks," he says. The study followed 173 patients with metastatic breast cancer treated at M. D. Anderson. Patients were enrolled in the study after one year of Herceptin use, and were given a "baseline"...Wear and tear of stress: the psychoneurobiology of aging
...l a stress hormone can become more reactive when responding to acute challenges as one gets older. This imbalance between the anabolic and catabolic hormones is likely to be responsible for many of the psychiatric and medical diseases associated with aging, said researcher Elissa S. Epel, PhD, of the Unive...Standard developed for collection of suspicious powders
...and the federal agencies on national standards for responding to possible terrorist attacks," said Bert M. Coursey, Director of DHS Office of Standards. [For reference to ASTM, see last page of release.] The purpose of the sampling procedure is to have a standard that is accepted and followed by emergency res...Research leads to first treatment for drug-resistant HIV
... treatment develop drug-resistant strains and stop responding to treatment within eight to 10 months, he said. An additional 20 percent to 40 percent of patients have drug-resistant strains when they are first diagnosed, suggesting these strains can be transmitted from one person to the next. This year marks ...Malignant melanoma cells secrete protein required for embryo formation
...tumor cells, particularly melanoma, are capable of responding to microenvironmental factors as well as influencing other cells via epigenetic (other than genetic) mechanisms, a quality known as bi-directional cellular communication. Bi-directional cellular communication is integral to both cancer progression an...Distressed by your babys distress? How you respond matters
...'s distress. "Sensitivity doesn't necessarily mean responding to your baby every minute of the day. It does mean thinking about why the baby is upset. Of course, it's easier to interact sensitively with a baby when he's happy, and no mother can respond perfectly 100 percent of the time. It's the pattern that's ...I forgive you for taking his lunch money
... justice principles at school, and develop ways of responding to wrongdoings with a balanced focus on the bullies, victims, and the school community. Through using forgiveness and reconciliation, for example, the school authority can create an experience of belonging and accountability for both the bullies and ...Stalking poses serious public health problem
...h said. Instead, she said, "prevention -- not just responding -- is the best we can do as a society."...Few young competitive athletes survive sudden cardiac arrest
...ied to all the athletes by athletic trainers or by responding emergency medical services (EMS) and in seven cases, a shock was deployed. Nevertheless, only one out of nine athletes in the study survived, a striking finding considering the young age, otherwise good health and physical conditioning of the athle...Report recommends immediate improvements for Arizona's Pandemic Preparedness Plan
...Department of Public Health's most recent plan for responding to a pandemic outbreak of Avian Influenza following a conference held on the topic in late April 2006. The committee found that the plan, while quite detailed and improved over the previous version, could be made much more effective in several ways. ...Advanced prostate cancer remains sensitive to treatment even after holidays from chemotherapy
...e effects become intolerable. For patients who are responding to the chemotherapy, however, continuous chemother...prostatecancer research subjects who are no longer responding to hormonal therapy, a condition known as androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC). Two hundred f...New mechanism explains glucose effect on wakefulness
...nd colleagues wrote, "These cells are critical for responding to the ever-changing body-energy state with finely orchestrated changes in arousal, food seeking, hormone release and metabolic rate to ensure that the brain always has adequate glucose." Malfunction of orexin neurons can lead to narcolepsy and obesi...Results of clipping and coiling of aneurysms are similar over time
...n and colleagues have conducted a seminal study in responding to the single most important question in the management of intracranial aneurysms, namely, the comparative long-term results of endovascular coiling versus intracranial clipping," said Charles B. Wilson, MD, MSHA, ScD, professor of neurosurgery emeri......the patient's level of sedation from alert to only responding to a painful stimulus, and the ARM is a handheld device that the patient squeezes on command from a voice from an earpiece in the patient's ear. This response helps determine the level of sedation. All procedures were completed successfully and six ...