Galileo to support global search and rescue
...ponders on geostationary satellites can constantly view a large, fixed area of the Earth, thereby eliminating the time delay in detecting distress signals. However, they are not able to automatically determine the location of the distress beacon as the low-Earth orbit system does. They have to rely on the...Drug-eluting stent controversy explored in the American Heart Hospital Journal
...e Center for Cardiovascular Technology, offers his view of the future of DESs. While first generation DESs place great emphasis on efficacy, long-term safety issues have arisen, making DESs stand in an exquisite balance among occasionally conflicting effects. Careful reexamination of research findings, as...Refusal of medical and surgical interventions common among chronically ill elderly
... people with advanced illness despite the patients view that these treatments may be too burdensome, or that the treatment doesnt fit with their goals of care. Physicians need to offer treatment alternatives that better fit their patients goals and preferences, said first author Marc Rothman, M.D., po...Wireless technology shows promise in diagnosing pediatric intestinal disease
...e and damage that would otherwise be impossible to view in children. The camera, encased in a capsule that can be swallowed or placed into the stomach, travels through the digestive system naturally and painlessly, reducing the need for invasive tests, anesthesia or radiation related to more traditiona...Sports concussion research using fMRI provides insight for safe return-to-play decisions
... back to the athletes personal baseline. It is our view that studies establishing a link between brain physiology and neuropsychological testing help demonstrate the utility of neuropsychological testing as a proxy for direct measurement of brain functioning after concussion, Dr. Pardini added. The rese...Happier hospitals means healthier patients
...ctors are always going to have different points of view about the way the NHS should be run. But the place... this and where they see these different points of view as a strength. Becky points to power struggles within the NHS as a source of difficulties: Over th......t savant. The theoretical justification for this view is that prototypical autistic skills are not true ...st low-level perceptual abilities. Indeed, in this view autistics are missing the big picture because they are obsessed with the detail. But is this true...Nottingham center to help UK to meet its carbon targets
...nced a five-year funding package for CICCS, with a view to it becoming a world leader in the development of novel processes for carbon capture and storage and establishing partnerships with major international industries and research centres. Dr Maroto-Valer, Director of the Centre, said: The novel tech...Floods and fires across Europe captured from space
...uring flooding emergencies is obtaining an overall view of the phenomenon, with a clear idea of the extent of the flooded area. Aerial observation is often very difficult due to prohibitive weather conditions and, if the phenomenon is widespread, would be very time-consuming and expensive. With inundat...European Space Agency's Envisat captures breath of volcano
... very useful when an eruption begins. The synoptic view taken from optical and radar instruments aboard Envisat can simultaneously show the ash plume, the ash falling area, the lava streams and the volcanic cone shrinkage or expansion. Atmospheric sensors are used to identify the gases and aerosols releas...Holograms make for better vision tests
...of the eye. Summary In this new test, patients view a hologram consisting of sunburst patterns; by rep...il they find which one gives each eye the clearest view of a distant target such as an eye chart on a wall. This multi-step process of finding the right len...U of M researchers assess effectiveness of computerized physician order entry system
...l location for physicians to efficiently enter and view past and present patient prescriptions and medical history. While the review found that the number of medication errors dropped as a whole, the incidence of one type of error, prescribing the wrong drug, did not decrease. In five of the twelve st...ESA satellite guides polar explorers across disintegrating sea ice
...n of the ice conditions and an invaluable synoptic view of changing ice conditions along the explorer's route. With the aid of these satellite images, Leif has been able to help the expedition to try to avoid the rapidly disintegrating ice pack in the Robson Channel between Greenland and Ellesmere Isla...Dartmouth's alternative breast imaging techniques sort abnormal from normal tissue
...ety of imaging techniques to get the best possible view of whats going on in the breast tissue. Specifically, the three techniques demonstrated significant differences in region-of-interest image summaries of normal versus abnormal breasts for EIS, across diagnostic groups for NIR, and for MIS when ana...Folic acid supplements do not appear to reduce risk of colorectal tumors
...mas is equivocal and requires further research. In view of the fortification of the U.S. food supply with folate, and some suggestions that folate could conceivably increase the risk of neoplasia even outside the colorectum, this line of investigation should have a high priority," the authors write. (JA...Snoring in children might be an allergic type disease
...were born. Our findings were consistent with the view that snoring forms part of the spectrum of allergic diseases in childhood, he said. While the study findings are limited to children with rhinitis, Dr Marshall explained the observed associations with risk factors could apply to the general populat...Even when child's cancer prognosis is poor, parent/physician communication can provide hope
... to determine whether there is any validity to the view that withholding prognostic information, in cases where the medical outlook for a child is poor, can help sustain parents hopes. Few previous studies have explored the relationship between prognostic disclosure and hope in this setting. The researc...Better insight into brain anatomical structures
...ection of the manganese oxide nanoparticles gave a view into different areas of the mouse brainsin excellent resolution. "We have developed the first truly biocompatible MRI contrast agent for anatomical brain imaging," Lee and Hyeon point out. "With this agent, we are able to get high-contrast views of t...Advances in screening and markers improve early detection of colorectal cancer
... with attached cameras) that have a wider angle of view and non-white light capabilities, such as narrow b... patients. All colonoscopies used a wide angle of view (170 degrees compared to standard 140) and high resolution capabilities. The patients were randomly...Studies show role of age, gender, race and weight on cancer risk and treatment
...s inserted into the rectum and slowly guided in to view the entire colon, while in a sigmoidoscopy, only the first third of the colon is viewable. "These results should be used to plan for screening interventions among the African American population to include complete colonoscopies," said Dr. Das of...