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Prescription For An Electronic Revolution?
Patients could be saved millions of trips to their GP under a new scheme that has the potential to revolutionize the system of prescribing medicines. Inside Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison
Radio program about country music singer Johnny Cash's 1968 concert at Folsom Prison, California. Features sound clips from the performance, both from the official album and from a reporter's recordings. Also includes links to related stories about Cash, including an obituary (2003) and a review of the 2005 film "Walk the Line."From National Public Radio (NPR). Grasping Metaphors: UC San Diego Research Ties Brain Area To Figures O
A region of the brain known as the angular gyrus is partly responsible for the human ability to understand metaphor, according to research led by V. S. Ramachandran, director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego. Prepare My Child for School: Helping Your Preschool Child
"This booklet is for families and caregivers who want to help their preschool children to learn and to develop the skills necessary forsuccess in school -- and in life."It includes sections on the education and development of babies, toddlers, and preschoolers; tips for preparing a child for kindergarten, selecting TV programming, and choosing child care; and related material. Also available in Spanish. From the U.S. Department of Education. The Most Dangerous Object in the Office This Month: The Photonic Disru
Twenty-one times more powerful than your average presentation pointer, the photonic disruptor packs a punch in nonlethal takedowns. More Than Half The US Population Is Sensitive To One Or More Allergens
More than fifty percent of the US population tested positive to one or more allergens, according to a large national study. The new findings, based on data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), shows that 54.3% of individuals aged 6-59 years old had a positive skin test response to at least one of the 10 allergens tested. Living Metals
Using Synchrotron x-ray microbeams, a research team from the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart and the ESRF has been able to observe for the first time that the microscopic structure of a crystalline material fluctuates in time. The results are published today in Science Express with the title: Scaling in the Time Domain: Universal Dynamics of Order Fluctuations in Fe3Al. Timing Is Everything When Treating Viral Infections
A new study has indicated that the timing of treatment with an immune-modifying drug, relative to when a mouse becomes infected with a virus, is crucial in determining whether the treatment is effective or not. If mice were treated with an antibody before being infected, or within 48 hours of being infected, with a particular virus, the immune response failed to clear the virus. By contrast, if treatment was delayed until more than 72 hours after infection the immune response was enhanced and rapidly cleared the virus. Detecting Malaria With Light
It is now possible to analyze large tissue samples for signs of malaria with much greater detail and accuracy. To do this, scientists used technology which enables imaging of much larger tissue samples at a very high resolution, in this case tissue infected with malaria. Using their new patented method and the Macroscope, the researchers measured tell-tale changes in the polarization of light reflecting off a sample of infected tissue. Adult Pig Stem Cells Show Promise In Repairing Animals' Heart Attack D
Johns Hopkins scientists have successfully grown large numbers of stem cells taken from adult pigs' healthy heart tissue and used the cells to repair some of the tissue damage done to those organs by lab-induced heart attacks. Pigs' hearts closely resemble those in humans, making them a useful model in such research.
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