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Children With Maple Syrup Urine Disease Celebrate One-Year Post-Transp
One year ago, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh became the first and only transplant center in the world to develop a comprehensive, multidisciplinary medical protocol for performing liver transplants in patients with Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD). Today, seven children who suffered from the debilitating and life-threatening disease have been transplanted and are now free from symptoms. Underinsured Children Receive Fewer Vaccines
Underinsured children, that is, those whose health insurance plans do not cover the cost of vaccines, often do not have access to all recommended vaccines. Altered Sex Hormone Levels, Higher Body Temp Affects Sleep Quality In
In an examination of potential relationships between objective sleep measures, nocturnal sex hormone levels, and the nocturnal course of body temperature of older postmenopausal women, a new study finds that altered levels of both sex hormones and gonadotropins may contribute to sleep disturbance in older postmenopausal women and confirm the results of previous studies indicating that higher body temperature is associated with poorer sleep quality. Less Virulent Strains Of Avian Influenza Can Infect Humans
In findings with implications for pandemic influenza, a new study reports for the first time that a less-virulent strain of avian influenza virus can spread from poultry to humans. The research appears in the October 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. Anxiety Before Surgery Complicates Recovery In Children
Children who are anxious before surgery experience a more painful, slow, and complicated postoperative recovery, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published this month in Pediatrics. The World's Largest Wind Farm
A vast array of turbines in the waters near London could power a quarter of the city's homes. In Gear Factor. Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: The Singularity
Futurist Ray Kurzweil is writing, directing, producing and acting in his first feature film, The Singularity Is Near: A True Story About The Future. Short On Time, Long On Feeling: Study Suggests Deadlines Intensify Emo
Older people often have more intense and complex emotional lives than their younger cohort. What accounts for the difference, wondered UC San Diego psychologist Ursina Teuscher: Wisdom gained with the gathering years? A shift in values thanks to greater life experience? Or, is it a keener sense of time itself -- a precious and, of necessity, diminishing resource? Books2Eat
"The International Edible Book Festival is a yearly event that takes place on April 1 throughout the world. ... Participants create edible books that are exhibited, documented then consumed."View some of the edible books from past festivals (back to 2000), which were made from bread, crackers, cookies, vegetables, seaweed, and many other materials. Includes links to related sites. In English and French. Murder Suspect Selling Company
In an exclusive jailhouse interview with Wired News, Hans Reiser announces he's looking to sell off his open-source file system company to help pay legal costs, as he fights charges of murdering his wife. Joshua Davis reports from Dublin, California.
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