Archive for October, 2007

Whites More Likely To Misidentify Tools As Guns When Linked To Black Faces

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

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Science Daily — COLUMBUS, Ohio People are more likely to misidentify tools as guns when they are first linked to African Americans, at least under extreme time pressure, new research suggests.

While researchers say the experiment was much less complex […]

Prescription Labels Geared Toward Pharmacies, Not Patients

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

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Science Daily — The labels on most prescription drug containers highlight the pharmacy’s name or logo rather than instructions on how to take the medication, reports a new study in the September 10 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

The Institute of Medicine estimates that 1.5 million medication […]

News - Bichard calls for child register

Monday, October 29th, 2007

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People who want to work with children could be issued with a card or licence showing they have been vetted, Sir Michael Bichard has said.

Sir Michael said he wanted to see the introduction of a national registration scheme as soon as next year.

His inquiry into the […]

Kids Need More Time Than Adults Give Them, Study Finds

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Science Daily — Further proof that children require more time comes via a study to be published today in Developmental Science asserting that the fast pace expected by adults–both parents and educators–can be beyond chindren’s perceptual abilities.

“Children are increasingly being expected to provide an adult-level of detail and information,” says David Shore, associate professor in […]

RNA Enzyme Structure Offers A Glimpse Into The Origins Of Life

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Science Daily — Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have determined the three-dimensional structure of an RNA enzyme, or “ribozyme,” that carries out a fundamental reaction required to make new RNA molecules. Their results provide insight into what may have been the first self-replicating molecule to arise billions of years ago on the […]

RX For Wrong-site Surgery: Two Minutes Of Conversation

Friday, October 26th, 2007

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Science Daily — A study of Johns Hopkins surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses suggests that hospital policies requiring a brief preoperation “team meeting” to make sure surgery is performed on the right patient and the right part of the body could decrease errors.

In the study, which will appear in […]

Study Reveals Most Internet-Accessible Cities In United States

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

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Science Daily — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Washington, D.C. is the most Internet-accessible city in the United States, according to a new study by Ohio State University researchers.

The other top five cities, in order, are Chicago, Dallas, New York and Atlanta. (See chart at bottom.)
Researchers measured accessibility by the […]

Pitt Researchers Demonstrate Human Brain's Natural Mechanism For Guarding Against Errors

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Original article Pitt Researchers Demonstrate Human Brain&151; PITTSBURGH, April 30 — Using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to monitor subjects’ brain activity during tasks, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown that the brain is able to anticipate situations in which errors are likely to occur so that it may […]

MIT Sheds Light On How Tumor Cells Form

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

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Science Daily — MIT cancer researchers have discovered a process that may explain how some tumor cells form, a discovery that could one day lead to new therapies that prevent defective cells from growing and spreading.
Chromosomes (blue) are shown being pulled apart by microtubules (red). The […]

News - Win for Equitable policyholders

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Equitable Life policyholders who joined shortly before its near-collapse could get compensation after a ruling by the Financial Ombudsman Service.

The 1,500 “late-joiners” joined after September 1998, by which time the firm was aware of its problems.

The firm should have warned them and, as it didn’t, their policies were mis-sold and they are entitled to compensation, […]