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Study identifies new gene associated with ALS
Feb 26, 2009 |
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A collaborative research effort spanning nearly a decade between researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and King’s College London (KCL) has identified a novel gene for inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...
Researchers find culture of academic institution may influence health care delivery
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Brandeis University have completed a qualitative study on the cultural environment in medical schools and how this may affect medical faculty vitality, professionalism ...
Diversity work should be considered in tenure and promotion decisions, MU professor says
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Many college campuses are striving to become more diverse in their faculty and student populations, but creating a diverse environment can be a challenging and demanding process for faculty members. In a new study, Jeni Hart, ...
Financial Crunch May Isolate Friends and Family
Jan 23, 2009 |
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People who lose a job or who are in the midst a financial crisis often are reluctant to talk about their struggles and may isolate themselves from friends and family.
Family members of critically ill patients want to discuss loved ones' uncertain prognoses
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Critically ill patients frequently have uncertain prognoses, but their families overwhelmingly wish that physicians would address prognostic uncertainty candidly, according to a new study out of the University of San Francisco ...
Racial tension in a 'split-second'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Interracial and interethnic interactions can often be awkward and stressful for members of both majority and minority groups. People bring certain expectations to their interactions with members of different groups—they often ...
NASA Plans Test of 'Electronic Nose' on International Space Station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2008 |
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NASA astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission will install an instrument on the International Space Station that can "smell" dangerous chemicals in the air. Designed to help protect crew members' health and ...
Vaccinating family members offers important flu protection to newborns
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 26, 2008 |
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Vaccinating new mothers and other family members against influenza before their newborns leave the hospital creates a "cocooning effect" that may shelter unprotected children from the flu, a virus that can be life-threatening ...
First gene for clubfoot identified
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Clubfoot, one of the most common birth defects, has long been thought to have a genetic component. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report they have found the first gene linked to ...
Scientists pinpoint key proteins in blood stem cell replication
Oct 08, 2008 |
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A family of cancer-fighting molecules helps blood stem cells in mice decide when and how to divide, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Blocking the molecules' function spurs the normally resting ...
PTSD endures over time in family members of ICU patients
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Family members may experience post-traumatic stress as many as six months after a loved one's stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and ...
U.S. union rates up substantially in 2008 for first time since 1970s, study shows
Sep 01, 2008 |
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Buoyed by a rising tide in California in general and Southern California in particular, U.S. unionization levels rose substantially this year, defying a decades-long trend of decline, according to a report by UCLA's Institute ...
It's enough to make you blush
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 07, 2008 |
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An academic from the University of St Andrews is to delve into a series of embarrassing situations in an attempt to discover who makes us blush.
Individual personal ties strengthen teams' overall creativity
Aug 07, 2008 |
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With more employees working in teams, it is critical to find ways to enable teams to be more creative in their work. A new article in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal explores how imagination, insight, and creative ideas ...
Psychological downside to strike action
Jul 30, 2008 |
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While industrial action is largely perceived as a legitimate means of encouraging organisational change in Australia, research has shown industrial action can adversely affect those involved.
