For diseases, when it comes to sharing a home, only close relatives will do
Being more generous to close relatives is a common theme in both our daily interactions and our understanding of how organisms resolve conflicts in nature. In a paper from July issue of The American Naturalist, biologists Britt Koskella (Indiana University), Tatiana Giraud (Université Paris-Sud), and Michael Hood (University of Virginia) asked whether similar rules apply to disease-causing microb...Machine preservation may promote more organ sharing
Preserving the kidneys of deceased older donors on a pump ?as opposed to the conventional method of storing and transporting organs in a cooler ?may lower hospital costs, improve initial organ function, and promote greater use and more sharing of organs, according to new research by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. "By placing kidneys on a portable pump, preservation times ca...Fingerprinting II Database Sharing Tools from Bio-Rad
Description:Fingerprinting II database sharing tools is an optional module for the Fingerprinting II Basic software package that enables peer-to-peer data exchange over the internet and provides external database access....Privacy, trust still the biggest barriers to electronic record sharing
The question has been raised on many fronts, including the Congress, where some bills seek to provide incentives to encourage the adoption of interactive personal health records, and others that raise privacy concerns are construed...UWM recognized for info-sharing software
The PantherFile system, powered by , placed UWM among the 20...Tech vendors could be liable for customer behavior - and not just file sharing
The court, in an unanimous decision, found in favor of MGM, revers...Mercora gets music sharing right
really is different, and it's been far-from-ignored by the 1.5 million people who have downloaded the software since its quiet debut about...State receives grant for justice information sharing
Wisconsin is one of six states to receive a $50,000 grant to pull information sharing in the state's law enforcement network further into the Internet age. Wisconsin's grant proposal was submitted in January by the state's Office of Justice Assistance, which houses the (WIJIS...Sharing injection equipment spreads Hepatitis C
According to findings of a new report, the risks injection drug users face for infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from sharing commonly used drug paraphernalia other than syringes, such as drug "cookers" and cotton filters.// While many anti-drug campaigns have warned of the hazards of sharing hypodermic needles, the new study found that injection drug users who shared cookers-...Sharing a bed with infants may raise the risk for SIDS
A new research had come out with the starling fact that parents who share their beds// with their newborn babies can unknowingly increase the risk of SIDS for their children. Sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS is one of the major reasons of infant mortality for infants in the age group of one month to a year. SIDS is a disorder that seems to have no reasons leading to it and yet ther...Sharing Personal Stories Can Help Bond Parents And Kids
Sharing bedtime stories about your childhood rather than those mentioned on kid’s books could be a great way to bond with your kids// highlights a new research conducted by Dr. Deborah Strevy, an education expert. Although research points out that story telling has been in vogue for over thousands of years, most of us do not find time to share stories in this materialistic world. This...IVF Price To Be Reduced If Women Opt For Egg Sharing Scheme
Women are to be offered reduced price in fertility treatment if they donate eggs for controversial cloning research.// The fertility watchdogs have given permission for a scheme for ‘egg sharing' so as to advance work on human cloning. They have announced that the women who agree for this scheme and pass on their spare eggs to the cloning researchers could potentially reduce the cost...Indonesia Has Stopped Sharing Vital Bird Flu Data
Indonesia, the country worst hit by the flu pandemic, has stopped sharing human genetic samples of the most deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu with foreign laboratories last// month. This was due to its raising fears of the international efforts to fight the highly pathogenic illness and to protect its intellectual property rights ahead of a planned vaccine tie-up with Baxter International....