Oops! Researchers publish new findings on the brain's response to costly mistakes
It happens to all of us, no matter how hard we try. Whether it's deleting a computer file and realizing a split-second later that we can't get it back, or dropping a bag of groceries, or realizing that our gas tank is nearly empty on a lonely stretch of highway, we all make mistakes that aren't just annoying, but potentially costly. Now, a team of University of Michigan researchers has loo...A case of mistaken molecular identity
Researchers in Argentina have determined that night blindness is a new clinical symptom of Chagas disease. A team led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) international research scholar Mariano Jorge Levin and Cristina Paveto of the Institute for Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology (INGEBI), National Research Council, National Council of Scientific Research and Technology in Buenos Air...A case of mistaken identity for the ivory-billed woodpecker?
Video evidence that an extinct woodpecker is alive and well in Arkansas, USA may prove to be a case of mistaken identity. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Biology shows how fleeting images thought to be the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis could be another native woodpecker species. J. Martin Collinson compared David Luneau's Arkansas video footage fro...Ethics Board site offers welcome contrast to state IT mistakes
There's probably no need to hit the Control Z keys to undo all...Are you doomed to repeat the great software mistake?
In 1970, authored an article titled Managing the Development of Large Software Systems. Appearing in Proceedings, IEEE Wescon, the article gave birth to the waterfall development methodology t...Healthcare leaders tell how they rally stakeholders around IT
"User ownership is absolutely essential," said Peter Strombom, CIO of M...Johnson Controls buys stake in health-care tech integration firm
, in Boca Raton, makes a connectivity suite for health-care organizations. Its products will h...Japanese Continue Relentless Biotech Stake in Midwest
CHICAGO The Midwest has been approached by a variety of country economic development groups with interest in developing ties between regional biotech communities. These groups include: 1. The Swiss 2. The Germans 3. The Irish 4. The Taiwanese 5. The Israelis 6. The Singaporeans 7. The Danish None, however, have taken biotech more seriously and more pers...Pharmacia may take 51.5 percent Abbott stake
PHARMACIA Corp is close to signing a deal to acquire the 51.5 per cent stake in Abbott Laboratories India held by fellow US drugmaker Abbott Laboratories Inc. An industry source who declined to be identified, said Pharmacia could reach an agreement in the next few days to buy the stake in Abbott Laboratories India. // "If all goes well, senior Abbott officials from the company’s regi...Children! Protecting them from medical mistakes
The rate for potential medical problems, according to earlier studies, is three times higher for children than for adults. The rates for babies in hospitals are even higher. However, a new effort by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) may help prevent medical errors in children.// The effort, an educational campaign is aime...Costly mistakes help better understand OCD: obsessive compulsive disorder
Mistakes committed, which cost us dearly, like deleting important files or leaving gas open, trigger specific // reactions in the brain. According to the published work of US scientists in the Journal of Neuroscience, one area becomes more active after "costly" mistakes. This may help understand OCD better. The study examined the brains of 12 healthy adults using a functional M...Epidural Mistakes Proves To Be Fatal Blunders
Epidurals are usually given during childbirth to ease the pain during labor. But such epidurals proved to be fatal due to hospital blunders //. The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) in response has issued warnings to doctors and midwives over the drug usage. Statistics show that about 200 errors have been committed due a period of one year. The epidural is supposed to be administere...Tata Industries picks up stake in Indigene Pharmaceuticals
Tata Industries Ltd today said it has acquired a significant stake in Indigene Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of US-based indigene Pharma Inc// , for an undisclosed amount. Indigene, which is involved in biopharmaceuticals, has been in the business of both prescription and consumer healthcare products. Commenting on the strategic alliance with Indigene, Tata Group Chairman R...