Cancer: Missing the mark

Missing the mark on stem cells.

President Bush’s long awaited decision on federal funding for stem cell research has a little for everybody but completely satisfies no one. By limiting research funding to some 60-odd existing stem cell lines (or colonies), did the president stake out a clear moral position or merely craft a political compromise? Whatever the answer, there are important implications for the future of research ...

Hedge Fund Benchmarking: Missing the Mark?

Benchmarking Non-Traditional Investments More Complex There is $2.9 trillion2 invested in hedge funds, another $200 billion3 in alternative mutual funds and a McKinsey & Company report suggests these amounts are projected to grow significantly in the coming years4. That growth is understandable given our lower for longer return expectations for traditional asset classes and the potential for en...

Firearm injury prevention counseling: are We missing the mark?

OBJECTIVE To determine whether pediatricians accurately estimate the likelihood of gun ownership among their patients' families. Design. Self-administered, written surveys completed simultaneously by pediatricians and their patients' parents. SETTING A total of 23 pediatric practices and hospital-based clinics in three cities in the United States. SUBJECTS A total of 66 pediatricians paired...

Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: Are We Missing the Mark?

Missing the mark: Dynamic differences in the facial expressions of children with HFA

Background: Individuals with high-functioning autism (HFA), despite preserve IQ and language skills, have significant deficits in social communication, and often experiencing bullying by their peers (Sterzing et al. 2012). Many of these social communication deficits are based on an inability to use non-verbal cues, such as reading others’ facial expressions (Klin et al. 2002, Wang et al. 2007),...