Dying on cue

Dying on cue

A cell resting on the extracellular matrix (ECM) doesn't just sit there like a football fan in a La-Z-Boy. It develops a deep connection with its substrate. Contact between matrix proteins and integrin receptors in the membrane adjusts the cell's cytoskeleton and shape (Haimovich, et al., 1993), galvanizes survival-promoting pathways, and causes numerous other changes. A 1992 paper by Keith Bur...

On Death and Dying

over death. This initial attitude contrasted with the gratitude of many dying people who were only too pleased to find that a doctor and a chaplain were willing to break through the web of their loneliness. Gradually more nurses, doctors and others contributed and, in turn, improved their own adjustment to this uneasy part of their vocation. The author uses extensive quotes from interviews reco...

On death and dying.

DR J. RUSSELL LITTLE, Chief, Division of Infectious Disease, the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis and Associate Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine: Our guest this morning is Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD. Dr. Ross has become something of a celebrity since the feature story in Lire magazine (Nov 21, 1969; p 36) concerning her and her work and the appearance ...

Insights on death & dying.

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