News and progress 2010 / Nýtt innan vísindi 2010

Kidney News - February 2010

savers for many patients with chronic kidney disease. Still, a significant number of transplanted kidneys are rejected or do not function properly over time. Physicians have been reluctant to remove these organs, but a recent study indicates that such a transplant nephrectomy can offer significant survival benefits for patients (Ayus JC, et al. J Am Soc Nephrol 2010; 21:374–380). While addition...

Clincal Laboratory News - March 2010

Submission Deadline: May 1, 2010 Abstracts are invited in the following categories: Integrating POCT into Patient Care Pathways and Patient Outcomes Microbiology and Infectious Disease Testing Innovation and New Technologies Point-of-Care Partnerships Controversies in POC and Critical Care Testings are invited in the following categories: Integrating POCT into Patient Care Pathways and Patient ...

News from CROES: WCE 2010 and beyond.

Progress in understanding autism: 2007-2010.

Scientific progress is discussed in relation to clinical issues; genetic issues; environmental issues; and the state of play on psychological treatments. It is concluded that substantial gains in knowledge have been achieved during the last 3 years, and there have been some unexpected findings, but major puzzles remain. We should be hopeful of ever greater gains in the years ahead, but both pre...

Editorial: Current progress in Bioinformatics 2010

In this issue, we provide the next installment of our annual feature 'Current Progress in Bioinformatics'. Each year, we invite leaders in bioinformatics to summarize the progress and challenges in hot and emerging areas of inquiry. We ask the authors specifically to summarize the past 12–18 months of important literature, and to provide a perspective in the field. The fields are chosen based o...