Restoring aged stem cell functionality: Current progress and future directions

Information Extraction Research and Applications: Current Progress and Future Directions

Geographical Information and Historical Research: Current Progress and Future Directions

Information about places is ubiquitous in the study of history, events occur, people live, and phenomena flourish in more or less identifiable locations. To a greater or lesser extent, all historians make use of geographical information. Potentially, there is a great potential for the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the discipline. However, GIS with origins in the earth science...

Prophylaxis against postoperative atrial fibrillation: current progress and future directions.

Financial Disclosure: Dr Emanuel gave 2 lectures for Merck of France in 2003. Messrs Sobolski and Barton reported no financial disclosures. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein are the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Institutes of Health, the US Public Health Service, or the Department of Health and Human Services. Acknowledgment: We thank Yochai Benkler, ...

Recent Progress and Future Directions

We review the foundations of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, discuss recent progress in the tests of relativistic gravity, and present motivations for new generation of high-accuracy gravitational experiments. We discuss the advances in our understanding of fundamental physics anticipated in the near future and evaluate discovery potential of the recently proposed gravitational experim...

Oncogenesis and cancer stem cells: current opinions and future directions

There is increasing evidence to show that only a subset of cancer cells drives the growth and progression of a tumour. These cells share similar properties with normal stem cells and are termed 'cancer stem cells'. Cancer stem cells have been identified in acute myeloid leukaemia and in some solid tumours by their distinct expression of cell surface antigens. Their long-term, self-renewing capa...