HIV Blip Synching: Get the Timing Right

Male circumcision: get the timing right.

872 CMAJ, April 19, 2011, 183(7) © 2011 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors The most commonly performed surgical procedure in the world — male circumcision — is done for therapeutic, prophylactic, religious, cultural and social reasons. Discussions of male infant circumcision for health reasons are always split. Proponents suggest there are significant potential health benefits includ...

Babies get it right

Infants use a region on the right side of their brain to distinguish between human faces and objects.

How cells get the right chromosomes.

When cells divide, the chromosomes must be delivered flawlessly to the daughter cells. Missing or extra chromosomes can result in birth defects and cancer. Chance events are the starting point for chromosome delivery, which makes the process prone to error. Errors are avoided by diverse uses of mechanical tension from mitotic forces. Tension stabilizes the proper chromosome configuration, contr...

noninvasive tests of fibrosis: to get the right answers, we need to ask the right questions

Get it right from the start.

With graduation day over and their names and PIN numbers appearing on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register, newly qualified nurses will soon be starting their first jobs.