Ultrafines’ Quick Neurological Hit: Particles Take a Direct Routeto the Brain

A Quick Take on Windows Security Evolution

A while back I wondered how software developers’ concerns about security evolved over time. Obviously, studying under-the-hood changes would be a major research undertaking—and frankly beyond my interest. But mightn’t there be a feasible shortcut, a sort of poor man’s time-series analysis of security concerns? Behind this question was my speculation that the tightening user-controlled security ...

Governments take a hit as CMA releases report card.

Mitochondria and apoptosis: a quick take on a long view

Fifteen years of apoptosis research have led to the widely accepted idea that the major form of programmed cell death in mammals proceeds via the mitochondria, and that mitochondrial control of apoptosis is regulated by a specialized family of proteins known as the Bcl-2 family. Here we will consider some very recent data that has shed new insight into the regulation of these proteins and the i...

Autoimmune encephalitis: the new hit at neurological parade.

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997: will hospitals take a hit on their PPS margins?