DNA Imaging to Design Better Drugs
... methods, and the results are direct andrelatively simple to interpret. "Our technique directly visualizes individual DNA molecules, whiletraditional techniques are indirect and inferential, sometimes givinginexplicable results," said Dr. Loren Williams, an associate professorin Georgia Tech's School ofCh...Digital Speech Analysis Tests Sobriety
... nota hard task," she said. "There are some really simple distance measuresthat involve very few calculations." The analysis would be done by computer, based on a mathematicalformula that would yield a percentage probability as to whether thespeaker was intoxicated. The only stumbling blocks could be reco...Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
...hen they firstpass age 65 -- something more than a simple tax rate change has to be done.Or if you do it only by a tax increase, then you get a very high tax burdenthat could potentially slow down the growth of the U.S. economy," hesaid. Manton said the United States isn't the only country dealing with thi...A Surgical Semiconductor Laser With More Precision And Power
By making some simple modifications to semiconductor lasers, a pair of University of Rochester researchers hasdevised a way to make them perform with the power and precision that laser surgeons routinely demand. These small,relatively inexpensive lasers might replace more...Benefits Of New Diet Drug Don't Outweigh Risks
...ne is not a completely safe drug, and we know that simple lifestyle changes such as modest exercise or changing the kinds of food we eat from having an average of 34 percent of total calories from fat to an average of 25 percent of calories from fat can easily produce a deficit equal to or greater than the ...Common Carbohydrates May Prove To Be Substitute For Dietary Fiber
...urally occurring groups of carbohydratescontaining simple sugar molecules -- found in many fruits and vegetables. For years, oligosaccharides were thought to give people flatulence ordiarrhea. A 1968 study of men who ate beans and other legumes found thatthe bad side effects were caused by stachyose and ra...A Helping Hand Could Save An Ailing Heart
...rmining apatient's or friend's prognosis may be as simple as asking, "Are you getting thesupport you need?"...'Bathtub' Equation Aids Diabetes Research
...als therate of change in the number of cells. It's simple math. But most people canunderstand bathtubs bette...ut some things and how little weknow about certain simple things," she says. "We may not be close to findinga cure, but we're not that far off from improving ...Affordable, Hand-Held Biosensor For Diagnostics
...e new biosensor. "We have found nothing as simple or practical as this device with asmuch sensitivity," said Ghadiri. "The results show that we can sense very smallmolecules that in other systems do not produce a very big change. In our system,we see a huge change." The new biosensor is base...Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Enhances Short-Term Brain Plasticity
..., M.D., Ulf Ziemann,M.D., and Brian Corwell used a simple tourniquet around the elbow to shut offthe blood supply to the forearm, blocking nerve signals to the brain andtemporarily mimicking what occurs after amputation. The loss of normal signalscaused the brain to reorganize. When the researchers applie...Addicted Doctors Need Special Service
...care are essential:- access to treatment should be simple particularly in times of crisis; treatment should be at a dedicated unit with other addicted healthcare professionals and there should be special arrangements for supervision and post-treatment monitoring. The authors conclude that the phenomenon o...Tighter Chemical Binding = Better Meds
...uter simulations hadonly been carried out for some simple liquids. With the development ofthe BOSS program, which performs Monte Carlo statistical mechanicscalculations, we were able to model numerous complex organic liquids andsolutions. These studies provided great detail in the structure ofliquids and ......pported General Clinical ResearchCenter.Glucose, a simple sugar, serves as an important source of energy in the humanbody, as well as an important source of energy for the brain. People withdiabetes experience higher than normal blood glucose levels, which can lead tocomplications. Type 2 diabetes...Polish Dumpling-Like Particle Has Potential In Drug Delivery
...ed, cross-linked structure. "The knedel is a very simple approach that offers versatility for composition of the particles," she says. "We can control the size of the core, the thickness of the shell and the overall size of particles as well as the core and shell compositions. This will enable us to c...Study Finds St. John's Wort Can Cut Alcohol Consumption
...he scientists say. "This is exciting - and simple -- because St. John's wort already is themost often prescribed antidepressant in Germany," said Dr. Amir H. Rezvani,research associate professor of psychiatry at the UNC-CH School of Medicine. "Itis reported to be as effective as Prozac and produce f...Voluntary HIV Counseling And Testing Reduce Risk Behavior In Developing Countries
...in these services in the developing world, and the simple answer is 'yes'", said Thomas J. Coates, PhD, director of the University of California SanFrancisco AIDS Research Institute (UCSF ARI). He added, however, that most individuals in developing nations do not haveaccess to counseling and testing program...Drug Reduces Heart Attack, Death Rates In Patients With Unstable Angina
... "It has all the blemishesand benefits of a large, simple trial in which there are very few restrictionson patient care, other than the medication we are testing." In the study, patients were assigned to either placebo or Eptifibatidefor up to a period of 72 hours. Other than that, clinicians were ...The Visible Humans: Coming Of Age
...the cursor, revealing a real human skeleton with a simple click of the mouse," said Carol Jacobson, senior director of EAI Interactive. Creation of customized hip replacements and other devices. Scientists at Engineering Animation, Inc. of Ames, Iowa, are designing software that will transform the Visib...Penn State Chemist Identifies New Lime Aroma Component
...compounds, interacting together produce that pure, simple smell." Foods, in general, tend to have ar...tomeasure aroma intensities. "We take very simple combinations of only two or three compounds foundin lime oil and have the students sniff them and de...Hormone Therapy Increases Survival Of High Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
...ch said that his risk stratification system allows simple and routinepre-treatment tests, (tumor stage and Gleason Score) to precisely predict apatient's likelihood of dying of prostate cancer. The National Cancer Institute funded this study. Other researchers includeSucha O. Asbell, Einstein Medical Cent...