New approach to imaging separates thought from perception
...ds the instructions." The researchers also applied their technique to studying the brain'sresponse when a location in space, rather than a direction of motion, was cued.When the subjects were waiting for something to appear in the left visual field,both the left and right posterior parietal regions w...New understanding of a key control mechanism in the brain
...-then" filtering gates that allow inhibition to be applied only at the exact millisecond and to the right degree. Each I-neuron establishes complex if-then gates onto thousands of neighboring neurons and is therefore "in charge" of controlling their activity. The gates allow I-neurons to rapidly switch their...AAPS announces AAPS PharmSciTech, the association's second online journal
...f 2000. AAPS PharmSciTech covers the basic and applied research on pharmaceutical dosage forms, both traditional and novel, including the emerging area of biopharmaceuticals. The goal of the journal is to disseminate scientific and technical information on drug product design, development, evaluation an...New mathematical model explains changing patterns in epidemics
... Hamilton, Ontario, Canada developed the model and applied it to measles epidemics. Their research will appea...ping the model, Bolker, David Earn, a professor of applied mathematics at McMaster University and colleagues Pejman Rohani and Bryan Grenfell, both of the depa...Study to assess heart effects of depression drugs during stress
...oring during stress situations such as an ice pack applied to the forehead, mental arithmetic test, and speech test. Blood samples will be measured for the stress-related hormones epinephrine, norepinephrine, and cortisol. Qualified participants will receive $200 for participating. The UNC investigators hyp...Synthetic rubber kills germs on contact
...ltural workers from pesticide exposure. Worley has applied for a patent for antimicrobial rubber, which he believes may reach the consumer market in a few years. Halosource Corporation of Seattle, Wash., has purchased the process to create antimicrobial plastic, clothing and rubber containing N-halamines. ...Hypnosis reduces surgical pain and time, improves safety
... a much more structured form so the methods can be applied in the hectic modern healthcare environment." The study was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Office of Alternative Medicine, both of the National Institutes of Health.Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a major patient ca......l antennas. It is related to the lab's projects in applied electromagnetics that affect diverse technologies, including communications, microwave power electronics, proximity fuzes, and directed energy. Affects 50 percent of males by age 65 BPH by itself is a significant problem. Fifty percent of males d......nificant contribution through research in basic or applied science. The award aims to enhance the visibility of women in science, and to provide role models who will motivate and encourage the next generation of young women scientists. This year only, in addition to the annual Women & Science Award, a...Northwestern chemist develops nanoplotter with parallel writing capabilities
...lithography (DPN), "inks" of organic molecules are applied to an atomic force microscope (AFM), which serves ...t scientific discovery. When the writing tips were applied to the substrate using different contact forces, the pens still produced identical dots and lines, w......l part of the Network is its commitment to funding applied collaborative research projects....Connecticut researchers receive national award
...l -- and commercially viable -- antibiotic. Pfizer applied for a U.S. patent, not knowing that Plivas Djokic had made an identical discovery. Patents were mistakenly issued to both, and the two companies decided to partner to develop what later became azithromycin. Animal studies conducted by Pfizer pharmaco...Molecular architects create new cancer preventives
...ltanoids or vitamin D analogs. The deltanoids were applied to the skin of mice also treated with a carcinogen. All four deltanoids diminished the number of skin tumors without any significant effects on calcium loss or weight gain, which is usually adversely affected by vitamin D. The most effective preventi...Cars and bridges that almost never rust
...fic society. The coating, polyaniline, can be applied to nearly any metal, said Bernhard Wessling, Ph.D., president and managing partner of Ormecon Chemie GmbH & Co in Ammersbek, Germany. It is already being used for projects in several Asian and European countries, including Japan, Korea, Italy, German...New dental anesthetic promises better pain control for patients
...d his new formulation could be applied to improve anesthesia for a range of surgeries. Reader tested different versions of his formulation - a mix of lidocaine (a local anesthetic) and mannitol (the sugar alcohol) in different p...Hutchinson Center receives $1.2 million from National Science Foundation to study plant genetics
...c mutations. The strategy, called TILLING, will be applied to genes of Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering member of the mustard family used as a model system for plant genetic studies. Using the TILLING method, researchers will induce and analyze mutations rapidly and on a large scale without introducin...Transgenic mice aid research into deadly cancer
... a component of the NIH. NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....NIAID awards major malaria vaccine research contract
...am and others to ensure that research findings are applied to improve malaria control. NIAID is a component ...titutes of Health (NIH). NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV/AID...Interactive game could reduce heart attack deaths by teaching rapid response to symptoms
...ludes re-programmable virtual personas that can be applied to other health topics in addition to heart attack domains. NIH Funding The paper and related research was conducted with financial support from the National Institute of Health's National Heart Attack Alert Program and the National Library of...Claims-based measurement shows many Medicare patients do not receive necessary care
....S. Medicare beneficiaries in 1994-1996. "When we applied the system to Medicare claims data, our results suggested that underuse of necessary care is widespread for the 15 target conditions, even in the relatively well-insured Medicare population," they write. "For 16 of 40 necessary care indicators (incl...