Researchers image language recovery after stroke
...ased activity in a particular area of the brain or capturing an image of how the brain reorganizes itself after injury. But there is a great deal of variability in how clinical symptoms relate to lesion location and how the brain recovers after different lesions. From these methods alone, it has been diffic...High-tech scan for blocked arteries matches conventional tests in finding root of symptoms
... EBCT has been seen as an especially good tool for capturing cardiovascular images because of its ability to scan quickly and to be linked to a patient's heartbeat. But though the technique has been studied by many researchers and judged accurate by the American Heart Association, its use for diagnosis and scr...Initial clinical study shows safety and bioactivity of cancer vaccine
...ite blood cells that activate the immune system by capturing antigens substances that trigger an immune response, such as against a virus, bacteria or tumor and presenting them to the body's killer cells, called "T cells." The vaccine created in the Duke study introduces genetic information from a prostate c...Alcohol preferences among pregnant Native and African American urban women
...r of beverage types to be sure that we were indeed capturing most of the alcoholic beverages consumed," explained Kaskutas. "We had evidence from some focus groups conducted with minority pregnant women that they were consuming a variety of alcoholic beverages, which included malt liquor, fortified wine and w...Primate bushmeat : Populations exposed to simian immunodeficiency viruses
...aunched to warn people of the potential dangers of capturing primates and handling bushmeat....'SolarScan' for earlier skin cancer detection
...ut out a spot 'just in case'." The device works by capturing an image of a patient's skin spot using an object shaped like a hairdryer with a built-in 'surface microscope'. Image analysis software removes extraneous things from the image like hairs and oil bubbles and analyses the spot's features such as its s...Emory biostatisticians demonstrate method to bolster accuracy of vaccine studies
.... For example, exposure to malaria is measured by capturing mosquitoes. Scientists studying malaria could especially benefit from using validation sets, Dr. Halloran notes. "This research is the first recent study to show that trivalent, cold-adapted influenzavaccine has high efficacy against currently circ...Method to keep track of cancer comorbidities is successful; may help cancer research
...the intent of maximizing reimbursement rather than capturing the most severe comorbidities. "The COC based their approach on the theory that training registrars on a new coding system is time-consuming and impractical," Piccirillo explains. "But we've taken one example of a new method and we've studied it, we...Vital sign device improves resuscitation monitoring
...pital, mobile database, to automate the process of capturing patient information. One of the unique features is that the radio can adjust the power for transmitting information, Welsh said. "If a patient's heart rate slows dangerously or his oxygen saturation level drops precipitously, the system will aut...New insights into devastating basketball foot injury
...e injury, Moorman continued. "The MRI is ideal for capturing the tiny fractures that are the hallmark of the condition." Both Guettler and Moorman said that while the current study looked at elite athletes, the findings are also applicable to all types of athletes who participate in sports requiring similar ma...Novel MRI technique provides clear images of blood flow
... of the scanner and developed a complex new way of capturing the images. "As the blood cell flows through the plane, it is excited by the MRI," Judd explained. "While the next cell is also excited when it flows through, the first cell still gives off a radio-frequency signal that we can detect, on so on. We re......g-edge imaging tools to the study of human speech, capturing the clearest moving images of the rapid vocal movements that turn sound to language. "We're using technological tools to get better data on how the vocal tract moves during speech," said study author Dani Byrd, an associate professor of linguistics a...Antioxidant controversy: Scientists seek measurement standards
...l health benefit. Antioxidant news is increasingly capturing the attention of health-conscious consumers, but there is little scientific data on the actual effect of these compounds in humans. More studies are needed in this area, researchers said. "The bottom line is the same: eat more fruits and veggies," sa......ble and up-to-date information is at a premium. By capturing coastal information, we will better be able to deliver solutions to users both on shore as well as at sea." "For example, there is a growing interest in the detailed spatial mapping of coasts as a tool for environmental monitoring and managing marin...