Digital Speech Analysis Tests Sobriety
... least 90 percent accuracy.Regardless, she and her colleagues hope their research adds to the basicknowledge and understanding of how speech is produced....What Makes Tics Tick? Clues Found In Tourette Twins' Caudates
... Daniel Weinberger, M.D., Steven Wolf, M.D., and colleagues in the NIMH Clinical Brain Disorders Branch found that binding to D2 dopamine receptors in the caudate nucleus was higher in the sibling with the more severe symptoms. "Strikingly, the degree to which the twins differed in this caudate D-2 binding ...Rape Victims Find Relief From Posttraumatic Stress Using The Antidepressant Zoloft.
... group, report Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D., and her colleagues in theDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School ofMedicine, in the October issue of the Journal of Traumatic Stress. After 12 weeks on the antidepressant sertraline (Zoloft), four out of thefive women who completed the...Postmature Infants Not As Easily Calmed As Other Newborns
...s or hands. Ongoing research has led Smith and her colleagues to thesurprising hypothesis that the sweet taste of sugar sedatesinfants by stimulating the same brain region affected by heroin,a circuit of neurons known as an opioid pathway. The postmatureinfants react much like infants born to heroin-addicted mo...Drug And Radiation Treatment May Shrink Pancreatic And Gastric Tumors
... from the National Institutes ofHealth. Safran and colleagues recently presented their findings to researchersat Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York and MD Anderson Cancer Centerin Houston. Further clinical studies of the paclitaxel-radiation treatment arebeing planned nationwide, to be conducted by t...Routine Dental X-ray May Be A Valuable Tool In Stroke Prevention
...tal film, not just the teeth." . Carter and her colleagues are currently setting up two studies to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the X-ray findings. In one study, they will conduct ultrasound and cholesterol screening on patients with and without carotid calcification findings. In another, ...Substance from Grapefruit Juice May Make Medications Safer
...Now, Dr. Paul Watkins, Dr. Kenneth Lown, and their colleagues at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor report in the May 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation that grapefruit juice works by decreasing the amount of an enzyme called CYP3A4 that is present in the small intestine. T...TB Prophylaxis Unnecessary In HIV-Infected People With Anergy, Study Suggests
...Group considered thefindings of Dr. Gordin and his colleagues in developing the guidelines, whichwere published in the June 27, 1997 issue of Morbidity and Mortality WeeklyReport. "The low rates of TB in both the treatment and placebo groups (three cases outof 260 patients, and six cases out of 257 patients, re...Training Urged For Mothers Of Children With Cancer
... of the University of Rochester,Rochester, NY, and colleagues from the Sibling Adaptation to Childhood CancerCollaborative Study, who have been studying the effects of cancer on siblings. Results of their most recent study are published in the August issue ofthe Journal of Developmental and Behavioral P...New Approach To Multidrug Resistance
... Joshua Hamilton at Dartmouth Medical School, with colleagues from themedical school and the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, is reported in the currentissue of Clinical Cancer Research. One of the greatest obstacles to successful cancer treatment is the developmentof multidrug resistance by tumors -- that is, tumo...3D Ultrasound Gives Better View Of Brain's Arteries
...and CT. In this study, Delcker and his two colleagues used a prototype magneticsensor workstation to rec...anial ultrasound from 20patients, Delcker and his colleagues found two things: First, identification of intracranial arteries significantly improvedafter...Ultrasound Helps Pediatric Heart Surgeons After Open Heart Surgery
...on during cardiac surgery in children. His colleagues in the study include Drs. Garry Cornel, chief of theDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Lloyd Semelhago, William Splinter, NihalWeerasena, and Lothar Broecker and Guy Millette of the Division ofCardiovascular Surgery and the Department of Anesthesia....Antioxidant-Enhancing Drug Partly Rescues Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
... The new study, conducted by Henderson and colleagues Sandra McFadden,Ph.D., and Bo-Hua Hu, Ph.D., along with Richard Kopke, Ph.D., of the U.S. Army,documents the action of R-PIA on noise-induced hearing loss in chinchillas, amammal with an auditory range similar to that of humans. In earlier w...A Helping Hand Could Save An Ailing Heart
...ions. Researchers Steven Woloshin, MD, and colleagues at the White RiverJunction (VT) Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Manitoba,Winnipeg, found that "inadequate tangible support was a significant predictor ofdeath and greater functional deterioration" among patients who had suffered...NIH Honors Emory Researcher With Merit Award For Work On Renin-Angiotensin System
... During the past 10 years Bernstein and his colleagues have beenresponsible for a number of key scientific discoveries that have transformed theway in which scientists view the renin-angiotensin system and its effects oncardiovascular function. In 1989 they became one of the first laboratories inthe worl...Some Good News In Treating Infection Common To HIV Patients
...th a standard dose on day eight. Kazanjian and his colleagues found that 86 percent of the HIV study patients were able to tolerate Bactrim after the eight-day regimen. Sixty percent tolerated the stepped-up dosages without problem. Another 26 percent were able to successfully take Bactrim, combined with a smal...Targeted Protein Toxin Effective Against Persistent Brain Tumors
...ne,(2) NINDS investigatorsled by Dr. Oldfield and colleagues from the National Cancer Institute and theNational Human Genome Research Institute report on the first clinical trial ofanother new therapy, which uses virus-producing cells to deliver a herpes virusgene that increases tumor cells' sensitivity to the...Stress: It's Not Just All In Your Head; Scientists Map The Wear And Tear Of Daily Life
... McEwen introduces the concept of what he and his colleagues have labeled"allostatic load," which is the price ...ain that can lead to memory loss." McEwen and his colleagues followed a group of successfully aging elderlypeople for three years using common tests to measure, ...Researchers Finding May Boost Effectiveness Of Anti-HIV Drugs
...e virus can live andhide out." Kim and his colleagues in the division of Clinical Pharmacology havefound evidence that a "transporter molecule" called P-glyco protein (Pgp) may becreating these hide-outs. Transporter molecules protect the body from poisoningby recognizing groups of chemicals and pumping......lege, New York. Teresa Santos and JuanaBalles and colleagues carried out the research at the University Hospital La Fe,Valencia, Spain in collaboration with Marcus' laboratory. Aspirin helps prevent heart attacks and strokes by blocking thegeneration of thromboxane, a chemical produced by blood platele...