Electronic Nose Inspects Cheese, Hints At Human Sense Of Smell
... have shown that an electronic nose -- a computerized device that samples scents -- recognizes the unique flavors of different kinds of cheese. Aside from determining the value of this technology for the food in...Program Developed At UF Enables Computer To "Emote" In Speech
...graduatestudent has created a program that gives a computerized voice synthesizer theunusual ability to convey human emotional states including anger, sadness andfear. D'Arcy Truluck's program is aimed at helping speech-disabled people getacross their feelings when using the synthesizer, but it also may ...Migraine Pain: Not Mainly In The Brain
.... Radiologists took SPECT (single photon emission computerized tomography) scansof thehead at 10 minutes and 3 hours, and then several days later, after headachessubsided, as abaseline. During inflammation that occurs during a migraine, Pappagallo says,blood vessels in the meninges become unusually permeable to......measures that can determine fitness for driving. A computerized drivingsimulator that he developed is being tested with volunteers who range in agefrom 5 to 100 and in health from the unusually fit to individuals with milddementia and mild Parkinson's Disease. Where does John Glenn come in? Measures that can eval...Computer matches CT scans to disease database
...ty have teamed up withmedical experts to develop a computerized system designed to aid in diseasediagnosis by matching a patient's CT scans with images in a large data base ofscans from previous patients. Because the images in the data base have been selected by highly trainedphysicians, the system can be use...Brain region used in face recognition is active in new object recognition
... non-invasive diagnostic procedure that creates a computerized image ofthe human brain at work. They scanned the five research subjects before, during and after exposingthem to a family of novel objects called greebles: once before any exposure; three times duringexpertise training; and twice after t...New study shows abuse homicides more common than records reveal
...s in North Carolina couldnot be identified through computerized files, the study's principal investigatorsays. Records in other states likely are just as inaccurate since all states usethe same international system of coding causes of death. Researchers estimated that from 1985 through 1996, 9,467 homicid...Why does an anti-depressant work for some people, but not others?
...g positron emission tomography -- which constructs computerized multi-colored images showing where maximum activity (glucose metabolism) is occurring in the brain -- the research team identified 'distinct differences' in the change pattern in brains of responders compared to non-responders on Prozac. Both group...SU scientist receives patent that could revolutionize medical magnetic resonance imaging
...MRI is a non-invasive diagnostic tool that creates computerized images of internal body tissues. While the system can create high-quality images of the more dense body tissues, it does not work well on organs such as the lungs, which contain more gas than tissue. However, researchers discovered that high-quality ...Early treatment of blinding eye disease in infants can prevent severe vision loss
...hed 50 percent. As part of the ETROP study, a new computerized risk model, developed by NEI-supported researchers, was used to identify high-risk infants early in the disease. The risk model assessed birthweight, ethnicity, being a single or multiple birth baby, gestational age, ophthalmic exam findings, and wh......ested on the material they had learned, were given computerized reaction-time tests, and also reported how sleepy they felt. To the surprise of the researchers, children who had received either diphenhydramine or loratadine scored the same on the tests as did children who received placebos. "The results were qu...Medical system pays little attention to behavior counseling
...reminder stickers on patients' charts or to send a computerized letter prompting patients to schedule a mammography or a flu shot." "Now that the federal research establishment is doubling, and a prescription drug benefit for seniors may mean more people using medication, there is no better time to emphasize the...Science, engineering and technology news tips -- August 2001
...iminal words such as "love" and "support" within a computerized word-relation test. They then were asked to evaluate people within their own religious group, ethnic background and gender as well as "outsiders" who were Arabs or Russian immigrants. Shaver and Mikulincer will continue their research using a $100,00...UCSF study finds shortage of California dentists in rural, poor, minority communities
...e were 19,801 dentists in the survey provided by a computerized file from the American Dental Association. The plight of rural communities in recruiting and retaining health professionals is not new, Mertz said. Our research indicated that the under-supply of dentists in rural areas of California is extensive an...Rensselaer researchers seeing farther and faster with terahertz (Thz) imaging
...es or seconds. The technique could one day lead to computerized medical diagnoses right in the physician's office. Zhang and his colleagues combined T-rays--those that are within the far-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum--with a new technique that delivers single-picosecond-long "blasts" or "chirped...New safety regulations reduced injuries requiring treatment for children, study suggests
...d the UNC School of Public Health researchers with computerized records of injuries requiring medical attention....Computerized tool predicts sarcoma outcome and improves ability to make better treatment decisions
...for this disease. Thetool, called a nomogram, is a computerized statistical program that may enable doctors to more accurately predict patient outcome, allowing doctors and patients to better design treatment and ensure that patients at greatest riskof recurrence can be more aggressively treated, while patients a...Direct contracting health plan cuts costs, not quality
... Dr. Lyles. Dr. Lyles and his colleagues examined computerized claims and enrollment records of 150,000 people receiving care through the BHCAG. The study analyzed the cost and usage of health care resources from 1996 to 1998 and compared a single provider health care plan used in 1996 to the first two years of ...Researchers observe abnormalities in brains of autism patients
...sm patients that might explain the behavor. Using computerized imaging, researchers have observed minicolumnar abnormalities in the frontal and temporal lobes of autistic patients. The study by scientists at the Medical College of Georgia, the University of South Carolina, and the Downtown VA Medical Center in A...Alcohol preferences among pregnant Native and African American urban women
...n. We are hopeful that other clinics will use our computerized intervention once we have the results of the trial, in ano!ther two years or so."...