Computer-assisted breast imaging systems help find and characterize cancers
... that they have made significant progress in using computers to increase the accuracy of interpretation of digi...nvasive biopsy procedure. Of course, no one thinks computers will take over from human doctors anytime soon. "In the near future, it won't be possible for comput...Cardiac MRI detects thinned heart muscle previously deemed unsalvageable
...haracteristic signals, which are then converted by computers into three-dimensional images of the heart and its structures. While MRI technology itself is 20 years old, only in the past few years has technology improved to the point where accurate images of moving tissues can be taken. "Not only have we found ...Teens struggle to find accurate, useful health information online
...strong academically and who were comfortable using computers and searching for information on the Internet. Study authors say this suggests students less familiar with Internet searching would have even more trouble. Each student was tested individually for a maximum of one hour. The researchers offer several ...Fox Chase Cancer Center oncologist studies treatment decision making & doctor-patient communication
...t of routine patient care. The comfort level with computers is now so high that we should be able to utilize this technology in daily clinical practice," concluded Meropol....Salk news: A new view on brain function
...out that simply comparing the brain to the digital computers of today does not adequately describe the way it functions and makes computations. The brain, according to Sejnowski, has more of the hallmarks of an "energy efficient hybrid device." "These hybrids offer the ability of analog devices to perform ari...Prescription drug utilization reviews are less than useful
...eview programs." Typically, a review program uses computers to screen prescription information for potential drug interaction conflicts, based on a pre-established set of guidelines. When the software spots a violation of these rules, it marks the record for review. The program staff then sorts these marked r...Wireless technology may help doctors treat patients
...chnology may put doctors who don't rely on desktop computers and paper charts in a better position to treat their patients.That theory is being tested by students in the Penn State School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at the Mont Alto, York and University Park campuses where they are developing ...Computer design yields better, more efficient therapeutic for preventing tissue damage
...uting environment consisting of eighty Linux-based computers was used for all the computational predictions, and the predicted new peptides were subsequently synthesized and experimentally validated in the Lambris laboratory at Penn....INEEL researchers develop medical imagery breakthrough
...ten too subtle to spot by eye, and too complex for computers to interpret.Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory have developed the Change Detection System, technology that highlights slight differences between digital images. In fact, lead researc...CEnIT seed grant grows a helping hand
...researchers at Louisiana Tech are testing handheld computers as a way to support and improve diagnosis and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. Tony Young, head of the psychology and behavioral sciences department, said asking patients to remember and summarize their feelings over a period of time the sta...Study looks at the pros and cons of voice recognition
...ot a plug and play system," says Dr. Gross. Faster computers are needed so the system doesn't freeze up. A good support team, available 24/7, that can fix problems or make necessary technical changes is essential, and must be budgeted for when making cost projections, he says. "We've had problems with poor vo...Study points to methods for safe drug dispensing via computer
...assistants, instead of laptop computers will affect the use of BCMA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently considering whether to require labeling of all prescription drugs with bar codes. In a recent public meet...Internet porn-blocking software neednt block health information, study finds
...Internet Protection Act, which required filters on computers at libraries and schools that receive federal funds. The portion of the law applying to libraries was struck down in court but an appeal will be heard in the current Supreme Court session. The U-M and Kaiser researchers performed their study with the...New system created by Rensselaer group speeds the mapping of blood vessel networks in live tumors
...Rensselaer. Sophisticated microscopes connected to computers can now generate complex 3-D images to allow scientists to peer deeper inside live tumors. Until recently, such intricate images took days to quantify because scientists had to manually trace the vessels. Typically, the results were less than perfect...UCLA professors James Heath, Gary Small named to Scientific Americans list of 50 visionaries
...nificant progress toward the creation of molecular computers that could be much cheaper, smaller and more energ... faster than any of us expected." Molecular-based computers "have the potential for being highly energy-efficient computational platforms that can be constructe...New statement proposes ways to stop deadly drug errors among heart, stroke patients
...ALLAS, Nov. 12 Better educating physicians, using computers to order drugs and improving the system for policing inappropriate medication use can help reduce potentially deadly errors among cardiovascular patients, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in today's Circula...Engineering researchers are designing the ultimate fabrics, for casual or military wear
...Technology Research (ITR) grant to design wearable computers made of e-textiles. The generic concept of wearable computers is a small CPU in a fanny-pack connected to a cumbersome head gear that holds a display screen at ey...A quick-change artist: Tiny protein folds faster than any other
... For now, however, such a goal is far off, because computers are not yet powerful enough to quickly process all...g's team's simulation of tiny Trp-cage required 16 computers and three weeks of computing time another indication of the protein's speedy folding rate. Although...Cardiac MRI provides new 3-D images of beating heart
...istic "radio" signals, which are then converted by computers into three-dimensional images of the heart and its structures. While MRI technology itself is 20 years old, only in the past few years has technology improved to the point where accurate images of moving tissues can be taken. "For the first time, we ...D.C. surveillance system considered a model for early disease detection
...ient information is sent to Military Health System computers that extract and collate information needed to monitor disease levels and identify unusual fluctuations. These data reflect visits by active-duty personnel, spouses, children, retirees and other Military Health System beneficiaries. "In focusing on r...