Doppler ultrasound can reduce hospital stays
...e and doesn't take long fordoctors to learn how to interpret the results," Gan said. "The equipmentappears to be cost effective, and it should be applicable in any hospital thatperforms major surgeries." The device, which has FDA approval, is manufactured by Deltex MedicalInc., Irving, Texas, who, alo...Discarded thymus tissue provides life for infants with DiGeorge Syndrome
... tissue inDiGeorge patients have been difficult to interpret because, Markert suspects,infants who already had low, but existing, levels of immune function weretreated and these infants usually improve without therapy. T cells, so named because they are immune cells that mature in thethymus gland, are...Emotional support during conflict situations elevates blood pressure in African-American boys
...monwealth University. "African American boys may interpret emotional support as negative because boys are traditionally encouraged to be independent," said Dawn K. Wilson, PhD, head of the study. "They may react to being placed in a dependent position such as having to rely on emotional support during a stre...Map makers can avoid confusing the color blind
...olor schemes that allow most color-blind people to interpret the images. "Rainbow schemes are very popular in maps designed to convey information," says Cynthia A. Brewer, associate professor of geography. "Unfortunately, rainbow schemes are not necessarily the best way to present information to most color-bl......er enrolling in the outpatient program. "How you interpret these data depends on how you define recividism," Kravitz said. For instance, all of the NGRI patients were admitted to the program after committing felonies -- murders or aggravated battery or sexual assault. The out-patient treatment program at R......ublic health education; improving their ability to interpret and make decisions based on available public health data and information; increasing their understanding of emerging public health issues such as bioterrorism, behavioral and mental health, domestic and societal violence and environmental health issu...Brain imaging technology can reveal what a person is thinking about
...g, however, is when 'data coders' (researchers who interpret data) were asked to look at fMRI scans and guess whether the study participant was thinking of a face or place. They were able to accurately report what the participant was thinking about on 85 percent of the trials! "What we've shown is that we ca...Studies: delay in seeking stroke treatment can lead to death, permanent impairment
...ow. "It can take an hour or more to complete and interpret necessary tests like a CT scan, which have to be done before thrombolytic (clot-dissolving) therapy can be given," Schroeder said. "The time a patient takes deciding to seek care is the biggest portion of the time between onset of symptoms and treatm......cy approach may be superior for training people to interpret health tests, judge courtroom evidence and more WASHINGTON Does a positive mammogram mean a woman has breast cancer? Does a positive HIV test mean someone is infected with the virus? As ordinary people confront the laws of probability, the odds o...High rates of caesarean section do not reflect women's preferences
...change in Brazil and counteract the inclination to interpret high or rising rates of caesarean section elsewhere as evidence of demand for surgical delivery," they conclude. Women and professionals should be encouraged to consider vaginal birth positively, write Richard Johanson and Mary Newburn in an accompan...Study reveals differences in patients' response to Ritalin
...bility in Ritalin-induced changes in dopamine. "We interpret this lack of a correlation as an indication that the dopamine increases were due not just to dopamine transporter blockade by Ritalin but to individual variability in the amount of dopamine released by the dopamine cells," Volkow said. "This means th...Volume of mammograms read may influence accuracy of diagnosis
...Radiologists in the United Kingdom are required to interpret a minimum of 5,000 mammograms per year to meet the...tional standard, while U.S. radiologists need only interpret 480 mammograms per year to meet the national standard. However, U.K. mammographers perform fewer bio...Researchers demonstrate direct, real-time brain control of cursor
...ty have used a tiny array of electrodes to record, interpret and reconstruct the brain activity that controls hand movement - and they have demonstrated that thoughts alone can move a cursor across a computer screen to hit a target. The research was conducted using a primate model. Three Rhesus monkeys receive...... not up to the task. By contrast, confident girls interpret the physical cues of exertion as challenges they can overcome, and they feel good about pushing through the physical strain. "We think something is going on in self talk and that some girls are better at self distraction," said Nola Pender, principal...Tamoxifen and estrogen have similar effects on the brain
...colleagues write that, it is highly speculative to interpret [these findings] as indicative of neuroprotection. They note that it is important to consider alternative explanations for these results that take into account all of what we know about the physiologic effects of estrogen in women, as well as the rel...Rutgers' announces Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
...arch initiatives annually. Projects must develop, interpret or substantially advance ideas or knowledge that can improve health or health care policy in the United States. Investigators can receive up to $275,000 to fund research over three years. The newly funded projects will address issues such as how c...Futuristic system brings vision to blind
...resemble stars on a black background, and learn to interpret the patterns so they can gain mobility. "By puttin... a pattern of white spots that they could learn to interpret well enough to get some useful vision," Smith said....Simple reminder can help patients avoid dangerous infection
...ecommendations complied with the instructions. "We interpret these results to suggest that implementation of this low-cost, low-tech intervention will serve to improve overall compliance and potentially reduce the frequency of endocarditis," says Manning....Mayo Clinic study finds optimists report a higher quality of life than pessimists
...w you perceive what goes on around you and how you interpret it may have an impact on your longevity, and it could affect the quality of your later years." Patients originally assessed in the 1960s with a personality test completed a follow-up self-assessment of their health status 30 years later. In the healt...