Laughter helps patients communicate emotion in therapy sessions
...t the therapy sessions, physiologic responses were measured for both patient and therapist using skin conductance recordings. Skin conductance is a commonly used measure of the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, which controls physiologic arousal and increases such parameters as blood pressure and h...Northwestern researchers pinpoint how false memories are formed
...ersity, is the first author of the paper.) "We measured brain activity in people who looked at pictures of...tivity produced in response to viewed pictures and measured with functional MRI also predicted which pictures would be subsequently remembered. Two brain region...Binge drinking: red wine and alcohol have different effects on platelets
...alcoholic drinks in three hours. Researchers then measured levels of platelet aggregation, induced by a modest stimulatory substance called adenosine-diphosphate (ADP), platelet adhesion to fibrinogen, and collagen. Binge consumption of alcohol both increased platelet aggregation and inhibited platelet adh...Long-sought key to hearing may be found in protein discovery
...ce, using siRNAs carried in with adenoviruses, and measured the response. They recorded barely any electrical activity in the hair cells with blocked TRPA1. Likewise, the hair cells did not take up the fluorescent dye. Although the discovery needs confirmation by other methods, TRPA1 is the best candidate fo...Angiogenesis therapy successful for peripheral arterial disease
...intervals during the next 32 days, the researchers measured the effects of treatment and found that when compared to the non-treated legs, the treated legs had an increase in capillary density, a positive increase in cellular proliferation and improved tissue perfusion. Additionally, the researchers foun...Length of stay for inpatient medical rehab decreasing, efficiency increasing; death rate on the rise
... inpatient rehabilitation facilities that were not measured in the study by Ottenbacher et al. The relationship between earlier acute care discharge, rehabilitation admission criteria, and LOS requires further study to understand changes in mortality," Dr. Esselman writes. (JAMA. 2004; 292:1746-1748. Availa...Stanford to test effects of drug widely used for pediatric hypertension
...we know about the risk, but no one has ever really measured the drug's toxic effects in kids." The study will aggressively record cyanide levels in the blood of pediatric patients given nitroprusside. According to Hammer, "It may be difficult to appreciate whether certain adverse changes are attributable to t...New system translates improved diagnostic information to target radiation at tumors
...he spatial information about tumor concentrations measured in "voxels" from the MRS system to the treatment planning system, morphing that information onto the ultrasound/CT images typically used by planning and delivery systems. The voxels can be translated even when the organ has changed shape due to tre...MRI can measure early benefits of cholesterol-lowering drugs and plaque reduction
...els. During the three-year study, the Hopkins team measured plaque levels in 29 patients on a cholesterol-lowe...two measurements of plaque formation. First, they measured calcium deposits at the start of therapy, to establish a baseline reading of plaque volume. Then, a...Prescriptions for antibiotics to prevent anthrax uncommon after the 2001 anthrax attacks
...in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks, as measured by patient requests and physician prescribing in this academic outpatient practice," the authors state. "Prescription of antibiotics appropriate for anthrax prophylaxis (i.e., ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, or amoxicillin) was most highly associated wi...Immune therapy appears to reduce risk of second attack of multiple sclerosis symptoms
...of a second attack and reduces disease activity as measured by brain magnetic resonance imaging," the authors write....Global air pollution map produced by Envisat's SCIAMACHY
...here, the stratosphere. So nitrogen dioxide levels measured above the remotest parts of the Pacific were used to determine a general column for stratospheric nitrogen dioxide, which could be subtracted from the global data to determine tropospheric vertical column values. "Results from this and other similar...Tar measurements on cigarette packets are misleading
...s BMJ. The tar delivery of cigarettes is routinely measured with a machine and, with the exception of the Unit... much greater amounts of tar and nicotine than are measured by the machine. The tobacco industry has also modified cigarette design, making the modern cigarette...Breathing problems during sleep may affect mental development in infants and young children
...s at one year of age with a standardized test that measured physical and mental development. The infants were part of the multi-center Collaborative Home Infant Monitoring Evaluation (CHIME) study. The CHIME study sought to identify factors that could put infants at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS...Postmenopausal women have lower grip strength than premenopausal women
Postmenopausal women are weaker, as measured by grip and pinch tests, than women who have not entered menopause, according to a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. However, the researchers found that physical activity protected women from losing strength as they progress t...High blood pressure related decline in cognitive function affects adults young and old
...ompared younger and older individuals and have not measured cognitive performance over an extended time period. The results emphasize the importance of reducing high blood pressure even in younger adults, the researchers conclude. "To the extent that BP (blood pressure) effects on cognition are not reversibl...Wealth does not create individual happiness and it doesn't build a strong country, either
...ey increases well-being and, although money can be measured with exactitude, it is an inexact surrogate to the...igman, University of Pennsylvania. The variables measured would include engagement, purpose and meaning, optimism and trust, and positive and negative emotion...Optics meeting tips: Internal fingerprints, no cell left behind, 3-D reality
...the blood that the capillaries carry can be easily measured by the light sensor. They've even tested it against fake fingers to ensure that the system can't be spoofed. The system could easily integrate into some of today's fingerprint scanners. The spoof-detection technology should be available in mid-2005,...New grant addresses minority nurse shortage
... as a career. "The success of the project will be measured using admission, retention, attrition and graduation rates," said Schaefer, who ultimately expects diversity within Temple's nursing school to increase by 5 percent over the next three years. This project, due to begin in September 2004, may in t...Left and right ears not created equal as newborns process sound, finds UCLA/UA research
... otoacoustic emission (OAE)," added Sininger. "We measured the OAE by inserting a microphone in the ear canal...o test its hearing. The probe emitted a sound and measured the ear's OAE. The researchers measured the babies OAE with two types of sound. First, t...