Envisat images delivered to Antarctic eclipse spotters
...together with two accompanying scientists and also radio journalists. Loren and the two scientists work a...you can hear her describe it in her own words at a radio report on the Anatarctica 2003 website. The passengers of Kapitan Khlebnikov are spending the next ...Cardiac MRI detects thinned heart muscle previously deemed unsalvageable
...en nuclei in cells to align, and when perturbed by radio waves, they give off characteristic 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 p...Procedure cures atrial fibrillation
...the areas of disorganized electrical activity. The radio wave "zap" heats the target areas of tissue, a process called ablation, but spares nearby tissue. The catheters that record electrical signals in the tissue and deliver the radiofrequency energy are carefully inserted through the groin of a sedated ...Sixth annual child advocacy award dinner
.... The PSA campaign includes television, print and radio spots sponsored by The Bear Stearns Charitable Foundation and created by BBDO New York. The campaign, which also features the tagline, "Giving Children Back Their Childhood," is part of a larger 9/11 Public Education Campaign designed to educate pare...Brain signals from the paralyzed or injured captured by computer
...roelectrodes, an on-board processor, and a two-way radio link, which acts as a telemeter. A microprocessor interacts with the two-way radio link and can be remotely programmed to detect and sort the neural signals received by the prosthetic...Vital sign device improves resuscitation monitoring
...indicator of a person's cardiopulmonary status. A radio transmits the information to a wearable or handhel...rmation. One of the unique features is that the radio can adjust the power for transmitting information, Welsh said. "If a patient's heart rate slows da...Enormous X-ray solar flare seen by SOHO
...s of the atmosphere, causing serious disruption to radio communications. The high-energy particles that followed (called a 'proton storm') could upset satellites by interfering with their electronics systems and damaging exposed components. During these storms, astronauts are advised to reduce exposure,...The Group Room(R)cancer radio talk show to air live from CHEST 2003, Sunday, Oct. 26, in Orlando, FL
The Group Room--the nationally syndicated radio call-in cancer talk show--will air a special live ...ay, Oct. 26, 2003, from 4-6 pm ET (1-3 pm PT). The radio show, which is sponsored by The CHEST Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the ACCP, will address th...CHEST Foundation recognizes physicians who make a world of difference in lung health
...undation will sponsor The Group Room, a syndicated radio program recognized as the world's largest support group for cancer survivors. The program will broadcast two live panel discussions covering the latest detection and treatment advances in lung cancer and will include an update on the ACCP Lung Cance...NYU School of Medicine attracts a powerful MRI machine
...Dr. Helpern. "It's like trying to listen to a weak radio station. With the more powerful magnets, we can find all these other signals buried beneath the water signal that are really interesting to look at, and these signals also are more distinct because they no longer overlap." Molecular Imaging The abi...Promise of laparoscopic liver resection for liver cancer explored in unique program
...section, the workshop also will cover laparoscopic radio frequency ablation of liver tumors and other laparoscopic techniques....Airbag to keep windsurfer safe on 8000 km voyage
...ing 550 kg, equipped with a GPS navigation system, radio and satellite phone, and loaded with canned and dried food. Six sails - from 4.2 to 7.4 square metres - secured to a carbon fibre mast and using an aluminium wishbone are the 'engines' on board, along with Le Gouvello herself and her 17 years of wind...Public duped by media over vaccine, says report
...r 1,000 people and an analysis of 2,214 newspaper, radio and TV stories....Engineering researchers are designing the ultimate fabrics, for casual or military wear
...hat has low power requirements and doesn't rely on radio waves." The Virginia Tech and ISI researchers plan...y already has sound detection systems that rely on radio waves, but communication via radio waves can alert an adversary to a military unit's location. The e...Penn State College of Medicine awarded $6.9 million to create clearer images of body's interior
...is a non-x-ray technique using magnetic fields and radio frequency waves to visualize organs and other stru...stortion in the images. Interference, or static or radio frequency field distortion causes flaws or black spots - collectively called "artifacts" - on MRIs m...Swallowing a tiny imaging capsule aids in diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
... light source, video camera, battery, antenna, and radio transmitter. Images of the intestinal tract are transmitted twice each second by radio frequency to an array of sensors worn around the patient's abdomen and the signals are digitally rec...Public strong on opinions weaker on knowledge
... detailed media analysis of television, newspaper, radio and magazine content. The survey asked more than 1,000 people what they thought and knew about three topical areas of science: climate change; the MMR vaccine; and human and animal biotechnology. They were also asked how much they trust scientists an...New procedure kills liver tumors without surgery
...." Called radiofrequency ablation because it uses radio wave energy to heat the tumor and "ablate," or destroy it, the procedure has been used for nearly a decade to treat certain irregular heartbeats. Now, a handful of radiologists in North Carolina and nationwide are using RFA to treat primary tumors an...The Lancet Neurology press release
...the area of the body most exposed to low levels of radio frequency radiation emitted by handsets. This month's Leading edge discusses some of the issues surrounding mobile phone use and concludes that more studies that directly investigate the effects of mobile phone use in the human population are urgentl...... every three minutes with a new heading, altitude, radio frequency, and, on 50 percent of the legs, a new transponder code that they had to remember and dial into the cockpit panel. They were also confronted with three emergency situations during each flight. The researchers caution that the results need t...