Digital Speech Analysis Tests Sobriety
...he differentiation of styles ofstressed speech, we thought that this type of analysis might showcharacteristic changes in speech produced under alcohol," Chin said. For her thesis work, Cummings used digitized speech collected fromseveral people speaking in 11 of the most common non-normal styles ofspeech. ...Study Shows Gum Disease Increases Risk Of Future Heart Disease
...s case, bacteria present in periodontal disease is thought to be the culprit, Genco said. "Oral bacteria enter the bloodstream via small ulcers in the gum tissue. These bacteria causes platelets to aggregate and form clumps, or thrombi. These clumps accumulate on damaged tissue, such as lesions in th...Common Carbohydrates May Prove To Be Substitute For Dietary Fiber
... and vegetables. For years, oligosaccharides were thought to give people flatulence ordiarrhea. A 1968 study of men who ate beans and other legumes found thatthe bad side effects were caused by stachyose and raffinose, which now areknown to be undesirable oligosaccharrides. They're also found in soybeans.Bu...Antimicrobial "Bug Spray" Found In Human Lung Cells
...n 7 million people every year. "People have always thought that the lungs only attacked infections via the classical immune system--B cells, T cells and other immune cells," says Pete Pedersen, Ph.D., Hopkins professor of biological chemistry. "But lung cells apparently have their own first-line defense me...New Drug For Parkinson's Disease Proves Effective, Study Finds
...bility and safety profile," Dr. Kieburtz says. "We thought this drug would be effective, but we were pleasantlysurprised that it works so well. I have many patients who have anxiously waited for this drug to become available." Pramipexole dihydrochloride is the first of several next-generation dopamine agoni...Ultrasound Helps Pediatric Heart Surgeons After Open Heart Surgery
...ed for the correlation between how well thesurgeon thought that the heart was de-aired versus the readings from thetranscranial Doppler. This system is a good indicator of how much air isejected, Rodriguez said. "We have found that one of the advantages of doing this kind ofmonitoring is if you see ...Psychiatric Symptoms May Signal Brain Damage From Diet Pills
...gely unknown," even though the neurotransmitter is thought to be important "in a variety of brain functions, including cognition and memory and the regulation of mood, anxiety, impulsivity, aggression, sleep and neuroendocrine function." In fact, McCann cites case reports that some users have experienced ps...New Test May Improve Treatment Of Kidney Disease
...helped by a lowerdose of medication thanpreviously thought necessary. More investigation still needs to be done on this technique, says Briggs,because these types oftests do not necessarily predict how the drugs will respond inside the body. Patients who wish tovolunteer for the studies can call (410) 9...A Helping Hand Could Save An Ailing Heart
...us 8 to 22 months. They asked whether the patients thought they needed more help because of theirillness and, if so, whether they were receiving the help they needed. Theysurveyed them again a year later to determine health status. After adjusting for age and initial health status, those who had fe...... "I didn't expect this at all," Cofield said. "I thought maybe it wouldbecome a little smaller, but not that it would all go away." Cofield originally was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in 1993. Shehad a hysterectomy to remove her cancerous uterus and then went throughchemotherapy. The cancer ...Women Say Overwhelming Yes To Ultrasound In New Study
...rchers found that 95 percent of the women surveyed thought it was important to have an ultrasound. "Pregnancy is a very emotional, psychologically stressful state and there's a great deal of peace of mind to be gotten from seeing a baby that is moving, where you can see its fingers and toes and limbs," says...Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Enhances Short-Term Brain Plasticity
...plasticity, or reorganization. This plasticity is thought to be responsible for much of the recovery seen in people who have suffered brain damage due to trauma, stroke, or other problems. The study, conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), is publish......ividuals andthat persist throughout life, has been thought to be about fifty to sixtypercent attributable to inheritance, a conclusion based in large part on studiesof twins reared either together or apart," Reus explains. "Inherited aspects of personality by definition must have some biologicalunderpinning,......eased risk of cardiovascular complications. Itwas thought that the longer-acting drugs did not pose similar risks. However,the current study used a long-acting drug. Speaking for the American Heart Association, Joseph Izzo, M.D., says"individuals taking calcium antagonists should not panic and stop medica......h services and lead authorof the study. "It's been thought that paying individual primary health-carephysicians on a fee-for-service basis would drive up the amount and costs ofmedical services for patients, but at the physician-patient level, this doesn'tappear to be true." For the study, researchers exami...Adding Progestins May Negate Heart Protection From Estrogen Replacement Therapy
...eneficially alter vascularreactivity, and this was thought to be one way it lowered risk of heart disease. But we found that there is no difference between those receiving HRT plusprogestins and no treatment. Progestin may impair the positive effects normallyseen by estrogen alone," adds Dorup. Acco...Chemical Society's Highest Award Goes To Ronald Breslow
...really smelled bad.But he didn't mind." "I thought the whole thing was magic," he remembered. "You'd mix twothings and get something entirely different." A nonprofit organization with a membership of more than 155,000 chemists andchemical engineers, the American Chemical Society publishes scientific ...Drug's Effect On Chromosomes May Explain Second Cancers
...ve beyond all belief. It knocked our socks off; we thought itwas a mistake.” Next, they looked for the effect in cancer cells grown in the laboratory.Again, etoposide damaged the telomeres. “That’s what puts this experiment on the map,” he said.“These results are significant becaus...Unhealthy Lifestyles Not Primary Cause Of High Mortality Rates
... a decreased sense of control. Other key elements thought to be associated with high mortality rates among the disadvantaged include increased exposure to occupational and environmental health hazards, and lack of preventive medical care. "Improving the health habits of Americans is a critical and i......s, or clogging of the blood vessels. It is thought that blood vessels can oxidize cholesterol, leading to acollection of fat called plaque. But the new study finds that foods in the"Western" diet containing oxidized cholesterol -- cooked, fried or processedfoods, meats, eggs and dairy products chief...