University of Pittsburgh study finds that simple test spots early signs of heart disease in women
... Dr. P.H., the principal investigator who isalso a university professor and the chairman of the department of epidemiologyat the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health. "With thistechnology, we can now find arterial problems much earlier in women so that theycan take the necessary steps to...Turning off cancer shield may allow safer cancer therapy
...ations of its joint discoveries with UIC,while the university holds the patents. First authors on the Science report are husband and wife researchers PavelKomarov and Elena Komarova of UIC; Roman Kondratov, a visiting scholar at UIC;Konstantin Christov-Tselkov, a research assistant professor in surgical oncolog...Mitral valve prolapse less common, less harmful than previously thought
...es using echocardiography have involvedpatients in university hospitals who tend to have more severe abnormalities orsymptoms," she said. In addition to being thought to have a high prevalence rate, MVP hasoften been portrayed as a disease with frequent and serious complications,including stroke, atrial...Want to feel good? Don't smell a child, sniff your granny
...utral controlsmell. Chen then asked 308 university students to complete a 36-partquestionnaire that assessed how positive their mood was. Then they smelled thegauze pads from one of the six categories of people-without being told what thesmells were. After this, the students answered the questionnair...Scientists capture images of brain in action as it's learning
...formation needed to do the task." In the study, 12 university students participated in an associative learningexercise on a computer. They would hear two different tones and only six in thegroup became 'aware' that one of the two tones always predicted a visual eventon the computer screen. During the exercise, ...Is handwriting truly individual? UB computer scientists are finding out
...g. In the United States,it is the only center in a university where researchers in artificialintelligence are applying pattern-recognition techniques to the problem ofreading handwriting. Over the past more than 10 years, CEDAR developed and refined softwarenow used by the U.S. Postal Service to read an...Students Show Restraint Could Cut School Bus Injuries
..., of Newtown, Pa., recently tested the device in a university lab bysimulating a 15-mph head-on crash. The bus seats, anchored to a wooden platform,were hoisted about 7 feet off the lab's concrete floor. Theplatform was then dropped, with the crash dummy, borrowed from the university'sApplied Physics Laboratory...Children Of Smokers Suffer Negative Health Effects Later In Life
...their lives at the time of the study; mostlived in university dormitories where residents are not allowed to smoke.When subjected to tests designed to induce psychological stress, both groups ofstudents experienced roughly equal spikes in blood pressure, mean arterialpressure, and heart rate. But one result was...Office Stress, Large Family Responsibilities Put Women At Risk
...in blood pressure for white-collar womenwho hold a university degree, a new Canadian study shows. And unlike me...t of this double exposure on the blood pressure of university womenseems to be the sum of both effects, on the job and at home," says ChantalBrisson, Ph.D., who h...Poor Health In Pregnancy And After Childbirth Tied To History Of Abuse
... The new study involved 68 pregnant patients at a university obstetricsclinic. Leserman and her colleagues established sexual abuse histories throughresponses to key interview questions, such as, "Had anyone ever succeeded intouching the sex parts of your body or made you touch the sex parts of theirbody by us...Physicians Study Whether "Super-Aspirin" Prevents Alzheimer's
...asic medical research during the last decadeat the university -- helps prevent Alzheimer's disease. Twenty Rochester-area patients will be part of a group ofabout 1,300 people nationwide who will be treated with theexperimental drug, which is similar to ibuprofen, naproxen,aspirin, and other painkillers, b......mics, Inc. Through biocombinatorial chemistry,the university investigators will create novel chemical compounds...hemistry Center andthen test them elsewhere in the university in specific assays to learn whetherthey interrupt cellular activities that can lead to cancer. Pitt......; the sites included Planned Parenthoodaffiliates, university hospitals, and free-standing clinics. The sampleincluded African-American, Asian, Caucasian, and Hispanic women. Focus groupswith providers also were conducted at all participating clinics."For a new technology to be a viable option in a health car...Scientists Report Cancer Fighting Drug As Possible Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis
...of the scientific field of modern cellbiology. The university has ties to 19 Nobel laureates, including the pres... Wiesel, M.D., who received the prize in 1981. The university recentlycreated six centers to foster collaborations among scientists to pursueinvestigations of Alz...UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
...lded $14 in external funding for every $1 that the university invested in 1994 during the program's first year. ...y data for their next proposals," he said, "so the university needs to reinvest." Now in its fifth year, the program has met with great enthusiasm from faculty, a...Do Deaths Of Babies From Birth Asphyxia Vary Depending On When They Are Born?
...turer in Child Health, Department of Child health, university of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales cartlidge@cf.ac.uk...Enhancing Night Visibility Using UV Technology To Be Tested On Virginia Tech's Smart Road
...s Ray Pethtel,associate director of the center and university transportation fellow. "Theaward came to the Virginia because of the real-life laboratory the smart roadoffers, in addition to the expertise that exists at Virginia Tech and VDOT." Virginia's Transportation Commissioner David R. Gehr says, "T...UW, Siemens Unveil New Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging Application Using Programmable Technology
...gy. "This is asuperb example of how industrial and university partners can work togetherto develop technologies ...ublic universityin the United States. In 1995, the university received more than $477million from public and private sources. The Ultrasound Group of Siemens,with...Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
...ity trust fund over the long term, accordingto two university researchers. Increasing the normal retirement age would be a plausible move because Americansare enjoying longer, healthier lives, said demographer Kenneth G. Mantonof Duke University and actuary H. Dennis Tolley of Brigham Young University.They sai...