Music improves sleep quality in older adults, researchers find
...y selected music experienced physical changes that aided restful sleep. These included lower heart and respiratory rates. "The difference between the music group and the control group was clinically significant," said Lai, lead author of the study. "The music group reported a 26 percent overall improvement...Psychologists find more sensitive tests for predicting Alzheimer's as well as changes in cognition
...rmation didn't aid memory or whose learning wasn't aided by semantic knowledge -- were significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer's. The strongly predictive tests were, in order of their power, a Paired-Associate Learning Test, which cued participants to recall five semantically related and five semant...Clinical trials stopped early for benefit warrant skepticism from physicians
...hat functions effectively and makes wise judgments aided by stringent statistical stopping boundaries for benefit. It is critical that the DMC, principal investigators, executive committees, and sponsors all recognize the full public health implications of their recommendations and decisions."...Johns Hopkins celebrates its first century of neuroscience
...and other problems until the invention of computer aided tomography (CAT) in 1972. As Dandy was working, the first director of the Department of Psychiatry, Adolph Meyer, was instituting an unprecedented science-based approach to the field. He established laboratories of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and ...Computer aided evaluation may improve accuracy in breast MRI interpretation
...a, a Kirkland, Washington manufacturer of computer aided detection software, today announced that research ... America (RSNA) meeting demonstrates that computer aided evaluation for breast images done by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may improve accuracy in diagno...JRRD special issue on hearing and hearing loss
...ectional modes, though significantly poorer in the aided omnidirectional microphone mode than in the unaided condition. Bilateral fittings are recommended for most hearing-aid candidates because of the advantages related to localization and speech understanding in noise. Hearing aids that can be switched b...How 'hot' emotional brain interferes with 'cool' processing
...e, the haunting memories of PTSD sufferers will be aided by the fMRI technique the researchers developed to precisely measure this distraction, they said. The researchers, Florin Dolcos and Gregory McCarthy, published their findings in the Feb. 15, 2006, issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. Their work was...Controlling your (nerve) impulses
...nd speedy passage of nerve impulses along axons is aided by the presence of an insulating cover, known as myelin, which maintains the electrical activity along the entire length of the axon. The nerve impulse is able to skip across the unmyelinated regions of the axon at the nodes of Ranvier, with the help...Karen Duff receives prestigious prize for Alzheimer's research
...wide have subsequently propelled research and have aided in the testing of potential drug therapies." "The impact of her work modeling Alzheimer's disease in transgenic mice has been significant not only for our understanding of basic pathobiology, but also for identifying key therapeutic approaches that...5 finalists compete for Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research
...led Omya Hustadmarmor to limit price increases and aided a planned expansion into additional markets. Travelocity & Sabre Holdings: Supporting Travelocity's transition to travel retailer and an economic turnaround. In 2002, a changing business and competitive landscape forced online travel agency Travelo...OHSU joins the NIH in obtaining a 'two-of-a-kind' MRI magnet
...e studies by OHSU researchers will also be greatly aided by the addition of the 12T system.......or was defined as visual impairment that improved, aided by automated refraction, to 20/40 or better in the better-seeing eye. Overall, 1,190 NHANES participants had with visual impairment (6.4 percent prevalence). The majority (83.3 percent) of these persons could achieve good corrected visual acuity (20/...Binghamton University researcher to study declining US fertility rates
...llion individuals. "Computer technology has really aided the kind of research I conduct," Hacker said. "There's no way you could have analyzed 18 million cases just 10 years ago it would've been difficult." According to Hacker, many countries have experienced or are experiencing a demographic transition ...Residents in disaster areas face medication adherence dilemmas
...tients identify prescriptions, get them filled and aided continuity of care. "We were lucky in our location, and within a couple of weeks we were at full operation with regards to our clinic and hospital facilities," Krousel-Wood said. "We saw patients coming to the clinic who were having issues with the...Probe to detect spread of breast cancer co-developed by UH scientist
...ing room, the surgeon uses a handheld gamma probe, aided by the visual observation of the dye, to locate the lymph node with the highest radioactivity. "Surgeons have a very small window of opportunity to locate the lymphatic nodes that the cancer drains into," Brazdeikis said. "Our technology offers ...