Fewer, less severe coronary obstructions appear in African American than white men
...disease factors most important for each patientThe color of the patient's skin is unlikely to be the best way to determine those factors."...Study shows newborns with jaundice at no greater risk
...mon condition in newborns. It refers to the yellow color of the skin and eyes caused by excess levels of bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin is produced by the normal recycling and replacement of red blood cells. In adults the liver processes the bilirubin, but in newborns the liver is still immature and oft...Home testing kit could help identify 'hidden' caffeine in beverages
...ed with a specific antibody will react by changing color in the presence of caffeine. The new test will be designed to be qualitative only: It allows a person to quickly determine whether caffeine is present, but does not indicate the exact amount or concentration of caffeine. In preliminary tests using co...MIT 'seeing machine' offers hope to blind
...w working toward a large-scale clinical trial of a color seeing machine (the device tested in the pilot trial was black and white). With the color version, participants can explore a museum gallery containing some of Goldring's art. When a person ...Master planners in brain may coordinate other areas' roles in cognitive tasks
... associated with the word "dog" or determining the color of the letters in the word "dog." Much of the human brain's power derives from what Petersen calls "flexible configuration of processing systems," or the ability to take one stimulus and process it in different ways to produce different feedback. Di...Cancer drug extends cognitive function in patients with brain metastases
...are highly pigmented molecules responsible for the color of red blood cells. Texaphyrins localize to cancer cells and disrupt cellular metabolism and energy production, weakening or destroying the cells. The molecules are relatively non-toxic to normal cells. Sessler's texaphyrins were designed to hold hea...Womens skin tone influences perception of beauty, health, age, sociobiologists find
... Goettingen (Germany), have shown that facial skin color distribution, or tone, can add, or subtract, as mu...uation to determine the true impact of facial skin color distribution on the perception of a woman's age, health and attractiveness and is currently in the e...Different options produce similar results
...e daily. Use of the strips resulted in significant color improvement for yellowness and lightness/brightness. With the whitening strip systems, the most common complaints were tooth sensitivity and oral irritation, both of which subsided at the end of treatment. "To prepare their mouths for whitening, pat...Erotic images elicit strong response from brain
...ctivity of 264 women as they viewed a series of 55 color slides that contained various scenes from water skiers to snarling dogs to partially-clad couples in sensual poses. What they found may seem like a "no brainer." When study volunteers viewed erotic pictures, their brains produced electrical responses...Study examines link between racial discrimination and mental and physical health
...h in African Americans, regardless of gender, skin color and socioeconomic indicators. Self-reported ra...h outcomes. Report conclusions indicate that skin color did not affect the association between perceived discrimination and physical and mental health. How...Animation can be outlet for victimized children, a tool for research
... he doesn't want to work with her because her skin color might rub off on him. (Two different versions were used, with the boy being black and the girl white in one version, and vice versa in the other version. The races of the perpetrator and victim had no significant effect on subject responses to the vi......onal neuroscientist, comments, "The development of color television was based on extensive studies of visual sensory processing. Modern MP3 players are built based on a deep knowledge about properties of our hearing capabilities. Similarly, increased knowledge of olfactory processing has the obvious potent...Pigments in corn, squash and other vegetables may help protect against age-related vision loss
...les were taken to assess levels of carotenoids and color photographs of the retina were used to determine the presence and progression of AMD. A higher intake of lutein plus zeaxanthin was associated with a lower risk of intermediate-stage AMD in women younger than age 75 years who had a stable intake of...Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center opens outpatient facility in Basking Ridge
...light and views of nature. Inside and outside, the color palette emphasizes earthy, natural hues and warm colors. Memorial Sloan-Kettering has been providing exceptional care for patients with cancer in New Jersey for more than a decade with facilities in Dover and Denville, New Jersey. Those programs ha...Brown seaweed contains promising fat fighter, weight reducer
...igment that gives brown seaweed its characteristic color and also conducts photosynthesis (the conversion of light to energy). It is found at high levels in several different types of brown seaweed, including a type of kelp that is used in traditional Japanese miso soup. But fucoxanthin is not found in abu...OSA 'Frontiers in Optics' annual meeting celebrates 90th anniversary of innovation in optics
...r special glasses Prototype system that produces color images in an endoscope, used in examinations of th...logy and medicine, information science, vision and color and optical sciences Women in Optical Society of America (WOSA) luncheon with keynote speaker Meg...Black-Bone Silky Fowl: An odd bird with meat to crow about
...ds of chicken," Tian pointed out, "but its unusual color -- black meat -- make some people hesitate to eat." ...Daily weighing and quick action keeps pounds off
... introduced to a weight-monitoring system based on color zones. If they were within three pounds of their starting weight after the weekly check-in, they were in the "green zone" and received encouraging phone messages and green rewards, from mint gum to a dollar bill. If they'd gained between three and f...Three-dimensional, miniature endoscope opens new diagnostic possibilities
...ponent colors and projected onto tissue, with each color illuminating a different part of the tissue surface. The light reflected back is recorded, and the intensity of the various colors decoded by a spectrometer, which analyzes the wavelengths of light. Another device called an interferometer, which cal...Soot from wood stoves in developing world impacts global warming more than expected
...arbon monoxide, particle soot absorption, particle color and concentration, which they took to Honduras for field tests. Honduras is typical of Central American countries, where more than 80 percent of families cook their meals over open wood fires, according to Trees, Water & People, an American nonprof...