One drink can make you blind drunk
...expected, yet salient objects appear in the visual fields but fail to be detected while subjects are focused on another task has been demonstrated under various conditions, but this is the first instance to show that these visual errors become even more likely under the influence of alcohol. The experimen...What leads to obesity in rural communities?
...ty leaders, researchers and practitioners from the fields of public health, urban planning and transportation collaborating to design communities that encourage a healthy lifestyle, she adds. About a quarter of the population in the South and Midwest live in rural towns. Obesity and a more sedentary lifest...2007 ARVO/Pfizer Ophthalmics awardees announced
...bility towards helping patients in these important fields of vision research," said Robert Besthof, World Wide Commercial Leader of Pfizer Ophthalmics....Prion disease infectivity causes heart damage in mouse study
...cardiologists, because this study connects the two fields of research." Last year, Dr. Chesebro's research group from Hamilton, MT, collaborated with Michael Oldstone, M.D., and other researchers at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, and learned that scrapie-infected mice engineered without ...Increased collaboration and awareness critical to managing climate variability and saving lives
...course of five days, dialogue among experts in the fields of agriculture and food security; natural disasters; water resources; energy and the built environment; public health; and decision making and policy resulted in a statement of agreement that captured the spirit of discussion and commitment to enabli...Multi-tasking adversely affects brain's learning, UCLA psychologists report
...ivity and function, a technique that uses magnetic fields to spot active brain areas by telltale increases in blood oxygen. Participants in the study, who were in their 20s, learned a simple classification task by trial-and-error. They were asked to make predictions after receiving a set of cues concernin...Supertron raises $3.5 million in Series C Financing
...argeting emerging MRI research applications in the fields of molecular imaging, x-nuclei applications, functional MRI, image-guided therapeutics, and orthopedics imaging. Earlier financing for Supertron included a per-reviewed $2 million grant from the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) at the National In...Penn researchers examine the effects of meditation on early cognitive impairment
...logy to embrace and encourage researchers from the fields of medicine, pastoral care, religious studies, social work, nursing, and bioethics to expand our knowledge of how spirituality may affect the human brain. "We'll be looking at patients with mild cognitive impairment or symptoms of early Alzheimer'...Brain's 'gambling circuitry' identified
...task. In fMRI, harmless radio signals and magnetic fields are used to measure blood flow in brain regions, which reflects activity in those regions. The researchers concentrated their analysis on the "anticipatory period" between the display of the first and second card, since it was then that the subject...Wear and tear of stress: the psychoneurobiology of aging
... chronological age, say leading researchers in the fields of neurobiology and psychoneuroendocrinology. And healthy aging is a good bet if stress can be moderated along with adopting an active, healthy lifestyle. This finding will be presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Ass...American College of Physicians to release 'How To Report Statistics in Medicine'
...pular text that has become a standard guide in the fields of medical writing, scientific publications, and evidence-based medicine. As in the first edition, the authors -- respected medical editor/writer and scientific writing instructor Thomas A. Lang, MA, and biostatistician and statistical consultant M...Just breathe: Ozone forecaster unveiled at University of Houston, available via Web
...n has collaborated with researchers at UH from the fields of geosciences, mathematics, computer science and chemistry on a number of projects to build this ozone forecasting system. The TCEQ also provides key emissions input and technical assistance for the project. Past IMAQS initiatives leading up to...Hurricane Katrina Community Aadvisory Group Survey Findings
...th services organizations. He has published in the fields of clinical psychiatry, experimental neuropathology and the application of forensic pathology to persons with disabilities. Anthony H. Speier, Ph.D. Director of Disaster Mental Health OperationsLouisiana Office of Mental Health Anthony H. Speier...Yale helps organize conference to identify new treatments for Tourette Syndrome
...perts across a range of basic science and clinical fields who probably would not otherwise interact with each other," Scahill said. "By the end of the conference we hope to have new directions for the treatment for TS." Over the past decade there has been a convergence of evidence from neuroimaging, neu...Penn researchers to get 7 Tesla whole-body MRI system
...from a few laboratories suggest MRI at even higher fields holds great promise to provide insight into structure, function and physiology in humans not obtainable at lower fields. An ultra high-field magnet will further improve sensitivity, speed, and image resolution." Reddy adds, "This system will also p...EMCare now available via Dialog and Datastar
...dition to existing allied health terms. Additional fields enable searching for Molecular Sequence Numbers, and for both Trade Names and Manufacturer Names of drugs and medical devices....Drazner to lead UT Southwestern heart failure and transplant program
...l diagnostic tests and therapeutic advances in the fields of heart failure and heart transplantation." Dr. Drazner earned his medical degree from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis in 1989. From there, he entered the internal medicine residency program at UT Southwestern where he was named c...Cardiologist's 'living chip' changes science of disease monitoring
...Rosero said. The company utilizes experts in the fields of molecular biology, clinical cardiology and electrical engineering, and brings together scientists, engineers, physicians and a host of local business leaders from academia and upstate New York industry. The concept has seen strong support from ind...First evidence that musical training affects brain development in young children
...ain scanning technology that measures the magnetic fields outside the head that are associated with the electrical fields generated when groups of neurons (nerve cells) fire in synchrony. When a sound is heard, the brain ...L'Oral accepting applications for 2007 USA fellowships for Women in Science
...ntial of all the bright young minds at work in all fields of science," said Dr. Cicerone. L'Oreal's USA Fellowships offer support for some extraordinary talents and will help women entering science to continue and advance." This fellowship is open to women post doctoral researchers who are either America...