New memory aid helps dementia sufferers remember as time goes by
...or 'video'. These in turn call up images, video or sound clips (e.g. of well-known movie stars such as Humphrey Bogart) from a database, acting as a memory trigger and conversation prompt. A 'stop and talk' button allows the system to be frozen at any point. The research team has built a range of innovativ...Mental processing is continuous, not like a computer
...re presented with two pictures whose names did not sound alike, such as a candle and a jacket, the trajectories of their mouse movements were quite straight and directly to the candle. But when the students heard "candle" and were presented with two pictures with similarly sounding names, such as candle an......ink of noise as a bad thing -- like the background sound of street traffic that makes it hard to hear a conversation or your favorite CD. Researchers know that such extraneous stimuli exist for other senses, too: Noise can affect your ability not only to hear, but also to see and feel. But it's not always ...Size of brain structure could signal vulnerability to anxiety disorders
...noises that bring back those memories, such as the sound of a helicopter. Most commonly, repeated exposure to such sounds without additional trauma reduces or extinguishes the fearful response a phenomenon called "extinction memory." But some individuals continue to experience anxiety, along with other ...Women cautioned against using herbal supplements
...sk and incidence of cancer by promoting methods of sound decision-making at personal and public levels. Its staff of scientists and educators translate basic research into forms that can be used by the public, medical professionals, educators, activists, other scientists, the regulatory community and polic...Are some medicines so good they should be free? In diabetes, the answer may be yes
...by providing barriers to use of these drugs. It is sound policy, both from a patient perspective and from a fiscal perspective, to analyze drug co-payments on a case-by-case basis." "All in all, ACE inhibitors are widely recommended as important medications for almost anyone with diabetes to take," says Ro...Armed forces search for ways to improve survival in the combat zone
...ving survival from combat blood-loss and achieving sound scientific advances. This phase was designed to assist the military in determining which emerging products were worthy of further review and potential future funding. Of the 59 pre-proposals, 49 were in the pre-clinical stage of development, in whic...Mental health following stroke, spinal cord injury; sensory evaluation tools
...ested 20 adults during two different sessions in a sound proof booth and on the hospital wards using high-frequency audiometry. Thresholds were obtained with the use of insert earphones and headphones. Results indicate that insert earphones are reliable for testing on the ward for high-frequency ototoxicit...Mayo Clinic researchers use ultrasound to describe subtle heart muscle motions
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- By using sound waves Mayo Clinic researchers have described subtle changes in the motion of the heart that are measurable by ultrasound and may improve understanding of heart function, and possibly be a noninvasive aid in predicting impending heart damage including...Key strategy to limit managed care drug costs failing, survey shows
...t for HMOs depends, in part, on their establishing sound drug use management programs to contain drug costs, the authors point out. "As HMOs establish and modify these programs, we hope the data presented here can help them avoid some of the major pitfalls we found in several large cities across the countr......eloped fear memory. In another experiment, we used sound tones to be associated with shocks. When NR2B was blocked, they no longer avoided the chamber or reacted to the tone." Zhuo and his team then studied the mice's brain slices and discovered traces of NR2B in the pre-frontal cortex, supporting their th...Mars breaks new ground in heart health with Cocoavia
...t delivers real heart-health benefits supported by sound science." The brand name "CocoaVia TM " was derived from the vision that a new and exciting way to good health is through flavanol-rich cocoa. Cass said CocoaVia TM is the nexus of taste and health the only snack that provides real chocolate p...Optical imaging added to ultrasound improves breast cancer diagnosis
...urnal Radiology. Ultrasound, which uses reflected sound waves to produce images of the internal structures of the body, is often used to further evaluate suspicious breast lesions found by mammography. But its results are not always reliable enough to avoid a biopsy, in which some of the breast tissue is ...Palm Pilots could change how health care is delivered
...tic recommendations and management options to make sound decisionsTraditionally these needs were addressed independently with separate devices, reference systems and networks. Personal digital assistants are capable of changing how health care is delivered in the future since they aim to merge and integrat...American Academy of Pediatrics awards top honors to leading child development expert at Brandeis
...od Development." The Council's mission is to bring sound and accurate science to bear on public policy affecting the lives of young children....Fatty foods fight inflammation
...two cheeseburgers and call me in the morning," may sound like far-fetched medical advice. After all, high fat foods can worsen blockages in blood vessels. But a new study in the October 17 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine shows that high fat foods can, at least in the gut, soothe inflammatio...Low-echo choir, frog voice recognition, acoustic fire extinguisher
...h contact information and supplemental visuals and sound files, enable you to cover the meeting from your desk. We encourage you to contact presenters as soon as you'd like, even before they head off to the meeting. The following text lists some examples of lay language papers and additional meeting to...Biotechnology has failed to live up to its promises
...gesting that commercial priorities come before the sound development of drugs in the interest of patients. The promises of biotechnology substances to be more effective and less toxic than conventional drugs have been only partially fulfilled, they add. Many of the substances produced so far are analogues ...PLoS announces open access journal for all clinical trials, positive or negative
...h all trials that are ethically and scientifically sound and entered into an internationally accepted registry, regardless of the trial's size or whether the results are positive or negative. PLoS Clinical Trials is now accepting manuscripts in advance of its spring 2006 launch. Around half of all comple...UGA receives $3.5 million CDC grant to create center in health marketing and health communication
...n developing interventions that can help them make sound health decisions. The Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute will assist in administrating the center grant. "The poor suffer more from almost every health risk and disease," said Vicki Freimuth, professor of speech communication and journalism an...