A computer program developed by a Salk-led team has been trained to distinguish among a number of facial cues, helping to sort false from genuine expressions. What's more, the program performs as well as a psychologist trained to read faces and markedly better than human non-experts.
Outside, temperatures are below zero, snow is falling and the wind is howling. To researchers with the Energy & Environmental Research Center, the weather is perfect for demonstrating a new technology that improves water quality by removing salt, a process known as freeze-thaw desalinization.
A revolutionary new treatment for patients suffering from abdominal cancer will soon be available to doctors nationwide thanks to a partnership between Wake Forest University School of Medicine and IDT, Inc..
Changes in hydrolic dam water flow management helping aid recovery of salmon stocks in Great Lakes could provide help in developing endangered species recovery plans for salmon elsewhere.
NASA's Life on the Edge program is barely a month old but it's already producing results in grade school classrooms. Students experimenting with "Planets in a Bottle" are learning about extremophiles and the prospects for life elsewhere in the solar system.
The North Atlantic northern right whale, considered to be the most endangered large whale species, is headed for extinction unless human intervention improves survival, according to a new study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Massachusetts.
Taking piano lessons and solving math puzzles on a computer significantly improves specific math skills of elementary school children, according to a study by UC Irvine researchers
New research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ties estrogen replacement to reducing blood pressure in older women with hypertension.
A new study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill links increased levels of the hormone oxytocin to lower blood pressure among mothers who nurse their babies. The findings help explain why many breast-feeding mothers report feeling mellow and relaxed after nursing.
Parents who want to send their sons or daughters to a university can give their children, years ahead of time, a gift that's likely to help them succeed, says Rick Snyder, director of the University of Kansas clinical psychology program. Parents can give their children "hope."
Research by Johns Hopkins scientists reported in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association show that larger than typical doses of methadone may work best in controlling addicted patients' drug use.
Dentists may play a significant role in early recognition and diagnosis of basel cell carcinoma on the head and neck, according to authors of a case study reported in the March 1999 issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.
Baseball, America's national pastime, is the leading cause of eye injuries in children 5-14 years old. Researchers recommend adoption of softer baseballs for Little League players.
Dental fluorosis, or white or brown spots in enamel, can develop on primary (baby) teeth and may be indicative that a child will have the same cosmetic defect on its permanent (adult) teeth, according to an article in the March 1999 issue of the Journal of American Dental Association.
Laws passed in recent years to help small employers and individuals purchase health insurance have had mixed success, according to a three-year study at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
British and American scientists announce today that a major acceleration in the Human Genome Project will complete the foundations of this ambitious plan early in 2000.
When it comes to earning patents, United States inventors are among the world's most active and successful - both in the U.S. and abroad.
The most knowledgeable family physicians may be sued for malpractice the most, according to a University of Iowa College of Medicine study shows.
It's happening in all sizes of businesses -- the workplace is becoming an important venue for employees to obtain information about how to stay healthy. That trend comes in part because companies are looking for ways to control healthcare costs by teaching good health habits.
National Science Foundation-funded scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northwestern University Medical School have uncovered the structural basis of an elusive replication technique that allows viruses, especially retroviruses, to commandeer cells to manufacture the proteins they need for their own survival.
Periodontal (gum) disease symptoms are not primary motivators for most people seeking treatment, concluded a study appearing in the March 1999 issue of The Journal of American Dental Association.
Gene therapy is effective in controlling pain in animals, a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher and colleagues at the University of South Carolina and the University of Pittsburgh report in the March 16 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Using a patented gene vector developed by the University of Pittsburgh, a University of South Carolina-led team is the first to show that gene therapy blocks certain pain responses in animals, they published in the March 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
NYU School of Medicine and NIH researchers have identified an ordinary protein present in tears and saliva as the long-sought mystery substance in the urine of pregnant women that is a powerful anti-HIV agent.
A common respiratory virus can infect the hearts of adults -- young and old -- and cause heart muscle damage that can shorten life and cause sudden death, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
It can be hard for educators, family members and even friends to know when a child begins to make choices that could end his life. Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are making that distinction easier. A recent study shows that the age a child begins to smoke cigarettes is the key.
A package of interventions targeted at teachers, parents and children throughout the elementary school years had long-lasting effects in reducing levels of violent behavior, drinking and sexual intercourse and in improving school performance at age 18 among urban children, according to a study by University of Washington
Oral biologists from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have shown for the first time that heavy alcohol consumption or a diet low in antioxidant vitamins can increase the risk of developing gum disease.
Diabetes and chronic lung disease can be added to the growing list of systemic diseases and conditions associated with bacteria from infected gums, new studies from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have shown.
Oral biologists from the University at Buffalo, among the first researchers to report a relationship between gum disease and risk of heart attack, now have identified the specific types of bacteria that are most damaging to the cardiovascular system.
Although hearing loss is among the most common chronic conditions in women, the vast majority of women fail to include hearing testing in their routine health care, according to two Northwestern researchers who recently completed the first major study exclusively focused on hearing in women.
In search of a definitive answer to the question of whether neutrinos have mass, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Chicago will send a beam of neutrinos underground to a University of Minnesota-run detection facility in Soudan Underground Mine State Park in northern Minnesota.
The current decline in welfare caseloads has been very rapid, especially since the 1996 welfare reform act, yet other problems such as continued poverty and economic insecurity are still common among former welfare recipients and are likely to increase, according to experts associated with the Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research.
New data presented this week at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) demonstrated that Allegra (r) improved the daily living and symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients. The two studies were sponsored by Hoechst Marion Roussel, the pharmaceutical company of Hoechst AG.
An ozone-friendly, pressurized metered dose inhaler, QVAR, may treat asthma as well as traditional chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-BDP-propelled drugs at only half the daily dose, according to a 12-week study published in the February issue of CHEST, as well as a 12-month study presented this week at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI).
An inexpensive, easy test that changes the color of precancerous tissue could be used to screen women for cervical cancer and its precursors in geographic areas where Pap smears may not be available, according to a study of African women by researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Zimbabwe.
A consortium of Southeastern universities, coordinated by researchers from the University of Georgia, today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Advanced Photon Source at the Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago.
A 14-year study confirmed today that men snore louder than women and that the heavier you are, the louder you snore. It was reported in the March issue of CHEST by a University of Minnesota researcher.
New treatment guidelines were reported today for one of the fastest growing areas of medicine--sleep disorders. The guidelines appeared in the March issue of CHEST.
Five day gathering of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists to be held at the Hyatt Regency at Embarcadero Center in San Francisco. This document includes links to a complete listing of abstracts. There are 7 embargeod news items also contiguous to this document.
In a study of in-home day care settings, Purdue University researchers measured the level of attachment security between caregivers and very young children. Several factors, including the age at which a child entered day care and the quality of the day care setting, predicted how well the caregivers and children would bond.
Nearly one in 20 prescriptions given to the elderly during visits with physicians at hospital-affiliated outpatient departments involve a medication that experts agree should generally be avoided in the geriatric population, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.
A Mayo Clinic study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine finds electron-beam computed tomography, a type of CAT scan, quickly detects coronary artery calcification in emergency room patients with chest pain. If the scan shows no calcification, the patient is at low risk of having a heart attack.
Scientists may now be one step closer to developing therapies to regulate the genetic factors that play a role in obesity, following the discovery by Stanford researchers of another mouse gene involved in appetite and activity. Mice lacking the newly discovered mahogany gene eat more and exercise more than normal mice.
Innovative new robot developed by Mobile Robotics Lab at the University of Michigan navigates the same way. Rather than using sensors to detect signposts along its path or following a wire in the floor, OmniMate uses very precise odometers on four of its 12 wheels to figure distance and direction.
NASA/Marshall's "Life on the Edge" program began in earnest last month when a dog sled team delivered 50 lb. of yeast and other microbes to a 13,000 ft summit in California's White Mountains.
A new study suggests that the damaging effects of acid rain appear far sooner than scientists knew and threaten the future productivity of forests by quietly dissolving their food reserves in the soil.
Visitors to New York are more than 134 percent more likely to die from a heart attack than are visitors to other areas in the U.S., according to a new study completed by University of California, San Diego researchers and students.
The recent finding by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago that humans and rats absorb and eliminate some drugs at the same rate may have a dramatic impact on future drug development.
A new analysis of the human brain at work, to be published in the March 12 issue of Science, elucidates how the frontal lobes are organized, providing strong evidence that verbal and spatial memories are processed in different hemispheres.
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