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More Weight Equals Longer Hospital Stays
Sociologists found a direct
relationship between obesity
and duration and frequency
of hospital stays.
Researchers found that, on
average, obese persons
stayed one and a half days
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Retrain Your Brain After Stroke
Physical therapists used
motion detector cameras to
analyze how patients move on
a specially designed
split-belt treadmill--the
belt is divided to move
together or at independent
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Video Games For The Visually Impaired
Computer engineers developed
a new computer game, called
AudiOdyssey, for visually
impaired persons. The game
primarily focuses on sounds
and rhythms, which visually
impaired and sighted players
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Pill To Fight Alcoholism
Neuropharmacologists ran
clinical trials to find that
a drug called topiramate is
an effective therapeutic
medication for decreasing
heavy drinking and
diminishing the physical and
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- Sociologists Weigh In On Obesity Increasing The Length Of Hospital Stays
- Physical Therapists Use A Split-belt Treadmill To Help Stroke Patients Walk More Easily
- Electrical And Computer Engineers Develop Computer Game For Visually Impaired And Sighted Players
- Neuropharmacologists Find Topiramate Effective For Treatment Of Alcoholism
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Marketing Researchers Find Betting On Sports And Reality TV Spoils The Fun
Marketing researchers have found that making wagers on sports and reality television spoils the enjoyment of the event because people fear losing their bets. In a five year study, participants were ... > more -
Cognitive Neuroscientists Use Sound Training To Help Dyslexic Children Read
Cognitive neuroscientists monitoring brain activity with fMRI found that children with dyslexia are often unable to process the fast-changing sounds used in spoken language. Sound training dedicated ... > more -
Human Factors Psychologists Study How To Avoid Rear-end Collisions
Psychologists studied the way a trailing driver reacts to a car braking directly in front of theirs and researchers developed an early warning system algorithm to prevent rear end crashes from ... > more -
Dermatologists Detail The Scary Signs Of Stress Revealed By Skin
Dermatologists know that stress can cause hair to fall out, acne to break out, and many other problems. These manifestations of stress can cause even more anxiety. Stress causes cortisol levels to ... > more -
Mechanical Engineers Design System To Retrain Motor Pathways After Strokes
Using a technology called haptics, mechanical engineers can design physical therapies that reestablish motor pathways broken down by strokes. A motorized joystick guides patients to move their hands ... > more -
Neuroscientists Find That Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress
Functional magnetic resonance imaging of men and women under stress showed neuroscientists how their brains differed in response to stressful situations. In men, increased blood flow to the left ... > more -
Human Factors Researchers Measure Attention Given To Walking
Psychologists used an infrared camera to record reflections of the cornea to measure the amount of attention paid by someone walking on unfamiliar terrain. They found that even though walking seems ... > more -
Hearing And Acoustics Researcher's Mannequin Rocks To Test Safe Volume Levels
Otology research shows that many teens and adults set their headphones at volumes that can cause hearing damage. Listeners set their headphones at a preferred volume, then place them on a mannequin ... > more -
Cognitive Scientists Use fMRI To Watch Brains While Eyes Search
Cognitive scientists ran an experiment to understand how the brain searches for an object with a known shape. They asked subjects to track the movement of dots, and used fMRI to see which parts of ... > more -
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Electrical Engineers Create Voice-controlled Mouse
Computer scientists worked with electrical engineers to move the cursor on a computer screen with the userýs voice instead of a mouse. Software interprets vocal commands to move the cursor, ... > more
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