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What Color Is A?
Cognitive neuroscientists
have now documented hundreds
of cases of synesthesia --
the condition in which one
sense triggers the response
of a different one. Using
functional magnetic
resonance imaging,
... > full story
Mouse Adapter for Tremors
For $100, people with
tremors could finally be
able to use a computer
mouse. A new mouse adapter
filters out the
high-frequency, shaky
component of the movement,
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Drunk and Behind the Wheel
Health educators can now
give students a realistic
taste of the perils of drunk
driving, using a DUI
simulator. Special go-carts
delay the reaction of the
brake and gas pedals and
... > full story
Office Pools - A Good Bet?
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
... > full story
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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 -
Electrical Engineers Develop Glove That Translates Sign Language
A new high-tech glove enables the translation of sign language into written text, facilitating communication for the hearing or speech impaired. The glove senses movements of the hand and fingers, ... > more -
Acousticians Improve Sound Quality of Cochlear Implants
In a new study, 34 normal-hearing and 18 cochlear-implant subjects were tested on three speech-perception tasks known to be notoriously difficult for cochlear-implant users: speech recognition with a ... > more -
Psychobiologists Find Genetic Component in Children's Food Preference
In the first study to link taste genes to behavior in children, researchers looked at how natural variations in a recently discovered taste gene affected sensitivity to bitter tastes and food ... > more -
Computer Scientists Devise Tool For Visualizing Single Organs
With MRI or CT scans, clinicians have to identify and extract the anatomy out of cross-sections views of the body. Computer scientists have created a new interactive tool that can examine scans and ... > more -
Personalized Medicine
Today's Healthcare
Pharmacology
Diseases and Conditions
HIV and AIDS
Medical Technology
Psychiatrists Can Now Predict An Individual Patient's Response To A Drug
The first in a new generation of gene microarrays, computer chips that chemically or electrically express DNA, can predict how a person's body will metabolize about 25 percent of drugs on the market, ... > more -
Acoustic Device Allows Sound To Travel Through Bones
Otolaryngologists develop a new, implantable hearing aid. It works with a transmitter worn behind the ear that sends sound vibrations from her deaf side through the skull to her good ear. It's ... > more -
Molecular Biologists Devise Strategy To Starve Brain Tumors
Brain tumor researchers have found that brain tumors arise from cancer stem cells living within tiny protective areas formed by blood vessels in the brain. Killing those cells is a promising ... > 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 -
Sleep Disorders
Insomnia
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Child Psychology
Educational Psychology
Child Development
Scientists Show Blue Light Can Help Reset Sleep Cycle
Teenagers' morning drowsiness is often caused by out-of-tune body clocks, in a condition known as "delayed sleep phase syndrome." Scientists now say that timing exposure to blue light -- avoiding it ... > more
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