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Simulation in a virtual combat environment puts surgical skills to the test
Traditional medical training may not adequately prepare doctors in times of war. A unique study by human factors/ergonomics researchers in Norfolk, Virginia, concluded that virtual reality-based simulators can provide a safe venue for training military medical personnel in high-stress, high-workload conditions such as combat.   view more (2006-10-17)

'NO JUSTIFICATION' FOR ROUTINE HEART-BEAT TEST AT START OF LABOUR (pp 445, 465)
Issue 8 February 2003 Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 7 February 2003 A routine test which has been used over the past two decades to electronically monitor the heart-beat of a baby at the start of labour is probably no better than intermittent monitoring with a stethoscope, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET.... view more... (2003-02-05)

Different coat color may not mean different species for lemurs
Researchers have found that lemurs suspected to belong to different species because of their strikingly different coat colors, are not only genetically alike, but belong to the same species.   view more (2006-11-16)

Improving impaired attention may help patients recover from stroke
It may be possible to improve impaired attention after stroke - which could aid recovery - according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.   view more (2009-07-24)

Facial expressions say more than a thousand words
People talk to exchange information. Yet understanding another person involves far more than just the content of the message.   view more (2008-10-16)

Laboring without the labor bed: It's a good thing
A University of Toronto pilot study that re-conceptualized the hospital labour room by removing the standard, clinical bed and adding relaxation-promoting equipment had a 28 per cent drop in infusions of artificial oxytocin, a powerful drug used to advance slow labours.   view more (2009-07-07)

Learning a second language -- Is it all in your head?
Think you haven't got the aptitude to learn a foreign language? New research led by Northwestern University neuroscientists suggests that the problem, quite literally, could be in your head.   view more (2007-07-26)

First evidence that musical training affects brain development in young children
Researchers have found the first evidence that young children who take music lessons show different brain development and improved memory over the course of a year compared to children who do not receive musical training.   view more (2006-09-20)

Slow brain waves play key role in coordinating complex activity
While it is widely accepted that the output of nerve cells carries information between regions of the brain, it's a big mystery how widely separated regions of the cortex involving billions of cells are linked together to coordinate complex activity.   view more (2006-09-15)

Study shows males are more tolerant of same-sex peers
Women have traditionally been viewed as being more social and cooperative than men. However, there is recent evidence that this may not be the case. In fact, studies have shown that men maintain larger social networks with other males compared to women and tend to have longer lasting friendships with members of the same-sex than do women.   view more (2009-02-12)

Researchers develop an integrated treatment for veterans with chronic pain and posttraumatic stress
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in a growing number of soldiers evacuated to the United States for comprehensive care for physical and psychological trauma.   view more (2009-09-30)

Milk yields affected by music tempo
Dairy cows produce more milk when listening to REM's 'Everybody Hurts' or Beethoven's 'Pastoral Symphony' than when subjected to Wonderstuff's 'Size of a Cow' or the Beatles' 'Back In The USSR' a new study by music research specialists at the University of Leicester has found. The 1,000 strong herds of Holstein Friesian cattle preferred listening... view more... (2001-06-25)

The neurobiology of musicality related to the intrinsic attachment behavior?
In the study of University of Helsinki and Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, the neurobiological basis of music in human evolution and communication was evaluated using candidate genes associated in the earlier studies with social bonding and cognitive functions.   view more (2009-05-26)

Labour Predictor device secures venture capital boost
A prototype of the unique device for pregnant women that will accurately predict the onset of labour is expected within six months, following the announcement of a substantial investment led by entrepreneur and business angel, Graham Cooper. Cooper, who lives in Cumbria, has joined Jopejo Ltd as Chairman. He has a strong background in supporting... view more... (2002-01-10)

Rockabye baby: Research shows gentle singing soothes sick infants
A project led by a researcher from the University of Western Sydney has found that music therapy can help sick babies in intensive care maintain normal behavioural development, making them less irritable, upset and less likely to cry.   view more (2006-02-08)

An innovative surgical technique gives hope to patients suffering from refractory epilepsy
Clinicians from the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) have perfected an operation, which was previously considered too dangerous, to control refractory insular epilepsy, using an innovative microsurgery technique.   view more (2009-06-10)

One membrane, many frequencies
Modern hearing aids, though quite sophisticated, still do not faithfully reproduce sound as hearing people perceive it. New findings at the Weizmann Institute of Science shed light on a crucial mechanism for discerning different sound frequencies and thus may have implications for the design of better hearing aids.   view more (2007-03-28)

Personality predictors of intelligence change from younger to older adulthood
An ability to be open to new situations may predict intelligence earlier in life, says a new study, but disagreeableness may predict intelligence later in life.   view more (2006-08-11)

Researchers Reveal Extent of Pain felt by Elderly people Parted from Pets on Entering Residential Care
University of Warwick psychology researchers Dr June McNicholas and Dr Glyn Collis have just published a paper on the role of pets in the lives of older people which finds that pets benefit them by companionship, increased levels of activity, and better person-to-person interactions by pets acting as social catalysts. They also found that pets... view more... (1999-11-22)

Concordia University researcher develops image processing system that detects moods
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Dr. Prabir Bhattacharya and his computers might. He and Concordia graduate student Abu Sayeed Sohail are developing a computer image processing system that detects and classifies human facial expressions.   view more (2008-12-03)
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