Drug quiets chronic laughing fits study reports
A University of Rochester neurology professor says amitriptyline, a common antidepressant, may treat uncontrollable laughing and crying seen in as many as 25,000 Americans. In a New England Journal of Medicine report, Strong Memorial Hospital tested low doses on 12 multiple sclerosis patients, eight improved within 48 hours, seven dramatically. The condition stems from brain communication failure, not emotions.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester
Schiffer
Babies smarter than parents say in new research
Andrew Meltzoff of the University of Washington reports three day old infants can imitate facial expressions and 14 month old babies can remember and imitate activities 24 hours after seeing them. His findings presented at the AAAS meeting in Los Angeles challenge older theories that babies cannot imitate facial expressions until about a year old.
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University of Washington
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Los Angeles
Chimps Learn Sign Language From Each Other Says Fouts
Central Washington University psychologist Roger Fouts presented to AAAS that a seven year old chimp learned American Sign Language from four other apes. The infant imitated its mother’s signs within eight days and by age five used a 55 sign vocabulary.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Roger Fouts
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Cornell Storage Ring to Get Up to 36 Million NSF Grant
The National Science Foundation approves a three year funding package up to 36 million dollars to upgrade Cornell Universitys Electron Storage Ring. First year funding reaches eight to ten million dollars to boost particle collision rates and improve computing for observers. Meanwhile planners warn of catastrophic losses from a major hurricane along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts as the 1985 season opens June 1.
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Florida
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Tioughnioga River valley as potential finger lake site
Geologists note the Tioughnioga River valley near Cortland Homer and Preble could have formed a finger lake. Glaciers carved the valley and carried sand and gravel as they retreated, filling it. it now holds water and ranks as a productive upstate New York aquifer. The report urges state and local action to protect groundwater, curb pesticide discharges, and tighten wastewater controls.
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Electrical charge may stimulate bones to regrow
University of Illinois physicists link streaming potential to bone regeneration. Through lab tests and rabbit immobilization, they show tiny electrical currents from movement can trigger new bone formation, suggesting electrotherapy could aid osteoporosis treatment alongside diet and exercise.
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University of Illinois
Ilinois
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