Psychology & Psychiatry
Her voice is hot—his is not: Study examines what happens when we try to manipulate our voice to attract a mate
Trying to sound sexier? Sorry, guys, it seems you just don't have what it takes.
Apr 15, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Interactive phone messages may promote cancer screening
(HealthDay)—Underserved Latina patients view interactive voice response (IVR) messages as an acceptable strategy to promote cancer screening, according to a study published online March 13 in the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Mar 27, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Behavioral measures of product use didn't measure up in VOICE HIV prevention trial
A new analysis by researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health-funded Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) confirms what they and many others had already assumed: The behavioral measures used for assessing adherence ...
Mar 4, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds nothing so sweet as a voice like your own
Have you ever noticed that your best friends speak the same way? A new University of British Columbia study finds we prefer voices that are similar to our own because they convey a soothing sense of community and social belongingness.
Feb 19, 2014
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Pediatrics
Study shows mother's voice improves hospitalization and feeding in preemies
Premature babies who receive an interventional therapy combining their mother's voice and a pacifier-activated music player learn to eat more efficiently and have their feeding tubes removed sooner than other preemies, according ...
Feb 18, 2014
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Pediatrics
Mother's voice on special pacifier helps preemies learn to eat
(HealthDay)—Premature babies often struggle to learn to eat. Now, a special pacifier that plays prerecorded songs seems to help speed the process along, researchers say.
Feb 17, 2014
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Surgery
Voice may change after rhinoplasty
Patients who have undergone plastic surgery to change the appearance of their nose may also notice changes in the sound of their voice, reports a study in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official ...
Jan 28, 2014
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Other
Beatboxing poses little risk of injury to voice
You might think that beatboxing, with its harsh, high-energy percussive sounds, would be harder on the voice than the sweet song of a soprano. But according to new research by voice expert Dr. H. Steven Sims of the University ...
Dec 23, 2013
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Engineering prosthetic voices
"Never heard me before." That's what William, a 9-year-old boy with a speech-language disorder, said the first time he used the prosthetic voice that Northeastern associate professor Rupal Patel made just for him.
Dec 10, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sounding tall: Listeners can distinguish the voices of tall versus short people
Our voice can reveal a lot about us: our age, our gender, and now – it seems – our height as well. A new study by researchers at Washington University, UCLA, and Indiana University found that listeners can accurately ...
Dec 3, 2013
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