12-year-old Oregon girl is first child to receive new bone growth material in her skull
...d. The infection left Emily with large gaps in the front sectionof her skull. Now Emily wears a bike helmet to protect her skull where there isno bone structure. Jeffery O. Hollinger, D.D.S., Ph.D., OHSU department of surgery (plastic andreconstructive surgery), and Seyfer have collaborated together for mo...UI study suggests variable effects of fetal alcohol syndrome on brain
...y enlarged therostral portion, the part toward the front of the head," Miller added. "Thisportion of the corpus callosum communicates information between the frontal andparietal cortexes, the brain areas that participate in movement and touch and inexecutive functions such as initiating voluntary movements......small incision - three to four inches - in theleft front side of the chest to allow insertion of a small laser wand. Thelaser's beam is directed to create small, one-millimeter channels in the heartmuscle wall. The heart responds by creating tiny blood vessels that provideadditional blood flow. The procedu...New nasal obstruction procedure offers cheaper, pain-free alternative to surgery
...bonyplates on the walls of the nasal chambers. The front part of the turbinate istreated first. If the patient is still obstructed a few weeks later, a secondtreatment focuses on the back part of the turbinate. "The turbinate is what swells up when you have allergies or colds," Yarbroughsaid. "You can be s......accompanyingeditorial. "We should also keep at the front of our minds that for every snoringpatient we evaluate and treat, we are improving the lives of two people."...Engineering pits beneath London Underground tracks are helping to save lives
...number of deaths from people falling or jumping in front of trains, claim Mr Tim Coats and Mr Darren Walter...studied 58 cases of patients falling or jumping in front of trains during the 15 month period between January 1996 to March 1997. They found that of the 25 ...Age-related declines in mental function
...tasks and do a math problem, they use areas in the front of the brain andtowards the back of both hemispher...likely thanyoung adults to use an area on the left front side of the brain---thedorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). That is one of the findings from a Un......, and video gameuse. They also ate fewer meals in front of the TV. Elaine Stone, Ph.D., HealthScientist Administrator, NHLBI, is available for comment on this study. Statement from Dr. Claude Lenfant, director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute High fiber diets may protect against obesi...Colorado most dangerous state in nation for avalanche fatalities
...d over your head, try to maintain an air pocket in front of your face by punching into the snow. Keeping your breathing steady will help preserve your air space and extend your survival chances....Cranfield pushes for greater child flight safety
...the child on the lap is pushed towards the seat in front and is then crushed by the adult behind. The child is hurled like a missile. As explained by Roger Hardy, "The adult tends to push the lap child's head into the forward seat." In 1994 a US Airways DC-9 crash-landed at Charlotte, North Carolina. A mot...... Croft adds, "and if you are gaining on the car in front of you at what the computer is programmed to consider a dangerous rate, it will sound an alarm." These new developments are extremely important considering the largest single contributor to chronic neck pain and overall spine pain is motor vehicle cr...MCG researchers find clues in process that enables working memory
...g memory, controlled by the cerebral cortex in the front part of the brain - the part that most distinguishes man from lower vertebrates - is basic to human function, enabling people to converse, process information and plan, said Dr. Clare Bergson, molecular biologist and lead researcher on the study publ......ash simulation software, to evaluate the effect of front passenger airbags on child passengers- seated in the front seat -in crashes of high and low severity. Both restrained and unrestrained children were simulated...The bone marrow is the source of mature liver cells
...es, using pictures from each of the studies on its front covers. Dr. Crawford of the University of Florida said he doesn't know of another researcher who has received such attention in a high-level peer-reviewed medical journal. In a study published in the December issue of Hepatology, Dr. Theise a...Chemical found in computer can cause allergy, sickness
...breathing zone," located approximately two feet in front of the video screen. Temperatures of the operating monitors ranged between 122 degrees and 131 degrees Fahrenheit. The researchers tested the bodies of computers as well, but found they contained no significant amounts of the compound. The emissions ...Range of medical equipment carried in UK front line ambulances varies considerably
Variations in equipment on UK front line ambulances (2000;4; 126-31) The range of medical equipment carried by front line ambulances varies considerably across the UK, finds a study in Pre-Hospital Immediate Care. ...Brain imaging technology can reveal what a person is thinking about
...n one is seeing the picture (physically present in front of them) compared with just imagining it. The most fascinating finding, however, is when 'data coders' (researchers who interpret data) were asked to look at fMRI scans and guess whether the study participant was thinking of a face or place. They w...Researchers image language recovery after stroke
...ontal gyrus located on the left side, towards the front of the brain known to be critical for language performance. Steven E. Petersen, Ph.D., and his colleagues at the School of Medicine have previously found that this region is very active in healthy volunteers during slightly challenging language task...New study provides mixed report card on informed consent to cancer clinical trials
...and, they are committed to helping the patients in front of them. But these two obligations sometimes conflict, leaving physician-investigators with a dilemma. It is critical that providers and investigators appreciate this potential conflict if they are to help participants distinguish research goals fro...