Search results for trunk control
Studying the female form: Math could lead to sexier lingerie, safer labcoats
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Researchers in Japan have turned to mathematics to build a computerized 3D model of the female trunk that could help lingerie and other clothes designers make more sensuous, comfortable, and better fitting product ranges.
Report shows motor control exercises reduce persistent low-back pain
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Motor control exercises, when performed in conjunction with other forms of therapy, can significantly reduce pain and disability in patients with persistent low back pain, according to a new systematic review published in ...
Babies with Delayed Gross Motor Skills Need Specific Early Intervention
Oct 09, 2008 |
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If babies are not achieving specific movement skills, such as rolling or sitting, by a certain age, it is a sign that something could be wrong. Currently, more emphasis is now put on diagnosing problems in children at very ...
Survival rates appear lower for scalp and neck melanoma than for other sites
Apr 21, 2008 |
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Individuals with melanoma on their scalp or neck appear less likely to survive for five or 10 years than those with melanoma at other sites, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the ...
1,100-year-old artifact found in China
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Cultural relic experts have discovered the top portion of an 1,100-year-old Buddhist artifact in the Henan Province of China.
Physical therapists reduce disability and improve function in single-level microdiskectomy patients
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Patients who have undergone a single-level lumbar microdiskectomy for lumbar disk herniation experienced significant improvement in physical function following an intensive, progressive physical therapist guided exercise ...
Damage inflicted during cardiac attacks more widespread
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Cholesterol crystals released in the bloodstream during a cardiac attack or stroke can damage artery linings much further away from the site of the attack, leaving survivors at greater risk than previously thought.
Largest U.S. university VoIP advances
Apr 26, 2006 |
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Boise State University has completed installation of what will be the largest college Voice over Internet Protocol system in the United States.
When it comes to elephant love calls, the answer lies in a bone-shaking triangle
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Feb 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many a love-besotted soul has declared they would move the world for their true love, but how many actually accomplish that task in their quest to unite with a lover?
PTB testing method for finger ring dosemeters has proven its effectiveness
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Finger ring dosemeters are used at diverse workplaces having ionizing radiation, e.g. in medicine and industry, in order to check whether the effective dose limt values are adhered to. The dosemeters used to measure beta ...
Origin of claws seen in 390-million-year-old fossil
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 05, 2009 |
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A missing link in the evolution of the front claw of living scorpions and horseshoe crabs was identified with the discovery of a 390 million-year-old fossil by researchers at Yale and the University of Bonn, ...
Greek fisherman nets 2,200-year-old bronze statue
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Greek fisherman must have been expecting a monster of a catch when he brought up his nets in the Aegean Sea last week. Instead, Greek authorities say his haul was a section of a 2,200-year-old bronze ...
Mystery of fossilized trees is solved
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2007 |
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An international research team has found evidence of the Earth's earliest forest trees, dating back 385 million years.
A simple way for older adults to assess arterial stiffness: reach for the toes
Oct 06, 2009 |
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How far you can reach beyond your toes from a sitting position - normally used to define the flexibility of a person's body - may be an indicator of how stiff your arteries are.
Sea worm thought to be extinct spotted off Spain
Oct 05, 2009 |
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A sea worm that uses a trunk to catch prey that was thought to be extinct has been rediscovered in the waters of the Atlantic off northwestern Spain, researchers said Monday.
