News tagged with temporal bone


PC program may help teach new surgeons

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 22, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New computer game technology can help educate otolaryngology medical students who don't have any anatomical knowledge or surgical experience, according to new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology ...





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Bone formation from embryonic stem cells

Bone formation from embryonic stem cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Jojanneke Jukes of the University of Twente, The Netherlands, has succeeded in growing bone tissue with the help of embryonic stem cells for the first time.


Gluten-free diet reduces bone problems in children with celiac disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Celiac disease (CD) is an inherited intestinal disorder characterized by life-long intolerance to the ingestion of gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Although CD can be diagnosed at any age, it commonly occurs ...


New function for the protein Bcl-xL: It prevents bone breakdown

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In blood cells, the protein Bcl-xL has a well-characterized role in preventing cell death by a process known as apoptosis. However, its function(s) in osteoclasts, cells that slowly breakdown bone (a process known as resorption), ...


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New evidence that green tea may help improve bone health

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting new evidence that green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as a dietary supplement — may help improve bone health. They found ...


Probing question: What is 'Talk and Die' Syndrome?

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created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Ah, summer! Season of baseball, bike rides, barbecues -- and head injuries. There’s nothing like warm weather to get people outside and active, and nothing like activity to fill up an emergency room.


Connection between depression and osteoporosis detailed

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research carried out among thousands of people has shown a clear connection between depression and a loss of bone mass, leading to osteoporosis and fractures.


Building Up Broken Bones

Building Up Broken Bones

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Any one of the 8 million Americans who suffer bone fractures each year knows how hard it is to wait for the bones to knit, or heal. Bone healing is also important for integration of dental ...


New link found between osteoporosis and coeliac disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People with coeliac disease may develop osteoporosis because their immune system attacks their bone tissue, a new study has shown.


Fabled 'vegetable lamb' plant contains potential treatment for osteoporosis

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1

once believed to bear fruit that ripened into a living baby sheep — produces substances that show promise in laboratory experiments as new treatments for osteoporosis, the bone-thinning disease. That's the conclusion of a ...


New approach for growing bone

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The natural cycle of building bone to maintain skeletal strength and then breaking it down for the body's calcium needs is delicately balanced, but diseases like osteoporosis break down too much bone without adequate bone ...



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