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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Stroke survivors improve balance with tai chi
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors can improve their balance by practicing the Chinese martial art of ...
Pelvic floor muscle exercises can help manage urinary incontinence in older women
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found that a program of pelvic floor muscle exercises, combined with pelvic health education, can be an effective way to manage urinary incontinence in elderly women.
Roadrunners not too fast for AgriLife researcher (w/ Video)
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Wile E. Coyote might not have been able to catch up with the roadrunner on the Saturday morning cartoons, but one Texas AgriLife Research scientist has had no problems.
Slowing light to speed data: USC Viterbi School wins $4.3M photonics IT contract
May 14, 2008 |
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Two prize-winning USC specialists hope to break a bottleneck that has long limited communication systems from using light - photons - instead of electronics for data information processing.
Research shows Tai Chi exercise reduces knee osteoarthritis pain in the elderly
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain. ...
Can an over-the-counter vitamin-like substance slow the progression of Parkinson's disease?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Rush University Medical Center is participating in a large-scale, multi-center clinical trial in the U.S. and Canada to determine whether a vitamin-like substance, in high doses, can slow the progression of Parkinson's disease, ...
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