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Chip of a Woman: A 'Human Dairy', Who Has Scientists’ Eating Out Of Her Hands

...f such memory wonders. They are looking forward to performing an MRI to determine any specialties about the structure of her brain. "If there's many people like this then we can do serious science on them and find out what causes it — you can do genetic analysis for example. It's very hard to do with one subjec...

Abortions Banned In South Dakota

...e, except if the mother's life is at risk. Doctors performing an abortion in other circumstances could risk a prison term of five years. Nancy Keenan, head of the US abortion rights group NARAL Pro- Choice America, has called the measure "dangerous and unconstitutional". The South Dakota law is seen as the m...

Space suit technology to Protect Against Heat Strokes

...ject, “The existing protective clothing used while performing physically demanding work in hot conditions can, in many cases, hinder workers' ability to remain cool.” Nearly 1500 heat strokes are reported in Europe and this happens due to the inability to cast out excess heat and moisture through the clothin...

Needle-Free Injection System Ideal for Pandemic Outbreaks

...tly, it increases the risk of infecting the person performing the inoculation, with an accidental needle wound. With the use of MIT’s Needle-Free Injection System, we can safely inoculate poultry and other animals, throughout the world and help prevent the spread of bird flu, and other deadly diseases, to human...

Help at home for the elderly would be beneficial

...aged 75 and older have one or more disabilities in performing basic activities of daily living. Additionally, of...system to a greater extent. Those who have trouble performing such activities have higher rates of hospitalizations, longer hospital stays, and more physician vis...

Sex: The Stress Buster

...take a stressful activity like public oratation or performing arithmetic sums aloud. It was found that those who had penetrative sex were the least stressed with normal blood pressure. The participants who were asked to abstain from any kind of sexual activity were completely stressed out and had high level...

Face Transplant Patient Jeopardizing Chances of Recovery By Smoking

...l Dubernard, who led the French team of doctors in performing the first ever face transplant on November 27. The 38-year-old Frenchwoman's face had been badly mauled by her Labrador last spring and she decided to undergo a face transplant. Her doctors, who are currently lecturing at a conference in Tucson, Ariz...

More Exercise Recommended For Fitness Of Cardiac Patients

...rdiovascular disease and are often restricted from performing exercise due to increased risk of a heart attack. This belief would soon be condemned as the National Heart Foundation has now said that moderate activity for 30 minutes can attenuate the symptoms and even reduce the cardiovascular death date. The ...

Specialist rural GPs to get incentive in Australia

... rural areas and wanted to make sure rural doctors performing additional duties continued their work in remote communities. "This is an important measure for rural communities relying on experienced general practitioners to keep local hospitals running." The Rural Doctors Association's Andrew Slutzkin says ...

Bill to Ban Abortion In Indiana Introduced

...e mother. The bill will change state law to make performing an abortion a Class C felony, carrying a two- to eight-year prison sentence. Woodruff said he introduced the bill in part because a state must pass a law and then appeal it to the U.S. Supreme Court to see if Roe v. Wade—the 1973 Supreme Court case...

U.K. Government to reduce waiting time of patients for non-emergency surgery

...and private sector in specialty consultancy and in performing special diagnostic tests and scan....

New Portable Helmet Scanner To Examine Newborns

...is working. Currently, there are two main ways of performing brain scans on small babies. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide data on brain function, but MRI scanners need sedation, which carries a degree of risk. The alternative, ultrasound, can be performed at the cot side and is effective in rev...

Both Kidneys Robbed From A Poor Rickshaw Driver In Bihar

...upta, who removed his kidneys under the pretext of performing surgery for appendicitis," he said. When the hapless patient recovered consciousness, Gupta told him that his appendix had been removed. When Surendra suffered from excruciating pain for several days, the family took him to the Patna Medical College...

Moderation Is The Only Cure For Hangover

...oms of hangover are reduced ability with regard to performing visual spatial tasks, impaired memory, concentration problems, lightheadedness, and nausea. The biological changes which take place during a hangover should be taken into account in all future studies on hangover, according to the researchers. ...

Calcium Levels Could Indicate Future Heart Disease Risk

.... These measurements were based on CT scans. Since performing these scans is not feasible among all women, researchers say that people who smoke or have a relative with heart disease are more likely to have excess calcium. "Our results show that if a CT scan had not been performed in addition to traditional ris...

Liver Transplant Surgery Conducted In Bangalore

...ed. A single hospital which has the facilities for performing major organ transplants is required in the country to bring such facilities within the reach of the common man. Rohit's surgery cost about Rs. 5 lakh. Liver transplant is a very complex surgery which results in excessive blood loss and involves bl...

Human Brain Can Control Pain

...n through showing them scans of their brains while performing // mental exercises. Standard therapy has not been very successful while treating chronic pain, and new possibilities can be opened through the results of the research. People can be trained to change the method by which the painful stimuli are proc...

Golgi Orientation controls Neuron Growth

... is responsible for synthesizing new molecules for performing different functions of the body. The researchers have found that Golgi bodies were present in the long dendrites, which helps in the growth of the dendrite. Professor Ehlers said, “ Different dendritic branches can have different functional propert...

Urban Monkeys Source Of Virus Infections

...troviruses. The results indicate that contact with performing monkeys, which is common in many Asian countries, ...e the monkey perfromers to take precautions around performing monkeys, by preventing the animals from climbing on them and by keeping food away from the macaques....

Free Treatment Center Established In Chennai

...h Raga's Trust and Raga's Dental College, has been performing free surgeries for children. Through this foundation, we wish to keep our dream alive of providing the best medical treatment to the people who most need it," said R. Gunaseelan, Founder-Director of the Foundation and the Rajan Dental Institute. Twe...

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