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Foot and Ankle Structure Differs Between Sprinters and Non-Sprinters
January 24, 2012 The skeletal structure of the foot and ankle differs significantly between human sprinters and non-sprinters, according to researchers. Their findings not only help explain why some people are faster ... > full story -
New Tool Enhances View of Muscles
January 23, 2012 New research is adding to the arsenal of increasingly sophisticated medical imaging tools with a new signal-processing method for viewing muscle activation details never seen before. A novel method ... > full story -
Pregnant Women Advised to Stay Cool for Baby's Sake: Australian Study
December 15, 2011 Medical researchers have found a link between increases in temperature and the incidence of stillbirth and shorter ... > full story -
Cerebral Palsy-Like Brain Damage Prevented in Mice
November 2, 2011 Scientists have shown that a protein may help prevent the kind of brain damage that occurs in babies with cerebral ... > full story -
Enzyme Controlling Cell Death Paves Way for Treatment of Brain Damage in Newborns
October 25, 2011 Brain damage due to birth asphyxia – where the brain is starved of oxygen around the time of delivery – is normally treated by cooling the infant, but this only helps one baby in nine. ... > full story -
Preterm Infants Exposed to Stressors in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Display Reduced Brain Size, Study Finds
October 4, 2011 New research shows that exposure to stressors in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is associated with alterations in the brain structure and function of very preterm infants. According to the ... > full story -
Premature Birth May Increase Risk of Epilepsy Later in Life
October 3, 2011 Being born prematurely may increase your risk of developing epilepsy as an adult, according to a new ... > full story -
New Stem Cell Activity Identified in Human Brain
September 28, 2011 Researchers have identified a new pathway of stem cell activity in the brain that represents potential targets of brain injuries affecting newborns. The recent study raises new questions of how the ... > full story -
Iron 'Veins' Are Secret of Promising New Hydrogen Storage Material
August 31, 2011 Scientists have a new approach to the problem of safely storing hydrogen in future fuel-cell powered cars -- molecular scale 'veins' of iron permeating grains of magnesium like a network of ... > full story -
Children With Cerebral Palsy: Change the Environment, Not the Child, Researchers Say
August 17, 2011 A successful new rehabilitation approach to treating children with cerebral palsy puts its focus on where a child lives and plays, not just improving the child's balance, posture and movement skills. ... > full story
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