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Baby Treadmill
Kinesiologsts developed a
tiny treadmill to help
infants with Downs Syndrome
learn to balance themselves
earlier. Typically, these
children learn how to walk
at 24 to 28 months, later
than the 12 months for those
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Inside the Preemie Brain
Designed by a team of
doctors, nurses, and
engineers, a specially
designed incubator allows
premature babies to receive
MRI scans to assess their
health. The scans can
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Oh My Aching Hands
Doctors have found evidence
that carpal tunnel syndrome
develops after an injury
shears the tissue that lines
tendons within the carpal
tunnel. As the injury heals,
the resulting scar tissue
impedes the sliding motion
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Protect Yourself From Latex Allergies
Plant biologists and
immunochemists developed a
way to produce rubber from a
desert plant called guayule.
The plant contains a natural
rubber alternative without
the proteins that trigger
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- Kinesiologists Design Tiny Treadmill To Help Balance Baby Steps In Downs Syndrome Infants
- Incubator Enables MRI Scans on Preemies for Preventing Birth Asphyxia
- Orthopedic Surgeons Unravel The Mystery Behind Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Plant Biologists And Immunochemists Develop Hypoallergenic Alternative To Latex
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Neurosurgeon Devises MRI-Based Technique to Diagnose Sciatica
Up to 40 million American suffer from sciatica pains, but the condition is often not diagnosed correctly. A new imaging technique uses a specially tuned MRI scan to image nerves and highlight them ... > more -
Infant's Health
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Pressure Sensors and Transducers Help Make Dummies More Life-Like
Electrical, computer, and biological engineering combine in creating baby-patient simulators for training new pediatricians. A new simulator incorporates microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) and ... > more -
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Doctors, Biomedical Engineers Develop Device for Diagnosing Concussion in Minutes
Using a handheld unit attached to a laptop, doctors can now check in just five to seven minutes if a patient has suffered from concussion, by testing cognitive functions such as reaction time and ... > more -
Pediatricians Reduce Ear Infections By Vaccinating Children
Infectious disease experts have completed clinical trials on a vaccine designed to eliminate chronic ear infections. The vaccine works on 7 pneumococcal bacterial strains that cause ear infections. ... > more -
New Computer Technology Makes Lasik More Sensitive
Ophthalmologists have developed new software that analyzes the shape of the patient's cornea during the LASIK procedure and automatically adjusts the laser based on that cornea's unique anomalies. ... > more -
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Ergonomists Find Kids Too Are at Risk From Repetitive Strain Injuries
Ergonomists say that, even in teens, poor body posture and incorrect positioning of the keyboard, screen, and mouse are contributing to the risk of contracting neck and back pains and even carpal ... > more -
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High Risk Pregnancy Specialists Design Fetal Device To More Closely Monitor Baby And Mother
High risk pregnancy specialists designed a fetal monitoring device that tracks a baby's position and movement in the womb, as well as baby and mother heart rates. The device is capable of collecting ... > more -
Optical Scientists, Psychiatrists Develop Minimally Invasive Eye Test for Alzheimer's
Building upon a recent discovery that the same Alzheimer's disease process that goes on in the brain also occurs in the eye, researchers have developed a pair of optical tests that can determine the ... > more -
Biochemists Develop Proteomic Test For Breast Cancer
Biochemists look at 22 protein biomarkers to distinguish patients with breast cancer from those without it. The early detection test complements mammograms and is most applicable to women who are at ... > more -
Physiologists And Microbiologists Find Link Between Sitting And Poor Health
Physiologists analyzing obesity, heart disease, and diabetes found that the act of sitting shuts down the circulation of a fat-absorbing enzyme called lipase. They found that standing up engages ... > more
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