News tagged with head injuries
Montpellier team turns tables on robot-human interactions (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Robots have entered a newer phase of serving, not obeying. for use in medical settings. Chapter one in robotics history encouraged a perception of clever little machines skating around with ...
Nov 18, 2011 |
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App for mobile phones helps diagnose concussions
(AP) -- The next tool in the campaign against concussions might be your smartphone. A doctor at the University of North Carolina teamed with other head-trauma researchers to develop an application for mobile devices that ...
Jun 03, 2011 |
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Cellbond creates a pedestrian-friendly car bonnet designed to reduce head injury
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cellbond, a division of Encocam Ltd that specializes in impact absorption technology, have teamed up with researchers at Anglia Ruskin University in order to develop and test a new pedestrian-friendly ...
Feb 17, 2011 |
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How blast waves cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts?
New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Can a mother's voice spur recovery from a coma?
Karen Schroeder's voice, recorded on a CD, reminded her son, Ryan, of his 4-H project when he was 10 and decided to raise pigs. "You bid on three beautiful squealing black and white piglets at the auction," she said softly. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 10, 2010 |
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Alcohol in bloodstream associated with lower risk of death from head injury
Individuals with ethanol in their bloodstreams appear less likely to die following a moderate to severe head injury, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Surgery.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Gannet study reveals perils of high-speed diving
Gannets may be among the fastest and most agile seabird hunters around, but they risk dying of fatal neck and head injuries from accidental collisions in the water when diving for fish at breakneck speeds, ...
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Why do woodpeckers resist head impact injury?
Head injury is a common concern around the world, but researchers suggest that woodpeckers may have an answer for minimizing such devastating injuries. As reported in the Oct. 26 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE, an ana ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Computer-related injuries on the rise
While back pain, blurred vision and mouse-related injuries are now well-documented hazards of long-term computer use, the number of acute injuries connected to computers is rising rapidly. According to a study published in ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Pediatricians adopt new term for shaken baby abuse
(AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to stop using the term "shaken baby syndrome" in favor of something more scientific.
Apr 27, 2009 |
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A psychopath lacks empathy just like a person with frontal head injury
People diagnosed as psychopathic have difficulty showing empathy, just like patients who have suffered frontal head injury. This has been shown in a new study from the University of Haifa. "Our findings show that people who ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Head injury can blight survival up to 13 years later
A head injury can blight the chances of survival up to 13 years after the event, especially among younger adults, finds research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Sideline test accurately detects athletes' concussions in minutes, study shows
A simple test performed at the sideline of sporting events can accurately detect concussions in athletes, according to study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Current sideline tests can ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 02, 2011 |
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How to know if a head injury is a concussion, when to call a doctor
Concussion has become a high-profile injury, with weekly media reports of star athletes knocked out of action for anywhere from a few moments to the remainder of their careers.
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Japan paves way for first child organ transplant
Japan prepared on Tuesday to undertake its first organ transplant from the body of a child aged under 15, made possible by a legal amendment aiming to save the lives of many children.
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Head Injuries
Head Injuries is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1979 under the Columbia Records label. It was the last Midnight Oil album to feature Andrew James on bass who quit the band due to illness.
The Midnight Oil logo with the open hand, as seen on the cover of Scream in Blue and in all other albums, comes from a photo in the liner notes of this album.
For more information about Head Injuries, read the full article at
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