News tagged with neck manipulation

Controversial neck manipulation may increase risk of stroke

A study by the University of Sydney has found the 'thrust and click' methods associated with neck manipulation do not result in better patient recovery than milder treatments.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 09, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Robots in the classroom

Tore Fløan smiles at me: “In the past we competed with European organizations, but now we have the Chinese breathing down our necks,” he says.

Electronics / Robotics

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wild brown bear observed using a tool

(PhysOrg.com) -- Because brown bears are so reclusive, not to mention dangerous to be around, not a lot is really known about their brain power. This is actually rather odd because bears have the largest brains ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 20 | with audio podcast report

Darpa's robotics simulator/test platform reaches 2nd milestone

DARPA's Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) program is developing software to perform human-level tasks quickly and with minimal direction.

Electronics / Robotics

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Giant kraken lair discovered

Long before whales, the oceans of Earth were roamed by a very different kind of air-breathing leviathan. Snaggle-toothed ichthyosaurs larger than school buses swam at the top of the Triassic Period ocean food ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (40) | comments 66 | with audio podcast

Dolphins, aliens, and the search for intelligent life

How do we define intelligence? SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, clearly equates intelligence with technology (or, more precisely, the building of radio or laser beacons). Some, such as the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 41 | with audio podcast

Restoration as science: case of the collared lizard

In a time when a five-year grant is considered a long-term grant, Alan R. Templeton, PhD, a professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has managed to follow some of the ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stinky feet could pave the way for better ways to stop mosquitoes

With Memorial Day weekend approaching and temperatures across the nation steadily increase to summertime highs, thoughts turn to picnics, ballgames -- and bug bites. Now, a new way of stopping mosquitoes could ...

Biology / Other

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

UA surgeons remove brain tumors through nose

(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative surgical technique now performed at University Medical Center involves removing skull base brain tumors entirely through the nose and sinuses without incisions to the face or ...

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created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hearing loss study reveals role of bone hardness in tissue function

Scientists are reporting the first direct evidence that a subtle change in the physical properties of a tissue can affect its function. The finding has immediate implications for understanding several rare hearing disorders, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Narcotics and diagnostics overused in treatment of chronic neck pain

Duke University and University of North Carolina (UNC) researchers report in the November issue of Arthritis Care & Research that narcotics and diagnostic testing are overused in treating chronic neck pain. Their findings indica ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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