News tagged with neurological examination

Imaging studies help detect underlying cancers in patients with neurologic symptoms

A combined positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan of the whole body appears to detect cancer in individuals with related neurologic complications more accurately than some other commonly used tests, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older adults often inaccurately report their own stroke history

The responses of older adults who are asked whether they had a stroke frequently do not agree with diagnoses obtained by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, according to a report posted online today that will appear ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Study examines why people choose same-sex schools

In the last decade, same sex schools and classes have increased dramatically across the United States. Many studies have examined the differences in the education students receive in a same sex school versus co-ed institutions. ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may impact health

In a new study, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health have shown that air pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing or fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Aquatic ecologist studies silent killer of bald eagles

(PhysOrg.com) -- Something is killing American bald eagles, and Susan Wilde is determined to find out what. An assistant professor in the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Clarity needed on use of chemical weapons, says UK report

A report examining the role of neuroscience research in military and civilian law enforcement contexts, led by a Queen Mary, University of London academic, has called on the government to provide clarity on the use of chemical ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Bat brains parse sounds for multitasking

Imagine listening to music while carrying on a conversation with friends. This type of multi-tasking is fairly easy to do, right? That's because our brains efficiently and effectively separate the auditory ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Statistically significant

When the statistician for UC Irvine’s innovative Down syndrome program retired last year, its researchers were left in a bind. The group is studying ways to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s-type ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vivid descriptions of faces 'don't have to go into detail'

Celebrated writers such as Charles Dickens and George Eliot described characters' faces vividly without going into detail about their features, according to a research group led at the University of Strathclyde.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Optimal modulation of ion channels rescues neurons associated with epilepsy

New research successfully reverses epilepsy-associated pathology by using a sophisticated single-cell modeling paradigm to examine abnormal cell behavior and identify the optimal modulation of channel activity. The study, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stanford researchers predict long-term personal finances in the lab

Why are some people wealthier than others? It's a question that has spawned a slew of maddeningly optimistic self-help books – and a pile of research that takes a much more depressing stance. Personal financial success, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Orchestrator of waste removal rescues cells that can't manage their trash

Just as we must take out the trash to keep our homes clean and safe, it is essential that our cells have mechanisms for dealing with wastes and worn-out proteins. When these processes are not working properly, unwanted debris ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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