News tagged with physical restraints
Could new government regulations lead to increased use of physical restraints?
Over the past 20 years, the health care system has made tremendous progress in reducing the use of physical restraints among hospitalized elderly patients, a positive change that has had numerous numerous ripple effects, ...
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Restraint improves dielectric performance, lifespan
Just as a corset improves the appearance of its wearer by keeping everything tightly together, rigidly constraining insulating materials in electrical components can increase their energy density and decrease their rates ...
Oct 25, 2011 |
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New method helps solve several baffling puzzles in protein molecular structure
The structures of many protein molecules remain unsolved even after experts apply an extensive array of approaches. An international collaboration has led to a new, high-performance method that rapidly determined ...
May 01, 2011 |
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Miniature 'wearable' PET scanner ready for use (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and collaborators have demonstrated the efficacy of a "wearable," portable PET ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 13, 2011 |
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The day part of the Internet died: Egypt goes dark
(AP) -- About a half-hour past midnight Friday morning in Egypt, the Internet went dead.
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Violent games not to blame for youth aggression: new study
How depressed young people are strongly predicts how aggressive and violent they may be or may become. Contrary to popular belief, however, exposure to violence in video games or on television is not related to serious acts ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Microorganisms offer lessons for gamblers and the rest of us
When it comes to gambling, many people rely on game theory, a branch of applied mathematics that attempts to measure the choices of others to inform their own decisions. It's used in economics, politics, medicine -- and, ...
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Harm caused by nicotine withdrawal during intensive care
Nicotine withdrawal can cause dangerous agitation in intensive care patients. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care found that, compared to non-smokers, agitated smokers were more likely ...
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Developmental delay may explain behavior of easygoing ape species
New research suggests that evolutionary changes in cognitive development underlie the extensive social and behavioral differences that exist between two closely related species of great apes. The study, published online on ...
Jan 28, 2010 |
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Report shows CIMT may improve arm use in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a potentially effective form of intervention for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, but more research is needed, according to a new systematic review published in the November ...
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Exercise can aid recovery after brain radiation
Exercise is a key factor in improving both memory and mood after whole-brain radiation treatments in rodents, according to data presented by Duke University scientists at the Society for Neuroscience meeting.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2009 |
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