News tagged with wrist bones
Wrist fracture patients less likely to be evaluated for osteoporosis
A study published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery suggests a disconnect between the way wrist-fracture patients and those with a spine or hip fracture are managed and evaluated. The s ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Bipedal humans came down from the trees, not up from the ground (w/ Video)
A detailed examination of the wrist bones of several primate species challenges the notion that humans evolved their two-legged upright walking style from a knuckle-walking ancestor.
Aug 10, 2009 |
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New surgical option for wrist arthritis
Breaking a fall, such as a tumble on the sidewalk, with your hands and wrists is everyone's natural reflex. But, if you fall hard enough, you'll often fracture your radius bone, or even one of the smaller wrist bones and ...
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Feb 14, 2009 |
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Scientists study hands of fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur
(PhysOrg.com) -- 66 million years ago, the fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur Majungasaurus crenatissimus prowled the semi-arid lowlands of Madagascar. Its powerful jaws bristled with bladelike teeth, and its st ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Curry spice could offer treatment hope for tendinitis
(PhysOrg.com) -- A derivative of a common culinary spice found in Indian curries could offer a new treatment hope for sufferers of the painful condition tendinitis, an international team of researchers has shown.
Aug 09, 2011 |
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How the mole got its 12 fingers
Polydactyly is a hereditary anomaly that is relatively common in both humans and animals. Moles also have additional fingers. In their case, however, the irregularity compared to the five-finger formula of ...
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Doc's arthritis struggle shows illness' severity
(AP) -- Dr. Sue Zieman can almost set her watch by her disease: Twice a day, she gets a fever and the already arthritic joints in her arms and hands, legs and feet abruptly, painfully swell even more. During ...
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Jun 13, 2011 |
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Bears may hold key to osteoporosis treatment
All it takes is a few days of bed rest for human bones to start to weaken. Stretch that out many weeks, and we risk full-blown osteoporosis and its attendant woes of broken hips, wrists and vertebrae. Bears ...
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Study links long-term use of osteoporosis drugs to unusual fractures
Women who take commonly prescribed drugs for osteoporosis known as bisphosphonates for five years or more may be at higher risk of certain kinds of fractures of their thigh bone, a new study has found.
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Feb 22, 2011 |
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EECoG may finally allow enduring control of a prosthetic or a paralyzed arm by thought alone
Daniel Moran has dedicated his career to developing the best brain-computer interface, or BCI, he possibly can. His motivation is simple but compelling. "My sophomore year in high school," Moran says, "a good friend and I ...
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Feb 18, 2011 |
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Basis of mobility disorders to be studied using 3-D simulations of patients' movements
A stroll around the block, a quick hand-written note to your neighbor, a giggling game of tag -- it's easy for many of us to take activities like these for granted. But for children and adults with movement ...
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Jan 24, 2011 |
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Researcher finds oldest known domesticated dog in Americas
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Maine graduate student has discovered evidence of the oldest identifiable domestic dog in the Americas.
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Jan 11, 2011 |
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Prehistoric bird used club-like wings as weapon
Long before the knights of medieval Europe wielded flails or martial artists brandished nunchucks, it appears that a flightless prehistoric bird used its own wings as a similar type of weapon in combat.
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Jan 05, 2011 |
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