Center neurologist shows that brain injury may occur within one millisecond after a human head is thrust into a windshield in a car accident. This happens before any overall motion of the head following impact with the windshield and is a new concept to consider for doctors interested in traumatic brain injury.
MIT and Cambridge University researchers will unveil the conceptual design for a silent, environmentally friendly passenger plane at a press conference Monday, Nov. 6, at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London.
The growing number of children relying on portable home ventilators to breathe create their own ventilator-dependent lifestyles. But low esteem and social exclusion remain major problems. Professor Jane Noyes’ six-year study included interviews with over 100 children and parents. A third of the home ventilated children had received spinal or head injuries. The other two-thirds had congenital conditions.
Each year in the United States, 23.5 million children travel 4.3 billion miles on 450,000 school buses — and a new study shows that kids may not be as safe as previously thought. Researchers at the Columbus Children’s Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio, found that an estimated 17,000 injuries occur annually — three times more than previously reported.
New Saint Louis University research that outlines the top 10 factors that encourage people to be physically active is a blueprint to design healthier communities.
Just 30 minutes a day helps you stay strong, they say. Regular exercise is an important part of heart health, but experts say about 60 percent of American adults don’t get the recommended level of physical activity.
No more punch lines that just slipped away. No more names on the tip of your tongue. No more senior moments! Drawing on cutting-edge neurological research, how to keep your brain alive: 83 neurobic exercises brings help to everyone whose memory is starting to slip.
Phalangeal (pronounced fuh-LAN-gel) fractures, also known as digital fractures, are most commonly referred to as fractures of the fingers. Finger fractures are cracked or broken bone that can happen in the phalanges, or finger bones, of the hand.
The number of infants who die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, increases in the cold winter months, according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), one of the National Institutes of Health. During these colder months, parents often place extra blankets or clothes on infants, hoping to provide them with more warmth. In fact, the extra material may actually increase infants’ risk for SIDS.
If you’re taking your infant or toddler on a plane trip, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center offers these safety tips: