After a stroke, medical personnel begin neurorehabilitation, which is the process of retraining undamaged parts of the brain to assume control of impaired functions, which is supposed to occur as soon as possible. If this rehabilitation therapy is not begun in a timely manner, the likelihood that survivors will be able to regain the skills undermined by the stroke diminish greatly.
The medical tricorder of the Star Trek universe, a rapid medical assessment device used to quickly examine the patient’s general health, has long been a real-world inspiration for the development of non-invasive health measurement devices.
Fifty years ago, a winning science project for a high school science fair might have been building a rocket in the backyard of your house. All you had at your disposal was whatever you could buy at the local stores. Your lab space was most likely the basement or the garage.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is often associated with people exposed to catastrophic situations, such as combat soldiers and rape victims. A recent study by a research group at the Hopkins School of Medicine, however, suggests that people who experience traumas such as war, assault and natural disasters may not be the only ones susceptible to PTSD.
The Ebola outbreak, which began more than a year ago, has finally begun to subside. While the reduction in the number of Ebola patients has given cause for the relaxation of quarantine measures and the reopening of schools, the Ebola outbreak has yet to reach zero new cases in the most affected West African countries.
Almost half of Costa Rica is covered by forests that host an array of flora and fauna, including a newly discovered specie of glass frogs.
“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” While the common saying may be cliché, a new study may provide scientific support for the importance of sleeping and waking early.
