A key part of a medical patient’s physical examination is performed through touch, but the doctor can only glean so much information from what he feels. That’s why Temple University researchers have made a prototype device that will not only emulate human tactile sensation, but quantify it as well.
THERE HAS BEEN a large increase in the numbers of people using a scheme providing free legal advice and representation, according to the programme’s co-ordinator.
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GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING the case of a woman who was found naked and beaten in a field in Co Longford.
THE TEENAGER CHARGED with murdering two Irish women who were holidaying in his home country of Turkey last summer is to appear in court next month to determine if he should be tried as a juvenile or adult, BBC reports today.
Today’s Irish Times reports that the family of Br Ger (GG) Dillon have called for an investigation into the programme after it alleged the Brother sexually abused a student in South Africa.
But the folks behind the new Nando’s ad campaign have stirred up a small controversy with their new ad that features a number of dictators hanging out together.
Scientists have long held theories about the importance of proteins called B-type lamins in the process of embryonic stem cells replicating and differentiating into different varieties of cells. New research from a team led by Carnegie’s Yixian Zheng indicates that, counter to expectations, these B-type lamins are not necessary for stem cells to renew and develop, but are necessary for proper organ development. Their work is published November 24 by Science Express.
The Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study
, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. Although it shows that first-time mums who opt for a home birth are at a higher risk of adverse outcomes, the overall risk is low in all birth settings.
Peter and Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation donates $18M to UHN cardiac centreResearchers take a step toward neuronal replacement therapySub-Saharan African countries lose billions of dollars due to migration of doctorsScientists decode how Machado-Joseph disease arisesMalaria is nearly under control in SurinameRibosomes spontaneously change their form during protein productionDantrolene reduces severity of walking and balance problems linked with HDWomen with low risk pregnancies should be able to choose where they give birthB-type lamins are necessary for proper organ development
