When Digestive Symptoms Signal Parkinsons Disease

The enteric nervous system (ENS), which is regarded as our second brain, is the part of the autonomic nervous system that controls the digestive tract. Housed along the entire length of the digestive tract, it is made up of more than 100 million neurons. It plays a central role in controlling the regulation of gastrointestinal motility, absorption of nutrients, and […]

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Smarter CT scans may approach the level of MRI and support dementia diagnosis

In certain cases, a new method can provide as much information from brain images taken with computed tomography as images captured with magnetic resonance imaging. The method, presented in a study from the University of Gothenburg, could enhance diagnostic support, particularly in primary care, for conditions such as dementia and other brain disorders. Computed tomography (CT) is a relatively inexpensive […]

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OU scientists receive $1.8 million to establish research center to address children's health impacts from environmental stressors

OU researchers have received a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to establish a research center to address children's cumulative health impacts from agricultural and non-chemical exposures. This grant will create the Children's Environmental Health Center in the U.S. Southern Great Plains, which includes Oklahoma and Texas. The Center will focus on mitigating the chemical and non-chemical […]

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Scientists unravel the physics behind belly flops

Reviewed Anyone who's ever done a belly flop into a swimming pool knows it ends with a blunt-sounding splat, a big splash and a searing red sting. What most people don't know is why. Daniel Harris does. The assistant professor in Brown University's School of Engineering says the physics behind the phenomenon aren't too complex. What happens -; and what […]

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Enhanced Nasal Suction Makes Little Difference in Infant Bronchiolitis

TOPLINE: Enhanced battery-operated nasal suctioning in infants with bronchiolitis discharged from the emergency department (ED) lacked incremental benefits over minimal bulb suctioning. METHODOLOGY: The Suctioning of Nose Therapy in Bronchiolitis Trial included 372 infants (age, 4 weeks to 11 months) with bronchiolitis discharged from the ED. Infants were randomly assigned to minimal bulb suctioning (n=185) or enhanced battery-operated nasal suctioning […]

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