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Surgeons perform better with eye movement training

November 30, 2011
Surgeons can learn their skills more quickly if they are taught how to control their eye movements. Research shows that trainee surgeons learn technical surgical skills much more quickly and deal better with the stress of the operating theater if they are taught to mimic the eye movements of experts.

Researchers decode a puzzling movement disorder

November 24, 2011
Neurodegenerative diseases represent one of the greatest challenges of our aging society. However, investigation into these diseases is made particularly difficult due to the limited availability of human brain tissue. Scientists have now taken a roundabout path: They reprogrammed skin cells from patients with a hereditary movement disorder into so-called ...

Climate change causing massive movement of tree species across the West

November 3, 2011
A huge "migration" of trees has begun across much of the West due to global warming, insect attack, diseases and fire, and many tree species are projected to decline or die out in regions where they have been present for centuries, while others move in and replace them. In an ...

How touch and movement contribute to the development of the brain

October 14, 2011
Neuroscientists have uncovered in an animal model the neuronal processes that underlay the development of sensory maps in the developing brain.

New mathematical model explains patterns of human movement by considering the costs

October 11, 2011
People decide to take trips for a dauntingly complex mix of reasons, but out of the individual chaos of dry-cleaning pick-ups, pizza dinners, and European vacations, a new mathematical model has emerged. It finds hidden patterns in human beings' collective excursions near, not-so-near, and far from home.

Tooth movement an alternative to bone transplants

October 10, 2011
Although replacing lost teeth often involves artificially building up the jaw, researchers in Sweden are now showcasing a new method whereby teeth are instead moved into the toothless area using a brace, giving patients the chance of having more teeth.

Cell movement provides clues to aggressive breast cancer

October 3, 2011
Researchers have identified a specific molecule that alters how breast cancer cells move. This affects the cells' ability to spread or metastasize to distant parts of the body, the hallmark of deadly, aggressive cancer.

YouTube videos can inaccurately depict Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, study finds

September 22, 2011
After reviewing the most frequently watched YouTube videos about movement disorders, a group of neurologists found that the people in the videos often do not have a movement disorder.

Positioning and pinching slow proton movement in catalyst

September 20, 2011
Twisting and pinching slow a catalyst's ability to generate energy from hydrogen, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis. In converting hydrogen to electricity, the catalyst uses claw-like extensions, called ligands, to get needed items in place. However, the ligands opening and closing during the ...

Physicist detects movement of macromolecules engineered into our food

September 12, 2011
Toxin proteins are genetically engineered into our food because they kill insects by perforating body cell walls, and Professor Rikard Blunck of the University of Montreal's Group for the study of membrane proteins (GEPROM) has detected the molecular mechanism involved. In recognition of his breakthrough, he received the Traditional Paul ...

Physicist detects movement of macromolecules engineered into our food

September 12, 2011
Toxin proteins are genetically engineered into our food because they kill insects by perforating body cell walls, and now researchers studying membrane proteins have detected the molecular mechanism involved.

Poorer movement skills at seven months in children at risk of autism, study finds

September 7, 2011
Researchers report that poorer movement skills detected as early as 7 months old are observed in children at a higher risk of developing autistic spectrum disorder than children in the general population.