Sentences with phrase «anatomical findings»

Thanks to the efforts of the HBTRC, dedicated investigators and the generosity of a growing number of brain donors and their families, genetic, molecular, and anatomical findings from these studies are paving the way for a better understanding of these disorders and of the people that suffers from them and are providing impetus for the development of new treatments.

Biologist Alexander Flemming made the anatomical find, announced late last year, while sorting through specimens at the Port Elizabeth natural history museum in South Africa.

Not exact matches

Put simply, you will not find another athlete with more — pick your anatomical metaphor — guts, heart, stones.

While I've yet to find any conclusive research on the topic, a solid anatomical understanding of infant hip joint development underscores the importance of keeping baby's legs well supported with knees and hips bent, commonly called the «frog leg» or «M» position.

Next I would find someone to look and see if it really is a latch issue or is there a anatomical issue causing him to suck poorly.

She her team found that howler monkeys face an anatomical trade - off: a species can either have a really big hyoid bone, or it can be very well endowed.

It allows physicians to view anatomical structures throughout your body to find disease or injury — or better yet, rule them out.

Such findings suggest that the neural projections are the anatomical structures by which the visual cortex adjusts the plasticity of the optokinetic reflex, Scanziani said.

They found that the big muscle on the underside of the tail, called the caudofemoralis, was up to 45 per cent larger than had been thought (Anatomical Record, DOI: 10.1002 / ar.21290).

To reach these conclusions, the study provides the most detailed anatomical descriptions of the species given to date, highlighting the small size of the reptile, which measured no more than a metre long, according to craniums found at the site in Catalonia.

In 2007 and 2010, other researchers found evidence that the brains of symptomatic veterans showed distinctive anatomical changes.

«When comparing the results of the questionnaire to the cerebral anatomy, we found out that the different symptoms observed, in spite of their mild character, could be associated to specific anatomical characteristics.

The sturgeon finding is just one result in a wide - ranging study of the rates of species formation and anatomical change in fish.

Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the research team also found anatomical changes in the brains of children whose reading abilities improved — in particular, a thickening of the cortex in parts of the brain known to be involved in reading.

Ward and her team found a styloid process at the end of a wrist bone more than 1.42 million years old, indicating this anatomical feature existed more than half a million years earlier than previously known.

I got into a very strange state for two weeks, a state in which I, who can not draw, found myself able to do the most accurate anatomical drawings.

«While all of the anatomical details in the Misliya fossil are fully consistent with modern humans, some features are also found in Neandertals and other human groups,» said Quam, associate professor of anthropology at Binghamton.

Next, the team used two fresh flamingo cadavers to find an anatomical explanation.

«Our finding of a link between bipolar disorder and the striatum at the molecular level complements studies that implicate the same brain region in bipolar disorder at the anatomical level, including functional imaging studies that show altered activity in the striatum of bipolar subjects during tasks that involve balancing reward and risk,» said TRSI Research Associate Rodrigo Pacifico, who was first author of the new study.

The findings also closely match fossil evidence of acanthomorphs» evolution, which also shows a sharp rise in their anatomical diversity after the extinction.

«There is a combination of anatomical features in the skeleton that simply aren't found in any form of Homo sapiens.»

As venom glands don't fossilise, Benoit and his colleagues from at Wits University, in association with the Natural History Museum of London used cutting edge CT scanning and 3D imagery techniques to analyse the only two fossilised skulls of the Euchambersia ever found, and discovered stunning anatomical adaptions that are compatible with venom production.

Indeed, says Bestmann, fMRI findings are indicating that the effects don't even depend just on anatomical connections.

Despite dolphins» obvious intelligence and social aptitude, anatomical studies of their gray matter revealed an indistinct muddle of neurons, nothing like the specialized, refined structures found in human brains.

Although the retinopathy in mice is exaggerated compared to human HD patients, the finding is partly in line with patient data showing impaired color vision but no clear - cut anatomical retinopathy.

To peer inside the 40 - inch skull, which was found in 1996 in the Bisti / De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area near Farmington, N.M. the Los Alamos team combined neutron and X-ray CT to extract anatomical information not accessible otherwise and without the risk of damaging the irreplaceable fossil.

Instead of focusing on the pelvic bone, Baron and his team analysed 457 characteristics of 74 species and found that 21 other anatomical features divide the dinosaurs differently.

«We were able to find a new way to integrate anatomical and physiological MRI information and make it more efficient,» said Christopher Klenk, MD, a postdoctoral scholar and the paper's lead author.

A combination of genetic, anatomical, and ecological data convinced researchers that Pongo tapanuliensis, named for the Tapanuli districts where it is found, is distinct from the two accepted species of orangutan.

In conclusion, our findings suggest that microstimulation, with its anatomical precision, physiologic - level currents, and action via axonal projections, holds promise for modification of memory circuits and thus for the treatment of memory impairments in people suffering from neurological disorders.

The evolution of a unique anatomical structure found in female bedbugs, the spermalege, into which the male's intromittent organ passes during traumatic insemination, is a possible counteradaptation to harmful male traits.

STONY BROOK, NY, July 14, 2014 — Research findings from an international team of scientists including Alan Turner, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, uncovers details on how a new species of a feathered raptorial dinosaur found in China provides evidence on how large - bodied dinosaurs took to the air.

The researchers found that as the mice aged, the abnormal human tau spread along a linked anatomical pathway, from the entorhinal cortex to the hippocampus to the neocortex.

Authors David Lordkipanidze, Marcia S. Ponce de León, Ann Margvelashvili, Yoel Rak, G. Philip Rightmire, Abesalom Vekua and Christoph P. E. Zollikofer say significant anatomical features of this skull can be found in earlier fossils assigned to the genus Homo, such as H. habilis, H ergaster and H. rudolfensis, and argue all comprise a single species within the genus Homo, with less variation among them than can be found within contemporary Homo sapiens.

The team found part of a fossil human jaw with anatomical features that correspond to the modern human species Homo sapiens, as opposed to other pre-modern humans such as Neanderthals.

Bromage points out that the first reconstruction of ER 1470 was erroneous by giving it a flat face, but - ``... recent studies of anatomical relationships show that in life the face must have jutted out considerably, creating an ape - like aspect, rather like the faces of Australopithecus ``.72 This finding is one of a number which suggest that the species Homo habilis never existed.

Further, we have found that even within the DMN, hypo - vs. hyper - connectivity results can be observed in children with ASD depending on the precise anatomical location of ROIs within the posterior medial cortex (Lynch et al., 2013).

Localization of the human frontal eye fields: anatomical and functional findings from fMRI and intracerebral electrical stimulation

Thanks to this perceptive skill, I often recognize what might be the cause of physical ailments or pain and with the help of a couple of anatomical tests which I have developed myself I'm able to find out which exercises might help.

Studies have found that, thanks to anatomical variance, strength can vary by as much as 25 % among people with identical amounts of lean mass.

However, Vigotsky et al. (2015) performed a musculoskeletal modelling investigation and found that a 100 % increase in anatomical cross-sectional area led to increases in the internal moment arm lengths of the biceps brachii and brachialis by 27.2 % and 37.3 %, respectively.

Seated close to anatomical perfection driver and passengers found themselves cosseted in an environment as expected on a Bentley motor car.

For example, a study published in 2006 found that six weeks after dogs had surgery to repair a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament, multiple physiological and anatomical parameters had returned to normal when the dogs received intensive physical therapy but not with hand walking alone.

Anatomical landmarks that can be used to find small abdominal organs such as the pancreas and adrenal glands will be shown.

Mansdorf has a strong, internalized anatomical schema but is also open to accidental aspects of the subject found in life.

It has cast light on a wealth of female artists who have been denied their due, and has also shown that history has an ingenious knack for writing us out: denied access to the male nude, her anatomical skill was found to be lacking; sponsored by the court, her work has remained in private ownership and lacks proven market value, etc..

The vital anatomical forms of his portraits of models such as bodybuilder Lisa Lyons and the statuesque Derrick Cross find their roots in Antiquity, and here they find their mirror in the likes of Jan Harmensz Muller's Sabine woman and Jacob Matham's Apollo.

Artist Statement: Recently my work has involved creating sculptures and anatomical installations out of common found objects and materials.

(He said that he had been «busted» too many times, starting with anatomical studies after a textbook in drawing that a sixth - grade teacher managed to find risqué.)

Coloring fans of all ages can immerse themselves in themes and motifs found within some of the artist's most enduring series, including anatomical models, butterflies, medicine cabinets, spin paintings, color charts and kaleidoscope paintings.