MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bulb'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4313987&cid=t_290830_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLOu1IAoxepY%2F By Walter OlsonWhile others wish the new Congress well today on its swearing-in, I plan to light a 100-watt incandescent bulb and hoist a caffeinated alcoholic beverage in honor of a different milestone: starting today, the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee will no longer be under the control of Henry Waxman (D-Calif.). Some lawmakers can talk a decent game about lean ‘n’ smart regulation, but no one ever accused Waxman of having a light touch. (The 900-page Waxman-Markey environmental bill, mercifully killed by the Senate, included provisions letting Washington rewrite local building codes.) He’s known for aggressive micromanagement even of agencies run by putative allies: his staff has repeatedly twisted the ears of Obamanaut appointees to complain that their... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4313987 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:30:34 +0100 4313987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294557&cid=t_290830_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fcharcotmarietooth-disease%2F Pathophysiology 1) heterogeneous group of hereditary peripheral neuropathies 2) type 1 – most common; marked by demyelination 3) type 2 – less severe clinically; lacks demyelination 4) type 3 (Dejerine-Sottas disease) – infantile onset; severe symptoms 5) type 4 – rare; X-linked recessive 6) frequency for all variants combined is 1/2,500 Signs and Symptoms 1) onset is in adolescence with both motor and sensory deficits 2) distal extremity weakness 3) distal atrophy 4) decreased deep tendon reflexes 5) high stepping gait 6) frequent falls 7) abnormal feet (commonly pes cavus or high arches) Characteristic Test Findings EMG – 1) type 1 – decreased nerve-conduction velocity 2) type 2 – normal or only slightly decreased nerve-conduction velocity Histol... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294557 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:37:12 +0100 4294557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556056&cid=t_290830_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwill-your-baby-make-your-husband-grow-new-brain-cells%2F New research from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute says yes–though maybe not in the way that you’d think.  Recent mouse studies show that paternal mice develop new cells in their olfactory bulbs and hippocampus, allowing them to their recognize their offspring, in part by smell. Humans do something similar, also identifying their children partly by smell (also not in the way you’d think.) Paternal Mice Bond With Offspring Through Touch [ScienceDaily] Post from: BlissTree Will Your Baby Make Your Husband Grow New Brain Cells? (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556056 Tue, 11 May 2010 17:59:00 +0100 3556056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2747913&cid=t_290830_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FnB9H7_RbfUM%2F Unfortunately, there are many good (and sad) examples of Uncle Sam’s insatiable desire to regulate the smallest aspects of our lives.  Legislators can’t even let us decide which light bulbs to buy.  Government believes that it knows best, and is banning the venerable incandescent bulb. Lighting consultant Howard Brandston makes a plaintive plea for lighting that serves people rather than politics: The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 will effectively phase out incandescent light bulbs by 2012-2014 in favor of compact fluorescent lamps, or CFLs. Other countries around the world have passed similar legislation to ban most incandescents. Will some energy be saved? Probably. The problem is this benefit will be more than offset by rampant dissatisfaction with lighting.... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2747913 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:53:17 +0100 2747913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1605966&cid=t_290830_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fding-ding-ding-england-is-evil-7.html It’s not that I’m ignoring him, more like not paying attention. He’s happy, playing, why break the spell? “Ooo you had a good idea! Ding!” What a sweet adorable child. I wonder how long this one will last? I continue to make supper as the light fades. The minutes tick by as he continues with his new mantra, “ooo you had a good idea! Ding!” I can see him flit from one soft toy to another to repeat the same phrase out of the corner of my eye. Little gem. He darts between his brother and sister. She swats him like a fly but he's back to the soft toys in a ceaseless circuit of energy. Where has this sudden good humour come from I wonder? Where has ‘England is evil’ gone? Ah the innocence of youth. When I snap on the light in the kitchen I notice the gloom in the sitting room.... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1605966 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:05:00 +0100 1605966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=873925&cid=t_290830_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F156844691%2Fanother_look_inside_your_brain.html Check inside the main parts of your mind and see mental resources that can make or break your career – at  MSNBC’s Interactive Mind Map. 1. Notice how the corpus callosum links your two brain hemispheres. There are huge differences in men’s and women’s corpus callosum – which is why we think and lead differently. 2. See the ofactory bulb where smell originates in your brain, and it’s location will likely explain how aromas at times affect memory and moods. 3. Check out the anterior cingulated gyrus … your attention manager to see where your brain helps you focus and stay on track until a work is completed.4. Locate the thalamus, deep in the central area of the brain, where your sensory switchboard operates. 5. Notice the hypothalamus, where y... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=873925 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:10:30 +0100 873925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=853742&cid=t_290830_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F154318817%2F What does a glowing “light bulb” and mice have to do with one another?  No this isn’t a joke.  The answer… type 2 diabetes. With over 20 million diabetics and over 50 million “pre-diabetics” the race is certainly on to find new drugs, treatments and ultimately a cure.  Researchers have now used a “light bulb” type activator to help us see exactly what occurs during and after the process of eating and the physiology that accompanies it.  Using a sensitive camera, the light–a direct measure of CREB/TORC2 activity–could be detected and measured from outside of the live mice. Using biochemical and genetic techniques to change the levels of various molecules in the pathway, including insulin and TORC2, the researchers measured the ... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=853742 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:03:02 +0100 853742