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 'instrument'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820997&cid=t_169483_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FAiWHQHdtHoM%2F This article explores another relationship between music and dementia: playing a musical instrument, even as an amateur, may protect the brain later on against dementia-related damages. Researchers had 70 people ages 60 to 83 perform a variety of tests to measure visuospatial memory, ability to name objects, the brain’s ability to adapt to new information […] those who had engaged in musical activity for 10 years or longer scored substantially better than those with no musical activity in their past. the longer people play instruments, the more benefits they may derive. All were amateurs who had started playing when they were 10 years old. the relationship between cognitive skills and years of musical activity held up whether the musicians were currently involved in making music or not... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820997 Fri, 13 May 2011 14:43:15 +0100 4820997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999873&cid=t_169483_155_f&fid=38407&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathologyinformaticstrenches.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fsometimes-i-feel-like-lone-wolf.html I'm sitting here at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Medical Informatics Association. This is my first time at this meeting. I was disappointed to see such a sparse pathology presence here, but given my limited interaction with the organization and its website, I wasn't terribly surprised. It is a problem which needs to be corrected especially given the influence that this organization has on national policy.Having said (written) that, the meeting has been great so far. The buzz mostly surrounds the HITECH portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). David Blumenthal gave a keynote address, and during the question session afterwards, one gentleman whose name I unfortunately don't have, gave a wonderful analogy to a situation that I find myself struggling with on an ... Pathology Informatics from the Trenches blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999873 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:59:00 +0100 2999873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513555&cid=t_169483_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2Fg4PujBqxngs%2Foperating-room-nurse.html Sally Muncy, RN is an Operating Room Nurse at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center who assists patients throughout their tubal reversal procedures. She explains the responsibilities and functions of the Operating Room Nurse in this blog topic. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513555 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:36:24 +0100 2513555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1226779&cid=t_169483_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F234206925%2F “This is a high note. Which is lower?” The music teacher asked, gently plucking the A string and the C string of the cello. Charlie reached over and set the instrument back sideways against his shoulder, and pulled at the strings. The music teacher, the aide with the token board, Charlie’s teacher, and I all listened. Charlie had his first cello lesson today. I’ve been wondering about him learning to play a stringed instrument for awhile, ever since he became fascinated with the sounds and the vibrations of a small guitar that my parents gave him a few years ago. He even insisted on taking the guitar into the car with him. Unfortunately, within a week—-probably had something to do with Charlie kneeling on the guitar to look at the strings as he plucked them&... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1226779 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:04:56 +0100 1226779