Saturday, April 08, 2006

Brain New Hope for Head Injuries. Detecting and diagnosing brain trauma isn't so easy for emergency medical technicians and battlefield medics working in crisis situations. But backers of a new device say help is on the way. By Abby Christopher. [Wired News: Top Stories] 9:24:05 PM    comment

attention Life's Work: Overly Wired? There's a Word for It. The frenzy of our wired world is giving nearly all of us the symptoms of attention deficit disorder. By LISA BELKIN. [NYT > Technology] 9:05:25 PM    comment

power Viruses team up to build tiny batteries. MIT scientists have harnessed the construction talents of tiny viruses to build ultra-small "nanowire" structures for use in very thin lithium-ion batteries. By manipulating a few genes inside these viruses, the team was able to coax the organisms to grow and self-assemble into a functional electronic device. read more [Science Blog -] 2:26:50 PM    comment

language Why brain-injured children often recover. The number of sites in children's brains involved in language recognition decreases as the children age, according to a University of Cincinnati (UC) study. The finding, says Jerzy Szaflarski, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of neurology at the UC Academic Health Center, suggests that as a child grows more language proficient, recalling words may involve less effort. It also supports earlier explanations as to why young children who injure a large part of one side of the brain often recover completely, or almost completely. read more [Science Blog -] 2:23:21 PM    comment