Rheumatology is a subspecialty in the practice of both internal medicine and pediatrics. This means that a doctor must first become either an internal medicine practitioner or a pediatrician and then subspecialize, receive extra education and clinical practice, in the specialty of rheumatology. A doctor who practices rheumatology will be devoted to diagnosis and treatment…
Striatum Acts As Hub For Multisensory Integration
A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provides insight on how the brain processes external input such as touch, vision or sound from different sources and sides of the body, in order to select and generate adequate movements. The findings show that the striatum acts as a sensory ‘hub’ integrating various types of sensory…
Stress Hormone Amygdala Function Flips In Maturing Brain
Contrary to evidence that the amygdala stimulates stress responses in adults, researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University have found that the amygdala has an inhibitory effect on stress hormones during the early development of nonhuman primates. The amygdala is a brain region known to be important for responses to threatening situations and…
Matrix Weight Training Benefits
Matrix training is a unique form of weight training exercise that was created by Dr. Ronald Laura nearly three decades ago. More current exercise instructors, such as Kathy Smith, are also claiming to have developed the Matrix method of exercise. In each case the goal of the exercise is the same. When we normally exercise,…
Spontaneous Gestures Improve Learning In Signers And Speakers
Spontaneous gesture can help children learn, whether they use a spoken language or sign language, according to a new report. Previous research by Susan Goldin-Meadow, the Beardsley Ruml Distinguished Service Professor in the University of Chicago Department of Psychology, has found that gesture helps children develop their language, learning and cognitive skills. As one of…
Can Your Body Get Used to an Exercise?
The answer is a reverberating “Yes!” It comes down to doing a few simple things to prevent it from happening. When you do a specific workout routine for the first time, you are all excited to try it, right? Physically, the routine challenges your muscles, and because they as have not been exercised in this…
The Best Zumba Fitness Games
Zumba, the wildly popular Latin dance-workout, has become a global phenomenon in the last couple of years. It’s a hit with both men and women as an exciting and enjoyable way to exercise the whole body. Since gaining so much popularity, video game producers have been working hard on making Zumba games for consoles, which…
Infants’ Ability to Follow Other’s Gaze Predicted by Visual Exposure
Following another person’s gaze can reveal a wealth of information critical to social interactions and also to safety. Gaze following typically emerges in infancy. New research looking at preterm infants suggests that it’s visual experience, not maturational age, which underlies that critical ability. Psychological scientist and lead researcher Marcela Peña of Pontificia Universidad Católica de…
Asfotase-alpha Strengthens Bones In Neurofibromatosis Type-1
Asfotase-alpha may prevent skeletal abnormalities associated with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type-1, investigators at Vanderbilt University have found. The researchers showed in a mouse model of the disorder that the enzyme asfotase-alpha improves bone growth, mineralization and strength. The findings, suggest that we can make bone stronger and better by injecting this drug, and possibly…