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"Crossing legs after stroke may signal recovery"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 11 October 2011 17:41

"Washington: People who are able to cross their legs soon after having a severe stroke may be more likely to have a good recovery, German researchers say.

Study author Berend Feddersen, MD, PhD, of the University of Munich, Germany and colleagues said that those were able to cross their legs within the first 15 days after a severe stroke were more likely to have better independence in daily life, fewer neurologic problems and lower death rates."

"Electrical stimulation creates images that could help blind see"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 11 October 2011 17:34

"Even when vision has failed, the mind's eye can see, given just the right voltage to just the right place in the brain, says a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study, which used rhesus monkeys with intact vision, demonstrated one way to restore something akin to sight in the blind. It showed that direct stimulation to the brain's visual cortex can create the perception of shapes, colors and contrasts -- even when the eyes cannot see them."

"Foodstock: Stop the Mega Quarry!"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 11 October 2011 17:28

"On Sunday, October 16, join Chef Michael Stadtlander and 100 of the best chefs from across Canada for an outdoor, pay-what-you can, public food event in support of the movement to Stop The Mega Quarry.

All funds raised will go to fighting the mega quarry application that has been put forward by the Highland Companies to create a limestone quarry over 2,300 acres in size on prime, fertile agricultural land and digging into pristine aquifers. Each chef will prepare one item, celebrating the local bounty and encouraging Ontarian’s to stand up and have their voice heard by the government."

"Immunity ‘trick’ turns off peanut allergy"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 11 October 2011 17:14

"NORTHWESTERN (US) — Researchers have turned off a life-threatening allergic response to peanuts by tricking the immune system into thinking the nut proteins aren’t a threat to the body.

The peanut tolerance was achieved in a preclinical study by attaching peanut proteins onto blood cells and reintroducing them to the body—an approach that ultimately may be able to target more than one food allergy at a time."

"How to breathe"

By Rob Winters - Published on Saturday, 08 October 2011 09:39

" Familiarise yourself Take some time to get to know your breath better. Put one hand on your stomach and one hand on your upper chest, close your eyes and take a big inhale through your nose, and let it out. Take note of which hand moved the most – the bottom or the top. Eighty per cent of us are upper chest breathers, 20 per cent belly breathers. Discovering which you are can help you make the most out of your breath.

Upper chest breathers… The upper chest is associated with anxiety and stress. When you start breathing from your abdomen, it induces calm. Sit back at about 45° and make sure your neck is supported. Put your hands on your abdomen and breathe through the nose, imagining there is a balloon where your abdomen is."

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