CCA students complete unit on 'Our Bodies' Oct 5, 2005
SYCAMORE Students in Mrs. Dorf's third-grade class at Cornerstone Christian Academy have just completed an in-depth three-week study of the central nervous system and a detailed study of the five senses. The biography of Helen Keller also was included during this time as a read-a-loud. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
USDA to Begin Tests on Healthy Cattle for Mad Cow Oct 5, 2005
Most of the cattle tested under the enhanced program have been at-risk animals -- older cattle condemned at slaughter because they were dead on arrival, too sick or injured to walk, or showed signs of central nervous system disorders. Since June 1, 2004, the United States has sampled nearly 500,000 cattle brains in animals seen as at the highest risk and found one additional case in a 12-year-old Texas beef cow. (Planet Ark, United States)
New Battery Technology Helps Stimulate Nerves Oct 5, 2005
The lithium battery is the workhorse in implantable devices -- stimulators used to jump start the heart and help the central nervous system make critical connections in, for example, Parkinson's and epilepsy patients. Designed to be extraordinarily reliable and work continuously for years, the tiny batteries that power implantables are indispensable in everything from pacemakers to the electronic stimulators that help restore function in the brains of Parkinson's patients. (Science Daily)
Yemen's children fighting polio once again Oct 5, 2005
Polio attacks the central nervous system and can cause varying forms of paralysis. The three types of polio can be easily prevented through routine vaccinations -- making the disease generally a thing of the past in the developed Western world, though a puzzling case was reported last week in Minnesota. (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
