The Human Kidney: Structure and Fun... Oct 27, 2008
The kidneys are located near the vertebral column at the small of the back; the left kidney lying a little higher than the right. Each is identical in structure and function. (Suite101.com)
ABSTRACT: Evidence for Avian Intrathoracic Air Sacs in a New Predatory Dinosaur from Argentina Oct 4, 2008
The cervical air sacs lie alongside the vertebral column in living birds and sometimes invade the vertebrae and ribs via pneumatopores of variable size ... Second, cervical air sacs have been observed extending to the posterior end of the vertebral column in birds ... Such extensive camellate pneumaticity along the entire vertebral column has been reported previously in advanced coelurosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus , , and in titanosaurs. (USA Today -- Tech)
Bizarre medical condition Oct 3, 2008
There were even brain tissues without a skull and a partly formed vertebral column, Mishra said. This is a case of fetus-in-fetu or fetiform teratoma, one of the rarest conditions in medical literature, the doctor added. (Sify.com, India)
The Evil of the Bibiani Hunchback Ritual Aug 22, 2008
Science says hunchback, or humpback, a deformity of the back shaped like a hump, called kyphosis, is an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column or a person whose back is bent because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine. On the other hand, traditionally, certain Ghanaians believe superstitiously that hunchbacks are evil, freaks of nature and therefore can be killed ritualistically for varied reasons. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Pourqui Lab uncovers mechanism contributing to appropriate formation of the spine Jun 19, 2008
Understanding the mechanism of vertebral column development in animals offers insight into how the spine forms in humans. A better understanding of the process may aid in the prevention or treatment of disorders like congenital scoliosis. (EurekAlert!)
Gene Linked To Vertebral Defects In Patient Populations Identified May 18, 2008
13, 2003) Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research are gaining new insight into the molecular players involved in the process of vertebral column formation in the. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Ancient serpent shows its leg Apr 11, 2008
A portion of the vertebral column is missing; and in the process of preservation, the "tail" has become detached and positioned near the head. But it is the unmistakable leg bones - fibula, tibia and femur - that catch the eye. (BBC News -- Science)
New surgery option can help back pain patients get back to normal Apr 9, 2008
The vertebral column, also called the backbone, is made up of 33 vertebrae that are separated by spongy discs, which act as shock absorbers for the spine, and are classified into distinct areas. Cervical area consists of seven bony parts in the neck. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Mice Walking Restored After Spinal Cord Injury Jan 7, 2008
Scientists Restore Walking In Mice After Spinal Cord Injury. Scientists Restore Walking In Mice After Spinal Cord Injury. (Science Daily)
UCLA scientists restore walking after spinal cord injury Jan 7, 2008
Spinal cord injury involves damage to the nerves enclosed within the spinal canal; most injuries result from trauma to the vertebral column. This affects the brains ability to send and receive messages below the injury site to the systems that control breathing, movement and digestion. (EurekAlert!)
Primer on Low Back Pain Jan 6, 2008
Finally, an important element of the lumbar spine is the muscle surrounding the vertebral column, or the paraspinous musculature. The paraspinous muscles play an important role in stabilizing the spine, preventing excessive stress on the intervertebral discs and the facet joints. (Suite101.com)
Pourqui lab links beta-catenin gradient to process of somite formation Dec 28, 2007
The team analyzed the somite segmentation process that results in the formation of the vertebral column ... Somites eventually give rise to the vertebral column, which is malformed in people born with congenital scoliosis. (EurekAlert!)
Dog shot with air gun in Mumbai Dec 22, 2007
He said there were bullets lodged in Rani's abdomen, vertebral column and even private parts. Deshpande said Rani couldn't be operated on to remove the bullets as the procedure would have risked her life. (India Times, India)
Hildreth on Health: Muscular movement vital as we grow older Dec 21, 2007
The only support the musculoskeletal system has to maintain health is to depend upon strong healthy bone structure and the guidewires that are made up of strong muscles that keep the vertebral column in line. Strong muscular tone requires use (if we don t use it, we lose it). (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Why Pregnant Women Don't Tip Over Dec 13, 2007
"It generates loading on parts of the vertebral column that are not normally under such stress," Whitcome said. Joint Support. (National Geographic)
Genesis, take two Nov 3, 2007
Geneticists who have studied this kind of abnormal development say the genes involved are the same ones that direct the process of laying down the vertebral column in all animals with spines. But this process stops earlier in us than in vertebrates with tails or than they once did in our ancestors except in rare cases where the timing is somehow thrown off. (Globe and Mail)
Early Apes Walked Upright 15 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought, Evolutionary Biologist Argues Oct 11, 2007
Homeotics concerns the embryological assembly program for midline repeating structures such as the human vertebral column and the insect body segments. The critical event involves a dramatic embryological change unique to the human lineage that was not previously understood because the unusual human condition was viewed as "normal.". (Science Daily)
New findings solve human origins mystery Oct 10, 2007
Homeotics concerns the embryological assembly program for midline repeating structures such as the human vertebral column and the insect body segments. The report analyses changes in homeotic embryological assembly of the spine in more than 200 mammalian species across a 250 million year time scale. (EurekAlert!)
Report: Government halts inspection of U.S. beef shipments Oct 5, 2007
The bone material is considered to be "specified risk material," such as the vertebral column, brain, skull, eyes, spinal cord and other nerve tissue, all of which can carry mad cow disease. Last year, South Korea agreed to import only boneless U.S. meat from cattle under 30 months old, lifting an almost three-year ban on American beef after mad cow disease was discovered in the U.S.. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Tiny dinosaur was ready to fly Sep 7, 2007
Turner and his colleagues analyzed the fossilized bones, including portions of its skull, forelimb, hindlimb and much of the vertebral column. By comparing Mahakala with other small meat-eating dinosaurs, and birds, the paleontologists showed small size was a common feature within the two dinosaur lineages most closely , dromaeosaurids and troodontids. (MSNBC -- Environment)
South Korea halts U.S. beef imports Aug 3, 2007
Banned vertebral column found in a recent shipment, Yonhap news agency. A quarantine inspector displays vertebral columns found in U.S. beef shipments at the main office of the National Veterinary Research Quarantine Service in Anyang, South Korea, on Thursday ... The Agriculture Ministry said it halted quarantine inspections of American beef shipments Wednesday after finding a banned vertebral column in a recent shipment, Yonhap news agency reported. (MSNBC -- International)
Compartmentalised expression of Delta-like 1 in epithelial somites is required for the formation of intervertebral joints. Jun 18, 2007
In addition, the midline of the vertebral column did not develop normally. Transgenic mice had open neural arches and split vertebral bodies with ectopic pseudo-growth plates. (BioMed Central)
Fossil in China sheds light on evolution of the middle ear Mar 16, 2007
"Gene mutation may have played a significant role in getting extra vertebral segments and also in forming this rather funny structure of the vertebral column that made this animal much more lizard-like than any other mammals.". The Carnegie and Nanjing team then began work on the specimen's teeth, and in that process discovered that the transitional middle ear structure had been preserved. (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Biomedical Engineers Advance On 'Smart Bladder Pacemaker' Feb 21, 2007
ScienceDaily: Biomedical Engineers Advance On 'Smart Bladder Pacemaker. Biomedical Engineers Advance On 'Smart Bladder Pacemaker. (Science Daily)
Paper Challenges Controversial Theories About Mode Of Formation Of Spinal Precursors Feb 17, 2007
D., Senior Research Associate in the Pourqui; Lab, is the lead author on a paper challenging controversial theories about the mode of formation of the vertebral column precursor, known as the paraxial mesoderm ... (January 13, 2003) -- Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research are gaining new insight into the molecular players involved in the process of vertebral column formation in the. (Science Daily)
Pourqui Lab clarifies mode of formation of spinal precursors Feb 16, 2007
D., Senior Research Associate in the Pourqui Lab, is the lead author on a paper challenging controversial theories about the mode of formation of the vertebral column precursor, known as the paraxial mesoderm. The paper, "Dual mode of paraxial mesoderm formation during chick gastrulation," which was posted to the Web site of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrated that the cellular mode of paraxial mesoderm formation is largely conserved across vertebrates. (EurekAlert!)
Reducing Back Surgery Failure: Experiments Show Surgical Trauma Lowered By Pretreating Spinal Cord With Local Anesthetic Jan 27, 2007
Texas researchers believe that they have discovered how to prevent many cases of the most common problem encountered by patients undergoing spine surgery: failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). FBSS occurs when surgery either fails to cure back pain or leads to additional chronic pain after a spinal operation. (Science Daily)
Key Finding In Rare Muscle Disease Jan 19, 2007
A group of researchers has discovered a number of children suffering from rare muscle diseases whose bodies have "switched on" a gene that is usually turned off at birth. The finding is in the current issue of Annals of Neurology, a leading international neurology journal, in work led by Professor Nigel Laing and Dr Kristen Nowak of the Laboratory for Molecular Genetics at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) and done in collaboration with a number of European... (Science Daily)
Devils Choice Jan 11, 2007
His vertebral column was so heavily injured that he had to carry a corset all the time. In spite of the suffering, he served his congregation in a village, until his death in the late 1950s. (Ocnus.net)
The Internet -- a fragile system ... Jan 1, 2007
Among the weakest points of the Internet are the so-called backbones, the main arteries forming a "vertebral column" for the network interconnecting all the sub-networks and continents. In Asia, a large share of the traffic which could not transit the damaged submarine cables was nevertheless re-routed as an emergency measure to servers in the United States. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
