Mosby’s Physical Examination Video Series: Video 1: Neurologic System: Mental Status and Cranial Nerves, Version 2 This 17 minute video shows the steps needed to perform two major parts of the neurologic examination: assessment of mental status and cranial nerves. With the patient seated, it demonstrates how to evaluate the patients general appearance and behavior, cognitive abilities, emotional stability, and speech and language skills as well as the functioning of all twelve pairs of cranial nerves, using the appropriate equipment. The video shows expected findings in healthy adults and presents variations in assessment techniques and expected findings in pediatric and geriatric patients.

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Science Minister Lord Sainsbury pledged 300,000 for the region’s genetic research at the International Centre for Life yesterday and there are also hopes a further 3m of Government funding will be awarded this week for a regional genetics park to take biotechnology beyond the ‘golden triangle’ of Oxford, Cambridge and London.

Fewer people prepared to donate tissue
Fewer people are willing to donate tissue to medical research following the string of organ retention scandals, according to a study led by Newcastle medical student Michaela Goodson.

Cash for Alzheimer’s DNA research
Dr Patrick Chinnery of the School of Neurology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry has been awarded 80,000 by The Alzheimer’s Research Trust for DNA analysis equipment.

World-first stem cell research could aid male infertility
Scientists have shown for the first time that sperm grown from embryonic stem cells can be used to produce offspring.

When germs are ‘friend or foe’
A new technique for identifying germs at an early stage of infection has been developed by University scientists.

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