Researchers are turning brain injuries to advantage, using them as probes and indicators in studies on how the mind functions--and malfunctions. (Editor)

Article introduced research on the human brain with a review of the actual history of the brain as an organ of the body. (Author/RK)

This conference was designed to facilitate an exchange of information and experiences on the major issues in research with human subjects. In each session, a speaker from the United States and one from the United Kingdom reviewed procedures, progress, and problems related to a particular topic, leading to a thorough discussion of the advantages or…

The symptomatology of 34 patients with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome was described in detail. The purpose was to clarify the diagnostic criteria for Tourette's syndrome by describing the type, variety, and frequency of symptoms in this illness. (Author)

Explained are modern techniques of corneal transplantation, and indicated are prognostic factors in various diagnostic categories of corneal disease. (DB)

In the early 1990s, medical research found that teenagers have biologically different sleep and wake patterns than the preadolescent or adult population. On the basis of that information, in 1997 the seven comprehensive high schools in the Minneapolis Public School District shifted the school start time from 7:15 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. This article…

Research on Problem-Based Learning in medical education has undergone an evolutionary process from initial proof of concept studies through critiques of the original methods and beyond. Initial studies focused on whether or not the instructional method was effective for medical students and the goals of medical education. Despite much movement…

The biggest breakthrough in medical research may well be the broad-spectrum drugs called prostaglandins. (Editor)

Our understanding of mind-brain interaction has been vastly altered by studies that now offer a clearer picture of the two brain hemispheres and their specialized forms of intellect. (Editor)

Contained are 15 papers presented at the sixth annual AMA Congress on Environmental Health. Three papers are concerned with noise induced hearing loss as it relates to pathological effects, the role of physicians in workmen's compensation cases, and exposure to steady-state noise. Five papers deal with noise control as it relates to medical…