second wife of the late Rev. H. N. Burden, whose life-work on behalf of the feeble-minded can never be forgotten. As Miss R. G. Williams she had been invited to help in the organization of Stoke Park Colony at its foundation in 1913 ; but the temporary help which she originally came to give led to her becoming the Superintendent of the Colony, an office which she continued to fill with wholehea...

Nineteen asthmatic volunteers underwent methacholine-induced asthma to the point when tightness in the chest was just sensed (threshold symptom). Changes in the following indices of lung function were measured--static lung volumes, forced expiratory volume in one second, and airways conductance. The increase in airways resistance necessary for threshold detection was at least double that previo...

The development of the concept of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and its practical application have been intimately tied to attempts to produce therapeutic agents. Understanding the regulatory environment and determining the way in which it can be influenced are critical to the development of drugs and their eventual approval. In this article, we review some of the current challenges surroundi...

A comprehensive understanding of the basic visual and cognitive abilities of individuals with mental retardation is critical for understanding the basis of mental retardation and for the design of remediation programs. We assessed visual search abilities in individuals with mild mental retardation and in MA- and CA-matched comparison groups. Our goal was to determine the effect of decreasing ta...

It was has been my pleasure to have acted as the guest editor for the Brain Sciences Special Issue on Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).[...].

? When, in the early days of 1939, gXaSldren ^acuation were being made, it was felt {92X certified under Part V of the Education Act ^ should not be evacuated except as a g tQ herefore local arrangements were ma under ^ dealt with in temporary residential s tely m heir own teachers and not blllete P P 'vate families. (Subsequent expe ^ few Sfed the wisdom of this dec^ion tQ be children who were...

objectives this study evaluated the prevalence and characteristics of posttraumatic headaches attributed to mild brain injury in military personnel in isfahan. materials and methods a prospective, observational, descriptive study was conducted with a cohort of military personnel in military training during a 6-month period at the military training center in isfahan, iran. a total of 322 militar...