Word: skin
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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High electronic magnifications (105,000 diameters) of vinylchloride polymer, a rubberlike synthetic, show a mottling of dots which scientists assume to be actual molecules; 25,000-diameter pictures of soft face-powder granules reveal the jagged projections which make them cling to the skin. Electron photographs of typhoid germs and intestinal bacteria disclose delicate, wavy filaments which may be their means of locomotion...
...important index in the diagnosis of brain and nerve injuries. A neurologist searching for a brain tumor in a patient with a weak, dragging left leg, for example, carefully pricks him with a pin to see where and how much he retains his sensation of pain. If the skin in a limited area is dulled, the neurologist knows that only a surface nerve is injured. If the patient is analgesic over a wide area, several nerves or even part of his brain may be damaged. By carefully eliminating any possibility of spinal cord or nerve injury, the neurologist may locate...
...seated an integral part of the monument. The drapery, therefore, fulfills its function excellently, not only by creating a certain decorative and monumental effect, but also by logically unifying the various parts of the statue. It is interesting to note that the difference between the textural quality of the skin and that of the clothing was effected by French's moderate use of the "boss" or roughening method on the latter...
...departments, each with its own staff. Largest number find their way into the Head & Neck Service, next largest go into the Breast Service. Others: Gynecological (womb cancers, etc.), Gastric (stomach), Genitourinary, Bone and Medical (the leukemias and lymphatic cancers). Best cure records (between 60 and 70%) run in lip, skin, womb and breast cancers. Worst (under 10%) are in prostate gland and the leukemias...
Known & Unknown. Most cancer men, like London's famed Sir George Lenthal Cheatle, "have a completely open, not to say vacant mind" on the cause of cancer. But two known causes of cancer are now established: 1) organic compounds derived from coal tar, an industrial hazard setting up skin irritations frequently leading to cancer, 2) abnormal metabolism of body chemicals which produce sex hormones (TIME, Sept. 30). Both carcinogens have chemical characteristics in common. Memorial's laboratories have been working on these and a host of research projects on the influences of diet, heredity, radioactive elements on cancer...