Surgeons are using custom-made, FDA-approved device, STARband, to begin the cranial shaping process of children below 18 months of age diagnosed with craniosynostosis. Craniosynostosis is a condition that leads to premature fusion of the cranial sutures, or fontanels, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth, which can result in developmental delays, visual impairment and misaligned ears, eyes, and jaws. Orthomerica Products Inc.’s STARband helmets, which are worn 23 hours daily for three to six months, channel head growth by applying constant and gentle pressure on raised areas of the head, while leaving room for growth in depressed areas.

There is a direct correlation between how angry a teenager gets and the size and structure of the amygdala, which is a part of the brain that is involved with emotions and memory. The research was conducted by the ORYGEN Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia and the Oregon Research Institute, USA and was published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research indicates that an increase in the size of the amygdalas has a direct correlation with the length and intensity of tantrums.