Shorter sleep may speed brain aging
• Aging and Gerontology • • Sleep Aid • Jul 10 14
With less sleep, normal aging-related structural changes in the brain progress slightly faster in middle-aged and older people, according to a new brain imaging…
Low back pain? Don’t blame the weather
• Backache • • Pain • Jul 10 14
Australian researchers reveal that sudden, acute episodes of low back pain are not linked to weather conditions such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind…
Study cracks how the brain processes emotions
• Brain • Jul 10 14
Although feelings are personal and subjective, the human brain turns them into a standard code that objectively represents emotions across different senses, situations and…
Think Fun when Exercising and You’ll Eat Less Later!
• Physical activity -exercise • Jul 09 14
Think of your next exercise workout as a “fun run” or as a well-deserved break, and you’ll eat less afterward. Think of it as…
Discovery of a new means to erase pain
• Pain • Jul 09 14
A study published in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience by Yves De Koninck and Robert Bonin, two researchers at Université Laval, reveals that…
Depression in AMD patients with low vision can be halved by integrated therapies
• Depression • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 09 14
The first clinical trial to examine integrated low vision and mental health treatment has shown that the approach can reduce the incidence of depression…
Siblings may have a greater influence than parents on a child’s obesity risk
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 09 14
While it is well known that a child’s risk of obesity is greater if he or she has obese family members, whether the type…
Sibling composition impacts childhood obesity risk
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 09 14
It is well documented that children with obese parents are at greater risk for obesity. In a new study, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital,…
Marijuana shortage seen ahead of Washington state retail pot rollout
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 07 14
His glass pipes are on display and final regulatory hurdles nearly cleared, but the biggest concern for Cannabis City owner James Lathrop as he…
As millions vape, e-cigarette researchers count puffs, scour Facebook
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 07 14
One team of researchers assessing the risks of electronic cigarettes is counting the puffs taken by volunteer “vapers.” Another will comb Facebook for posts…
Global toolkit to diagnose menopause
• Gender: Female • • Menopause • Jul 07 14
Created at Monash University, the world’s first toolkit is designed for GPs to use with women from the age of 40. Thought to be…
Exercise Before Bedtime Means Better Sleep: Study
• Physical activity -exercise • • Sleep Aid • Jul 03 14
Young adults who exercised vigorously before bed ended up getting better sleep than their peers who reported less strenuous evening activity, a new study…
Scientists find how magic mushrooms alter the mind
• Brain • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 03 14
Scientists studying the effects of the psychedelic chemical in magic mushrooms have found the human brain displays a similar pattern of activity during dreams…
Low Brain Protein Levels Associated with Neurodegeneration
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 03 14
The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, reveals the molecular mechanism by which the mutated forms of this protein prevent the amyloid waste cleaning…
Dark chocolate may ease walking for patients with artery disease
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 03 14
Older people who have trouble getting around because of poor blood flow to their legs may be able to walk a little longer and…
Walking may ease Parkinson’s symptoms, study suggests
• Brain • • Neurology • • Physical activity -exercise • Jul 03 14
Going for regular brisk walks may improve symptoms among people with Parkinson’s disease and boost their quality of life, according to a preliminary study.
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Joslin Scientists Identify Process that Affects Fat Distribution and Metabolic Syndrome
• Obesity • • Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease • Jul 03 14
Building upon their earlier research on the biology of fat metabolism, Joslin scientists discovered that microRNAs –small RNA molecules that play important roles in…
Movement disorders in young people related to ADHD
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 03 14
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen University Hospital have identified a particular genetic mutation that may cause parkinsonism in young people.…
Causes of serious pain syndrome closer to discovery
• Pain • Jul 02 14
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have taken a major step forward in understanding the causes of a disorder which causes chronic pain in…
Antibiotic Therapy Reduces Mortality by 68 Percent in Hemodialysis Patients
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • Jul 02 14
An antibiotic therapy known to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients has been shown for the first time to reduce mortality, according to…
UCLA addresses ‘lost in translation’ issues in Chinese medicine
• Alternative Medicine • • Chinese Medicine • Jul 02 14
Millions of people in the West today utilize traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture, herbs, massage and nutritional therapies. Yet only a few U.S. schools…
Only 25 minutes of mindfulness meditation alleviates stress
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 02 14
Mindfulness meditation has become an increasingly popular way for people to improve their mental and physical health, yet most research supporting its benefits has…
Too much TV tied to premature death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Jul 02 14
Not all sitting is the same, according to a new study from Spain that found adults who watch three or more hours of TV…
Drink walkers do it because their mates think it’s okay: QUT study
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 01 14
Friends may be the key to stopping their mates drink walking, a risky behaviour that kills on average two Australians every week, a QUT…
Alcohol use disorders linked to decreased ‘work trajectory’
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 01 14
John D. Meyer, MD, MPH, of Icahn-Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and Miriam Mutambudzi, PhD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins School of…