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Don't Stress About De-Stressing
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Many people experience the feeling of being overwhelmed. Common sources of stress include losing a set of keys, being late to important meetings, and tackling stacks of paperwork. Many people believe the last thing they have ...
Simple new way to analyze sleep disorders
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Sleep is such an essential part of human existence that we spend about a third of our lives doing it -- some more successfully than others. Sleep disorders afflict some 50-70 million people in the United States and are a ...
Breathing technique can reduce frequency, severity of asthma attacks
Sep 21, 2009 |
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As the health care reform debate turns to cutting costs and improving treatment outcomes, two professors at Southern Methodist University in Dallas are expanding a study that shows promise for reducing both the expense and ...
Kilauea volcano shoots plume of ash
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 26, 2008 |
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Scientists in Hawaii say they are keeping a close watch on a plume of ash from Kilauea Volcano's Halemaumau Crater.
Biologists to euthanize beached whale
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Jan 01, 2008 |
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Marine biologists monitoring a sperm whale stranded at the mouth of Florida's Tampa Bay say euthanizing it is the most humane option.
Respiratory rhythms can help predict insomnia
Oct 20, 2008 |
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The breathing and heart rates and cortisol levels of women with metastatic breast cancer can be used to predict if they'll suffer from chronic insomnia and sleep disruptions, a common complaint from patients who want to maintain ...
Sleep disorders can impair children's IQs as much as lead exposure
Mar 13, 2007 |
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Three decades ago, medical investigators began sounding the alarm about how lead exposure causes IQ deficits in children. Today, researchers at the University of Virginia Health System say children with sleep disorders can ...
Galloping and breathing at high speed
Biology /
Sep 25, 2008 |
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The coordination of two systems are key for any horse to walk, trot, gallop or win a race. The first are the lower limbs, which allow the animal to move along on a "spring-like" tendon. The second is a complicated respiratory ...
How to... break a bad habit
Jan 09, 2009 |
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With New Year's resolutions still fresh, here's some advice from local therapists on putting bad habits to rest:
Study sheds light on brain's fear processing center
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Breathing carbon dioxide can trigger panic attacks, but the biological reason for this effect has not been understood. A new study by University of Iowa researchers shows that carbon dioxide increases brain acidity, which ...
Simple drug treatment may prevent nicotine-induced SIDS
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has identified a specific class of pharmaceutical drugs that could be effective in treating babies vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), because their mothers smoked ...
3-D images – cordless and any time
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Securing evidence at the scene of a crime, measuring faces for medical applications, taking samples during production – three-dimensional images are in demand everywhere. A handy cordless device now en-ables ...
Deep brain stimulation may be effective treatment for Tourette's syndrome
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Deep brain stimulation may be a safe and effective treatment for Tourette syndrome, according to research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology.
Strike a yoga pose to strike down stress
Jan 05, 2009 |
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When hyperventilating sometimes seems the only option to stress, Petri Brill has a healthier suggestion: yoga.
Area of brain controlling the body’s response to exercise identified
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 30, 2007 |
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The part of the brain which prepares our bodies for exercise, and controls our circulation and breathing while we exercise, has been identified by Oxford researchers.
