News tagged with activity levels

Haiti should brace for more devastating quakes: study

The 2010 earthquake that devastated southern Haiti may have opened a new era of seismic activity and residents should brace for more massive temblors, said a US study on Thursday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Study finds drunken people aware of poor decisioins

A new study says that people who commit blunders while under the influence of alcohol know they're doing it; they just don't care.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Planting improves heart rate, stress levels of mentally challenged adults

Participation in horticultural activities can improve confidence and social skills, cultivate a positive attitude, and rejuvenate the mind and body. Many studies have emphasized the effects of horticultural activities in ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Control by the matrix: Researchers decipher the role of proteins in the cell environment

How astrocytes, certain cells of the nervous system, are generated was largely unknown up to now. Bochum's researchers have now investigated what influence the cell environment, known as the extracellular ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caregivers at risk for health problems

When a person with mild cognitive impairment is agitated or restless, caregivers can expect to find they are more edgy as well. According to research conducted at Virginia Tech, the more a caregiver's day ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Awareness biases information processing

How does awareness influence information processing during decision making in the human brain? A new study led by Floris de Lange of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour at Radboud University Nijmegen, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Today's teens will die younger of heart disease

A new study that takes a complete snapshot of adolescent cardiovascular health in the United States reveals a dismal picture of teens who are likely to die of heart disease at a younger age than adults do today, reports Northwestern ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Neurological and executive function impairment associated with breast cancer

Women who survive breast cancer show significant neurological impairment, and outcomes appear to be significantly poorer for those treated with chemotherapy, according to a report in the November issue of the Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Attention and awareness uncoupled in brain imaging experiments

In everyday life, attention and awareness appear tightly interwoven. Attending to the scissors on the right side of your desk, you become aware of their attributes, for example the red handles. Vice versa, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New membrane lipid measuring technique may help fight disease

Could controlling cell-membrane fat play a key role in turning off disease?

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Marker for Alzheimer's disease rises during day and falls with sleep

A marker for Alzheimer's disease rises and falls in the spinal fluid in a daily pattern that echoes the sleep cycle, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stressed-out workers less likely to stick with wellness centers

Asking people who join a gym, fitness or wellness center just one short question about their stress level can identify those who are at risk of health problems and poor health habits, according to a new study.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study links inactivity with risk factors for Type 2 diabetes

79 million American adults have prediabetes and will likely develop diabetes later in life, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the number of people diagnosed with diabetes continues to grow, researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antioxidant spices reduce negative effects of high-fat meal

Eating a diet rich in spices, like turmeric and cinnamon, reduces the body's negative responses to eating high-fat meals, according to Penn State researchers.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Environmental factors predict underserved children's physical activity

In 2005, Jeffrey Martin, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology, health and sport studies in Wayne State University's College of Education, found that children living in underserved communities are less physically active than their ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast