News tagged with mental fatigue


Working well under pressure

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Many people work better under a tight deadline, but a new study published in the International Journal of Innovation and Learning, suggest that it is a mistake to assume that a team can work effectively under constant time p ...


Mental fatigue can affect physical endurance

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When participants performed a mentally fatiguing task prior to a difficult exercise test, they reached exhaustion more quickly than when they did the same exercise when mentally rested, a new study finds.





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Good long-term prognosis after West Nile virus infection

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The long-term prognosis of patients infected with West Nile virus is good, according to a new study appearing in the August 19, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians' flagship journa ...


Patients recover from West Nile virus after one year

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 19, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- People infected with West Nile virus seem to return to normal within one year of experiencing symptoms, a new McMaster study has found. The study, published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is the ...


Diagnoses of fatigue in primary care patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients who visit their family doctors for fatigue have a wide range of diagnoses yet the prevalence of serious illness was low, according to a Dutch study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).


Study takes a step toward better defining fatigue

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 15, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In an effort to better define and ultimately address fatigue more effectively, a qualitative study from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has identified three primary themes - loss of strength or energy, ...


Exercise reduces fatigue in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Supervised exercise programmes that include high and low intense cardiovascular and resistance training can help reduce fatigue in patients with cancer who are undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy or treatment for advanced disease. ...


Low-intensity exercise reduces fatigue symptoms by 65 percent, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 28, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Sedentary people who regularly complain of fatigue can increase their energy levels by 20 percent and decrease their fatigue by 65 percent by engaging in regular, low intensity exercise, according to a new University of Georgia ...


Yawn alert for weary drivers

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

We've all experienced it after long hours driving, the eyelids getting heavy, a deep yawn, neck muscles relaxing, the urge to sleep, the head nodding down... But, you're hands are still on the wheel and you only just stopped ...


A walk in the park a day keeps mental fatigue away

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 18, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If you spend the majority of your time among stores, restaurants and skyscrapers, it may be time to trade in your stilettos for some hiking boots. A new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...


Burned out, depressed surgeons more likely to commit more major medical errors

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgeons who are burned out or depressed are more likely to say they had recently committed a major error on the job, according to the largest study to date on physician burnout. The new findings suggest that the mental well-being ...


VR program may help soldiers avoid PTS

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created Jun 22, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A virtual reality program unveiled this week during a University of Haifa conference may help U.S. soldiers in Iraq avoid mental trauma.



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