News tagged with pain impulses
Botox eases nerve pain in certain patients
Made popular for its ability to smooth wrinkles when injected into the face, Botox — a toxin known to weaken or paralyze certain nerves and muscles — may have another use that goes beyond the cosmetic.
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Signals from stroking have direct route to brain
Nerve signals that tell the brain that we are being slowly stroked on the skin have their own specialised nerve fibres in the skin. This is shown by a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Neurons from stem cells could replace mice in botulinum test
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using lab-grown human neurons, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an effective assay for detecting botulinum neurotoxin, the agent widely used to cosmetically smooth the wrinkles ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Study finds lure of entertainment, work hard for people to resist
(Medical Xpress) -- Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again? The bad news is that desires for work and entertainment often win out in the daily struggle for self-control, according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Eva Peron may have had secret lobotomy: researchers
Eva Peron, the glamorous first lady of Argentina in the 1940s and 50s, may have been given a secret lobotomy shortly before her death at age 33, scientific researchers said in a new report.
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Brain strain: Christmas shopping when money tight
(AP) -- Chennel King, a nurse from Norwalk, Conn., went Christmas shopping the other day with a new holiday companion: a budget.
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Dec 18, 2011 |
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How muscle fatigue originates in the head
The extent to which we are able to activate our muscles voluntarily depends on motivation and will power or the physical condition and level of fatigue of the muscles, for instance. The latter particularly ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Shine a light instead of changing the battery
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pacemakers and other implanted medical devices require electric current to operate. Changing the battery requires an additional operation, which is an added stress on the patient. A Japanese team led by Eijiro ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Improved method of electrical stimulation could help treat damaged nerves
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) was developed to help return lost function to patients with upper and lower extremity injuries and spinal cord injuries, among other applications. However, the devices, which work by ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Mimicking the brain, in silicon: New computer chip models how neurons communicate
For decades, scientists have dreamed of building computer systems that could replicate the human brain’s talent for learning new tasks.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Charging toward better neural implants
Electrical implants that shut down excessive activity in brain cells hold great potential for treating epilepsy and chronic pain. Likewise, devices that enhance neurons’ activity may help restore function ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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OpenSim open-source software from Stanford accurately models human motion
There are 640 muscles in the human body, or maybe it is 639. Or maybe it is 850. Or 656. It all depends on whom you ask. In any case, it is a lot. Stanford bioengineer Scott Delp knows; he has programmed almost every one ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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