News tagged with physical response


Physiological response may explain why some severely obese patients overeat

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Don't feel like you are getting full when eating a large meal? New research from The Miriam Hospital suggests that a physiological response may partially explain why severely obese individuals may not feel satisfied after ...





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PTs say proper fit and use of walking aids can prevent fall-related injuries in elderly

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging elderly adults who use canes and walkers as walking aids to be properly assessed and fitted by a physical therapist to avoid fall-related injuries. This advice comes ...


Parental physical discipline through childhood linked to behavior problems in teens

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Two new studies explore how discipline changes during childhood and adolescence, and what family factors affect those changes. They conclude that when parents use physical discipline through childhood, their children experience ...


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Researchers find genetic link between physical pain and social rejection

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA psychologists have determined for the first time that a gene linked with physical pain sensitivity is associated with social pain sensitivity as well.


New vaccine strategy might offer protection against pandemic influenza strains

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A novel vaccine strategy using virus-like particles (VLPs) could provide stronger and longer-lasting influenza vaccines with a significantly shorter development and production time than current ones, allowing public health ...


Exercise helps patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Counseling patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on how to increase physical activity leads to health benefits that are independent of changes in weight. These findings are in a new study in the July issue ...


Child Abuse Raises Risk of Illness in Adulthood

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Child abuse has had a known association with increased risk for virtually all types of psychological and psychiatric problems — but a new evidence review suggests that it raises the risk of physical illness ...


Exercise is good medicine for lymphoma patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A healthy dose of exercise is good medicine, even for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy, University of Alberta researchers have found.


'Broken heart syndrome' no longer a myth

'Broken heart syndrome' no longer a myth

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dying of fright or of a broken heart has long been dismissed as myth, but it’s a real phenomenon that one Northeastern physical therapy professor and researcher has observed and studied.


Mathematical Model Predicts Factors Driving Tumor Invasion

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Tumors are complex collections of cells whose behavior has proven difficult to understand, let alone predict. As a result, oncologists are often surprised by how a particular patient responds to a given course of therapy.


Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating

Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating, and people who eat mindfully are less likely to be obese, according to a study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.



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