News tagged with sensitivity
Brandeis studies evaluate visionary approach to improving eyesight
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Joseph Balboni loves sports. An avid tennis player and golfer, as well as baseball fan, the 46-year-old insurance agent became increasingly frustrated over time as his eyesight dimmed due to keratoconus, a degenerative eye ...
Fear of anxiety linked to depression in above-average worriers
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Dec 01, 2009 |
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Anxiety sensitivity, or the fear of feeling anxious, may put people who are already above-average worriers at risk for depression, according to Penn State researchers. Understanding how sensitivity to anxiety is a risk factor ...
Study shows brief training in meditation may help manage pain
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Living with pain is stressful, but a surprisingly short investment of time in mental training can help you cope.
Dutch researchers develop technology for pain monitoring
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Ten of thousands of patients suffer chronic pain as a result of operations, and this continues even after the wounds caused by the operation have healed. Researchers from the MIRA research institute - the University of Twente’s ...
Pain thresholds linked to inflammation and sleep problems in arthritis patients
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Despite recent advances in anti-inflammatory therapy, many rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients continue to suffer from pain. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, Arthritis Research & Therapy found that i ...
Think what you eat: Studies point to cellular factors linking diet and behavior
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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New research released today is affirming a long-held maxim: you are what you eat — and, more to the point, what you eat has a profound influence on the brain. The findings offer insight into the neurobiological factors behind ...
Infant pain, adult repercussions
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Scientists at Georgia State University have uncovered the mechanisms of how pain in infancy alters how the brain processes pain in adulthood.
Diabetes drug kills cancer stem cells in combination treatment in mice
Sep 14, 2009 |
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In a one-two punch, a familiar diabetes drug reduced tumors faster and prolonged remission in mice longer than chemotherapy alone by targeting cancer stem cells, Harvard Medical School researchers reported in the September ...
Exercise alone shown to improve insulin sensitivity in obese sedentary adolescents
Sep 01, 2009 |
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A moderate aerobic exercise program, without weight loss, can improve insulin sensitivity in both lean and obese sedentary adolescents, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of ...
Innovation to the Rescue: Nikon Coolpix S1000pj Camera with Built-In Projector
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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Nikon has taken the bull by the horns in order to drag consumer products out of a sink-hole for the holidays. Nikon is in the process of introducing the first combined digital camera and built-in projector. ...
Is somatic hypersensitivity a predictor of irritable bowel syndrome?
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Although visceral hypersensitivity is considered a hallmark feature of IBS, conflicting evidence exists regarding somatic hypersensitivity in this patient population. Several investigators have found no evidence for heightened ...
Peptide linked to glucose metabolism and neuronal cell survival (w/ Video)
Jul 22, 2009 |
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A cellular protein that may prevent nerve cells from dying also helps to improve insulin action and lower blood glucose levels, according to a study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of ...
Researchers find genetic markers to help fight diabetes
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) scientists have identified five genetic biomarkers that could help lead to improved treatments, with fewer side-effects, for patients with diabetes.
Researchers first to document early signs for diabetes in kids as young as 7
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Research conducted under the direction of Melinda Sothern, PhD, Professor and Director of Health Promotion at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, showing early signs of diabetes in healthy ...
Easily grossed out? You're more likely a conservative
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Are you someone who squirms when confronted with slime, shudders at stickiness or gets grossed out by gore? Do crawly insects make you cringe or dead bodies make you blanch?
