Medical myth: Flatlining patients can be shocked back to life
Beep….beep……….beep……….beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. "We're losing him. Out of my way, nurse!" The quick-thinking young doctor charges the defibrillator paddles and places them on the chest of the...
View ArticleLow doses of marijuana component can protect brain against injury
Though marijuana is a well-known recreational drug, extensive scientific research has been conducted on the therapeutic properties of marijuana in the last decade. Medical cannabis is often used by...
View ArticleEarly-life risk factors account for racial and ethnic disparities in...
most of which could be changed—appear to explain the recognized racial and ethnic disparities in the incidence of childhood overweight and obesity. In a report being published online in JAMA...
View ArticleStress, anxiety and pain disturb Americans' sleep, survey finds
If you suspect you're not getting enough sleep, you're probably right: A new survey says 83 percent of Americans don't get a good night's sleep on a consistent basis.
View ArticleTired and edgy? Sleep deprivation boosts anticipatory anxiety
(Medical Xpress)—UC Berkeley researchers have found that a lack of sleep, which is common in anxiety disorders, may play a key role in ramping up the brain regions that contribute to excessive worrying.
View ArticleFirst comprehensive regulatory map is a blueprint for how to defeat tuberculosis
Despite decades of research on the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), scientists have not had a comprehensive understanding of how the bacterium is wired to adapt to changing conditions in the...
View ArticleStudy investigates whether improving sleep reduces heart disease risk in...
The University of South Florida College of Nursing is conducting research to improve sleep in those caring for people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, with the aim of determining if better sleep...
View ArticleChill out: disturbed sleep plays havoc with your mood and mind
A poll by Lifeline released earlier this week shows almost two-thirds of Australians reported sleep loss because of stress relating to work or their finances. The findings went largely unremarked, even...
View ArticleStudy explains how sleep loss can make you fat
A sleepless night makes us more likely to reach for doughnuts or pizza than for whole grains and leafy green vegetables, suggests a new study from UC Berkeley that examines the brain regions that...
View ArticleThe stress and cancer link: 'Master switch' stress gene enables cancer's spread
In an unexpected finding, scientists have linked the activation of a stress gene in immune-system cells to the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body.
View ArticleSleep boosts production of brain support cells
Sleep increases the reproduction of the cells that go on to form the insulating material on nerve cell projections in the brain and spinal cord known as myelin, according to an animal study published...
View ArticleWhen flying leads to stomach pain
Patients with a chronic intestinal inflammation often experience bouts of inflammation after a journey. The main cause of this is not the stress of travelling, but the lack of oxygen experienced in an...
View ArticleBlood pressure cuff may save lives in patients with acute heart attack
In patients with an acute heart attack, remote ischemic conditioning – intermittent inflation of a blood pressure cuff to cut off blood flow to the arm during transportation to hospital for acute...
View ArticleSleep to protect your brain
A new study from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that one night of sleep deprivation increases morning blood concentrations of NSE and S-100B in healthy young men. These molecules are typically found...
View ArticleDoes a bad night's sleep make you likely to overeat?
Few people would argue with the idea that sleep is good for us, but not many of us know that a lack of sleep can cause weight gain.
View ArticleInadequate sleep predicts risk of heart disease, diabetes in obese adolescents
Obese adolescents not getting enough sleep? A study in today's The Journal of Pediatrics, shows they could be increasing their risk for developing diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
View ArticleConnecting sleep deficits among young fruit flies to disruption in mating...
Mom always said you need your sleep, and it turns out, she was right. According to a new study published in Science this week from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of...
View ArticleMissing sleep may hurt your memory
Lack of sleep, already considered a public health epidemic, can also lead to errors in memory, finds a new study by researchers at Michigan State University and the University of California, Irvine.
View ArticleTeen sleeplessness piles on risk for obesity
Teenagers who don't get enough sleep may wake up to worse consequences than nodding off during chemistry class. According to new research, risk of being obese by age 21 was 20 percent higher among...
View ArticleTreating insomnia in elderly reduces inflammation, lowers risk for chronic...
(Medical Xpress)—Lack of sleep can make you sick. And while everybody has the occasional restless night, for those who suffer from chronic insomnia—some 15 percent of older adults in the United...
View ArticleMaximizing sleep in adolescents yields reduction in behavior problems
While American paediatricians warn sleep deprivation can stack the deck against teenagers, a new study from Taylor & Francis reveals youth's irritability and laziness aren't down to attitude...
View ArticleWhy cancer cells grow despite a lack of oxygen
Healthy cells reduce their growth when there is a lack of oxygen (hypoxia). This makes it even more surprising that hypoxia is a characteristic feature of malignant tumours. In two publications in the...
View ArticleShort sleep duration and sleep-related breathing problems increase obesity...
Sleep-related breathing problems and chronic lack of sleep may each double the risk of a child becoming obese by age 15, according to new research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva...
View ArticleGood bedtime habits equal better sleep for kids
Children obtain better and more age-appropriate sleep in the presence of household rules and regular sleep-wake routines, according to sleep researchers.
View ArticlePromising peptide for TBI, heart attack and stroke
Strokes, heart attacks and traumatic brain injuries are separate diseases with certain shared pathologies that achieve a common end - cell death and human injury due to hypoxia, or lack of oxygen. In...
View ArticleNapping reverses health effects of poor sleep
A short nap can help relieve stress and bolster the immune systems of men who slept only two hours the previous night, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical...
View ArticleThe battle for the bedroom
More and more of us are wishing each other goodnight by mobile phone. Unfortunately this means that we are sleeping increasingly badly. Now sleep researchers in Uppsala are creating an app to make us...
View ArticleMost physical activity helps you sleep better
(HealthDay)—Certain types of physical activity help you sleep better, while others might leave you tossing and turning, a new study finds.
View ArticleResearchers delve into what happens during sleep
In the classic fairy tale, Snow White bites into an apple and slips into a state of suspended animation. For her fellow figment of fiction, man-about-the-Catskills character Rip Van Winkle, a sip of...
View ArticleGetting teens back to school year sleep routines
It's the time of year when parents are celebrating the return to routine as their children go back to school -– unless you have a teenager. For parents of teens, getting their children to go to bed on...
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