Tel Aviv University
Burning calories at the gym avoids burnout at work
Obesity can be a dangerous risk to our physical health, but according to a Tel Aviv University researcher, avoiding the gym can also take a toll on our mental health, leading to depression and greater burnout rates at work.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Taking depression to heart
Mental state can play a crucial role in physical health — medical professionals have long known about the connection between anxiety and the immune system, for example. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University have found ...
Health
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Top off breakfast with -- chocolate cake?
When it comes to diets, cookies and cake are off the menu. Now, in a surprising discovery, researchers from Tel Aviv University have found that dessert, as part of a balanced 600-calorie breakfast that also includes proteins ...
Health
Feb 07, 2012 |
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New method to manage stress responses for more successful tumor removal
The week before and two weeks after surgery are a critical period for the long-term survival rate of cancer patients. Physiological and psychological stresses caused by the surgery itself can inhibit the body's immune responses, ...
Cancer
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Muscling in on multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a neurodegenerative disease, causes periodic attacks of neurologic symptoms such as limb weakness and mobility defects. And while MS patients' walking abilities and muscle strength are examined on ...
Medical research
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Patterns of chromosome abnormality: The key to cancer?
A healthy genome is characterized by 23 pairs of chromosomes, and even a small change in this structure — such as an extra copy of a single chromosome — can lead to severe physical impairment. So it's no surprise ...
Cancer
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Traditional Chinese medicine makes fertility treatments more effective: study
Traditional Chinese medicine has long been used to ease pain, treat disease, boost fertility, and prevent miscarriage. Known in the Western medical community by its acronym TCM, these traditional remedies include herbal preparations ...
Other
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Diabetic mice provide a surprising breakthrough for multiple sclerosis research
(Medical Xpress) -- In humans, active periods of the debilitating disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can last for mere minutes or extend to weeks at a time. They're caused by lesions in the brain that develop, ...
Neuroscience
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Brain's connective cells are much more than glue; they also regulate learning and memory
Glia cells, named for the Greek word for "glue," hold the brain's neurons together and protect the cells that determine our thoughts and behaviors, but scientists have long puzzled over their prominence in ...
Medical research
Dec 29, 2011 |
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Turn down the iPod to save your hearing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's ubiquitous MP3 players permit users to listen to crystal-clear tunes at high volume for hours on end — a marked improvement on the days of the Walkman. But according to Tel Aviv ...
Health
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Childhood hypersensitivity linked to OCD
In childhood, rituals like regular schedules for meal, bath, and bed times are a healthy part of behavioral development. But combined with oral and tactile sensitivities, such as discomfort at the dentist or irritation caused ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 27, 2011 |
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Are the anxious oblivious?
Anxious people have long been classified as "hypersensitive" – they're thought to be more fearful and feel threatened more easily than their counterparts. But new research from Tel Aviv University shows that the anxious ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Endoscope controlled by MRI: A 'fantastic voyage' through the body
small cameras or optic fibres that are usually attached to flexible tubing designed to investigate the interior of the body — can be dangerously invasive. Procedures often require sedative medications ...
Medical research
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Beating superbugs with a high-tech cleanser
(Medical Xpress) -- According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are one of the top three threats to human health. Patients in hospitals are especially at risk, with almost 100,000 ...
Medical research
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Team develops tumor destruction method that also creates immunity
Even when surgical tumor removal is combined with a heavy dose of chemotherapy or radiation, there's no guarantee that the cancer will not return. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are strengthening the odds in favor ...
Cancer
Dec 06, 2011 |
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