News tagged with light exposure
Migraine triggers may not be as strong as you think
A new study suggests that triggers for migraine with aura may not be as strong as some people think. The research is published in the January 23, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Understanding preterm infant development helps ease their entrance into the world
Every week, 150 bobwhite quail eggs arrive in the mail for Robert Lickliter, professor and director of graduate studies in the Psychology Department at FIU.
Health
Nov 02, 2012 |
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New study sheds light on cancer-protective properties of milk
Milk consumption has been linked to improved health, with decreased risks of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and colon cancer. A group of scientists in Sweden found that lactoferricin4-14 (Lfcin4-14), a milk protein with known ...
Cancer
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Chronic exposure to dim light may raise depression risk
Two years ago, Randy Nelson, Ph.D., chair of neuroscience at Ohio State University, doctoral student Tracy Bedrosian, and colleagues reported that dim-light exposure at night was capable of triggering depressive-like ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Scientists discover melanoma-driving genetic changes caused by sun damage
It's been a burning question in melanoma research: Tumor cells are full of ultraviolet (UV)-induced genetic damage caused by sunlight exposure, but which mutations drive this cancer?
Cancer
Jul 19, 2012 |
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Indoor tanners rationalize risky behavior, study finds
(HealthDay) -- Young people who use tanning beds rationalize the risky behavior with statements like "everything causes cancer these days," a new study finds.
Health
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Play outside -- it's good for your eyes
(Medical Xpress) -- New university research aims to shed light on why being outside can help children see better.
Ophthalmology
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Overweight? New research explains how proper sleep is important for healthy weight
If you're counting calories to lose weight, that may be only part of the weight loss equation says a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal. In the report, French scientists show that impairments to a g ...
Overweight and Obesity
May 07, 2012 |
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First-of-its-kind head patch monitors brain blood flow and oxygen
A research team led by investigators at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found that a small device worn on a patient's brow can be useful in monitoring stroke patients in the hospital. The device measures blood oxygen, similar ...
Cardiology
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Research confirms latitude variation in incidence of chronic digestive diseases
New research points to a potential role for UV light exposure and vitamin D levels in chronic digestive conditions; Crohn's disease, a serious inflammatory condition in the small intestine; and ulcerative colitis (UC), which ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Studies show importance of visual stimulation in wiring up species' brains to see
Any parent knows that newborns still have a lot of neurological work to do to attain fully acute vision. In a wide variety of nascent animals, genes provide them with only a rough wiring plan and then leave it to the developing ...
Neuroscience
Jun 05, 2011 |
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