News tagged with mechanical stress


Slim women have a greater risk of developing endometriosis than obese women

Women with a lean body shape have a greater risk of developing endometriosis than women who are morbidly obese, according to the largest prospective study to investigate the link.

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Massage therapy shown to improve stress response in preterm infants

It seems that even for the smallest of people, a gentle massage may be beneficial. Newborn intensive care units (NICUs) are stressful environments for preterm infants; mechanical ventilation, medical procedures, caregiving ...

Pediatrics created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher to study the effects of cell adhesion on spread of cancer

Sanjeevi Sivasankar knows a lot about how the healthy cells in your body stick together.

Cancer created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The relationship between prenatal stress and obesity is confirmed in rats

The intrauterine environment plays an important role in the health of the offspring. Now, experts from the University of Navarra affirm that the mother's stress, due to socio-economic or psycho-social causes, is associated ...

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why a hereditary anemia is caused by genetic mutation in mechanically sensitive ion channel

A genetic mutation that alters the kinetics of an ion channel in red blood cells has been identified as the cause behind a hereditary anemia, according to a paper published this month in the Proceedings of the National Ac ...

Medical research created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Parkinson's disease: Parkin protects from neuronal cell death

Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich identify a novel signal transduction pathway, which activates the parkin gene and prevents stress-induced neuronal cell death.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Medical myth: Stress can turn hair grey overnight

The belief that nervous shock can cause you to go grey overnight (medically termed canities subita) is one of those tales which could nearly be true. There are certainly cases in medical literature of ra ...

Health created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Preventing chronic pain with stress management

For chronic pain sufferers, such as people who develop back pain after a car accident, avoiding the harmful effects of stress may be key to managing their condition. This is particularly important for people with a smaller-than-average ...

Neuroscience created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery spurred by unique twist of fate

(Medical Xpress)—As people age, or as a result of poor nutrition, heart valves can become damaged by the accumulation of calcium deposits within the tissue. This calcification causes a thickening and hardening ...

Cardiology created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer cells co-opt immune response to escape destruction

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that tumor cells use stress signals to subvert responding immune cells, exploiting them to actually boost conditions beneficial ...

Cancer created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New computer model to speed development of drugs for heart failure

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Virginia have developed a new model of how the heart reacts to stresses such as high blood pressure, shedding light on a common cause of heart failure and facilitating the ...

Medical research created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers examine the neuroscience of mental fatigue

We all perhaps know the feeling of mental exhaustion, but what does it mean physiologically to have mental fatigue? A new study carried out using brain scans could help scientists uncover the neurobiological mechanisms underlying ...

Neuroscience created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family's economic situation influences brain function in children

Children of low socioeconomic status work harder to filter out irrelevant environmental information than those from a high-income background because of learned differences in what they pay attention to, according to new research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Meditation expertise changes experience of pain

(Medical Xpress)—Meditation can change the way a person experiences pain, according to a new study by UW–Madison neuroscientists.

Neuroscience created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Psychological interventions could reduce mental health problems after intensive care

(Medical Xpress)—A study by UCL researchers at University College Hospital's intensive care unit has suggested that psychological interventions could reduce the mental health problems experienced by many patients.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0