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Half time warm-ups boost athletic performance

High-intensity, short duration warm up activities at half time intervals boost athletic performance, a study of soccer players has found.

Health created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop novel Brain Training Device to reconnect brain and paralyzed limb after stroke

The world's first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. Developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, this novel device can detect brainwave and control ...

Neuroscience created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wearing a backpack could limit physical performance, research suggests

Sport and exercise academics at the University of Derby have discovered that wearing a heavy backpack during physical activity, such as that worn by the military on exercise, can significantly decrease performance.

Health created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

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 ...

Cardiology created May 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Restless legs syndrome, insomnia and brain chemistry: A tangled mystery solved?

Johns Hopkins researchers believe they may have discovered an explanation for the sleepless nights associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS), a symptom that persists even when the disruptive, overwhelming nocturnal urge ...

Neuroscience created May 07, 2013 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Pathological thickening of the cardiac wall halted

The heart responds to the increased stress caused by chronically raised blood pressure, for example, by thickening its wall muscle. In the late stage of this condition, a risk of heart failure arises. Scientists from the ...

Cardiology created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Songbirds' brains coordinate singing with intricate timing, study reports

As a bird sings, some neurons in its brain prepare to make the next sounds while others are synchronized with the current notes—a coordination of physical actions and brain activity that is needed to produce ...

Neuroscience created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study reveals how people with a severe unexplained psychological illness have abnormal activity in the brain

Psychogenic diseases, formerly known as 'hysterical' illnesses, can have many severe symptoms such as painful cramps or paralysis but without any physical explanation. However, new research from the University of Cambridge ...

Neuroscience created Feb 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA panel to consider brain stimulator for epilepsy

(HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will weigh on Friday the merits of a new therapy for some people with epilepsy who have seizures that don't respond to medication.

Neuroscience created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Stem cell discovery gives insight into motor neurone disease

A discovery using stem cells from a patient with motor neurone disease could help research into treatments for the condition. The study used a patient's skin cells to create motor neurons - nerve cells that control muscle ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study offers new insights into the mechanics of muscle fatigue

A study in The Journal of General Physiology examines the consequences of muscle activity with surprising results, indicating that the extracellular accumulation of potassium that occurs in working muscles is considerably higher ...

Medical research created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study sheds light on how our brains move limbs

(Medical Xpress)—A Queen's University study is giving new insight into how the neurons in our brains control our limbs. The research might one day help with the design of more functional artificial limbs.

Neuroscience created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Don't let botox go to your head…or should you?

Injecting botox into the arm muscles of stroke survivors, with severe spasticity, changes electrical activity in the brain and may assist with longer-term recovery, according to new research.

Neuroscience created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No strong evidence to back use of cannabis extract in multiple sclerosis

There is no strong evidence to back the use of cannabis extract in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), concludes a review of the available evidence on the first licensed preparation, published in the December issue ...

Neuroscience created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hand use improved after spinal cord injury with noninvasive stimulation

By using noninvasive stimulation, researchers were able to temporarily improve the ability of people with spinal cord injuries to use their hands. The findings, reported on November 29th in Current Biology, a Cell ...

Neuroscience created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast