News tagged with physical response


New study recommends using active videogaming ('exergaming') to improve children's health

Levels of physical inactivity and obesity are very high in children, with fewer than 50% of primary school-aged boys and fewer than 28% of girls meeting the minimum levels of physical activity required to maintain health. ...

Pediatrics created May 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kids with brains that under-react to painful images

When children with conduct problems see images of others in pain, key parts of their brains don't react in the way they do in most people. This pattern of reduced brain activity upon witnessing pain may serve as a neurobiological ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Itching can have a visual trigger, new research reveals

(Medical Xpress)—Itching is so contagious that simply seeing an image of an itch stimulus – such as ants or an insect bite – can trigger a physical response, new research suggests.

Medical research created Nov 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Factors impacting benefit of exercise in knee OA identified

(HealthDay)—For patients with knee osteoarthritis, self-reported knee instability and fear of physical activity correlate with the likelihood of treatment response following a therapeutic exercise program, ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Understanding the biomechanics of traumatic brain injury to find treatments for the injured

Barclay Morrison, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, compares the brain's physical response to traumatic brain injury to, of all things, a gelatin dessert.

Medical research created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physical activity shown to help young and elderly alike with lower-leg coordination

An Indiana University study that examined the effect of age and physical activity on lower leg muscle reflexes and coordination concluded that participation in physical activity was beneficial for lower leg muscle coordination ...

Neuroscience created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immune response may link social rejection to later health outcomes

(Medical Xpress)—No matter which way you look at it, rejection hurts. Experiencing rejection from a boss, a friend, or a partner is difficult enough for many adults to handle. But adolescents, who are dealing with the one-two ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Original antigenic sin' at the center of researchers' model addressing age-specific influenza immunity

(Medical Xpress)—Mathematicians are helping to build a better picture of how populations develop immunity to flu and which groups are most at risk of getting – and transmitting – infection each year.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simple meditation shown to decrease symptoms of stress and depression

A simple form of mindful meditation can help breast cancer survivors stave off the symptoms of depression, new research suggests. But the potential benefits don't stop there.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Starting antiretroviral therapy improves HIV-infected Africans' nutrition

Starting HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy reduces food insecurity and improves physical health, thereby contributing to the disruption of a lethal syndemic, UCSF and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tests ID'd for use in outcome assessment of spinal stenosis

(HealthDay) -- For patients with lumbar spinal stenosis the Oswestry Disability Index, Modified Swiss Spinal Stenosis Scale (SSS), and Patient Specific Functional Scale have been shown to possess adequate ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposure to violence has long-term stress effects among adolescents

Children who are exposed to community violence continue to exhibit a physical stress response up to a year after the exposure, suggesting that exposure to violence may have long-term negative health consequences, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The heart rules the head when we make financial decisions

(Medical Xpress) -- Our 'gut feelings' influence our decisions, overriding 'rational' thought, when we are faced with financial offers that we deem to be unfair, according to a new study. Even when we are ...

Neuroscience created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Engineers put the squeeze on cells to diagnose disease

(Medical Xpress) -- If you throw a rubber balloon filled with water against a wall, it will spread out and deform on impact, while the same balloon filled with honey, which is more viscous, will deform much ...

Medical research created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stress about wife's breast cancer can harm man's health

Caring for a wife with breast cancer can have a measurable negative effect on men's health, even years after the cancer diagnosis and completion of treatment, according to recent research.

Health created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast