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Focus, analyze, and take time to grow your brainpower, expert advises

Want to make your brain smarter? Slow down and dig deeper, advises Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, a neuroscientist who has spent nearly 30 years studying this question.

Neuroscience created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Demystifying addiction: An online educational resource

A new free online educational resource has been developed by health researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington to help people learn about addiction directly from those who have experienced it.

Addiction created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher finds exercise may be intervention for Down syndrome

(Medical Xpress)—Marcus Santellan's aunt says he's more talkative at home, using longer sentences, now that he's in an exercise program at Arizona State University. The young man with Down syndrome (DS) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pain training for primary care providers

Patients who experience chronic pain may experience improvement in symptoms if their primary care providers are specifically trained in multiple aspects of pain, including emotional consequences.

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drinking milk can prevent garlic breath

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) today announced the public release of their report for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) focused on the outcomes of two pilot projects designed to test and study various ...

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors who adopt electronic health records may lose money

Physician offices that move to electronic health record systems, but don't make additional changes in the practice to enhance revenue and cut costs for services no longer needed, stand to lose money, a University ...

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can qigong reduce cocaine cravings in early addiction recovery?

Cocaine is one of the most addictive drugs of abuse. Few effective treatments are available to help control cravings and withdrawal symptoms among individuals undergoing therapy to overcome cocaine abuse. ...

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

Sniffing out the side effects of radiotherapy may soon be possible

Researchers at the University of Warwick and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust have completed a study that may lead to clinicians being able to more accurately predict which patients will suffer from the side effects ...

Medical research created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Employees shed pounds in worksite-based weight loss intervention with behavioral counseling

Workplace-based programs that include dietary advice coupled with behavioral counseling appear to be a promising approach for men and women with significant weight loss goals, based on the results of a pilot study conducted ...

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

Vitamin D, omega-3 may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's

A team of academic researchers has pinpointed how vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids may enhance the immune system's ability to clear the brain of amyloid plaques, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood-based biomarkers may lead to earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological condition. At present, it is usually diagnosed only when motor features are present. Hence, there is a need to develop objective and measurable biomarkers to improve ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US Marines studying mindfulness-based training

The U.S. Marine Corps, known for turning out some of the military's toughest warriors, is studying how to make its troops even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-type stretching and exercises based ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

30 percent of teen girls report meeting offline with someone they met online

A new study highlights the risk that female teenagers face when they go online – a risk heightened for teen girls who have been victims of abuse or neglect.

Pediatrics created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Program helps veterans reintegrate through music

(AP)—Many military veterans say having music to listen to helps them deal with the stress of deployment.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Similar oncologic efficacy for robotic, open cystectomy

(HealthDay)—For patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy, a robotic approach seems to have the same oncologic efficacy as an open approach and demonstrates potential perioperative benefits, ...

Cancer created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0