News tagged with suffering
Lower classes quicker to show compassion in the face of suffering
(Medical Xpress) -- Emotional differences between the rich and poor, as depicted in such Charles Dickens classics as “A Christmas Carol” and “A Tale of Two Cities,” may have a scientific ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Nip springtime allergies in the bud
(HealthDay)—The spring allergy season is off to an early start and allergy sufferers need to take action to prevent symptoms, an expert says.
Immunology
Mar 17, 2013 |
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New therapy device enables stroke victims to recover further
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a new stroke rehabilitation device which greatly improves recovery in stroke patients.
Neuroscience
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Neuroscientists explore how longstanding conflict influences empathy for others
MIT postdoc Emile Bruneau has long been drawn to conflict — not as a participant, but an observer. In 1994, while doing volunteer work in South Africa, he witnessed firsthand the turmoil surrounding ...
Neuroscience
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Blood levels of fat cell hormone may predict severity of migraines
In a small, preliminary study of regular migraine sufferers, scientists have found that measuring a fat-derived protein called adiponectin (ADP) before and after migraine treatment can accurately reveal which headache victims ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 18, 2013 |
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Genetic mutation linked with typical form of migraine
A research team led by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of California, San Francisco has identified a genetic mutation that is strongly associated with a typical form of migraine.
Genetics
May 01, 2013 |
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Tinted specs offer real migraine relief, says fMRI study
Precision tinted lenses have been used widely to reduce visual perceptual distortions in poor readers, and are increasingly used for migraine sufferers, but until now the science behind these effects has been unclear. Now ...
Neuroscience
May 26, 2011 |
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New hope for migraine sufferers: Female gene link identified
New hope has arrived for migraine sufferers following a Griffith University study with the people of Norfolk Island.
Genetics
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Researchers target physiological factors that lead to asthma attack
A new study that identifies ways to reduce the factors that lead to an asthma attack gives hope to asthma sufferers. A UCSF researcher and his colleagues believe they have found a way to help asthma sufferers by impeding ...
Inflammatory disorders
Sep 17, 2012 |
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New study reveals the benefits of Alexander Technique Lessons for chronic pain
(Medical Xpress)—Chronic pain sufferers may benefit from learning the Alexander Technique in NHS outpatient pain clinics according to a new service evaluation project. More than half of the service users ...
Health
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Battery-operated skin patch offers new option for migraine sufferers
(HealthDay)—The first skin patch approved to treat migraines offers patients an alternative to pills, nasal sprays and injections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Report finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors that increase cancer risk
An annual report from the American Cancer Society finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors and risk factors in order to reduce suffering and death from cancer. The report, Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts ...
Cancer
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Physician approaches to palliative sedation
Physicians take two types of approaches to palliative sedation, either mild sedation or deep sedation from the start, and it is important to understand the reasons behind each approach, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
Other
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Causes of migraines nearly impossible to determine
Women often point to stress, hormones, alcohol, or even the weather as possible triggers for their migraines. But a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that it is nearly impossible for patients to determine ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 08, 2013 |
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How colds cause coughs and wheezes
Cold-like infections make 'cough receptors' in the airways more sensitive, making asthmatics more prone to bouts of coughing and wheezing, reveal scientists presenting their findings at the Society for General Microbiology's ...
Immunology
Mar 27, 2012 |
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