News tagged with tolerance
Restricted food intake a predictor of increased suicide attempts in Body Dysmorphic Disorder patients
Rhode Island Hospital and Auburn University researchers found a link between restrictive food intake, or excessive dieting, and an increase in suicide attempts in people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). The study focused ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Higher pain tolerance in athletes may hold clues for pain management
Stories of athletes bravely "playing through the pain" are relatively common and support the widespread belief that they experience pain differently than non-athletes. Yet, the scientific data on pain perception in athletes ...
Medical research
May 17, 2012 |
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Killer T-cells found to counter obesity-related diabetes
(Medical Xpress) -- For years, researchers have known that obesity, type 2 diabetes and low-level inflammation are linked, but how they are connected has not been well understood.
Diabetes
May 08, 2012 |
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Biodiversity loss may cause increase in allergies and asthma
Declining biodiversity may be contributing to the rise of asthma, allergies, and other chronic inflammatory diseases among people living in cities worldwide, a Finnish study suggests. Emerging evidence indicates that commensal ...
Inflammatory disorders
May 07, 2012 |
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Mechanism ID'd for benefit of stem cells in autoimmunity
(HealthDay) -- Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) activate a mechanism involving coupling of FAS/FAS ligand to induce T cell apoptosis and immune tolerance, according to an experimental study published ...
Medical research
May 02, 2012 |
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Study shows why some pain drugs become less effective over time
Researchers at the University of Montreal's Sainte-Justine Hospital have identified how neural cells like those in our bodies are able to build up resistance to opioid pain drugs within hours. Humans have known about the ...
Neuroscience
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Laughter clubs catch on in stressed-out Hong Kong
Hypnotherapist Dick Yu has a mission that seems unthinkable to some Hong Kong people: he wants to make the Asian financial hub's seven million residents laugh.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2012 |
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Fatty meals could trigger inflammation for diabetics
(HealthDay) -- High-fat meals might boost inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study says.
Diabetes
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Study looks at effect of emotions on pain and itch intensity
(HealthDay) -- Emotions influence the experience of somatosensory sensations of both pain and itch, with negative emotions eliciting higher levels of itch and pain compared to positive emotions, according ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Use of stem cells, conditioning induces immune tolerance
(HealthDay) -- A novel approach using a bioengineered mobilized cellular product enriched with hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and tolerogenic graft facilitating cells (FCs) in combination with nonmyeloablative ...
Immunology
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Gestational diabetes, obesity impact pregnancy outcomes
(HealthDay) -- Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who are obese have significantly higher odds of adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to findings from the multinational Hyperglycemia and Adverse ...
Diabetes
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Reformulated imatinib eliminates morphine tolerance in lab studies
By reformulating the common cancer drug imatinib (Gleevec), researchers have eliminated morphine tolerance in rats – an important step toward improving the effectiveness of chronic pain management in patients, according ...
Medications
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Study probes genetic link to sickle cell pain management
A study that may help personalize pain medication management for sickle cell disease patients is underway at Georgia Health Sciences University.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Research proposes common link between autism, diabetes
A review of the genetic and biochemical abnormalities associated with autism reveals a possible link between the widely diagnosed neurological disorder and Type 2 diabetes, another medical disorder on the rise in recent decades.
Medical research
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Fall market jitters a SAD thing, suggests paper from the Rotman School of Management
It's no surprise to researcher Lisa Kramer that financial market dips and crashes typically happen in the fall.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 11, 2011 |
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