Archive: 14/04/2014

The negative effect of period pain is greater than you think

(Medical Xpress)—Menstrual pain causes regular suffering for many women, and its effects are often overlooked and poorly understood, according to pain psychologists.

Apr 14, 2014

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A single switch dictates severity of epileptic seizures, researchers find

A switch in the brain of people with epilepsy dictates whether their seizures will be relatively mild or lead to a dangerous and debilitating loss of consciousness, Yale researchers have found.

Apr 14, 2014

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New potential treatment opportunities for leukemia patients

(Medical Xpress)—The long-term survival of people suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) could be increased with the development of new therapeutic strategies.

Apr 14, 2014

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New finding suggests a way to block stress' damage

Ketamine, an anesthetic sometimes abused as a street drug, increases the synaptic connections between brain cells and in low doses acts as a powerful antidepressant, Yale researchers have found. However, stress has the opposite ...

Apr 14, 2014

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Skate parks get a good behaviour tick

If you think kids at skate parks are likely to be getting up to no good, think again.

Apr 14, 2014

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Small retail grocers, improved transit might be key to shrinking 'food deserts'

Food deserts—a term used for geographical areas where healthy food is inaccessible or prohibitively expensive—are connected to high rates of obesity and diet-related diseases. A new University of Georgia study says that ...

Apr 14, 2014

Study says we're over the hill at 24

(Medical Xpress)—It's a hard pill to swallow, but if you're over 24 years of age you've already reached your peak in terms of your cognitive motor performance, according to a new Simon Fraser University study.

Apr 14, 2014