Health
How to head off an ice cream headache
(HealthDay)—Slow down and savor your ice cream sundae or smoothie—it's the best way to prevent the dreaded head pain commonly known as "brain freeze."
Jun 27, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two novel immune-response clusters identified to RSV
(HealthDay)—Two novel immune-response clusters have been identified to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and they are associated with first- and second-year recurrent wheeze, according to a study published online May 7 ...
May 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gene panel predicts course of cystic fibrosis
Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified 10 immune-related genes whose activity during a respiratory infection predict the long-term prognosis for cystic fibrosis patients better than conventional measures. Five ...
Mar 19, 2018
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Health
Half of all doctor's appointments start late, but how can the problem be fixed?
As comedian Jerry Seinfeld says about doctor's office waiting rooms: "There's no chance of not waiting because they call it the waiting room. They're going to use it."
Jan 24, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Aversion to holes driven by disgust, not fear, study finds
Trypophobia, commonly known as "fear of holes," is linked to a physiological response more associated with disgust than fear, finds a new study published in PeerJ.
Jan 4, 2018
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Cardiology
The immune response to heart attacks
The damage caused by a heart attack triggers an inflammatory reaction which degrades the affected tissue. This response is orchestrated by immune cells that reside in the nearby pericardial adipose tissue, as a study by an ...
Nov 28, 2017
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Health
Most older adults prefer to participate in medical decisions
Although most older Americans prefer to actively participate in making health care decisions, those with four or more chronic conditions are less likely to prefer active decision making.
Nov 20, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Coffee bubble phobia may be deep-seated aversion to parasites
Some people experience intense aversion and anxiety when they see clusters of roughly circular shapes, such as the bubbles in a cup of coffee or the holes in a sponge.
Jul 11, 2017
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Neuroscience
A docking site per calcium channel cluster
A study co-led by Ryuichi Shigemoto and Alain Marty concludes that a single docking site may use a single cluster of calcium channels, and that both the number of docking sites and the number of calcium clusters change in ...
Jun 14, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA OKs vagus nerve stimulator to treat cluster headaches
(HealthDay)—A new noninvasive device, gammaCore, which works to reduce cluster headache pain by transmitting mild electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve through the skin on the neck, has been approved by the U.S. Food ...
Apr 20, 2017
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