Health
Beware broken glow sticks
(HealthDay)—Letting kids chew or cut glow sticks is a bad idea, health experts say.
Jul 4, 2016
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Health
Optimism and humour can help to combat dental fear
Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have investigated the strategies used by people who suffer from dental fear to cope with dental treatment. Some of the most important factors in managing ...
Feb 6, 2012
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Health
Research highlights women's positive approach to menopause
Women experience the menopause between the ages of around 45 and 55, but their experiences of this significant stage of life are diverse. Each woman's menopause is unique.
Oct 18, 2017
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Immunology
Mindfulness meditation may relieve chronic inflammation
People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma—in which psychological stress plays a major role—may benefit from mindfulness meditation techniques, ...
Jan 16, 2013
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Gastroenterology
Q&A: Functional dyspepsia can significantly affect quality of life
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have dealt with digestive issues for much of my 30s. Ulcers run in my family. My doctor said that while I could have an ulcer, testing could determine if it is functional dyspepsia. What is the difference, ...
Jul 8, 2022
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Medical research
The sensation of cold is shut down by inflammation
(Medical Xpress) -- Research groups at the University of Cambridge and the Instituto de Neurociencias, in Spain, have discovered a new and unexpected mechanism by which cold sensation is regulated, and opens up the possibility ...
Jul 2, 2012
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists find 'gatekeeper' in itching sensations plays no role in pain transmission
A study from North Carolina State University researchers shows that a neurotransmitter involved in relaying itching sensations from the skin to the spinal cord and into the brain plays no role in pain transmission.
Oct 3, 2017
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Neuroscience
Itchy wool sweaters explained: Scientists uncover itch-specific nerve cells in skin
Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered strong evidence that mice have a specific set of nerve cells that signal itch but not pain, a finding that may settle a decades-long debate about these sensations, and, if confirmed ...
Jan 2, 2013
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Surgery
Open surgical and minimally invasive hernia repair techniques compared
The minimally invasive hernia repair procedure known as total extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty (TEP) was associated with higher patient satisfaction, less chronic pain and less impairment of inguinal (groin) sensation ...
Mar 19, 2012
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Medical research
One molecule to block both pain and itch
Duke University researchers have found an antibody that simultaneously blocks the sensations of pain and itching in studies with mice.
May 22, 2014
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