Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Researchers identify best water treading technique to prevent drowning
Unless you're a water-polo player, the "egg-beater" technique may mean little to you.
Oct 28, 2021
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News tagged with water movement
Health
Misjudging thin ice can be fatal, check first
Before you venture onto frozen ponds, lakes and rivers, it's critical to make sure they're safe, an expert cautions.
Feb 15, 2021
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Neuroscience
Beware of swimming if you use deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's
Researchers have identified nine cases of people who lost their ability to swim after having a deep brain stimulation device implanted to control symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The new research is published in the November ...
Nov 27, 2019
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Neuroscience
Neurons absorb and release water when firing, study suggests
Neurons absorb and release water when they relay messages throughout the brain, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. Tracking this water movement with imaging technology ...
Sep 14, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain disruptions similar across many emotional disorders
Researchers have long known that emotional disorders have a lot in common. Many often occur together, like depression and social anxiety disorder. Treatments also tend to work across multiple disorders, suggesting shared ...
Sep 28, 2016
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Medical research
Gastroenterology research uncovers new route for the development of anti-diarrhoeal drugs
New gastroenterology research carried out by the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) in conjunction with Trinity College Dublin and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland has uncovered a new route for the ...
Dec 10, 2013
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Neuroscience
Study finds brain-imaging technique can help diagnose movement disorders
A new University of Florida study suggests a promising brain-imaging technique has the potential to improve diagnoses for the millions of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
Jun 13, 2013
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Medications
Scientists discover new drug candidates for cystic fibrosis and other diseases
A new discovery by Californian scientists may lead to a pharmaceutical breakthrough for a wide range of illnesses that involve the hydration of cells that line the inner surfaces of our body's organs and tissues. In a new ...
Nov 01, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
New diagnostic imaging for lung cancer could prevent unnecessary surgery
A new type of diagnostic imaging - which can better differentiate benign lung lesions from those which are cancerous - could be used to prevent unnecessary surgery by enabling more accurate diagnosis of the disease.
Sep 25, 2011
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