Posts Tagged ‘chronic’
Previous break intensifies osteoporosis
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — Women with osteoporosis suffer more mobility problems, pain, anxiety, and/or depression if they have previously broken a bone. Continue…
Monday, October 4, 2010 12:19 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2010 14:57 - 6 Comments
Back pain eased by a little adversity
U. BUFFALO (US)—A little adversity may actually be beneficial and protective to those with chronic back pain, a new study finds. (more…)
Best of 2010, Health & Medicine - Aug 4, 2010 9:59 - 5 Comments
Enzyme puts kibosh on chronic pain
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Researchers have identified an enzyme that blocks chronic pain by robbing a major pain pathway of a key molecule. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2010 16:42 - 0 Comments
HIV drugs inhibit prostate cancer virus
EMORY (US)—Four drugs used to treat HIV infection can inhibit a retrovirus recently linked to prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a recent study published in the journal PLoS One. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 9, 2009 14:20 - 7 Comments
Childhood trauma lingers in mind, body
DUKE (US)—Negative experiences in childhood may alter not only an adult’s psychology but also physical health into middle age and beyond. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 2, 2009 11:21 - 3 Comments
Neurons mature rapidly at birth
DUKE (US)—At the moment a newborn switches from amniotic fluid to breathing air, another profound shift occurs: nerve cells in the brain convert from hyperexcitability to a calm frame against which outside signals can be detected. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2009 12:09 - 6 Comments
Chemo exacerbates insomnia for cancer patients
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Three quarters of cancer patients and survivors treated with chemotherapy suffer insomnia or sleep disorders that often become chronic conditions, hindering patients’ ability to fully recover. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 29, 2009 14:04 - 1 Comment
Prenatal tension leaves lasting mark on kids
UC IRVINE (US)—Researchers are focusing on stress hormones in an effort to understand the role anxiety plays during pregnancy and the long-term effects on children’s cognition and behavior. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 20, 2009 8:08 - 2 Comments
Rise and fight, sleepy T cells!
EMORY (US)—Recent experiments in monkeys suggest blocking a key trigger of immune “exhaustion” could help revive humans’ ability to fight chronic infections such as hepatitis C or HIV/AIDS. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 30, 2009 16:54 - 0 Comments
Post-Katrina stress linked to heart problems
TULANE (US)—Chronic stress following Hurricane Katrina contributed to a three-fold increase in heart attacks in New Orleans more than two years after levee breaches flooded most of the city, according to researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine. The analysis is one of the first to look at the long-term impact on public health resulting from major disasters. (more…)
