Tag: "arousal" at medical news

Sleep Apnea Linked to Bed-Wetting in Kids

...t get restful sleep and therefore have a decreased arousal response that prevents them from awakening when their bladders are full. Other possibilities are that the disordered breathing puts excess pressure on the bladder or maybe even leads to increased urine production, he said. Dealing with the sleep a...

Exercising To Music Found To Boost Brain Power

... and exercise may stimulate and increase cognitive arousal while helping to organize cognitive output....

The Significance Of A Laugh

...logical responses in patients and therapists, with arousal strongest when both laughed together. Researchers say their findings suggest that the patient who is laughing is trying to say more than has been expressed verbally to the therapist and that laughter is an indication that the subject is emotionally ...

Research unearths how caffeine prevents us from sleeping

...se the adenosine to slow down the functions of the arousal centers of the brain. These arousal center areas control the entire activity of the brain. As the brain slows down, the process reaches ...

Brain cells associated with insomnia and obesity

... be over excited and maintain a state of sustained arousal that can lead to sleeplessness ness and overeating...ch have hypocretin neurons that correlate with the arousal and alertness, have been found in a excitable condition in mice with a unique organization of inputs...

Insomniacs have increased activity of stress hormones

...and now work to decrease the levels of physiologic arousal in insomniacs, instead of aiming to improve nighttime sleep . According to researchers antidepressants should be recommended to insomniac patients which will decrease the activity of the strees system, instead of hypnotic drugs. SOURCE: Clinical...

Brain Chemical Identified For Drug Dependent Behavior

...hemical called orexin is also involved in feeding, arousal and sleep behaviors in human beings. // Research showed that the activation of orexin-secreting brain cells in the hypothalamus, a brain region that controls many vital functions such as eating, body temperature, fat metabolism, etc. is strongly c...

Taking Music Lesson To Reduce Stress

...ng the pauses, all the indicators of physiological arousal fell below those registered before the participants started to listen to any of the tracks. This effect occurred, irrespective of the musical style or preferences of the listener, but was stronger among the musicians, who are trained to synchronize...

Swimming With Dolphins Can Help Ease Depression

...ributed to the habitat location, and the emotional arousal as a result of the interaction with dolphins....

Viagra Pill For Women To Be Developed

...p a pill for that, according to Ellis. The desire, arousal and pain experienced by the woman has to be factored in for developing the pill, which will make it all the more difficult to develop it. Besides women are not subject to the same kind of stigma that a man is subjected to due to dysfunction. The t...

Rare Sexual Syndrome In Women Calls For More Research

...men suffering from the so-called persistent sexual arousal syndrome (PSAS) experience constant, but unprovoke...rch into this peculiar problem. 'Persistent sexual arousal syndrome occurs when a woman becomes involuntarily aroused for extended periods of time in the absen...

JRRD Focuses On Issues Such As Spinal Cord Injury and Prosthetics

... that vibratory stimulation would increase genital arousal as compared with manual clitoral stimulation in both SCI and nondisabled women. But the difference was not statistically significant. Accurate estimates of energy expenditure for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) are needed for increased physica...

Blend Of Sleep And Wake States To Explain Near Death Sensation

...leep or awaken. The authors hence suggest that the arousal system of the brain could predispose some people t...sponse, seen in dangerous situations. This brain arousal system also regulates alertness and attention during waking hours, in addition to sensitizing an ind...

Sleep Apnea Patients Benefit from Breathing Mask

...g sleep. Periods of apnea end with a brief partial arousal that may disrupt sleep hundreds of times a night. More than half of those with sleep apnea also have high blood pressure, and their blood pressure does not fall during sleep as it does in most people. The most widely used treatment for sleep apnea ...

Sexual Desire In Human Linked To Genes: Study

...ons in the sequence of DNA impacted sexual desire, arousal and function and led to differences and diversity in the human sexual phenotype. Little has been known about the biological basis for individual differences in normal, human sexual behavior. Most significant variations in the expression of human se...

The root of addictive carnal desire - Sexy Genes?

... sex, yet both sexes portrayed similarities in the arousal levels. The finding also showed that differences in the D4 gene indicated a stronger appetite for sex than others. Lead researcher Professor Richard Ebstein of Hebrew University said "Some people really do think more about sex and place a greater im...

Viagra vitalizes sex life of diabetic women

... the women who had taken Viagra portrayed improved arousal and orgasm. With an ultrasound test capable of measuring the blood flow to the clitoris, it was found that Viagra and not the placebo contributed to an increase in the sexual pleasure....

Effect of ADHD Drugs on the Brain - Study Finds

...haviors, while norepinephrine has been linked with arousal and attentiveness. Berridge notes that scientis...nd the medial septum, which has been implicated in arousal and movement. Working with rats, the researchers conducted laboratory and behavioral tests to ensu...

iSTART Brain Model Reveals the possible Cause of Autism

...ects and events value. Under normal circumstances, arousal of the circuits in the brain that control emotion are set at an intermediate level. Either under-arousal or over-arousal of these circuits can cause abnormal emotional reactions and problems with cognitive-emotional learning. ‘If the emotional cen...

Erection Drug Was Not Useful to Two-Thirds of Its Users

...ribed Uprima for decreased libido, pain and sexual arousal problems. Prescribing information was not provided for the other five. ?Most patients (99 per cent) received the manufacturer's recommended dose of 2-3mg, with the remainder receiving between 4-12mg. (Starting dose information was completed on 79 pe...

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