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Tag: "motivation" at medical news

A gene related to aggression weakens the brain

...among other areas. Volume of an area important for motivation and impulse regulation (orbital frontal cortex) was increased by 14 percent in men only. Although the reasons are unknown, this could reflect deficient pruning – the withering of unused neuronal connections as the brain matures and becomes more effic...

'Fight the Flab' Competition Yields Great Results

...for the competition was a medium of encouragement, motivation and the occasional taunt. Fight the Flab was a great success with over a 93% participation rate. Many participants reached their weight loss goals and were able to develop become more energetic, healthy and happy. More and more people are turning ...

Genetic Influence on Smoking

...said that there were significant difference in the motivation to smoke for the taste of cigarettes between those who perceived bitter taste and those who failed to perceive bitterness. Factors such as sight and smell trigger the urge to smoke in people who were not bitter-tasters. But further research is need...

Farming Plays A Crucial Role In Reducing Global Warming

...olved in agriculture is so large, we have a strong motivation to provide farmers incentives to support the ecosystem," Swinton said. "We want to figure out which policies would encourage farmers to provide these ecosystem services, as well as how much citizens are willing to pay for the services."The National S...

Health Grade, grades U.S Hospitals

...ital for treatment. This report would indeed be a motivation to other US hospitals to emulate quality and clinical standards, par excellence....

Being Active In Winter Despite That Inner Urge

...of movement activates the body and soul, providing motivation to exercise later in the day. --DPA...

Caffeine: Stimulates Sexual Behaviour in Females

...eine on the mammals (humans) especially the sexual motivation in the females. But in case of humans most of them drink coffee which contributes to a moderate amount in their body and hence the effects of caffeine cannot be well analyzed. Whereas in case of rats they are not exposed to caffeine and when exposed ...

Overeating Caused By Consuming Too Many Flavors All At Once

... influence on the appetite center. Katz said his motivation for writing the book was the epidemic rise of obesity among children as well as adults, and the fact that obesity is the driving force behind all of the chronic diseases in this country. He also cites the national preoccupation with weight control, a...

Motorcycles Cause Greater Pollution

...imated in legislation, giving manufacturers little motivation to improve after treatment systems”. Edited (AN)...

A Comparative Study On Dietary Habits In Middle School Students And Increase In Weight

...ake of high calorie diet and employment of food as motivation resulted in an increase in the weight of the stude...weight. According to the survey the use of food as motivation was predominant (69%) followed by fund raising programs at (56%), classroom eating drinking habits w...

New Straw To Help Children Take Medicine

... is getting better because there is less immediate motivation to continue with it. But parents should persevere'. Each year, millions of pounds worth of National Health Service (NHS)-issued medicines are never taken. (IANS) Medindia on drugs: This manual gives you essential prescription information abou...

Most Smokers Continue To Smoke Despite Developing Cancer

...ver has been largely found to depend upon personal motivation from the smoker. In addition, healthy non-smokers are often pointed to as a good example that dilutes the whole process. Researchers from the University of Texas reviewed the scientific literature to provide a comprehensive overview of smoking cess...

Declining Rates Of Sperm Donors Over The Past 5 Years

...entre. The observation could be because of lack of motivation among students to do so//. Sperm bank is a facility that collects freezes and stores semen sample for purposes of artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization or for research. The researchers believe that the fall is almost certainly linked to...

Down syndrome simulated in animal model after successful chromosome transplantation

...ic genetic disorders. // This has not only added motivation to scientists working in the field of genetics but also helped us replace the existing knowledge with those acquired new. One such breakthrough has been the successful attempts of transplanting human chromosome into animal models, more specifically, ...

Success of HIV may depend in its mutations

...lications for diagnosis or treatment, an important motivation for this sort of study is the development of knowledge that could lead to successful HIV vaccines, both to prevent and to treat HIV infection," infectious disease specialist Stuart Ray, of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore,...

Scientists crack mechanism of Leptin-Obesity Hormone

...gy demands, he said. Unknown facts about appetite, motivation to eat and feeding behaviour may all be explained by the study. ...

Link between Faith, Health and Healing

...t has various forms, broadly three and these are a motivation to hear. Anderson ascertains, "The stories of healing are always the most moving. They tend to fall into three groups. First are those who may not be completely cured of their illness but who learn to cope with illness through prayer and other forms ...

Methamphetamine Users Found To Suffer From Mood Disorders

...of the brain, which are known to regulate emotion, motivation and behavior. Results of the study show methamphetamine users had abnormal activity in regions of the brain that are linked to mood. Healthy people did not have these brain abnormalities. Methamphetamine users also reported more symptoms of depress...

Self-Management Program Beneficial for Back Pain

... on boosting confidence in order to increase their motivation to incorporate suggestions that would improve their back pain. For the study, researchers included 211 patients who visited a physician for low back pain. The patients were randomly assigned to the self-management program or the usual care group. T...

Self-Management Program Beneficial for Back Pain

... on boosting confidence in order to increase their motivation to incorporate suggestions that would improve their back pain. For the study, researchers included 211 patients who visited a physician for low back pain. The patients were randomly assigned to the self-management program or the usual care group. T...

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