Tag: "solving" at medical news

Memory problem? solve a crossword

...exercised before can improve improve their problem solving abilities by taking up walking, say the researchers....

Gene clue to antibiotics

... genome headquarters - have recently announced the solving of the Streptomyces genome - the biggest and complex, bacterial genome solved to date. The Streptomyces genome has already revealed many new genes that are involved in antibiotic synthesis. This opens up the way to the discovery of many new antibio...

Pressure on spine cause problems

...l subluxations'. Correcting them may be the key to solving back problems and other chronic ailments, they say. But the longer you have had the subluxation, the harder it will be to cure. For many people, it may be difficult to relate a distant injury to the spine to current problems. However, a visit to the ...

Prefiguring Alzheimer's disease

...n other aspects of mental function,// like problem solving and planning.Some people think it is a normal part of aging, others that it is an early sign of Alzheimer's dementia, while there is also the view that it's a disease in its own right. A new clue comes from the now-famous Nun Study, which is lookin...

Alcohol injures stress hormone response

...amages the parts of the brain dealing with problem solving and memory. It could be that cortisol levels are abnormally low prior to the onset on alcoholism and even play a role in the condition. The true meaning of the association between cortisol and cognitive performance in alcoholism could be checked by f...

New drug for mental alertness

...alertness, increasing the reaction time and problm solving skills of healthy people who sleep less. The drug was given to 16 healthy people at a randomly assigned doses of 100mg, 300mg, and 1000mg. They were tested for total 27 hours after the administartion of the drug through EEG measures and a set of te...

Canada helps in giving birth to world first baby from frozen egg

...ed. The new process will be able to help women in solving some of their infertility problems like that of delayed motherhood, or disease rendering them infertile....

Patients Suffering From Severe Mental Diseases Are At Risk Of Being Crime Victims

...ocesses, impulsivity and poor planning and problem solving may compromise one’s ability to perceive risks and protect oneself, the authors suggest. Other factors correlated with victimization, including substance abuse, conflicted social relationships, poverty and homelessness, are also common among persons ...

Breastfeeding Lowers Maternal Stress

...rt children to situations like public speaking and solving mathematical problems. Researchers calculated the level of stress as the amount of the stress hormone cortisol being present in their saliva. The research findings showed that the mothers who breastfed their children had lower levels of cortisol pre...

Hyaluronic Acid – A Boon To The Problem Of Premature Infant

...ways left man dazzled for generations. In a key to solving this puzzle, some key factors// have been identified that could answer the question regarding what prevents brain damage repair in premature babies and hence help treat prematurity. Identification of some of the key factors that also prevent brain ...

A ray of hope in Angioplasty dilemma

... shows fantastic success in early testing, visibly solving a major weakness of the common procedure.Doctors released the longest follow up with the new technique - the drug-coated stent. In testing on 30 patients over three years, they found it to be 100 percent effective, an accomplishment almost unheard o...

Mental exercises reduces brain ageing

... various memory exercises and training for problem solving with computer aided games and the control group had same age matched recruits without memory exercises, the results of the study showed that the group which had mental exercises had an increase brain function of 7 to 14 years younger than the same ag...

Scientists Awarded Appropriately For Contribution Towards Medical Research

...ique called as DNA fingerprinting has been used in solving criminal cases, settlement of paternity issues and identification of dead bodies of soldiers. Southern, in the mid 1970s, devised a now-standard lab technique that allows scientists to detect specific bits of genetic code within an organism's overal...

Forensic Phonetics – Scientific Solution for Legal Problem

...e of sudden mysterious // deaths. In the course of solving practical and legal issues in such situations, the pursuit of forensic medicine has been a promising one. The origin of forensic medicine, the science that deals with determining causes, manner and circumstances of death dates back to as early as 3...

TWO India Doctors Listed in TIME for Contribution to Global Health

...Time Magazine’s list of Heroes of Global Health in solving problems in the field of health in developing coun...18 heroes in the Time’s magazine for their work in solving health problems in developing world. SEARCH Program by the Indian doctors was presented with “The...

Watching Violent, Churning Movie Scenes Affect Problem-Solving Ability

...nduce enough stress to interfere with your problem solving ability, says a study. Next time you sit down to watch a violent or // emotional movie, beware. It could harm your problem-solving ability. David Beversdorf, a neurologist at the State University Medical Center, studied six men and six women and a...

Stress Levels Determine Problem-Solving Abilities Of An Individual

Did you know that your problem solving abilities could be affected by something as simple...f its kind to deal with movie watching and problem solving abilities. Two very different movies - "Saving Private Ryan" and "Shrek" were used to induce stres...

Dentists Not Lured By Golden Hello Scheme In The UK

...ntroduced, there has been minimal progress towards solving the problem. The Golden Hello scheme was meant to offer cash incentives to health workers to shift to areas where their services are acutely needed. This does not appear to be working especially where dentistry is concerned...

‘Marriage Squabbles’ bad for both Emotional and Physical Wound

...f An Individual : Did you know that your problem solving abilities could be affected by something as simple as watching graphically violent or emotional scenes in a movie. www.medindia.net/news/ view_news_main.asp?x=5830&t=1 Cannabinoids - Antidepressant And Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment : T...

Incidence of iron deficiency reduced by nutrient enhanced cereal- rice

... crucial battle.” This can be a very big step in solving the problem of micronutrient deficiency and greatly benefit the community. A powerful statement by Zeigler summarises the entire study, “The fact that bio fortified foods can have an impact on nutritional status in humans is an enormously exciting b...

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