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Treating Stroke Patients in Rural Areas

...e REACH system. "We can literally be there at the speed of light," principal author Sam Wang, research scientist at Medical College of Georgia and REACH developer, says in a news release....

Music soothes labour pain

...otes that better pain management during labour may speed a woman's recovery after childbirth and improve the mother-infant relationship....

Bone Marrow Cells Help Heart Attack Patients

...erence. The treated group also saw the contraction speed of the heart increase from 1.5 centimeters per second to 3.3 centimeters per second. The fraction of blood pumped out of the heart rose from 55 percent to 65 percent in the stem cell group. Their glucose uptake also increased from 47 percent to 58 pe...

Importance of An Active Lifestyle

...in 1985 of a woman was predictive of their walking speed in 1999. They also found the consistency of physical activity during the 14-year study was related to their ability to do everyday activities. Specifically, researchers report about 38 percent of the women who were always active had problems with dai...

Importance of An Active Lifestyle

...in 1985 of a woman was predictive of their walking speed in 1999. They also found the consistency of physical activity during the 14-year study was related to their ability to do everyday activities. Specifically, researchers report about 38 percent of the women who were always active had problems with dai...

Stroke Patients May Benefit By Wearing Cooling Helmets

...novative industry technologists can collaborate to speed the delivery of emergency cardiovascular care interventions. This device, and others like it, may have wide applicability in the field.” Although the total number of patients in the two studies from Japan and NASA were only 23, the studies showed t...

Complications Of Diabetes

...ctions, including memory for words and events, the speed of processing information, and the ability to recognize spatial pattern, may be affected more in people with diabetes. However researchers say they found that diabetes was related to decline in some cognitive systems but not in others but since all...

Counting Calories Might Be The Ideal Way To Stay Healthy

...ntensity must be enough to increase heart rate and speed up your breathing. Depending on your free time and preferences, brief sessions of intense activity can burn the same number of calories as longer or more frequent sessions of a less intense activity. For an inexpensive and accessible option, researc...

Link Between High Blood Sugar And Behavioral Changes

...g, memory, attention and mood.The study showed the speed at which they were able to process information, their working memories, and some aspects of attention were all impaired when blood sugar was high. Additionally, patients experienced times of dysphoria, reduced energy, and increased sadness and anxiet...

Consumption Of Fish Could Reduce The Risk Of Dementia

...igher the increase in the risk of impaired memory, speed and flexibility. Researchers thus conclude that the ability of dietary changes to reduce not only cardiovascular disease but also neurodegenerative disorders remains to be determined. However, this study finds there could be an association between ...

Promised Drug Doesn't Help Acute Heart Failure

... done for acute heart failure patients in order to speed up hospital discharge and prevent them from coming back. More than 1,400 acute heart failure patients received either IV administration of the endothelin receptor antagonist called tezosentan or a placebo, plus conventional therapy. Endothelin-1 is ...

New Technology In MRI Scan Help Test Brain Cancer Therapy

...ajor breakthrough in cancer treatment, in terms of speed and efficiency. The scientists from the University of Michigan, Comprehensive Cancer Center, say that the new technology will measure the water movement in the brain to assess the treatment. Water movement in the brain is slowed or stopped by the pre...

New Combination Therapy Option for HIV Patients

...antihistamines, ergot derivatives , medicines that speed up the digestive tract, herbal products and also medicines that lower cholesterol levels, and medicines to treat mental problems. Companies Manufacturing and marketing the drugs say they intend to do post marketing studies on the drug to look at dr...

Folic acid retards mental decline in middle aged

...processing, and 1.9 years younger in sensory motor speed compared with those who received a placebo. This can be especially useful when treating patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The role of vitamins B6 and B12 are also being investigated for reducing the level of homocysteine in blood. ...

Folic Acid Retards Mental Decline In Middle Aged Subjects

...processing, and 1.9 years younger in sensory motor speed compared with those who received a placebo. This can be especially useful when treating patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The role of vitamins B6 and B12 are also being investigated for reducing the level of homocysteine in blood. ...

Consumers Becoming More Health Conscious Than Calorie Conscious

...he glycaemic index, which ranks foods based on the speed at which the sugars are broken down and released into the body, is emerging as the basis for a healthy diet, and as a means of losing weight. This is because the consumers are moving away from the deprivation model and becoming more interested in ...

Revolution in Genetics to Open Avenues for Treating Cancer

... is believed to trigger a parallel increase in the speed at which new cancer treatments reach the patient. It has been reported that tumors that are aggressive have multiple copies of the genes and if these results are confirmed, it might provide a lead for targeted therapies in these cases. Source: Re...

Yet Another Reason To Celebrate Drinking

... reported to have better verbal skills, memory and speed of thinking than those at the extremes of the drinking spectrum. Moderate drinkers not only performed the best but also seemed to be the healthiest. The safe consumption level was considered to be 14 to 28 standard drinks a week for a man and seven ...

Sox 18 Slows Cancers

...ne could also be manipulated to do the reverse: to speed up blood vessel development to help heal wounds faster, and to treat circulation problems which could otherwise lead to limb amputation in diabetics. As a matter of fact this research has brought light to the scope of life of many cancer patients....

Brain Cell Repair Loss disclosed

...pportunities to reverse this regeneration loss and speed nerve cell growth. Researcher Ben Barres, a Stan...about 10 times faster, sprouting out at an average speed of about half a millimeter per day. "We found out rats lose this ability sharply within the day of ...

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