ORNL Finds Common Genetic Cause For Epilepsy, Migraine
...andpopulation-based studies, such other factors as emotional stress and certainfoods and additives have been associated with migraine attacks. Isolation of the human episodic ataxia/migraine gene was reported in anindependent study done by LLNL and Leiden University in The Netherlands. Inthat study, researcher...Restoring Farm Land To Natural Wetlands Key To Stemming Flood
...tory of conflict overthe use of the river has left emotional high-water marks on residents ofriver communities, Schneider said. Schneider became interested in that history while studying current policies,practices and traditions along the Illinois River. "I knew that leveesweren't always there," he said, whic...Stuttering Appears To Have Strong Link To Family Genes, Researchers Say
...mined numerous areas,such as speech, language, and emotional and cognitive development. Researchers long have known that stuttering tends to run in familiesand that persistent stuttering is much more common in males than females,by a ratio of 4 or 5 to 1, said Yairi, a persistent stutterer himself. Thecommon ...Second Gene Responsible For Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Identified
...ures, benign tumors in several organs,and variable emotional and cognitive disabilities. The discovery, to bereported in the August 8, 1997, issue of Science* by David Kwiatkowski, M.D.,Ph.D., and colleagues at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, was funded bythe National Institute of Neurological Disorde......the scientific aspects of genetic diseases but the emotional andsocial implications of testing that must be considered as well,and has done so in a clearly written fashion suitable for thegeneral public." The Library Journal said Zallen "has done a terrific job of explaining the basicsof genetics, outlining......spread importance in regulating complex locomotor, emotional andmotivational states." Grandy further explains that dopamine producing neurons are involved inmediating some of the positive reinforcing properties shared by drugs of abusesuch as alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine and opiates. "We examined mic...Imaging Studies Illuminate Brain's Response To Cocaine
... But animals cannotreport the kinds of subjective, emotional reactions humans experience anddescribe by terms such as "rush," "high," "low" and "craving." The currentstudy supports previous animal observations of how the brain responds to cocaineand provides much greater detail regarding reactions of specific...Brain-Activity Data Clarify Contradictions In Earlier Anxiety Research
...ears of confusingresearch regarding anxiety. With emotional response broken into two aspects-- worry and panic...clearer picture of right-hemisphere involvement in emotional responsesto the environment is emerging, Heller said. "It also may turn outto play a role in anxiet...Human Cloning: Grappling With Reality Penn Bioethicist To Explore The Facts Behind The Hysteria
...what the clone can be and become insociety and the emotional burden that cloning places on the clone are theprimary issues. These issues combined with the issue of imposing knowledgeabout the clone's biological fate without the prior, informed consent ofthe clone demand attention before any additional thought ...Evaluation Of The Two Types Of Cardiac Pacemakers Indicates Only Modest Differences In Value
..., as measured by social function, physicalability, emotional mental health and energy, cardiac functional status andlong-term cardiac function. The researchers did see better long-term cardiac functional status in patientswith dual chamber pacemakers, but this observation, they say, demonstrates thecomplexitie...Social Stress Shortens Lives Of Monkeys With AIDS
...ifornia, Davis, bolsters long-held suspicions that emotional stress can weaken the body's defenses against AIDS-type viruses and even hasten death. Psychologist John Capitanio and colleagues found that in monkeys with an AIDS-like illness, those allowed to form stable social relationships lived longer than tho...Yes Virginia, Plants Are Alive!
...ce. This kind ofexperiential learning promotes an emotional attachment to the natural world anda greater understanding, awareness, and respect for the environment. Childrenwho interact with nature are more likely to grow up as adults concerned with thepreservation of the earth's resources. The speakers will...Hopkins Study Shows High Prevalence Of Domestic Violence
...ency room patients have been victims ofphysical or emotional domestic abuse sometime in their lives, and 14 per...departmentsfor indirect symptoms of abuse, such as emotional stress or chronic pain fromprevious injuries." Significantly higher rates of abuse were foun...Animal And Human Health Symposium Scheduled At Virginia Tech
...cil on Government Relations. "Physical and emotional value of the human-animal bond," will bepresented by Dr. Sandra B. Barker, associate professor of psychiatry at VirginiaCommonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia, a licensed professionalcounselor and one of the nation's leading researcher...New Rehabilitative Device Combines Form And Function For Children With Mobility Impairments
...e plastic tray. Givingchildren more control lowers emotional barriers to therapy, saidTierney, who has named her device "The Buddy System" to reflect itsuser-friendly focus. With its bright red pod and yellow confetti frame, The Buddy System"looks more like a whimsical space-age toy rather than some kind ofins...One In Three Doctors Recommends Herbal Supplements To Patients
...s St.John's Wort (27 percent), which helps provide emotional balance, followed byginkgo biloba (18 percent), wh... most frequently recommend herbs for peopleseeking emotional balance (20 percent). About as many doctors recommend herbalsupplements for fatigue and lack of ener...Combat Has Little Influence On Health Problems In Vietnam Vets
...possiblethat combat experiences and the persistent emotional problems that commonlyresult may eventually effect.... The study also suggests to Eisen that if emotional distress from combatcontributes to the development of physical illness in Vietnam veterans, it maybe...Mouse Model For Huntington's Disease Developed By NIH, Vanderbilt
...ve. Drugs may be prescribed to control some of the emotional or movementproblems related to Huntington's disease, but there is no cure. In Nature Genetics, the authors describe the development of a line oftransgenic mice that express the complete human HD gene. Transgenic animalmodels are created by injec...Nutrition Therapy Helps Patients Emotionally, Research Shows
...contribute totheir sense of emotional and physical well-being and givesthem a feeling of control over their health," said M. RositaSchiller, professor of medical dietetics at Ohio State University. The research appears......ging from simple movements to complex cognitive or emotional behaviour. Until very recently, the molecular mechanisms that regulate synapse formation inthe developing brain were completely enigmatic. In particular, it was unknownhow an arriving axon selects a partner neuron, how pre- and postsynapticproteins a...