Migraine with aura, cholesterol increase risk of stroke in women
...e and migraine on risk for stroke. To gain further insight into this question, Dr. Kurth and colleagues performed a prospective analysis of almost 40,000 women enrolled in the Women's Health Study, an ongoing trial examining the effects of aspirin and vitamin E on cardiovascular disease and cancer. During an...Ecstasy users get advice from friends and web not parents
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...As it turned out, one of his control tests yielded insight into neural activity no one expected. When the ferrets were in a darkened room, Weliky expected their visual neurons to lack any kind of activity that correlated with visual reality. Neurologists have long known that there is substantial activity in ...Laughter helps patients communicate emotion in therapy sessions
... therapeutic relationship to help patients develop insight into their emotions. Throughout the therapy sessions, physiologic responses were measured for both patient and therapist using skin conductance recordings. Skin conductance is a commonly used measure of the activity of the sympathetic nervous s...Gender and sex hormones affect the brain's pain response and more, according to new studies
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