Alcoholics' impaired reaction to stress may impede mental tasks
...bly reflect problems with the endocrine or central nervous systems existing before the onset of alcoholism. They note that "future studies should examine such factors, in addition to heavy drinking history, in studies of [endocrine] dysregulation and memory deficits." "The results may provide leads for futur...Women heart patients suffer lower quality of life than do men
...ergy or were tired all the time, whether they were nervous or depressed, and whether they had problems at work or other daily activities because of emotional problems. A separate questionnaire measured social support - whether they had family or friends with whom they could discuss problems, socialize, or wh...Essential fatty acids in mothers diet affect infants sleep patterns
...ids and is essential for normal visual and central nervous system (CNS) development in infants, as well as being associated with a number of health benefits in adults. Cheruku et al. recently published a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in which they investigated CNS integrity of newborn i...Leg maneuver may prevent fainting
...condition caused by rare diseases of the autonomic nervous system. Wieling and colleagues in Amsterdam and the United States theorized that the same maneuvers might help people who have vasovagal syncope. The researchers evaluated the maneuver in 20 patients (ages 17 to 74) who had a history of vasovagal s...Brain chemicals can thwart desire to smoke cigarettes
...otor function. Dopamine, a chemical in the central nervous system, is believed to affect emotion, and research on animals has shown that nicotine causes a release of dopamine in brain areas that are associated with feelings of pleasure. Test subjects smoked less when given a drug that mimics the effects of ...Study results offer new hope for people with manic depression
...ncluding pain management), cardiovascular, central nervous system (CNS) and respiratory products. In CNS, AstraZeneca is dedicated to providing medicines that offer the potential to change patients' lives. The company already markets Seroquel, one of the fastest growing global antipsychotics with proven ef...UCSB neuroscientist to receive award
...udy may also yield information about other central nervous system injuries. "Optimizing recovery after retina...erlying the normal development and function of the nervous system, as well as many neurodegenerative conditions and behavior. These include age-related macular...Water may prevent some fainting spells
...f fainting in people with malfunctioning autonomic nervous systems. Such people are prone to pass out when they stand up. The autonomic nervous system regulates body functions that are not consciously controlled, including heart rate and blood ......by the flight-or-fight response of the sympathetic nervous system to threats -- be they from a saber tooth cat or a bear market. "Because of the selective advantage it confers, Kir6.2 has been maintained through evolution in the gene package of many organisms," explains Dr. Terzic. The next steps for the May...Neural stem cells improve motor function in brain injuries
...which serve many essential supportive roles in the nervous system." If stem cells are blank slates, able to b...lready written on them, waiting for signals in the nervous system to fill in the blanks. The NSCs used by McIntosh and his colleagues were cloned from mouse pr...Foot pressure device may stamp out muscle loss
... The idea was to trick a free-floating astronaut's nervous system by mimicking the pressure one's feet feel w...learn a new skill, like juggling, your muscles and nervous system work together to form a series of connections. The more you perform that activity, the strong...New Parkinson's surgical procedure shows lasting benefits, according to Emory researchers
...s disease is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system affecting over one million people in the United States. Symptoms include tremor, slowness of movement and stiffness of muscles. The loss of nerve cells in an area of the brain called the substantia nigra creates an imbalance that disrupts no...Landmark study shows coenzyme Q10 slows progressive decline in Parkinsons disease
...s disease is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system affecting over one million people in the United States. Symptoms include tremor, slowness of movement and stiffness of muscles. Although certain medications, such as levodopa or L-dopa, can reduce the symptoms of PD, they do not slow the pro...Exposure to atomic bomb radiation associated with nervous system tumors
...ation is associated with an increased incidence of nervous system tumors. The finding appears in the October ... National Cancer Institute. What causes brain and nervous system tumors is not entirely clear. Some epidemiologic studies have suggested that an increased ris...New drug may reverse bone loss without estrogens side effects, Science study says
... bone, Manolagas speculated, such as the heart and nervous system. This has not been tested, however. (The harmful side effects on these tissues in the recent hormone replacement trials were likely related to using the combination of progesterone and estrogen, according to Manolagas.) Thus, further experime...No significant rise in cancer deaths in 3-Mile Island residents over 20 years, says Pitt
...ic leukemia and Hodgkin's disease; and the central nervous system. Thyroid cancer was considered, but only one death was reported during the study period. Researchers used information collected by the Pennsylvania Department of Health in interviews conducted with 32,135 TMI residents within two months of the...New drug linked to fewer deaths among kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis
...e function are being used to determine any central nervous system changes with Fosrenol use." In the randomized two-year study, 647 kidney hemodialysis patients received lanthanum carbonate therapy and 642 patients received conventional phosphate binders. Patients ranged in age from 19 to 91 years. The f...JCI table of contents, November 4, 2002
...omach and intestinesare regulated by the autonomic nervous system. This system is divided intotwo parts - the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and parasympathetic nervoussystem (PSNS). The SNS controls our body's reactions during ......omach and intestinesare regulated by the autonomic nervous system. This system is divided intotwo parts - the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and parasympathetic nervoussystem (PSNS). The SNS controls our body's reactions during ...Cholesterol drug could lead to new therapy for multiple sclerosis
...strates an inflammatory attack against the brain's nervous tissue. The primary target of the attack is the myelin sheath, which coats the brain's nerve fibers, or communication wires, through which nerve cells, or neurons, communicate. The damage to the sheath, known as demyelination, disrupts the ability of...