Immigration & psychiatric disorders
...ders even though they may have experienced greater stress due to low socioeconomic status or adapting to a new culture," noted Dr. Grant. "This is consistent with the 'healthy migrant' model that predicts that foreign-born persons in good health are more likely than those in poor health to immigrate to the...The impact of body weight on the progression of knee osteoarthritis
... In patients with severe malalignment, the extreme stress already placed on local cartilage may be the only ...er damage. Since moderate alignment increases the stress on cartilage, the addition of excess weight effectively works to aggravate the cartilage damage. Fo...Employees bring bad moods home, but they disappear by morning
...ve always known that when a person brings home the stress of his or her work day, there's an impact," Seitel said. "Things don't go smoothly when mom or dad aren't relaxed; relationships suffer, kids react, people are hurt and angry. The result is more stress." She said companies can help by giving employee...Radiologists use MRI to keep basketball players on their feet
CHICAGO Early identification of potential stress fractures with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ca...to be benched during the long recovery period." A stress fracture is a small crack in a bone brought on by overuse or repeated impact on a hard surface over ...New stroke prevention therapy as effective as invasive surgery
... external shunt to prevent this problem. Also, the stress that comes from surgery can cause potentially fatal complications like heart attack and stroke," Dr. Piccoli said. To avoid these risks, Dr. Piccoli and colleagues used minimally invasive angioplasty and stenting procedures typically used for h...Early detection reduces threat of foot injury in college basketball players
Durham, N.C. -- Early identification of potential stress fractures with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ca...sketball players, who regularly place considerable stress on their feet, said Duke radiologist Nancy Major, M.D. Other athletes whose sport or training regime...Student nurses need better understanding of poverty-stricken patients
... example, might be coping strategies to manage the stress experienced by the poor in their daily lives," Dr. Reutter said. Misconceptions about poverty that lead to insensitive care may prevent the poor from seeking the help they require from front-line health-care workers, according to Reutter and her f...Brains of people with autism recall letters of the alphabet in brain areas dealing with shapes
... Many behavioral therapies to treat autism stress rote learning, Dr. Minshew explained. Such strate...ght also offer some benefit. Such therapies might stress problem solving skills and creative thinking, and attempt to foster flexibility in thinking. ...More muscle means better regulation of blood pressure, study finds
...ess, your blood pressure should go up and when the stress is over, it should come back down," says Martha Wi...ave greater blood pressure increase in response to stress than their female peers and decreased ability to return to normal. For the newly published study, re...System that regulates blood pressure may also affect aging
...hat the drug has the potential to combat oxidative stress and reduce cognitive impairment....Space sentinels track desertification on Mediterranean shores
... Infrared sensors can be used to detect vegetation stress from environmental changes. During the lifetime of DesertWatch, data gathered from multiple spacecraft including ESA's Envisat will be used to assess desertification trends over time, developing standardised geo-information products to enable cross-...Estrogen-associated COX-2 pathways explain protection from heart disease in female mice
...ting platelet activation and by reducing oxidative stress in the circulatory system by increasing expression... have shown that platelet activation and oxidative stress can independently hasten hardening of the arteries. The most recent findings appear in the November ...An apple a day could protect against brain-cell damage
...ecting rat brain cells when assaulted by oxidative stress in laboratory tests. Phytonutrients, such as phenolic acids and flavanoids, protect the apple against bacteria, viruses and fungi and provide the fruit's anti-oxidant and anti-cancer benefits. Quercetin is a major flavanoid in apples. Antioxidants h...Chemoprevention backgrounder: Working for a future of cancer chemoprevention
...a way to "self medicate" against cancer. They all stress that it will take time to prove that any substance can substantially reduce the risk of a disease in the average person without producing side effects. These studies will require giving young and healthy volunteers a drug for many years and then wait...Developmental issues among triplet infants
...g singletons or twins. We expected that the high stress involved in raising triplets would interfere with ...tions for public policy. They show that parenting stress plays an important role in the development of the mother-infant relationship in triplets. Thus, pro...Good intentions versus bad habits: Why the old ways win out
...his research may help explain why when we're under stress we fall back into old habits, such as cheating on a new diet after a bad day at work. Stress can weaken our control over memory and behavior, so that those automatic, habitual responses from the past become more influential. With control weakened, ...Health issues may affect grandmothers who are primary caregivers
... are caregivers to grandchildren are more prone to stress and depressive symptoms than non-caregivers accord...d to Case researchers they had experienced greater stress and more depressive symptoms than non-caregivers. "These are older women who may have health needs ...Injury from epileptic seizures relatively rare, Mayo Clinic study find
...sen seizure recurrence (e.g., lack of sleep, undue stress and fatigue, excessive alcohol consumption, use of recreational drugs), 5) try to stay physically fit and conditioned and 6) have an appropriate companion or supervision for activities that may pose high risk of serious injury if a seizure occurs (e....News tips for Sunday, November 7, 2004
...o a preliminary study. By some estimates, chronic stress may double the risk of cardiovascular events. While stress reduction appears to reduce this risk, little is known about how it may work. Researchers studied t...Maryland's Pearlin to receive GSA's 2004 Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award
...cles that helped to establish social research into stress and health, particularly mental health. His contributions in the field of social stress research and the life course are now renowned. His early work in the 1960s and 1970s on social and s...