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...(US), such as an eyelid shock. This pavlovian fear conditioning requires the amygdala, particularly the lateral nucleus of the amygdala (LA), where the CSUS association may be stored. Bilateral amygdala lesions cause severe impairment of fear conditioning, but the left and right amygdala can independently cause m...Research results from the 'Era of Hope' Department of Defense breast cancer research program meeting
... three months rather than six and examined aerobic conditioning rather than resistance training, Dr. Mastro considers the two studies complementary. As a follow up, Dr. Mastro hopes to conduct a retrospective study of breast cancer survivors to determine whether their immune systems are still depressed five years...Exercise helps recovery from chemotherapy for breast cancer
... three months rather than six and examined aerobic conditioning rather than resistance training, Mastro considers the two studies to be complementary. As a follow up, Mastro hopes to conduct a retrospective study of breast-cancer survivors to determine whether their immune systems are still depressed five years a...Where your brain wires itself to like (name your favorite brand)
...nce imaging (fMRI) as they established a Pavlovian conditioning association in the subjects. Such conditioning is the same type that Pavlov used to condition dogs to associate an otherwise irrelevant stimulus su...Life-threatening lupus responds to stem cell transplant therapy
...he treatment is a result of patient selection, the conditioning regimen and supportive care during and after transplantation. "It is doubtful our lower treatment mortality rate was due to patient selection, as our patients were very ill," says co-author Yu Oyama, MD, an autoimmune disease specialist at Northwest...Space suit technology can protect workers from heatstroke
...al viability of inserting the system as heating or conditioning elements inside passenger seats in cars and public transport....Finding a better way to quiet noisy environments
... everything from airplane cabins to commercial air conditioning systems. The new technique improves the ability to achieve destructive interference, the generation of anti-noise signals that combine with and destroy unwanted sounds. "Noise cancellation is a hidden technology that most consumers aren't aware of, b...Few young competitive athletes survive sudden cardiac arrest
... the young age, otherwise good health and physical conditioning of the athletes, and early defibrillation. The authors stated that several factors could explain the low survival rate. Most importantly, the underlying cause of SCA in the athletes might have influenced their lack of response to resuscitation and d...'Heroes of Chemistry' honored for medical, green chemistry breakthroughs
...ofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerant blends for the air conditioning and refrigerant industry that are better for the environment than chlorofluorcarbons (CFCs), which had been used in the past. CFCs were implicated in the depletion of the ozone layer and a substitute was sought by government and industry. Scientists ...New treatment for post-concussion syndrome pioneered at UB
...conventional approach, allows athletes to maintain conditioning while recovering gradually from the injury. For unknown reasons, 5-10 percent of people who experience a concussion have symptoms that persist beyond six weeks. These people are diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome (PCS). Previously there has been...Older motorists improve driving performance with physical conditioning
Older people who performed a physical conditioning program developed by researchers at Yale School of Medicine were able to maintain or enhance their driving performance, potentially leading to a safer and more independent quality of life. As the number of older drivers increases, concern about the...New study could bring relief to sweltering city slickers
...ures and cut the demand for electricity-hungry air conditioning systems and desk fans. At the moment neither the effects on the urban landscape or the heat released by human activities within cities are considered in standard climate change research. But they have been shown to be potentially very significant. ......ereating and gradual weight gain through the taste conditioning process that we have described," Pierce said. Pierce added that his team's "taste conditioning process" theory may explain "puzzling results" from other studies, such as a recent one from researc...