UBC-U of S research offers hope for treatment of age-related blindness
...ave side effects such as stomach upset, ulcers and stress on kidneys, they are not appropriate for everyone and criteria for high-risk patients that would benefit from their use will need to be defined. Macular degeneration is the most common cause of severe vision loss in Canada, especially among the elder...M. D. Anderson announces collaboration with India's largest yoga research institution
... improving overall quality of life, mental health, stress hormone levels, and aspects of immune function. The randomized controlled trial is monitoring patients' physiological responses to yoga as determined from blood and saliva samples, lung function tests and goniometric (joint motion) measurements. A fo...New study finds combat vets face more cardiovascular risks
...on, we investigated the association between combat stress and cardiovascular behavioral risk factors among 5,368 black and white men participating in the UNC-directed Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study." Based on their responses to eight questions about their history of military service and co...Perceived discrimination linked to coronary artery calcification
...d health outcomes in the same way, and whether the stress of discrimination might spark inflammation that could contribute to the onset of atherosclerosis. "Other studies have found that inflammatory markers might be prevalent in people who feel socially rejected," she said....Male combat veterans rank high in heart disease risk
...igating the association between exposure to combat stress and behavioral and physical risk factors in aging men who fought in these earlier conflicts and their counterparts who served in the military but saw no combat or are not veterans. Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the...Social connections: Could heartwarming be heart-saving?
...or the study participants, or did they often cause stress and conflict? Future studies on the quality of re...isolated people are often depressed and under more stress than their more outgoing counterparts (studies show that even acute stress can increase levels of IL...Mayo Clinic researchers discover genetic glitch in the heart's electrical system
...he person is run through an exercise or adrenaline stress test. With respect to summer fun, swimming, and the tragedy of a drowning, Dr. Ackerman urges CSI-like tenacity and scrutiny when a drowning or near-drowning occurs that just does not make sense. "We estimate that 10 to 20 percent of these kind of d...Response of New York City public school children to September 11
...xposed to mass trauma have elevated post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as well as symptoms of an...rom parents or family) and probable post-traumatic stress disorder (10.6 percent). Higher levels of exposure corresponded to higher prevalence for all probabl...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for May 2005 (first issue)
...onstrated moderate to major risk of post-traumatic stress reaction. Using the impact of events test, investi...d-of-life decisions (81.8 percent). Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychological reaction that occurs after experiencing a highly stressful event outside...Transcendental Meditation extends lifespan
...igh blood pressure, smoking, psychological stress, stress hormones, harmful cholesterol, and atherosclerosis," said Robert Schneider, M.D., FACC, principal author of the study and director of the Center of Natural Medicine and Prevention. "These reductions slow the aging process and promote the long-term r...Babies show ripple effects of mothers stress from 9/11 trauma
...buted to mostly environmental factors, such as the stress of living with a parent who is depressed or anxiou...' biological trait. "In the current study, reduced stress hormone levels were observed in infants, suggesting a larger role for very early environmental, gene...Changes in brain receptors linked to seizures and anxiety during the menstrual cycle
... mood swings during pregnancy, and may explain how stress hormones affect the brain, said Dr. Istvan Mody, Coelho professor of neurology at the Reed Neurological Research Center at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. "This may provide novel therapeutic targets for curing PMDD (PMS) or catamenial ep...Babies' cries linked to their health
...rstand the nature of their babies' cries well, and stress the importance of parental reaction to cries. "Parents can usually tell the difference between pain and non-pain cries which guides the urgency of their care taking, and helps parents deal with infants with colic," says LaGasse. But parent percepti...Certain acne treatment does not increase symptoms of depression in adolescents
...ms," the authors write. "Significant psychological stress has been documented among patients with even mild or moderate acne. This observation emphasizes that dermatologists must be cognizant of the relationship between skin disease and depression and be able to recognize depressive symptoms in their patien...High levels of estrogen during pregnancy associated with improvement in psoriasis
... pre-menopausal women. The women reported on their stress level, perceived psoriatic severity and the extent of their body surface affected by psoriasis five times over the course of the year: pregnant women at 10, 20 and 30 weeks gestation, and six and 24 weeks after birth and the control group at baseline...Chronic stress can be harmful - to your health andalso to your ...sue ofPsychoneuroendocrinology, show increased stress hormones lead to memoryimpairment in the elderly and learning difficulties in young adults. "Stress...Procedure setting, technique and cost are key for effective colorectal cancer screening
... ensure proper patient diagnosis while alleviating stress on patient and physician pocketbooks." Cost Effectiveness Of Imaging Tests and Surveillance Strategies for Colorectal Cancer (Abstract 91) When screening for colorectal cancer, one of the primary concerns is accuracy. But with multiple new technol...Study shows grapefruit extract can heal stomach ulcers
...e ability of this fruit extract to limit oxidative stress in the ulcerative gastric mucosa have therapeutic properties that, when combined with additional therapies, can be especially beneficial for healing of gastric ulcers." Alcohol-Induced Changes in Gut Permeability and Liver Injury are Influenced By S...Pilot studies to look at how mind drives or prevents disease
...rograms to explore how depression, personality and stress contribute to disease in the aging body. The annou...arch centers to examine how beliefs, attitudes and stress affect heart disease and immune system failure. As part of a second round of funding in 2004, the Un...... undiagnosed diseases in older people, researchers stress the importance of taking dental diseases seriously. The advanced age of those who participated in the study may have been a factor in determining an association between overall periodontal disease and arrhythmia since those who might have been stron...