Brain structure associated with fear inhibition also may influence personality
...y lead to anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.In their previous study, the MGH team focused on the ventromedial prefrontal cortex an area on the lower surface of the brain that includes the mOFC and is believed to inhibit the activity of the amygdala, a structure known to be involved w...Antibacterial coatings cut infection rates
... by covalent bonding to our biomedical devices. We stress covalent bonding because it is important that we anchor them very firmly to the surface, making it impossible for them to break away and travel into remote organs such as the brain or liver," Professor Griesser said. UniSA PhD student in applied scie...Scientists unlock solid tumor treatment genetic secrets
...sion of genes that the cell uses to respond to the stress of hypoxia. Transcription factors bind to a site o... of oxygen. But when oxygen levels are so low they stress the cell, HIF becomes stable and binds to specific genes. Once on a target gene, HIF recruits CBP an...The role of Type II Collagen in rheumatoid arthritis
...en. In addition to unleashing MMPs, the oxidative stress provokes non-enzymatic glycation a chemical binding of sugar molecules and proteins. Telltale signs of glycation have been found in blood, urine, and synovial fluid of RA patients. The primary protein in cartilage, Type II Collagen (CII) is cruci...Pain and its impact on the treatment of rheumatic disease
...es. What's more, molecular evidence suggests that stress and depression may increase a rheumatic patient's production of pain-provoking inflammatory agents. How can a rheumatologist accurately assess a patient's pain? As Dr. Fitzcharles acknowledges, clinical evaluation of pain is difficult and subjectiv...Debilitating jaw and neck pain targeted through $19 million NIH support, multidisciplinary center
...ysical therapy, biobehavioral intervention such as stress management techniques and orthotic devices for the mouth are used to treat TMJD," Maixner said. "They help some patients, but they clearly don't work with everybody. We firmly believe that this study will significantly improve our understanding of th...Dr. Tallie Z. Baram wins nation's top epilepsy research award
... the unusual responses of this form of epilepsy to stress hormones. Baram's research on this topic identifies targets for the design of new and more effective drugs that may help calm these childhood seizures without the side effects of drugs designed for adults. A native of Israel, Baram earned a doctorate...Sydney researchers explain how stress can make you sick
... relevant to everyone because there is no escaping stress be it in the workplace or at home. Employment su... show many workers feel there is more job-related stress today than even a couple of years ago". Absenteeism, around 30% of which can be attributed to own ...Animal research suggests perimenopause is a critical time for women's health
...fect health. His work has focused primarily on how stress during the younger years can interfere with ovulat...ys, the process starts much earlier. He found that stress in the younger years can reduce estrogen levels and lead to the buildup of fatty deposits in the blo...Stress substantially slows human body's ability to heal
COLUMBUS , Ohio The stress a typical married couple feels during an ordinary ...tifying and then explaining the ways psychological stress can affect human immunity. Jan Kiecolt-Glaser, a professor of psychiatry and psychology, and partne...UQ researchers show traditional Chinese exercises can help combat diabetes
...anse the body of toxins, restore energy and reduce stress and anxiety. The Diabetes Queensland Qigong Program, funded by the Diabetes Australia Research Trust, is being conducted at UQ's School of Human Movement Studies by Mr Liu, project leader Professor Wendy Brown and researchers Dr Yvette Miller and Dr...Breakthrough in unravelling the causes of sudden cardiac death in young people
...ability of the channels to work properly following stress or exercise. These channels released too much calcium, possibly explaining how in affected young people, the normal heart signalling is severely disrupted and could lead to fatally high heart rates (tachycardia) and a loss of co-ordinated heart rhyth...JCI table of contents: December 8, 2005
...us studies have shown that blood flowinduced shear stress on the vessel wall is transduced into a biochemical signal that can cause changes in the vessel wall that may protect against or make a vessel prone to atherosclerosis. Garcia-Cardea et al. show that the transcription factor KLF2 (Kruppel-like factor...UNICEF report shows disabled children at serious risk
...and their families, leading to increased levels of stress and hardship. The Report also finds that disabled children are often targeted by abusers, who see them as easy victims. "We found that factors placing disabled children at increased risk for violence and abuse are often related to social, cultural ...New study finds that older Americans may improve memory by exercising their brains and bodies
...ry exercises, physical fitness, healthy eating and stress reduction. The study was conducted at the Univers...eserve their memory by adding memory exercises and stress reduction to this routine." The study was the first to test the impact of combining memory exercis...Infections are a major cause of childhood cancer, study suggests
... much longer time period. However, the researchers stress that people cannot 'catch cancer' as the infection... preventative measures. Still, it is important to stress that cases of cancer remain rare in children." Professor John Toy, Cancer Research UK's medical dire...Parents of children with cancer suffer post-traumatic stress symptoms, both immediate and lingering
...al staff members routinely screen parents for such stress symptoms during a child's treatment, and offer app...eed to approach and treat these types of traumatic stress from a family perspective," said study leader Anne E. Kazak, Ph.D., ABPP, director of Psychology and...Evidence links cocaine abuse and Parkinson's disease
..., where it can produce free radicals. That kind of stress can make the nerve susceptible to other environmental toxins. Smeyne theorizes that toxins that enter the body could then cause damage in the substantia nigra that leads to Parkinson's disease. The study also found that cocaine exposure decreased th...What the public needs to hear during a disaster
...ts," she explained. "It can also reduce the mental stress and anguish that comes with anticipating and coping with disasters." Bass and her colleagues analyzed survey results from 1500 families throughout Pennsylvania on their concerns, attitudes and practices regarding emergency preparedness, as well as e......ay to "self medicate" against cancer. They all stress most chemoprevention studies now test people who are at higher risk of developing cancer, such as former smokers, as a way to predict whether they will help those who are not at risk. It will take decades, they say, to prove that any substance can su...