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Novel therapies for nicotine, heroin, and gambling addiction show promise
Date: Nov-14-2013Studies just released suggest promising new treatments for nicotine and heroin addiction, and further our understanding of pathological gambling and heroin abuse in those suffering chronic pain. This new knowledge, released at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health, may one day lead to non-pharmaceutical interventions and therapies to treat addiction.According to the World Health Organization, 15.3 million people worldwide suffer from drug use disorders.
Novel therapies for nicotine, heroin, and gambling addiction show promise
Date: Nov-14-2013Studies just released suggest promising new treatments for nicotine and heroin addiction, and further our understanding of pathological gambling and heroin abuse in those suffering chronic pain. This new knowledge, released at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health, may one day lead to non-pharmaceutical interventions and therapies to treat addiction.According to the World Health Organization, 15.3 million people worldwide suffer from drug use disorders.
Mindfulness may help prevent formation of automatic habits
Date: Nov-14-2013Being mindful appears to help prevent the formation of bad habits, but perhaps good ones too. Georgetown University researchers are trying to unravel the impact of implicit learning, and their findings might appear counterintuitive - at first.
Mindfulness may help prevent formation of automatic habits
Date: Nov-14-2013Being mindful appears to help prevent the formation of bad habits, but perhaps good ones too. Georgetown University researchers are trying to unravel the impact of implicit learning, and their findings might appear counterintuitive - at first.
Mindfulness may help prevent formation of automatic habits
Date: Nov-14-2013Being mindful appears to help prevent the formation of bad habits, but perhaps good ones too. Georgetown University researchers are trying to unravel the impact of implicit learning, and their findings might appear counterintuitive - at first.
Aerobic exercise improves memory, brain function and physical fitness
Date: Nov-14-2013A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas published online in the open-access journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found that engaging in a physical exercise regimen helps healthy aging adults improve their memory, brain health and physical fitness. This finding is significant considering that among adults 50 and older, "staying mentally sharp" outranks social security and physical health as the top priority and concern in the United States.
American Thyroid Association issues new ethics guidelines
Date: Nov-14-2013In this changing era of health care delivery, physician guidelines on ethics are more important than ever. As each specialty area faces its own issues and dilemmas regarding patient care, scarcity of resources, and conflicts of interest, the American Thyroid Association has developed ethics guidelines specific to the field of thyroidology. These key guidelines are published in Thyroid, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers and the official journal of the American Thyroid Association (ATA), and are available free on the Thyroid website.M.
Surgeons 'emotionally affected' by surgical complications
Date: Nov-14-2013Most people would assume that surgeons become accustomed to carrying out major surgical procedures. But according to a new study published in the British Journal of Surgery, many surgeons are emotionally affected by major surgical complications and feel they need better support.Researchers from Imperial College London in the UK say that the operating room is one of the highest risk areas for serious complications, and these obstacles can have serious implications for both the surgeons and the patients.
Surgeons 'emotionally affected' by surgical complications
Date: Nov-14-2013Most people would assume that surgeons become accustomed to carrying out major surgical procedures. But according to a new study published in the British Journal of Surgery, many surgeons are emotionally affected by major surgical complications and feel they need better support.Researchers from Imperial College London in the UK say that the operating room is one of the highest risk areas for serious complications, and these obstacles can have serious implications for both the surgeons and the patients.
High pulse pressure linked to increased Alzheimer's risk
Date: Nov-14-2013New research has suggested that middle-aged people who have high pulse pressure - a measure of high blood pressure - are more likely to have biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in their spinal fluid, compared with people who have lower pulse pressure.Pulse pressure is defined as the highest number in a blood pressure reading (systolic pressure) minus the lowest number (diastolic pressure).According to the Mayo Clinic, a high pulse pressure could be a strong indicator of heart problems, particularly for older adults.
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