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Brain Imaging Technique: New Hope for Understanding Parkinson’s Disease

By Guest PostMarch 2, 2011Health, Sciencebasal ganglia, biomedical engineering, brain imaging technique, brain oscillations, disease progression, l dopa, medication, mri, neural oscillations, neurology, parkinsons disease, patients, placebo pill, rachael seidler, radiology, ripple in the pond, scott peltier, symptoms, treatment, youngbin kwak

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A non-invasive brain imaging technique gives new hope to patients with Parkinson’s disease in finding new and better treatment plans and tracking the disease progression, a new University of Michigan study shows.

The technique uses an MRI to measure resting state brain activity oscillations, said Rachael Seidler, associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and the Department of Psychology, and study author. (more…)

Optimism Cures Heart Diseases

By PravdaMarch 2, 2011Healthchance of survival, heart diseases, heart patients, optimism, optimistic outlook, positive attitudes

Heart patients with an optimistic outlook are more likely to be healthier down the road and survive longer than those with less rosy views, new research suggests. (more…)

New CU Study Shows Acupressure Effective in Helping to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury

By Guest PostMarch 1, 20111 commentHealthacupressure, acupuncture treatments, afghanistan, complementary medicine, digit span test, effective, energy pathways, enhanced cognitive function, fingertips, Iraq, jin shin, jin shin treatments, kristina mcfadden, meridian, mild traumatic brain injury, military veterans, neuropsychological tests, placebo treatments, stimulate, stroop task, tbi, theresa hernandez, traumatic brain injury, treatment, u s war veterans

A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications for some U.S. war veterans returning home.

The study involved a treatment known as acupressure in which one’s fingertips are used to stimulate particular points on a person’s body — points similar to those stimulated with needles in standard acupuncture treatments, said CU-Boulder Professor Theresa Hernandez, lead study author. The results indicate a link between the acupressure treatments and enhanced cognitive function in study subjects with mild traumatic brain injury, or TBI. (more…)

Study Shows UMD Designed Fungi Can Combat Malaria, Lyme Disease & Other Bug-Borne Illnesses

By Guest PostFebruary 28, 20111 commentHealthanopheles mosquitoes, anti malarial toxin, bug borne diseases, genetically engineered fungus, malaria causing parasite, malaria mosquitoes, metarhizium anisopliae

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – New findings by a University of Maryland-led team of scientists indicate that a genetically engineered fungus carrying genes for a human anti-malarial antibody or a scorpion anti-malarial toxin could be a highly effective, specific and environmentally friendly tool for combating malaria, at a time when the effectiveness of current pesticides against malaria mosquitoes is declining. (more…)

‘National Anti-drug Campaign Succeeds in Lowering Marijuana Use’

By Guest PostFebruary 28, 2011Healthabove the influence, anti drug campaign, anti drug effects, marijuana use, substance use

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The federal anti-drug campaign “Above the Influence” appears to have effectively reduced marijuana use by teenagers, new research shows. (more…)

Cubans Say Lots of Sex and Tobacco is Why They Live Longer

By PravdaFebruary 24, 2011Culture, Health120 years club, centenarians, coffee, cubans, Fidel Castro, food habits, havana, Japan, life expectancy, lisa karpova, little salt, longevity, lucid state of mind, methodical life, nancy nepomuceno, natural spices, secret formula, sex, sexual nature, singapore, stress free environment, tobacco, varied food habit, vegetables, villa clara

Cubans are proud of their longevity, and the sharp mind of Fidel Castrol is a prime example. Certainly the totally free and complete medical care and stress free environment contribute greatly to length and quality of life, as does the the availability of community recreational, cultural and educational programs. A family doctor can be found on every block.

A methodical life with varied food habits, which does not exclude tobacco, coffee or sex, would be the “secret formula” to achieve satisfactory longevity, according to a recent study of more than 50 people over a hundred years old in Cuba. (more…)

‘Chemical Compounds in Trees Can Fight Deadly Staph Infections in Humans’

By Guest PostFebruary 23, 2011Health, Scienceacne treatment, anti bacterial, antibiotic, bacteria, brian thompson, cash crop, cedar needles, chung ho lin, evolving bacterium, farmers, george stewart, immune systems, key to fighting a deadly bacterium, little economic value, methicillin-resistant, missouri, mrsa, pneumonia, red cedar tree, resistant to most medications, skin, skin cancer, staph infections, staphylococcus aureus, superbug, toxic shock syndrome, trash tree, tree species

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Most people would never suspect that a “trash tree,” one with little economic value and often removed by farmers due to its ability to destroy farmland, could be the key to fighting a deadly bacterium. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found an antibiotic in the Eastern Red Cedar tree that is effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a “superbug” that is resistant to most medications.

“I wanted to find a use for a tree species that is considered a nuisance,” said Chung-Ho Lin, research assistant professor in the MU Center for Agroforestry at the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. “This discovery could help people fight the bacteria as well as give farmers another cash crop.” (more…)

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