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Brain rhythm predicts real-time sleep stability, may lead to more precise sleep medications
ScienceDaily (Mar. 3, 2011) A new study finds that a brain rhythm considered the hallmark of wakefulness not only persists inconspicuously during sleep but also signifies an individual’s vulnerability to disturbance by the outside world. In their report in the March 3 PLoS One , the team from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Sleep Medicine uses computerized EEG signal processing to detect subtle fluctuations in the alpha rhythm during sleep and shows that greater alpha intensity is associated with increased sleep fragility.
Third end primary school overweight
12 December 2012 Last updated at 06:11 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News One in three children in the final year of primary school in England is overweight or obese, figures show.
Some heart patients may respond differently to anti-platelet drugs
ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2012) The cause of heart attacks or strokes among some patients treated with anti-platelet drugs may be different than for patients who have undergone surgical procedures to restore blood flow, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. The finding — reported Nov
Environmental exposures unlikely to alter thyroid function of pregnant women, fetuses
ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2012) Exposures to perchlorate (ClO4), a compound found at low levels in the environment, and thiocyanate (SCN), a compound found in cigarette smoke and some foods, is unlikely to alter thyroid function in pregnant women and fetuses, according to new data presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in Québec City, Québec, Canada. “The developing fetus is reliant on maternal iodine for thyroid hormone production for normal neurodevelopment
New test to crack down on athlete-cheating with drugs
ScienceDaily (Sep. 14, 2012) Scientists from three UK universities have developed a new test to catch drugs-cheats in sport. Over the last 10 years, the GH-2004 team, which is based the University of Southampton, has been developing a test for growth hormone misuse in sport with funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and US Anti-Doping Agency and with support from UK Anti-Doping
Measuring glucose without needle pricks
ScienceDaily (Sep. 7, 2012) Pricking a finger everyday is just part of everyday life for many diabetes patients.
Measuring glucose without needle pricks
ScienceDaily (Sep. 7, 2012) Pricking a finger everyday is just part of everyday life for many diabetes patients.
Hidden vitamin in milk yields remarkable health benefits
ScienceDaily (June 14, 2012) A novel form of vitamin B3 found in milk in small quantities produces remarkable health benefits in mice when high doses are administered, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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