Children's health
21 Apr 2006
Babylab to work out what goes on in babies' minds
Psychologists at the University of Manchester have set up a “BabyLab” within the University, to try and learn more about how babies acquire knowledge. For babies the world is a complicated collection of sights, sounds and smells, and making sense of it isn’t easy. Scientists have made remarkable progress…
Children's health
18 Apr 2006
Reducing teens' intake of sugary drinks
Children’s intake of sugar-sweetened drinks – sodas, sports drinks, “juice drinks,” iced teas, lemonades and punches – has surged in recent decades, in step with the rise in childhood obesity. Now, in the March issue of Pediatrics, researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston report that a novel intervention to limit consumption…
Children's health
18 Apr 2006
Pain & Stress
Pain and stress are closely connected in many ways. Stress is the body's physical response when it is put under a lot of pressure and…
Children's health
18 Apr 2006
Pain and Nutrition
There is a strong relationship between pain and nutrition. Ongoing pain is associated with major stress on both the mind and the body. By spending…
Bone
12 Apr 2006
Chronic pain syndrome
Chronic pain syndrome refers to any pain that lasts longer than reasonable for the involved tissues to heal. It can develop after acute pain from…
Children's health
11 Apr 2006
Sensing Tool Helps Study of Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers are using an innovative, multi-functional sensing tool to investigate adenosine triphosphate (ATP) release and its role in cystic fibrosis. The ATP study marks the first application of a novel sensing system developed by a research team led by Christine Kranz at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This patented…
Joints
09 Apr 2006
Trigger point injection of local anaesthetic
Trigger point injection of a local anaesthetic (painkiller) provides pain relief in myofascial pain syndrome or trigger point pain.
Heart
06 Apr 2006
Link between Heart Disease Reproductive Hormone Relaxin
Relaxin is a reproductive peptide hormone that relaxes tissues, including the heart. Relaxin levels increase in heart failure.
Children's health
06 Apr 2006
Electrical Impulses Foster Insulation of Brain Cells, Speeding Communications
Electrical impulses foster myelination, the insulation process that speeds communication among brain cells, report researchers at two institutes of the National Institutes of Health. “This finding provides important information that may lead to a greater understanding of disorders such as multiple sclerosis that affect myelin, as well as a…
