A new treatment method may prove beneficial for patients with depression, according to findings presented at the annual National Institutes of Health conference. Individuals who have developed this mood disorder are commonly treated with medications. However, the use of these drugs can result in a variety of side effects, including drowsiness, nausea and weight gain.
Pain is a common condition which all too often causes Americans to reach for medications, some of which may have side effects, but modern science is helping us understand the mechanisms behind acupunctures beneficial effects in the treatment of pain. Researchers from the University of Michigan have demonstrated that the ancient technique increased the binding
Doctors have seen promising results in children with peanut intolerance when they treated them with small doses of the allergen, an approach similar to one a homeopath would take. Experiments conducted at Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Childrens Hospital relied on a carefully administered daily dose of peanuts and resulted in the participating children
Menopause in women is associated with the lowering of estrogen levels and cessation of reproductive fertility. With significant individual differences, women may experience a variety of bothersome symptoms as they go through that phase, including hot flashes, headaches, insomnia, mood swings, weight gain and fatigue. In the 1990s, hormone replacement therapy became popular, but new
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have reported discovering a way to regrow hair lost to stress, after studying the connection between the brain and gut with colleagues at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. They wrote in the journal PLoS ONE that they began by raising mice with a genetic variation
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as the old saying goes. According to researchers at Cornell University, this adage may be particularly apt when applied to breast cancer patients. Rui Hai Liu, associate professor of food science at the university, has conducted six separate studies on the benefits of apples and similar
Everyone hates allergies, right? Well, now a new study actually points out some of the surprising benefits of being allergic. In what they call “the most comprehensive database yet available” on the subject, researchers have discovered a relationship between allergies and some forms of cancer. The study, published in The Quarterly Review of Biology, found
While many people take with antioxidants in order to lose weight, a new study is suggesting taking too many can cause harm to a persons muscles. According to researchers from Kansas State University, antioxidants may be responsible for impaired muscle function. Because antioxidants can prevent or slow the oxidative damage in the body during psychical
New research into the causes of obesity has suggested sleep deprivation may be one of the factors affecting fat accumulation, opening a possibility that natural therapies for insomnia may also be effective against weight gain. Studies conducted in the last two years seem to point to a hormonal mechanism that may link the lack of
While such as vitamin D may help with pain and discomfort, researchers are looking into how acupuncture stimulates the brain into making the body feel better. According to findings published in Brain Research, scientists have discovered a sensation called deqi that is obtained through the treatment, which deactivates the feelings of pain in the brain,