Maeda Y, et al. Neuroimage Clin. 2013;2:313-319. PubMed Reference Abstract OBJECTIVE: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common median nerve entrapment neuropathy characterized by pain, paresthesias, diminished peripheral nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and maladaptive functional brain neuroplasticity. We evaluated structural reorganization in brain gray (GM) and white (WM) matter and whether such plasticity is linked […]
Megan Brooks May 30, 2013 A new study provides the first evidence in humans that probiotics in the diet can modulate brain activity. In a proof-of-concept study using functional MRI (fMRI), researchers found that women who regularly consumed probiotic-containing yogurt showed altered activity of brain regions that control central processing of emotion and sensation. The […]
Published: May 20, 2013 | Updated: May 21, 2013 By Kathleen Struck , Senior Editor, MedPage Today Action Points Participants considered to be at high vascular risk were enrolled in a randomised, primary prevention trial with nutritional intervention comparing two Mediterranean diets (supplemented with either extra-virgin olive oil or mixed nuts) versus a low-fat control […]
Published: May 9, 2013 | Updated: May 9, 2013 By Michael Smith , North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Action Points Peppers, a nicotine-containing vegetable in the same family as tobacco, are associated with lower relative risk of Parkinson’s disease. Note that the effect was mainly noticeable among people who had never smoked, and other vegetables […]
Ji-Ye H, et al. Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;117:161-71. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53491-0.00014-6. Abstract Bone remodeling is thought to be regulated by many factors including nutritional status, humoral factors, and biomechanical stress. However, the involvement of the autonomic nervous system, mainly the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), in the modulation of bone remodeling is beginning to receive more attention. […]
Désirée A. Lie, MD, MSEd DisclosuresApril 23, 2013 WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Mrs. Lee is a 50-year-old Asian woman with normal cognitive function and a family history of Alzheimer disease (AD). She wishes to delay cognitive decline and to prevent or delay dementia but wants to avoid medications and use “natural” therapies instead. How would you advise […]
Have We Misunderstood the Cause of Migraines? By Niels Ebdrup Full Story April 16, 2013 Editor’s Note: This article was provided by our partner, ScienceNordic. The original is here. Danish researchers have taken a crucial step toward a new explanation of where and why it hurts when we have a migraine. This throbbing pain in the head, which […]
Very High Blood Lead Levels Among Adults United States, 2002-2011 Kathryn Kirschner; Kathy Leinenkugel, MPA; Mike Makowski, MPH; Alicia M. Fletcher, MPH; Carol R. Braun; Walter A. Alarcon, MD; Marie H. Sweeney, PhD; Geoffrey M. Calvert, MD Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2013;62(47):967-971. Introduction Over the past several decades there has been a remarkable reduction […]
Haavik H,et al. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2012 Oct;22(5):768-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.02.012. Epub 2012 Apr 6. Abstract This review provides an overview of some of the growing body of research on the effects of spinal manipulation on sensory processing, motor output, functional performance and sensorimotor integration. It describes a body of work using somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs), […]
By MARK BITTMAN SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 Just in case you need another reason to cut back on junk food, it now turns out that Alzheimer’s could well be a form of diet-induced diabetes. That’s the bad news. The good news is that laying off soda, doughnuts, processed meats and fries could allow you to keep your mind […]
MyScienceAcademy.org Full Story: http://myscienceacademy.org/2012/08/19/world-renown-heart-surgeon-speaks-out-on-what-really-causes-heart-disease/ We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong.. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries,today is […]
July 25, 2012 — For years health experts have been unable to agree on whether fluoride in the drinking water may be toxic to the developing human brain. Extremely high levels of fluoride are known to cause neurotoxicity in adults, and negative impacts on memory and learning have been reported in rodent studies, but little […]
Thursday, 05/26/11 Podiatry Today Issue Number: Volume 24 – Issue 6 – June 2011 Author(s): Kerry Zang, DPM, Janna Kroleski, DPM, Shahram Askari, DPM, and Sanford Kaner, DPM In addition to reviewing diagnostic testing for small fiber neuropathy and current treatments, these authors discuss recent study results for low-level laser therapy. Diabetic neuropathy is the […]
Published on April 18, 2011 by Emily Deans, M.D. in Evolutionary Psychiatry Full Story: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201104/your-brain-ketones The modern prescription of high carbohydrate, low fat diets and eating snacks between meals has coincided with an increase in obesity, diabetes, and and increase in the incidence of many mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. In […]
Foster R,et al. Neuroscience. 2011 Jun 2;183:230-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.03.035. Epub 2011 Mar 30. Affiliation Department of Urology, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL, USA. Abstract Visceral sensory afferents during disease or following injury often produce vague, diffuse body sensations, and pain referred to somatic targets. Alternatively, injury due to trauma or disease of somatic nerve […]
Pain. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 Mar 1. Published in final edited form as: Pain. 2011 Mar; 152(3 Suppl): S2–15. Published online 2010 Oct 18. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.09.030 PMCID: PMC3268359 NIHMSID: NIHMS249521 PMID: 20961685 Clifford J Woolf Abstract Nociceptor inputs can trigger a prolonged but reversible increase in the excitability and synaptic efficacy of neurons […]
Physician nutrition and cognition during work hours: effect of a nutrition based intervention Jane B Lemaire BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:241 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-241 Abstract Background Physicians are often unable to eat and drink properly during their work day. Nutrition has been linked to cognition. We aimed to examine the effect of a nutrition based intervention, […]