News tagged with rhythm disturbance
Malaria medication may help against one type of frontotemporal dementia
Frontotemporal dementia is caused by a breakdown of nerve cells in the frontal and temporal region of the brain (fronto-temporal lobe), which leads to, among other symptoms, a change in personality and behavior. The cause ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Ease into daylight savings time
With winter now behind us and the longer days of summer looming comes the annual switch to daylight saving time.
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Circadian rhythms: Their role and dysfunction in affective disorder
All humans are synchronised to the rhythmic light-dark changes that occur on a daily basis. Rhythms in physiological and biochemical processes and behavioural patterns persist in the absence of all external 24-hour signals ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Shift workers at more risk for irritable bowel syndrome, study says
Nurses participating in shift work, especially those working rotating shifts, face a significantly increased risk of developing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and abdominal pain compared to those working a standard day-time ...
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Coffee associated with reduced risk of hospitalization for heart rhythm disturbances: study
Coffee drinkers may be less likely to be hospitalized for heart rhythm disturbances, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif. The researchers, who note the findings may be ...
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Implanted monitor accurately detects heart rhythm disturbances
(PhysOrg.com) -- Doctors soon may be able to more accurately monitor heart rhythm disturbances and gauge the severity of atrial fibrillation (AF) with a new algorithm used in the Reveal XT leadless implantable heart monitor, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 17, 2010 |
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The Medical Minute: Don't be SAD over winter blues
Sunlight and seasonal changes have a great impact on human behavior. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression -- sometimes called the winter blues -- that follows a seasonal pattern and occurs at the same ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 13, 2010 |
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High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease
Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension - even during doctor's office visits — increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Postmortem genetic tests after sudden death may provide less expensive way to identify risk
Targeted postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations associated with sudden unexplained death (SUD) is an effective and less expensive way to determine risk to relatives than comprehensive cardiac testing of first degree ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 15, 2009 |
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Young athletes need dual screening tests for heart defects, study suggests
To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns ...
Nov 15, 2009 |
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Researchers develop innovative imaging system to study sudden cardiac arrest
A research team at Vanderbilt University has developed an innovative optical system to simultaneously image electrical activity and metabolic properties in the same region of a heart, to study the complex mechanisms that ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 30, 2009 |
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First human gene implicated in regulating length of human sleep
Scientists have discovered the first gene involved in regulating the optimal length of human sleep, offering a window into a key aspect of slumber, an enigmatic phenomenon that is critical to human physical and mental health.
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Maternal depression is associated with significant sleep disturbance in infants
A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that babies born to mothers with depression are more likely to suffer from significant sleep disturbances at 2 weeks postpartum that continue until 6 months of age ...
May 01, 2009 |
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