News tagged with sympathetic nerves

Seeing family for the holidays? Scientists discover how the stress might kill you

If you ever thought the stress of seeing your extended family over the holidays was slowly killing you -- bad news: a new research report in the December 2009 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that you mi ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For women with PCOS, acupuncture and exercise may bring relief, reduce risks

Exercise and electro-acupuncture treatments can reduce sympathetic nerve activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a new study. The finding is important because women with PCOS often have elevated ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Repairing a 'bad' reputation?

New research at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies casts the role of a neuronal growth factor receptor—long suspected to facilitate the toxic effects of beta amyloid in Alzheimer's disease— in a new ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2