News tagged with therapeutic touch therapy
Researcher Demonstrates Non-Traditional Therapy is Effective as Pain Management
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 30 years ago the United States began embracing the theory, clinical practice and research of ancient Asian medical practices including non-contact therapeutic touch (NCTT). Now, according to a study ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Nanoparticles may enhance cancer therapy
A mixture of current drugs and carbon nanoparticles shows potential to enhance treatment for head-and-neck cancers, especially when combined with radiation therapy, according to new research by Rice University ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Rehabilitating cats one pat at a time
Traumatised cats are getting another shot at rehabilitation thanks to a novel research method being explored at The University of Queensland.
Sep 12, 2011 |
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For Alzheimer's and dementia patients, pingpong is a game -- and therapy
On TV screens around the room, Chinese table tennis players are whirling and vaulting, but Betty Stein isn't watching them.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Structure of DNA repair complex reveals workings of powerful cell motor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the last years, two teams of researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have steadily built a model of how a powerful DNA repair complex works. Now, their latest discovery provides ...
Mar 27, 2011 |
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Reducing cancer patients' painful treatment
A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatment in bone marrow ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Reduce pain with a 'visual trick'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Simply looking at your body reduces pain, according to new research by scientists from UCL (University College London) and the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Surprising find may yield new avenue of treatment for painful herniated discs
An immune cell known to cause chronic inflammation in autoimmune disorders has been identified as a possible culprit in low back pain associated with herniated discs, according to doctors at Duke University Medical Center.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Engineer helps stroke patients regain motor functions in hands, arms
Helping stroke patients regain use of their hands and arms through innovative robotic and virtual reality-based video game therapies is the focal point of NJIT Associate Professor Sergei Adamovich, a biomedical ...
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Jun 10, 2010 |
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Magnetic stimulation scores modest success as antidepressant
Some depressed patients who don't respond to or tolerate antidepressant medications may benefit from a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the brain with a pulsing electromagnet, a study suggests. This ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 03, 2010 |
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New clue why autistic people don't want hugs
Why do people with fragile X syndrome, a genetic defect that is the best-known cause of autism and inherited mental retardation, recoil from hugs and physical touch - even from their parents?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 11, 2010 |
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