|
> see Health & Medicine News
for the latest stories on ScienceDaily Health & Medicine Books
New! Search Science Daily or the entire web with Google: |
Health Videos & FeaturesBalance Exercises to Keep You on Your Feet
There may be another thing that people with diabetes need to take care of: their balance. Watch some balance exercises and learn what you can do to keep on your feet.
> more ...
Related Science News> more ...
Related Encyclopedia ArticlesScientists Unveil Piece Of HIV Protein That May Be Key To AIDS Vaccine Development (February 18, 2007) -- In a finding that could have profound implications for AIDS vaccine design, researchers led by a team at the NIAID have generated an atomic-level picture of a key portion of an HIV surface protein as ... > full story Biochip Allows Genes To Express Themselves (February 18, 2007) -- Biochip platforms that work as artificial cells are attractive for medical diagnostics, interrogation of biological processes, and for the production of important biomolecules. In a major ... > full story Protein Inhibitor Tangles With Alzheimer's Disease (February 18, 2007) -- A hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the abnormal accumulation of phosphorylated forms of a protein known as tau. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers have now shown in mice that a drug that ... > full story Liver An Excellent Target For Cancer Gene Therapy Using Viral Vectors, Study Shows (February 18, 2007) -- A featured paper in the Feb. 14 issue of Nature Cancer Gene Therapy demonstrates that cancer cells in the liver are excellent targets for gene therapy using adenoviral vectors, based upon a ... > full story The 'Shear Stress' Of It Impacts Heart Disease (February 18, 2007) -- Dutch researchers report that in mice, different types of shear stress induce the production of different soluble factors known as chemokines, and that the chemokine expression pattern influences the ... > full story New Biomarker Test Could Predict Outcome For Bladder Cancer Patients (February 17, 2007) -- A set of molecular biomarkers might better predict the recurrence of bladder cancer than conventional prognostic features such as the stage or grade of the malignancy at the time it is discovered, UT ... > full story Proteases Cause Pain In Irritable Bowel Syndrome (February 17, 2007) -- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder in the developed world. It is characterized by altered bowel function, abdominal discomfort, and pain. However, there are few ... > full story Doctors Urged To Measure Carbon Footprint Of Their Conference Activities (February 17, 2007) -- Doctors must lead by example on climate change by reducing the carbon footprint of medical conferences, says an editorial in this week's British Medical ... > full story Artificial Retina Could Help Blind Regain Partial Sight (February 17, 2007) -- Patients who have gone blind are a step closer to perhaps one day regaining some of their sight. Researchers at the USC Doheny Eye Institute announced the next step in their efforts to advance ... > full story Computer Tool Helps Pinpoint Risky Gene Mutations, Predict Cancer Cases (February 17, 2007) -- Certain cancer risks can be passed down through families, the result of tiny changes in a family's genetic code. But not all genetic changes are deadly. To help medical counselors and physicians ... > full story Blood Pressure Heads Down In The Absence Of Protein Involved In Metabolic Syndrome (February 17, 2007) -- One of the most serious health conditions in the developed world is the metabolic syndrome (MetS), a collection of disorders (such as obesity and insulin resistance) that lead to increased risk of ... > full story Making Operating Rooms Safer With Open Communication Among Equipment (February 17, 2007) -- New research at the University of New Hampshire aims to make hospital operating rooms safer by opening the lines of communication between computerized hospital beds and blood pressure ... > full story Health science -- Health science is the discipline of applied science which deals with human and animal health. There are two parts to health science: the study, research, and knowledge of health and the application ... > full article Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (sometimes referred to as ADD for those without hyperactivity) is thought to be a neurological disorder, always present from childhood, which manifests ... > full article Encephalopathy -- Encephalopathy is a nonspecific term describing a syndrome affecting the brain. Generally, it refers to involvement of large parts of the brain (or the whole organ), instead of identifiable changes ... > full article Limbic system -- The limbic system is the collective name for structures in the human brain involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory. It affects motivation and is more active in ... > full article Human brain -- The human brain is the center of the central nervous system in humans as well as the primary control center for the peripheral nervous system. The brain controls "lower" or involuntary activities ... > full article Amygdala -- The amygdala (Latin, corpus amygdaloideum) is an almond-shape set of neurons located deep in the brain's medial temporal lobe. Shown to play a key role in the processsing of emotions, the amygdala ... > full article Hypothalamus -- In mammals, the hypothalamus is a region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon and functioning to regulate certain metabolic ... > full article Central nervous system -- The central nervous system (CNS) represents the largest part of the nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord. Together with the peripheral nervous system, it has a fundamental role in ... > full article Spinal cord -- The spinal cord is a part of the vertebrate nervous system that is enclosed in and protected by the vertebral column (it passes through the spinal canal). It consists of nerve cells. The cord conveys ... > full article Motor neuron -- In vertebrates, motor neurons (also called motoneurons) are efferent neurons that originate in the spinal cord and synapse with muscle fibers to facilitate muscle contraction and with muscle spindles ... > full article Sensory neuron -- Sensory neurons are nerve cells within the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses. For example, some sensory ... > full article Heart -- The heart is a hollow, muscular organ in vertebrates that pumps blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions, or a similar structure in annelids, mollusks, and arthropods. The ... > full article Lung -- The lung is the essential organ of respiration in air-breathing vertebrates. Its principal function is to transport oxygen from the atmosphere into the bloodstream, and to excrete carbon dioxide from ... > full article Electrocardiogram -- An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG, abbreviated from the German Elektrokardiogramm) is a graphic produced by an electrocardiograph, which records the electrical voltage in the heart in the form of a ... > full article Cardiac arrest -- A cardiac arrest is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract effectively during systole. The resulting lack of blood supply results ... > full article Blood transfusion -- Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood or blood-based products from one person into the circulatory system of another. Blood transfusions may treat medical conditions, such as massive ... > full article Immune system -- The immune system is the system of specialized cells and organs that protect an organism from outside biological influences. (Though in a broad sense, almost every organ has a protective function - ... > full article Stomach -- In anatomy, the stomach is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract used to digest food. In general, the stomach's primary function is not the absorption of nutrients from digested food; this task is ... > full article Enzyme -- Enzymes are proteins that catalyze (i.e. accelerate) chemical reactions. Enzymes are biochemical catalysts. In these reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are called substrates, ... > full article Aspirin -- Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains and aches), antipyretic (against fever), and anti-inflammatory. It has also an ... > full article |