Steroid Injections Relieve Back Pain But On Temporarily Basis

Posted on 25/08/2015 by hira

Steroid injections are a common treatment for lower back pain. But a systematic review suggests that steroid injections are not as helpful as they are generally perceived. The review was...

Suicide Risk can be Predicted

Posted on 18/08/2015 by sumayah

There are people afflicted with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. They may be more at risk of committing suicide. Scientists have the tools necessary to predict their attempts at taking...

Parents Face Unhappiness After Birth of First Baby

Posted on 14/08/2015 by sumayah

Parenthood, it turns out, is a trap. Its devastating effects outweigh divorce, joblessness and even the demise of your significant other. The media feeds us lies in the form of the joys of parenthood...

Listening to Music Can Reduce Pain, Boosts Recovery from Surgery

Posted on 13/08/2015 by hira

Music has a positive impact on patients. It can contribute in reducing pain and anxiety and can boost recovery after the surgical treatment, a new study suggests. Researches from Brunel...

Spinal Cord Stimulation Found More Efficient at High Frequency

Posted on 29/07/2015 by sumayah

Does your back ache? Do you have a bad case of lumbago? Then SCS at higher frequencies is the ideal treatment for your ailment. There were patients who complained of backache and painful legs.They...

Speed Cells Discovered in Rat Brains

Posted on 16/07/2015 by sumayah

The speedometer complex has been discovered in the grey matter of rats. When the rodents move at the speed of light, the neurons fire incessantly and when they scuttle along at slower speeds, the...

Self Awareness is Common in Animals says new Study

Posted on 15/06/2015 by i4u

So far we associate self awareness with humans and what we believe are the most intelligent animals like apes, monkeys, elephants and dolphins. Science has used the mirror test to determine self...

Lost Memories Retrieved by Light

Posted on 01/06/2015 by sumayah

It was previously thought that memory loss, which is the normal result in afflictions such as amnesia, was permanent and could not be reversed. The reason was that those parts of the brain that held...

Oculus Acquires Computer Vision Company Surreal Vision

Posted on 27/05/2015 by gene

Oculus has acquired Surreal Vision, a computer vision company based in U.K. Announcing the news on its website, Oculus confirmed that the Surreal Vision team—six people all in all—is joining its...

Pain Gene Discovered

Posted on 26/05/2015 by i4u

A gene essential to develop the pain-sensing neurons in humans has been identified by an international team of researchers co-led by the University of Cambridge. This discovery could have...

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