Rapid weight loss can cause a greater loss of muscle mass than losing weight slowly. The popularity of newer weight-loss drugs that shed pounds quickly has raised concerns among researchers about how this will affect the health of our muscles, which do more than just give us strength.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Weight Loss, GLP1, Muscle, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
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Insect venom may seem like an unlikely ally in the discovery of new human pain treatments, but the latest findings into the "unique" way a small ant causes us such agony is a big leap forward – and one that's expected to progress rapidly.Continue ReadingCategory: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: University of Queensland, Pain, Venom Evil, molecular biology, Chronic, AN
Alzheimer's domino effect hypothesis opens up new treatment targets
Posted by ArielTechGeek 18 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
By obtaining high-resolution images of Alzheimer’s disease-affected brain cells as the condition progresses, researchers have identified the specific neurons that are damaged. The information the ‘cell atlas’ provides highlights potential new treatment targets.Continue ReadingCategory: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Alzheimer's disease, neurons, Treatment
Aurora Flight Sciences has released a new video of its revolutionary wing-in-ground-effect Liberty Lifter concept aircraft that it's developing for DARPA. The aircraft uses ground effect to lift heavy loads without the need for an airstrip or ship port.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: DARPA, Ground Effect Vehicle, Aircraft
World-first study links belly fat to chronic pain
Posted by ArielTechGeek 57 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
In the first study of its kind, excess abdominal fat has been associated with chronic pain, but the good news is that losing weight that can reduce waistlines could help relieve widespread musculoskeletal conditions.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Monash University, University of Tasmania, University of Western Australia, Obesity, Chronic, Pain, Fat cells
Pain relief from mindfulness meditation not a placebo effect
Posted by ArielTechGeek 59 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
New research has found that mindfulness meditation reduces pain by engaging a distinct brain pathway, separate from the pathway activated by a placebo. The standalone analgesic effect that mindfulness produces could be leveraged to help people living with painful conditions.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Pain, university-of-california-san-diego, Meditation
A head-mounted ultrasound device has now completed two human trials. One showed how the targeted sound waves could improve pain symptoms, while another revealed a marked improvement in depression symptoms after just one session.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Chronic, Pain, Depression, Brain stimulation, University of Utah, Wearable
Architecture office Design by 83 combined traditional references with modern forms and finishes when designing this Buddhist temple and education space in the South Korean city of Busan. Read more
Knee osteoarthritis injection cuts pain by 58%, regenerates cartilage
Posted by ArielTechGeek 101 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A single injection of a new, off-the-shelf stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis significantly improved pain and function for up to 12 months in 75% of participants involved in a clinical trial. The treatment also has the potential to halt the disease’s progression.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Osteoarthritis, Stem Cells, Arthritis
The placebo effect unlocked: How the brain tricks itself into pain relief
Posted by ArielTechGeek 105 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
In a fascinating discovery, scientists have pinpointed what happens in our brains when we're expecting pain relief but are given a placebo, unknowingly, instead. It not only confirms 'the placebo effect,' but offers clues into how powerful the mind is in mitigating physiological functions such as pain.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: University of North Carolina, Pain, Neuroscience
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