Sleep Monitoring at Home: Interview with Ziv Peremen, CEO of X-trodes
X-trodes, a medtech startup based in Israel, created Smart Skin, a wireless monitoring and analytics technology that is suitable for at-home sleep monitoring. At present, diagnosing sleep disorders is an arduous and expensive business, requiring patients to attend a specialized sleep clinic and wear bulky and uncomfortable equipment, all while attempting to sleep in a strange environment. Part of the problem is that many technologies used for sleep monitoring require patients to be tethered to stationary equipment with wires. This means that patients must sleep on their back and limit their movements, which can disturb ...
Source: Medgadget - August 10, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiology Diagnostics Exclusive Medicine Neurology Telemedicine sleep monitoring X-trodes Source Type: blogs

Why MDMA-assisted psychotherapy may become an FDA-approved treatment for PTSD within 2 years
This article was originally published on The Conversation. To Learn More: Study: Psychedelics can promote neural plasticity in the prefrontal cortex and expand pathways for mental health FDA-approved, Cybin-sponsored clinicial trial to measure ketamine’s impact on the brain via Kernel Flow neuroimaging helmet The post Why MDMA-assisted psychotherapy may become an FDA-approved treatment for PTSD within 2 years appeared first on SharpBrains. (Source: SharpBrains)
Source: SharpBrains - December 21, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Conversation Tags: Brain/ Mental Health antidepressants Cannabidiol cannabis CBD Ecstasy MDMA MDMA-assisted psychotherapy neural plasticity Physical assault post-traumatic-stress-disorder psilocybin PTSD Sexual assault street drugs substance-ab Source Type: blogs

Hidden Anxiety Symptoms and How to Handle Them
You probably think of anxiety as a mental disorder, and it is. However, psychological distress might not be your first symptom. This condition has a habit of manifesting in sneaky ways. Therefore, you need to use your mindfulness skills to recognize when things aren’t quite right. Here are six hidden anxiety symptoms and how to cope so you can get relief. 1. Intestinal Upset Are you plagued with frequent stomach upset? If so, your fight-or-flight response might be the culprit. When you face danger, your sympathetic nervous system increases blood flow to your heart and muscles and away from your intestines as it ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - March 2, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: depression featured happiness health and fitness psychology self-improvement anxiety mental health mental illness pickthebrain Source Type: blogs

Overcoming Atelophobia, the Fear of Being Imperfect
You're reading Overcoming Atelophobia, the Fear of Being Imperfect, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. What is your biggest irrational fear? For many, it’s the fear of snakes, spiders, heights, or closed spaces. But for others, their greatest fear is not being perfect. If you are constantly stressed by the pursuit of perfection or find your perfectionism to be paralyzing, you may have atelophobia. Learn how this extreme form of perfectionism can diminish your life and health, and what you can d...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - February 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lesley J. Vos Tags: featured health and fitness psychology antelophobia mental health self improvement Source Type: blogs

5 Surprising Things Stress Can Do to Your Body
You're reading 5 Surprising Things Stress Can Do to Your Body, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. You just got off a terrible meeting, your boss gave you an impossible deadline for the next project, your team is pushing you to make extra hours, and you still need to pick up the kids at school. Your body is in a “fight or flight response.” Your stress levels are high, you feel your breath get quicker and even feel your heart beating faster than usual. Although this is all a natural response from your brai...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: annabelle Tags: featured health and fitness self improvement stress Source Type: blogs