Studies suggest we better train the mind as we train the body: with cross-training and in good company
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Different meditation types train distinct parts of your brain (New Scientist):
“We are used to hearing that meditation is good for the brain, but now it seems that not just any kind of meditation will do. Just like physical exercise, the kind of improvements you get depends on exactly how you train – and most of us are doing it all wrong…
The research comes out of the ReSource Project at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, and looked at the effects of three different meditation techniques on the brains and bodies of more t...
Source: SharpBrains - October 27, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness brain chronic-stress Cortisol Limbic-System meditation mindfulness mindfulness-meditation neuroscientific prefrontal-cortex stress hormone Source Type: blogs
Woman as Lab Rats: Orgasm in an fMRI Machine
This study was supported in part by grants from the Rutgers University Brain Imaging Center, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the NIH 2R-25-GM060826, and by the Rutgers University Research Fund.
That’s right — taxpayers helped fund this orgasm research.
Reference
Wise NJ, Frangos E, Komisaruk BR. (2017). Brain Activity Unique to Orgasm in Women: An fMRI Analysis. J Sex Med. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.08.014. (Source: World of Psychology)
Source: World of Psychology - October 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Brain and Behavior General Psychology Research Sexuality Technology Fmri Study orgasm research studying orgasm women lab rats Source Type: blogs
Cardiology MCQ Test 4
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Source: Cardiophile MD - October 21, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
30-something with chest pain, a fragmented QRS, and ST Elevation.
A young man presented with acute chest pain. He had no cardiac history. He had no medical history at all. His vital signs were normal.Here was his first ED ECG:What do you think?Here is an old one, from 2 months prior:What do you think?Here I will show them again, with comment:This is very abnormal.There are deep QS-waves in V1-V3. QR-waves in V4 and I, aVLThere is a fragmented QRS in V3, which is all but diagnostic of old infarctionThere is ST depression in II, III, aVF.This looks like a very large old MI, butit also looks acute, as the T-waves are tall, too tall to assume this is LV...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - October 21, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
Pharmaco-invasive strategy not a bad option – EARLY-MYO trial
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Pharmaco-invasive strategy means early thrombolysis for followed by early percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In case where the delay in getting PCI is likely to be longer than what is recommended, there is a role for pharmaco-invasive strategy. EARLY-MYO trial (Early Routine Catheterization After Alteplase Fibrinolysis Versus Primary PCI in Acute ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction) [1] randomized patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) presenting within 6 hours, but with expected delay in getting primary PCI (PPCI) into pharmaco-invasive strategy with initial half d...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: Coronary Interventions Source Type: blogs
Catheter ablation of AF reverses LV dysfunction – CAMERA-MRI Study
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Rate vs rhythm control in atrial fibrillation (AF) is still an unsettled and often debated issue. But it is often noted that left ventricular systolic dysfunction coexist in spite of adequate rate control in AF. CAMERA-MRI Study [1] screened 301 patients with AF and systolic dysfunction to exclude ventricular fibrosis as evidenced by late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). Of the 68 patients who did not have ventricular fibrosis, half each were enrolled for medical rate control and catheter ablation of AF. Pulmonary vein isolation and posterior wall isolation was the...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 15, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: Cardiology ECG / Electrophysiology CAMERA-MRI Study cardiac magnetic resonance imaging catheter ablation of AF CMR Rate vs rhythm control in atrial fibrillation Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: October 14, 2017
Who’s ready to learn more about why some of us are likely to spend more money on certain items, how cannabis could increase violent behavior, a new documentary about anxiety and depression, and more?
You sweet readers, I hope!
Why Friday the 13th Is Considered to Be Bad Luck: Yesterday was Friday the 13th (well, depending on when you read this), and several psychologists and other scientists weigh in on why many of us don’t like the number 13 (also known as triskaidekaphobia) and where Friday comes into play.
Michael Phelps Talks Anxiety In ‘Angst,’ A New Mental Health Doc: After wrangling his own ...
Source: World of Psychology - October 14, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Anxiety and Panic Brain and Behavior Celebrities Depression Disorders Industrial and Workplace Interview Mental Health and Wellness Money and Financial Psychiatry Psychology Around the Net Research Substance Abuse Violence and Ag Source Type: blogs
Remed ē Implantable System FDA Approved to Treat Moderate to Severe Central Sleep Apnea
The FDA has granted Respicardia, a company out of Minnetonka, Minnesota, approval to introduce its Remedē implantable sleep apnea treatment system. The Remedē treats sleep apnea by stimulating one of the phrenic nerves that regulates the activity of the diaphragm. People with central sleep apnea exhibit shallow breaths and/or pauses in breathing that can have a terrible effect on their sleep quality and, as it turns out, their overall cardiovascular health, and increase their chances for obesity and diabetes. The poor control of the diaphragm in such patients is caused by the brain sending improper signals. Restoring...
Source: Medgadget - October 9, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Cardiology Medicine Radiology Source Type: blogs
Why a case report being circulated by advocates doesn't show that the ketogenic diet combats cancer
In conclusion, this combined metabolic approach appears effective in treating advanced TNBC, given this patient’s complete response with a good quality of life.Now, there is one thing that is interesting here. The doses of chemotherapy used were considerably lower thanwhat is usually used, with doses decreased by at least half or more. Does this mean anything? Who knows? cPR rates for TNBC have been reported to range from 20-35%. It could mean the regimen made the chemotherapy more effective, or it could mean that this woman just happened to have a particularly chemosensitive tumor. Even if we take this case report at fa...
Source: Respectful Insolence - October 4, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: oracknows Source Type: blogs
Why a case report being circulated by advocates doesn't show that the ketogenic diet combats cancer
In conclusion, this combined metabolic approach appears effective in treating advanced TNBC, given this patient’s complete response with a good quality of life.Now, there is one thing that is interesting here. The doses of chemotherapy used were considerably lower thanwhat is usually used, with doses decreased by at least half or more. Does this mean anything? Who knows? cPR rates for TNBC have been reported to range from 20-35%. It could mean the regimen made the chemotherapy more effective, or it could mean that this woman just happened to have a particularly chemosensitive tumor. Even if we take this case report at fa...
Source: Respectful Insolence - October 4, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: oracknows Source Type: blogs
Recommendations for Reporting on Mental Health & Mental Illness
Despite providing education online for mental illness and mental health issues for more than two decades, here at Psych Central we still see people — and sometimes even fellow journalists — reporting on mental health and mental illness in ways that perpetuate ignorance and misunderstandings. I’m sure that in many cases this is not intentional, but simply because the journalist didn’t know any better.
In celebration of mental health week (Oct 2 -8) this year, we’ve developed the following guidelines and recommendations for journalists on how to report and write more thoughtfully and respectfull...
Source: World of Psychology - October 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Creativity General Mental Health and Wellness Minding the Media Policy and Advocacy ethical reporting media reporting mental health reporting Mental Illness mental illness reporting reporting on mental illness Source Type: blogs
New Contrast Agent Points to Tumors, Helps Identify How Aggressive They Are
Differentiating between tumor types can be very important when choosing the right tools to fight a given cancer, but contrast agents that make tumors pop on MRI scans don’t provide much info other than where the target is. That may soon be changing, as researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a new MRI contrast agent that spots breast cancer tumors and also points to whether they are timid or more aggressive.
The team modified a well-established contrast agent called tri-gadolinium nitride metallofullerene by attaching a peptide named ZD2 to its exterior. Tri-gadolinium nitride metallofullerene...
Source: Medgadget - September 26, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Oncology Radiation Oncology Radiology Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 11th 2017
This study developed the first procedure for the removal of epithelium from the lung airway with the full preservation of vascular epithelium, which could be applied in vivo to treat diseases of lung epithelium. Whole lung scaffolds with an intact vascular network may also allow for recellularization using patient-specific cells and bioengineering of chimeric lungs for transplantation. In addition to the clinical potential, lung scaffolds lacking an intact epithelial layer but with functional vascular and interstitial compartments may also serve as a valuable physiological model for investigating (i) lung development, (ii)...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 10, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Neuroimaging as a Biomarker of Aging
In this open access paper, evidence is presented for neuroimaging to be the basis for a biomarker of aging that is as good as the best of present candidate DNA methylation biomarkers. This is most interesting, though I suspect that there might be a higher chance that it will prove unhelpful as a way to assess the quality and effectiveness of potential rejuvenation therapies. That process of assessment is the reason why there is at present a considerable interest in the development of biomarkers that reflect chronological or biological age. Today the only practical approach to assessing candidate rejuvenation therapies is t...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 4, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
CRT-D better than CRT-P in NIDCM with left ventricular midwall fibrosis
Francisco Leyva and colleagues compared the outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy with (CRT-D) or without defibrillation (CRT-P) in non ischemic cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) [1]. Of their 252 patients, 68 had left ventricular midwall fibrosis detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). It was found that left ventricular mid wall fibrosis was an independent predictory of total mortality, death from pump failure and sudden cardiac death. Maximum follow up period in their study was 14 years. They documented lower total mortality or hospitalization for major adverse cardiac events in those with CRT-D compared with ...
Source: Cardiophile MD - September 4, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
