Does stressed people use other brain regions as not stressed?
Under the influence of stress hormones, apparently, we use other brain regions and other learning strategies, as if we are not stressed. This is the conclusion of a recent study. Under stress, we rely in learning apparently mainly due to our gut feeling, while we apply conscious learning strategies in peace. The report cognitive psychologists. To investigate the influence of stress on learning, 59 people have been subjected to a test. Half the volunteers had three minutes a hand in ice-cold water diving, releasing proven stress hormones. The other half held her hand in pleasantly warm water. After that, all participants must complete a so-called weather forecast test. But they see playing cards with different symbols and must to learn to predict which combinations of cards which announce rain and sunshine. Each card combination is associated with a different...
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Christmas holidays – time heart attack?
At the Christmas holidays, statistically, many people hospitalized because of a heart attack. Especially men are susceptible to heart attack. In normal days, the health insurance companies recorded an average of 30 admissions per day. But on December 24 there are around 40, which is on a third more than in usual days. Especially for men, the Christmas season seems to be dangerous: of more than 60 percent of heart attacks happen with the men. The main cause of the heart attacks at Christmas is stress from worries about gifts. Everyone wants correspond expectations of family and friends – all of that creates a lot of pressure in Christmas time. There are also professional work that need to be completed by the end of the year. If added lack of exercise, a lot of alcohol, unbalanced diet and smoking,...
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What is the most dangerous disease?
According to the new “Global Burden of Disease” study, cancer the world’s biggest killers. Number one killer is rather high blood pressure. For the second time the “Global Burden of Disease” -Project (GBD) has published, in a kind of world atlas of diseases, statistics on causes of death, life expectancy and risk factors. The health data of several million people from 187 countries were evaluated this time for. An international consortium has five years working with the data and analyze of this information. The study shows that hunger in childhood does not cause most case of deaths. The world’s largest health risk is rather high blood pressure, followed by smoking and alcohol. 9.4 million people died in 2010 from complications of hypertension. Worldwide every fourth death due to cardiovascular disease. According to statistics, in the past decade, even obesity...
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Can the “healing architecture” contribute to the healing?
Pale light and bare walls – so one imagines a typical hospital. It can affect on the healing process positively – a nice view and a pleasant design of the hospital premises. That is what various studies show. To be patient in a hospital it’s, for the victims, almost always uncomfortable. One often feels helpless, afraid of the treatment or diagnosis – not to mention the pain and other health problems. In this situation, the environment in which the patient is located, is particularly important. There are many studies that have examined the effect of interior design or the outlook from the sickroom on recovery. Here one could find various positive effects of the interior design in to the recovery process. Already in 1984 an architecture professor had shown that patients who recover faster in hospital rooms with overlook...
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Which rules of life can help to reduce the risk of stroke?
Three rules of life can significantly reduce the risk of stroke. The findings of a recent study was published in the journal STROKE. In particular, the normalization of blood pressure reduces the likelihood of stroke. There are seven rules of life for optimum protection against cardiovascular disease, which has put together under the slogan Life’s Simple 7, by the American Heart Association. The rules are: Prevention of hypertension Normal blood glucose levels Renunciation of tobacco use Good cholesterol level Avoiding obesity Physical Activity Healthy eating. Now a recent study has shown that suffice three of these rules in order to significantly reduce the risk of stroke. In particular, good blood pressure can significantly reduce the risk, as stated in a press release. Optimal blood pressure reduce the risk of stroke by up to 60 percent. Three rules protect against...
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How to recognize broken heart syndrome?
2.5 percent of patients who are suspected in the heart attack in a hospital, suffering from the “broken heart syndrome”. Researchers have now found a biomarker that can distinguish the two disorders apart. “Broken heart” can be not just literally. the “broken heart syndrome” can occur in fact, because of the death of a loved one, financial problems or bullying may by an extremely strong emotional stress at work. Its symptoms are similar to those of a heart attack. 2,5 percent of patients who are admitted with suspected myocardial infarction in hospital, suffering from the syndrome of “broken heart” actually. So far, only a heart catheter investigation can determine if it is a heart attack or the “broken heart syndrome”. Now scientists from the Institute of Molecular and Translational therapy (IMT) at the Hannover Medical School have found that...
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