Improved Memory Efficiency Seen After Aerobic Exercise in Fibromyalgia Patients

Areas of the brain responsible for pain processing and cognitive performance changed in fibromyalgia patients who exercised following a medication holiday, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center. They say the changes indicate brain...

Depression And Pain Increase Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors

In Spain, 5-year survival following breast cancer diagnosis is more than 83%. Around 66% suffer fatigue following treatment. A Spanish research establishes the factors associated with tiredness in cancer survivors to improve their quality of life and...

Federal Aviation Administration And the National Air Traffic Controllers Association Reach Agreement Fatigue Recommendations

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) have announced agreement on important fatigue recommendations that were developed by a joint FAA-NATCA working group which was established under the...

Breast Cancer Patients’ Persistent Fatigue is Real, May Actually Speed Up Aging

The persistent fatigue that plagues one out of every three breast cancer survivors may be caused by one part of the autonomic nervous system running in overdrive, while the other part fails to slow it down. That imbalance of a natural system in the body...

Federal Aviation Administration Mandating Inspections for Early Models of 737 Aircraft

The FAA isl issuing an emergency directive that will require operators of specific early Boeing 737 models to conduct initial and repetitive electromagnetic inspections for fatigue damage. This action will initially apply to a total of approximately 175...

Genes May be the Key to Why Lack of Sleep Affects People Differently

Ever wonder why some people breeze along on four hours of sleep when others can barely function? It may be in our genes, according to new research and an accompanying editorial published in the October 26, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical...

Diabetic Episodes May Affect Children’s Memory

Children who have had an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis, a common complication of diabetes, may have persistent memory problems, according to a new study from researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain.

Study of Dark-Skinned Mice Leads to Protein Linked to Bone Marrow Failure in Humans

The study of dark-skinned mice has led to a surprising finding about a common protein involved in tumor suppression, report researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The results may lead to new treatments for bone marrow failure in humans.