Tiny electrical shocks to the brain enhance memory: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lightly shocking a person's brain just before they learned a new task appeared to strengthen memory in a handful of patients with epilepsy, a tantalizing result that could have implications for Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
'Economy class' DVT syndrome myth busted
“Sitting in a window seat during a long flight can increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis,” according to The Daily Telegraph. It has long been known that flying is associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a type of serious blood clot in a major vein, but new US guidance has looked at a range of factors that could potentially raise the risk.
Those of you thinking of booking your summer holiday might be interested to know that flying in cramped budget seats, while often annoying, presented no greater risk than flying in business class. And while overpriced booze available during a flight can prove wallet-damaging, the guidelines say there was no firm evidence that drinking it could bring on DVT. However, sitting by a window during a long-haul flight was associa...div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Sponsor Message:/i/b Please support the a href=http://www.doctorsinchains.org/ target=_blankDoctors In Chains/a campaign for the a href=http://www.doctorsinchains.org/medics/a tortured and sentenced for up to 15 years in a href=http://www.doctorsinchains.org/Bahrain/a. a href=https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23FreeDoctors#FreeDoctors/a/p/div
