Search Result For: sensation

Date: 2025/04/23 - 19:00

NIH study reveals how inflammation makes touch painful

Researchers uncover the cellular and molecular basis for sensing heat and inflammatory pain.

Date: 2025/04/06 - 19:00

‘Hunger Games’ Star Elizabeth Banks on Perimenopause and Thriving in Your 50s

Actor, director, and producer Elizabeth Banks shares how she prioritizes her health in her 50s. The “Hunger Games” star opens up about healthy aging and how she's navigated shingles and perimenopause in her 50s.

Parker Posey at White Lotus Season 3 premiere

Date: 2025/03/16 - 19:32

'White Lotus' Characters Pop Lorazepam Pills, Highlighting Risks of the Drug

In Season 3 of the HBO series "The White Lotus," some characters pop lorazepam like candy, highlighting the potential for dependency and misuse. The prescription drug is a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety, panic attacks, and insomnia due to anxiety or situational stress.

Two photos of the same hand. On the left, the skin has a red rash. On the right, the skin does not.

Date: 2025/03/14 - 17:30

Topical steroid withdrawal diagnostic criteria defined by NIH researchers

Criteria may help guide treatment of dermatitis.

Date: 2025/03/05 - 20:00

NIH-funded research team engineers new drug targeting pain sensation pathway

Study of CB1 receptor has implications for chronic pain treatment.

Date: 2025/02/23 - 11:31

GLP-1 drugs may aid brain health, but do they bring other risks?

Some studies link GLP-1 drugs for diabetes with neuroprotective benefits but others say that some of these drugs may increase depression risk, a new review concludes.

older person using strength training poles on seafront

Date: 2025/02/03 - 17:00

Moderate-intensity exercise could help suppress hunger

An hour of moderate-intensity exercise reduced sensations of hunger in people with overweight and obesity in a recent study.

Date: 2024/12/30 - 20:00

Brain structure differences are associated with early use of substances among adolescents

Many differences appeared to exist prior to any substance use, pointing to the role brain structure may play in substance use risk, NIH-supported study suggests.

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Date: 2024/12/15 - 11:31

Coffee may help prolong lifespan by almost 2 years, on average

Drinking a few cups of coffee every day may help prolong a person's lifespan and health span by 1.8 years, on average, claims a review with industry funding.

Date: 2024/12/07 - 13:00

This Nurse Practitioner Lost 100 lbs Taking the Weight Loss Drug Contrave

Nurse practitioner Tim Nicaise tried everything to lose weight without success. Then his doctor prescribed the drug Contrave and his life changed.