In Portland, Oregon, doctors are testing an experimental device that can unclog clots, much like a corkscrew uncorks a bottle of wine. Doctors thread a little tube from the groin into the brain. Then they push the wire out and it starts to corkscrew. The coils lodge in the clot so doctors can then ease it out like a cork. The corkscrew device is still experimental and it needs more testing, before it can get FDA approval.
Maybe you know someone who is compulsively clean. Maybe you've said, well, her mother is the same way. Turns out there's a reason for that. Scientists have uncovered a gene they believe plays a role in causing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is characterized by repetitive unwanted thoughts or behaviors that control your daily routine. In the study of 170 people, OCD patients were more likely to inherit the gene variation compared to people without the disorder. The study was done in part by the National Institutes of Health where researchers say they're hopeful that this discovery could be the tip of the iceberg in understanding the genetic root of psychiatric illnesses.
A single session of meditation can lower your anxiety levels, a small new study finds.
A single session of meditation can lower your anxiety levels, a small new study finds.
Your cellphone puts the world at your fingertips, but it can wreak havoc with your neck
Your cellphone puts the world at your fingertips, but it can wreak havoc with your neck
Heading the ball -- not player collisions -- may lead to temporary thinking declines in soccer players, a new study finds.
Heading the ball -- not player collisions -- may lead to temporary thinking declines in soccer players, a new study finds.
Sigmoidoscopy, an alternative to colonoscopy, may help one gender more than the other, new research shows.
Sigmoidoscopy, an alternative to colonoscopy, may help one gender more than the other, new research shows.
Fitness buffs who push themselves to the limit during workouts might slightly increase their risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study suggests.
Fitness buffs who push themselves to the limit during workouts might slightly increase their risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study suggests.
A single session of meditation can lower your anxiety levels, a small new study finds.
A single session of meditation can lower your anxiety levels, a small new study finds.
Your cellphone puts the world at your fingertips, but it can wreak havoc with your neck
Your cellphone puts the world at your fingertips, but it can wreak havoc with your neck
Sigmoidoscopy, an alternative to colonoscopy, may help one gender more than the other, new research shows.
Sigmoidoscopy, an alternative to colonoscopy, may help one gender more than the other, new research shows.
Fitness buffs who push themselves to the limit during workouts might slightly increase their risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study suggests.
Fitness buffs who push themselves to the limit during workouts might slightly increase their risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study suggests.
In the wake of an E. coli outbreak that has made more than 50 people in 16 states sick, Americans are now being warned to toss out any romaine lettuce they might have bought in a grocery store.
In the wake of an E. coli outbreak that has made more than 50 people in 16 states sick, Americans are now being warned to toss out any romaine lettuce they might have bought in a grocery store.