Exercise has long been a potential way to reduce migraine triggers, but a new study suggests it could be an especially effective with triggers such stress, depression and trouble sleeping.
While there is still much that is unknown about sleep, its importance in daily life is well-established, especially as the body of research has grown over the past few decades.
According to a summary of current research published by the US’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Ninds), “everyone needs sleep, but its biological purpose remains a mystery. Sleep affects almost every type of tissue and system in the body – from the brain, heart, and lungs to metabolism, immune function, mood, and disease resistance. Research shows that a chronic lack of sleep, or getting poor quality sleep, increases the risk of disorders including high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression, and obesity.”
Common prostate drug may help prevent Parkinson s disease
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While scientists still don t know what causes Parkinson s disease, new research shows an association between a drug that some men take for an enlarged prostate condition and a reduced risk of developing the illness.
A team led by scientists at the University of Iowa, working in collaboration with researchers in Denmark and China, found that the drug terazosin and similar medications may have the potential to prevent or delay this debilitating neurodegenerative condition.
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The researchers found that men taking terazosin were between 12% and 37% less likely to develop Parkinson s disease during the follow-up period than men taking another drug for an enlarged prostate called tamsulosin.
Individualized exercise best for easing lower back pain, study says
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Chronic lower back pain can make the most routine tasks difficult. But a new study suggests patients can learn new, practical and less painful ways to move through individualized motor skills training, or MST.
A two-year study of nearly 150 patients found that MST appears to better relieve disability from lower back pain than a more common but less-tailored exercise regimen broadly focused on improving strength and flexibility.
Advertisement Our findings suggest that motor skill training in functional activities is an effective and efficient treatment that results in important short-term and long-term improvement in function in people with chronic low back pain, said study lead author Linda Van Dillen. She s a professor of physical therapy at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine.