Tag: electric

Electric headband could tackle insomnia by using gentle electrical pulses to tickle a nerve in the user’s forehead Up to 30 per cent of adults suffer from insomnia, with stress a common trigger   Now a new device, worn around the head, could help by ‘tickling’ the user’s face  The headband emits gentle electrical pulses to stimulate

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Skin complications have often been reported in COVID-19 patients with sufferers reporting a range of issues including COVID toes, rashes and lesions. Feeling as though an electric shock is running through your

About one in three Americans have high blood pressure, called hypertension, but only about half of them have their condition under control. A major factor is that many do not consistently take their medications for the condition, which leads to poor health outcomes such as heart attack or stroke. Researchers from Penn Medicine tested new

Controversial electric shock therapy approved on the NHS to treat depression is not safe and should be stopped, leading researcher argues Electroconvulsive or ‘shock’ therapy induces seizures to treat mental illnesses Professor John Read said its use is based on positive studies as old as 30 years  It can cause memory loss and has been badly

MONDAY, Jan. 28, 2019 — Helmet use is low among patients presenting to the emergency department with injuries associated with standing electric scooter use, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in JAMA Network Open. Tarak K. Trivedi, M.D., from the Veterans Administration in Los Angeles, and colleagues reviewed medical records for all patients

How much pain would YOU tolerate for booze? Heavy drinkers will put up with uncomfortable electric shocks to get their alcohol fix, study finds Men who consume over 20 drinks a week will put up with the discomfort Alcohol activates areas of their brains associated with compulsive behaviours  There are an estimated 595,100 dependent drinkers