Notebook
September 2nd, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester have found a link between a premenopausal women having one or both ovaries removed increases the risk of developing both Parkinson’s disease and dementia. The study included over 4,600 women. Approximately half of the women had at least one ovary removed before the onset of menopause and the other half were [...]

September 1st, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

A lot of people with chronic pain know that the area affected feels slightly cooler to the touch. Some researchers believe that this can be caused by muscle contractions that restrict blood flow to the area. The Kathryn Walter Stein Chronic Pain Laboratory researcher, Mathew H.M. Lee, M.D., uses computerized thermography to find the ‘cool’ [...]