Today we mark a news story that intrigued me: It Seems That the depression is increasing among young people, two to the ever-growing attendance social networks. Basically, users of Facebook are much more “unhappy and dissatisfied” with Their Lives than Their Peers free from the constraints of FB. According to a Study Conducted by Researchers Hui-Tzu Grace Chou and Nicholas Edge, professors of sociology at Utah Valley University, published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking In fact, Having a network of Virtual Friendships Diligently attend to, from making to life more fully and satisfactorily, on the Contrary Seems To Affect very negative on the perception of one’s life from the boys.

All this, According to experts, Because The image Would always “smiling” and in general to put in the FB profiles, and although (Obviously) not indicative of a state of perpetual happiness, but ends up thinking about something like “everyone is happy , except me, “ergo,” my life sucks “. Summing up, more or less the gist of the research this would be: FB users Also Affects self-esteem. Researchers interviewed in the sample of 425 college students, Asking Them Their questions about life in general and on the average level of satisfaction, on sociability, the attendance of Facebook and social networks in general. It Showed That 95% of Students Enrolled in HAD FB at least 2 years, and That the average time browsing social networking sites was 4.8 hours per week. Performing cross-checks and progressive skimming, sociologists concludes That Have Been Able to Those Who had a social life “True” more intense (and consequently fewer hours spent on FB) Were less depressed and more satisfied of life, Exactly the opposite of Those Who Could count on more virtual friends than on flesh and bones. The Latter proved to have a distorted view of the Existence of Their Own and others, Were the phrases like: “My friends are all happier than me, “and” My friends have to better life than mine. “This type of attitude is defined “Correspondence bias” , And is not simply the incurring errors evaluation about the lives of others, to two limited knowledge of Their Existence and misleading. “Seeing the happy images of other people on Facebook Gives people the impression That others are always happy and have a good life, as is clear from These images depict That happy moments, “said Dr. Chou. This speech is valuable Especially for adolescents, Especially Those Who are shy and introverted, Because It Is Obvious That excessive attendance of FB can only make it even stronger sense of loneliness and inadequacy , So It Would Be Very Important to Push Them, instead, outside the front door and experience the “real” life and Establish “true” friends.

Among the causes of depression are also social networks

Germs and bacteria (including the dreaded “killer” E. coli) also lurk in dirty clothes, and if you think to remove them and get a perfectly sanitized laundry is enough of a spin machine at 30 ° (or less), well, forget it . According to a recent British study, conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and presented at the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene in London, wash your dirty laundry at such low temperatures is extremely risky, more dangerous because the bacteria can easily survive and proliferate.

According to data presented by the research, in fact, an average load of the washing machine can hold up to 100 million bacteria including Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Staphylococcus aurous, which is necessary to eliminate it reaches at least a wash temperature of 40 °, but to be sure of the total destruction of microbes should go up to 60 °, pace of energy efficiency.

In short, the idea is a little this: ecology is good, but not at the expense of health. According to the report, the British habit of washing to do at very low temperature (15 °, for example) do not consume too much electricity in the long run would ultimately facilitate the proliferation of strains of bacteria resistant to some drugs such as bacteria killer that has caused the epidemic of haemolytic uraemic syndrome killing fifty people in Germany alone.

To avert such a danger, therefore, it is recommended that a full load of washing in the evening-night or on holidays (when you use less) but no less than 60 °, especially when there are too dirty for children and infants. In addition, good hygiene is to add the detergent also normal disinfectants.

To eliminate germs and bacteria from the laundry to the washing machine you need at least 60 °

New York Ten Years After the terrorist attacks’ September 11, 2001. The alert for new attacks is very high In These hours and this includes the ‘ anxiety Americans with the pain in the heart return to live again those dramatic moments. But after 10 years is the time to make budgets Also, under what conditions is to understand the Mental Health of Those Who Were Involved in the attacks. From the beginning it has-been used many resources in this sense Believed because it was, Could such an event dangerously undermine psyche Americans.

For a long time have Been Offered free services counseling at all. Unfortunately, However, Was a high number of people affected by the so-called disorder Stress post traumatic, A pathology in the known That Usually Occurs in Those Who Otherwise soldiers or are in extreme situations and That There Is Evidence from anxiety, panic attacks, nightmares, depression, etc. A scientific research published in the magazine These Days Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Civilians Considered and employees at the time of the attack in the vicinity Were (within a mile) from the Twin Towers in New York .

Well 35% Of These, still suffer from the disorder post-traumatic stress Despi care and the media obtained. This is a much higher percentage than calculated previously not BEEN DETECTED Among non-responders. The Same Study, However, has lowered the level of discomfort Among Those Who Were at the time of the tragedy further. And The Rescuers? The problem remains even in Most of Them, the heroes in question, and In Particular firefighters intervened to World Trade Center According to another study published on The Lancet, Not only have These psychological disorders, but Also great difficulty breathing (characterized by asthma and persistent cough ), Which May suggest an Increased Risk of Lung Cancer . The play is short, in every way, Despi the past decade.

11 September 2001 / 11, anxiety, depression and risk for cancer survivor

For cancer pain is now available at pharmacies a nasal spray. There had already spoken: it is a drug based on Fentanyl, an opioid known. As such it can be purchased only with a prescription; you can do to adult patients already taking other opioids for chronic cancer pain control. The suffering related to cancer scare at times more than the severity of the disease itself. It is no coincidence. 6 of 10 patients in fact developed the so-called breakthrough cancer pain.

It is an intense pain, acute, which can last from 3 to 60 minutes and occur suddenly several times during the day. There is still a specific protocol in palliative care for this type of pain, which needs to be treated independently and at home, especially if you want to ensure as much as possible a good quality of life for the patient. From here, the nasal spray, the effects of pain relief, with the pain disappear. Good news on palliative care facilitated by the legislation itself.

For cancer pain now there’s a nasal spray

Laugh, you know is one of the therapies “Low cost” more effective in order to feel better, to cope with life, with appurtenances, problems, sorrows, joys and sorrows, in the right way, but not alone: according to data from a recent search the laughter also shows an unexpected ally of the brain. Have fun and laugh out loud may be the key mechanisms to trigger benefits, to activate some neural centers of the brain dedicated to creating pleasure.

Jokes, humor trigger phrases are particularly rich in the sense of ‘humor, Triggering laughter, more or less noisy, but not only, also stimulate precise parts of the brain. In fact, according to a recent study, conducted by a team of experts Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit of Cambridge, have fun; laugh out loud active in the brain, specific neural centers, Members of the creation and control of pleasure.

Laugh and have fun, by training the brain, stimulating in unexpected here is what emerged during the experimentation, Published in the journal Journal of Neuroscience, Which involved 12 patients, and analyzed through a scanner, brain activity in place while listening to the ordinary phrases and jokes.

Unexpected reactions and actions related to a simple laughter, Which according to scientists at Cambridge, could open up interesting perspectives for the treatment of other diseases, to help patients in a vegetative state to find a channel of communication, an alternative language.

“In this way we have made a breakthrough in understanding how people who can not communicate normally might react to humor. In addition, we may even be able to intervene on people with emotional problems” Said one of the authors of the research.

Neurology: laughing is good for the brain

Exceptional result medical science: From the sun stem cells it was possible to “build” a complex organ such as the eye entirely in tube. This is a result of exceptional importance that can open doors in the near future, Transplantation cornea or other parts of the eye without having to wait for a donor. M back to the news of the eye laboratory was obtained thanks to the work of a team of developmental biologists, biochemists and bioengineers in a major research institute Japanese, Riken Kobe.

The scientists, led by Yoshiki Sasai, have managed to create an eye “simply immersing stem cells taken from a embryo Mouse in a broth culture in which cells were able to proliferate and, miracle, spontaneously organize themselves to form a three-dimensional structure that is called “Optical glass”, Which then develops the retina.

The thing that has surprised even the researchers themselves is the ability shown by these undifferentiated cells, to “respond” to a kind of intrinsic control, and organized in a uniform and coordinated without the use of biocompatible tissue created ad hoc, As had been previously used for other n bodies in test tubes.

A discovery so important to have immediately gained the cover of the prestigious scientific journal Nature which led the authors to comment, optimistically that: “We have started a new page in the regenerative medicine and with it, new ways to transplant retinal tissues obtained artificially, instead of the simple cell transplantation“.

Stem: Created entirely in the first eye test tube

Today opened its doors in the first Sorrento National Congress of Dermatological Science organized by University Federico II of Naples and in particular by Dermatology directed by Prof. Fabio Ayala, Which therefore is also the chairman of that conference. The skin is a body valuable as we can get ill. Lets talk about skin cancer as psoriasis or acne But also allergic dermatitis and why not, of wrinkles. It clear that to address all these diseases very different, the dermatologist requires continuous updates and discussions, including specialists from other branches of medicine: there is the pediatric dermatology, the geriatrics, oncology, and aesthetics and so on.

“For all these reasons, today we can no longer speak simply of dermatology, but of Dermatological Sciences, hence the meeting that begins today and ends April 2. A comparison with fewer than 160 speakers is 4 rooms at once, “explains the same Ayala.” We will compare the clinical outcome, the new therapies and those in the trial or on new steps of the scientific and technological research. “

It will mainly deal with some aspects, in particular related to the psychological skin diseases. Prof. Ayala, not surprisingly, recently presented the results of “Project Daniel” A study on a national scale that is about people with psoriasis and in the professional and social limits that this pathology entails.

“The same is true for mycosis or vitiligo. By now, the dermatologist must also be a bit psychologist. One patient, even if a remission of symptoms, we can not consider it unless it has healed over the emotional that disease involves.”

This is because the skin is our first business card too often. Another important step will be devoted to innovative and general medicine. Did we mention the campaign “Gender attenders” in this context that deals with how the current drugs used for its psoriasis, had a different effect depending on usage in male or female.

“Another typical example is that of acne Continues dermatologist in severe cases, in men, we can use retinoids Systemic. In women, no, because childbearing age this medicine is highly teratogenic: should be avoided. “

And technology? There are many possibilities from this point of view, just think of the diagnosis melanoma, which now can be done with high precision instruments such as confocal microscope (or dermatoscope) that can avoid unnecessary biopsies. But these applications are also useful in cosmetology. In short, medicine is well attuned to the health and beauty of our skin, but since starting with fine weather and the desire to tan….. Remember the rules for the proper exposure to the sun!

Skin care, acne all the news from melanoma

The news of the European Commission, Which has finally approved a drug treatment as a basis for therapy Multiple Sclerosis, Has rekindled interest in this disease. L Aism (Italian Multiple Sclerosis Association) took advantage of so, and we with you, to spread the disease characteristics, for better understanding and possibly prevention.

Today we begin with some general information about the disease and new treatment (Fingolimod): The Multiple Sclerosis is a multifactorial disease, which is due to two components of factors, genetic and environmental, that trigger a reaction immune system against myelin (Sheath that surrounds most of the nerve fibers and may ensure a high rate of transmission of nerve impulses.)

As reported in the Aims The Multiple Sclerosis can occur in various ways, in fact the symptoms can vary from person to person and within the same individual some are repeated more frequently, either individually or simultaneously, without a predetermined criterion.

It occurs mainly in four types of clinical course (relapsing-remitting MS, secondary progressive, primary progressive and progressive-relapsing) With the addition of a fifth form characterized by a trend, termed ‘Benign MS’ .

It is not easy to predict with certainty what the long-term course of Multiple Sclerosis in the individual. In any event, whatever the form of the disease, lifespan of people with MS is not substantially different from that of others, and today MS diagnosis Who has the right approach and knowing the illness, the likelihood of achieving a significant degree of disability are much smaller than in the past, and of course increased the odds of maintaining a good quality of personal life, work and social life.

This should be facilitated by introduction of Fingolimod The first drug for the treatment of this disease that is taken orally, effective in reducing relapses, the risk of progression Disabilities and the number of brain lesions. L Aism, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society, states that treatment with this drug has been approved by the EU only for the relapsing-remitting or severe relapsing-remitting MS to rapidly changing.

The introduction of Fingolimod, Whose commercial name is Gileno has not been an easy process: up to 2010 had been skeptics against it because it was found that it was associated with infections opportunities and macular edema.

In any case, patients who qualify must be cautious to hire and request to test all the different factors that make your individual case to make sure you do unpleasant consequences.

The AISM on new treatments for multiple sclerosis

Stem Cells taken from nasal mucosa to correct some hearing problems that occur in early childhood. Serious problems, which if not treated in time can degenerate and lead to an irreversible reduction of ‘hearing in subsequent years, providing the child severe learning difficulties and language disorders. Researchers Sharon Oleskevich of Hearing Research Group at the University of New South Wales has already tested the treatment based on stem on some laboratory mice.

The experiment was successful and has made the pages of popular science magazine “Stem Cells”. The hearing impairment – the subject of the study – affects nerve cells inside of ear (The “worm”) and occurs early in life. Because the treatment is effective, the child should be subjected to transplant Nasal stem cells arise as soon as the first symptoms of the problem. The treatment is preventive and thus maintains hearing function the child in later years.

To test the new therapy, the researchers transplanted stem cells the nose in some laboratory animals infected with the disorder that affects the cochlea. The experiment was successful: all the treated mice have preserved ‘hearing with growth. According to scientists, stem cells of the nose would act by releasing molecular factors that can prevent the degeneration nerve cells ear. One hypothesis to be confirmed by studies more thorough and human testing.

Stem cells of the nose for deafness in children

Your child has the right age to learn to tie his shoes alone, but despite repeated attempts, it still can. We must be patient, it is a normal step, from 4 to 6 years but there is a definite time. Remember that every little will do anything to continue to have the Mother’s care all by itself, also postpone its autonomy. Meanwhile, continue with the shoes with Velcro: Easy to wear and comfortable for the whole family.

Daniel Radcliffe, The actor who gives the face to the world’s most famous boy wizard, Harry Potter. A few years ago in an interview, he admitted to not knowing how to tie your shoes because they suffer dyspraxia, a pathology awkwardness that is often confused, but that requires prompt diagnosis. It begins with difficulty of movement and lack of coordination gestures.

If you find that your baby has very serious difficulty, you should consult a doctor to verify that there are problems more complex than expected, otherwise why not rely on good old Montessori Method. To teach children to tie their shoes The Montessori had thought of lacing frames: Are small wooden structures topped with tape to help children with knots and bows. You can easily build one at home, just a wooden board (a small board chipboard is sufficient), around which to spin a rope. This rope tied ribbons, quite long, with which the child nodes can have fun doing.

Alternatively, you can buy them: they are called frames of the straps and find them the best toy stores. Finally, remember the history of rabbits. It’s nice to be told in the morning while fastened, as always, the little shoes. Pretend that his foot is a rabbit that has lost ears, which will be set up training them with strings, which will then be mended in the simplest of ways: in this way the rabbit will find her shoes and the boy his independence.

Teach children to tie their shoes