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Oxytocin hormone, which the hormone of love that comes every time we interact with a sense of compassion, can be used as a therapy to deal with complaints of recurrent headaches.

Oxytocin hormone normally arise when mothers breastfeed their babies. This hormone is also associated with the emergence of mutual trust and emotional bonding.

In a study of 40 patients given a single dose of oxytocin in the form of drug inhalation, 50 percent reported that they felt their headache was reduced by half. In fact, 27 percent of these patients say they don’t feel pain anymore an hour later. (more…)

Autism and mental retardation originate in synapse, the junction between cells which constantly send information from one neurons to another in the nervous system. According to researchers from Tufts University in Boston, APC (adenomatous polyposis coli) protein plays a central role in the process of synapse maturation

“Our research proves that the APC protein makes sure both sides of the synapse have balanced growth so it function optimally,” said a senior medical researcher at Tufts University, Michele H. Jacob, according to Science Daily. His team examined the function of APC and found that the absence of normal APC will make  synapses unable to mature, both the structure and function. (more…)

Headaches can be triggered by many things. Not only from foods or cigarettes. Excessive activity and skipping breakfast can also trigger headaches. Here some things which could trigger headaches according to WebMD. (more…)

In general, people can control and realize the movement of their hands and feet because it is consciously regulated by the nervous system. But in people with alien hand syndrome, hand movements are completely uncontrolled and unconscious, whic is certainly worrying.

Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is not a joke. Alien hand syndrome is a rare nerve disorder where one hand function moves unconsciously. This syndrome is different with this Mirror Movement disease in the medical world is known by the name Mirror Movement disorder (MM). (more…)

It is important to know that there are several types of Vitamin E. Vitamin E is actually a generic name for eight separate compounds. Some members of the vitamin E family are called tocopherols. These members include alpha tocopherol, beta tocopherol, gamma tocopherol, and delta tocopherol. Other members of the vitamin E family are called tocotrienols. These members include alpha, beta, gamma, and delta tocotrienol. Both groups all blended together in plants and animals, which is why the best form of vitamin E comes from your food. (more…)