Published December 19, 2017

Auricular acupressure involves stimulating certain acupuncture points on the surface of the ear. The points can be stimulated with pressure using magnets, seeds, a pencil eraser, and even electrical stimulation. Acupuncturists use these points for treating pain, digestive problems, smoking cessation, weight loss, and anxiety. But the points also can be used to lower intraocular pressure.

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Published December 16, 2017

Researchers discover the reason pesticides and herbicides can lead to Parkinson’s disease. Their findings indicate brain cells are highly vulnerable to the oxidative stress the chemicals cause.

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Published December 14, 2017

Research evaluated nearly 16,000 patients who underwent neurosurgical procedures between the years 2007 and 2014. In these procedures, 785 complications were reported by the neurosurgeons. The researchers evaluated the procedures to see if they could find any patterns in when the complications arose. They found that procedures that began between 9:00 pm and 7:00 am were more than 50% more likely to involve complications than procedures that began during the day.

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