Comedy shows prescribed for depression as possible solution to NHS costs - A groundbreaking new scheme is trialling stand-up comedy as a treatment ...

A tech company will run the trial which will include tickets to stand-up shows and improv workshops in a bid to reduce costs ...

The project has the support of Labour MP Dr Simon Opher, who has previously warned of "the pandemic of over-prescription".

Trials are taking place to see if “comedy-on-prescription” can help improve people’s mental health, reduce NHS costs and offer alternatives to antidepressants.

• Relieves a stress response. Laughter makes us feel good and relaxed as it decreases heart rate and blood pressure. • ...

Biosensors are devices used to detect the presence or concentration of a biological analyte, such as a biomolecule, a biological structure or a microorganism. Biosensors consist of three parts: a ...

Preclinical and some clinical trials have shown that a series of neuropeptides, such as orphanin FQ/nociceptin (OFQ/N), pituitary adenylyl cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP), dynorphin, orexin, ...

The international formula was designed to deliver all the benefits of the US formula while meeting regulatory requirements ...

Introduction: Neuropeptides and their receptors constitute diverse and abundant signal molecules in insects, primarily synthesized and released primarily from neurosecretory cells within the central ...

State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Med-X Center for Materials, Sichuan ...