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One-hour cognitive behavioral therapy session reduces insomnia symptoms in prisoners

Three-quarters of prisoners struggling to sleep have reported major improvements to their sleep and wellbeing after receiving cognitive behavioral therapy to treat their insomnia.

14 Nov 2018

Football coaches with great emotional competence are more successful

Football coaches who have their emotions under control are more successful. This has now been reported in the Sports journal by scientists from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main.

14 Nov 2018

Regular head circumference assessment of preterm babies can help identify long-term IQ problems

Regular early head circumference assessments add valuable information when screening for long-term neurocognitive risk - according to new research by an international research collaboration, including the University of Warwick, UK and the University of Tennessee Knoxville, US.

14 Nov 2018

Sleep quality found to be worse for women who undergo surgical menopause

Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms of menopause, with nearly 20% of postmenopausal women reporting sleep disturbances.

14 Nov 2018

Survey shows negative effect of vulvovaginal atrophy symptoms on quality of life for women

With symptoms such as dryness, burning, or itching of the vagina, vulvovaginal atrophy is estimated to affect up to 98% of postmenopausal women, many of whom will fail to report symptoms to their healthcare providers or seek help.

14 Nov 2018

Expectations about pain intensity can become self-fulfilling prophecies

Expect a shot to hurt and it probably will, even if the needle poke isn't really so painful. Brace for a second shot and you'll likely flinch again, even though - second time around - you should know better.

14 Nov 2018

Individual and work-related factors may help promote hospital physician engagement, finds study

Individual and work-related factors may be helpful in promoting positive engagement with work among hospital physicians, according to a study in the December issue of Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

14 Nov 2018

Researchers to develop sports-specific classification system for blind football

The University of Chichester has been chosen to lead research into a developing a sports-specific classification system for blind football.

13 Nov 2018

Research highlights physical changes in the brain of self-injuring teen girls

The brains of teenage girls who engage in serious forms of self-harm, including cutting, show features similar to those seen in adults with borderline personality disorder, a severe and hard-to-treat mental illness, a new study has found.

13 Nov 2018

Researchers find no link between infants waking up at night and later developmental problems

New parents often expect their baby to start sleeping through the night by around six months of age. Indeed, they often receive messages from pediatricians and others about the importance of early sleep consolidation.

13 Nov 2018

Excessive use of social media through visual postings linked to increase in narcissistic traits

A new study has established that excessive use of social media, in particular the posting of images and selfies, is associated with a subsequent increase in narcissism.

9 Nov 2018

Cultural brain hypothesis could explain reason for extraordinary increase in brain size

A theory called the cultural brain hypothesis could explain extraordinary increases in brain size in humans and other animals over the last few million years, according to a study published in PLOS Computational Biology by Michael Muthukrishna of the London School of Economics and Political Science and Harvard University, and colleagues at the University of British Columbia and Harvard University.

9 Nov 2018

Common glaucoma tests can underestimate severity of the condition

The most common tests for glaucoma can underestimate the severity of the condition by not detecting the presence of central vision loss, according to a new Columbia University study.

8 Nov 2018

Brain activity pattern linked with development of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, a brain disorder that produces hallucinations, delusions, and cognitive impairments, usually strikes during adolescence or young adulthood. While some signs can suggest that a person is at high risk for developing the disorder, there is no way to definitively diagnose it until the first psychotic episode occurs.

8 Nov 2018

Mobile gait analysis and feedback system could help patients walk normally after hip joint operation

Patients who have received a new hip joint must first learn to walk "normally" again after the operation.

7 Nov 2018

Penn and CHOP receive major grant to help curb distracted driving

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3,450 drivers are killed each year from distracted driving. M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and an associate fellow at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and a team from Penn and CHOP have received a major grant from the Federal Highway Administration, an agency within the United States Department of Transportation, to help curb distracted driving.

7 Nov 2018

Experts share updates on role of low calorie sweeteners in diet and in overall health

The latest research on low calorie sweeteners' use, benefits and role in the diet were discussed today at the 3rd International Sweeteners Association Conference in London, themed "The science behind low calorie sweeteners: where evidence meets policy".

7 Nov 2018

New study highlights need for psychological screening for carers of child burn victims

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology highlights the need for psychological screening for families/primary caregivers after a child sustains a burn injury.

6 Nov 2018

Engaging in musical activities can improve social communication skills of autistic children

Engaging in musical activities such as singing and playing instruments in one-on-one therapy can improve autistic children's social communication skills, improve their family's quality of life, as well as increase brain connectivity in key networks, according to researchers at Université de Montréal and McGill University.

5 Nov 2018

US businessman offers $5 million to UTSA College to incubate Alzheimer's challenge

To expand the understanding and explanation of Alzheimer's disease, United States businessman James Truchard has given a $5 million USD gift to The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Sciences to establish the Oskar Fischer Project.

5 Nov 2018

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One-hour cognitive behavioral therapy session reduces insomnia symptoms in prisoners

Football coaches with great emotional competence are more successful

Regular head circumference assessment of preterm babies can help identify long-term IQ problems

Sleep quality found to be worse for women who undergo surgical menopause

Survey shows negative effect of vulvovaginal atrophy symptoms on quality of life for women

Expectations about pain intensity can become self-fulfilling prophecies

Individual and work-related factors may help promote hospital physician engagement, finds study

Researchers to develop sports-specific classification system for blind football

Research highlights physical changes in the brain of self-injuring teen girls

Researchers find no link between infants waking up at night and later developmental problems

Excessive use of social media through visual postings linked to increase in narcissistic traits

Cultural brain hypothesis could explain reason for extraordinary increase in brain size

Common glaucoma tests can underestimate severity of the condition

Brain activity pattern linked with development of schizophrenia

Mobile gait analysis and feedback system could help patients walk normally after hip joint operation

Penn and CHOP receive major grant to help curb distracted driving

Experts share updates on role of low calorie sweeteners in diet and in overall health

New study highlights need for psychological screening for carers of child burn victims

Engaging in musical activities can improve social communication skills of autistic children

US businessman offers $5 million to UTSA College to incubate Alzheimer's challenge

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