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Social isolation and loneliness is a greater threat to public health than obesity, study states

A research presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association on 5th August 2017 suggests that a higher public health hazard might be represented by loneliness and social isolation than obesity.

7 Aug 2017

HIV prevention and treatment being overlooked in older populations

When it comes to HIV prevention and treatment, there is a growing population that is being overlooked -- older adults -- and implicit ageism is partially responsible for this neglect, according to a presentation at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.

4 Aug 2017

Mental health nurses subjected to humiliating personal remarks report higher levels of anger

Exposure to targeted, personal and verbal aggression by patients can adversely affect mental health nurses decision-making regarding physical restraint, new research published in the world's leading nursing research journal reveals.

4 Aug 2017

Mindfulness program can help athletes, coaches develop mental edge and improve performance

When it comes to success in sports, coaches and athletes understand that there's a mental component, but many don't have an understanding of how to prepare psychologically.

4 Aug 2017

Researchers explore why physicians underprescribe drug approved to treat opioid addiction

A drug approved for private physicians to treat opioid addiction is being underprescribed, and a survey of addiction specialists suggests that many of them are not willing to increase their use of it, despite an expanding opioid addiction epidemic in the United States, according to research presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.

4 Aug 2017

Rush Midlife Center addresses health needs of women going through perimenopause

Rush has launched an innovative program dedicated to the comprehensive care of women 40 years of age and older.

4 Aug 2017

Yoga appears to lessen symptoms of depression

People who suffer from depression may want to look to yoga as a complement to traditional therapies as the practice appears to lessen symptoms of the disorder, according to studies presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.

3 Aug 2017

Problem and pathological gambling addictions linked to childhood traumas

Men with problem and pathological gambling addictions are more likely to have suffered childhood traumas including physical abuse or witnessing violence in the home, according to new research.

2 Aug 2017

Parents of children with autism experience greater impact from cognitive behavior therapy for kids

Parents of children with autism experience a greater impact from their child's therapy than once thought, according to new research.

1 Aug 2017

New drug may limit disease progression, provide better symptom relief to Parkinson's patients

Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a new drug that may limit the progression of Parkinson's disease while providing better symptom relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of people with the disease.

31 Jul 2017

Women living in gender-equal countries show better cognitive performance later in life

Women's cognitive functioning past middle age may be affected by the degree of gender equality in the country they live in, according to new findings from Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

31 Jul 2017

Researchers use imaging techniques to collect massive data on individual brains

A quest to analyze the unique features of individual human brains evolved into the so-called Midnight Scan Club, a group of scientists who had big ideas but almost no funding and little time to research the trillions of neural connections that activate the body's most powerful organ.

29 Jul 2017

Third-person self-talk helps control emotion, says study

A study published online in a nature journal Scientific Reports suggests that talking in the third person to oneself in stressful times might help controlling emotions and it needs no additional mental effort than first person self-talk, which is normally used by people to talk to themselves.

28 Jul 2017

Researchers provide insight into different types of 'true' smiles

The smile may be the most common and flexible expression, used to reveal some emotions, cover others and manage social interactions that have kept communities secure and organized for millennia.

27 Jul 2017

Self-efficacy has positive effect on physical activity of osteoarthritis patients

Osteoarthritis patients that are more confident in their abilities in the morning go on to be more physically active throughout the day, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

27 Jul 2017

Kansas State University receives $10.6 million COBRE grant to establish C-NAP research center

The National Institutes of Health is awarding a Kansas State University-led team of psychological sciences researchers with a prestigious five-year, $10.6 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence, or COBRE, grant. It is the largest grant in the history of the psychological sciences department.

26 Jul 2017

People with family history of bipolar disorder may 'age' more quickly than others

New King's College London research suggests that people with a family history of bipolar disorder may 'age' more rapidly than those without a history of the disease.

26 Jul 2017

Multimodal cognitive training enhances learning for specific skills, study shows

Just as athletes cross-train to improve physical skills, those wanting to enhance cognitive skills can benefit from multiple ways of exercising the brain, according to a comprehensive new study from University of Illinois researchers.

25 Jul 2017

Study: Children start to learn some aspects of reading, writing at very early age

Even the proudest of parents may struggle to find some semblance of meaning behind the seemingly random mish-mash of letters that often emerge from a toddler's first scribbled and scrawled attempts at putting words on paper.

25 Jul 2017

Buying time increases happiness, study reveals

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on 24th July 2017, suggests that spending money in buying time – like paying to hand over household works such as cleaning or cooking - is associated with increased life satisfaction.

25 Jul 2017

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Social isolation and loneliness is a greater threat to public health than obesity, study states

HIV prevention and treatment being overlooked in older populations

Mental health nurses subjected to humiliating personal remarks report higher levels of anger

Mindfulness program can help athletes, coaches develop mental edge and improve performance

Researchers explore why physicians underprescribe drug approved to treat opioid addiction

Rush Midlife Center addresses health needs of women going through perimenopause

Yoga appears to lessen symptoms of depression

Problem and pathological gambling addictions linked to childhood traumas

Parents of children with autism experience greater impact from cognitive behavior therapy for kids

New drug may limit disease progression, provide better symptom relief to Parkinson's patients

Women living in gender-equal countries show better cognitive performance later in life

Researchers use imaging techniques to collect massive data on individual brains

Third-person self-talk helps control emotion, says study

Researchers provide insight into different types of 'true' smiles

Self-efficacy has positive effect on physical activity of osteoarthritis patients

Kansas State University receives $10.6 million COBRE grant to establish C-NAP research center

People with family history of bipolar disorder may 'age' more quickly than others

Multimodal cognitive training enhances learning for specific skills, study shows

Study: Children start to learn some aspects of reading, writing at very early age

Buying time increases happiness, study reveals

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