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Study: Family and loved ones may be conspiring to sabotage your weight loss journey

Family and loved ones may be conspiring to sabotage your weight loss journey, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

6 Jun 2023

New book of tactile illustrations for visually impaired children

Children with visual impairment do not perceive the world in the same way as sighted people. As a result, they need specific educational tools, including children's books, that enhance their skills and senses.

6 Jun 2023

New meta-analysis explores the link between adult alexithymia and all forms of child maltreatment

Have you ever wanted to convey a feeling but just couldn't find the right words? Millions of people struggle with a personality trait known as alexithymia, which means "no words for feelings."

5 Jun 2023

Research shows link between caregiver speech and infant brain development

A team led by a University of Texas at Dallas neurodevelopment researcher has uncovered some of the most conclusive evidence yet that parents who talk more to their infants improve their babies' brain development.

5 Jun 2023

Study reveals lasting declines in couples’ social network interactions during COVID

Following the lockdowns and restrictions on public gatherings in the early days of COVID-19, the social networks of white, Black and Latino couples all shrank, UCLA psychologists report.

2 Jun 2023

Men with higher levels of marital satisfaction have lower burnout risk

Workplace burnout is widespread and has a detrimental effect on employee performance, wellbeing, and the overall productivity of the organization.

2 Jun 2023

"Deep sequencing" of the genome informs diagnoses and treatment of vascular anomalies

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) recently discovered that extremely thorough "deep sequencing" of the genome in tissue samples and cell-free DNA of patients with potentially life-threatening vascular anomalies captured several genetic variants related to disease that were not captured with conventional genetic sequencing methods.

1 Jun 2023

Exploring the link between high levels of loneliness and problem drinking among Hispanic individuals

In 2018 the government of the United Kingdom created the captivatingly singular position of "Minister of Loneliness," validating that loneliness is a "real and diagnosable scourge."

31 May 2023

Research finds more depressed patients with activated immune systems than previously estimated

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has used an assessment of gene expression involved in the immune response to show that there could be more patients with MDD with activated immune systems than research has previously estimated.

30 May 2023

Study proposes a new index to understand the link between gender and mental health in adolescence

Half of mental health disorders first manifest themselves before the age of 14. Seventy per cent appear before the age of 18, according to data from the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

30 May 2023

Living near or visiting the coast associated with better health

Seaside residents and holidaymakers have felt it for centuries, but scientists have only recently started to investigate possible health benefits of the coast.

25 May 2023

Digital version of a positive psychology intervention tested among health care workers

Researchers tested a digital version of a positive psychology intervention called "Three Good Things" (3GT) among health care workers to assess whether gratitude practice improved well-being.

24 May 2023

Focusing on satiety and satiation may be better for weight loss success

Researchers hypothesized that focusing on satiety (feeling free of hunger) and satiation (feeling satisfied with a meal) through the consumption of fruits and vegetables may be better targets for weight loss success.

24 May 2023

New intervention program can help reduce opioid use for chronic pain

Researchers at the University of Warwick and The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough have led a clinical trial, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), on a new treatment which can help people stop needing to use opioid painkillers to manage chronic pain.

23 May 2023

Neuroscientific evidence should be considered by the law during rape trials, UCL experts say

The law should take into consideration neuroscientific evidence that suggests fear and threat can cause victims to become 'frozen' in cases of rape or sexual assault, argue UCL experts.

23 May 2023

Study highlights the importance of family-based interventions for children exposed to institutional care

New research, published online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry, provides the most robust and comprehensive evidence to date that children exposed to early psychosocial deprivation benefit substantially from family-based care.

22 May 2023

Young people are having less sex than their parents did at their age. Researchers explore why.

Young adults aren't behaving the way their parents did: They're not drinking as much, they're facing more mental health challenges, and they're living with their parents longer. On top of that, computer games and social media have become a sort of stand-in for physical relationships.

22 May 2023

Global study examines consequences of uncontrolled hunger in adolescents living with obesity

Teenagers living with obesity who say hunger is preventing them from losing weight (hunger-barrier ALwO) perceive their weight more negatively and worry about it more than youngsters who don't see hunger as an obstacle, new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Dublin, Ireland (17-20 May) shows.

22 May 2023

Short film captures the journey of Wild Sea Women

Short film captures journey of students and cold-water swimmers collaborating on research project - first time cold water exposure has been tested in saliva samples.

22 May 2023

Research projects aims to target underlying mechanisms to regain control over substance use

One of the main risk factors for death and disability worldwide is the use of intoxicants (alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs). We know a great deal about the individual and social factors that influence the use of drugs.

19 May 2023

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Study: Family and loved ones may be conspiring to sabotage your weight loss journey

New book of tactile illustrations for visually impaired children

New meta-analysis explores the link between adult alexithymia and all forms of child maltreatment

Research shows link between caregiver speech and infant brain development

Study reveals lasting declines in couples’ social network interactions during COVID

Men with higher levels of marital satisfaction have lower burnout risk

"Deep sequencing" of the genome informs diagnoses and treatment of vascular anomalies

Exploring the link between high levels of loneliness and problem drinking among Hispanic individuals

Research finds more depressed patients with activated immune systems than previously estimated

Study proposes a new index to understand the link between gender and mental health in adolescence

Living near or visiting the coast associated with better health

Digital version of a positive psychology intervention tested among health care workers

Focusing on satiety and satiation may be better for weight loss success

New intervention program can help reduce opioid use for chronic pain

Neuroscientific evidence should be considered by the law during rape trials, UCL experts say

Study highlights the importance of family-based interventions for children exposed to institutional care

Young people are having less sex than their parents did at their age. Researchers explore why.

Global study examines consequences of uncontrolled hunger in adolescents living with obesity

Short film captures the journey of Wild Sea Women

Research projects aims to target underlying mechanisms to regain control over substance use

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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