http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Economic & Social Research Council (Medical Xpress)—New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-family-conflict-affects-children.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 08 May 2013 08:29:04 EST news287220470 People with depression often feel their life is out of control. It can evoke feelings that their life is pointless or by merely existing bad things can happen. Research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) suggests that these feeling may be caused by subtle changes in the way depressed people perceive time and process their surroundings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-depression-life.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:39:45 EST news285493178 Researchers in the UK have taken an important step towards understanding how the human brain 'decodes' letters on a page to read a word. The work will help psychologists unravel the subtle thinking mechanisms involved in reading, and could provide solutions for helping people who find it difficult to read, for example in conditions such as dyslexia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-stlil-raed-words-wehn-teh.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:10:01 EST news282498788 Recent research into how we learn is set to help people in their efforts to read a second or foreign language (SFL) more effectively. This will be good news for those struggling to develop linguistic skills in preparation for a move abroad, or to help in understanding foreign language forms, reports, contracts and instructions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-foreign-languages.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:30:00 EST news281806143 The internet offers users a cost-effective way of accessing information and advice on any health problem, 24-hours a day. A group of social scientists has taken advantage of this by developing software which enables other researchers to easily create interactive internet-based intervention programmes to support behavioural change. The software, known as LifeGuide, is being used in intervention programmes, for example to quit smoking or manage weight loss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-unique-software-behavioural-intervention-programmes.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:33:51 EST news277979625 With reports of abuse in care settings rising, it has never been more vital that staff are trained to provide the highest standards of care to vulnerable people. In Cornwall there were instances where vulnerable adults had suffered abuse and neglect. For this reason Cornwall Council enlisted the help of ESRC-funded researchers from Plymouth University to improve training for their social care workforce. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-social-cornwall.html Health Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:50:53 EST news277383043 The health benefits of 'water clubs' in care homes for the elderly, where residents gather together regularly to drink water , owe as least as much to the social nature of the activity as to the value of drinking water itself, an investigation by psychologists has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-group-interaction-elderly-key-significant.html Health Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:51:33 EST news274099871 The use of technology in the classroom is nothing new, but Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham is breaking new ground by using technology to help pupils with autism communicate more effectively. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-echoes-technology-classroom-autistic-children.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:20:03 EST news273398936 'Social medicines' are beneficial to the health and wellbeing of individuals and the population. By combining social and biological information from UK Longitudinal studies (life-course studies) researchers have identified that the more 'social medicines' you have, the better your physical and mental health. These include a stable family life, stress free childhood, alcohol free culture for young people, secure and rewarding employment, positive relationships with friends and neighbours, and a socially active old age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-explore-benefits-social-medicines.html Health Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:10:01 EST news271411064 Introducing abstinence education into UK schools could be a less effective substitute for comprehensive Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) aimed at children and young adults, say a research team led by Sheffield Hallam University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-debate-sexual-abstinence-schools.html Health Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:25:19 EST news270811490 Children's parties or activity days, where prospective adopters meet children awaiting adoption, could be part of the solution to the current adoption crisis, according to research that will be showcased during the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-days-children-families.html Health Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:10:01 EST news270438758 A unique approach to early literacy work with families where children develop their language skills and their ability to read and write from an early age has had a huge success. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-family-literacy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:27:11 EST news266146021 Insomnia sufferers in England could have greater access to successful treatment, thanks to a training programme developed as part of trials of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-nhs-therapists-insomniacs.html Health Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:29:02 EST news264407321 Far from processing every word we read or hear, our brains often do not even notice key words that can change the whole meaning of a sentence, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-message.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:56:34 EST news261651381 Obesity is not to blame for poor educational performance, according to early findings from research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). In a study that combines statistical methods with genetic information, researchers dispel the false idea that being overweight has damaging educational consequences. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-obese-kids-bright-thinner-peers.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:10:21 EST news261371412