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A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children – one that does not appear to exist in children in Asia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-boys-asia.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 22 May 2013 16:56:01 EST news288460551 Many parents are putting their precious cargo at risk while driving, according to survey results that will be presented May 5 and 6 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-parents-multi-task-kids.html Pediatrics Mon, 06 May 2013 04:44:30 EST news287034263 (Medical Xpress)—Research led by a psychologist at the University of Liverpool has found that using memories of recent meals reduces the amount of food eaten later on.  It also found that being distracted when eating leads to increased consumption. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-food-memories-weight-loss.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:30:31 EST news282814223 Dieters may want to forget episodes of falling off the wagon, but researchers say an attentive memory for what is eaten could help people eat less at their next meals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-food-memories-aid-weight-loss.html Health Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:20:01 EST news281972779 It's now unlawful to shave or use a mobile phone while driving, but reading billboards is still OK. Or is it? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-billboards-distraction.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:40:10 EST news280056600 Eating while distracted generally makes people eat more without being aware of it, but reducing bite sizes may be able to counter this effect, according to new research published January 23 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Dieuwerke Bolhuis and colleagues from Wageningen University, Netherlands. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-effect-smaller-outweighs-tendency-distracted.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:32:45 EST news278184758 The ability to focus and switch tasks readily amid distractions was compromised for up to two months following brain concussions suffered by high school athletes, according to a study at the University of Oregon. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cognitive-deficits-concussions-months.html Health Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:33:02 EST news276784367 (Medical Xpress)—It happens to most of us at some point - our eyes are on the road, our mind starts to wander, and several kilometres down the road we're either snapping out of it ... or involved in a road accident.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-brain-distracted-drivers-road-accidents.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:57:24 EST news275209036 People whose minds wander whilst driving, especially when intense, are significantly more likely to be responsible for a crash and are threatening safety on the roads, warns a study in the Christmas issue published in the BMJ today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-intense-mind-account-substantial-proportion.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:30:05 EST news274642739 The holiday season can be particularly over-stimulating for young children, what with more pressure-packed traveling, shopping and even church-going.  Boston University child psychologist Dr. Jonathan Comer offers parents these helpful tips on handling those unwanted tantrums and meltdowns by their kids—or by someone else's. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-child-psychologist-holiday-unruly-kids.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:18:24 EST news274436266 (HealthDay)—Typical operating room distractions and interruptions (ORDIs) potentially increase the likelihood of surgical errors among surgical trainees, according to a study published in the November issue of the Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-evidence-premise-distractions-surgical-errors.html Surgery Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:50:01 EST news274030386 Children and young people in Europe are exposed to all kinds of fast food, crisps and fizzy drinks – so how can they learn to resist the temptation to indulge? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-european-children-resist-unhealthy-temptations.html Health Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:39:32 EST news273494360 (Medical Xpress)—A study has found that young, less-experienced surgeons made major surgical mistakes almost half the time during a "simulated" gall bladder removal when they were distracted by noises, questions, conversation or other commotion in the operating room. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-young-surgeons-special-room-distractions.html Surgery Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:04:11 EST news273420236 (Medical Xpress)—The findings are part of a study on the effects of distractors on children with ADHD. A team of researchers, led by FIU Center for Children and Families Director William E. Pelham Jr., set out to examine how distractions – such as music and television – affect children with ADHD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-children-adhd-music-similar-positive.html Attention deficit disorders Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:10:57 EST news271325448 Executive functions are psychological skills we use to achieve goals – for example planning actions in advance, solving problems and ignoring distractions.  People with less efficient 'executive functions' are less able to adhere to healthy diet intentions. Scientists behind the research are using the information to develop interventions to help people eat as they intend. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-skill-key-healthy-diet.html Health Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:43:53 EST news266481815 (Medical Xpress)—Binge drinking is seen as normal by young people living in the North East, a new study has shown http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-attitude-alcohol.html Addiction Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:28:51 EST news265458526 USC researchers show that men and women focus on different things when paying attention and are drawn away by different types of distractions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-hey-im-men-women-differently.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:00:29 EST news262965621 (Medical Xpress) -- Penalty shoot-outs are possibly the most stressful situations that footballers have to contend with. They need to be able to focus on the task and block out noise and other distractions coming from the stands. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-mental-toughness-footballers-cope-high.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:05:02 EST news259574692 (Medical Xpress) -- Need to do some serious multitasking? Some training in meditation beforehand could make the work smoother and less stressful, new research from the University of Washington shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-mindful-multitasking-meditation-calm-stress.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:50:01 EST news258877408 A new UC Davis study shows how the brain reconfigures its connections to minimize distractions and take best advantage of our knowledge of situations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-brain-routes-traffic-maximum.html Neuroscience Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:50:02 EST news245599085 In a new study to appear in Neuron, scientists at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) have uncovered mechanisms that help our brain to focus by efficiently routing only relevant information to perceptual brain regions. The results provide valuable insights on how our brains achieve such focus and on how this focus can be disrupted, suggesting new ways of presenting information that augment the brain's natural focal capabilities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-brains-focused.html Neuroscience Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:23:04 EST news242482968 Although parents may have a hard time believing it, even infants can be trained to improve their concentration skills. What's more, training babies in this way leads to improvements on other, unrelated tasks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-infants-added-benefits.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:48:50 EST news234100059