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A physician's choice of words when talking with family members about whether or not to try cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if a critically ill patient's heart stops may influence the decision, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh researchers in the June edition of Critical Care Medicine and now available online. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-doctor-choice-words-family-decision.html Other Thu, 09 May 2013 16:06:56 EST news287334409 Different brain areas are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new study from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Ghent University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-brain-emotional-self-control.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 09 May 2013 09:19:20 EST news287309860 Infants who sweat less in response to scary situations at age 1 show more physical and verbal aggression at age 3, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-infants-response-aggressive-behavior-toddlers.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:49:12 EST news285940143 (HealthDay)—It's hard to quibble with the speed and convenience of connecting through texts and instant messages, but scientists say that today's ubiquitous online social communication may not confer the same feel-good effects as plain old talking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-texting-doesnt-feel-good-effects.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:20:01 EST news278867241 (Medical Xpress)—Following the birth of a child, new mothers may have an altered perception of stresses around them, showing less interest in threats unrelated to the baby. This change to the neuroendocrine circuitry could help the mothers adapt to the additional stress often accompanying newborns, say researchers from Indiana University's Kinsey Institute and the University of Zurich. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-postpartum-women-stressed-threats-unrelated.html Neuroscience Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:44:19 EST news274419845 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers led by a team from the University of Glasgow and Oslo University Hospital, Norway have discovered that while changes in the emotions of adolescent females are directly related to age those from young males are influenced by the changing patterns of reproductive hormones that occur as individuals become more sexually mature. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-emotionality-adolescent-males-driven-hormonal.html Medical research Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:12:42 EST news260604743 New research shows that sleep loss markedly exaggerates the degree to which we anticipate impending emotional events, particularly among highly anxious people, who are especially vulnerable. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-deprivation-higher-anxiety-fmri-scans.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sun, 10 Jun 2012 05:31:45 EST news258525038 Experiencing strong emotions synchronises brain activity across individuals, research team at Aalto University and Turku PET Centre in Finland has revealed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-strong-emotions-peoples-brains.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 24 May 2012 10:59:29 EST news257075959 Sleep plays a powerful role in preserving our memories. But while recent research shows that wakefulness may cloud memories of negative or traumatic events, a new study has found that wakefulness also degrades positive memories. Sleep, it seems, protects positive memories just as it does negative ones, and that has important implications for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-accentuating-positive-memories.html Neuroscience Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:20:46 EST news252577222 A recent study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to suggest that a person's emotional response after witnessing an unsettling picture or traumatic event is greatly reduced if the person stays awake afterward, and that sleep strongly "protects" the negative emotional response. Further, if the unsettling picture is viewed again or a flashback memory occurs, it will be just as upsetting as the first time for those who have slept after viewing compared to those who have not. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-unpleasant-emotional-memories.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:37:36 EST news246044242 During financial hard times, some older adults may turn to alcohol or cigarettes as a way to cope, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-money-strains-older-adults-alcohol.html Health Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:38:18 EST news240039486 Moral responses change as people age says a new study from the University of Chicago. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-moral-responses-people-age.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:27:36 EST news226297633 (Medical Xpress) -- People's moral responses to similar situations change as they age, according to a new study at the University of Chicago that combined brain scanning, eye-tracking and behavioral measures to understand how the brain responds to morally laden scenarios. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-brain-circuitry-role-moral-sensitivity.html Neuroscience Fri, 27 May 2011 16:30:01 EST news225732393