http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Five year-olds who watch TV for three or more hours a day are increasingly likely to develop antisocial behaviours, such as fighting or stealing by the age of seven, indicates research published online in Archives of Disease in Childhood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-year-olds-tv-hours-day-antisocial.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:48:32 EST news283456081 Authors Emily Bazelon and R.J. Palacio on Monday joined Richard Weissbourd, director of the Human Development and Psychology Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), at Longfellow Hall to trade ideas about ending bullying at U.S. schools. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-schoolyard-scourge-bullying-impact-technology.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:00:01 EST news281780200 (Medical Xpress)—When modern-day crooner Trey Songz sings, "Cause girl, my heart beats for you," in his romantic ballad, "Flatline," his lyrics could be telling a tale that's as much physiological as it is emotional, according to a University of California, Davis, study that found lovers' hearts indeed beat for each other, or at least at the same rate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-lovers-hearts-sync.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:30:29 EST news279786615 According to a new study of more than 75,000 adults, women in that age group are more empathic than men of the same age and than younger or older people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-empathy-age-middle-aged-pain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:47:51 EST news278783264 (Medical Xpress)—A natural disaster can bring out the best in older children, prompting 9-year-olds to be more willing to share, while 6-year-olds become more selfish. Researchers at the University of Toronto, the University of Chicago, and Liaoning Normal University made this finding in a rare natural experiment in China around the time of a horrific earthquake. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-disasters-prompt-older-children-younger.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:47:22 EST news278758034 New research published in Psychological Science investigates the ways in which the physical state of our bodies may play a role in shaping what we think, feel, and perceive. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-covert-simulations-aesthetic-artworks.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:16:55 EST news274353366 A doctor-patient relationship built on trust and empathy doesn't just put patients at ease – it actually changes the brain's response to stress and increases pain tolerance, according to new findings from a Michigan State University research team. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-doc-empathy-patients-pain-tolerance.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:03:38 EST news273773004 A new report released today has shed light on how sport programs for Indigenous youth can help lead to more fulfilling lifestyles for participants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-sport-indigenous-youth.html Health Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:17:34 EST news273399439 Emotions are often implicit undertones to our communication interactions, and decoding them requires substantial social and cognitive abilities. Prior research has shown that chronic alcoholics often demonstrate impaired socio-cognitive and communicative abilities as well as emotion-related behaviors. Male alcoholics in particular suffer from dysfunctions in empathy. A study of the ability of chronic male alcoholics to recognize the emotional component of irony in relation to their empathic abilities has found a clear deficit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-alcoholic-men-deficit-empathy-distorted.html Addiction Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:00:07 EST news271604481 (Medical Xpress)—'Mimicry', the imitation of the facial expression of the other person, does not play a major role in the ability to recognise the emotion of another person. This is apparent from research conducted by Agneta Fischer, professor of Social Psychology at University of Amsterdam. Fischer's article is the first scientific publication to emerge from the Groot Nationaal Onderzoek.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-mimicry-recognition-emotions.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:12:36 EST news271325544 (HealthDay)—Nightmares are common in children and upsetting for both youngsters and parents, but there are some things you can do to manage and prevent them, an expert says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-terror-nightmares-parents.html Health Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:43:06 EST news269444580 Patients of doctors who are more empathic have better outcomes and fewer complications, concludes a large, empirical study by a team of Thomas Jefferson University and Italian researchers who evaluated relationships between physician empathy and clinical outcomes among 20,961 diabetic patients and 242 physicians in Italy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-physician-empathy-positive-clinical-outcomes.html Health Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:54:38 EST news266496734 A year-long study on children’s music-making indicates that playing music in groups on a regular basis greatly improves a child’s ability to empathise with others. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-music-kindness-empathy-children.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:48:03 EST news258796062 In a three-part research project involving 310 students at Baylor University, UMaine psychology lecturer Jordan LaBouff and colleagues found that people determined to be humble were more willing to donate time and resources to a hypothetical student in need. The results held true even when researchers controlled the study for potential influencers, such as empathy, agreeableness and other personality traits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-humble-people.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 24 May 2012 05:37:03 EST news257056604 Max Planck scientists discover brain cells in monkeys that may be linked to self-awareness and empathy in humans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-rare-neurons-monkey-brains.html Neuroscience Mon, 21 May 2012 12:44:47 EST news256823056 Resident physicians' participation in a brief training program designed to increase empathy with their patients produced significant improvement in how patients perceived their interactions with the residents. This contrasts with several studies showing that empathy with patients usually drops during medical school and residency training. The report from a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers will appear in the Journal of General Internal Medicine and has been released online. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-resident-physicians-empathy-patients.html Other Mon, 07 May 2012 11:37:55 EST news255609459 (HealthDay) -- Though only 15 when diagnosed with juvenile open-angle glaucoma, A.J. Esguerra said he's tried not to let the potentially devastating eye disease slow him down. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-glaucoma-young-age.html Ophthalmology Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:20:02 EST news254149721 Men like to know when their wife or girlfriend is happy while women really want the man in their life to know when they are upset, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-women-happier-relationships-men-pain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:49:38 EST news250170568 The human brain evolved to ensure our survival. One example of that survival instinct is our sense of competition – historically, it’s part of what drives us to wage wars over power and resources. But an equally powerful survival tactic is our ability to love and cooperate with others. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-mile-empathy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:18:24 EST news248599098 Two Saint Louis University pediatricians are leading a Missouri State Medical Association statewide effort to change the way doctors respond to parents' fears of vaccines, and to raise awareness about the importance of getting children vaccinated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-saint-louis-university-doctors-aim.html Health Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:30:41 EST news247397433 In a newly published study, researchers found the majority of medical residents surveyed experienced a decline in empathy over the course of the oft-used "long-call" shift. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-medical-residents-empathy-declines-long-call.html Health Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:50:01 EST news247220436 Whether it's investing in stocks, bungee jumping or public speaking, why do we often plan to take risks but then "chicken out" when the moment of truth arrives? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-illusion-courage-people-mispredict-behavior.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:07:51 EST news246020854 (Medical Xpress) -- The psychological experience of power makes people feel taller than they are, according to research by ILR School associate professor of organizational behavior Jack Goncalo and a Washington University colleague. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-powerful-people-overestimate-height.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:50:01 EST news245312947 Humble people are more likely to offer time to someone in need than arrogant people are, according to findings by Baylor University researchers published online in the Journal of Positive Psychology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-humble-people.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:30:01 EST news244725458 You're more likely to respond to a yawn with another yawn when it comes from family member or a friend than from a stranger, says a study published Dec. 7 in the online journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-those-who-stay-together-yawn.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:04 EST news242497956 (Medical Xpress) -- A nurse refuses to help an ailing alcoholic who is upset to find a hospital detox unit closed. A hospital clerk brushes off a deceased woman's grieving family as they try to pay her bills and claim her belongings. A charge nurse keeps the mother of a gunshot victim from seeing her son, saying the emergency room is "too busy." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-empathy-fatigue-workplace.html Health Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:00:02 EST news242465862 It is well-known that we humans enjoy sensual caresses, but the brain reacts just as strongly to seeing another person being caressed, reveals research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-caresses-enjoyable-vicariously.html Neuroscience Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:02:34 EST news238068144 A leading University of Chicago researcher on empathy is launching a project to understand psychopathy by studying criminals in prisons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-neural-basis-psychopathy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:50:04 EST news231417707 (Medical Xpress) -- Violent media -- films, TV, videogames -- can encourage aggression, and lots of research says so. But psychologists haven't spent as much time looking at the ways media with more socially positive content help suppress meanness and prod us toward cooperation, empathy, and helpfulness. When and why might a game or a movie mobilize our better angels and squelch our devils? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-media-side.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:28:21 EST news230452078 Your brain works hard to help understand your fellow person – no matter how different they may be. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-explore-source-empathy-brain.html Neuroscience Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:30:03 EST news229958613