http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. People who gain weight are more likely to give in to temptations but also are more thoughtful about their actions, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-weight-gain-linked-personality-trait.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 06 May 2013 11:52:36 EST news287059938 Executive function (EF), frequently associated with the frontal lobes, guides complex behavior such as planning, decision-making, and response control. EF impairment due to alcohol dependence (AD) has been linked to alcohol's toxic effects on the frontal lobes. A study of EF in a group of adult offspring of AD individuals has found that increased impulsiveness and decreased EF may comprise an inherited trait that signifies greater risk for developing AD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-impaired-function-exacerbate-impulsiveness-alcohol.html Addiction Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:00:13 EST news274696088 Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are driven by materialism and impulsiveness and can be compared to consumption pathologies like compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according to a Baylor University study in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cell-addiction-similar-compulsive-credit.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:28:56 EST news273331720