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Young men who feel body shame less hopeful about relationships, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—It's no longer just Barbie dolls that evoke a sense of unattainable beauty. Now, it seems G.I. Joe's biceps and six-pack abs are doing the same. Increasingly, objectification and heightened masculinity ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nobody likes a 'fat-talker,' study shows

(Medical Xpress)—Women who engage in "fat talk"—the self-disparaging remarks girls and women make in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies—are less liked by their peers, a new study from the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds link between sexual harassment and 'purging'—in men

Men who experience high levels of sexual harassment are much more likely than women to induce vomiting and take laxatives and diuretics in an attempt to control their weight, according to a surprising finding ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 09, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bothered by negative, unwanted thoughts? Just throw them away

(Medical Xpress)—If you want to get rid of unwanted, negative thoughts, try just ripping them up and tossing them in the trash.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New MRI method fingerprints tissues and diseases

A new method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could routinely spot specific cancers, multiple sclerosis, heart disease and other maladies early, when they're most treatable, researchers at Case Western Reserve University ...

Medical research created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nudity tunes up the brain

Researchers at the University of Tampere and the Aalto University, Finland, have shown that the perception of nude bodies is boosted at an early stage of visual processing.

Neuroscience created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Tracing biological pathways

A new chemical process developed by a team of Harvard researchers greatly increases the utility of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in creating real-time 3-D images of chemical process occurring inside the human body.

Cancer created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Microwave imaging can see how well treatment is progressing

Microwave imaging can be used to monitor how well treatment for breast cancer is working, finds new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research. Microwave tomography was ab ...

Cancer created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men's body image positively impacted by psychological bond with superheroes

(Medical Xpress)—Batman's awesome power may come not only from his ability to defeat the likes of Mr. Freeze and the Joker, but from the fact that his mere presence makes his devoted fans feel strong and physically fit.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Research informs healthy body image for girls

(Medical Xpress)—If you want your daughter to feel better about her body, a Murdoch University researcher says to shift the focus from appearance to function.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Hepatic function testing can assist in treatment planning for liver cancer patients

Monitoring the hepatic function of unresectable liver cancer patients, measured by 99mTc-labeled iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) via single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) prior to and during radiation therapy, provides ...

Cancer created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poor body image linked with Facebook time

Teenage girls are spending a concerning amount of time on the Internet, potentially leading to low self-esteem and body dissatisfaction, research by Flinders University reveals.

Health created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How anorexia and 'bigorexia' in men relates to perceptions of masculinity

(Medical Xpress)—Self-perceived masculinity is higher in men with muscle dysmorphia, popularly called 'bigorexia', than other gym users, while men with anorexia nervosa relate more strongly to feminine ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New MRI technique used to identify early-stage coronary disease

With the results of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers say they are closer to finding an imaging technique that can identify thickening of the coronary artery ...

Cardiology created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Perfectionism and eating disorders: A complex issue

Two aspects of perfectionism are involved in body dissatisfaction and the development of eating disorders, according to a study of over a thousand women published this week in BioMed Central's open access journal, Journal of ...

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Body image

Body image is a term which may refer to a person's perception of their own physical appearance, or the internal sense of having a body which is interpreted by the brain. Essentially a person's body image is how they perceive their appearance to be to others, which in many cases may be dramatically different from their objective physical condition or how they are actually perceived by others.

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