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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

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

Ideal body size identified

(Medical Xpress)—The ideal male and female bodies according to each of the sexes have been identified by researchers at Newcastle University using a special 3D design programme. The findings, published today in the journ ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (8) | 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

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

Being overweight not such a stigma for African American women

While all obese women are less satisfied with the weight-related quality of their lives than women of 'normal' weight, black women report a higher quality of life than white women of the same weight. In addition, black women ...

Overweight and Obesity created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

For young adults, appearance matters more than health, research suggests

When it comes to college-age individuals taking care of their bodies, appearance is more important than health, research conducted at the University of Missouri suggests. María Len-Ríos, an associate professor of ...

Health created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Active lifestyle boosts brain structure and slows Alzheimer's disease

An active lifestyle helps preserve gray matter in the brains of older adults and could reduce the burden of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...

Neuroscience created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The struggle for personal identity in cancer patient

We all know shorts and swimsuit season is right around the corner, but what if body image issues went past wiggling thighs and a bulging tummy to a deeper level? What if the body image issues were part of a life-and-death ...

Cancer created May 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Organic medical imaging system to detect disease and track medication

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at The University of Nottingham are developing microscopic organic medical imaging systems to support a new generation of breakthrough treatments for currently incurable diseases ...

Medical research created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Preteen food choices may help predict eating disorders later

(HealthDay) -- The food choices young girls make could help doctors predict if they are at risk for developing an eating disorder as teenagers, according to a new study that analyzed food diaries compiled ...

Health created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men and women respond differently to exercise advertisements

(Medical Xpress) -- A new University of Michigan study finds that overweight men and women responded differently to advertisements about the benefits from exercise.

Health created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Male Ontario students show declines in fighting; females show elevated bullying and mental distress

An ongoing survey of Ontario students in grades 7 to 12 conducted for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that while the majority of students have healthy relationships and report overall good mental ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Eating your fruits and veggies

(Medical Xpress)—Teenagers in gen­eral are rel­a­tively unhealthy eaters. But minority teens in par­tic­ular have higher rates of obe­sity and eat far fewer fruits and vegetables.

Health created Aug 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Higher pulse wave velocity seen in well-controlled diabetes

(HealthDay)—Pulse wave velocity is higher among patients with well-controlled type 2 diabetes when compared to controls, and is associated with white matter lesions, according to a study published online ...

Diabetes created Nov 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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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