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Police and firefighters at higher risk for mental disorders following traumatic events

Police, firefighters and other protective services workers who are repeatedly exposed to traumatic events and are new to their profession are at greater risk of developing a psychiatric disorder, according to a new study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Memory strategy may help depressed people remember the good times

New research highlights a memory strategy that may help people who suffer from depression in recalling positive day-to-day experiences. The study is published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why some soldiers develop PTSD while others don't

Pre-war vulnerability is just as important as combat-related trauma in predicting whether veterans' symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be long-lasting, according to new research published in Clinical Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Preference to save the best for last fades with age, study finds

Will you save the best chocolate in the box until last? Do you want the good news first or the bad? Your preferences may depend on your age, reports a Cornell study published in Psychology and Aging.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene associated with high anxiety can have protective effect on the battlefield

(Medical Xpress)—The onset of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is unpredictable. Because it depends on the unforeseeable occurrence of traumatic events, it is difficult to identify preventative or ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lovers' hearts beat in sync, study says

(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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Green tea and red wine extracts interrupt Alzheimer's disease pathway in cells

Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer's disease pathway, according to new research from the University of Leeds.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Response and recovery in the brain may predict well-being

(Medical Xpress)—It has long been known that the part of the brain called the amygdala is responsible for recognition of a threat and knowing whether to fight or flee from the danger.

Neuroscience created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Finding the way to memory: Guidance proteins regulate brain plasticity

Our ability to learn and form new memories is fully dependent on the brain's ability to be plastic – that is to change and adapt according to new experiences and environments. A new study from the Montreal Neurological ...

Neuroscience created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Disasters can prompt older children to be more giving, younger children to be more selfish

(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, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

To feel happier, talk about experiences, not things

(Medical Xpress)—To get the biggest psychological bang for the buck, talk about your experiences, whether a hike in the woods or a trip to Rome, rather than your things, according to a new Cornell study.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Memories and experiences make a piece of jewellery important for a woman, researcher finds

Women own and wear jewellery for the sake of others. Through their use of jewellery, women indicate belonging to a certain group, such as family or persons with a similar worldview or values. Jewellery is important for women, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Attitudes to speed among learner drivers predict unsafe driving once qualified

Attitudes to speed and risk-taking on the road develop at the learner driver stage and predict those who will go on to be potentially dangerous drivers once fully licensed, indicates research published online in Injury Pr ...

Health created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Learn to be more understanding by watching The Bachelor (this season, anyway)

A new USC study finds evidence suggesting that the brain works hard to understand those who have different bodies when watching them in action.

Neuroscience created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Web learning improves nurses' triage skills

(HealthDay)—Web-based learning is effective at standardizing training for triage skills of registered nurses (RNs), according to a review published in the January issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.

Other created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0