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Women with a fear of childbirth endure a longer labor: research

Women who have a fear of childbirth spend longer in labour than women who have no such fear, suggests new research published today (27 June) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The neurological basis for fear and memory

Fear conditioning using sound and taste aversion, as applied to mice, have revealed interesting information on the basis of memory allocation.

Neuroscience created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With altered brain chemistry, fear is more easily overcome

Researchers at Duke University and the National Institutes of Health have found a way to calm the fears of anxious mice with a drug that alters their brain chemistry. They've also found that human genetic differences related ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Restricted food intake a predictor of increased suicide attempts in Body Dysmorphic Disorder patients

Rhode Island Hospital and Auburn University researchers found a link between restrictive food intake, or excessive dieting, and an increase in suicide attempts in people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). The study focused ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PTSD psychotherapy is enhanced with D-cycloserine

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is among the most common, distressing, and disabling medical consequences of combat or other extremely stressful life events. The first-line treatment for PTSD is exposure therapy, a type ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

People with spider phobia handle tarantulas, have lasting changes in brain after short therapy

A single brief therapy session for adults with a lifelong debilitating spider phobia resulted in lasting changes to the brain's response to fear.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Less sleep may be answer to beating bedtime blues

(Medical Xpress) -- Restricting the amount of time a child spends in bed could lower levels of sleep-related stress and anxiety, a Flinders University researcher believes.

Health created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Three fears may discourage colorectal cancer screening

New research about why people forego colorectal cancer (CRC) screening suggests that three fears play a significant role; fear of embarrassment, fear of getting AIDS and fear of pain may make some seniors skip the potentially ...

Cancer created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Group finds facial expressions not as universal as thought

(Medical Xpress) -- For most of history, people have assumed that facial expressions are generally universal; a smile by someone of any cultural group generally is an expression of happiness or pleasure, for ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Death anxiety increases atheists' unconscious belief in God

New research suggests that when non-religious people think about their own death they become more consciously skeptical about religion, but unconsciously grow more receptive to religious belief.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Talking about weight tied to poor self-Image, depression: study

(HealthDay) -- People who often make comments about their weight are more likely to have a poor body image and to suffer depression, according to a new study.

Health created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social disapproval not fear helps smokers quit

Researchers from Canterbury Christ Church University have found that smokers are more likely to stop because of anti-social attitudes towards them than from fear of ill-health.

Health created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers induce PTSD symptoms in mice

(Medical Xpress) -- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition in which people find themselves experiencing intense fear following a traumatic experience due to unrelated circumstances. It’s ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Phobia's effect on perception of feared object allows fear to persist

The more afraid a person is of a spider, the bigger that individual perceives the spider to be, new research suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists report link between traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder

(Medical Xpress) -- UCLA life scientists and their colleagues have provided the first evidence of a causal link between traumatic brain injury and an increased susceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast