News tagged with graduate student
Male fertility genes discovered
A new study has revealed previously undiscovered genetic variants that influence fertility in men. The findings, published by Cell Press on May 24th in the American Journal of Human Genetics, shed much-needed light on hum ...
Genetics
May 24, 2012 |
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A place to play: Researcher designs schoolyard for children with autism
A Kansas State University graduate student is creating a schoolyard that can become a therapeutic landscape for children with autism.
Autism spectrum disorders
May 07, 2012 |
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Distinct brain cells recognize novel sights
No matter what novel objects we come to behold, our brains effortlessly take us from an initial "What's that?" to "Oh, that old thing" after a few casual encounters. In research that helps shed light on the ...
Neuroscience
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Effects of a concussion may last longer than symptoms, study shows
A study recently published by the University of Kentucky's Scott Livingston shows that physiological problems stemming from a concussion may continue to present in the patient even after standard symptoms ...
Neuroscience
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Comparing yourself to others can have health impacts
(Medical Xpress) -- Comparing yourself to others with the same health problem can influence your physical and emotional health, according to researchers who conducted a qualitative synthesis of over 30 studies focusing on ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Study finds leukemia cells are 'bad to the bone'
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered new links between leukemia cells and cells involved in bone formation, offering a fresh perspective on how the blood cancer progresses and raising the possibility ...
Medical research
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Experiences are better when we know they're about to end
(Medical Xpress) -- People often view the "last" moments of an event positively simply because they signal the end of an experience, say University of Michigan researchers.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 25, 2012 |
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How we create false memories: Assessing memory performance in older adults
A new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, published online October 26 addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Taiwan to curb 'big-stomach' eating contests
Taiwan moved Thursday to curb eating contests, a fad that has caused at least one death, and suggested the national health insurance stop paying for participants seeking medical treatment afterwards.
Health
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Feeling entitled makes dull tasks drag on
(Medical Xpress) -- People who feel entitled may think performing dull tasks is a waste of their precious time, resulting in a perception that time passes slowly, according to a new University of Michigan ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Seeing isn't believing
Pay attention! It's a universal warning, which implies that keeping close watch helps us perceive the world more accurately. But a new study by Yale University cognitive psychologists Brandon Liverence and Brian Scholl finds ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Sex hormones impact career choices
(Medical Xpress) -- Teacher, pilot, nurse or engineer? Sex hormones strongly influence people's interests, which affect the kinds of occupations they choose, according to psychologists.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Study suggests people with neurotic personality traits do not enjoy growing older as much as peers, may need extra help
While most adult Americans report feeling more cheerful, content and other positive emotions as they reach their middle and later years, a subset who have more neurotic personality traits do not share in that trend toward ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Learning to count not as easy as 1, 2, 3: Working with larger numbers matters
Preschool children seem to grasp the true concept of counting only if they are taught to understand the number value of groups of objects greater than three, research at the University of Chicago shows.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Will psych majors make the big bucks?
A new crop of college graduates have just landed on the job market. Right now they're probably just hoping to get any job, if at all. However, for psychology majors, the salary outlook in both the short and long term is particularly ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 08, 2011 |
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