News tagged with negative associations


Paedophiles identified accurately with implicit association tasks

A combination of two tasks for implied sexual associations has distinguished – with more than 90 per cent certainty – a group of paedophilic men from a group of men with a sexual preference for adult ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Caffeine improves recognition of positive words

Caffeine perks up most coffee-lovers, but a new study shows a small dose of caffeine also increases their speed and accuracy for recognizing words with positive connotation. The research published November 7 in the open access ...

Neuroscience created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Contraband tobacco use hinders smoking cessation

People who smoke low-cost contraband cigarettes in Canada are less likely to stop smoking in the short term compared with people who smoke more expensive premium or discount cigarettes, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canad ...

Health created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Violent video games may intensify anti-Arab stereotypes

(Medical Xpress)—Playing violent video games about terrorism strengthens negative stereotypes about Arabs, even when Arabs are not portrayed in the games.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds faults in proposed mental disorder diagnosis

A much anticipated addition to the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition (DSM-5) is questionable according to research findings. The newly revised DSM-5, the first alterations since it ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds intrauterine exposure to drugs does not affect academic achievement test scores

Researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health along with Boston Medical Center have found children's academic achievement test scores not affected by intrauterine exposure to cocaine, tobacco ...

Health created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tweens just say 'maybe' to cigarettes and alcohol

When it comes to prevention of substance use in our tween population, turning our kids on to thought control may just be the answer to getting them to say no.

Addiction created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests children's food choices are affected by direct advertising and parental influence

Directly advertising food items to children worries many parents and health care providers, and the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association have expressed concern about the negative impact ...

Health created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart patients with a distressed personality reported worse health

People with a distressed (Type D) personality reported worse health than other patients after having devices implanted to ensure proper heart rhythm, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Ou ...

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

Psychosocial distress associated with increased stroke risk

People over age 65 with high psychosocial distress face increased risk of stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Upbeat view on old age may help seniors bounce back from disability

(HealthDay)—Seniors who tend to think of other older people as spry instead of decrepit are far more likely to bounce back after a serious disability than people with a more negative outlook, according ...

Health created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Physicians' roles on the front line of climate change

Physicians can and should help mitigate the negative health effects of climate change because they will be at the forefront of responding to the effects of global warming, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Associati ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overcrowding in prisons negatively affects health

an issue in most prisons in Canada and other parts of the world—negatively impacts the mental and physical health of prisoners, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Health created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Words from a formerly fat physician

For obese patients, losing weight may require a different solution than calorie reduction and exercise, writes a formerly obese physician in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Health created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rates of breast reconstruction after mastectomy in Canada

Few patients in Canada undergo breast reconstruction after mastectomy, despite its safety as a procedure and the positive psychological benefits, states a review article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Cancer created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0