News tagged with negative behavior
Antidepressant reduces stress-induced heart condition
A drug commonly used to treat depression and anxiety may improve a stress-related heart condition in people with stable coronary heart disease, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.
Cardiology
May 21, 2013 |
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Substance use, aggression linked in new study focused on Latino youth
(Medical Xpress)—Are high school age students who show aggression toward their peers more likely to consume alcohol, tobacco and marijuana? A new study of Latino adolescents in Kansas City, Mo., confirms this idea. But ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 14, 2013 |
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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
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Varenicline reduces depressive mood, craving and reward value of cigarettes when smokers attempt to quit, study reports
Smokers have a higher probability of quitting smoking and a better overall cessation experience when taking varenicline compared to bupropion and to placebo – unmedicated assisted smoking cessation –according to a study ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Antidepressants for pregnant moms don't affect infants' growth, research says
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants taken by a woman during pregnancy do not impact her infant's growth over the first year, reports a new study from a Northwestern Medicine scientist.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Study identifies ways to increase HIV testing, reduce HIV infection
Study results presented today at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) show that a series of community efforts ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 04, 2013 |
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Microglia controls neuron production as brain develops
(Medical Xpress)—In a surprise breakthrough, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute and their colleagues have found that microglia remove healthy neural progenitor cells (NPCs) through phagocytosis to control neuron ...
Neuroscience
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Persistent negative attitude can undo effectiveness of exposure therapy for phobias
Because confronting fear won't always make it go away, researchers suggest that people with phobias must alter memory-driven negative attitudes about feared objects or events to achieve a more lasting recovery from what scares ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Time spent watching television is not associated with death among breast cancer survivors
Spending a lot of time watching television after breast cancer diagnosis is not linked to death in these breast cancer survivors. It appears that after accounting for self-reported physical activity levels after diagnosis, ...
Cancer
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Study explores whether sleeping pills reduce insomniac's suicidal thoughts
Researchers want to know whether a sleeping pill reduces suicidal thoughts in depressed patients with insomnia.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 22, 2013 |
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Poll of psychologists cites emotions as top obstacle to successful weight loss
When it comes to losing weight, a popular New Year's resolution for many, people often focus on eating less and exercising more. But results of a new survey of psychologists suggest dieters should pay attention to the role ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 09, 2013 |
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Less wait for travel could reduce drinking and driving in people with 'urgency' personality trait
Saving bar patrons' time on their commute home could save lives. A pair of studies by University of Missouri psychologists found that people who reported drinking and driving also exhibited "urgency," or a lack of emotional ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Early intervention prevents behavioral problems
To prevent negative behavior among children, the work must start early.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Impulsivity in first grade predicts problem gambling in late teen years for urban boys
Results of a new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health indicate that a developmental pattern of impulsiveness in young males is linked with gambling problems in late adolescence. Respondents ...
Addiction
Nov 20, 2012 |
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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
Nov 07, 2012 |
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