Sleep deprivation may lead to higher anxiety levels, fMRI scans show
New research shows that sleep loss markedly exaggerates the degree to which we anticipate impending emotional events, particularly among highly anxious people, who are especially vulnerable.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2012 |
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More can mean less when it comes to being happier -- especially if you are neurotic
New research from the University of Warwick suggests getting more money may not make you happier, especially if you are neurotic.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 09, 2012 |
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Depression linked to reduced temporofrontolimbic coupling
(HealthDay) -- Patients with remitted major depressive disorder (MDD) have reduced guilt-selective temporofrontolimbic coupling between the right superior anterior temporal lobe (ATL) and subgenual cingulate ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 06, 2012 |
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Despite less play, children's use of imagination increases over two decades
Children today may be busier than ever, but Case Western Reserve University psychologists have found that their imagination hasn't suffered – in fact, it appears to have increased.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 30, 2012 |
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Resilient people more satisfied with life
A study conducted by researchers at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona reveals that individuals with a larger capacity to overcome adversities, those more resilient, are also the ones most satisfied with life. The research ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 23, 2012 |
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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
May 08, 2012 |
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Mobile technology helps explore nicotine addiction
(Medical Xpress) -- Some people quit smoking on the first try while others have to quit repeatedly. Using such mobile technology as hand-held computers and smartphones, a team of researchers from Penn State and the University ...
Addiction
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Accentuating the positive memories for sleep
Sleep plays a powerful role in preserving our memories. But while recent research shows that wakefulness may cloud memories of negative or traumatic events, a new study has found that wakefulness also degrades positive memories. ...
Neuroscience
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Study looks at effect of emotions on pain and itch intensity
(HealthDay) -- Emotions influence the experience of somatosensory sensations of both pain and itch, with negative emotions eliciting higher levels of itch and pain compared to positive emotions, according ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Survivors of violence benefit from mentoring
Can mentoring relationships help female students who survive childhood abuse or domestic violence? Absolutely, according to new research from Concordia University, published in the Journal of College Student Development.
Health
Feb 01, 2012 |
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High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice
Levels of burnout in UK general practice are high, suggests a study of general practitioners (GPs) in one area of South East England, published in BMJ Open.
Health
Jan 30, 2012 |
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The influence of estrogen on female mood changes
Women are often troubled with cyclical mood changes. Studies have shown a relationship between emotional disorders associated with the menstrual cycle and changes in estrogen level. The authors reviewed related research in ...
Other
Jan 22, 2012 |
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Sleep preserves and enhances unpleasant emotional memories
A recent study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to suggest that a person's emotional response after witnessing an unsettling picture or traumatic event is greatly ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Life after cigarettes
Life without cigarettes is not all doom and gloom. In fact, successful quitters are more satisfied with their lives and feel healthier, both one year and three years afterwards, than those who continue to smoke. That's according ...
Health
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Study uncovers clues to young children's aggressive behavior
Children who are persistently aggressive, defiant, and explosive by the time they're in kindergarten very often have tumultuous relationships with their parents from early on. A new longitudinal study suggests that a cycle ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 26, 2011 |
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