Psychology & Psychiatry
What makes pop songs so catchy?
"Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy… But here's my number, so call me, maybe."
Jan 17, 2023
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Neuroscience
Adding sensory integration to autism assessments may yield more individualized treatment
People with autism are often portrayed in popular media as experiencing difficulty processing highly stimulating or overly loud environments. While this is certainly true for many, there can be a wide diversity in the ways ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Black Americans' COVID vaccine hesitancy stems more from today's inequities than historical ones
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccination rate in the Black community lagged well behind that of whites, a gap many in the media speculated was the result of fears based on historical health-related injustices like ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Less sex during menopause transition not linked to sexual pain
Having sex less often during the transition to menopause is not associated with an increased risk of developing pain with intercourse, according to a new study published recently by the Obstetrics and Gynecology journal.
Jul 7, 2022
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Health
Swiss eye tobacco advertising clampdown
The Swiss will vote Sunday on whether to tighten their notoriously lax tobacco laws by banning virtually all advertising of the health-hazardous products.
Feb 9, 2022
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Medical research
Harmonic surprise found to be key to pop chart success
A combined team of researchers from Georgetown University and Secret Chord Laboratories has found that for a pop song to find success on the charts, it needs to have some degree of harmonic surprise. In their paper published ...
Vaccination
Study shows privilege, politics influence vaccine's racial disparity
Income, educational attainment, and political ideology all play into racial disparities in vaccination rates that have left African Americans more vulnerable to COVID-19, finds new research from the Center for Health Information ...
Aug 11, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The rise of pop psychology: can it make your life better, or is it all snake-oil?
More than 50 years ago, George Miller, president of the American Psychological Association, urged his colleagues "to give psychology away." No, cynical reader, he was not instructing his followers to abandon the field. Rather ...
May 4, 2021
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Medical research
Resuscitation methods popular on TV shows are not effective alternative to CPR, researchers demonstrate
A technique frequently portrayed in dramatic resuscitation scenes in television and film is among several alternative methods to CPR that have shown no benefit in saving lives in a review by University of Warwick researchers.
Feb 15, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No, you are not addicted to your digital device, but you may have a habit you want to break
Imagine that you're a typical middle school student having dinner with your family. Your mother takes your smartphone away and puts it in a lock-box that won't open for an hour.
Feb 2, 2021
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