News tagged with psychological effects


Are kids who take music lessons different from other kids?

(Medical Xpress)—Research by U of T Mississauga psychology professor Glenn Schellenberg reveals that two key personality traits – openness-to-experience and conscientiousness—predict better than IQ ...

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Experiencing existential dread? Tylenol may do the trick

Thinking about death can cause us to feel a sort of existential angst that isn't attributable to a specific source. Now, new research suggests that acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain medication, may help to reduce this ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Events in the future seem closer than those in the past, study shows

We say that time flies, it marches on, it flows like a river—our descriptions of time are closely linked to our experiences of moving through space. Now, new research suggests that the illusions that influence how we perceive ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bullied children can suffer lasting psychological harm as adults

Bullied children grow into adults who are at increased risk of developing anxiety disorders, depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a study led by researchers at Duke Medicine.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anxiety about relationships may lower immunity, increase vulnerability to illness

Concerns and anxieties about one's close relationships appear to function as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, according to new research.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Self-imagination can enhance memory in healthy and memory-impaired individuals

There's no question that our ability to remember informs our sense of self. Now research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, provides new evidence that the re ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stress during pregnancy leads to abdominal obesity in mice offspring

A new report involving mice suggests that a relationship exists between maternal metabolic or psychological stress and the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome in her offspring. What's more, the ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alcohol is a social lubricant, study confirms

(HealthDay) -- You've seen those commercials with fun-loving people sharing a laugh over a cold brew. Now, a new study lends scientific support to the notion of alcohol as a social icebreaker.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Negative stereotypes about the poor hurt their health

(Medical Xpress) -- Adolescents who grow up in poverty are more likely to report being treated unfairly, and this perception of discrimination is related to harmful changes in physical health, reports a new Cornell study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aesop's Fable unlocks how we think

(Medical Xpress) -- Cambridge scientists have used an age-old fable to help illustrate how we think differently to other animals.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Higher job strain associated with increased cardiovascular risk for women

Women with high job strain are 67% more likely to experience a heart attack and 38% more likely to have a cardiovascular event than their counterparts in low strain jobs, according to a study published July 18 in the open ...

Cardiology created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Childhood trauma linked to adult smoking for girls

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can stay with us for life. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy explains how these events can be tied up wit ...

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Stress about wife's breast cancer can harm man's health

Caring for a wife with breast cancer can have a measurable negative effect on men's health, even years after the cancer diagnosis and completion of treatment, according to recent research.

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Satisfaction with the components of everyday life appears protective against heart disease

While depression and anxiety have long been recognised as risk factors for heart disease, there is less certainty over the beneficial effects of a 'positive' psychological state, Now, following a study of almost 8000 British ...

Cardiology created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The Four Loko effect

The popular, formerly caffeinated, fruity alcoholic beverage, Four Loko, has been blamed for the spike in alcohol-related hospitalizations, especially throughout college campuses.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 23, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast