News tagged with work
Long shifts lead to nurse burnout and dissatisfied patients
Extended work shifts of twelve hours or longer are common and popular among hospital staff nurses, but a new study reports that nurses working longer shifts were more likely to experience burnout, job dissatisfaction, and ...
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Nov 06, 2012 |
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Brain's code for visual working memory deciphered in monkeys
The brain holds in mind what has just been seen by synchronizing brain waves in a working memory circuit, an animal study supported by the National Institutes of Health suggests. The more in-sync such electrical ...
Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Acupuncture might ease fatigue linked to breast cancer
(HealthDay)—Offering breast cancer patients a relatively short regimen of acupuncture alongside standard treatment can help alleviate some of the crippling fatigue that often accompanies the disease, according ...
Cancer
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Neuroscientists find it's never too late to retrain brain
(Medical Xpress)—UCSF neuroscientists have found that by training on attention tests, people young and old can improve brain performance and multitasking skills.
Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Multivitamin lifts brain activity, memory
(Medical Xpress)—A daily multivitamin supplement may improve brain efficiency in older women, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology.
Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Inflammation and cognition in schizophrenia
There are a growing number of clues that immune and inflammatory mechanisms are important for the biology of schizophrenia. In a new study in Biological Psychiatry, Dr. Mar Fatjó-Vilas and colleagues explored the impact ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Field study shows motivational effect of performance targets
(Medical Xpress)—In many areas of our everyday lives, goals are the norm. That not all of them are effective, however, is something which anyone who has seen their New Year resolutions crumbling with each passing month ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Omega-3 intake heightens working memory in healthy young adults
(Medical Xpress)—While Omega-3 essential fatty acids—found in foods like wild fish and grass-fed livestock—are necessary for human body functioning, their effects on the working memory of healthy young adults have not ...
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Oct 25, 2012 |
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Men, not women, better multitaskers: Swedish study
Working mothers may have to juggle more tasks than their husbands, but the long-held belief that women are better than men at multitasking is a myth, according to new Swedish research.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Fewer patient deaths after surgery in hospitals known for good nursing care
Patients treated in magnet hospitals (specially designated for their nursing excellence) had 14 percent lower odds of death than those in non-magnet hospitals in a four-state study of 564 hospitals led by the University of ...
Health
Oct 22, 2012 |
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One-third of parents concerned about losing jobs, pay when they stay home with sick kids
Many child care providers have rules that exclude sick children from care, spurring anxious moments for millions of working parents. In a new University of Michigan poll, one-third of parents of young children report they ...
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Oct 22, 2012 |
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Repeated job strain is a risk factor for depression, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Overworked employees with little power in the workplace are at an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a new study from researchers at Queen Mary, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2012 |
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A family history of alcoholism may add to damaging effects of prenatal alcohol exposure
Prenatal exposure to alcohol (PAE) can lead to serious deficiencies associated with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), such as impairments in general intelligence, adaptive function, ...
Addiction
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Studies report early childhood trauma takes visible toll on brain
Trauma in infancy and childhood shapes the brain, learning, and behavior, and fuels changes that can last a lifetime, according to new human and animal research released today. The studies delve into the effects of early ...
Neuroscience
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Children at risk of eating disorders have higher IQ and better working memory, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Children at risk for eating disorders on average have a higher IQ and better working memory but have poorer attentional control, according to researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health ...
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Oct 16, 2012 |
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