Psychology & Psychiatry
People have less faith in generic drugs, study suggests
(HealthDay)—Brand-name drugs may offer more value, but not in the way you'd expect, a new study from New Zealand suggests.
Nov 5, 2015
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Health Psychology
Health
Connections discovered between masculinity, energy drink use, and sleep problems
Energy drinks have grown in popularity for many Americans, but there is growing concern about the health risks of consuming them in large quantities. Because men are the main consumers of energy drinks, a research team lead ...
Nov 4, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
When it comes to children's ability to think, weight and activity level both matter, study finds
Weight and physical activity levels are both factors in a child's ability to acquire and use knowledge, a new study finds.
Oct 27, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Being positive amid daily stress is good for long-term health
Relax. Breathe. It's all small stuff. When faced with life's daily challenges, adults who don't maintain a positive outlook have shown elevated physiological markers for inflaming cardiovascular and autoimmune disease, according ...
Jul 17, 2015
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Health
Study finds it's not what you do, but how you get yourself to exercise that matters
Developing any habit—good or bad—starts with a routine, and exercise is no exception. The trick is making exercise a habit that is hard to break. According to a new Iowa State University study, that may be easier to accomplish ...
Jul 9, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Resilience to stress may be key for long-term health
Reacting positively to stressful situations may play a key role in long-term health, according to researchers.
Jun 9, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers identify mechanisms linking early adversity, disease later in life
Early socioeconomic adversity, such as poverty, low education and disadvantaged community, has both direct and indirect long-term effects on young adults' cardio-metabolic disease risk, according to researchers within the ...
May 21, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does illness make people lonely?
Difficult circumstances often bring people closer together. But a new Concordia study published in Health Psychology has found that the onset of chronic illness often results in sufferers feeling lonelier—even for those ...
Feb 11, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Adult daycare helps caregivers' emotional stability
Caregivers who employ adult daycare services to help care for individuals with dementia have fewer emotional ups and downs, and that may protect the caregivers' health, according to Penn State researchers.
Nov 19, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Low social position explains link between lack of money and poor health
People with low incomes are more prone to ill health due to the stress associated with their social position rather than their lack of money, according to researchers at the University of Stirling.
Oct 29, 2014
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