Health
Beer belly is biggest body issue for men
(Medical Xpress) -- New research shows that men have serious issues and that talking about your body is no longer confined to women.
Jan 6, 2012
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Genetics
'Personality genes' may help account for longevity
"It's in their genes" is a common refrain from scientists when asked about factors that allow centenarians to reach age 100 and beyond. Up until now, research has focused on genetic variations that offer a physiological advantage ...
May 24, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Drug 'reduces implicit racial bias,' study suggests
(Medical Xpress) -- Taking a heart disease medication can affect a person's subconscious attitudes towards race, a team of ethicists, psychiatrists and psychologists at Oxford University has found.
Mar 9, 2012
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Health
Parents' lenient attitudes towards drinking linked to greater alcohol use among children
Alcohol use is one of the biggest risk factors for social and physical harm and has been linked to the development of diseases including cancer, diabetes, and liver and heart disease.
Jun 12, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anti-fat attitudes shaped early in life
New findings from New Zealand's University of Otago suggest older toddlers—those aged around 32 months old—are picking up on the anti-fat attitudes of their mothers.
Nov 23, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teaching happiness to dementia caregivers reduces their depression, anxiety
Caring for family members with dementia—which is on the rise in the U.S.—causes significant emotional and physical stress that increases caregivers' risk of depression, anxiety and death.
May 2, 2019
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Health
'Unconscious' racial bias among doctors linked to poor communication with patients
New evidence that physician attitudes and stereotypes about race, even if unconscious, affect the doctor-patient relationship in ways that may contribute to racial disparities in health care
Mar 15, 2012
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Health
When people's attitudes about aging improve, better health may follow
Making people feel better about how they're aging could lead to concrete improvements in health and well-being down the line, new University of British Columbia (UBC) research suggests.
Feb 9, 2022
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Vaccination
Study finds 'high level' of COVID vaccine resistance in Australian population
Almost three-in-five Australians (58.5 percent) say they will definitely get a COVID vaccine once it is available, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
Nov 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Attitudes toward end-of-life care: A survey of cancer patients and others in Korea
Attitudes toward end-of-life care for cancer patients vary, but most patients, family members, oncologists and members of the public are receptive to withdrawing futile life-sustaining treatments in people who are dying, ...
May 30, 2011
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