Psychology & Psychiatry
How the use of smartphones can revolutionize research in cognitive science
Smartphones may be the new hot tool in cognitive psychology research, according to a paper in the online journal PLoS ONE.
Sep 28, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Paedophiles identified accurately with implicit association tasks
A combination of two tasks for implied sexual associations has distinguished – with more than 90 per cent certainty – a group of paedophilic men from a group of men with a sexual preference for adult women. In the long ...
Apr 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The latest on chronic fatigue syndrome
(HealthDay)—Illnesses that lack exact testing methods can be difficult to diagnose, treat and live with, both physically and emotionally. Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, is one such disease. Until recently, it was very ...
Jul 18, 2018
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Bring the feet when diagnosing, treating rheumatoid arthritis
When diagnosing and treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), clinical research focuses primarily on the joints in the upper body. However, research carried out by rheumatologist Hetty Baan at the University of Twente ...
Dec 7, 2011
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Gastroenterology
Q&A: Functional dyspepsia can significantly affect quality of life
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have dealt with digestive issues for much of my 30s. Ulcers run in my family. My doctor said that while I could have an ulcer, testing could determine if it is functional dyspepsia. What is the difference, ...
Jul 8, 2022
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Health
Effects of prenatal smoking on infant neurodevelopment may be worse than feared: study
In one of the largest studies of its kind to date, researchers have found that babies born to mothers who smoke while pregnant face substantial delays in early neurological development, and the effects may be stronger than ...
Aug 22, 2011
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Health
Want to keep your exercise resolutions? New research offers pointers
Sticking with an exercise routine means being able to overcome the obstacles that invariably arise. A key to success is having the confidence that you can do it, researchers report. A new study explores how some cognitive ...
Aug 16, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Blood test spots adult depression
(HealthDay)—A new blood test is the first objective scientific way to diagnose major depression in adults, a new study claims.
Sep 16, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID testing programs may increase risky behavior, study finds
Frequent, mandatory surveillance testing was one of the techniques deployed in some jurisdictions in an attempt to control COVID-19, but new research shows that such testing may have the unintended consequence of yielding ...
Nov 8, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Odds for detecting HIV varies by method, new study finds
The odds for effectively detecting HIV in African-American men vary by method, researchers have found. The study, which appears in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, suggests that HIV-prevention efforts must be multi-faceted, ...
Aug 10, 2011
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