Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Brain health: Seniors chat online to stay sharp
Right now, Gene Gilmer is as sharp as ever at 90 years of age.
Mar 20, 2019
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News tagged with conversation
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mothers nurture emotions in girls over boys, new study finds
A new study published today in The British Journal of Developmental Psychology has found that conversations mothers have with their daughters tend to contain more emotional words and content, than the conversations they have ...
Nov 12, 2014
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Pediatrics
Conversations on sex lacking between doctors and teens
Doctors are missing a prime opportunity to share information about sex with their teenage patients by failing to broach the subject during checkups, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.
Dec 30, 2013
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Pediatrics
Conversations with teens about weight linked with increased risk of unhealthy eating behaviors
Conversations between parents and adolescents that focus on weight and size are associated with an increased risk for unhealthy adolescent weight-control behaviors, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics.
Jun 24, 2013
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Health
Viewers look to TV characters to advise how to talk about sexual health
That's what viewers of the past HBO series Sex and the City may ask themselves when faced with the prospect of uncomfortable discussions about sexual health with partners, friends and doctors.
Jun 1, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
They knocked on strangers' doors and persuaded naysayers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are their tips
When Armani Nightengale waited in the car last March to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at Chicago's United Center, her husband was more nervous than she was.
Feb 8, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Recall of stressful events caught in pictures
(Medical Xpress)—In a world first, University of Melbourne researchers along with international collaborators have used Functional Magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine brain function to help better understand the ...
Jan 15, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Videogamers no better at talking while driving
No matter how much time you've spent training your brain to multitask by playing "Call of Duty," you're probably no better at talking on the phone while driving than anybody else.
Jun 13, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study links insomnia to $31 billion in U.S. workplace errors
(HealthDay)—Feeling sleepy on the job and having trouble focusing? It could cost you—and the nation as a whole. A new study estimates that insomnia is responsible for 274,000 workplace accidents and errors each year, ...
Oct 1, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to talk about STIs
The most common symptom is no symptom at all. That's why it's important to talk with your partners about sexual health… even if it's awkward. The good news is that talking about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and ...
Feb 20, 2019
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