Neuroscience
Neurofinance study confirms that financial decisions are made on an emotional basis
(Medical Xpress)—The willingness of decision makers to take risks increases when they play games of chance with money won earlier.
Apr 10, 2014
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Health
Record number of older adults completing living wills
A record number of elderly people are completing living wills to guide end-of-life medical treatments – up from 47 percent in 2000 to 72 percent in 2010 – according to new research from the University of Michigan and ...
Apr 2, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Experienced firefighters are more analytical under stress than novices, study finds
Experienced firefighters take longer to make decisions under stress than novice firefighters, according to research conducted at Iowa State University. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Aug 1, 2013
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ATS publishes statement on organ donation after circulatory determination of death
The American Thoracic Society has released an official statement on the ethical and health policy considerations surrounding adult and pediatric controlled organ donation after circulatory determination of death (DCDD), the ...
Jul 1, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Two radiotherapy treatments show similar morbidity, cancer control after prostatectomy
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy has become the most commonly used type of radiation in prostate cancer, but research from the University of North Carolina suggests that the therapy may not be more effective than older, ...
May 20, 2013
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Diabetes
Predictors of higher diabetes health care costs identified
(HealthDay)—The average five-year cost of caring for patients with diabetes is higher for those with abnormal kidney function, suboptimal glycemic control, and presence of proteinuria, according to research published online ...
Feb 4, 2013
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Health
Website launched to help patients prepare for complex medical decisions
A new patient-friendly online resource called PREPARE has been developed to help people make complex medical decisions. The website was developed by researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center, UCSF, and NCIRE - ...
Jan 4, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Take the money: Why we make better financial decisions for strangers than family
(Medical Xpress)—People make more rational economic decisions on behalf of strangers and distant relatives than they do for close family members or themselves, new psychology research has shown.
Nov 30, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Exploring the financial costs of sadness
Your emotions can certainly impact your decisions, but you might be surprised by the extent to which your emotions affect your pocketbook. New research from psychological scientist Jennifer Lerner of the Harvard Kennedy School ...
Nov 14, 2012
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Health
Legal review concerning the use of health impact assessments in non-health sectors
A report released today finds that a wide variety of existing laws offer important opportunities to improve Americans' health. The first comprehensive study of its kind found an unexpectedly large number of laws that facilitate ...
Apr 4, 2012
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