Psychology & Psychiatry
When stuck in a rut, it may be time to try ideas from others
When attempting to solve a problem, people often fall back on prior experiences that worked, sometimes without considering other solutions.
Oct 9, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Nonverbal power cues: Higher rankings lead to less cooperative facial expressions
(Medical Xpress) -- New University of Michigan research indicates that people in higher-ranked positions tend to exhibit facial expressions that are perceived by others as less cooperative, influencing how others react to ...
Nov 23, 2011
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Ineffective group dynamics play a role in poor research reporting
Ineffective group dynamics within research groups and research collaborations contribute to the unrealistic picture of the data generated in scientific research, according to Judith Rosmalen and Albertine Oldehinkel from ...
Dec 13, 2011
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Neuroscience
Being in a group makes some people lose touch with their personal moral beliefs, researchers find
When people get together in groups, unusual things can happen—both good and bad. Groups create important social institutions that an individual could not achieve alone, but there can be a darker side to such alliances: ...
Jun 12, 2014
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Health
Young adults drink more in the company of a heavy drinker
Young adults drink more alcohol if they are in the company of peers who drink heavily. NWO researcher Helle Larsen has scientifically confirmed this link for the first time by observing young adults in a research lab converted ...
Mar 21, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer survivors have lower employment rates and work fewer hours
Cancer survivors are less likely to be employed, and they work fewer hours, than similarly aged adults without a history of cancer, even two to six years after diagnosis, according to a study by Penn State researchers.
Jun 22, 2011
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Balance and strength training can prevent falls in older people
Balance and strength training is known to reduce falls in older adults. However, less than 10% of older people routinely engage in strength training and it is likely that this is much lower for activities that challenge balance.
Aug 7, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Peer pressure starts in childhood, not with teens
(Medical Xpress)—Peer group influences affect children much earlier than researchers have suspected, finds a new University of Maryland-led study. The researchers say it provides a wake-up call to parents and educators ...
Jun 5, 2013
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Health
University students view sexual health campaigns as bleak and prejudiced, according to study
The period between post-adolescence and maturity is when most people engage in highest levels of sexual activity. Sex may not be safe and healthy at that stage in a person's life, which makes it a risk factor for morbidity ...
Sep 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Physical exercise in the fight against osteoporosis
Montserrat Otero, PhD holder in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, has designed a physical exercise programme which is based on very basic, rudimentary materials and which ...
May 6, 2013
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