Psychology & Psychiatry
Stressed out? Try smelling your partner's shirt
The scent of a romantic partner can help lower stress levels, new psychology research from the University of British Columbia has found.
Jan 4, 2018
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Health
Development of screening tests for endocrine-disrupting chemicals
A new article published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry looks under the hood of how U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scientists develop and validate testing methods that support regulatory decisions.
Aug 23, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows muted stress response linked to long-term cannabis use
A new study by Washington State University psychology researchers reveals a dampened physiological response to stress in chronic cannabis users.
Jul 31, 2017
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Neuroscience
Menstruation doesn't change how your brain works—period
A new study published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience today is setting out to change the way we think about the menstrual cycle. While it's often been assumed that anyone who's menstruating isn't working at top mental ...
Jul 4, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
First physiological test for schizophrenia and depression
Researchers have found a new way of using proteins in nerve cells to identify people with depression and schizophrenia. The method, reported in Experimental Physiology, will help identify people whose depression or schizophrenia ...
Mar 13, 2017
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Medical research
Simpler fertility test is basis for promising UW-Madison spinoff
Doubts about their ability to become pregnant affect as many as 25 percent of American women, and solving that problem is the basic business plan for BluDiagnostics. Although the startup company was born in the University ...
Apr 28, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Does treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnant women impact IQ in offspring?
On Feb. 4, in the oral plenary session at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Atlanta, Brian Casey, M.D. with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and ...
Feb 1, 2016
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Cardiology
Vitamin D pill a day may improve exercise performance and lower risk of heart disease
Taking vitamin D supplements can improve exercise performance and lower the risk of heart disease, according to the findings of a preliminary study presented today at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Edinburgh.
Nov 1, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Subclinical hyperthyroidism associated with an increased risk of hip and other fractures
In an analysis that included more than 70,000 participants from 13 studies, subclinical hyperthyroidism was associated with an increased risk for hip and other fractures including spine, according to a study in the May 26 ...
May 26, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Oxytocin helps to better overcome fear
Frightening experiences do not quickly fade from memory. A team of researchers under the guidance of the University of Bonn Hospital has now been able to demonstrate in a study that the bonding hormone oxytocin inhibits the ...
Nov 13, 2014
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