Psychology & Psychiatry
Beauty and the beholder—familiar faces breed attraction
The faces of people around us influence what we find attractive, according to the latest research by the University of St Andrews.
May 18, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Infants with a clear hand preference show advanced language ability as toddlers
(Medical Xpress)—Infants who exhibit a consistent right hand preference are more likely to develop advanced language skills by age two, according to a study by FIU psychologist Eliza L. Nelson. The findings were recently ...
Jul 16, 2014
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Health
Spicy substance from pepper gets into breast milk after eating
In part of a recent human study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), it was found that after breastfeeding women ate a curry dish containing pepper, piperine—an alkaloid responsible for the pungency of pepper—was ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Health
Oregon's program to improve care for those with advanced illness highlighted in JAMA
Oregon's groundbreaking Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment program (POLST) is featured in the latest edition of the Journal of The American Medical Association. The program, which was created by health care professionals ...
Jan 3, 2012
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Neuroscience
Scientists discover the region of the brain that registers excitement over a preferred food option
At holiday buffets and potlucks, people make quick calculations about which dishes to try and how much to take of each. Johns Hopkins University neuroscientists have found a brain region that appears to be strongly connected ...
Oct 19, 2018
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Pediatrics
Opinion: Junk food ads aimed at children should be banned
"The World Medical Association have called for junk food advertising to be banned during all TV programmes that are appealing to children. I strongly support this, and believe that the evidence base warrants further regulatory ...
Oct 25, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers suggest risk preference should be considered a psychological trait like intelligence
(Medical Xpress)—A small team of researchers with the University of Basel in Switzerland has conducted a study of risk preference in people and has found evidence that suggests risk preference should be considered a psychological ...
Medical research
Liver hormone reduces preference for sweets, alcohol, via brain's reward pathway
A liver hormone works via the brain's reward pathway to reduce cravings for sweets and alcohol in mammals, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
Dec 24, 2015
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Neuroscience
Food for thought: Early nutrition shapes the brain and influences what we like to eat
Have you ever thought about how your food preferences came to be? Food preferences arise as a consequence of experience with food and shape eating habits and cultural identity, as Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin nicely summarized ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Genetics suggest beverage preferences hinge on psychoactive effects
Why do you swig bitter, dark roast coffee or hoppy beer while your coworker guzzles sweet cola?
May 2, 2019
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