Psychology & Psychiatry
Feeling lonely? Turn up the volume!
Sound could be used to combat feelings of loneliness, including during COVID-19-related lockdowns and quarantine, according to new research from James Cook University.
May 25, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Water injections to relieve back pain in labor no longer 'midwifery voodoo'
Sterile water injections provide effective pain relief for women with labor back pain, according to University of Queensland-led research. Dr. Nigel Lee from the UQ School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work said the injections ...
Jul 6, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain study identifies possible causes of ethnic pain disparities
In her Social and Cultural Neuroscience Lab at the University of Miami, assistant professor of Psychology Elizabeth Losin investigates the mechanisms underlying racial and ethnic disparities related to pain and pain treatment. ...
Feb 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Your healthcare provider's expectations on whether a treatment works may impact its effectiveness
If a doctor expects a treatment to be successful, a patient may experience less pain and have better outcomes, according to a new Dartmouth study published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings reveal how social interactions ...
Oct 21, 2019
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Neuroscience
The placebo effect can mend a broken heart too, study shows
Feeling heartbroken from a recent breakup? Just believing you're doing something to help yourself get over your ex can influence brain regions associated with emotional regulation and lessen the perception of pain.
Apr 24, 2017
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Neuroscience
Empathy for others' pain rooted in cognition rather than sensation
The ability to understand and empathize with others' pain is grounded in cognitive neural processes rather than sensory ones, according to the results of a new study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers.
Jun 14, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psilocybin reduces psychological pain after social exclusion
Social problems are key characteristics in psychiatric disorders and are insufficiently targeted by current treatment approaches. By applying brain imaging methods, researchers at the University of Zurich now show that a ...
Apr 18, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ibuprofen relieves women's hurt feelings, not men's
(Medical Xpress)—For years, researchers have known that physical pain relievers such as ibuprofen can also help ease emotional pain, but new research suggests that ibuprofen has contrasting effects on men and women: Men ...
Aug 1, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sticks and stones: Brain releases natural painkillers during social rejection
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," goes the playground rhyme that's supposed to help children endure taunts from classmates. But a new study suggests that there's more going on inside our ...
Oct 10, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Many doctors underestimate the pain of IUD insertion for women—the CDC wants to change that
Plenty of women know that having an IUD inserted in their uterus can be an excruciating experience, but new government guidance issued Thursday may soon make the experience less painful for many.
Aug 8, 2024
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